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EXCLUSIVE: US Bid to Rejoin UN Education Agency Could be Derailed by House GOP

June 26, 2023
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Despite an ongoing scandal involving the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) leadership and the agency’s decision to flout U.S. law by admitting the “State of Palestine” as a member state, the United States is now formally seeking to rejoin. However, lawmakers may scuttle the effort by refusing to provide necessary funding. If…

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DeSantis Pledges Action, and Lots of It, at the Nation’s Borders

June 26, 2023
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Ron DeSantis rolled out a detailed plan to secure the nation’s borders, something he’s said he’ll begin implementing on the first day of his presidency—if elected. Speaking in Eagle Pass, Texas—on the Rio Grande River on June 26—the Florida governor and candidate for the Republican nomination touted a plan listing 35 actions he commits to…

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Senate’s $886 Billion Defense Budget Similar to House Plan, But With Less ‘Anti-Woke’ Focus

June 26, 2023
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The House and Senate proposed Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Acts (FY24 NDAA) are set for floor adoptions, a summer of intra-chamber conferencing, and hopeful adoption by late September. Both proposed FY24 NDAAs, or next fiscal year’s national defense budget, reflect the same $886.3 billion top-line figure submitted by President Joe Biden in March…

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After Wagner Revolt, White House Urges Beijing to Stop Backing Putin’s War Machine

June 26, 2023
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The White House urged China on Monday to stop supporting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine after the brief Wagner mutiny threw Russia’s domestic political balance into uncertainty. According to White House national security spokesperson John Kirby, the Biden administration is actively monitoring the situation but has not yet determined how the recent revolt of Wagner Group,…

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DeSantis Lands Endorsement of Florida’s Largest Police Union After Group Backed Trump in 2020

June 26, 2023
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The largest police union in the state of Florida has chosen to endorse Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president in 2024, after backing President Donald Trump in 2020. In a Monday press statement, Florida Police Benevolent Association (Florida PBA) President John Kazanjian announced the police union’s decision to back DeSantis, crediting the governor and…

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Sen. Hawley Shows Picture of Riley Gaines Being Assaulted by Protesters, Stunned by Her Story of Being Held for ‘Ransom’

June 26, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked decorated collegiate swimmer and female sports advocate Riley Gaines about her experience at San Francisco State University, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on June 21. “Unbelievable!” Hawley exclaimed before he showed a picture of Gaines being barricaded and assaulted by “hundreds of” protesters who tried to stop her from…

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Biden on Wagner Mutiny: ‘We Were Not Involved’

June 26, 2023
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The United States and its allies had nothing to do with the mutiny undertaken by Yevgeny Prigozhin and the private Russian army known as the Wagner Group that occurred in Russia on June 23 and June 24, according to U.S. President Joe Biden. The president commented on the short-lived insurrection during White House remarks on…

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Lawmakers Demand Classified Briefing on Chinese Spy Base in Cuba

June 26, 2023
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Two top lawmakers are pushing the Biden administration to hold a classified briefing on the secret Chinese spy facility in Cuba, flagging the national security implications of the “growing intelligence” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is gathering not far from American shores. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CIA Director William…

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Buffalo Bills Player Cancels Charity Golf Event at Trump Venue Citing ‘External Pressures’

June 26, 2023
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Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer has called off a celebrity charity golf event at one of former President Donald Trump’s golf courses following what he said were “external pressures.” “I regret to inform you that my annual Golf Event in South Florida to help raise money for the [Buffalo] community, originally scheduled for July 10th…

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Trump Vows to Sign a Bill Barring ‘Child Sexual Mutilation in All 50 States’

June 26, 2023
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Former President Donald Trump issued one of his strongest criticisms to date against doctors who perform transgender surgeries for children, saying he would sign a law barring the procedure. “Something else I find hard to believe that I have to even say,” Trump told a Faith and Freedom Coalition event on Saturday. “It’s so ridiculous….

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