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    What Is China Doing in Nigeria?

    Nigeria is the deadliest nation in the world for Christians, and China is complicit in creating the conditions for the violence to continue, according to Rep. Riley Moore. Following increased reports of mass killings of Christians in Nigeria, President Donald Trump commissioned the West Virginia Republican in October to investigate the situation and report back…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump Is Never Accessible Enough to the Press?

    The anti-Trump media elites are relentlessly omnidirectional in attacking their target. One day, they’ll complain the president’s too intolerably present in the limelight. But the next day, he’s scandalously inaccessible. When the Trump administration launched its offensive on Iran, they made noise about it being too quiet. CNN correspondent Alayna Treene tweeted: “No senior Trump…
    Tim Graham
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    Not Just the Ayatollah—How Operation Epic Fury Is Remaking Geopolitics

    President Donald Trump’s military response to Iran’s decades-long war against the United States has already reaped massive dividends in its first week. On America’s 250th anniversary, Trump isn’t just reshaping the Middle East—he’s reshaping the global balance of power and strengthening the United States’ position. “Operation Epic Fury” has already yielded three massive victories in…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    TRUMP: Defense Manufacturers Will ‘Quadruple Production’

    President Donald Trump says U.S. defense manufacturing companies have agreed to “quadruple production” of “‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry” amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. “We just concluded a very good meeting with the largest U.S. Defense Manufacturing Companies where we discussed Production and Production Schedules. They have agreed to quadruple Production of the ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry…
    Virginia Allen
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    Iran War Increases Oil Prices, But Conservatives Trust Trump’s Plan for ‘Record Lows’

    Global oil prices are on the rise in response to Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military’s large-scale operation against Iran. While the rising energy prices could harm the American economy, conservatives are trusting President Donald Trump’s energy record as the president claims he has a plan to bring costs back down to “record lows.” The…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Hegseth: Trump Has a ‘Heck of a Say in Who Runs Iran’

    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is leading America’s military in another conflict with an oil-rich Middle Eastern state, but told The Daily Signal this is different from the wars of the past and will not distract from other priorities. “The dumb, politically correct wars of the past were the opposite of what we’re doing here,”…
    George Caldwell
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    Gonzales’ Scandal Leads to House Push Against Sexual Harassment

    House lawmakers push anti-sexual harassment efforts as a representative announced Thursday that he will finish out his term but “not seek re-election” after he faced widespread scrutiny for an affair with his staffer. That affair ultimately resulted in her suicide. “I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out the rest of this Congress…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    How Blue States Are Trying to Shut Down Trump’s Tariff Workaround

    Two dozen states are suing to stop President Donald Trump’s new legal justification for tariffs, two weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that Trump could not use an emergency law to impose the tariffs.  The mostly Democrat-led states are suing in the U.S. Court of International Trade, and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Demands Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’

    President Donald Trump has demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” to the United States.  “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink…
    Virginia Allen
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    Iran’s Best Chance Is the Anti-Trump Resistance

    The United States is winning. Anyone telling you otherwise is either mistaken—or rooting for a different outcome. That may sound blunt. But it happens to be true. The Iranian regime’s best remaining strategy is not military. It is political. Tehran is not counting on its air defenses, which are being shredded. It is not counting…
    Ben Shapiro
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    Why Trump Is Turning Up the Heat on the Senate

    Republican politicians and conservative leaders are turning up the pressure on Senate GOP leadership to pass the SAVE America Act to strengthen election integrity.  President Donald Trump posted Thursday on Truth Social, imploring senators to move quickly on the measure.  “The Republicans MUST DO, with PASSION, and at the expense of everything else, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump wrote. “And not the watered down version. This is a Country Defining fight for the Soul of our Nation!” …
    Reagan Campbell
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    DHS Officials React to Trump’s Replacing Noem

    Three Department of Homeland Security officials expressed optimism after President Donald Trump announced he is appointing Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead the agency while reassigning Kristi Noem to a new position. “I think there was kind of a sense of relief, and I think optimism,” an agency official told The Daily Signal. “I mean, I think…
    Virginia Allen
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    Little-Known Agency That Funded CRT and DEI Under Biden Now Celebrates America Under Trump

    Under President Joe Biden, the federal government spent millions pushing what critics call a negative narrative about America in the museums meant to celebrate and commemorate the country’s history. Now, the Trump administration has reversed course, using the same agency to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. The Institute of Museum and Library Services now supports “Freedom…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Trump Says Kristi Noem Is Out as DHS Secretary

    President Donald Trump has announced Kristi Noem’s replacement as head of the Department of Homeland Security amid bipartisan concerns about her management. Trump has tapped Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin to become the new secretary of homeland security. “The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump’s Strike on Iran Is as America First as It Gets

    President Donald Trump was elected on a simple, clear promise to put America first. Not America alone, and not America apologizing. America first. His decision to strike Iran in coordination with Israel is the fulfillment of that promise. For 47 years, Iran’s regime has chanted “Death to America,” funded terrorist proxies, attacked U.S. personnel, targeted…
    Jenny Beth Martin
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    Republicans Praise Daines Following Retirement Announcement

    Sen. Steve Daines announced Wednesday night that he will not seek reelection in the upcoming 2026 midterms. The 63-year-old Montana Republican is joining five other GOP colleagues who are retiring from the Senate.   “Serving the people of Montana in the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate the past 13 years has been the greatest honor of my professional career. I’m grateful to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Conservative Groups Rally Behind Trump’s ‘Maximum’ Health Care Transparency Plan

    Several conservative groups are backing a proposed new health care price transparency rule, updating what President Donald Trump established during his first term.  In the State of the Union address last month, Trump asserted that “maximum price transparency” for health care services is a “big deal.” The Trump administration proposed a rule that would require…
    Fred Lucas
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    US Takes Out Iranian Behind Alleged Plot to Kill Trump

    The U.S. military killed an Iranian official who allegedly orchestrated a 2024 plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, the Pentagon announced.   “Iran tried to kill President Trump and President Trump got the last laugh,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters just days after the United States and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran.  Hegseth would not name the Iranian official…
    Virginia Allen
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    Iran Isn’t Moving Public Opinion—Trump Is

    When it comes to Iran, Americans’ opinions aren’t necessarily reflective of what’s happening on the battlefield—but rather their feelings about President Donald Trump. That’s according to veteran pollster Scott Rasmussen, founder of the Napolitan Institute. As the conflict intensifies in the Middle East, Rasmussen said his polling suggests that Americans’ views on Iran appear to…
    Katherine Matt
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    Democrat Tells GOP to Stop ‘Demonizing’ Illegal Immigrants in Front of Child Victim

    Firebrand Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., claimed a House subcommittee hearing was “demonizing hard-working immigrants” by drawing attention to a tragedy caused by an illegal immigrant with a commercial driver’s license, or CDL for short. On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee’s subcommittee on oversight, investigations, and accountability held a hearing that examined the effects of…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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