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    ‘We Have an Agenda,’ Thune Says of GOP Senators on Budget Bill

    “We’re anxious to have the ball and run with it,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday, referencing the budget reconciliation bill that has passed the House and is now being considered by the upper chamber.  The South Dakota Republican emphasized that he thought Republicans had a vision for what they would like to…
    Jacob Adams
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    Ditch COVID Spending Spree: Congress Can Save $1.16 Trillion by Returning to 2019 Budget Trajectory

    Fiscal conservatives lately have argued that the federal government should spend as it did before COVID-19 ruined everything. Thankfully, the global pandemic is a speck in the rearview mirror. Only a few diehards cling bitterly to their masks and grow misty with lockdown nostalgia. Restoring spending to its trajectory in fiscal year 2019—the last before COVID-19 wandered…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Defeated Ohio Democrat Senator Eyeing Comeback Bid

    A veteran Ohio Democrat, former Sen. Sherrod Brown, might be looking to return to politics soon. Politico reported Wednesday that Brown—who lost his seat to Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in November—has told allies he’s considering a run for governor, but not for the Senate. Brown’s spokesman vehemently denied that. “The Politico story is untrue. Sherrod…
    George Caldwell
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    Musk Triggers Political Earthquake in Congress

    After weeks of being withdrawn from Washington politics, Elon Musk suddenly sent a shock wave through the Senate. On Tuesday, CBS released a clip of Musk criticizing what President Donald Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill”—a budget reconciliation package that would ensure funding for major campaign promises, such as border security and the extension of…
    George Caldwell
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    Georgia Senate Candidate Enlists Cross-Dressing Actor in Madcap Ad

    In one of the most madcap political ads in recent memory, Georgia Republican Rep. Buddy Carter is hitting the issue of transgender athletes head-on in his bid to unseat Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026. He is “banning people like me from competing in women’s sports!” says a crossdressing male actor in a new Carter…
    George Caldwell
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    Senate Republicans Accuse Congressional Watchdog Agency of Partisan Bias

    The Government Accountability Office—an ostensibly nonpartisan congressional watchdog—has come under fire in recent days from Republicans, who accuse it of showing bias and overstepping its bounds. Established in 1921, the GAO does not possess veto power over Congress, but it has generally been respected as a rules-keeper and referee for both chambers. The agency is…
    George Caldwell
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    Senate Should Make House’s Big, Beautiful Bill Bigger, More Beautiful

    On Thursday at 6:54 a.m., the U.S. House passed the Trump and Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (Yup, that is this 1,118-page measure’s official title.) By a snare-drum-tight, 215-214 vote, all but three Republicans and zero Democrats chose to give Americans $4.1 trillion in tax relief, along with their bacon, eggs, tea, and toast….
    Deroy Murdock
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    Ron Johnson Predicts GOP Senators Will Put Up Roadblock To ‘Stop the Process’ On Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday on CNN that he believes there will be enough GOP members to halt President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” until their concerns are addressed. Despite Trump pushing Republicans to pass his budget reconciliation package, some GOP lawmakers have remained unconvinced. While on “State of the…
    Hailey Gomez
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    The Librarian of Congress Should Support the Founders’ Goal of Protecting American Creators

    President Donald Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on May 9. Since then, he’s announced that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will assume the role of acting librarian of Congress. Trump’s ultimate decision of whom to appoint as the librarian of Congress is of more consequence than people might think. The classic image of…
    Adam Mossoff
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    Who to Watch in Senate as ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Advances

    Republicans this week made major progress when they passed the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation package out of the House, but there's still a long road ahead to President Donald Trump’s desk.  The package—dubbed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act—now heads to the Senate. The GOP currently has a 53-47 majority in the upper chamber, and…
    Jacob Adams
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    Mike Collins Within Striking Distance of Sen. Jon Ossoff in Senate Matchup, Poll Finds

    New polling shows Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins within “striking distance” of incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff in a hypothetical matchup for one of the Senate seats representing the Peach State. The Cygnal poll, conducted from May 15 to May 17 among 800 likely voters, found Ossoff leading Collins 45.7% to 43.3%—well within the survey’s…
    Jacob Adams
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    House Passes ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Bill

    The House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill that, if signed into law, would secure a number of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, such as extending his first-term 2017 tax cuts and funding border security. The bill passed by a 215-214 margin with one “present” vote. It will now go to the Senate. House…
    George Caldwell
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    EXCLUSIVE: Senators to Introduce Bill Promoting Holistic Fertility Methods

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two Senate Republicans will introduce legislation to promote a holistic approach to healing infertility. Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and James Lankford, R-Okla., will introduce the Reproductive Empowerment and Support Through Optimal Restoration (RESTORE) Act on Thursday to address underlying causes of infertility like endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome. “So many couples…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    WATCH: Rubio Leaves Democrat Senators in Shambles

    LIVE on “The Tony Kinnett Cast” at 7 p.m. EDT: Secretary of State and acting national security adviser Marco Rubio goes toe-to-toe with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tuesday—and only one is left standing. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., is charged with assault, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., flies in to simp for her. The Supreme…
    Tony Kinnett
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    ‘We’re Just Getting Started,’ Noem Tells Senate During DHS Budget Hearing

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before a Senate panel Tuesday on her department’s budget request for fiscal year 2026, touting the work the Department of Homeland Security has already accomplished under President Donald Trump while responding to questions on the budget and legal matters related to the detention and deportation of illegal aliens.   “Now, at…
    Virginia Allen
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    Senate Dems Critical of Bondi’s Easing of Journalist Subpoena Rules Were Mum on Obama, Biden Actions

    Ten Democrat members of the Senate Judiciary Committee—including former Chairman Dick Durbin of Illinois—have accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of attacking constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press by making it easier for the federal government to issue subpoenas to journalists for their testimony and sources. “When asked at your confirmation hearing to commit to ‘respect…
    Mark Tapscott
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    Senate Panel Hearing Spotlights Charter Schools for Special-Needs Kids

    Sen. Bill Cassidy on Thursday urged parents and school choice advocates to continue efforts to promote the educational benefits of charter schools, with an emphasis on children with special needs. Cassidy, R-La., who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, hosted a hearing on the charter school movement, “Chartering Excellence: A Policy Briefing…
    Jacob Adams
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    EXCLUSIVE: Marshaling Senate Support for the Justice for Angel Families Act

    This morning, I sat down with Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., to discuss the Justice for Angel Families Act, a bill he’s pushing alongside Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas.  The legislation would extend support to “Angel Families”—immediate relatives of those killed by illegal immigrants or international drug cartel members. By amending the 1984 Victims of Crime Act,…
    Tony Kinnett
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    EXCLUSIVE: Congress Answers Call to Defund Second-Largest Transgender Hormone Provider

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House Energy and Commerce Committee has announced its portion of the reconciliation bill would slash Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer funding. Now, a conservative think tank is urging Republicans in Congress to act to defund the abortion giant. The reconciliation bill contains language removing funding for organizations that participate in transgender medical…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Congress Must End, or Radically Amend, Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants

    The Temporary Protected Status immigration program was enacted into law in 1990. Its original intent was to give a brief safe haven to aliens in the U.S. without regard to their legal or illegal status when man-made situations or natural disasters temporarily made return to their countries unsafe. The law gives the homeland security secretary…
    Dan Cadman
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