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Jim Jordan Will Command GOP Minority as Democrats Aim for House Majority
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Jim Jordan Will Command GOP Minority as Democrats Aim for House Majority

Jonathan BarnesOctober 8, 2026

If Democrats reclaim the House next month, nobody should expect them to spend a single afternoon working on behalf of…

FBI Stops Deadly Plot to Kill 30-60 at Minnesota Mall of America
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FBI Stops Deadly Plot to Kill 30-60 at Minnesota Mall of America

Jonathan BarnesOctober 8, 2026

Every year, more than 40 million people pass through Minnesota’s Mall of America. Families with strollers. Teenagers burning through gift…

Trump Mocks Protesters as ‘Paid by Enemies of Our Nation’ at San Antonio Rally for Ken Paxton
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Trump Mocks Protesters as ‘Paid by Enemies of Our Nation’ at San Antonio Rally for Ken Paxton

Jonathan BarnesOctober 8, 2026

Every election cycle, the left pulls the same stunt. When your policies have cratered the economy, thrown open the border,…

Campaign Spots Lie: Four Democrats Voted Against Transgender Athlete Bans
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Campaign Spots Lie: Four Democrats Voted Against Transgender Athlete Bans

Jonathan BarnesOctober 7, 2026

For years, Americans have watched a deliberate erosion of fairness in women’s sports. Biological males stepping onto tracks, into pools,…

Texas Senate Candidate’s Church Distributes Bible That Erases Jesus’ Divine Identity
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Texas Senate Candidate’s Church Distributes Bible That Erases Jesus’ Divine Identity

Jonathan BarnesSeptember 20, 2026

You can learn a lot about a person by what they’re willing to throw away. In Texas, where Sunday mornings…

Virginia’s 22 Violent Crimes by Illegal Immigrants: A Direct Result of Gov. Spanberger’s Sanctuary Policies
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Virginia’s 22 Violent Crimes by Illegal Immigrants: A Direct Result of Gov. Spanberger’s Sanctuary Policies

Jonathan BarnesSeptember 17, 2026

There was a time when Americans could rely on one basic promise from their government: it would protect them. Not…

Vance Announces Permanent Federal Loan Ban for 870,000 Suspected Pandemic Fraudsters
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Vance Announces Permanent Federal Loan Ban for 870,000 Suspected Pandemic Fraudsters

Jonathan BarnesSeptember 15, 2026

Americans remember the pandemic years with a bitter clarity. While families shuttered businesses and tightened belts, Washington was shoveling nearly…

Two Justices Fight for Ballot Security as Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Rules
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Two Justices Fight for Ballot Security as Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Rules

Jonathan BarnesSeptember 15, 2026

Every American who has ever tracked a package online knows the drill: a barcode, a scannable label, and a standardized…

Noncitizen Census Counts Are Distorting Congressional Representation – House Republicans’ MAGA Act Targets the Problem
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Noncitizen Census Counts Are Distorting Congressional Representation – House Republicans’ MAGA Act Targets the Problem

Jonathan BarnesSeptember 15, 2026

Every ten years, America redraws the map that determines who speaks for you in Washington. The census count decides how…

Shelly Kates Headen Faces Party Withdrawal After Social Media Posts Inciting Violence Against MAGA Supporters
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Shelly Kates Headen Faces Party Withdrawal After Social Media Posts Inciting Violence Against MAGA Supporters

Jonathan BarnesSeptember 14, 2026

The North Carolina House Democratic Caucus has withdrawn its endorsement of Shelly Kates Headen, the Democratic candidate for state representative…

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