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Americans Rate Mike Johnson’s Performance as House Speaker
More Americans hold a favorable opinion of House Speaker Mike Johnson after he secured passage of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” last month. The new poll from Napolitan News Service gave Johnson his highest favorability rating since being elected speaker in 2023. The poll, conducted in late May, revealed that 38% of voters view Johnson,…Lorenzo Prieto -
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Return of Warfighters: Army Hits Recruitment Numbers Four Months Early
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth promised to restore the “warfighting” ethos to the military and now warfighters are signing up in droves to serve our country. The Army announced Tuesday that it has surpassed its recruitment targets “with more than 61,000 future soldiers—a full four months before the end of the fiscal year.” Fox News…Jarrett Stepman -
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Defeated Democrat Reportedly Won’t Seek Rematch for House Seat From Pa.
Former Democrat Rep. Matthew Cartwright has reportedly decided not to run in 2026 to try to reclaim his congressional seat in Pennsylvania. Democrats had contemplated recruiting the six-term ex-congressman to try to unseat freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., who ousted Cartwright in last November’s election. That race was decided by fewer than 7,000 votes. Bresnahan…Jacob Adams -
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Democrats’ $20 Million Study of Men Produces Laughably Obvious Results
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—New findings from the Democrats’ costly and widely panned Speaking with American Men (SAM) project found that many young men view the party as “weak” while seeing the Republicans as “strong,” Politico reported on Wednesday. An initial round of research from SAM—first reported by Politico—showed that many young men think that “neither party has…Ireland Owens -
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Speaker Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene at Loggerheads on Artificial Intelligence Regulation
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene strongly disagree over a provision in the “big, beautiful bill” that he considers vital for national security, but that she views as a violation of states' rights. Greene, R-Ga., spoke out Tuesday against the bill's 10-year moratorium on states “limiting, restricting, or otherwise regulating…George Caldwell -
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US Attorney Claps Back at Boston Mayor for ‘Inflammatory Statements’ Made Against Immigration Agents
U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Leah Foley has fired back at Boston Mayor Michelle Wu after Wu called federal agents making immigration arrests “secret police.” Recently, “Wu made reckless statements and inflammatory statements regarding enforcement efforts made by federal immigration authorities across the commonwealth,” Foley said. In an interview at the…Virginia Allen -
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Harvard Hits Rock Bottom
They say the first step in addiction recovery is admitting a problem—but typically only after the patient reaches rock bottom. Relations between Harvard and the Trump administration have hit rock bottom over Harvard’s addictions to the liberal bubble of woke ideology; to marginalizing conservative students, speakers, and professors; and to its appeasement of antisemitism. Harvard President…Carrie Sheffield -
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‘Every Single Leader Said Thank You’ to Trump: Lankford Pulls Back the Curtain on His Middle East Trip
Leaders in a handful of Middle Eastern countries are surprisingly sanguine about the prospect of Iran enriching its own uranium, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told reporters Tuesday. During a May 22-29 trip to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel, in which Lankford met with leaders of various countries, the senator said he was surprised to hear…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump Rescinds Biden-Era Guidance Requiring Emergency Room Doctors to Perform Abortions
The Trump administration rescinded the guidance issued by the Biden administration to require emergency room doctors to perform abortions. In 1986, Congress passed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, to address the problem of hospitals that refuse to treat indigent patients in emergency rooms. The law requires hospital emergency departments that accept Medicaid funds…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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FBI Says Chinese Nationals Smuggling Dangerous Biological Fungus Into US
Two Chinese nationals have been charged after smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S., according to the Justice Department. Scientific literature classifies the fungus “as a potential agroterrorism weapon.” Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are citizens of China and have been charged with “with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the…Virginia Allen -
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‘Apparently, We Are at the Behest of the SPLC,’ FBI Staffer Wrote in Response to Anti-Catholic Memo
The FBI Richmond office's notorious anti-Catholic memo reached more staff at the bureau than previously suggested, and some FBI staff were aghast to see it, according to new documents released by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Tuesday. The memo urged FBI agents to develop sources and surveil Catholic churches, citing the Southern Poverty Law Center's list…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump Returns Pennsylvania Steel to the Backbone of America
WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania—Flanked by a sea of steelworkers dressed in their orange safety jackets and hard hats, President Donald Trump was given a hero’s welcome at the Mon Valley Irvin Works to mark the signing of the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal, the largest investment in state history. “With the help from patriots like you, we…Salena Zito -
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Americans Approve of Key Proposals in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ New Poll Finds
As the Senate negotiates its version of the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” many of its key ideas, such as border security and Medicaid work requirements, received high levels of support, according to a recent poll from the Napolitan News Service. The poll, conducted in late May, found that a plurality of respondents want their senators to…Lucy Spence -
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America Needs Oil Exploration in Alaska
America faces an energy emergency—namely, a weakening electricity grid with the potential for blackouts. That’s why President Donald Trump has proposed rescinding a Biden-era rule that closed the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil and natural gas exploration, after allowing exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve earlier this year. Current U.S. electricity supplies…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Wyoming’s Plan for State-Issued Stablecoin Presents Unique Constitutional Issues
Wyoming apparently plans to issue its own state-backed stablecoin, a decision that raises unique constitutional issues that haven’t been explored for many years. Since our nation’s Founding, few states have tried to mint their own currency—which makes sense, given the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition against doing just that. Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution says…Zack Smith -
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House Budget Hawks Cheer DOGE Package
The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts into law was greeted with enthusiasm by the fiscally hawkish House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday. The rescissions package, delivered by the White House Office of Management and Budget to Republican House leadership,…George Caldwell -
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WATCH: DHS to Deport Family of Man Charged in Colorado Terrorist Attack
Immigration and Customs Enforcement concludes a new operation in South Carolina as protests among leftists break out over arrests of illegal immigrants in New England, California, and Oregon. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announces that the family of the man charged in connection with a Colorado terrorist attack Sunday will be deported. House, Senate,…Tony Kinnett -
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Biden Policies Opened the Door to Terrorists
President Joe Biden’s lax immigration enforcement and open borders policies made this country highly vulnerable to acts of terrorism. One of the big lessons of this weekend’s antisemitic Molotov cocktail and flamethrower attack in Boulder, Colorado, by Egyptian national Mohamed Soliman is how vulnerable we’ve made ourselves to infiltration by foreigners looking to do violence or acts of…Jarrett Stepman -
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Did Colorado’s Lax Approach to Immigration Enable Alleged Boulder Terrorist Who Set Pro-Israel Marchers on Fire?
A long train of policy failures allowed Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the suspect in Sunday’s terrorist attack on pro-Israel marchers in Boulder, to remain in the U.S., and in Colorado specifically, critics say. The Centennial State has enacted a broad swath of “sanctuary” policies in recent years, preventing state and local law enforcement from alerting Immigration…Tyler O’Neil -
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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