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    Stop Freaking Out—DOGE Is Exactly What Washington Needs 

    Judging by the Left’s reactions over the past few months, you would think the Department of Government Efficiency was burning down the federal government. The protests. The headlines. The handwringing. All because someone finally asked the question Americans have been yelling for years: Where is our money going?  Let’s set the record straight. President Donald…
    Sarah Selip
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    ‘CROSSED THE RUBICON’: Colorado House Passes Bill Treating as Child Abuse Dissent From Transgender Orthodoxy

    The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill Sunday that would remove kids from parents’ custody for behaviors like “misgendering” and “deadnaming” after Democrats cited the Southern Poverty Law Center to justify excluding parental rights groups from discussion on the bill. The bill, HB 1312, passed with 36 votes in favor, 20 against, and nine…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Members of Congress Must Be Present to Represent

    President Donald Trump’s win in November was so sweeping of a mandate that Republicans won control of both the House and Senate. Control of Congress is critical to moving Trump’s vast America First agenda forward—and because of the slim majority held by Republicans in the House of Representatives, one would hope they’re working together in…
    Tim Young
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    AOC Wallops Schumer in Potential 2028 NY Senate Primary, Poll Finds

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., would trounce Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in a hypothetical 2028 Democratic Party Senate primary, according to a poll conducted by Data for Progress, a self-described “progressive” think tank.  The left-wing group surveyed 767 likely primary voters in such a New York Democrat Senate primary contest from March 26 to…
    Jacob Adams
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    Grassley Teams With Democrat on Senate Bill to Claw Back Tariff Authority From President

    Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday introduced legislation with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to bring back congressional authority over tariffs. The bill, the Trade Review Act of 2025, would require the president to notify Congress of any new tariffs within 48 hours of their imposition. The bill also…
    Jacob Adams
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    Senate Follows House in Killing Biden Reg Imposing Curbs on Energy Use of Walk-In Coolers

    Senate Republicans voted to repeal a Biden administration regulation pertaining to walk-in freezers and coolers Thursday, in a move they say will save small-business owners money. The resolution, HJ Res. 24, passed 53-42 on a straight party-line vote. The Congressional Review Act resolution eliminates then-President Joe Biden’s 2024 limits on the energy use of walk-in…
    George Caldwell
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    5 Wacky Moments From Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Filibuster

    Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said a lot during his record-breaking filibuster of 25 hours and 4 minutes Monday and Tuesday on the Senate floor, touching on everything from “the arc of the moral universe” to how his fellow Democrat, Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, is a “prince of a man.” Here are the five top…
    George Caldwell
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    Georgia Democrat Senator Lives Rent-Free in $1M Home: Report

    Sen. Raphael Warnock lives rent-free in a tax-exempt $1 million home, the Free Beacon reported Monday. The article raises ethical questions about Warnock, as a senator, receiving numerous benefits from an outside organization. Warnock, D-Ga., who serves as pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church—where Martin Luther King Jr. served in the 1960s—has often backed left-wing causes…
    George Caldwell
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    Members of Congress Weigh in on Musk’s DOGE Initiatives for Energy, Governmental Reform

    Weighing in on a Thursday evening Fox News interview with Elon Musk and members of his Department of Government Efficiency team, Rep. Eric Burlison said that he would like to see DOGE focus on reforming the Department of Energy. “The Biden administration’s energy policies created massive inefficiencies, driving up costs for American families while stifling…
    Jacob Adams
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    GOP Senators Unveil Bill to Bring Hammer Down on Supreme Court Leakers

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Republicans will reintroduce a bill Thursday to impose criminal penalties on individuals who leak confidential information pertaining to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi are the primary sponsors of the Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act. The legislation would require…
    Adam Pack
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    ‘We’re Going to Defy the Odds’: House GOP Whip Tom Emmer Makes Bold Prediction About Congress

    When Rep. Tom Emmer became the House GOP whip in 2023, Republicans’ mission was simple: Limit the damage President Joe Biden did before President Donald Trump returned to the White House. While coordinated and successful opposition is no easy chore (just ask former Speaker Kevin McCarthy or Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer), governing, even with…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Debt Limit Forecast Adds Pressure to GOP House-Senate Budget Negotiations

    The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released a stark forecast of when the government’s borrowing limit would be exhausted—increasing the urgency of congressional Republicans' budget negotiations.  The forecast warns that if the government doesn't raise the limit of its debt, then it will no longer be able to borrow money and pay its obligations. “CBO…
    George Caldwell
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    Senate Panel Clashes Over Censorship, Free Speech

    The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution met Tuesday to discuss censorship with a panel of expert witnesses from the media and the law. Witnesses criticized what they called broad cooperation in years past between the government and nongovernmental organizations to suppress unfavored speech. Mollie Hemingway, the editor-in-chief of The Federalist, contended that NGOs have…
    George Caldwell
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    7 Changes Congress Should Make Before Restoring DC’s Bloated Billion Dollars in Funding

    Should the District of Columbia be allowed to spend over $1 billion furthering a radical leftist agenda harming those who live, work, and visit our nation’s capital? The answer is clearly “no.” As part of restoring any additional funding to D.C.’s local government, the House of Representatives should take at least seven actions to help…
    Zack Smith
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    How Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Could Affect Balance of Power in Congress

    The razor-thin Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives could hinge on the outcome of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election set for April 1 between Republican-supported candidate Brad Schimel and Democrat-backed candidate Susan Crawford. Elections for the highest court in the Badger State are officially nonpartisan, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court has seven justices,…
    Jacob Adams
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    Key to Uncovering Truth About MLK Assassination Lies With Congress

    Since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump is close to signing 100 executive orders. The deluge has put the corporate media, and sometimes Congress, on their heels. Nevertheless, Congress is coming alongside Trump to keep one of his more interesting campaign promises: to declassify records related to the assassinations of John F….
    Craig Iffland
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    Senate Dems Cave, Help GOP Advance Bill to Fund Government, Avoid Shutdown 

    The Senate on Friday voted 62-38 to end debate on a continuing resolution to fund the government through September, all but guaranteeing final passage of a GOP-crafted bill that would avoid a partial federal shutdown. Nine Democrats and one nominal independent who caucuses with them helped push the Republican-backed bill over the finish line. Democrats…
    George Caldwell
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    Senate Strikes Blow to Drug Traffickers With Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act

    Update: The Senate passed the HALT Fentanyl Act on Friday afternoon by a vote of 84-16. America has many adversaries: China, Iran, North Korea, to name a few. But perhaps America’s biggest enemy is fentanyl, a highly addictive and highly lethal synthetic opioid. In this war on fentanyl, the Senate is preparing to launch its…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Leading Senate Republican Has Questions About Oz’s Record on Trans and Life Issues as Major Hearing looms

    With the Senate Finance Committee preparing to interrogate Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, Friday morning, one Senate Republican says Oz’s record on transgenderism and abortion is “concerning.” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told EWTN that Oz “promoted, I know, trans doctors and activists on his…
    Bradley Devlin
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    After Senate Republicans Rip ‘Schumer’s Shutdown,’ Top Democrat Abruptly Shifts Course

    Editor’s note: After this article was published, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reversed course on the funding bill. “Either proceed with the bill before us or risk Donald Trump throwing America into the chaos of a shutdown. This in my view is no choice at all. While the [House bill] is very bad, the potential…
    Jacob Adams
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