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    America’s Promise to Veterans Cannot Become a One-Way Ratchet
    America has made a sacred promise—some might call it a contract—to our veterans. That contract should never be broken. But does upholding it mean that Congress must maintain every veterans’ program exactly the way it is today? Or could keeping that promise mean having the courage to evaluate whether veterans’ programs are still effective at…
    Chris Wingate
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    House GOP Launches Reconciliation 3.0 to Advance SAVE Act, Fund Defense
    House Republicans have released a budget resolution that aims to protect the nation and its elections. The nearly $100 billion budget resolution text dropped early Wednesday morning, acting as the launchpad for what’s been dubbed “Reconciliation 3.0.” The text, worked through with House leadership, the House Budget Committee, and the White House, hopes to accomplish…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    The Deal Ensuring Conservatives’ Border Security and SAVE America Act
    In a deal to open the House Floor, conservatives have the chance to pass the SAVE America Act and codify President Donald Trump’s border policies, two major policy pushes ahead of the midterms. In a 215-211 vote, the House of Representatives passed a rare procedural rule on Tuesday afternoon that opened the House floor, after…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Banks Leads House GOP Members In Charge to Urge White House to Enact Grant Transparency Rule to Block Woke Activism Funding
    Citing the “network” of liberal activists funded by President Joe Biden’s administration, 34 Republican lawmakers are urging the Office of Management and Budget to finalize a proposed rule they say would bring greater transparency to the federal grant-making process and give taxpayers more insight into how government funds are spent. The lawmakers—including Reps. August Pfluger…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Senate Democrat Says SAVE Act Would Enable Trump to Make It ‘Hard for Any Democrat in Any State to Win Any Election’
    The White House responded after a Senate Democrat said part of President Donald Trump’s preferred election law, the SAVE America Act, would enable him to “rig our democracy” and make it hard for any Democrat to win an election. In a recently resurfaced video of her remarks at the Indiana Democratic Party’s state convention on…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Susan Collins Blasts Political Attacks on SCOTUS, as Barrett, Kagan Ask Senate for Funding Boost
    Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins called out the top Senate Democrat and other public officials for potentially encouraging violence against Supreme Court justices. Collins, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, warned about heated rhetoric during a Tuesday hearing on the Supreme Court’s budget request that featured testimony from Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan….
    Fred Lucas
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    People Who Believe in Communism Are Either ‘Stupid or Evil,’ GOP Leadership Says
    Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., who was “robbed of his childhood” by communism, took the podium at the House Republican leadership press conference on Wednesday to warn Americans about the lies sold by self-proclaimed Marxist, communist, and socialist candidates. “When people who have lived under communism warn us about what is happening, we actually should listen…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Gill: ‘Intellectually Incoherent’ Democrats Defending DEI Are on the ‘Wrong Side’
    Congressional Republicans are still fighting against illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion policies entrenched in American education institutions. At a congressional hearing on Tuesday titled “Combating DEI in American Institutions,” Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, analyzed how DEI is illegal and ineffective. After the hearing, he told the Daily Signal that the “intellectually incoherent [Democrats]” were defending…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    GOP Lawmakers Press WNBA Commissioner to Protect Caitlin Clark
    The on-court abuse of WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark has reached the halls of Congress. The House Republican Study Committee, led by Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, sent a letter last week to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, arguing the league has not done enough to protect Clark from “unnecessary physical hostility and violence.” Several members from Indiana,…
    Al Perrotta
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    Omar Sounds Off on Trump and Rubio Decision to Leave the ICC
    Congress erupted over a decision by President Donald Trump’s administration to cut America’s involvement with the International Criminal Court over alleged selective targeting and wrongful prosecution. “The words ‘international,’ ‘criminal,’ and ‘court’ should never be used together—certainly not in reference to the United States of America,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who introduced legislation to remove…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    OMB’s Proposed Grant Reform Promises a Major Victory for Religious Liberty
    Americans should not have to surrender their constitutional freedoms to partner with a government program. Churches that receive federal grants should not have to hide their crosses. Religious charities should not have to secularize their missions. And citizens should not face higher fees to speak on public property simply because officials dislike their political or…
    Justin Butterfield | Lea Patterson
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    Barrett, Kagan Warn of Growing Threats to Justices, Say Supreme Court Needs More Security
    As House appropriators consider the budget for Supreme Court security and operations, Justice Amy Coney Barrett told members on Tuesday that in 2022 she had to take a bulletproof vest home due to “particularly intense” death threats. Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on…
    Fred Lucas
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    Here’s What’s Next for the Senate After Sudden Passing of Lindsey Graham
    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died from heart failure this past weekend, forcing Republicans to scramble to find another candidate to take his place on the ballot. While South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has appointed Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve as interim senator, the late senator was up for reelection in 2026. His sudden…
    Francesca Cella
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    Secret Camp David Summit Launches GOP’s Plan for Reconciliation 3.0
    A select group of Republicans on the House Budget Committee were called to Camp David for a “hush-hush” Reconciliation 3.0 meeting with House leadership Friday. After months of planning, Republicans are now acting on legislation that could determine if they keep the majority in the midterms. Committee members who were invited met at the White…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Hospitals Would Report Social Security Recipients’ Immigration Status Under New Bill
    A top conservative legislator in the U.S. House of Representatives is pushing a bill to require hospitals to report the immigration status of Social Security recipients after allegations of illegal immigrants and unlawful residents have risen in recent years. The Illegal Alien Reporting Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, would “amend title XI of…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Freedom Caucus Pushes For Bills to Codify Trump’s Border Orders
    The House Freedom Caucus renewed a push to enshrine President Donald Trump’s border directives into federal law after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., allegedly promised the chamber’s more conservative members that he would bring the border bills up for a vote in exchange for their votes on certain legislation, a source familiar with…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    House Bills May Deliver Key Parts of SAVE America Act by Meeting Senate Budget Requirements
    Two House bills could effectively implement the key voter integrity provisions of the SAVE America Act, an election security bill struggling to pass the Senate. The SAVE America Act, which passed the House but not the Senate, would require government identification and proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and also restrict mail-in ballots,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Darline Graham Nordone Will Replace Her Late Brother in the US Senate, S.C. Governor Says
    South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday that Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, will serve in the U.S. Senate for the remainder of her brother’s term following his death over the weekend. Speaking at a press conference in Columbia, McMaster formally named Nordone to fill the vacancy left by…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Education Committee Vows to Shift Remaining Ed Dept. Tasks, Programs to HHS, DOJ
    A key House committee has rolled out plans to delegate some of the Department of Education’s remaining tasks to other federal agencies, and the measure could reach the chamber floor for a vote as soon as Wednesday. The 10 bills included in the legislative package, released last week by House Education and the Workforce Committee…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Justices Barrett, Kagan to Face House Grilling: What to Expect
    While two Supreme Court justices are scheduled to field questions from a House panel Tuesday about the court’s budget, it’s plausible, if not likely, that members will use the opportunity to press the justices about some highly contentious cases. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will appear before members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee…
    Fred Lucas
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