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December 11, 2025
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| Defense Bill Squeaks through House with Wins on Life, DEI, Family Leave |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| In a city where nothing seems certain - least of all cooperation between the parties (or in them!) - there's a certain magic about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation, which is as close to a Christian tradition as Congress gets, is headed to its 65th straight year of passage - a record that should astound anyone in this bitterly divided town. What is it about the troop bill that gets both sides to thaw their icy standoff and work together? And can that reluctant, bipartisan cooperation be replicated? |
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| Trump Allows Export of Advanced Microchips to China amid National Security Concerns |
| by Dan Hart |
| In a marked reversal in foreign policy from his first term, President Trump announced Monday that the U.S. will now allow China's communist regime to purchase some of the most advanced American-made microchips available on the market. A growing cohort of experts and lawmakers say the move will severely undercut national security by allowing the U.S.'s biggest global adversary to use the powerful technology to develop more advanced weaponry and cyber warfare tactics. |
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| Trump Transgender Military Policy Wins on Substance before D.C. Circuit Court |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit delivered a major win for the Trump administration on Tuesday when it blocked a preliminary injunction against the administration's transgender military policy, finding that the district court "afforded insufficient deference to the Secretary's considered judgment." The ruling, Talbott v. U.S.A., allows the policy to take effect while the appeals process continues. |
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| Federal Agencies Asked to Pause Billions in Fraud-Infested Sole-Source Contracting Pending New Audit |
| by Mark Tapscott |
| Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Wednesday, during a combative hearing on waste and fraud, called for a government-wide pause in all 8(a)-set-aside federal contracting programs because billions of federal tax dollars meant for small businesses are instead going to Fortune 500 giants like Walmart. |
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| New Report Further Exposes Netflix's LGBT Agenda Targeting Children |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| For some time now, Netflix has come under fire for pushing LGBT-related content on both adults and children. The latter category, in particular, has drawn sharp criticism from parents and child advocates who do not want ideological content being forced upon the young and vulnerable. Now, however, it's not just talk. A new report from Concerned Women for America (CWA) showcases hard numbers that expose just how deep the entertainment company's agenda runs. |
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| DOJ Kills 50-Year-Old Equal-Outcome Regulation |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a final rule to establish "the principle of equal treatment under the law" by removing longstanding provisions for "disparate-impact liability," which required equality of outcomes, the DOJ announced Tuesday. "For decades, the Justice Department has used disparate-impact liability to undermine the constitutional principle that all Americans must be treated equally under the law," announced Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "No longer." |
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| Trump's Foreign Policy Aims to Put America First while Avoiding Isolationism |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The White House is heralding a new approach to national security and foreign policy under President Donald Trump, leaving behind decades of policy that the president characterized as "weakness." According to the National Security Strategy (NSS) published last week, America's national security and foreign policy priorities no longer include foreign intervention, regime change in the name of democracy, unqualified coalition-building, or global expansion of the "free market," but have instead shifted to economic protectionism, burden-sharing with allies, international deal-making, and eschewing foreign military entanglements. |
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| U.S. Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker off Coast of Venezuela, Trump Says |
| by TWS Staff |
| The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas. |
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| Trump Backs GOP Alternative to Obamacare Subsidies |
| by Tyler O'Neil |
| President Donald Trump signaled his support Tuesday for a Republican alternative to the pandemic-era extra Obamacare subsidies Democrats championed during the government shutdown earlier this year. "Well, I like the concept," the president said when asked about the bill, which Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) unveiled Monday. "I don't want to give the insurance companies any money," Trump told reporters on Air Force One, Newsweek reported. "They've been ripping off the public for years." |
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