Republican Lawmakers Expect Role for Congress in Military Force Against Syria

President Donald Trump’s order of a missile strike on a military base in retaliation for the Syrian government’s deadly chemical attack on civilians served as a strong, decisive message to bad actors worldwide, congressional Republicans say, and signified the new administration would hew closely to the traditional concept of American power. In interviews with The […]

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16 Years After 9/11, Gaps in Information Sharing Still Plague Law Enforcement Community

Since 9/11, national security officials have made it a goal to improve information sharing between federal agencies. Unfortunately, those efforts are still falling short. Earlier this week, inspectors general of the Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice released a joint report detailing the importance of information sharing between law enforcement agencies. […]

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Fresno State Launches Investigation Into ‘Trump Must Hang’ Professor

The president of California State University, Fresno has launched an investigation into the professor who tweeted that “Trump must hang” and that Republicans should be executed for each immigrant deported. “While Fresno State is committed to state and federal constitutional rights of free speech, the content of statements by Dr. [Lars] Maischak warrants further review […]

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How Rogue Bureaucrats Undermine Sovereignty and Hurt American Interests

Foreign aid can help advance U.S. national interests, for example by promoting our values globally or by demonstrating to the world the goodwill of the American people. Calls to eliminate funding outright often fail to weigh this important function. But our lead aid agency has itself been jeopardizing this effort, and risking all-important public support, […]

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Despite Deceptive Headlines, Obamacare Remains As Unpopular As Ever

The Kaiser Family Foundation runs a monthly tracking poll on health care topics, including Obamacare, that provides those involved in the raging U.S. health care debate some helpful regular check-ins with public sentiment. The April edition has gotten some increased attention in light of the recent repeal attempts in the U.S. House of Representatives. CNBC […]

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23 Ways Big Government Is Hurting the Poor

Advocates for big government often equate expanding government with concern for the poor. But reality speaks to the contrary: Expanding government often has very harmful effects on the poor. This reality is precisely what is addressed in a forthcoming special report from The Heritage Foundation, “Big Government Policies that Hurt the Poor and How to […]

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The 2 Cases That Prove Neil Gorsuch Is Right for the Supreme Court

As modern Supreme Court nomination hearings go, Judge Neil Gorsuch’s were surprisingly uneventful. One of his judicial decisions that drew fire is Hobby Lobby v. Burwell. That case determined whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act should prevent the federal government from imposing the Affordable Care Act’s regulatory contraceptives mandate on a particular family-owned business contrary […]

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