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Famine and diarrhoea kill ‘over 100’ in Somalia, says PM

Published March 8, 2017

More than 100 people have died from famine and diarrhoea in southern Somalia over a two-day period, according to the country’s prime minister. The government also says nearly 70 people have been killed since Friday in a cholera outbreak. “It is a difficult situation for the pastoralists and their livestock. Some people have been hit […]

Zimbabwe appeals for aid to help flood victims

Published March 8, 2017

Last year the rains failed in Zimbabwe leaving 4 million in need of food aid, and now floods have wiped out this season’s harvest. The latest estimates put the death toll at nearly 250, while thousands have been left homeless after above-average rainfall hit the country since December. Those affected are in dire need of […]

What Obamacare Replacement Does and Doesn’t Do

Published March 8, 2017

Melissa Quinn / March 07, 2017/ The Daily Signal House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, left, and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, right, unveil their Obamacare replacement plan, the American Health Care Act. (Photo: Shawn Thew/EPA /Newscom) After seven years of promises to repeal and replace Obamacare, House Republicans finally have […]

Soros gave $246 million to partners of Women’s March

Published March 8, 2017

Behind the Women’s March on Washington and a Day Without a Woman is a rich man: liberal billionaire George Soros. A report released Tuesday by the conservative Media Research Center found Mr. Soros and his Open Society Foundations contributed $246 million between 2010 and 2014 to 100 of the 544 groups listed as partners of […]

WikiLeaks at it again — this time, the CIA

Published March 8, 2017

WikiLeaks, in a stunning move, released what it called “the largest ever publication of confidential documents” on America’s premier intelligence agency, the CIA. There are two takeaways. The first: Julian Assange, you are never coming to America without facing arrest. And the second: Let’s hope there’s not an Operation Mockingbird in the works against President […]

Trump’s Chance to Dismantle the Administrative State

Published March 8, 2017

Sen. Mike Lee / March 06, 2017/ The Daily Signal President Donald Trump, who promised to “drain the swamp,” could put significant restraints on federal agencies by signing three pieces of legislation. (Photo: Polaris/Newscom) Commentary By Sen. Mike Lee @SenMikeLee Mike Lee is a Republican senator from Utah. Last month, the Senate voted to […]

Conservatives demand seat at health reform table

Published March 8, 2017

Saying Obamacare repeal is what unites Republicans, a faction of House and Senate conservatives urged GOP leaders Tuesday to kill off the 2010 law and debate the next steps separately, rather than rushing ahead with a replacement bill that falls short in their eyes. Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, and Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, […]

Five reasons why Trump’s wiretapping claims aren’t crazy

Published March 8, 2017

President Trump leveled an unproven allegation this weekend that former President Barack Obama tapped his phones at Trump Tower a month before the election. News outlets are lamenting the lack of proof, with some pundits asserting Mr. Trump made up the entire affair as a way to vent his anger about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ […]

ObamaGate: This is as Serious as it Gets

Published March 8, 2017

Written on March 5, 2017 at 8:49 am by alpineski By Doug Hagmann There is a large storm brewing over Washington, DC right now – a storm that could dwarf anything ever seen in recent times. It is growing stronger by the hour as new information is being disclosed that strongly suggests that it is […]

GOP Congressman Wants to Consolidate 92 Welfare Programs

Published March 8, 2017

A congressman from Ohio is set to introduce legislation that would consolidate 92 federal welfare programs into roughly a dozen, affecting about $1 trillion in government payouts and related administrative costs. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), the Republican who replaced former House Speaker John Boehner in Ohio’s 8th District, said there is no need for so […]

Tom Price: House Repeal Platform Is ‘A Work In Progress’

Published March 8, 2017

Tom Price, secretary of Health and Human Services, said Tuesday that the Republican platform to “repeal and replace” Obamacare is still “a work in progress” The chief aim of the Republican platform is to make coverage more “affordable” and to increase “accessibility” for millions of Americans, Price said. The goal of the Republican repeal effort […]

Alec Baldwin bolts SNL-Trump skits in disgust

Published March 8, 2017

Poor, poor Alec Baldwin. Scarcely had the pampered Hollywood pet placed high on Saturday Night Live’s star cast with his President Donald Trump impressions, and he’s already leaving the stage. Why? Basically, he can’t take it any more. It’s not clear exactly what he can’t take – but whatever it is, by God, it’s un-takeable. […]

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