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Q&A: Rep. Jim Banks Explains How School Choice Strengthens National Security
A new bill introduced in Congress last week would provide more educational choice for military families. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., allows military families to open an education savings account for funding a child's education expenses. The money could be used for private school tuition, textbooks, online classes, private tutoring, and college tuition…. -
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China Copes With Insecurity by Boosting National Security Spending
Although much of the discussion of the Chinese National People’s Congress has focused on the removal of term limits, effectively extending Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s) hold on power, the session also has seen yet another increase in China’s national security spending. Both developments point to a sense of insecurity in… -
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The National Security Challenge of Securing Super Bowl LII
This weekend, America will once again sit down to watch the “world championship of American football” (our overseas friends indulge us). The Super Bowl always is, and again will be, a huge event. In fact, it is routinely designated a national security special event. Other examples of national security special events are the president’s State… -
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Podcast: New Fight Brewing Over DACA and Border Security, and Oprah 2020?
With government spending soon to run out, some lawmakers want to attach a Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals “fix” to must-pass legislation. Heritage legal expert Hans von Spakovsky discusses why such a move would ignore the lessons of history. We also hear from Hans about why a promising voter fraud commission was suddenly shut down… -
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‘Internet of Things’ Devices Have Their Security Risks. How Regulators Should Address Them.
Most Americans own some sort of “smart” device, whether it’s a smartphone, a smart thermostat, or a smart fitness tracker. These devices are benefiting Americans in countless ways, from helping them become more energy-efficient, to saving money and even tracking their health. But many of these devices can also pose a security risk to unsuspecting consumers…. -
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5 Ways Energy Dominance Can Bolster Trump’s National Security Strategy
The Trump administration’s new national security strategy emphasizes the importance of a strong economy to enhance national security. “America’s central position in the global energy system as a leading producer, consumer, and innovator,” the report says, “ensures that markets are free and U.S. infrastructure is resilient and secure.” As a global energy leader already, the… -
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Trump Calls Out Russia, China in National Security Address
President Donald Trump presented his national security strategy as what he called a reassertion of fundamental truths and “principled realism.” “Any nation that trades away its prosperity for security will end up losing both,” @POTUS says. “A nation without borders is not a nation. A nation that does not protect prosperity at home cannot protect… -
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4 Red Flags About Trade in Trump’s National Security Strategy
President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy is a significant and positive break with the recent past on many political and security issues. It is also relatively and appropriately conventional on some other matters—like the importance of alliances and American engagement in the world. But the area of international trade, the strategy, which presidents are… -
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Podcast: The Big Differences Between Obama and Trump’s National Security Strategies
The Heritage Foundation’s Nile Gardiner joins us to discuss why President Donald Trump’s national security strategy, released today, matters—and how it differs in its treatment of Islamist terrorism from President Barack Obama’s strategy. We also discuss the long-ranging cultural implications of the tax bill, and why Chick-fil-A is once again the hero. -
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Trump’s National Security Strategy Boldly Reasserts American Leadership
In the Obama White House, the mantra of “leading from behind” was so deeply embedded that America’s allies were often left confused and disoriented when it came to U.S. foreign policy. President Barack Obama’s 2015 national security strategy was a curious mishmash of lofty idealism and outreach to dictatorial regimes such as Iran and Cuba,… -
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The Lack of Security on the Border
The circumstances of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez’s death remain murkier than the Rio Grande River. Martinez succumbed to critical head injuries early Nov. 19. An unnamed partner, who came to Martinez’s aid after he radioed for help from a remote area of the Big Bend Sector in Texas, suffered serious wounds. Whether by… -
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Ignoring Military’s Reasons for Transgender Order, Unelected Judge Sets National Security Policy
Liberals didn’t mind when former President Barack Obama forced his radical social policies on our military, but they certainly don’t want President Donald Trump rescinding them. So where do they turn? Unelected judges. That’s what happened Monday, thanks to U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who made the sweeping decision to keep the White House’s military… -
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Security Before Amnesty, Conservative House Members Urge
Conservative House members are concerned the Senate GOP’s plans to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy will cater toward Democrat desires and ignore the root of the issue: border security. House members met with the press Tuesday at the monthly “Conversations With Conservatives” panel on Capitol Hill. They discussed the Senate GOP’s focus… -
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Our Outdated Nuclear Policy Puts Security at Risk. Here’s How Trump Can Improve It.
Reports have begun to swirl over what the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review will hold. The Pentagon will likely release the review in the first half of 2018. In the process, the administration can take several steps to put U.S. nuclear weapons policy on a sounder footing. First and foremost, the Trump administration should recognize… -
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Trump’s National Security Team Argues for Keeping Foreign Spying Tool
An Islamic State operative encouraged his followers on social media to carry out attacks in Europe and the United States, posting names and addresses of U.S. soldiers and writing: “Behead them in their own homes” and “Stab them to death as they walk their streets thinking they are safe.” The ISIS operative, Shawn Parson, could… -
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Trump’s New Travel Ban Is Standard Security Policy
If the recent announcement limiting travel to the U.S. from eight countries came from the pen of any other recent president, it would hardly make news. But in the case of President Donald Trump, the issue has blown up. Nevertheless, this administration’s policies have largely been right in line with what the U.S. has consistently… -
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No, the Electoral College Is Not a ‘National Security Threat’
Following Hillary Clinton’s electoral defeat and Donald Trump’s ascension to the White House, numerous progressives came out of the woodwork to call for the end of the Electoral College in favor of a national popular vote. While most of the arguments against our over two-century-old system revolve around it not being purely democratic and being… -
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Obama Holdovers Still in Key National Security Council Jobs
Several Obama holdovers who led initiatives at odds with President Donald Trump’s foreign policy remain on the staff of national security adviser H.R. McMaster, The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has learned. About 40 of the National Security Council’s 250 officials—nearly 1 in 6—are Obama administration holdovers, according to The Daily Caller News Foundation's… -
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This Alternative to the Laptop Ban Would Tighten Airport Security at Low Inconvenience
U.S. officials say they have uncovered evidence that the Islamic State was using Mosul University laboratories to develop bombs that could pass through airport screeners undetected. When the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, captured Mosul, it also took possession of the modern screening equipment at Mosul’s airport that would allow it to test its new bomb… -
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Wasserman Schultz Admits Hill IT Security Violations, Blames House Administrators for Not Stopping Her
Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose office equipment U.S. Capitol Police seized in a criminal investigation into congressional network security violations, admitted she violated official information security policy and blamed the House’s chief administrative officer for not stopping her. In a May 17 appropriations hearing on Congress’ administrative budget, Wasserman Shultz said she had…