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Trump Is Bringing Back the Monroe Doctrine
Donald Trump hasn’t even retaken the office of the presidency yet, and he’s already drastically reshaping American foreign policy. At a Tuesday press conference, which covered a wide range of topics, President-elect Trump announced that his administration would be renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” The once and future president also doubled…Jarrett Stepman -
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Rise of Illegal Alien Criminal Gangs Prompts Urgent Call to End Sanctuary Policies
The United States is a nation built on the principle of law and order. But today, we face an urgent threat from illegal alien criminal gangs infiltrating our communities and undermining the safety and security we hold dear. The rise of transnational criminal organizations like Tren de Aragua, originally from Venezuela, highlights the chaotic border…John Fabbricatore -
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Trump Doesn’t Rule Out Coercion as He Eyes Panama Canal, Greenland
President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using economic and military coercion to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland during a press conference Tuesday after devoting much of his impromptu speech to outlining his strategic goals in the Western Hemisphere. In the first question of his post-speech press conference at Trump’s West Palm…George Caldwell -
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BIPARTISAN: Laken Riley Act Passes With Many Democrat Votes
The GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass the Laken Riley Act, a bill that prioritizes the arrest of some criminal illegal aliens. Every Republican who voted and 48 Democrats voted in support of the bill, though three GOP members and eight Democrats did not vote. The bill is named after Georgia nursing…Virginia Allen -
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DRAIN THE SWAMP: Civil Rights Commission Would Be a Great Place to Start
Given vexing experiences in his first administration, once and future President Donald Trump is well aware of the resistance he will face from the Swamp, the vast horde of left-wing bureaucrats that inhabit the executive branch. They see it as their political duty to impede, resist, and sabotage every policy priority of a Republican president,…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Donald Trump’s Worldwide Election
Winning the 2024 election was only the beginning—the Trump effect is now sweeping the globe. From Canada to the U.K. and continental Europe, left-liberal governments are tottering while right-leaning voters, especially young men, gravitate toward populist politics and take inspiration from Donald Trump’s success in America. It’s almost as if Trump himself were on the…Daniel McCarthy -
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Why 2024 Was the Year of Donald Trump
The year 2024 will be remembered for three marvels: Donald Trump, Donald Trump, and Donald Trump. He is Time magazine's Person of the Year. Even Harry Houdini would be jealous. The facts speak for themselves: President-elect Trump outfoxed and steamrollered four felony prosecutions in New York City; Georgia; Washington, D.C.; and Florida. The New York…Armstrong Williams -
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Why Do Conservative Black Voters Not Support Donald Trump?
Leftist pundits have spent the weeks since November’s election claiming that “whiteness” and racial grievance explain why Donald Trump is headed back to the White House—a hard sell when the president-elect assembled the most multiracial coalition in Republican history, but it doesn’t stop committed partisans from trying. Trump’s victory does offer valuable lessons about the role race played in the…Delano Squires -
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Chief Justice Identifies Threats to Judicial Independence—And Maybe Tips His Hand in TikTok Case?
In a new report, Chief Justice John Roberts details several critical concerns that he feels threaten the ability of our judicial system to carry out justice impartially and according to the rule of law. At the end of each year—only hours before a new year begins—Roberts releases his “Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary.” Think…Zack Smith -
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The Climate Agenda’s March Through the Institutions: Can It Be Stopped?
A spate of stories in the media recently provides a remarkable illustration of how the globalist policy agenda of the climate-industrial complex has captured key international institutions and perverted their original organizational aims. From initially serving broad, laudable objectives for the welfare of their constituents, these institutions have been subverted over the years to serve the insistent…Tilak Doshi -
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Trump Unveils Strategy to Pass Huge Parts of His Agenda
The American people delivered President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda a mandate in November’s presidential election, and with Republicans in control of the House, Senate, and the White House, Trump is looking to deliver. Over the weekend, Trump announced his support for passing large swaths of his agenda in a single budget reconciliation bill. Trump’s support…Jacob Adams -
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Speaker Johnson’s Next Big Test: Who to Choose as Rules Committee Chairman
After narrowly escaping ouster as speaker of the House on Friday, Rep. Mike Johnson faces a decision that could determine his relationship with the hard-line conservative faction of the GOP that nearly took his job away—namely, who to appoint as chairman of the House Rules Committee. The House Committee on Rules is among the most…George Caldwell -
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Biden Administration Admits Defeat by Withdrawing 7 Woke Rule Changes
The Biden administration withdrew seven far-left proposed rules at the end of December, potentially due to receiving hundreds of thousands of critical public comments. The withdrawals are being hailed as wins by conservatives, who have submitted comments against the rules, which would have compelled allowing male participation in girls sports, prohibited religious exemptions for birth…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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The Maximum Pressure Campaign: How Trump Isolated Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran has consistently been a destabilizing force in Middle Eastern geopolitics. With Donald Trump resuming the presidency in January 2025, his administration will have to confront how to credibly restore deterrence against the regime in Tehran. While the president-elect instinctually understands the art of deterrence—his recent threat of there being “all…Alex Alfirraz Scheers -
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More Islamist Terrorism Is Coming. We Are Woefully Unprepared.
Al-Qaeda first attacked the World Trade Center in 1993 with a car bomb in the underground garage. Americans heard about the attack on the evening news and then went out to McDonald’s for a burger and fries. It was like the 911 operator called us and we put them on hold. Less than 10 years later,…James Carafano -
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I Disagreed With Jay Bhattacharya About COVID-19. Here’s Why I Support His Nomination for NIH Director.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya—the Stanford professor who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the directorship of the National Institutes of Health—will bring transparency to this government agency, which sorely needs it. I am an odd person to write a piece supporting Jay’s nomination to lead the NIH. During the pandemic, I disagreed with Jay on COVID-19…Andrew Noymer -
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A-List Actress Speaks Out on Israel, But Not in the Way You Might Expect
With just two weeks until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Hamas claims to have approved a list of 34 hostages to be exchanged in a possible ceasefire deal with Israel, Reuters reports. One of the hostages on the list is 19-year-old Liri Albag. Hamas released a propaganda video Saturday of Albag, one of the youngest hostages remaining in captivity…Virginia Allen -
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House Certifies Results of Trump’s 2024 Election Victory
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday led the certification of the 2024 presidential election victory of her opponent, the once and future president, Donald Trump. Congress holds a joint session every four years on Jan. 6 to certify the results of the presidential election. Each state submits its electors for Congress to count the votes….Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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TRUMP EFFECT? Canadian Prime Minister to Resign After Tariff Threat
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he will resign as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister in the coming days. He has faced criticism over the economy and his response to a tariff threat from President-elect Donald Trump. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the…Tyler O’Neil -
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Biden Enacts Last-Minute Offshore Drilling Ban Across Vast Swaths of US Waters
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden administration announced Monday that it is banning future offshore oil and gas activity across 625 million acres of the Outer Continental Shelf—an area larger than the amount of land included in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803—in its waning days. The action will shut down future drilling along the East Coast, the eastern…Nick Pope