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    Judges Who Fret Over Trump’s Motives Are Ignoring US Judicial History
    President Donald Trump’s revised executive order on immigration is back in court, and therefore back in the news. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the order’s constitutionality. Opponents of the order claim that it violates the Establishment Clause by setting up a ban on Muslim…
    Carson Holloway
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    As World Reels From Cyberattack, Trump Executive Order Could Help Counter Threats
    A new executive order from the White House could help the U.S. defend against future cyberattacks, much like the one currently affecting 150 countries. President Donald Trump signed the order Thursday after a series of delays, but it was ultimately overshadowed by the worldwide ransomware attack that hit thousands of computers across the globe. The…
    David Inserra
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    A Massive Cyberattack Has Hit Over 150 Countries. Here’s How to Protect Your Computer.
    A cyberattack is currently hitting countries from Great Britain to Russia, affecting hospitals, businesses, and home computers. The attack, also known as WannaCry, has reportedly affected over 200,000 businesses across 150 countries since initially being reported on Friday. In Great Britain alone, 16 National Health Service hospitals were hit. The number of those affected is likely…
    Riley Walters
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    ICE Spent Tens of Thousands of Dollars Sending Officials to Tolerance Seminar
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent tens of thousands of dollars to send its officials to a “tolerance seminar” put on by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a group known for opposing immigration control efforts. Documents provided by ICE to the Immigration Reform Law Institute in response to a Freedom of Information Act request indicate that several dozen…
    Jonah Bennett
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    VA Asks for Meeting With Whistleblowers to Find Out How They Face Retaliation
    The Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to whistleblowers for a meeting on the challenges they’ve faced when exposing wrongdoing at their facilities, following the establishment of an office to protect whistleblowers. Whistleblowers Kuauhtemoc Rodriguez from the Phoenix VA and Sean Higgins from the Memphis VA have been contacted by the Central Whistleblower Office for a conference…
    Jonah Bennett
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    Younger Judicial Nominees Give Trump Chance for Legacy in Courts
    President Donald Trump will begin to leave his mark on the lower courts of the federal judiciary with 10 nominees named Monday, many of them judges still in their 40s. “The president followed the principles that were used to guide that list to select the additional eight individuals,” @PressSec says. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Monday,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Dodd-Frank’s Days Are Numbered. Here’s the Financial Reform Bill America Needs.
    President Ronald Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” The Gipper understood that when the federal government tries to dictate economic outcomes, it distorts markets, harms consumers, and violates the laws of economics. Sadly, some lawmakers are still struggling to…
    Neil Siefring
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    CIA Confirmed Russians’ Role in Shooting of Pope John Paul II, Reagan Biographer Writes
    Contrary to what “pragmatists” in U.S. government agencies concluded, top officials with the Soviet Union were behind the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, a biographer of Ronald Reagan told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. Paul Kengor, a Grove City College political science professor and author, has acquired what he calls…
    Paul Runko
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    Obama Appointees Still Running the Show at Trump’s VA
    Obama-era appointees remain in top posts at the Department of Veterans Affairs three months into Donald Trump’s presidency. This includes Allison Hickey, disgraced former undersecretary for benefits, who is now helping choose her successor, The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group has learned. Then-candidate Trump called the VA the “most corrupt” and “most incompetently run” agency and…
    Luke Rosiak
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    What Trump Has Done on Foreign Policy, National Security in First 100 Days
    In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump—who campaigned on an “America first” platform—has used the power of his office to act on the world stage. He’s approved the launch of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles against the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad in retaliation for a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians. He’s accelerated the…
    Josh Siegel
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    The Pentagon Has a ‘Ghost Soldiers’ Problem
    Since 2002, billions of U.S. tax dollars have been spent rebuilding Afghanistan after decades of war. A big chunk of that money pays Afghan soldiers and police. But it turns out a lot of those troops may not, in fact, exist. On “Full Measure,” we investigate how your tax money is being wasted on “ghost…
    Sharyl Attkisson
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    Former Obama Official Says Bureaucrats Manipulate Climate Stats to Influence Policy
    A former member of the Obama administration claims Washington, D.C., often uses “misleading” news releases about climate data to influence public opinion. Former Energy Department Undersecretary Steven Koonin told The Wall Street Journal Monday that bureaucrats within former President Barack Obama’s administration spun scientific data to manipulate public opinion. “What you saw coming out of…
    Chris White
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    How to Address the Looming Crisis of Physician Shortages
    As the struggle to repeal and replace Obamacare with a plan that will decrease fast-rising and exorbitant premiums as well as increasing consumer choice rages on, another health care crisis looms. Americans are facing an increasing shortage of primary care physicians, and the problem is only expected to get worse over the next 10 years. Imagine…
    Nicholas Poché | Kevin Dayaratna
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    Congress Should Exert Influence by Authorizing Military Force Against ISIS
    Syrian President Bashar Assad’s recent use of chemical weapons against his own people is a grim reminder of the deep challenges that continue to exist in Syria and the surrounding region. Compounding the problem is the brutal and ongoing presence of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, which has taken a toll in recent…
    Rep. Jim Banks
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    Trump to Announce ‘Tremendous Things’ for Veterans Health Care
    Some veterans organizations don’t think a bill President Donald Trump signed Wednesday expanding private care options for veterans goes far enough. “The veterans have poured out their sweat and blood and tears for this country for so long,” @POTUS says. Trump seemed to agree, which is why he said more announcements are coming next week…
    Fred Lucas
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    Dysfunction at DC Veterans Medical Center Shows Rot in Federal Workforce
    When the majority of Americans look at Washington, they see a broken, bureaucratic system that far too often fails to defend their interests. We all learned again recently that the consequences of that failure can be deadly. The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs announced April 12 that the VA Medical Center in Washington,…
    John Cooper | Jarrett Stepman
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    Top 5 Reasons John Kelly Is Right for Homeland Security
    Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly gave a speech at George Washington University Tuesday outlining where he will be taking the department. This was the first address from a Cabinet secretary detailing how they plan to roll up their sleeves and make their piece of government work better. It’s not surprising that taking the initiative to…
    James Carafano
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    Kansas Republican’s Narrow Win Serves as Warning for GOP
    Republican Ron Estes won a seat in Kansas’ 4th District on Tuesday that was vacated when President Donald Trump appointed Rep. Mike Pompeo to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Estes will takes the seat Pompeo held in the House of Representatives since 2011 before joining the CIA in January. Estes, Kansas’ state…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    What Determines If Susan Rice Committed Crime in ‘Unmasking’ of Trump Officials
    Political opponents have been quick to suggest that Susan Rice committed a crime in her waning days as national security adviser to President Barack Obama in the way she handled intelligence reports related to those close to the incoming president, Donald Trump. But to have broken federal law, national security experts told The Daily Signal,…
    Josh Siegel
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    Ailing US Military Needs More Than a Continuing Resolution
    The House Armed Services Committee scheduled a hearing Wednesday with the chiefs of staff of the U.S. armed forces to assess what the impact of a yearlong continuing budget resolution would be on the military. That such a hearing is even necessary is an indication of how far Congress has veered from accomplishing its constitutional…
    Thomas Spoehr
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