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04/17/2026 05:00 CDT
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**NATIONAL VOTER ID NEEDED TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN OUR ELECTIONS**
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==**TODAY’S TOP TEN**==
**WHY WE NEED TO CLEAN UP OUR ELECTIONS**
**A TALE OF TWO STATES:** Why national voter ID is critical to U.S. elections. _[The Federalist]([link removed])_.
**HOUSE INTEL MEMBER SAYS** it’s time to expunge Trump’s 2019 impeachment, punish rogue judge. _[Just the News]([link removed])_.
**PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE WINS **First Amendment court victory after being harshly arrested by Biden administration. _[The Federalist]([link removed])_.
**TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT:** Executive order coming to require banks to collect citizenship data. _[American Greatness]([link removed])_.
**MAJOR AD AGENCIES AGREE** to end censorship scheme that targeted conservative outlets. _[The Federalist]([link removed])_.
**YALE COLLEGE REPUBLICANS** President alleges bias against conservatives in admissions. _[Legal Insurrection]([link removed])_.
**NEW YORK TIMES’ HIT** piece on Texas Rangers baseball team falls flat as a pancake. _[The Federalist]([link removed])_.
**CONSERVATIVE LAWYER** John Eastman punished again for representing Donald Trump. _[TheBlaze]([link removed])_.
**FAA CLAMPS DOWN ON** airline turf war at Chicago O’Hare with summer flight cap. _[Reuters]([link removed])_.
**TRUMP LABOR SECRETARY:** Tax cuts delivering bigger refunds and boost for working families. _[Fox News]([link removed])_.
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==**COMMENTARY WORTH READING**==
* Democrats dumped Swalwell because he was in the way, not because they have morals. _[Eddie Scarry]([link removed])_.
* How Trump can pivot from Iran war to midterm momentum. _[Breccan Thies]([link removed])_.
* Catholics and Protestants are going to need each other in the future. _[John Daniel Davidson]([link removed])_.
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==**VIDEO WORTH WATCHING**==
* Tom Bevan: Starting to agree with my dad about Congress: Throw all the bums out. _[Real Clear Politics]([link removed])_.
* Hiroshima: The price of peace. _[PragerU]([link removed])_.
* Pete Hegseth: Our press are just like the Pharisees. _[Real Clear Politics]([link removed])_.
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==**LATEST ROA PODCASTS**==
* Host Hayden Ludwig interviews Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist about the red state-blue state divide. _[Restoration News]([link removed])_.
* Host Grace Reilly explains 4 ways the family is being destroyed. _[Restoring America with Grace Reilly]([link removed])_.
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==**OFFBEAT BEAT**==
* World War II veteran pushes for Purple Heart he says he earned 80 years ago. _[Military]([link removed])_.
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==**TWEETS OF NOTE**==
* (@ProtecttheFaith) Catholics don’t be a sucker You’re being played by Obama You should have a healthy suspicion of the pope, cardinals and bishops when they get involved in partisan politics _[Tweet]([link removed])_.
* (@lisa)_4_la Tom Steyer sent his own four children to a private highschool that costs around 50k per student, but he opposes school choice to help other people’s children get out of failing public schools—so the teachers’ union endorses him. _[Tweet]([link removed])_.
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==**MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY**==
* **THREE HIGHLY CREDENTIALED **climate scientists ask Chief Justice Roberts to resist Left’s attempt to propagandize judges. _[Restoration News]([link removed])_.
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==**BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL**==
* Hegseth Warns Iran the U.S. Is “Locked and Loaded” — If No Deal Is Reached _[BONGINO REPORT]([link removed])_.
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==**DOGE SAVINGS**==
* $215 billion. _[DOGE website]([link removed])_.
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==**POLYMARKET PREDICTION MARKET**==
* Will Democrats control House after 2026 midterms? 86%.
* Will Democrats control the Senate after the 2026 midterms? 56%
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