This Altercation in Texas Exposes the Heart of Fake News

The Daily Signal
June 13, 2017
Good morning from the nation's capital, where liberals' fixation on bringing down President Trump means a special counsel is uncovering the facts. Fred Lucas has a short history of this Washington curiosity. Trump didn't just get the nation out of a bad climate deal, he stuck up for Congress when lawmakers themselves didn't, Brett Schaefer writes. Plus: Neil Siefring on stopping the IRS from confiscating your cash, Merrie Spaeth on a major newspaper's knowingly twisting the truth, and Katrina Trinko on Wonder Woman's refreshingly hopeful feminism.
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This Altercation in Texas Exposes the Heart of Fake News

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