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Rich Lowry, New York Post
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James Antle, Am. Conservative
Jeffries Is Not Old, and Schumer Is Not Done
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
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Emily Jashinsky, Megyn Kelly Show
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Paul Sperry, RCI

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Trump Administration

Trump: Deportation Policy Might Have Been 'Too Tough'

He believes he "got an A+ for closing up the border," and got "very high marks for getting the bad ones out." "But I get hurt because we also took people that had good jobs, that created one violation, or breaking of the law, and that was that they came into the country illegally," the president continued. "Now, there is a large part of the country that think that they should be put out. And there's a large part of the country that think that they should be allowed to stay." Read More

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Political Landscape

Islamist Pilots Pose 'Insider Threat,' Warn Security Experts

When the Federal Aviation Administration reinforced cockpit doors after the 9/11 hijackings, it turned flight decks into fortresses to lock out terrorists. But what if a terrorist is already inside? That question has new urgency following the harrowing Sept. 30 attack aboard a FlyDubai flight in which a Muslim extremist (Islamist) pilot was forcefully stopped by a heroic pilot and brave passengers from crashing a plane bound for Israel. Read More

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Analysis & Commentary

Karan: The Founders’ Vision Was Religious Liberty for All

The First Amendment’s Establishment and Free Exercise clauses seem clear: They guarantee the free exercise of religion while prohibiting the state from endorsing a particular religion. In the words of the late Antonin Scalia, “The state may not discriminate among religions, and a favor available to one must be made available to all.” Read More

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