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    House Freedom Caucus Urges State, Local Officials to Reopen Schools
    The House Freedom Caucus on Thursday called on President Donald Trump, as well as state and local officials, not to let the coronavirus pandemic prevent the reopening of schools this fall.  “It is more harmful to keep children locked out of schools and less harmful and less risky for children to go back to schools,…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    House Committee Shows Strong Bipartisanship in Approving National Defense Authorization Act
    The House Armed Services Committee last week unanimously approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, with all 56 members who were present voting in favor of the legislation. The July 1 action was an important bipartisan show of support that eluded the House of Representatives last year, when the committee lost all Republican…
    Frederico Bartels
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  • opinion

    Canadian Aluminum is Not a Threat to US National Security
    The Trump administration is considering applying tariffs or quotas to aluminum imports from Canada over concerns about a recent spike in imports from the country. The administration points to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, a trade law that allows the president to impose tariffs on imports that impair or threaten to impair U.S….
    Tori K. Smith
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    All-Mail Voting Threatens Election Security, Study Finds
    Mandatory voting by mail would undermine election security and endanger Americans’ right to have their votes counted, according to a report released Tuesday by the Honest Elections Project, a voter integrity group.  The report comes on the heels of a vote-by-mail scandal in Paterson, New Jersey, where 1 in 5 votes were disqualified.  Liberal politicians…
    Fred Lucas
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    Prosecutors, Prison Officials Refuse to Say How They Will Protect Ghislaine Maxwell
    Federal prosecutors, the FBI, and prison officials refused to say what steps they were taking to ensure the safety of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s cohort Ghislaine Maxwell. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) declined to comment to The Daily Caller News…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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  • opinion

    Black Lives Matter’s Silence on a Champion of Racial Equality
    One name that goes conspicuously unmentioned by those self-proclaimed champions of racial justice such as Black Lives Matters is an internationally acclaimed American hero who lived his life for racial equality. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life for it, too. King’s quest for equality and his legacy are inconvenient for today’s vigilantes because his…
    Robert L. Woodson Sr.
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  • opinion

    Don’t Allow a Vocal Fringe Minority to Cut Our Much-Needed Defense Investments
    This is one in a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and keeping U.S. national security strong. Both long have been Heritage Foundation principles and a great foundation for America’s national power. Some voices call for reducing defense spending to focus on the response to COVID-19, but the need to fully fund our…
    Sen. Jim Inhofe
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    Happy 90th Birthday to an Underappreciated American Scholar
    Thomas Sowell has been both a friend and a colleague of mine for over a half-century. On June 30, he completed his 90th year of life, and I want to highlight some important features of that life. Sowell was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, in 1930. As part of the great black migration northward during…
    Walter E. Williams
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    Uncertain Times Are When We Most Need Steady Defenders. So Why Hurt the Pentagon Now?
    This is one in a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and keeping U.S. national security strong. Both long have been Heritage Foundation principles and a great foundation for America’s national power. Some voices call for reducing defense spending to focus on the response to COVID-19, but the need to fully fund…
    Mike Turner
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    ‘It Highlights Capitalism’s Brutality’: Socialist Seattle City Council Member Blames Capitalism for Latest CHOP Shooting
    A socialist member of the Seattle City Council blamed capitalism for the latest shooting in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) in a series of tweets Monday. Council Member Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative, a national political party that advocates for policies such as a $15 minimum wage. A 16-year-old died and a…
    Thomas Catenacci
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  • opinion

    US Can’t Be Negligent or Irresponsible in Military Funding Decisions
    This piece is part of a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and a strong national security for the United States. Both have long been Heritage Foundation principles and a great foundation for American national power. Some voices are calling for a reduction in defense spending in order to focus on the…
    Vicky Hartzler
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    Supreme Court Upholds Separation of Powers in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Case
    The Supreme Court on June 29 held that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violates the constitutional separation of powers but held that its unconstitutional structure can be fixed without scrapping the entire agency. In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, which, among other things, created the bureau to administer and enforce a…
    GianCarlo Canaparo
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    Hispanic Pastor Calls on Church and Government to Bridge Racial Divide
    There is no easy answer to America’s racial and political divide. But one thing is clear, healing in America will require both the church and government leaders taking action to build bridges in our nation.  “Silence is not an option. Complacency makes us complicit,” the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership…
    Virginia Allen
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  • opinion

    Their Story Is Proof That Racial Reconciliation Is Possible in America
    Will Ford and Matt Lockett, authors of “The Dream King: How the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. Is Being Fulfilled to Heal Racism in America,” met at a prayer meeting in 2005. Ford and Lockett spent 10 years developing a strong friendship and praying together for racial reconciliation. A decade into their friendship, Lockett…
    Virginia Allen
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  • opinion

    White House Takes Action to Address Racial Disparities
    The Trump White House is moving ahead to implement needed reforms and institute more opportunities for minority communities to succeed and overcome challenges.  Ashley D. Bell, White House policy adviser for entrepreneurship and innovation, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to explain how the president is taking steps to strengthen underserved communities economically and institute needed…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump Initiative Aims to Reduce High Suicide Rate Among Veterans
    After fighting alongside his fellow Marines in the war in Iraq, Chad Hiser survived a battle that killed 18 other troops. Just three days days later, a friendly-fire incident injured others. But 15 years ago, Hiser almost didn’t survive his own battle that came after he was honorably discharged.  “I returned home feeling guilty for…
    Fred Lucas
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  • opinion

    Social Distancing Double Standards on Protests Betray Sound Health Policy
    Sound public health policy is sound public health policy, regardless of the political moment. The effectiveness of a public health measure is contingent on the cooperation of the public, and the cooperation of the public is contingent on the public’s trust. As such, it’s catastrophically destructive to the goals of public health to support participation…
    Kevin Pham
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  • opinion

    What Social Distancing? House Transportation Bill Would Pack Americans on Mass Transit
    For months, the news media and health experts have repeatedly told Americans that the main way to stop the spread of COVID-19 is to avoid crowded and enclosed spaces. That guidance led to a nationwide shutdown of churches, schools, businesses, and other places of public gathering, causing the greatest disruption to our way of life…
    David Ditch
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  • opinion

    The Social Justice Warriors’ Takeover of Newsrooms
    In the wake of the protests and riots that erupted following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, a revealing transformation has been occurring in the country’s media landscape. This is now the message coming from the media: The narrative about how society should look at this incident shall remain in accordance…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • opinion

    Basing Troops in Europe Is About US Security. A Pullout Would Be Unwise.
    Unconfirmed news reports say the Trump administration is considering the withdrawal of 9,500 troops from Germany. If true, that would not be a prudent decision, and ultimately would harm U.S. security interests. The Trump administration has done much since 2017 to improve security in Europe. Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. has increased funding for…
    Daniel Kochis
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