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    DHS Secretary Blasts Senator for Calling ICE Unconstitutional: ‘If You Don’t Like the Laws, YOU Can Change Them’
    Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin fired back at Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing over claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is lawless, dangerous, and unconstitutional. “We’re doing the job that Congress gave us the authority to do,” Mullin said. “If you don’t like the laws, you can change…
    Joseph Buff
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    Senate Undergoes Vote-A-Rama to Pass Border Megabill
    The Senate has kicked off the long, arduous process of debating amendments on a party-line budget bill to provide $70 billion to cover immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term without any Democrat support. On Wednesday afternoon, in a party-line vote, the Senate advanced what Republican leadership calls the “Secure America Act.”…
    George Caldwell
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    Chip Roy Pushes for FACE Act Repeal
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Texas Rep. Chip Roy is pushing to repeal a law that has resulted in the imprisonment of pro-life protesters, arguing the legislation could be used to unfairly target Americans in the future. In a Tuesday letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Roy called for a floor vote on…
    George Caldwell
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    ‘UNHINGED’: Green Screams for DHS Secretary to ‘Shut Up!’ After Labeling Him a Racist
    Rep. Al Green, best known for shaking a cane at President Donald Trump and filing several articles of impeachment, is being mocked for labeling Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin a racist, then screaming at him to “shut up” when he tried to respond. It happened Wednesday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, but the…
    Al Perrotta
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    Dr. Oz Huddles With House Republicans Crafting Anti-Fraud Reconciliation Bill
    Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, huddled with House Republicans on Wednesday to discuss anti-fraud measures, as House leadership seeks to pass a fraud-focused party-line budget bill. On Wednesday morning, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told reporters Oz was coming to meet with a group of House Republicans…
    George Caldwell
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    5 Things to Know About the Senate Hearing on Transgender ‘Medicine,’ Chloe Cole’s Testimony
    When a detransitioner testified to members of Congress about the harm she suffered from experimental transgender medical interventions and advocated for laws against such procedures on minors, Democrats attempted to frame their opposition to such laws in terms of parental rights and medical privacy. “The entire premise of transgenderism is that I will take my…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    A New Congressional Plan to Save $1.5 Trillion and End Abortion Funding
    The Heritage Foundation released its version of Reconciliation 3.0, a new plan to end federal funding for abortion, combat fraud, and save America $1.5 trillion. The leading conservative policy institute on Wednesday unveiled “Setting the American Opportunity Agenda,” a special budget and spending report for Congress, and House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is ready…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Inside Speaker Johnson’s Private Capitol Tour: Faith and America’s Founding 
    House Speaker Mike Johnson led a private tour of the U.S. Capitol recently, emphasizing the role of faith in America’s founding 250 years ago.  Frank Turek, founder and president of the Christian ministry CrossExamined.org, recorded portions of Johnson’s May 20 tour and shared clips on his show “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an…
    Karly Tucker
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    Congress Battles Over Spy Powers
    Congress is once again engaged in a great debate over how to reform federal surveillance programs, with privacy hawks demanding a list of restraints on the government’s spy powers, Democrats showing little willingness to work with the administration, and committee leaders trying to get a compromise across the finish line. On June 12, Section 702…
    George Caldwell
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    Meet the ‘Wicked Witch of Woke’ and the ‘Queen of DEI’ Looking to Take Key GOP Seats 
    Two progressive Midwest candidates are moving forward as the Democratic Party picks for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa. The women’s pasts are proof that the party is sticking with woke ideology that may not align with nearly 80% of Iowa. Sarah Trone Garriott, seeking to unseat Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and Christina Bohannan,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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  • Lindsey Graham Plans to Salvage Anti-Weaponization Fund
    Although the Justice Department on Tuesday nixed plans for a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” the concept of such a fund could still move forward in Congress. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has proposed establishing a process to compensate individuals wrongly targeted by the federal government by using legal mechanisms…
    Fred Lucas
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    NO MORE PRIDE? Congresswoman Ditches ‘Perverse’ Pride Month, Gives June a New Name
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., introduced a resolution to end the official celebration of Pride Month and rename June in honor of traditional families. Miller wants Congress to stop recognizing Pride Month and instead celebrate “the benefit of marriage and family to men, women, children, and society.” Miller said that Americans have been…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Amid War in Iran and Funding Ukraine, Rubio Tells Congress the State Department Is ‘America First’
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to testify about his 2027 “America First” State Department budget request. While most department budgets increase significantly, this is the second consecutive year the State Department continues to make significant cuts, no longer operating as “the world’s ATM.” “Our foreign policy…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Freedom Caucus Launches ‘Don’t Spy on Me’ Campaign
    With the expiration of an important federal spy power approaching, the House Freedom Caucus—the House of Representatives’ hard-line conservative faction—is preparing for battle in what its members view as a fight over Americans’ privacy rights. “Don’t spy on me,” Freedom Caucus members declare in a new video campaign inspired by the American revolutionary phrase “Don’t…
    George Caldwell
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    New Federal Plan Aims to Replace Synthetic Fabrics With American Cotton
    The United States Department of Agriculture has launched the Great American Cotton Plan to support cotton farmers and protect Americans from “forever chemicals” in our daily lives. Over the past decade, America has moved to almost all synthetic fibers, often for clothing and linens made of plastics such as polyester, nylon, polypropylene, and polyethylene. While…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Reps. Clyde and Boebert: No Warrants, No FISA
    When there’s a real chance of protecting Americans’ privacy, the deep state always runs the same playbook. Slow walk votes on reforms. Allow the clock to run out. Highlight a potential national security scare. And reiterate the status quo while calling it reform. That’s why we must deliver real reforms before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
    Rep. Andrew Clyde | Rep. Lauren Boebert
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    Harris Sounds Alarm, Feds Launch Title IX Probe Into North Carolina Schools
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education has launched an investigation into a North Carolina public school district as officials continue to allow biological men in women’s restrooms, violating presidential executive orders and Title IX. Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., called the violations “deeply disturbing” and thanked the secretary of the department for “quick action.”…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Platner’s Sex Scandal Rocks Maine Senate Campaign
    Democrat Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign has hit a major obstacle with a sexting scandal, threatening Democrats’ efforts to regain control of the chamber. On Saturday, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported that Platner’s wife had previously flagged as a potential liability to campaign staff that she had learned her husband…
    George Caldwell
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    ‘This Will Be FUN!’: The Texas Senate Race Stars an Anti-Texan
    “This will be FUN!” So said President Donald Trump about the upcoming Texas Senate race after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP primary runoff. Paxton will square off against Democrat nominee James Talarico in what may turn out to be the most expensive U.S. Senate race ever. It’ll certainly…
    Al Perrotta
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    Reconciliation 3.0 Is the Best 250th Birthday Present Congress Can Give America
    Leave it to the legacy media to turn a commemorative currency proposal into a five-alarm constitutional crisis. By now, you’ve probably heard about the scene at last week’s White House press briefing when CNN’s Kaitlan Collins confronted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about a proposed $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump. “Do you think politically it’s…
    Robert B. Bluey
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