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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 Sens Lash Out at Thune for Placing Six-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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    Byron Donalds Unleashes MAHA Playbook to Protect Children’s School Lunches
    Florida gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Byron Donalds announced on Friday a plan to remove ultra-processed food, artificial dyes, and harmful additives from Florida school meals and to guarantee every Florida child access to clean, tested water at school and at home. The plan is called Healthy Florida Healthy Families. Florida schools currently follow federal U.S. Department…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    News Networks Challenge Mark Warner on Voter ID, President’s Speech
    Virginia Sen. Mark Warner told a gathering of supporters in Staunton this past weekend that “this is it” for him. It is his last run for the U.S. Senate seat he first won in 2008 after serving as Virginia’s governor. Funny, you don’t have to look hard in the archives to find a famous video…
    Joe Thomas
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    The Congressional Budget Office, Like the Rest of Washington, Is Not Perfect
    How many taxpayer dollars could additional anti-fraud measures save?   The Congressional Budget Office can’t give a straight answer. Yet to anyone who’s paid attention to the deluge of fraud cases uncovered, it’s obvious that the answer is “plenty.” CBO says it’s unclear how much money such an investment could save. It has a habit…
    Daniel Kowalski | Ethan Scroggins | Christopher Lynch
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    Requiring Citizenship to Vote Is a Call to Common Sense: Will It Fall on Deaf Ears?
    While most eyes on Washington are focused on the SAVE America Act, a new constitutional amendment is percolating in the halls of Congress. Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., recently proposed a constitutional amendment that would codify citizenship as a permanent requirement to vote in federal elections. The amendment is titled “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution…
    Elizabeth Schlueter | Don Palmer
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    ‘They Don’t Know What It’s Like’: Communism Survivors Question Why Americans Like Marxism
    As American support for Marxism rises across the country, House Republican leadership held a roundtable with survivors of communism to warn the American public of the true horrors of the communist and socialist ideologies. Chair of the House Republican Conference Lisa McClain, R-Mich., questioned the new Democratic Socialists of America agenda while emphasizing that American…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Jim Jordan Refers Jack Smith for DOJ Criminal Investigation, Alleges He Misled Congress
    House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, made a criminal referral of former special counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department, alleging he misled Congress about his investigations of Donald Trump. House investigators deposed Smith behind closed doors in December, and the former prosecutor testified in a public hearing in January. According to a letter from…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump-Backed Budget Skims Past House
    The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a concurrent budget resolution package, that sets the framework and instructions for what has been dubbed Reconciliation 3.0. The $95 billion framework would provide new spending for the military, intelligence and agriculture. The package also contains the SAVE America Act, a key legislation that would require proof of…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    The House Bans Insider Trading and Passes Voter ID
    Congress just passed two major Republican efforts in one bill. The Stop Insider Trading Act, meant to stop members of Congress from profiting from the stock market based on insider knowledge, included the SAVE America Act. The legislation passed Wednesday evening, 232-198, with 13 Democrats joining Republicans to pass it. The Stop Insider Trading Act…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    ‘FINISH THE MISSION’: Chip Roy Pulls Back the Curtain on Intra-GOP Fight Over SAVE America Act and Border Security
    The following is an excerpt of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, for “Signal Sitdown,” which premieres on the Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EDT on July 23. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Bradley Devlin: You just came out with a letter outlining 14 different items…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Congress Wants to Overturn This SCOTUS Ruling
    Earlier this year, the Supreme Court protected pesticide companies, ruling that they are protected from liability even if they leave off a warning label. A new bipartisan bill hopes to change this and hold manufacturers accountable. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., joined a bipartisan group of members of Congress on Tuesday to introduce the Americans…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    House Passes Trump-Backed Military Bill
    The National Defense Authorization Act, which includes legislation requiring voter identification in federal elections, is now headed to the Senate after passing the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday in a 219-to-206 vote. Five Democrats voted for the bill: Reps. Don Davis, D-N.C.; Jared Golden, D-Maine; Adam Gray, D-Calif.; Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas; and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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