I Grew Up in Chavez's Socialist Venezuela. Here's What I Think About the Current Crisis.

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May 26, 2017
Here in Washington, almost daily intelligence leaks continue to vex President Trump. But finding and punishing the leakers won't be easy, Fred Lucas reports. The president's overseas tour puts America out front again, Helle Dale observes, while Russia's bad behavior draws a budgetary response from the commander in chief, as Nolan Peterson reports. Plus: Ricardo Pita on socialism's terrible toll on his fellow Venezuelans, and Katie Tubb and Nick Loris on drying up spending for climate change. Enjoy the weekend leading to Memorial Day, when we remember those who died to preserve our freedoms.
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I Grew Up in Chavez's Socialist Venezuela. Here's What I Think About the Current Crisis.

"As a kid, the crisis was evident to me when it was no longer safe to play baseball in the streets, when my parents whispered about yet another kidnapping in the neighborhood, or when my grandmother returned home teary-eyed after being mugged," writes Ricardo Pita.

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US Intelligence Leaks Are Threatening National Security. Here's What the White House Can Do.

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Trump's Foreign Trip Sends Strong Message That American Leadership Is Back

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Trump's Move to Deter Russian Aggression

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Climate Budget Cuts Are Smart Management, Not an Attack on Science

At least 18 federal agencies administer climate change activities, costing at least $77 billion between 2008 and 2013.

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