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    Flake Continues to Hold Judicial Confirmations Hostage to Vote on Mueller Protection Bill

    Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake is staying true to his pledge to not advance judicial nominees in the Senate Judiciary Committee, unless a bill that would prevent President Donald Trump from firing special counsel Robert Mueller gets a Senate vote. “It is not productive,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, per Politico. “One of the greatest substantive…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Where Trump’s Judicial Picks Stand at the End of This Congress

    The 115th Congress is almost finished, with the Senate expected to adjourn by Dec. 14. What does that mean for the process of filling positions in the judicial and executive branches? First, here’s how it usually works. The majority and minority typically agree to confirm a group of nominees in the last few days of…
    Thomas Jipping
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    Personnel Issues Are Stymieing the Pentagon’s Cybercapabilities

    The Pentagon in October revealed the details of a cyberbreach of the Defense Department’s travel system, which compromised the credit card information of more than 30,000 current and prospective Pentagon employees. Ironically, this revelation came on the heels of a concerted Defense Department effort to both increase the security of its systems and onboard new…
    Will Thatcher
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    5 Key Themes at the First Lady’s Opioid Town Hall With Eric Bolling

    First lady Melania Trump welcomed media attention to how the administration is confronting the opioid drug crisis during her appearance Wednesday at a “town hall” on the subject at Liberty University. That would be a change of approach, she said. “I would like that they’re focused more on what we’re doing, and what we want…
    Ginny Montalbano
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    Dear TSA, Please Stop Molesting Kids at the Airport

    The other day—after slogging through a check-in line at one of the nation’s busiest airports, dutifully removing my shoes and belt, and checking my bag and pockets for other potentially dangerous items (water and loose change)—I was pulled aside by a crack Transportation Security Administration agent so he could further investigate the contents of my…
    David Harsanyi
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    Podcast: The Military Spouses Behind R. Riveter

    November is Military Families Month and today we’re recognizing the achievements of R. Riveter, a handbag company founded and run by military spouses. On today’s show, we feature an interview with Lisa Bradley, a finalist for this year’s Small Business Award for Veteran and Military Spouse Employment from Hiring Our Heroes.  Bradley, along with fellow military spouse…
    Rob Bluey
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    A Lesson in Racial Politics From Florida

    Now that, finally, the elections in Florida have reached a conclusion, there are lessons worth learning. One is on the subject of race. There was a fateful anomaly in racial voting in the governor’s race between Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Rick DeSantis, now Florida’s governor-elect. Given that Gillum, formerly mayor of Tallahassee, was running…
    Star Parker
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    We Hear You: Recounting Votes, Feeding Anti-Semitism, and Promoting Socialism

    Editor's note: Here we go again with election recounts in Florida, and The Daily Signal's audience is none too pleased. This week's mailbag begins with some of those comments. Remember to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Once again we see the double standard, as Fred Lucas reports on the Florida recounts (“Trump…
    Ken McIntyre
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    After Doing ‘More Than Anyone’ for Veterans, Trump Vows He’s Not Finished

    Toppling the bureaucratic stronghold at the Department of Veterans Affairs and expanding education opportunities and mental health treatment for former soldiers, sailors, and airmen are among the achievements President Donald Trump touted Thursday. After visiting Marine barracks in Washington earlier in the day, the president returned to deliver remarks at the White House. “We will…
    Fred Lucas
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    Sen. Lindsey Graham Poised to Head Senate Judiciary Committee

    Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is poised to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee following the announcement on Friday that Chairman Chuck Grassley will be heading the Senate Committee on Finance instead. “I very much appreciate Senator Grassley’s leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee,” Graham said in a statement. “He chaired the committee with a steady hand,…
    Molly Prince
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    New Report Confirms Our Military’s Strength Has Eroded

    Americans often assume their military is the strongest in the world, capable of handling any threats that come its way. But a new report by the National Defense Strategy Commission challenges that idea. It points out how significantly the U.S. military has deteriorated, placing the U.S. in an increasingly precarious position compared to its potential…
    James Di Pane
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    This 1 Item in the Opioid Bill Will Cause Problems

    President Donald Trump recently signed into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act), which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. SUPPORT is an acronym for “Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment.” The new law will create new opioid treatment programs, provide better access to addiction treatment, and strengthen…
    Jonathan Zalewski
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    A New Way of Tracking Trump’s Judicial Nominees

    Addressing a convention of labor commissioners in 1889, prominent government statistician Carroll D. Wright reminded his audience that “figures will not lie,” but warned that “liars will figure.” He urged them to “prevent the liar from figuring”—that is, from “perverting the truth, in the interest of some theory he is trying to establish.” To that…
    Thomas Jipping
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    Places of Worship Are Increasingly a Target. Here Are Some Security Tips.

    Attending religious services is both a family tradition and a religious necessity for us. All our lives, we sat in the same seats—usually the front row on the left—no matter what church the family was attending. Our family has been involved in various ministries and events that made our church family as close as our…
    Steven Bucci
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    The Daily Signal Podcast: What Veterans Have Sacrificed

    Veterans know what it means to sacrifice, and today, we honor them. John Cooper, an Air Force reserveman, joins us to discuss the importance of Veterans Day and how civilians can give back to our servicemen and women. He also shares about the veteran’s experience in the 21st century, when many Americans don’t know a…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Trump Is Cracking Down on Wasted Time and Money at the VA

    Believe it or not, the Department of Veterans Affairs has 430 medical professionals who, instead of performing their duties as nurses or doctors, spend some or all of their time working for their federal employees unions. All of that happens on the taxpayers’ dime. Not anymore, according to the VA’s recent announcement. As of Nov….
    Rachel Greszler
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    This Former Navy SEAL Has a Veterans Day Message for All Americans

    Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw of Texas appeared on “Saturday Night Live” to give a message of unity and connection this Veterans Day weekend. Crenshaw, a retired lieutenant commander and now Republican congressman-elect for Texas’ 2nd Congressional District, was thrown into the spotlight the weekend prior to Election Day when "SNL" cast member Pete Davidson mocked him for the wounds…
    Molly Prince
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    What Veterans Say About Effort at Supreme Court to Remove Peace Cross War Memorial

    When Jake Hill heard that an atheist activist group had sued to have a historic World War I memorial pulled down because some people were offended by the monument’s Christian symbolism, the Marine got angry. “Americans of all faith backgrounds should be outraged,” Hill, a lance corporal in the Marine Corps, said. Hill, of Madison,…
    Troy Worden
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    Trump Calls Out Embattled County Election Official in Florida Vote-Count Mess

    President Donald Trump is scrutinizing the Florida election-recount process, and he isn’t the only one—largely because of Broward County. On election night, it appeared likely that Rick Scott, the outgoing Florida Republican governor, had defeated Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson for his seat. It appeared even more likely that Republican ex-Rep. Ron DeSantis defeated Democrat Andrew…
    Fred Lucas
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    The Dangers in Believing Economic Security Is National Security

    The director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy at the White House, Peter Navarro, on Friday will give a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on economic security as a matter of national security. Navarro will attempt to pinpoint where economic activity, national security, and executive authorities overlap….
    Riley Walters
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