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Trump Affirms Importance Of NATO In Call With Merkel, But Wants To Renegotiate Costs

President Donald Trump affirmed support for NATO while on a call Saturday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, though he restated that costs borne by the U.S. will have to come down. During the call, both Trump and Merkel…

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Immigration Order

The court’s stay is temporary; the White House will have it reinstated as soon as possible. The federal court for the Eastern District of New York issued an emergency stay halting President Donald Trump’s executive order banning entry to…

DC Council Members Want To Give Non-Citizens The Right To Vote

District of Columbia council members introduced a new bill Tuesday to allow non-citizens the right to vote in local elections as a direct affront to the new Trump administration. “This bill allows permanent residents in the District of Columbia,…

Talking Head: Media “Underplayed” How “Hated” Hillary Clinton Was In Heartland of US

This should be a shocking story and it’s a sad commentary on the state of American media that it isn’t. In a recent episode of NBC’s Meet the Press podcast “1947” Chuck Todd made a stunning admission to…

Ohio State set to Teach Social Justice Course

The most popular theme of the Left is that of “White Power and Privilege.” Everywhere you turn, someone is pointing to the “biggest problem in America,” white people. Even though we have seen our first black president, we…

The Trap Is Set: “Both Sides Are Utterly Unprepared For What’s Coming”

If there’s one thing that should be absolutely clear in the current political environment in America, it’s that there exists a deep division between the people of this nation. Both of sides of the aisle argue vehemently about…

President Trump, Good to His Word

IT’S BEEN LESS THAN A WEEK SINCE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TOOK OFFICE, AND HE HAS, IN NO SHORT ORDER, ASTONISHINGLY DELIVERED ON MYRIAD CAMPAIGN PROMISES. IN SPADES. HIS HANDS-ON STYLE OF GOVERNING IS BREATHTAKING. THE PEOPLE SPOKE.…