What Trump Got Right in State of the Union

Jan. 31, 2018
Good morning from Washington on the day after President Trump's first official State of the Union address, a speech that asked America to come together on tough challenges and covered a lot of ground on issues from the initial success of tax cuts to the defeat of Islamist terrorists. In addition to the complete text, we've got highlights from White House correspondent Fred Lucas, key takeaways gleaned by Heritage Foundation policy experts, and, yes, even a bit of fact-checking.
Commentary What Trump Got Right in State of the Union The Heritage Foundation's researchers provide in-depth analysis of President Trump's proposed policies on immigration, foreign affairs, the economy, and so much more. Read More
News 11 Touchstones for Trump in His First State of the Union Donald Trump heralds a strong economy and presses for bipartisan deals on immigration and infrastructure in calling for a "new American moment" during his first State of the Union address. Read More
News Trump Mulls Release of Secret Memo on FBI Actions in Russia Probe "Voting to release this memo was the right decision," says Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. "Abuse of surveillance powers should not be a partisan concern." Read More
News Fact-Checking 6 of Trump's Claims During State of the Union Was the Empire State Building completed in a year? We look at this and other assertions made by President Trump. Read More
Commentary Immigration Legislation Should Stress Border Security and Enforcement, Not Incentivize Bad Behavior The proposed White House immigration deal would provide amnesty and citizenship to nearly 2 million illegal aliens (and probably more), as well as citizenship to another 4 million aliens who aren't even in the country yet. Read More
Commentary It Could Be a Great Year for America's Gun Owners. And for Gunmakers, Too. There is no doubt President Trump likes gun owners. But some Second Amendment advocates are nervous he hasn't taken much action yet on the issue. Read More
Commentary Read President Trump's State of the Union Address "In America, we know that faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, are the center of the American life," says President Trump. Read More
Commentary How to Decide Which Immigrants to Allow In Some immigrant groups seek to bring to our country the cultural values whose failures led to the poverty, corruption, and human rights violations in their home countries that caused them to flee. Read More
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