Trump-backed candidate defeated in Colorado congressional primary

• Something is happening in the nation’s late-season primary races that is raising some serious questions about November. President Donald Trump, who had long gone undefeated in terms of his primary election picks, suffered a loss this week when Lauren...

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Journalism professor argues McEnany ‘tries to undermine the press’ instead of address questions directly

• Bill Grueskin, a Columbia Journalism School professor, is calling out White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnenay for allegedly “seeking to undermine the credibility not just of individual journalists or outlets but of journalism itself.” He made his argument in...

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Rep. Adam Schiff says ‘the Republicans are boycotting’ Intelligence Committee briefings

• The nation’s deep political divide is often on full display among elected officials on Capitol Hill. As a recent example, the Washington Examiner reports that Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee are now boycotting briefings held...

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Nine Democrats side with GOP in effort to delay Pelosi’s latest Obamacare bill

• A Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed a bill through this week designed to reinforce and strengthen aspects of the Affordable Care Act. Nevertheless, nine members of a caucus led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)...

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‘A historic win’: Trump cheers SCOTUS ruling in favor of school choice

• Following a mixed bag of rulings, some of which have vexed President Donald Trump, the White House declared one recent U.S. Supreme Court decision a “historic win.” Trump made the statement in response to a 5-4 ruling on Tuesday...

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New York City Mayor de Blasio signals plan to cut $1 billion from NYPD budget: Reports

• As calls to “defund the police” continue to rise across his city and the nation, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signaled this week that he is receptive to the idea of significantly cutting the budget for law...

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Protester: Bill de Blasio is ‘a pathetic, a pitiful, a parasitic, a pathogenic politician’

• New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has done his best to appease the left throughout the recent pandemic and social crisis, to no avail. Protesters put de Blasio on public “trial” Monday, calling him “a pathetic, a...

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Biden says he will end H-1B visa suspension if elected

• When President Donald Trump announced the suspension of the H-1B visa program on June 22, it was widely applauded as a common-sense move. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, however, says that if elected, one of his first acts will...

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Obama: Trump’s use of ‘anti-Asian’ nicknames for COVID-19 ‘pisses me off’

• President Donald Trump has made no secret of the fact that he holds Beijing responsible for the coronavirus pandemic, and he has thus referred to COVID-19 as the “China virus,” “Kung flu,” and similar permutations. Democrats and the media...

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SCOTUS decision permits president to fire CFPB director at will

• The U.S. Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump a partial win this week with a ruling that brought a largely unaccountable federal watchdog agency under at least marginal control of the executive branch. As the Washington Examiner reported, a...

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