Obama's Overtime Rule Was Tried at IBM. It Didn't Work.

The Daily Signal
May 20, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where Democrats and Republicans want to make it tougher for lawmen to grab your property. Melissa Quinn has the story. Texans won't roll over for President Obama's transgender mandate for schools, a state leader tells Leah Jessen. An administration initiative to stem a tide of illegal immigrants is stuck, Josh Siegel reports. Plus: James Sherk on the downside of overtime for more employees and Genevieve Wood on the Senate majority leader's capitulation on a women's draft.
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Obama's Overtime Rule Was Tried at IBM. It Didn't Work.

All salaried employees making less than $47,500 now qualify for overtime, thanks to a new requirement by the Obama administration.

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill Making It Harder for Police to Take Innocent Americans' Property

For years, opponents of civil forfeiture have been calling on Congress to make it more difficult for law enforcement to take property, cash, and vehicles from innocent Americans.

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3 Things Texas Is Doing to 'Defy' Obama's Transgender Directive

"We are going to look at every pathway to resist the federal government," Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, tells The Daily Signal.

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What McConnell's Surrender on Women's Draft Shows About GOP Leadership

This is what happens when social experiments, political agendas, and being scared of your own shadow become more important than standing up and doing what is best for the country.

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The Slow Progress of Obama Administration Program to Stem Illegal Immigration From Central America

The Obama administration hoped that in-country processing would help stem the flow of illegal immigration from some Central American countries, which is on the rise again after slowing following the border crisis of 2014.

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Commentary

Tensions Rising With China After Near Collision

America, along with its allies and partners, is slowly moving toward a much more intense security competition with China in the months and years to come.

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