Why Are Trump’s Justice Department Appointees Protecting the IRS?

The Daily Signal
Aug. 24, 2017

Good morning from Washington, where the IRS has yet to answer for targeting conservative groups under the previous president. Hans von Spakovsky smells something rotten. Wonder what President Trump expects to accomplish in Afghanistan? Luke Coffey sorts out the plan. Speaking to the American Legion, the commander in chief celebrates what history owes veterans. Fred Lucas reports. Plus: Romina Boccia and Logan Cook on the solution to our crippling debt, Michelle Malkin on pioneering dishonest journalism, and Jarrett Stepman on a new assault on Columbus.

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Why Are Trump's Justice Department Appointees Protecting the IRS?

Over four years ago, the inspector general for tax administration at the Treasury Department released a report detailing that the IRS had targeted conservative nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status.

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The Origins of Fake News at The New York Times

Now, 85 years after Stalinist tool Walter Duranty snagged his Pulitzer, the paper has the gall to lecture everyone else about truth, lies, and accountability.

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What the US Should Achieve in Afghanistan

In an interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson, The Heritage Foundation's Luke Coffey explains why President Donald Trump made the right call on Afghanistan.

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Trump Praises Vets for Keeping 'History and Culture'

"You help keep history alive. History and culture, so important. You encourage the observance of patriotic holidays," the president tells veterans. "You stress the need to enforce our laws, including our immigration laws."

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Our Debt Problem Is Really a Spending Problem. Economic Growth Won't Fix It.

The Congressional Budget Office projects interest payments to nearly double by 2021, and to eclipse military spending by 2027, reaching $818 billion.

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I Went to a Vandalized Columbus Monument. Here's What I Saw.

What is likely the oldest monument to Columbus in the United States was targeted and badly damaged by vandals. A YouTube video shows a man taking a sledgehammer to the 225-year-old statue in Baltimore.

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