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House ditching Capitol Hill early without touching AI, debt or mass surveillance(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The House decided to leave Washington, D.C., early for the October recess Wednesday and not return until after the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Read More
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New Mexico eyeing second taxpayer-funded abortion clinicNew Mexico officials are considering creating a second taxpayer-funded reproductive health clinic expected to provide abortions. The state has already approved $10 million for a clinic in… Read More
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Trump EPA chief suggests lawmakers, green groups wield ‘hyperbolic’ climate change claims to grift and ‘scare the public’Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin told reporters that they should ask the “fascinating question” of why green groups and lawmakers challenging the Trump administration’s deregulatory actions have been… Read More
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Election security, artificial intelligence take forefront at AG Todd Blanche press briefingAttorney General Todd Blanche briefed reporters at the White House Tuesday, the second time an administration official has stepped in for the job after former Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt… Read More
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‘Vital partnership’: Trump nominates Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt as U.S. ambassador to Saudi ArabiaPresident Donald Trump nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, for U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise. “It… Read More
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Schmitt pushes back on new FBI documents painting Trump rally shooter as lone wolfNewly released FBI documents reveal details about the gunman who in 2024 nearly assassinated President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, but Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, isn’t… Read More
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Freshly minted lawmaker ignites long-sought audit of powerful Kansas City-area governmentFrustrated residents of the combined Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, government have sought accountability for its use of tax money for many of the years since the two entities merged… Read More
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Ted Cruz says bipartisan Protect College Sports Act preserves state bans on men in women’s athletics(The Daily Signal) – Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is leading the effort on a massive bipartisan bill to “protect, save, and preserve college sports in America.”… Read More
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Trump opposed placing guardrails on AI amid tech industry’s fears. Here’s what lawmakers had to say(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Lawmakers had mixed reactions to President Donald Trump Monday after he opposed placing guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI), with some agreeing that the U.S. Read More
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JD Vance announces major fraud discovery, outlines future protectionsVice President JD Vance’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud uncovered $245 million stolen from Americans, bringing charges against more than 80 people, members of the task force announced at… Read More
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Trump admin announces ‘largest power sector deregulatory action in US history’ as America faces troubled gridThe Environmental Protection Agency on Monday repealed Biden-era power plant regulations and proposed axing even more rules in what it called the “largest power sector deregulatory action in U.S. Read More
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‘Accountability is coming’: House targets $230 billion fraud crisis with trio of new bills(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Three pieces of legislation aiming to tackle federal and state fraud are set to reach the House floor when members return Monday. The bills… Read More
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U.S. House has one week to reauthorize highway funding before it expires(The Center Square) – Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to extend federal highway infrastructure funding before it expires, but the U.S. House has only a week left in… Read More
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Freedom Foundation accuses New York law of trying to trap workers in unionsNew York has passed a new pro-union law that opponents argue will stifle workers’ constitutional rights. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed… Read More
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Kansas City business owners voice concerns after minority contracting program endsKansas City is holding listening sessions with business owners to determine its next steps after a state-filed lawsuit forced the end of a program that… Read More
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Hawley accuses OpenAI of ‘reckless’ conduct during rogue AI testing(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is pressing OpenAI over the response to its artificial intelligence agents hacking another company. Hawley, chair of the Senate… Read More
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Michigan tests pay-per-mile system as EVs cut into gas tax revenue(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Michigan is spending up to $7.65 million on a pilot program to test a mileage-based alternative to its gas tax. The pilot will… Read More
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Utah Rep. Maloy urges ‘expeditious review’ of Bosnian election officials over Dodik removal, conviction(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A member of Congress is pressing the Treasury Department to investigate whether Bosnian officials engaged in sanctionable conduct surrounding the removal of former Republika… Read More
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Oregon Republican introduces bill to combat wildfires, bypass federal ‘roadless rule’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz wants to turn wildfire fuel from federal forests into an energy market as the Trump administration moves to rescind… Read More
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U.S. Marshals recover 79 missing children in ‘largest’ Ohio operation in state history(The Daily Signal) – U.S. Marshals on Tuesday announced the “largest missing-child operation in Ohio’s history” as part of Operation Meridian. According to the announcement, 79… Read More