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Why Trump’s Immigration Speech is a Game-Changer -Fox News “Even before the president did a microphone check for his immigration and border security speech in the White House Rose Garden Thursday afternoon, his critics were saying they hated his plan,” James Carafano writes. “Good. That means he must be more right than wrong.” President Trump outlined his proposal for reforming America’s broken immigration system this week, transforming “the legal system first to one bringing in workers based on merit.”  Watch: A fair, modern, and lawful immigration system for America!

White House Launches Survey Looking for Tech Industry Bias -The Associated Press On the heels of numerous claims of political bias within some of America’s most powerful tech companies, “the White House has launched an online form asking people to share their experiences if they think political partisanship has led them to be silenced by social media sites,” Barbara Ortutay reports. Share your story: The Trump Administration is fighting for free speech online.

Ivanka Trump Wins Pledge to Train 1 Million More Workers, 9 Million So Far -Washington Examiner “Ivanka Trump is on a roll in her campaign to win pledges from American companies to train workers for well-paying jobs,” Paul Bedard reports. “In her latest stop this week . . . she won a promise to help train 1 million new salesmen and women. It came during a visit to Salesforce, the cloud-based customer management system, during which CEO Marc Benioff doubled his plan to provide training for 500,000.”

Trump Honors Fallen Officers at Capitol Hill Memorial Service -CBS News “President Trump said he stands with law enforcement during the Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service on Capitol Hill, an event to honor law enforcement officers who have died on the line of duty,” CBS News reports. “Today we renew our solemn oath that we will never forget,” the President said alongside families of fallen officers.  More: President Trump speaks at Peace Officers’ Memorial Service

Why Free Traders and All Americans Should Back Trump on China Policy -The Hill “If ever there were a right time to impose punitive tariffs, it is now, and it is against China,” economic expert Stephen Moore writes. “This is the right moment to shut down China’s abusive trade practices forever.” Here is the essential fact you don’t hear from the media: “The average tariff that we imposed on China when Trump entered the White House was about 4 percent. China’s tariffs on us were about 10 percent,” Moore says.

Bull Durham at Justice -The Wall Street Journal “Attorney General William Barr has tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. If the Justice Department had done this two years ago, the country would be in a much better place,” Kimberly Strassel writes. “The esteemed duo can give the public confidence that Justice and FBI actions are getting a fair and thorough look.”

How the Trump Prescription for Drug Prices Transparency Could Make Health Care Well Again -USA Today “Nothing better illustrates the insanity of the nation’s health care system than the drug ads people watch . . . Not only are you paying for the cost of developing and marketing drugs for other people, you have to sit through the ads that try to persuade those people to buy those drugs, which then pushes up your insurance premiums,” the USA Today editorial board writes. “The Trump administration, to its credit, has a plan that could stimulate this debate . . . Starting this summer, ads for drugs costing at least $35 per month will have to include their prices.”

Trump Touts American Energy in Cameron -The Associated Press “President Donald Trump showcased his ‘America First energy policy’ on Tuesday during a trip to Louisiana designed to highlight his administration’s efforts to increase liquefied natural gas exports and boost the country’s energy infrastructure,” The Associated Pressreports. “Under my administration we have ended the war on America energy and ended the economic assault on our wonderful energy workers,” the President said.  President Trump: “We have ended the war on American energy.”