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November 7, 2025
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| Killing the Filibuster Hands All the Power to Liberal Republicans |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| Donald Trump ratcheted up the pressure on Senate Republicans on Wednesday in the aftermath of a dismal night for the GOP brand. And while the election defeats were contained to blue states - where most experts would predict an off-year, off night for the president's party - the hand-wringing over what this could mean for the majority a year from now has the White House reaching for the panic button. "Terminate the filibuster," Trump demanded - without bothering to consider if the desperate suggestion would even work. |
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| Iowa's Ernst Says It's Time to Return $65 Billion in Unspent COVID Slush Funds to Treasury |
| by Mark Tapscott |
| Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing a bill Thursday requiring the return to the U.S. Treasury of an estimated $65 billion in unused COVID relief slush funds, and, in the process, end a flood of wasteful and fraudulent uses of such money on items like golf carts, ice cream trucks, and a bowling party. |
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| Election 2025: It's Still the Economy, Stupid |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Analysts who draw inferences from election data have a tendency to overinterpret. Already, politicians have attributed Democratic victories in the 2025 off-year elections to the government shutdown, the filibuster, and the socialist takeover of the Democratic Party. But Occam's Razor applies to elections as much as to anything else: all other things being equal, the simpler explanation is likely the correct one. And the simplest explanation for any American election result has remained consistent for decades: "It's the economy, stupid." |
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| Illinois's Assisted Suicide Bill Undermines Human Dignity, Say Patient Advocates |
| by Dan Hart |
| In the wee hours of October 31, the Illinois Senate narrowly passed a bill that will allow adults with a terminal illness to end their lives by giving themselves a lethal drug. Lawmakers, religious leaders, and patients' rights advocates say the legislation is a slippery slope toward increasingly relaxed restrictions around the lethal drugs and undermines human dignity. |
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| The Election Night News You Haven't Read Yet |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Tuesday night's election outcomes grabbed headlines across the nation: Ugandan-born Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, Democrats took key state leadership roles in Virginia despite being dogged by text message scandals, and Republican Jack Ciattarelli once again failed to capture the New Jersey governorship. But while these races may have been center stage, other states and cities also cast crucial ballots this week. Here's some of the election night news you may have missed. |
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| Erika Kirk Discusses Forgiveness, Courage, Discipline, Family in First Interview Since Husband's Murder |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| In the weeks since Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10, his widow, Erika Kirk, has become CEO of the influential organization that Charlie left behind. In a wide-ranging interview Wednesday night, Erika shared the role that faith has played in her life and Charlie's and how she intends to lead TPUSA in carrying on her late husband's legacy. Here are some of the top highlights. |
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| State Dept. Staff Interfering in Guatemalan Judicial Elections: Congresswoman |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) has called on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to dismiss two State Department officials she says are "interfering in the judicial elections in Guatemala." The officials' intervention is strangely discordant with the Trump administration's foreign policy to date and comes at an unusually significant inflection point for Guatemala's legal system. |
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| How 'Chasing Freedom' Has Led Women to Be Increasingly Liberal |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Tuesday's election results - particularly in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia - revealed an overwhelming inclination toward Democratic candidates. Word on the street is that young women are to blame. |
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| Supreme Court's Gorsuch Leads Conservatives in Tough Questions over Trump Tariffs |
| by TWS Staff Report |
| President Donald Trump's administration was on the defensive for much of the arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court over his sweeping tariffs. A major reason for that, according to legal experts, was the surprisingly harsh questioning by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative who sometimes defies expectations. |
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