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    Amputee Veteran Criticizes Sacha Baron Cohen for Disrespecting Military Veterans: ‘How Degrading Can You Be?’
    Marine veteran and double amputee Johnny Joey Jones ripped comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen on “Fox & Friends” Friday for disguising himself as a military veteran to dupe former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. “How degrading can you be to the men and women that served this country?” Jones said. Jones said he had…
    Nick Givas
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    University of Kansas Flies Defaced Flag in the Name of Art
    The University of Kansas flew a defaced American flag in the name of art, according to students on Tuesday. Ian Ballinger, a student at the university, found the flag outside Spooner Hall on Tuesday. After talking to school administrators, he discovered the flag was first installed on July 4. “Frankly, I think it is an…
    Neetu Chandak
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    Black Leaders Call for More Civility, Official Rebuke of Maxine Waters
    Responding to inflammatory remarks by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., other African-American leaders gathered Thursday morning on Capitol Hill to appeal for civility and for Congress to censure Waters. Many saw Waters’ remarks as calling on supporters to continue confronting and harassing members of President Donald Trump’s administration, heightening a lack of civility in American public…
    Ginny Montalbano
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    Associates Vouch for Integrity of Ohio Lawmaker Amid Accusations He Ignored Sexual Abuse of Student Athletes as College Coach
    Former associates are coming to the defense of Congressman Jim Jordan amid accusations that the Ohio Republican ignored sexual-abuse scandals at Ohio State University while serving there as an assistant wrestling coach more than two decades ago. “From the first day I met Jim Jordan as a student athlete, he has been the most honorable…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    To Strengthen Security and Improve Ties to Friendly Countries, US Should Expand Visa Waiver Program
    With the 2018 NATO summit just weeks away, American policymakers are seeking ways to strengthen ties to good friends and allies while giving the U.S. some solid wins. Expanding the Visa Waiver Program is a great way to do that. The Visa Waiver Program is a win-win-win scenario in diplomacy, security, and trade. Citizens of…
    Georgia Cline | David Inserra
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    Left-Wing Politicians Wage War on Plastic
    After a ban on non-biodegradable utensils went into effect over the weekend in Seattle, local officials are advising food service businesses to “[s]top using plastic straws and plastic utensils.” An ordinance pending before the New York City Council would make that city’s food service businesses the next front line in liberal politicians’ war on plastic…
    Taylor Chaffetz | John-Michael Seibler
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    Decapitated Animal Left on Front Porch of DHS Official’s Home
    The Department of Homeland Security is warning employees of a “sharp increase in the overall number of general threats” against them after a senior DHS official found a headless animal carcass left on his front porch, said an official with knowledge of the incident. DHS acting Deputy Secretary Claire Grady issued the warning in a…
    Evie Fordham
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    Protesters March to Portland City Hall, Demand City Disassociate From ICE
    Abolish ICE protesters in Portland marched to City Hall, demanding Portland City Council disassociate from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The protest came after making several demands to Mayor Ted Wheeler, one of which was not using the “Portland Police to assist with any eviction of the ICE camp.” The protesters, however, feared Wheeler would break…
    Neetu Chandak
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    17% of Judicial Positions Are Now Vacant
    As Sen. Bob Dole once said, the judges a president appoints may be his most profound legacy. Federal judges have become increasingly powerful, much more so than America’s Founders intended. For our system of government to work as designed and to produce the liberty it promises, presidents must appoint the right kind of judges. President…
    Thomas Jipping
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    6 Things to Know About Trump’s Choice to Run the VA
    President Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, a military reservist with experience at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, faces a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that could center on a debate over “privatization” of care. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is slated to consider Trump’s nominee, Robert Wilkie, who for a…
    Fred Lucas
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    Problematic Women: DHS Secretary Bullied Out of DC Restaurant
    Melania Trump makes a surprise visit to a migrant detention center in Texas to meet with children who were separated from their families, Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle faces vicious attacks, The New York Times publishes fakes news about Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s daughter, and the pope calls abortion the “white glove” equivalent…
    Ginny Montalbano | Kelsey Bolar
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    Trump Talks VA Reforms: ‘Get Out of Here, You’re Fired’
    President Donald Trump regaled a large crowd in Minnesota Wednesday with tales of his achievements, a major one being reforms of the Department of Veteran Affairs. The president signed the Veteran Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law in late June 2017, correcting long-standing accountability issues and ensuring that those incompetent individuals who failed to adequately…
    Ryan Pickrell
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    We Hear You: Climate Change, Wedding Cakes, Social Security, Planned Parenthood, and Transgender Soldiers
    Editor's note: Our interview with a straight-talking climate change skeptic captured a big audience, and this week's roundup begins with that. Unrelated question: Have you been pressured to participate in an LGBT Pride Month celebration at work? Tell us what happened by writing [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Thank you, thank you, thank you for…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Advocates for Disabled Warn Against AMA’s Softening Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide
    The American Medical Association’s decision this week to reconsider its long-standing opposition to assisted suicide doesn’t sit well with some advocates for the disabled. The AMA voted Monday by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent to continue studying the issue, though without reaffirming that its current policy opposing assisted suicide would remain in place….
    Katherine Rohloff
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    The Grim Consequences of Not Reforming Social Security
    Each year, the trustees of Social Security and Medicare issue their report delivering the news, invariably dismal, about the financial condition of the nation’s two largest entitlement programs. This year, in the report just issued, it’s worse than usual. Last year, the trustees forecast that Social Security and Medicare’s hospital insurance would have to start…
    Star Parker
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    The Threat to National Security That Hardly Anyone Is Watching
    When I was elected in 2016, the national debt was nearing $20 trillion. The annual structural deficit—meaning how much more the federal government spends than it rakes in—approached $1 trillion. Now, the national debt exceeds $21 trillion. For many months, tax and regulatory reform has stimulated the economy, producing record federal revenue. Sadly, our deficits…
    Rep. Andy Biggs
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    Remembering Frank Carlucci, Reagan’s Secretary of Defense
    Frank Carlucci III, who served under every president from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan, died June 3 at his home in McLean, Virginia. He was 87. Carlucci, who dedicated much of his adult life to serving the American people and became well-known for his bravery, conservatism, and problem-solving approach, served as the 15th national security…
    Luc Sasseville | James Di Pane
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    If Russia Invades, US Special Operations Forces Have an Unconventional Plan to Liberate the Baltics
    DOLASZEWO, Poland—In less than 72 hours, U.S. special operations forces transformed a nondescript reserve base at this village in the bucolic Polish countryside into the headquarters of a simulated, special operations war to liberate NATO’s three Baltic countries from a land invasion. Looking in from outside the perimeter wire, however, you’d never know it. Only…
    Nolan Peterson
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    Pentagon’s New Transgender Policy Strikes Right Balance for Military
    More than 100 lawmakers have signed a letter calling on Defense Secretary James Mattis to rescind his recently announced transgender policy for the military, as USA Today reports. Mattis’ policy largely returns the military to the transgender policy in effect prior to 2016, when President Barack Obama enacted sweeping changes based on political considerations and…
    Thomas Spoehr
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    Trump Official Affirms Commitment to NATO Allies in Major Speech
    President Donald Trump’s vision for European policy is a welcome change from the muddled approach taken by the Obama administration. That was the assessment of A. Wess Mitchell, the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, in a sharply focused major policy address Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation. Mitchell’s speech came against a…
    Nile Gardiner
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