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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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    Hospital Lobby Takes Hit After Senate Panel Passes Price Transparency Bill
    The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions passed legislation on Wednesday to require drug providers, hospitals, and insurers to clearly disclose to patients the cost of their products. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., would also require hospitals to compile and make public the costs of their products and services on…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    ‘Confronted With This Indecency’: Smithsonian Director Grilled Over Sexually Explicit Exhibits at American History Museum
    A leader at the Smithsonian Institution faced scrutiny over sexually explicit exhibits promoting gay and transgender issues at the National Museum of American History. For the second day in a row, Anthea Hartig, director of the history museum, was grilled on Capitol Hill after the release of a White House Domestic Policy Council report that…
    Fred Lucas
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    Maine Democrat Troy Jackson Under Fire for Reported Outburst, Mortgage Fraud Claims
    Troy Jackson, a progressive Democrat, has effectively clinched the nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine after Graham Platner dropped out earlier this month following allegations of sexual assault. Now, Jackson is facing accusations of violence with a female colleague. Allegations of Jackson throwing a water bottle at a female colleague have been widely reported this…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    From Viral Hearings to Key Bills, Brandon Gill’s Doing What It Takes to ‘Save the Country’
    Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is a freshman congressman known for his viral moments at Capitol Hill hearings. He had another such moment Tuesday as he sweetly, but devastatingly, dissected the director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History over her woke stewardship of the taxpayer-funded entity. Shortly after the exchange, Gill spoke with…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Alaska Senate Candidate Backed Income Tax Plan Critics Say Would Hit Lower-Income Earners Harder Than Millionaires
    Alaska Senate Democrat nominee Mary Peltola once voted in the state Legislature for an income tax proposal that critics called regressive because its highest earners would have paid lower tax rates than many working families. Legislative records show that while serving under the name Mary Kapsner in 2002, Peltola voted in the state House of…
    Fred Lucas
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    Hegseth Says American Troops Need $67 Billion to Recover from Iran War
    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended America’s need for a $67 billion supplemental funding request, revealing that the conflict in Iran has cost $37.5 billion already.  “The inability to properly fund this department, the Department of War, is probably the single greatest threat this country faces,” Hegseth said during a hearing with members of the Senate Appropriations…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    The Voter ID Act Can Secure Elections and Restore Common Sense
    As we approach November, legislators are running out of time to enact meaningful reforms before midterms, and many of their commonsense proposals are being received by fiery partisan opposition. One such proposal, the Voter ID Act (HR 9368), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., passed the Committee on House Administration June 24. It was attached…
    Don Palmer | Elizabeth Schlueter
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    ‘Societal Transformation’: House Panel Grills Smithsonian Leader Over Bias Claims
    The Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum complex, is seeking societal transformation in the United States and promoting a narrative of “American wickedness,” Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told a House panel Tuesday. “Teaching lessons about American wickedness is now the mission of the Smithsonian,” Gonzalez said during a hearing of…
    Fred Lucas
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    Ossoff Launches Epstein Ad Against Collins in Heated Senate Race
    U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff launched an attack against Republican senatorial candidate Rep. Mike Collins this past week amid President Donald Trump’s claims of 2020 election fraud. Last Thursday, Trump gave a national address to discuss 2020 election fraud, leading some to question if the senator’s ads, which mentioned the Epstein files, were intended to counter…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Election Fraud Convictions Offer Real-World Test of SAVE Act’s Potential Impact
    The SAVE America Act could have curbed hundreds of documented instances of noncitizens registering to vote and dozens of instances of noncitizens voting in elections, based on recent state data and criminal cases. A review of adjudicated election fraud cases suggests that a federal law requiring verified citizenship and photo ID—such as the SAVE America…
    Fred Lucas
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    Johnson Needs SAVE Before Congress Leaves Town. He Plans to Get It.
    House Speaker Mike Johnson and fellow Republicans are gearing up to vote on four major funding bills left undone until the last minute. The lawmakers are considering multiple road maps for election security ahead of their monthlong recess that begins Friday. Aiming to pass everything under one rule, the bills will address a ban on…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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