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Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas joins Republican run for the exit in Congress
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Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas joins Republican run for the exit in Congress

By Brian Porter | The Rocky Mountain Voice Eastern Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner announced Thursday he won't seek re-election to his seat in the U.S. House after less than two terms. He's just one in a line of many Republicans to have made the same announcement, some putting the Republican majority in jeopardy. In Colorado, Rep. Ken Buck, R-Windsor, announced his departure in October and then abruptly decided not to finish out his term. Then Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo. Springs, announced his resignation. When Rep. Lauren Boebert announced her plan to leave the 3rd District seat, it meant all three Republicans in Colorado would be leaving their seats in Congress. They were far from the only ones to do so, as Republicans have nearly handed away their House majority. Unlike Buck, LaTur...
Miltimore: Sen. Rand Paul exposes the ‘Great Covid Cover-up’
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Miltimore: Sen. Rand Paul exposes the ‘Great Covid Cover-up’

By Jon Miltimore | The Foundation for Economic Education In an explosive new op-ed, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) claimed that at least 15 separate federal agencies knew that attempts to create a COVID-19-like coronavirus were being undertaken at the Wuhan Institute of Virology as early as January 2018. Yet, heads of these agencies did not reveal this information to the public; for years, they actively refused to release information on the project to lawmakers such as Paul, who were attempting to provide congressional oversight. “For years, I have been fighting to obtain records from dozens of federal agencies relating to the origins of COVID-19 and the DEFUSE project,” wrote Paul, who in March revealed he was formally launching a bipartisan investigation into the...
New polling finds Biden’s approval rate slumping, disapproval rate growing
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New polling finds Biden’s approval rate slumping, disapproval rate growing

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice The State of the Union Address may not have had the result for President Joe Biden that he would have hoped. Emerson polling finds that his job approval rating has continued to slide since the address, and his job disapproval rating has continued to rise. Biden addressed the nation March 8. Polling was conducted April 2-3 of 1,438 registered voters with a margin of error of 2.5%. In January, voters surveyed by Emerson graded the President's approval at 42%, up from a low of 38% in November. That approval of 42% ticked down 1% in March and another 1% in April, Emerson finds. Disapproval of the President's job performance was at its lowest in January, coming in at 46% in Emerson polling. It has ticked up every month since, with 47% disap...
Laken Riley murder suspect released over lack of detention space
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Laken Riley murder suspect released over lack of detention space

By Stephen Dinan | The Washington Times Homeland Security released the illegal immigrant accused of killing Laken Riley into the U.S. because it lacked the detention space, according to his confidential immigration file. Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, read key parts of the file into the record at a Senate hearing Thursday. Jose Ibarra, the man charged with the Feb. 22 slaying, was released under Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ power of parole, which is supposed to be used in limited cases and only when there is an urgent humanitarian need or a significant benefit to the public. READ THE FULL STORY IN THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Sloan: Mr. President, “don’t” is not a foreign policy
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Sloan: Mr. President, “don’t” is not a foreign policy

By Kelly Sloan | Special Contributor, The Rocky Mountain Voice After receiving intelligence reports that Tehran was up to something in response to Israel’s successful strike in Syria that eliminated some top Iranian General’s who were leading Hezbollah units, President Biden publicly told the Iranian’s “Don’t”. Well, they did. And boy did they fail spectacularly. Of the 110 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles and 170 drones that the Iranian military fired at Israel, virtually none survived to reach their targets. Reportedly a couple landed near an airbase, lamentably injuring a 7-year-old girl, but not even causing a pause in the airbase’s operations. Now, there’s a lot to unpack with this episode, including the again-demonstrated vacuousness of the Biden Administration’s ...
What’s the cause of 911 outages reported across four states? The FCC is investigating.
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What’s the cause of 911 outages reported across four states? The FCC is investigating.

By  FILIP TIMOTIJA | The Hill Residents of four states experienced 911 outages on Wednesday, impacting emergency calls in parts of Nevada, Nebraska, Texas and the entire state of South Dakota.  Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday night that 911 calls from landlines were not working and instructed residents to use mobile devices to dial. The service was restored after two hours.  “All of the individuals who called during the outage have been called back and provided assistance,” the police said on social media platform X. “Non-emergency calls are also working.”  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
Barr says he’ll vote for person to ‘do least harm’, the ‘Republican ticket’ in November
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Barr says he’ll vote for person to ‘do least harm’, the ‘Republican ticket’ in November

By TARA SUTER  | The Hill Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said Wednesday he will vote for the “Republican ticket” in the November presidential election. “I think it’s my duty to pick the person I think would do the least harm to the country,” Barr said on Fox News’s  America’s Newsroom. “And in my mind, that’s — I will vote the Republican ticket.” Barr’s comments come in spite of past criticism of his ex-boss, former President Trump, who is the presumptive Republican nominee for president. In December, Barr said his successor in a potential second Trump administration would have to be against the former president’s “abuse of government power.” “Trump needs people around him who will push back and help keep him on the straight and narrow,” Barr said. READ THE FULL STOR...
Trump rakes in over $1M in small donations after first day in New York hush money trial
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Trump rakes in over $1M in small donations after first day in New York hush money trial

By Mallory Wilson  | The Washington Times Former President Donald Trump raised over $1 million in campaign funds after his first court day in his New York hush-money case. Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law and newly elected co-chair of the Republican National Committee told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that Americans came out in support of Mr Trump while he faces his first criminal trial. “The people of America spoke up yesterday in support of Donald Trump to the tune of a million and a half dollars raised for his campaign,” she said. “The average donation was $28, so even here, in the abysmal Biden economy, people are coming out and they are financially supporting this president.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Miltimore: New study calls into question whether DEI programs really boost corporate earnings
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Miltimore: New study calls into question whether DEI programs really boost corporate earnings

By Jon Miltimore | The Foundation for Economic Education It’s safe to say that diversity, equity, and inclusion is one of the more controversial ideas of our time (and a multibillion-dollar industry). Some such as Elon Musk argue that DEI — which definitionally speaking means addressing structural inequalities in society — constitutes blatant racism. Others contend that DEI is simply about creating more equitable and harmonious workplaces, and offers clear financial benefits to companies, as well. “Study after study has proved that diverse companies perform better than their more homogeneous counterparts,” Inc. reported in 2023. “Companies that don’t foster an inclusive environment or prioritize diversity initiatives do so at their own peril.” ...
Supreme Court grapples with obstruction charge lobbed at 350 Jan. 6 defendants, Trump
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Supreme Court grapples with obstruction charge lobbed at 350 Jan. 6 defendants, Trump

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer | The Washington Times The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with the government’s case against 350 Jan. 6 defendants from the 2021 protest at the Capitol, with justices pondering how a law written in the wake of the Enron document-shredding scandal can be applied to those who brought the 2020 election certification to a halt. The law criminalizes obstructing or impeding an official proceeding, which the Biden administration says goes beyond courtrooms and criminal investigations and covers Congress’ electoral vote counting that the demonstration delayed. But GOP-appointed justices repeatedly challenged the Justice Department’s aggressive use of the law against the Jan. 6 defendants, questioning why it wasn’t also used in 2020 against rioters who att...

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