Conservative Surge Puts GOP Control of States at 95-Year High

The Daily Signal
Sept. 5, 2017

Good morning from Washington. Fred Lucas has an in-depth look at the relationship between Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump. Congress is back in town, and Rachel del Guidice looks at what exactly it's accomplished in 2017 so far. As talks turn to Hurricane Harvey relief, Justin Bogie notes what went wrong with the Sandy relief bill. Looking for some inspiration to kick off your week? Nolan Peterson reports on a group of volunteers united by its willingness to fight to keep Ukraine free.

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Conservative Surge Puts GOP Control of States at 95-Year High

"Roughly a thousand people every day leave blue states and move to red states, so that's a big migration over a decade," says The Heritage Foundation's Steve Moore.

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The Role Pence Plays in the Trump White House

Though very different in temperament and personality, Pence and Trump are genuinely close, observers say. The president and vice president talk several times each day, as do their chiefs of staff.

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Commentary

California Lawmakers Want to Force Doctors, Nursing Home Staffs to Deny Their Consciences

A bill, which has already passed the California Senate, would impose criminal sanctions on nursing home staffers who "willfully and repeatedly fail to use a resident's preferred name or pronoun," or prohibit a resident from using a bathroom consistent with his or her gender identity.

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Commentary

In Hurricane Harvey Response, Congress Must Avoid the Mistakes of Sandy

The Hurricane Sandy relief bill allocated only $17 billion out of the $50 billion in supplemental funds to meet immediate and critical needs. The remaining $33 billion was supposed to fund long-term recovery efforts and infrastructure improvements.

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Feature

This Ukrainian Regiment Began With Civilian Volunteers. Now It's Going Pro.

In the beginning, Azov's troops scrounged together whatever weapons they could find and rushed off to the front lines with practically no training (except for some military veterans in their midst) and a fluid command hierarchy.

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Congress Has About 60 Days Left. Here's What Conservative Groups Think of the Progress They Made.

During the GOP's 200-day agenda planning in January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laid out goals, including repealing and replacing Obamacare, reforming the tax code, funding the border wall, confirming a justice to the Supreme Court, raising the debt ceiling, and addressing regulations handed down by President Barack Obama.

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