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John Bolton: White House Plans for Post-Maduro Venezuela
Juan Guaido, Venezuela’s lawful leader under its Constitution, was set to lead a march against Nicolas Maduro, who continued to cling to the South American nation’s presidency with the support of Russia, China, and Cuba. The U.S. is among more than 50 countries around the world backing Guaido as Venezuela’s only legitimate leader. After military… -
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At White House, New Venezuelan First Lady Tells of ‘Life and Death’ Fight to Oust Maduro Dictatorship
The wife of the interim president of Venezuela, visiting the White House on Wednesday, said her country is engaged in a life-and-death struggle against an embattled dictatorship. “We’re fighting for life and death, and we know that what will triumph in the end is life,” said Fabiana Rosales, whose husband, Juan Guaido, is recognized as… -
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EXCLUSIVE: 1 Point Where White House Says Trump Far Surpasses Reagan
President Donald Trump has won praise from governors in both parties for outreach to states, after a high number of face-to-face meetings with the state leaders. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, said Trump’s outreach to governors is a major underreported story, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said his own talks with the… -
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White House Eyes Reducing Capital Gains Taxes Without Congress
The White House is having internal discussions about the prospect of executive action by President Donald Trump to hold down capital gains taxes, said Larry Kudlow, director of the president’s National Economic Council. “I personally have campaigned for inflation indexing of capital gains for at least three decades,” Kudlow told The Daily Signal during a… -
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Trump’s Executive Order Freezing Federal Pay Saves Taxpayers From Extraordinary Pay Increases
President Donald Trump issued an executive order effectively freezing federal pay for 2019 at current 2018 levels. Had the president not issued this executive order (and lacking congressional action on federal pay), federal workers would have received a 2.1 percent across-the-board pay increase, as well as a 25 percent increase in locality-based pay. A 2.1… -
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What I Saw During a First Look at the White House Christmas Decorations
"American Treasures" is the theme of the White House's 2018 Christmas decorations. Crafted by first lady Melania Trump, the decorations stunned once again, with nearly 30 Christmas trees and over 14,000 red ornaments. The Daily Signal was on hand Monday to have a first look at this year's theme. The @WhiteHouse is sparkling for the… -
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Ivanka Trump’s Personal Email Use Could Be a Gift to Democrats Looking to Investigate White House
Ivanka Trump used a private email account in 2017 to conduct official government business, according to a White House review. The news gives incoming House Democrats another potential opening for congressional oversight hearings. The first daughter’s email use included exchanges with Cabinet secretaries, among other forms of correspondence, The New York Times reported Monday night, citing sources… -
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Podcast: The White House vs. CNN’s Acosta
President Barack Obama was no fan of Fox News—and he didn’t hide that fact. And there’s no requirement for the White House to call on every reporter with press credentials. But is it a good idea for the White House to fight with CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta? And how should the White House… -
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As CNN’s Acosta Returns, White House Seeks ‘Decorum’ for Press
CNN reporter Jim Acosta is back in the White House, and the Trump administration is working on rules for “decorum” during press conferences. “People have to behave. We’re writing up rules and regulations,” President Donald Trump told reporters Friday afternoon, when asked about the court ruling. He said other reporters were treated unfairly, “because you… -
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White House Predicts NFL Players’ Support for Prison Reform Bill
The Trump administration anticipates finding some common ground with players in the National Football League in pushing a bipartisan prison reform bill through Congress before the end of the year, a senior White House official said. Several conservative and liberal organizations are backing the bill, co-sponsored by Reps. Doug Collins, R-Ga., and Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,… -
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Media Misses: CNN vs. White House
CNN strikes again. Things got heated between CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta and President Donald Trump during a press conference this week. After Trump answered Acosta’s question, Acosta kept at it, while Trump insisted they move on. Acosta then refused to give up the microphone to a White House intern. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee… -
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If Trump Ended Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order, He’d Be Enforcing Existing Law
President Donald Trump’s critics have found something else to rend their garments over: his determination to end so-called “birthright citizenship.” Why, they thunder, it’s unconstitutional. And even if it could be changed, it can’t be by executive order. They’re wrong on both counts. That probably comes as a surprise to many Americans, including some who… -
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White House Suspends Access of CNN’s Acosta
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump had a testy exchange with CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, including a moment when a female White House intern tried unsuccessfully to take the microphone from Acosta after Trump said he was done answering questions from him. Now the White House has announced Acosta will no longer have… -
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Why Trump Can End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order
When it comes to the 14th Amendment, my good friend and fellow Justice Department veteran Andy McCarthy agrees that it does not require birthright citizenship. And we’re not alone: Other experts, such as noted constitutional law scholar John Eastman, law professor and former dean of the Fowler School of Law at Chapman University and a… -
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Trump Traveling to Pennsylvania, as White House Fends Off Media Blame
President Donald Trump will meet Tuesday in Pennsylvania with family members of those murdered during the weekend massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced. “The American people reject hatred, bigotry, prejudice, and violence,” Sanders said. “We are a nation that believes in religious liberty, tolerance, and respect. We are… -
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White House to Push Pro-Growth ‘Tax Reform 2.0’ in Senate
President Donald Trump will be pushing for more tax cuts—dubbed “Tax Reform 2.0”—in the Senate, his chief economic adviser said Thursday. Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, said “there’s a lot of good, positive things” in Tax Reform 2.0, a package of three bills that have cleared the House. Two passed in September;… -
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White House Reporter Major Garrett on the ‘Thrills’ of Covering Trump
Major Garrett is CBS News' chief White House correspondent and author of the new book, “Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency.” Garrett has covered four different administrations at three separate news outlets. He spoke to Daily Signal editor-in-chief Rob Bluey and contributor Ginny Montalbano. An edited… -
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Trump’s New Executive Order Is a Positive Step for Securing Elections
President Donald Trump’s new executive order allowing the sanctioning of foreign individuals attempting to influence American elections is a necessary step in the right direction, but more can be done. The Heritage Foundation consistently recommends pushing back against nation-state actors who use cyber and other means to attack American interests. This new executive order is… -
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Omarosa Acted Dishonorably by Recording Confidential White House Conversations, but Here’s the Bigger Problem
Even if you strongly oppose President Donald Trump and want to see him defeated in 2020 or impeached before then, you should hope his presidential campaign succeeds with its legal action against Omarosa Manigault Newman alleging she violated a nondisclosure agreement. And if she broke any laws, you should want her prosecuted. Manigault Newman—a fired presidential aide… -
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Trump ‘Most Pro-Black President,’ Pastor Says in White House Meeting
President Donald Trump touted the booming economy and efforts at prison reform Wednesday as he met with inner-city pastors at the White House. “We have increased and created 3.7 million jobs since Election Day. African-American and Hispanic unemployment rates have reached the lowest levels in recorded history,” Trump said during the meeting with 11 pastors….