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Colorado Rep. Jeff Crank Forces House Showdown Over Socialism, Challenges Democrats to Go on Record
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Colorado Rep. Jeff Crank Forces House Showdown Over Socialism, Challenges Democrats to Go on Record

By James Cirrone | Fox News The measure cites Zohran Mamdani's New York City mayoral win and calls for passage of the SAVE Act. Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., introduced a measure Thursday condemning socialism in all its forms, telling Fox News Digital he wants to use the vote to force moderate House Democrats to take a more public stance against the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). "I keep hearing people like Hakeem Jeffries and others in the Congress saying that they oppose the DSA. Let's see if they're willing to vote for a resolution that would oppose them," Crank told Fox News Digital in an interview Friday. Crank's House resolution cites New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s victory as one of the clearest signposts of the DSA’s growing politic...
Trump Venezuela Oil Deal Could Unlock $200 Billion and Expand US Energy Supply
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Trump Venezuela Oil Deal Could Unlock $200 Billion and Expand US Energy Supply

By Michael Sinkewicz | FOX Business Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the agreement a 'huge win' that could bring nearly $100B in private investment. Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday touted a "historic" oil agreement with the United States announced by President Donald Trump. Speaking during an evening address, Rodriguez celebrated the agreement, saying it would help revive Venezuela's economy. She said the deal would remain in effect for 25 years and initially target crude production of more than 1.5 million barrels per day while preserving the South American country's sovereignty over its natural resources. "This 25-year bilateral project envisages the development of 17 strategic oilfields with a production target of more than 1.5 m...
AOC Renews Democratic Socialists Membership Amid 2028 White House Buzz
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AOC Renews Democratic Socialists Membership Amid 2028 White House Buzz

By Kevin Killough | Just the News Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the most prominent politician affiliated with the organization. New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has officially rejoined the Democratic Socialists of America group. The congresswoman, among House Democrats' most progressive members, signed up for an annual membership in 2018, then let her membership lapse for seven years, the news outlet NOTUS reported Thursday  She is the most prominent politician affiliated with the organization, which had considerable success in this primary season in knocking off some long-standing Democratic incumbents.  Recent polling shows Ocasio-Cortez a favorite among potential Democratic presidential candidates, and her...
Why the Right should run toward data centers, not away from them
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Why the Right should run toward data centers, not away from them

By Daniel Turner | Commentary, The Daily Wire A word of caution to the Right as the midterms approach: do not run on messages from the Left. The policies of Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and others of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) base should not be the north star. So, why borrow from their playbook on data centers? Data centers are good. They are a boon for the economy and essential for national security and quality of life. You are reading this column because of data centers. You can share this article on social media because of data centers. We should support data centers for many reasons. Energy production. President Trump’s “Ratepayer Protection Plan” does something extraordinary and unprecedented: it allowed tech companies to build power plants.&...
Is Colorado’s “final” Colorado River plan really final?
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Is Colorado’s “final” Colorado River plan really final?

By Greg Walcher | Commentary, GregWalcher.com I heard about two lawyers that argued for over an hour. Finally, one said, “That’s my final word on the subject.” To which the other replied, “Oh, good. Now we can begin.” In politics, contentious agreements are a bit like that, too. There is really no such thing as a “final” agreement, only the agreement that’s in effect until the next meeting. The Bureau of Reclamation just released its “Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.” It represents the government’s “final decision” on how it will manage the Colorado River over the next ten years. The first draft of the document was published in January, followed by months of public comments and meetings, an...
Why the AI Data Center Debate Is About More Than Energy and Water
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Why the AI Data Center Debate Is About More Than Energy and Water

By Taylor Budowich | Commentary, Fox News A report found 61% of small-business owners using artificial intelligence to boost their operations. Everywhere you look, people are talking about artificial intelligence (AI). It’s on your TV. It’s on your radio. It’s on your social media feed. And it seems like Democrats and their media allies are doing their very best to scare you away from it by telling you that AI is going to destroy the environment, take your job and hike up your utility bills. But anytime Democrats and liberal journalists are in lockstep on an issue, that should set off your alarm bells – why do they want you to be scared? The reason is that left-wingers want to seize control of AI for their own political purposes. But don’t take my word for it...
Country Music Legend Dolly Parton Dies At 80
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Country Music Legend Dolly Parton Dies At 80

By Hank Berrien | Daily Wire The beloved star leaves behind a grieving nation. Dolly Parton, the towering queen of country music whose sky-high blonde wigs, razor-sharp wit, and world-class talent conquered pop culture and warmed millions of hearts, has passed away. She was 80. The tragic news was confirmed via an official Instagram video by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, on behalf of the Parton family. Parton’s death comes after a public struggle with her health. Fans were hit with a scare in September 2025 when she abruptly canceled a slated six-night Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace. At the time, she cracked a classic Dolly joke to ease the blow, claiming it was just time for her “100,000-mile check-up” that didn’t involve her plastic surgeon. She...
Trump Administration Moves to Restrict Tax Benefits for Illegal Immigrants
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Trump Administration Moves to Restrict Tax Benefits for Illegal Immigrants

By Samuel Kimzey | The Federalist We are witnessing a well-coordinated, multi-pronged strategy targeting the incentives that draw illegal aliens to the United States. Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new regulations to clarify existing federal law and prevent illegal aliens from collecting government benefits. Bessent wrote on X: “Under @POTUS, the days of illegal aliens collecting taxpayer-funded benefits are over. The federal law is clear, and @USTreasury is enforcing it. American taxpayers should not be forced to foot the bill for benefits going to those who are barred by law from receiving them. These proposed regulations end the abuse, protect the integrity of the tax system, and put Americans first.”  These new policies are c...
Every country has a locked front door. Why not America?
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Every country has a locked front door. Why not America?

By Brian C. Joondeph | Commentary, American Thinker The recent success of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates in several high-profile primary elections has reignited a debate over how far left the Democratic Party is moving. These are not the Democrats of John F. Kennedy or even Bill Clinton. The DSA platform calls for Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, universal childcare, free public college, expanded government ownership of key industries, and a constitutional overhaul that would abolish the U.S. Senate, the Supreme Court, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and replace the presidency with congressional leadership. On immigration, many progressive activists seek not only to reform ICE but to abolish it altogether. Congressman Shri Thaned...
What the Supreme Court did, and did not do, on Trump’s mail-ballot order
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What the Supreme Court did, and did not do, on Trump’s mail-ballot order

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a win Monday on mail-in voting, and the headlines said so. But for a Colorado voter, nothing has changed yet. The state remains set to send November ballots under existing rules, because a second court order the justices did not touch still blocks the part of the president's plan most directly tied to how voters receive their ballots. That gap between the headline and the effect is the story. The Court cleared one obstacle in Trump's path. It did not rule that his election order is legal, and it did not change how Coloradans get their ballots this fall. What it means for Colorado now Colorado is not a bystander in the case. It is one of the plaintiffs that brought th...