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What Trump Got Right in His Speech to Congress
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his first prime-time speech to a joint session of Congress. Heritage Foundation experts weighed in to respond to the… Read More
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Read the Full Text of Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress
Here is President Donald Trump’s prepared speech: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States, and citizens of… Read More
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What You Need to Know About Trump’s Executive Order on the Water Rule
In light of President Donald Trump’s executive order that should put an end to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, The Heritage Foundation… Read More
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Watch Live as President Trump Speaks to a Joint Session of Congress
Watch President Donald Trump’s speech live at 9 p.m. EST, and stick around after the speech to hear expert commentary from The Heritage Foundation’s Rachel… Read More
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Trump Invites Families Hurt by Illegal Immigrants for His Speech to Congress
The guests President Donald Trump invited to hear his Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress will represent four issues: border security, school… Read More
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6 Lawmakers Promise to Reject Obamacare Legislation That Doesn’t Repeal as Much as 2015 Bill Did
Six lawmakers have come out stating that they will not support any measure that does not repeal as much of Obamacare as previous legislation did, stating… Read More
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How Woodrow Wilson Planted the Seeds of the Administrative State
Today the crisis of American government is expressed in an ungainly phrase that rarely appeared in conservative vocabulary in the 1950s and 1960s—the “administrative state,”… Read More
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Jacksonian Ideas That Would Make America Great Again
Andrew Jackson is back in the White House—or at least his portrait is. Following President Donald Trump’s inaugural address, his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, noted that… Read More
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Here’s What Conservative College Students Think About Socialism
Hundreds of students from across the country traveled to the Washington, D.C., area last week to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference. The Daily Signal… Read More
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Where Conservatives Are in the Trump Era: 15 Takeaways From Their Biggest Conference
Five weeks into President Donald Trump’s presidency, the first time in eight years a Republican has been in the White House, where do conservatives see… Read More
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‘Lift Everyone Up,’ Carly Fiorina Says in Call for Unity
Carly Fiorina told conservatives Friday that it’s more valuable to bring people together after a polarizing election than to continue fighting. “It’s fun to have… Read More
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Trump Renews Fight Over ‘Fake News,’ Denounces Anonymous Sourcing
In a forum that sparked his political career, President Donald Trump said the Republican Party would be the “party of the American worker,” the news… Read More
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Scott Walker Points to Wisconsin Model for Why Republicans Should Follow Through on Promises
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker asked his fellow conservatives to follow through on the promises made to Americans, and used his state as evidence that this… Read More
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Jim DeMint Urges Conservatives to ‘Make Possible What the Establishment Says Is Impossible’
“We must think big, we must act bold. That’s the American way.” That was the message Jim DeMint, president of The Heritage Foundation and former South… Read More
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Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus Tout Trump’s Commitment to Keeping Promises
Two men forming something of a White House odd couple—Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus—touted President Donald Trump’s commitment to keeping his campaign promises in a… Read More
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Ted Cruz, at CPAC, Urges Term Limits for Congress
Now is the time for lawmakers to follow through on promises they made in their 2016 campaigns, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told the crowd Thursday… Read More
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Kellyanne Conway Encourages Conservative Women to Be Outspoken
White House official Kellyanne Conway delivered a message to young women to be outspoken and also heralded President Donald Trump’s energy. “He replaced this fiction… Read More
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Watch How One Congressman Handles a Rowdy Town Hall Meeting
Rep. Dave Brat shocked the political establishment in 2014 when he defeated then-Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the GOP primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District…. Read More
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CPAC to Focus Its Message on ‘We the People’
This week, thousands of conservatives will travel to the nation’s capital for the 43rd annual Conservative Political Action Conference. The four-day conference, hosted by the… Read More
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How Reined-In Government Regains the Trust of Americans
A dangerous “us versus them” attitude is festering in Washington these days. It’s not surprising with headlines about congressional Democrats and party officials expressing an… Read More
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House Democrat Aides Got $100K From Mysterious Iraqi While Overseeing Hill IT
Rogue congressional staffers took $100,000 from an Iraqi politician while they had administrator-level access to the House of Representatives’ computer network, according to court documents examined by The… Read More
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Decline of Unions Under Right-to-Work Laws Levels Playing Field for Trump
Donald Trump prevailed where other Republican presidential candidates failed in Midwestern states in part because of new right-to-work laws that have diminished the power and… Read More
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Dismantling Obama Regulations Will Require Resolve in the Senate
In just eight years, the Obama administration was responsible for creating 22,700 new burdensome regulations on the American people. During this time, federal agencies seized… Read More
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Senate Democrats Hold Up Cabinet Nominee for Special Interest Bailout
What does Robert Lighthizer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. trade representative, have to do with pension and health care benefits for one group of… Read More
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Trump Blasts ‘Fake News’ and ‘Failing’ Media Outlets
President Donald Trump went toe-to-toe with the media at a White House press conference Thursday, using terms such as “fake news” and “failing” to describe… Read More
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Senate Confirms Mick Mulvaney as OMB Director
The Senate voted 51-49 Thursday to confirm Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., who will be tasked with addressing the nation’s $20 trillion in national debt, as… Read More
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Trump Picks Alexander Acosta as Labor Secretary
President Donald Trump picked R. Alexander Acosta to lead the Department of Labor Thursday, just one day after CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder withdrew his name… Read More
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Sen. Mike Lee Calls for ‘Populist Agenda’ Putting Government on Side of ‘Forgotten Americans’
“We as conservatives can make a case for a unified, principled, and populist agenda that puts the federal government back on the side of the… Read More
