Mike Waltz is one step closer to becoming President Donald Trump&#8217;s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations thanks to the help of a Senate Democrat.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-10 on Thursday to favorably report Waltz&#8217;s nomination to the full chamber. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), ranking member of the panel, joined with all but one Republican in voting &#8220;yes.&#8221; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and the rest of the Democrats voted against Waltz.
In a <a href="https://x.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1948413228628742521" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, Shaheen said she disagrees with Waltz on some issues, &#8220;including his use of unclassified systems to coordinate sensitive documents.&#8221; However, the New Hampshire Democrat added that she views Waltz as representing a &#8220;moderating force with a distinguished record of military service and an extensive background in national security policymaking,&#8221; and she suggested the United States is &#8220;better off&#8221; with him as opposed to potential &#8220;alternatives.&#8221;
Shaheen also declared that she intends to hold Waltz &#8220;accountable&#8221; in the months and years ahead, and noted that she welcomes the Trump administration&#8217;s &#8220;commitment&#8221; to distribute $75 million of &#8220;lifesaving&#8221; foreign assistance.
Waltz, a former Florida congressman and Green Beret veteran, was ousted from his role as Trump&#8217;s national security adviser after he took responsibility for the &#8220;Signalgate&#8221; controversy earlier this year. Trump then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/curveball-amid-rumors-that-mike-waltz-was-fired-trump-gives-him-another-top-admin-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener">picked</a> Waltz to become his envoy to the United Nations after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-pulls-stefanik-nomination-united-nations-ambassador" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulling</a> Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) as his nominee for the role. Stefanik is now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elise-stefanik-reportedly-set-to-challenge-hochul-for-new-york-governor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected</a> to run for governor of New York against the Democrat incumbent, Kathy Hochul.
During Waltz&#8217;s confirmation hearing, Paul confronted the nominee on the issue of war powers. Paul was the sole Republican to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-rebuffs-dem-bid-to-limit-trumps-iran-war-powers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> with the majority of Democrats in June for a failed measure that sought to stop Trump from launching further attacks on Iran with the consent of Congress.
&#8220;I guess it just worries me that you come more from the Liz Cheney wing of the party than the Donald Trump wing of the party,&#8221; Paul <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1945157737844777039" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, to which Waltz contended in his reply: &#8220;I am squarely with the president &#8230; in terms of the limits on hard power.&#8221;
Paul <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/24/congress/waltz-nomination-overcomes-rand-paul-hurdle-00474459" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> told colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he was willing to vote in favor of Waltz, but without a favorable recommendation.

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While visiting a Middle Eastern nation, I met with a highly placed Muslim official. He leaned toward me and said, “Doctor Youssef, can you tell me why the Muslim Brotherhood is outlawed as a terrorist organization in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt — but is allowed to flourish in America?”
I said, “I can think of no answer except foolishness and ignorance.”
This man saw the Muslim Brotherhood as not only a threat to Western civilization, but to the stability of his own Muslim nation. He couldn’t understand why the United States permitted such a threat within its own borders. It’s time to change that — and you can help.
Here are six little-known facts about the Muslim Brotherhood you need to know:
<h3>1. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mission Is World Domination</h3>
The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist organization founded in 1928 by Egyptian schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna. Frustrated over the decline of Islam in Egypt in those days, he decided it was time to erase all non-Islamic influence from that country.
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Al-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Ismailia, a city near the Suez Canal. He began with seven men — himself and six Suez Canal Company workers. He taught them that the key requirement of the Quran and Sharia law is the establishment of a global Islamic caliphate — a world government led by a Muslim ruler.
From this small beginning, the Muslim Brotherhood grew to an estimated two million members by the late 1940s. Today, the Muslim Brotherhood is an international organization with chapters throughout the Muslim world, Europe, and across the United States.
The logo of the Muslim Brotherhood depicts two crossed swords and the command (in Arabic script) Wa-aiidu, “Get ready!” from Quran 8:60, a call to prepare for jihad (armed struggle) against the unbelievers.
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In 2001, the Muslim Brotherhood’s London publication, Risalat al-Ikhwan (“Epistles of the Brethren of Purity”) featured the slogan “Our Mission: World Domination.” After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the editors removed this slogan from the publication — but world domination is still the mission of the Muslim Brotherhood.
In 2004, the former Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Muhammad Mahdi Othman Akef, declared, “I have complete faith that Islam will invade Europe and America, because Islam has logic and a mission.”
<h3>2. The Muslim Brotherhood’s History is Drenched in Blood</h3>
In 1939, Hassan al-Banna and the Brotherhood’s inner circle created a military wing called the Secret Apparatus. During World War II, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt worked hand-in-hand with the Nazis. The Brotherhood organized mass demonstrations against the Jewish community in Palestine and helped distribute Arabic-language versions of anti-Jewish writings, including Mein Kampf and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
After the War, the Brotherhood’s Secret Apparatus carried out assassinations and terrorism against Jews, Christians, and Egyptian politicians. In December 1948, the Brotherhood assassinated Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmud Fahmi Nokrashi. In response, the Egyptian government ambushed and killed Hassan al-Banna in Cairo in February 1949.
In 1952, the Muslim Brotherhood supported a military coup that overthrew the Egyptian monarchy — but were disappointed when the military junta refused to share power with the Brotherhood. In October 1954, the Brotherhood attempted to assassinate Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, head of the ruling military junta — but Nasser survived the attempt. As a result, he became more powerful than ever — and many Brotherhood members were executed or imprisoned. Others fled to neighboring countries, especially Qatar.
<h3>3. The Muslim Brotherhood Pretends to Want Peace</h3>
Since the 1970s, the Muslim Brotherhood has been aggressively whitewashing its image. By doing charitable work, the Brotherhood pretends to be a humanitarian agency. The charitable work, however, is camouflage for the Brotherhood’s real mission — undermining Western society, promoting Sharia law, and pursuing global domination.
Though the Brotherhood claims to be a peaceful, democratic organization, it has spawned and inspired many brutal terrorist groups, including Hamas, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Egyptian Islamic Jihad. According to the BBC, Al Jazeera — the TV network headquartered in Qatar — serves as an Arabic-language megaphone for the Muslim Brotherhood’s propaganda.
Few Westerners understand the Brotherhood’s willingness to patiently, persistently follow its dream of conquest over a span of generations. Its strategy starts with molding public opinion and influencing government policies — but it doesn’t stop there. The Brotherhood will use any tactic, including subversion and violence, to dismantle Western societies.
<h3>4. The Muslim Brotherhood Should Be Designated a Terrorist Organization</h3>
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has spent over a decade pushing to label the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization. He introduced four previous bills that would have formalized this designation, but critics blocked each bill. The Brotherhood’s powerful allies have argued that, since not every Brotherhood branch is violent, it would be wrong to condemn the whole organization.
On July 16, Senator Cruz announced a new bill, the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act. He was joined by Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.). Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) have introduced companion legislation in the House.
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<h3>5. The Muslim Brotherhood Hides Its Links to Hamas</h3>
Few Americans have heard of the Brotherhood’s close ties to Hamas. Senator Cruz wants to change that. He said, “The Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization, and it provides support to Muslim Brotherhood branches that are terrorist organizations. One of those branches is Hamas, which on October 7 committed the worst single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, which included the murder and kidnapping of at least 53 Americans.”
Cruz added that the Brotherhood “poses an acute threat to American national security interests. American allies in the Middle East and Europe have already labeled the Brotherhood a terrorist organization, and the United States should do the same.”
Senator Cruz’s legislation would not only expose the Brotherhood’s true nature, but would disrupt its financial networks. It would also help counter the spread of anti-Western and Islamist propaganda.
<h3>6. The Muslim Brotherhood Has Many Powerful Allies</h3>
Senator Cruz’s bill will face well-financed opposition. We can expect Qatari-backed think tanks, journalists, university centers, and PR firms to flood the media with claims that the Muslim Brotherhood is a “moderate” and “peaceful” organization. They will call supporters of the bill “Islamophobes.”
For this legislation to succeed, its sponsors need our support. I urge you to tell your friends about the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act. Post a link to this page on your social media. Write to your representatives in Congress and the Senate, and ask them to support the bill. Talk to friends, neighbors, and coworkers. Support organizations that back the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, such as FDD Action (<a href="https://www.fddaction.org/">https://www.fddaction.org/</a>).
We can all do our part in making America stronger and safer. Start spreading the word today.
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Michael A. Youssef, Ph.D., born in Egypt, is senior pastor of Church of The Apostles in Atlanta and founder of the radio broadcast “Leading The Way,” reaching 190 countries. With degrees from Moore College, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Emory University, he’s authored over 50 books, including “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1496431502/?bestFormat=true&amp;k=the%20third%20jihad%20by%20michael%20youssef&amp;ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_16&amp;crid=385NJPDUXR79B&amp;sprefix=the%20third%20jihad%20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Third Jihad</a>.” He’s appeared on Fox News, CBN, and in The Wall Street Journal. His new book, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Final-Call-Revelation-Ultimate/dp/1496486374/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=GjEWG&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&amp;pf_rd_p=0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&amp;pf_rd_r=133-8344803-2786917&amp;pd_rd_wg=m8gZy&amp;pd_rd_r=251a523a-31f1-47f0-9867-3168baa1d786&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">God’s Final Call: How the Book of Revelation Pulls Back the Veil on Current Events and Our Ultimate Future</a>” (Tyndale, March 2025), recently released.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) slammed The Daily Beast on Wednesday after the outlet published a report suggesting he may have suffered a health scare during a TV interview.
During a <a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/1947763318594159082" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conversation</a> with Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Tuesday, Kennedy paused mid-sentence after he said, &#8220;I&#8217;m sure Jesus loves him, but everybody else thinks — everybody else &#8230;&#8221; Kennedy then remained silent on camera for a few moments before the show cut away from the senator, and Kudlow suggested there might have been technical issues.
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things are going great on Larry Kudlow&#8217;s show <a href="https://t.co/synJiuE38z">pic.twitter.com/synJiuE38z</a>
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An ensuing <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250723010513/https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-senator-john-kennedy-73-freezes-during-fox-news-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, written by an intern for The Daily Beast, said that Kennedy froze in what appeared to be a health scare. The story emphasized the fact that Kennedy is 73 years old and compared what happened on Wednesday to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) struggling to speak during a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">couple of high-profile instances</a> in 2023. It also noted that Kennedy&#8217;s office had been contacted for comment, but did not immediately respond.
Other news outlets and some accounts on social media also shared the clip of Kennedy and perpetuated the notion that the Louisiana Republican might not be okay.
Pressed for comment, Kennedy told The Daily Wire in a statement, &#8220;The Daily Beast is wrong. Yesterday, during my interview with Larry Kudlow on Fox Business, there was a malfunction in my earpiece. I heard a loud screeching noise with a lot of static. It sounded like a 747 taking off. The same thing happened with Rand Paul, who was interviewed before me. I stopped talking until the interference cleared up, and thought we were off the air. Once I could hear Kudlow, I started talking again. All you have to do to get the facts is call Kudlow’s producer, which The Daily Beast intern clearly didn’t do.&#8221;
Kennedy later did another interview on &#8220;Kudlow,&#8221; addressing what transpired the day before.
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“I was just yapping away and all of a sudden my earpiece blew up—this one. It sounded like a 747 was taking off.”
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In exchange, Kudlow said, &#8220;I want to clear the air about yesterday and the interrupted interview. A lot of lefty medias are saying things they shouldn&#8217;t say. As I understand it, what happened was your &#8230; wire broke down and you had a lot of noise in your ear and you had to stop talking because you couldn&#8217;t get anything through. Now if there&#8217;s something different there, you tell us, but I think that&#8217;s all that happened. A lot of people are making conclusions about your health that they have no business making.&#8221;
Kennedy replied, &#8220;I was just yapping away and all of a sudden my earpiece blew up. &#8230; It sounded like a 747 was taking off. My ears are still ringing. Anyway, I assumed we were off the air, I just stopped talking and I didn&#8217;t start talking again until I could hear you. And, I don&#8217;t know, some of the rags up here have — they&#8217;ve got all kinds of stories that I had a Brian freeze live on TV, or stroke, or caught an STD live on television or something. I don&#8217;t know. I know this will come as a shock to you, Larry, but not everybody in Washington likes me. And so when they &#8230; see an opportunity to start a rumor, they do. And that&#8217;s what happened. But anyway, I&#8217;m okay. I&#8217;m back here today. I&#8217;m full of piss and vinegar and I&#8217;ll be glad to answer your questions.&#8221;
The Daily Beast has since <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-senator-john-kennedy-73-freezes-during-fox-news-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">updated</a> its report to remove text suggesting that Kennedy had a health scare, but did keep the mention of McConnell as well as a line about how health problems have impacted the Republicans and Democrats over the past year. It also included a comment from Kennedy&#8217;s spokesperson asserting that the senator did not have a &#8220;health episode&#8221; but rather experienced a &#8220;broadcast audio issue on Fox Business&#8217;s part.&#8221;

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As House lawmakers prepare to leave Washington, D.C., and begin their August recess this week, party leaders laid out plans for what their caucus members will be doing over the next several weeks.
In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nKJI4m8xg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a> on Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) dismissed the notion that Republicans would be taking it easy for the rest of the summer. Rather, he contended, they will be meeting voters and promoting the &#8220;One, Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; that passed through Congress and was signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month.
&#8220;This is the last leadership press conference before we enter the August district work period,&#8221; he declared. &#8220;Around here, people call it the August recess. It is not that. I know that lots of people in the press corps are going to be able to enjoy some downtime with friends and families, and we commend you for that. But House Republicans aren&#8217;t going to get to participate in all that stuff because this month of August is not a vacation.&#8221;
Johnson noted this period is &#8220;arguably the most important work month on our calendar&#8221; because members go home, connect with constituents in person, host roundtables with local businesses and organizations, and &#8220;meet with community stakeholders and local officials.&#8221;
&#8220;Really, really important components of the job,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;And frankly, they need to cut through the false and misleading claims about the &#8216;One Big Beautiful Bill&#8217; from the media and the Democrats. As I mentioned, the more people know, the more they greatly favor the bill that we passed, and House Republicans are going to spend the month highlighting how it will positively impact our districts and our communities.&#8221;
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) used a Democrat leadership <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/c5UkjsJDwwk?t=252s">press conference</a> on Wednesday to argue the &#8220;One Big Beautiful Bill&#8221; and Trump are &#8220;deeply&#8221; unpopular. He also said that all Republicans can do during this August recess is brag about their &#8220;toxic and extreme&#8221; bill that he claimed would cause millions of Americans to lose their healthcare and bestow large tax breaks onto billionaires.
&#8220;During the August district work period, House Democrats will hold events all across the country talking about our efforts to build an affordable economy that lowers the high cost of living in the United States of America, to protect the healthcare of the American people, and to combat the cultural corruption that exists in this town that undermines the ability to have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people,&#8221; Jeffries said.
&#8220;We&#8217;re looking forward to holding town hall meetings across the country, at the same time that Republicans will continue to run away from town hall meetings,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But we will fill the void that they are leaving and engage aggressively with the American people, all in service of building a country where everyone can experience the American dream.&#8221;
It remains unclear whether the Senate will have an August recess.
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-on-senate-to-cancel-long-weekends-and-get-his-people-confirmed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called on</a> Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to cancel &#8220;long weekends&#8221; and the upper chamber&#8217;s August recess to confirm more of his nominees.
&#8220;We’re thinking about it,&#8221; Thune said on Monday, according to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5412240-thune-august-recess-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a>.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/thune-warns-schumer-may-cave-to-far-left-push-for-govt-shutdown-in-coming-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RELATED: Thune Warns Schumer May Cave To Far Left, Push For Govt Shutdown In Coming Weeks</a>

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House Speaker Mike Johnson made a triumphant return to his former organization, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), and praised the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; as a significant victory for American families and the pro-life movement.
The Louisiana Republican addressed the group&#8217;s 2025 summit in Florida with a pre-recorded speech last week after the House sent the legislation to President Donald Trump ahead of his July 4 deadline.
After touting the bill&#8217;s provisions to invest in national defense and border security as well as its tax cuts, Johnson added that it was also &#8220;a monumental win for American families and includes many of the pro-family victories that we&#8217;ve all been fighting to achieve for many decades.&#8221;
Johnson went over a few specifics.
&#8220;We increased the child tax credit. It&#8217;s going to help everybody,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We expanded paid family leave, we created investment accounts for newborns, and we lowered the tax burden on all American families, so that the American dream of starting a family and owning a home are within reach.&#8221;
The speaker then explained how the legislation aligns with ADF&#8217;s pro-life mission.
&#8220;We also did something that advocates in this audience have worked towards for as long as I&#8217;ve been in the arena,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;We finally passed legislation to make sure that the forced funding of abortion is no longer a thing in America. No longer will our tax dollars fund evil organizations explicitly focused on killing unborn babies. We defunded that.&#8221;
However, it remains to be seen if that victory remains fully intact. There is litigation in which a judge <a href="https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5412759-judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-cutting-planned-parenthood-funding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">temporarily paused</a> a ban on funds to Planned Parenthood that had been included in the bill.
Johnson credited ADF for helping to prepare him for the hardships of being speaker of the House.
&#8220;I do miss my days as an allied attorney and as a staff attorney at ADF,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was a formative time in my life, prepared me in so many ways for the crazy job that I&#8217;m doing right now. And so my hat&#8217;s off to all of you for being involved, staying engaged, and being there to fellowship together &#8230; God bless the Alliance Defending Freedom and everybody involved. There&#8217;s never been a more important time for that work than there is right now.”
Kristen Waggoner, the president, CEO, and chief legal counsel of ADF, expressed her gratitude to Johnson in an exclusive statement to The Daily Wire.
&#8220;I appreciate the long-time relationship Speaker of the House Johnson has with ADF,&#8221; Waggoner said. &#8220;He was gracious to share at our annual Summit his perspectives on key issues for which Congress and the Trump administration are contending, and encouraged our allies and guests in attendance to do the same in their realms of influence, especially political leaders who are given platforms to legislate on behalf of the unborn and the family, our bedrocks of society.&#8221;
With a reference to the recent Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-says-states-can-cut-off-medicaid-funds-for-planned-parenthood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruling</a> that South Carolina is allowed to ban Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood, she continued, &#8220;Speaker Johnson celebrated the meaningful advancements in pro-life legislation, and we&#8217;re grateful at ADF for our recent major victory at the Supreme Court in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.
&#8220;Combined, wins like Medina and pro-life provisions in the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ encourage us that the tide is turning back towards life, yet it will take continued diligence to ensure pro-life laws are not only passed — but fully upheld and enforced.&#8221;

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The conservative movement lost one of its founding fathers this week.
Dr. Edwin J. Feulner built the intellectual foundation upon which modern conservatism stands, and gave us the institutions — like the Heritage Foundation and the Republican Study Committee — that work tirelessly to defend it.
As the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, I stand on the shoulders of this giant. Ed Feulner didn&#8217;t just participate in the conservative revolution — he engineered it, fundamentally transforming how conservative ideas reach the halls of power and become the policies that strengthen families and communities across America.
Ed understood something that too many in Washington forget: people are policy. This was more than just a phrase to him, it was at the center of everything he built. He knew that lasting change doesn&#8217;t come from eloquent speeches but from developing principled leaders who will fight for American values year after year.
The Republican Study Committee exists today because Ed saw what was needed before anyone else did. Working as a congressional aide in the early 1970s, he recognized that conservative members of Congress needed an organizational home. A place to develop policy, coordinate strategy, and advance the principles that make America exceptional. As the Republican Study Committee’s founder, Ed created what became the largest caucus in Congress and the intellectual engine of the House conservative movement.
His influence on the Republican Study Committee and Capitol Hill at large cannot be overstated. Every bill we produce, every strategy session we hold, and every fight we wage bears his fingerprints. The Study Committee’s current membership of 189 House Republicans stands as a testament to his vision.
But Ed&#8217;s vision reached far beyond Congress. When he founded the Heritage Foundation in 1973, he built a beacon for truth in a city too often corrupted by power. Under his leadership, Heritage rapidly evolved into the strategic braintrust that would fuel Ronald Reagan&#8217;s conservative revolution. Ed transformed how conservative ideas move from theory to reality, creating an intellectual machine that could produce policy solutions at the speed of politics rather than the pace of academia.
What made Ed truly exceptional wasn&#8217;t just his strategic brilliance. It was his unwavering optimism and absolute refusal to be discouraged. He lived by another favorite saying: &#8220;In Washington, there are no permanent victories and no permanent defeats.&#8221; This recognition that the fight for freedom requires constant vigilance drove everything he did.
Ed embodied the best of American conservatism: principled without being rigid, strategic without being calculating, and always focused on mission over personal glory. He understood that our movement wins through multiplication and addition, not division and subtraction. He brought together diverse voices around shared principles, building lasting coalitions that could govern.
The bond between the Republican Study Committee and the Heritage Foundation remains strong today because of the foundations Ed laid. Both institutions continue advancing the conservative principles he championed, working hand-in-hand to develop policy solutions and train the next generation of leaders. The Republican Study Committee’s members regularly benefit from Heritage research, just as Heritage benefits from the committee’s legislative expertise. This is precisely the kind of mutually-beneficial relationship Ed envisioned.
Even in his later years, Ed remained actively engaged in the conservative cause. His continued involvement in preparing conservative policy blueprints demonstrated that his commitment never wavered. He understood that each generation must be equipped to carry the torch of freedom forward.
The institutions Ed built will endure, but more importantly, the leaders he mentored will continue his work. From the Republican Study Committee to the Heritage Foundation, from state capitals to corporate boardrooms, the men and women Ed influenced are advancing conservative principles with the same courage and determination he modeled.
As President Reagan once stated, Ed was &#8220;a combination of many things: intellectual, administrator, politician, diplomat, but most of all, dreamer and darer.&#8221; That combination of the ability to dream big and dare to make those dreams reality is what made Ed irreplaceable to our movement.
Ed&#8217;s legacy extends far beyond any accomplishment. He was a devoted husband to his wife, Linda, and a beloved father and grandfather. In his life and work, he showed us that devotion to limited government and freedom can build institutions that outlast any single generation.
The conservative movement will honor Ed&#8217;s memory by advancing his vision with unwavering commitment to the founding ideals that make America exceptional. The Republican Study Committee will continue the work he started, developing conservative policy and leaders for generations to come.
Feulner’s work lives on in all of us who believe America&#8217;s best days lie ahead. We will continue to fight for the values he espoused and the movement he built. As he was so fond of saying:
&#8220;Onward. Always.&#8221;
Congressman August Pfluger represents Texas&#8217;s 11th district in the House of Representatives, where he chairs the Republican Study Committee.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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A Tribute To Ed Feulner, Founding Father Of American Conservatism

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The GOP-led House Oversight Committee voted on Tuesday in favor of subpoenaing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ghislaine-maxwell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ghislaine Maxwell</a>, a longtime companion to deceased sex offender <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeffrey-epstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeffrey Epstein</a>, to appear for a deposition.
A <a href="https://x.com/mkraju/status/1947668776272679356" target="_blank" rel="noopener">motion</a> directing Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) to authorize and issue a subpoena passed by a voice vote.
“Today, I am proud to announce that the Oversight Committee approved my motion directing Chairman Comer to subpoena Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell to appear before the House Oversight Committee,&#8221; Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) <a href="https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/burchetts-motion-subpoena-ghislaine-maxwell-approved-house-oversight-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;This deposition will help the American people understand how Jeffrey Epstein was able to carry out his evil actions for so long without being brought to justice.&#8221;
A House Oversight Committee spokesperson <a href="https://x.com/HouseInSession/status/1947673552754270434" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters, &#8220;The Committee will seek to subpoena Ms. Maxwell as expeditiously as possible. Since Ms. Maxwell is in federal prison, the Committee will work with the Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons to identify a date when&#8221; she can be deposed.
Maxwell is serving <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-20-years-prison-conspiring-jeffrey-epstein-sexually-abuse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a 20-year prison sentence</a> after being found guilty of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls.
The voice vote happened shortly after the Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/justice-dept-anticipates-ghislaine-maxwell-meeting-in-coming-days-amid-epstein-fallout" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that it anticipated a meeting with Maxwell in the &#8220;coming days.&#8221; That followed Attorney General Pam Bondi filing a formal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-requests-judge-unseal-grand-jury-testimony-in-epstein-maxwell-cases-at-trumps-behest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">request</a> last week for a federal judge to unseal grand jury testimony from the cases against Epstein and Maxwell at President Donald Trump&#8217;s behest.
A growing number of lawmakers want to push the Trump administration to reveal more information it has on Epstein, a wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who was found dead at the age of 66 in his New York City jail cell in 2019 after being arrested on sex trafficking charges involving young girls.
However, efforts to try and pass a disclosure measure have hit a roadblock with the Rules Committee not passing a rule for bills this week, and with the House expected to depart this week for its August recess. A <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/581/cosponsors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discharge petition</a> from Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) that would force leadership&#8217;s hand likely will not get a vote until at least September, assuming they have a sufficient number of signatures.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://x.com/mkraju/status/1947371871776731167" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters on Monday that lawmakers need to give the Trump administration &#8220;space&#8221; and would consider further congressional action if it becomes necessary. On Tuesday, Johnson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JVI9uLRFwo">said</a> House Republicans want &#8220;maximum transparency,&#8221; but he also stressed the need to be &#8220;very judicious and careful about protecting&#8221; innocent victims.

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House Panel Votes To Subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell

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In the wake of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s assertion that former President Barack Obama was part of a group that created an intelligence community assessment to vilify President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that he had “no concern” about bringing Obama in for a deposition before the House.
Gabbard had said Obama, former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper were all involved in the conspiracy to allege that Trump had colluded with Russia in the 2016 election. That conspiracy allegedly collaborated to create the assessment released in early 2017. Gabbard has referred the issue to the Department of Justice.
“There’s no question in my mind that this intelligence community assessment that President Obama ordered be published which contained a manufactured intelligence document — it’s worse than even politicization of intelligence,” Gabbard <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6375881194112">told</a> Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. “It was manufactured intelligence that sought to achieve President Obama and his team’s objective, which was undermining President Trump’s presidency and subverting the will of the American people.”
CBN host David Brody asked Johnson, “I’ve heard Stephen Miller call this a ‘seditious conspiracy.’ I’ve heard Tulsi Gabbard call it a ‘treasonous conspiracy.’ You’re a constitutional guy; what do you see in this exactly? How do you term it?”
“Well, I don’t know how to summarize it in — by way of description — in a snappy phrase, but I will tell you it is deeply problematic,” Johnson replied. “Before I became Speaker of the House I served on the House Judiciary Committee, which had jurisdiction over a lot of this, and we knew what was happening. We knew intuitively and we were gathering the evidence as we were investigating all of this ourselves. We knew the Russia collusion thing was a hoax. They used it as a basis to attack the president mercilessly.”
Noting that he had served on Trump’s impeachment defense teams twice, Johnson recalled, “As we were preparing for those defenses, as we were investigating with our oversight responsibility in the Judiciary, we recognized that the people who are being called out now were involved in a scheme. We knew that it was a shameless, false, set of accusations, and yet, they perpetuated the lie on the American people. And they looked right under the camera and just lied, clearly. And they knew what they were up to the whole time so there must be accountability for that.”
Pointing out the most significant threat was the diminution of the American people’s people’s faith in our system of justice itself, Johnson continued,  “We’re in the process of restoring trust and rebuilding the people’s belief in our system of justice itself, and it’s an extraordinary challenge. It was brought about because people were involved in a sinister plot. So there must be accountability.”
“People want to see subpoenas; they want to see depositions,” Brody posited. “They want to see, whether it be Brennan, Clapper, potentially the former President of the United States. Are you willing to go down that route? Cause a lot of people want to see some of these folks questioned under oath.”
“Of course,” Johnson answered immediately. “I think we have a responsibility to follow the truth where it leads and to do it in an unbiased fashion, to do effectively the opposite of what that other team did.”
“Does it get tricky at all with the former president, President Obama, looking at what his role in this is and bringing him in for some sort of deposition, potential subpoena?” Brody asked.
“Well, listen, we have no concern about that,” Johnson said bluntly. “If it’s uncomfortable for him, he shouldn’t have been involved in overseeing this, which is what it appears to us has happened. There’s a lot of allegations on the table. Our job is to go and follow each of those trails and to find out the truth. And so those are very serious allegations with very serious implications, but we’re gonna have very serious people working on it and we will get the answers.”
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House Speaker Has ‘No Concern’ About Calling Obama To Testify On Russia Collusion Hoax

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The Republican majority in the House has shrunk by one with the official resignation of Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) following the passage of the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; this month.
In the House chamber on Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://www.c-span.org/event/us-house-of-representatives/us-house-of-representatives/434841" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Green&#8217;s exit and said it left the lower chamber with 431 members. The <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">party breakdown</a> is now 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats. There are <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three vacant seats</a> left by Democrats who recently died. Special elections are expected to pick their replacements in the coming months.
Green <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-chairman-to-retire-after-big-beautiful-bill-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> &#8220;with a heavy heart&#8221; last month that he planned to retire from Congress after one more vote on the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill.&#8221; That happened on July 3, when the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/big-beautiful-and-on-the-way-to-trumps-desk-congress-passes-historic-spending-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> the legislation to President Donald Trump via the budget reconciliation process just before his Independence Day deadline.
First elected to the House in 2018, Green worked his way to becoming chairman of the Homeland Security panel and helped oversee efforts to pass a major border security bill and impeach Biden DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The lawmaker, who was just re-elected in November by <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2024/11/05/tennessee-house-district-7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeating</a> his Democrat challenger by more than 20 points, said he was leaving Congress after being offered a private sector job that he could not refuse.
&#8220;Though I planned to retire at the end of the previous Congress, I stayed to ensure that President Trump’s border security measures and priorities make it through Congress,&#8221; Green said in his <a href="https://x.com/RepMarkGreen/status/1932197022821388379" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. &#8220;By overseeing the border security portion of the reconciliation package, I have done that. After that, I will retire.&#8221;
A special election is now expected to pick a replacement for Green to serve out the remainder of his two-year term as representative for the 7th Congressional District of Tennessee. Some people in the Republican and Democrat camps have <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/07/tennessee-mark-green-farewell-possible-replacements/84490848007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> campaigns for the seat. Green <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/mark-green-endorses-matt-van-epps-in-tennessee-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> Matt Van Epps, an Army veteran and former Tennessee Department of General Services commissioner, to be his successor.
The Hill <a href="https://x.com/emilybrooksnews/status/1947409897223819365" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the House GOP Steering Committee is expected to select a new chair of the homeland security panel on Monday evening. The candidates for the top role include Reps. Clay Higgins (R-LA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), and Michael Guest (R-MS).

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GOP’s House Majority Shrinks After ‘Big, Beautiful’ Victory

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday released a supercut of Democrats defending Joe Biden&#8217;s mental acuity as Republicans investigate an alleged &#8220;cover-up&#8221; of the former president&#8217;s decline while in office.
The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euaBtI7F3xQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a>, which is more than 14 minutes long, comes on the one-year anniversary of Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abandoning</a> his 2024 re-election bid following a faltering presidential debate against now-President Donald Trump that led to immense pressure from allies for the incumbent to drop out of the race. It features clips of congressional Democrats, officials in the Biden administration, and others in various media interviews, press conferences, and public events. Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in the November election and is reportedly considering a run for California governor, is among them.
&#8220;One year ago today, President Biden&#8217;s disastrous debate performance made history by ending his re-election campaign and exposing the largest political cover-up in U.S. history,&#8221; Johnson said in a statement. &#8220;As House Republicans investigate the scandal to bring accountability, the American people should never forget how far Democrats and the media went to hide the truth about the mental decline of the man holding the most powerful position on earth. Our video compilation shows just a small sample of the countless receipts.&#8221;
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Biden, now 82, and his health have become a focus of increased scrutiny over the past several months. A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jake-tapper-flails-when-confronted-with-his-role-in-biden-cover-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">book</a> by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on Biden&#8217;s &#8220;deterioration&#8221; and efforts to &#8220;hide&#8221; it, his recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-diagnosed-with-aggressive-form-of-prostate-cancer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;aggressive&#8221;</a> prostate cancer diagnosis, and the release of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/audio-of-bidens-special-counsel-interview-is-out-and-its-painful-to-listen-to" target="_blank" rel="noopener">audio</a> from an interview with special counsel Robert Hur in which the former president struggled to recall simple facts has further stoked the flames of speculation.
House Republicans are calling in former Biden administration staffers to interview for an inquiry looking for any efforts to conceal issues with the former president&#8217;s mental state and whether he authorized the use of autopen signatures for pardons and other major executive actions. Some <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-jill-biden-aide-joins-white-house-doc-takes-the-fifth-in-biden-health-cover-up-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded</a> the Fifth.
Senate Republicans are also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-duck-biden-mental-fitness-hearing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looking into</a> Biden&#8217;s mental fitness. And Trump has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-investigation-into-biden-autopen-scandal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ordered</a> a probe into whether aides improperly used an autopen for executive actions in an effort to conceal Biden&#8217;s health issues, suggesting there could be &#8220;implications&#8221; for the legality and validity of the presidential acts in question.
Democrats have largely shrugged off the investigations into Biden. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, took the opportunity to swipe at GOP colleagues over the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; that recently passed through Congress.
&#8220;The only person&#8217;s health that Republicans care about is Joe Biden&#8217;s – even as 17 million Americans lose access to health care thanks to their budget betrayal,&#8221; Garcia <a href="https://x.com/RepRobertGarcia/status/1942986945216549149" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X.
Biden pushed back on the notion that he did not dictate his executive actions.
&#8220;Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn&#8217;t is ridiculous and false,&#8221; Biden said in a <a href="https://x.com/brittanys/status/1930450375699583244" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. &#8220;This is nothing more than a distraction by Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans.&#8221;
However, Biden later conceded to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-pardon-autopen-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> that he did not personally sign off on each of a large number of pardons before he left office.

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A Year After Biden Quit Race, Mike Johnson Drops 14-Minute Video Exposing Dem ‘Cover-Up’ Of His Decline

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House Republicans are calling for arrests following bombshell allegations that former President Barack Obama and his team sought to gin up intelligence to create a narrative of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
On &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures,&#8221; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) outlined just what crime may have been committed in response to what Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/years-long-coup-gabbard-teases-release-of-more-details-on-obama-russia-intel-controversy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dubbed</a> a &#8220;treasonous conspiracy&#8221; by high-level officials to undermine President Donald Trump&#8217;s first term.
&#8220;There needs to be criminal prosecution and arrests,&#8221; Luna <a href="https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1946957017920540711" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. &#8220;Lying under oath, putting out a false intelligence report — that’s a violation of 18 U.S. Code 1001.&#8221;
Convictions could lead to several years in prison and financial penalties, Luna noted.
After calling for FISA reform, the congresswoman added, &#8220;There needs to be arrests. This is not partisan. This is simply illegal, what they did, and we’re simply upholding the law.&#8221;
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is running to become Florida governor in the 2026 election, agreed with Luna during their joint appearance.
&#8220;There need to be arrests on this matter. People need to go to jail on this because this is about the republic,&#8221; Donalds said. &#8220;This is not about one president — it is about the presidency and the continuation of our country.&#8221;
Gabbard said uncovered documents linked to the controversy were part a criminal referral being sent to the Department of Justice and FBI, but it will be up to federal prosecutors to open up a case.
&#8220;There&#8217;s no question in my mind that this intelligence community assessment that President Obama ordered be published which contained a manufactured intelligence document — it&#8217;s worse than even politicization of intelligence,&#8221; Gabbard said during a &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6375881194112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> of her own.
She continued, &#8220;It was manufactured intelligence that sought to achieve President Obama and his team&#8217;s objective, which was undermining President Trump&#8217;s presidency and subverting the will of the American people.&#8221;
Democrats have shrugged off the controversy.
&#8220;I actually hope that DOJ takes this to court. They won’t, because they know that the howls of laughter from that court will be heard in four time zones,&#8221; Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, <a href="https://x.com/jahimes/status/1946741445861474718" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;Watch for DOJ action. Not gonna happen. And when it doesn’t, I hope all the MAGA very online people ask why.&#8221;

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‘This Is Simply Illegal’: House Republicans Demand Obama Russia Hoax Arrests

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Fresh off the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-house-delivers-trumps-9b-cut-to-global-aid-and-public-broadcasting-gets-final-approval" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passage</a> of a $9 billion rescissions package and other legislative victories during the first <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/six-months-in-trump-celebrates-revival-of-hottest-country-in-the-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener">six months</a> of President Donald Trump&#8217;s second term, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) says Republicans are &#8220;anxiously&#8221; waiting to see whether Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democrats will eschew bipartisanship and push the government toward a shutdown at the beginning of October.
During an interview on Fox News, Thune spoke to &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures&#8221; host Maria Bartiromo about the dozen 2026 fiscal year appropriations bills which lawmakers on Capitol Hill are putting together ahead of a September 30 deadline.
&#8220;We have got a couple, three or four of them now reported out of the Appropriations Committee. We&#8217;re going to try and get one up on the floor next week. And I hope we will find that the Democrats want to work with us,&#8221; Thune said. &#8220;They haven&#8217;t demonstrated much of a willingness on anything so far. I mean, they are making it extremely difficult to get any of the president&#8217;s nominees through the process here. It&#8217;s obstruct, it&#8217;s delay, it&#8217;s block. That&#8217;s been the pattern. And it&#8217;s Trump Derangement Syndrome on full display here in the United States Senate.&#8221;
Schumer <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/news/press-releases/leader-schumer-floor-remarks-on-republicans-ruthless-rescissions-package-that-would-undermine-bipartisanship-and-gut-critical-programs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> earlier this month that Democrats would not be willing to cooperate if the GOP-led House and Senate chose to claw back $9 billion in funds allocated to foreign aid and public broadcasting for programs that Republicans deemed to be wasteful and idealogical driven.
&#8220;If Republicans cave to Donald Trump and gut these investments agreed to by both parties, that would be an affront — a huge affront — to the bipartisan appropriations process,&#8221; Schumer said on the Senate floor. &#8220;It is absurd to expect Democrats to play along with funding the government if Republicans are just going to renege on a bipartisan agreement by concocting rescissions packages behind closed doors that can pass with only their votes, not the customary 60 votes required in the appropriation process.&#8221;
Both the rescissions package and the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; which contained many of Trump&#8217;s spending and tax cut priorities, passed through Congress via processes that allowed the Senate to bypass the filibuster. However, other measures to come may not be able to avoid the hurdle.
When Bartiromo asked Thune if he believes Schumer would like to see a government shutdown in the coming weeks, the majority leader did not dismiss the idea.
&#8220;I think he probably thinks that it&#8217;s beneficial to their political base, the far left of the Democrat Party, and you see it on — you can kind of see what&#8217;s happening up there in New York politics,&#8221; Thune replied, alluding to socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the primary in the race for New York City major.
&#8220;This is a party struggling for an identity. This is a party that&#8217;s completely out of step with the mainstream of this country. And I think, frankly, although it&#8217;s not going to be in their interest in the long term to do it, we&#8217;re going to be waiting to see anxiously what Chuck Schumer and other leaders on the Democrat side decide to do,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Because, ultimately, keeping the government funded is good for the country, and hopefully we will have bipartisan cooperation to do that. But if their recent track record is any indication, they&#8217;re under a tremendous amount of pressure from that far left wing of the Democrat Party to shut the government down.&#8221;
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Thune Warns Schumer May Cave To Far Left, Push For Govt Shutdown In Coming Weeks

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