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    GOP Preps for Trump Visit as Thune Emphasizes Defense Bill Over SAVE Act
    Tomorrow, President Donald Trump will be at the Capitol speaking with senators about the SAVE America Act. When asked about the meeting’s priorities, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told the press he has others. Amid major disagreements within the Senate GOP, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., invited the president to attend the Senate Steering Committee lunch…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    ‘Far Left’ Dem Campaigns on Green Tax Policies With Obama Officials
    The mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has been campaigning with former officials from President Barack Obama’s administration to champion green tax policies. Earlier this month, Paige Cognetti, the congressional candidate for Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, was seen alongside Jon Carson, a former Obama administration official involved in the federal Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort. Carson served as…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Trump Previews Closed-Door Senate Lunch on SAVE America Act
    President Donald Trump said that his Wednesday luncheon with senators will focus on ways to pass the SAVE America Act. “We have to get—we have to pass the SAVE America Act, which is voter ID, which is proof of citizenship, etc.,” he said Tuesday in response to a question from the Daily Signal. “We have…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Muslim-Only Cemetery Fuels Concerns Over Secrecy, Rule of Law
    After a Muslim-only cemetery that claims to follow “Islamic rule over U.S. law” raised concerns from the public and elected officials alike in Texas, Rep. Keith Self told the Daily Signal the graveyard is a prime example of Islamic secrecy that threatens America’s national security. “I don’t have a problem with Muslim-only cemeteries, but I…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Rand Paul Subpoenas Fauci After Refusal to Testify on COVID-19 Origins
    Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has issued a subpoena compelling former top federal health official Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify before Congress, escalating a yearslong clash over the origins of COVID-19 and the government’s pandemic response. Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said the subpoena became necessary after Fauci declined to…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    The National Defense Authorization Act Gets Defense Spending on the Right Path 
    The fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act has cleared its first major hurdle in Congress.   The House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the legislation on June 4 in a 44-12 vote, while the Senate Armed Services Committee completed its markup and voted 18-9 on June 11 to advance its version of the fiscal year 2027 NDAA to the Senate floor. Both bills now…
    Neely Grantham | Robert Peters
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    Radical Islam Infiltrating the Democratic Party, GOP Reps Say
    After House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries refused to answer the Daily Signal’s question on his party’s pro-radical Islam problem, conservative lawmakers exclusively told the outlet that this is a result of “importing people that hate America.” “The Democrats have nominated a Nazi and an al-Qaeda terrorist; the Democratic Party has fetishized Islamic terrorism,” Rep. Randy…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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  • Rick Scott Wants GOP to Ram Democrats Politically for Opposing SAVE Act
    In a letter to his colleagues, a leading GOP senator indicated Republicans should use Democrat opposition to the SAVE America as a political tool against them, telling Americans the opposition party likes “fraud.” “I hope everyone will be vocal as to what they think is the best path forward, but here is mine. Every day…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Establishment Put on Notice Over SAVE America Hypocrisy
    Over the weekend, Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee spoke out against establishment Republicans for asking senators behind closed doors to stop talking about the SAVE America Act after publicly advocating for the legislation. Lee’s remarks come after the Daily Caller reported that during a Republican Senate lunch, longtime conservative senators told Lee and other legislative…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    How China Is Poisoning America With Parkinson’s
    Amid massive party infighting, the U.S. House of Representatives is coming together to put a bipartisan end to chemicals poisoning Americans with Parkinson’s disease. The bipartisan Paraquat Prevention Act would cancel all legal use of the herbicide paraquat, which has been linked to the neurological disorder and is massively produced by China. “The United States…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    A Socialist Wave Continues Crashing Through America’s Big, Blue Cities
    Democrats are quickly moving away from denying their socialist connections to openly embracing them. That’s a lesson to be learned from a clear trend taking hold in America’s most populous, blue bastions. Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist member of the District of Columbia City Council, looks to be the favorite to become the next…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    A Pride-Dominated Capital? That Era May Be Fading
    June is widely referred to as Pride Month, a narrative heavily pushed by progressives and the Biden administration. But this year, June feels different. Conservatives have and are actively taking a stand against it. Earlier this month, Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., declared June “Nuclear Family Month” to “rededicat[e] our Nation to the importance of this…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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  • DC’s Hobson’s Choice Mayor
    Hobson was an English horse dealer who famously gave customers only one horse to pick from, hence Hobson’s Choice. The expression sums up the mayoral contests in many American cities. In Los Angeles, voters can choose between incumbent Karen Bass, whose “friend and mentor” was a communist, or Nithya Raman, who “has been aligned with…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Soft-on-Crime Socialist Set to Run Nation’s Capital Ravaged by Teen Takeovers
    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Socialist City Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George won Washington, D.C.’s Democrat mayoral primary putting her on track to be the deep blue city’s next leader. Lewis George won 52.9% of the first-choice vote, beating out her closest challenger former City Councilman Kenyan McDuffie who garnered 36.4%, The Associated Press reported Thursday with 75% of…
    Arianna Hooker
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    The Hearing No One Asked For—Democrats Begging Lake for Apologies
    Though Jay Clayton did not get to appear for his confirmation hearing this week, former Arizona television news anchor Kari Lake did. Thursday, she testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, standing her ground as Democrats demanded she apologize. President Donald Trump canceled Clayton’s Senate intelligence hearing to be confirmed as director of national intelligence….
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    SCOOP: Rick Scott Moves to Terminate DHS Program That Incentivizes Hiring Foreign Grads
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Rick Scott introduced a bill designed to end the Optional Practical Training visa program, which incentivizes employers to hire foreign students. The Florida Republican’s Prioritizing American Talent Act would prohibit Department of Homeland Security funding from being used to help foreigners secure employment in the U.S. The Optional Practical Training program, created…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Roberts Lobbies for Senate to Bundle SAVE America Act With FISA
    The SAVE America Act must be passed by the Senate as soon as possible, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said on Wednesday. Roberts appeared on “The VINCE Show,” hosted by Vince Coglianese, and said he supports President Donald Trump pushing for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to include the SAVE America Act. “We’ve been saying…
    Francesca Cella
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    Pressure to Pass the SAVE America Act Intensifies
    After the Senate failed to advance legislation backed by President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans are moving to attach voter ID provisions to must-pass bills such as the National Defense Authorization Act and a reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The SAVE America Act, authored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, would require voters to provide…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    A Closed-Door GOP Battle Erupts Over Trump’s Plan
    Senate Republicans are refusing to follow President Donald Trump’s demands to add the SAVE America Act to the time-sensitive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act extension. Behind a closed-door GOP lunch on Wednesday, senators piled on the one colleague fighting hardest for the SAVE America Act. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., expressed their…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    2 Surveillance Worlds Collide: FISA vs. Arctic Frost Probe of Americans
    The senators who exposed the Biden administration’s snooping on Republicans and conservative groups have differing views on extending a surveillance provision for foreign intelligence gathering. The two matters are distinct, to be sure, as the latter involves intelligence, while the former was primarily a criminal investigation targeting President Donald Trump, expanded to include supporters. Still,…
    Fred Lucas
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