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Before Biden gives one more dime to Ukraine, he must first secure our border

President Biden’s open border policy is a clear and present danger to America. We believe a U.S. president’s primary responsibility is to defend the country’s citizens and our Constitution. When it comes to border security, he is doing neither. Rather than address and alleviate this clear and present danger, President …

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Dem Senator calls for cease-fire shortly after meeting with group pushing to cut aid to Israel

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war just days after meeting with a group pushing for cuts to military aid to the Jewish state. Baldwin held a meeting with World Beyond War in the second week of December, where activists reportedly pressed Baldwin to “call …

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Cassidy unveils bill cosponsored by Fetterman to protect college students from antisemitism, discrimination

FIRST ON FOX: Senators Bill Cassidy, R-La., unveiled a bill cosponsored by John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Thursday aimed at protecting students on college campuses from antisemitism and other discriminatory acts. TheProtecting Students on Campus Act of 2024 seeks to”empower students” to file civil rights complaints if they experience discrimination on …

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Reporter's Notebook: Democrats' shutdown gamble reveals party divisions, Schumer's weak spot with the left

It’s often hard to separate the noise from the signal in politics. The noise is that congressional Democrats are fighting President Donald Trump and Republicans over a prospective government shutdown and healthcare spending. The signal is scratchy. But if you turn the squelch knob, you may detect the signal. We …

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Trump-approved plan to avert government shutdown scuttled by Senate

Senate Republicans’ bid to pass a short-term government funding extension was foiled by Senate Democrats as the deadline to fund the government fast approaches. While the proposal easily glided through the House with little drama, it hit a brick wall in the Senate and failed 44-48. Only one lawmaker, Sen. …

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Government limps deeper into shutdown crisis with no deal in sight

The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown as it nears its second week, and Republicans’ meager support across the aisle to reopen the government may be crumbling. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., needs at least eight Senate Democratic caucus members to join Republicans to reopen …

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Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues

Senate Republicans confirmed a staggering tranche of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Tuesday as the government shutdown continues. Lawmakers voted along party lines to confirm the batch of 107 of Trump’s nominees, a move that whittled down the remaining pending nominees on the Senate’s calendar to double digits. It also …

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Trump’s week in review: President secures historic peace deal to bring hostages home as shutdown continues

President Donald Trump secured a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas this week that will end the war in Gaza and return hostages two years after the terrorist network attacked Israel Oct. 7, 2023 — all while the U.S. government remains in a shutdown due to a stalemate in …

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Kennedy says Schumer 'nervous as a pregnant nun' as socialist wing tightens grip amid government shutdown

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of engineering what he called a “political shutdown” to appease the far-left wing of the Democratic Party — a claim Schumer has denied. “His relationship with the truth is very casual,” Kennedy told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday. “He’s …

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Pam Bondi accuses Sen. Blumenthal of lying about military service during heated hearing

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange Tuesday with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accusing him of lying about his military record after he questioned her about the lobbying activities of her former law firm. The confrontation took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing when Blumenthal …

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