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Strong jobs report for July gives Trump momentum for tax reform

Since Trump’s inauguration, we have averaged nearly 184,000 new jobs per month, but that is without major substantive reforms like repealing Obamacare or tax cuts. Instead, gains have likely come from reductions in harmful regulations that make it easier to run businesses in the U.S.

August 4, 2017 in U.S..
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Trump backs plan for skills-based system of legal immigration

President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed modernizing the nation’s immigration system by favoring new entries who bring needed skills to America.

August 3, 2017 in U.S..
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GOP senators call for firing of White House leakers

Republican senators believe that White House leakers should face consequences for undermining the president.

August 3, 2017 in U.S..
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DHS watchdog casts doubt on Trump’s ability to hire 15,000 immigration agents

It is unlikely DHS will be able execute such a massive hiring surge given the stringent security vetting and training requirements necessary to hire law enforcement officers.

August 3, 2017 in U.S..
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Lawmakers seek overhaul of Endangered Species Act to ease harm to farmers

Lawmakers are leading an effort to do away with endangered species regulations that they say hurt farmers and ranchers without benefiting the targeted wildlife.

August 2, 2017 in U.S..
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AG Jeff Sessions set to block millions in funding to sanctuary cities

Sanctuary jurisdictions will lose access to certain federal law enforcement grants in 2017 if they prohibit officials from communicating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, block ICE from interviewing jail inmates or fail to notify ICE of the pending release of criminal aliens ICE is seeking to deport.

August 1, 2017 in U.S..
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DHS data reveals hidden work permits for millions of migrants

The Department of Homeland Security released a trove of immigration data Monday showing that the U.S. government gives work permits to millions of migrants not usually counted in annual legal immigration totals.

August 1, 2017 in U.S..
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Emails: Seattle mayor’s office manipulated a minimum wage study for political benefit

The Berkeley study’s findings contradicted those of a then forthcoming University of Washington (UW) study, which found that Seattle’s increased minimum wage had cost low-skill workers $179 per month and hurt employment numbers.

August 1, 2017 in U.S..
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Trump’s EPA is first in three decades to prioritize cutting regulations

“It looks like Pruitt and the Congress and this administration are undoing EPA and their regulations.”

August 1, 2017 in U.S..
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Bombshell report exposes thousands of illegal votes in 2016 election

The report found that thousands of votes in the 2016 election were illegal duplicate votes from people who registered and voted in more than one state.

July 30, 2017 in U.S..
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Voter fraud database tops 1,000 proven cases, including 938 criminal convictions

The Heritage Foundation released a new edition of its voter fraud database. The database documents 1,071 instances of voter fraud spanning 47 states, including 938 criminal convictions.

July 23, 2017 in U.S..
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Bipartisan panel, including elected Democrats, dedicated to fighting voter fraud

Instead of arguing whether voter fraud was real, the commissioners focused on how to prevent voter fraud, verifying voter rolls to ensure only eligible voters are registered, increasing funding for new voting machines, and ways to increase voter participation.

July 20, 2017 in U.S..

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