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7 Presidents Who Were Tougher Than Trump on the Media
The president was frustrated with the media coverage of him and his policies, swearing that 85 percent of all newspapers were against him. “Our newspapers… Read More
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Mueller Investigation Stirring Up More Trouble Than It’s Finding
After 19 months, special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has charged a number of targets with almost every conceivable sin—except collusion with Russia to throw an election. Yet suspicion of… Read More
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The Cure for Republican ‘Shutdown-ophobia’ Is Forceful Messaging on the Wall, Not Surrendering
Supporters of border security can only hope that, over the Christmas recess, Santa gifted congressional Republicans with a crash course in effective messaging on the… Read More
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3 Times Special Prosecutors Were Fired
Democrats and a few Republicans—most notably among the latter outgoing Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona—have pushed legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being… Read More
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Trump Says Government Shutdown Will Continue Until There’s a Wall
President Donald Trump said the federal government will remain shut down unless there is an agreement on some type of border wall or fence. “I… Read More
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Mick Mulvaney Says ‘Very Possible’ Partial Government Shutdown Goes Into New Year
Incoming White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney warned that it is “very possible” the partial government shutdown will run into 2019, as President Donald… Read More
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Chuck Schumer: Republicans Must ‘Abandon’ Wall in Order to Reopen Government
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans need to “abandon” border wall funding if they want the government to reopen, just less than 24 hours… Read More
Media Misses: CNN’s ‘Journalist of the Year’ Reported ‘Fake News’
It’s no secret that President Donald Trump frequently calls out “fake news.” Does he have a point? Fake news is no joking matter, and recent… Read More
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Trump Signs Sweeping Bipartisan Prison Reform Ahead of Partisan Shutdown
Hours before a partisan divide was set to force a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed the most sweeping bipartisan initiative of his presidency—a… Read More
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Trump Snubs Senate Funding Bill as Shutdown Grows More Likely
President Donald Trump won’t sign a spending bill to keep the government fully running without funding for a wall along the southern border. The Senate… Read More
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Pulling Young Americans Back From the Brink
During the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton often delivered the line: “America is great, because she is good.” It was a feel-good line, deployed then as… Read More
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At Year’s End, What We Know About Mueller’s Probe of Trump and Russia
As the second year of investigations of President Donald Trump wraps up, he and his lawyers probably won’t be able to take a breather in… Read More
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Rep. Gowdy: Paul Ryan a Modern-Day Founding Father
Shortly after Rep. Trey Gowdy’s new lawmaker orientation as an elected member of the House of Representatives in 2011, he went to his hero Paul… Read More
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Podcast: What Liberty Really Is
Have we forgotten what liberty really is? Os Guinness is author of the book “Last Call for Liberty,” in which he argues that America’s genius for… Read More
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House Freedom Caucus Pushes GOP Leadership on Border Security as Shutdown Looms
Now in the final days of their control of the House, Republicans have failed to make good on a major promise they made to voters—namely,… Read More
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Meadows Calls McConnell’s Short-Term Funding Bill a Gift for Democrats
North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recommendation of a short-term funding bill that would fund the government until Feb…. Read More
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Tell Us What You Think About The Daily Signal
How do you think we’re doing? We want to know—and also understand more about how you get your news, so that we can serve you… Read More
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Read the Full Text of Speaker Ryan’s Farewell Address
This is the text of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s farewell address Wednesday: Thank you, Trey [Gowdy], for being a great colleague, and an even better friend…. Read More
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Martha McSally Will Be Appointed to John McCain’s Seat
Arizona Republican Rep. Martha McSally will be appointed to John McCain’s former Senate seat after Republican Sen. Jon Kyl announced he is resigning from the U.S…. Read More
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Retiring Republicans May Not Show Up to Vote, Threatening Border Wall Vote
There might be one bloc conspicuously absent from Washington, D.C., this week amid the possibility of a shutdown: retired House Republicans. Government funding expires at… Read More
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Left Embraces Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Despite History of Deception
The left has a new hero: former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. In recent days, Democrat politicians and the media have glommed onto Cohen, who has… Read More
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Fact Check: ‘More Republicans Voted for the Civil Rights Act as a Percentage Than Democrats Did’
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro claimed on a Dec. 3 episode of his podcast that, compared to Democrats, a greater percentage of Republicans voted for the… Read More
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Trump Makes Unscheduled Visit to Honor Fallen Soldiers During ‘Wreaths Across America’ Event
President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday to honor America’s fallen as thousands across the country laid wreaths on… Read More
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Why PolitiFact’s Winner of the ‘Lie of the Year’ Award Is Misleading
This week, the allegedly unbiased fact-checkers at PolitiFact awarded their “Lie of the Year” award to the “online smear machine” that attempted “to take down”… Read More
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The Establishment’s Full Fury Against Trump Is Now Unleashed
Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but scorning the Washington establishment produces even greater anger. The establishment’s full fury has been unleashed… Read More
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The Internet as We Know It Supposedly Ended a Year Ago, According to CNN and Other Outlets
You might not have noticed it, but the internet as we knew it ended a year ago today, at least according to the predictive powers-that-be… Read More
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MSNBC’s Mika Apologizes for ‘Crass and Offensive’ ‘Butt Boy’ Comment About Mike Pompeo
MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski apologized Friday for referring to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a “wannabe dictator’s butt boy” just two days earlier. “I wanted… Read More
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What Bill Buckley Would Say to Conservatives Today
Without a doubt, Bill Buckley would have happily joined the recent National Review Caribbean cruise, which sailed from Key West to the Dominican Republic to… Read More
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A Salute to Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch has been the senior senator from Utah for 26 of his 42 years in the Senate. He is retiring from that extraordinary period… Read More
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What Conservatives Think of Top Contenders and Wild Cards for Trump’s Next Chief of Staff
Some seasoned conservatives wonder if President Donald Trump’s choice of a chief of staff actually matters, and they suggest room for a wild card not… Read More
