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    Fauci’s Return Is a Timely Reminder Liberty Requires Eternal Vigilance
    Anthony Fauci, prime architect of government tyranny during COVID-19, made a spluttering return to Capitol Hill. A far cry from the rockstar persona he cultivated during the pandemic, Fauci appeared deflated as his authoritarianism was laid bare before a furious American people. But though Fauci has been appropriately marked as a tyrant, his domineering ilk…
    Douglas Blair
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    Ohio’s Bernie Moreno Shames Fauci During Senate Hearing
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday. And offered nothing. Despite having been granted a pardon in January 2025 by then-outgoing President Joe Biden, Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment throughout the entire hearing, a total…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Ossoff No Moderate Democrat, Aligned With DSA, Collins Says
    Sen. Jon Ossoff presents himself as a typical Democrat out on the campaign trail, but his Republican opponent and some political analysts say he’s closer to a Democratic Socialists of America dream candidate. Since being elected in 2021, Ossoff has sided with the democratic socialists in more ways than one, threatening to undermine the very…
    Rebecca Buis
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    The American Bar Association’s Not-So-Separate Law School Accrediting Council
    The American Bar Association president, Michelle Behnke, gave a disastrous performance at a House Oversight Committee Task Force hearing last week. She doubled down on DEI and couldn’t answer even straightforward questions. In one emperor-has-no-clothes moment, she refused to answer what her implicit biases might be—even though the ABA proclaims that everyone has them. In…
    Zack Smith
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    Committee Could Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress, Paul Warns
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on Wednesday as he appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. The committee chairman, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has accused Fauci of knowingly being involved in funding controversial gain-of-function reasearch in China before…
    Fred Lucas
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    Dem Senate Debate Devolves Into Campaign Funding Finger Pointing
    Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., went head-to-head in the second and final Michigan Democratic Senate primary debate on Monday night. While Michigan voters may have hoped to learn the policy differences between the two Democrats, what they got instead was finger pointing about campaign funding and hateful speech. “Well, I don’t think…
    Francesca Cella
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    ‘Pontiac Platner’: Fetterman Responds to El-Sayed ‘Ogre on a Pike’ Remark
    “I’d rather be Senator Shrek than Pontiac Platner any day,” Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said in response to Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed telling donors he’d be happy to see Fetterman primaried, putting one “ogre on a pike.” Fetterman’s response tied the radical El-Sayed to the Nazi-tattooed Graham Platner, who had been Maine’s Democratic nominee…
    Al Perrotta
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    In Death, Lindsey Graham Still Shapes World Stage
    World leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to honor the life and legacy of Lindsey Graham. Memorials took place across the city throughout the day, sparking foreign policy meetings at the White House and trade deals as the Senate prepared to vote on a Russia sanctions bill in the evening. President Donald Trump, Vice…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Moderate GOP Senators Try to Block Shutdown of Dept. of Ed
    Moderate Republicans in the Senate Committee on Health, Education and Pensions have introduced two bills that would prohibit outsourcing certain education programs from the U.S. Department of Education to other federal agencies, blocking a complete shutdown of the federal agency. Under bill S. 5046, sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Will Apathy Cost Ossoff His Senate Seat? New Polling Shows Collins in Lead Among Older Voters
    A recent poll on Georgia elections shows Rep. Mike Collins leads Sen. Jon Ossoff among older voters in the race for U.S. Senate. Will votes by older Georgians cost the incumbent senator his job? In a poll conducted July 13-16 by Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research for AARP, Collins leads voters over the age of…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Senate Leadership Begs Colleagues to Deflect on SAVE America Act
    The Senate Republican Conference, chaired by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and co-chaired by James Lankford, R-Okla., sent an internal communication to Senate Republicans urging them to deflect any and all media questions about the SAVE America Act, according to a document obtained by the Daily Signal. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, described the communication in a…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Trump Talks Auto Industry, Rallies for Republican Candidates
    The American auto industry is protected and thriving—and that’s thanks to Republicans in Congress doing their job, President Donald Trump said in a rally on July 27.  Trump spoke at the General Motors facility in Milford, Michigan on Monday ahead of the Senate primary debate to come later that evening. The president emphasized that America…
    Francesca Cella
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    The Filibuster: An Accident Turned Into Tradition
    The filibuster is unconstitutional. Our Founding Fathers spoke against requiring a supermajority threshold to pass regular measures in Congress, yet the erroneous practice continues today via the filibuster. Current Senate practice reaches beyond our Founders’ original plan that a supermajority vote was only to be used for the five instances listed in the Constitution and…
    Rep. Josh Brecheen
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    Democratic Socialists Reveal Their Plan to Reshape America
    The Democratic Socialists of America are not hiding their plan to reshape America. On Sunday, their co-chair joined Fox News and openly confirmed that their long-term goals ahead of the midterm elections include abolishing parts of the U.S. government. Megan Romer appeared on Shannon Bream’s “Fox News Sunday,” saying the organization’s goals include abolishing the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump, GOP Senators Lash Out at Thune for Placing 6-Week Recess Over SAVE America Act
    Several prominent Senate Republicans have joined President Donald Trump in pressuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the Senate’s August recess to pass the SAVE America Act, the voter-integrity legislation championed by the president. The legislation aims to prevent noncitizens from voting. As of Monday morning, Sens. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Mike…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Trump Wants Senate to Stay in Session Until Voter ID Legislation Passes
    President Donald Trump called for the Senate to suspend its approaching August recess to pass the SAVE America Act, which mandates voter ID and prohibits mail-in voting. “John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Senate Big Tech Warriors, It’s Time to Confirm Adam Candeub
    President Donald Trump is putting America First fighters in charge of the agencies that actually run this country, and his pick last week to lead the Department of Justice Antitrust Division is no exception. Meet Adam Candeub: the guy who helped write the Project 2025 playbook for reining in Big Tech and who has spent his career going after…
    Tim Young
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    100 Days From Election Day, New Ad ‘Holds the Line’ Against Socialism
    One hundred days away from the midterm elections, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is launching a new ad highlighting the rise of socialism across the country. The ad, titled “Hold the Line,” will run across North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire. These are their key Senate races that could keep Republicans…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Why Would Congress Want to Punish People for Their IRA Savings?
    Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., rolled out the Retirement Fairness for Working Americans Act this week, and the name alone tells you how Washington sells a bad idea. There is nothing fair about capping retirement accounts and forcing selloffs on people who did exactly what the tax code told them to…
    Jay Rogers
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    Islamic Extremism Requires New Abraham Accords, Expert Witnesses Tell Congress
    As the battle against the Iranian regime and its Islamic terrorist proxies continues, key congressional testimony highlighted the importance of expanding the Abraham Accords, President Donald Trump’s historic peace agreements with Arab nations. During his opening remarks to the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Africa of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Asher Fredman, visiting…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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