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Podcast: What Ideas Were Good, Bad in the State of the Union
In today’s special edition of the podcast, The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness sits down with a number of Heritage Foundation scholars to get their take… Read More
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13 Fact Checks on the State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump spoke for about one hour and 20 minutes Tuesday night in his second State of the Union address, interrupted–by Fox News Channel’s… Read More
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Fact-Checking 3 Claims Stacey Abrams Made in State of the Union Response
Stacey Abrams, the 2018 Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, gave Democrats’ response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. Abrams, who lost the governor’s… Read More
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Read the Full Text of Trump’s State of the Union Speech
This is the full text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery. Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of… Read More
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Here’s In-Depth Analysis of Trump’s Policy Proposals in State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, and Heritage Foundation experts weighed in with analysis of the president’s policy proposals…. Read More
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Meet Trump’s State of the Union Special Guests
President Donald Trump will put personal faces on the many policy issues his administration has been tackling this year with the guests he’s invited to… Read More
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6 of the Notable Guests Invited to the State of the Union Address
Congressional Democrats are inviting an array of controversial guests to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night—including illegal immigrants, military service… Read More
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The Difference in How Socialism and Free Markets Work in the Real World
If the future of the nation were a function of logic, then conservatives would have a very easy job. No debate would be needed, really…. Read More
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8 Things to Know About Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams, the former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives who lost a race for governor in November, will deliver the Democrats’ rebuttal… Read More
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Podcast: How Trump Backers View the President Now
Building a wall on the southern border was President Donald Trump’s key campaign pledge—and his supporters are serious about it. So how do Trump voters… Read More
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7 Topics Trump Should Address in the State of the Union
President Donald Trump will finally deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Americans can certainly expect Trump to advocate border security, including a… Read More
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Democrats Used to Put the Nation Ahead of Their Party
One of the few advantages of changing addresses is that you sometimes discover long-forgotten items. In a recent move, I found an old recording that… Read More
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Much Has Changed for the Better Since 2016, Not That Trump Will Get Credit
The news obsesses over the recent government shutdown, the latest Robert Mueller arrest, and, of course, fake news—from the BuzzFeed Michael Cohen non-story to the… Read More
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Democratic Win on Government Shutdown Leaves Little Hope for Compromise
The first thing that needs to be said about President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a measure re-opening part of the federal government without getting… Read More
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4 Big Questions About Border Security Negotiations Over the Next 3 Weeks
The federal government is again fully reopened—at least until Feb. 15—even as House and Senate negotiators are set to try to reach a deal on… Read More
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Auditing Our Auditors
The Roman satirist Juvenal, in a famous passage, asked, “Who will watch the watchmen?” That problem of policing the police has troubled Western thinkers from… Read More
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Trump Stands Down to Pelosi in State of the Union Fight
In the battle over the State of the Union, President Donald Trump has decided to stand down. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., disinvited Trump in… Read More
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Trump Vows to Have SOTU in ‘Alternative’ Location
President Donald Trump said he would deliver the State of the Union in an “alternative” location after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said he would not… Read More
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‘I Was Not Disrespectful,’ Student in National Mall Incident Says
The high school student at the center of a media firestorm over an incident near the Lincoln Memorial says he didn’t mean any disrespect to… Read More
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Yes, MAGA Hats Symbolize Something. But Not Hate.
By now much of America has seen the images of teenage boys in “Make America Great Again” hats milling near a chanting Native American elder…. Read More
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Pelosi Shuns Trump Offer to Swap Amnesty for Wall
President Donald Trump offered to expand amnesty for certain young illegal immigrants in exchange for money to pay for a border barrier as a compromise… Read More
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The Left’s Extremism Will Continue to Drive Support for Trump
What are Donald Trump’s chances for re-election in 2020? If history is any guide, pretty good. In early 1994, Bill Clinton’s approval rating after two… Read More
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Trump Cancels Pelosi Travel to Push More Shutdown Talks
President Donald Trump took action to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in Washington just minutes before she was set to leave for Europe and… Read More
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New Oversight Chairman Calls All-Out Probe of Trump ‘a Fight for the Soul of Our Democracy’
The new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says he will do all he can to investigate President Donald Trump and his… Read More
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Media Misses: Peddling a ‘Manufactured Crisis’ Narrative
The mainstream media has done it again. If you watched President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address to the nation, you might be wondering: “Is there… Read More
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‘A Total Waste of Time’: Trump Walks Out of Wall Talks After Pelosi Again Refuses Funding
The day after his nationally televised address on the need for a border wall, President Donald Trump on Wednesday brought candy to a meeting at… Read More
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Mitt Romney Fails Again
The first public thing Mitt Romney did in the year 2019–on Jan. 1–was publish an attack on President Trump in The Washington Post, which, as… Read More
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‘Heck of an Honorable Guy’: What Democrats Thought of Trump’s AG Nominee 28 Years Ago
Despite a polarized political environment, Joe Biden calls the Republican president’s nominee to be attorney general, William Barr, a “heck of an honorable guy.” This… Read More
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw Rebukes Democrat for ‘Cowardly’ Insult to Trump Supporters
Republican Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw excoriated Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia on Sunday for degrading the Americans who voted for and support President Donald… Read More
