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California scrubs political conflicts of interest from its donation portal(The Center Square) – California’s ethics agency oversees an unlimited, blank-check system of payments solicited by elected officials — including the $347 million Gov. Gavin Newsom has steered through… Read More
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SEC, Big Ten endorse college sports revenue cap bill; Schmitt seeks passage before Senate recessA bipartisan bill to overhaul college sports received a major boost Friday when the SEC and Big Ten conferences endorsed legislation pushed by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri. Read More
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America 250: 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence on Aug. 2, not July 4Original first draft of Declaration of Independence, American Journey Experience Tour Museum, Michaela Estruth Read More
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Virginia Gov. Spanberger clears way for 66,000 former felons to vote in midtermsVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that her office has restored voting rights to 66,085 Virginians with past felony convictions since her administration began. Virginia is one… Read More
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Kentucky findings add to growing concerns over noncitizen voting(The Daily Signal) – A Kentucky lawmaker found that at least 159 noncitizens have voted in the state and said the U.S. Justice Department may bring prosecutions. The findings come… Read More
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Additional funding necessary for disaster relief in Missouri, Hawley saysSen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is asking a Senate subcommittee to pass additional recovery funding for St. Louis after a tornado took five lives and devastated hundreds of homes in… Read More
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Trump admin releases sweeping memo to expand religious libertyThe Trump administration wants federal agencies to provide greater protection for religious Americans when making rules, enforcing laws, managing workers and awarding government funding, a sweeping new memo states. Read More
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Obama granted Bill Gates top secret clearance at energy department(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Top security clearance was given to Bill Gates to the Department of Energy, according to letter obtained by Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. Read More
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Sen. Hawley calls for Senate contempt vote after Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 100 timesSen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said the Senate should hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 110 times during a Senate hearing Wednesday. Read More
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Orders for more US Patriot missiles, nuclear submarines fuel defense manufacturingThe U.S. has ordered nearly $60 billion worth of Patriot missiles from Lockheed through 2034 in a move designed to bulk up air defense manufacturing. Combined with other orders, such as those … Read More
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Fauci’s Fifth Amendment pleas not valid under presidential pardon, Hawley saysDr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday, but Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said it doesn’t legally apply under a presidential pardon. “When you have an immunity, you can’t use the Fifth Amendment because the Fifth… Read More
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Fed holds rates steady as three officials push for a hike(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, with three dissenting officials pushing not for the cuts President Donald Trump wants, but for an increase. Read More
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Senators to vote on holding Fauci in contempt of Congress(The Center Square) – U.S. senators will vote next week on holding in contempt of Congress the man who led the U.S. response to the global pandemic in 2020. Read More
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Analysis: Seven city subsidized grocery stores close in Chicago in warning to NYCAnother big-city subsidized grocery chain has called it quits as New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes to make government-backed grocery stores a central feature of his… Read More
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Mamdani announces city-run grocery stores will offer 30% discount. Critics say it will crush local businesses.(The Daily Signal) – New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that a “core basket of everyday groceries will be 30 percent cheaper at the five new municipal… Read More
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Analysis: Netanyahu, Zelensky meetings with Trump highlight U.S. war manufacturing deficienciesPresident Donald Trump hosted separate meetings Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the wars involving Iran and Ukraine remain fluid. Read More
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Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard’s permanent replacement, sets up possible vote on warrantless spying tool(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Senate confirmed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton Tuesday to serve as the next director of national intelligence… Read More
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In death, Lindsey Graham still shapes world stage(The Daily Signal) – World leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to honor the life and legacy of Lindsey Graham. Memorials took place across… Read More
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Republican governors urge Treasury to include homeschoolers in federal school choice programOn the same day a report revealed that nearly 800,000 homeschoolers could be excluded from the new federal school choice program, a group of governors… Read More
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‘Funding is a lifeline:’ FEMA awards St. Louis $2.9 million for tornado recoverySt. Louis has secured $2.9 million in federal funding to help residents navigate the complicated recovery process more than a year after a destructive EF3 tornado hit… Read More