About half of registered voters support the Department of Justice unleashing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a> agents to storm former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump&#8217;s</a> Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida on Monday morning.
An exclusive snap <a href="https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2022/08/11120813/2208053_crosstabs_POLITICO_TRUMP_RAID_RVs_v1_CC.pdf">poll</a> from Politico and global market research firm Morning Consult garnered early reaction Wednesday from a sample of 2,004 registered voters that asked a series of questions surrounding federal law enforcement acting on a search warrant to reportedly retrieve documents related to the National Archives.
When asked whether or not voters approved of &#8220;the FBI&#8217;s decision to conduct a search warrant on former President Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida,&#8221; 49% strongly or somewhat said yes.
The breakdown divided voters into several demographics — but overall, the poll revealed that 84% of Democrats, 47% of Independents, and 15% of Republicans support the FBI scouring Trump&#8217;s residence.
Lawyers for the Department of Justice present during the raid reportedly informed Trump&#8217;s representatives that the search warrant gave them &#8220;full access to everything&#8221; on site. However, reports have claimed authorities blocked the former president&#8217;s lawyers from observation during the raid.
Federal agents executed the search warrant because they reportedly believed that Trump held back turning over all the classified information, which included documents marked as &#8220;top secret,&#8221; that were supposed to be sent back earlier this year.
Federal agents removed more than ten boxes of material, which are being sorted at a local FBI field office, from the property during the raid.
Pollsters sampled that three in four voters had seen, read, or heard about the FBI&#8217;s unannounced visit Monday morning, with 54% of the sampled believing Trump mishandled classified information. Others assume the raid either was about January 6 or &#8220;something else.&#8221;
Nearly 70% of Republicans sampled agree with President Trump, who called the raid political persecution and a &#8220;Witch Hunt&#8221; on Truth Social.
&#8220;These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,&#8221; Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/108798155317268165">statement</a>. &#8220;After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate.&#8221;
&#8220;They even broke into my safe!&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;It is political targeting at the highest level!&#8221;
Still, 49% of voters, driven by Democrats and Independents, leaned more toward believing that authorities were looking for evidence of a crime that Trump allegedly committed.
And while 63% of Republicans believe the raid was an abuse of power that should be investigated, 62% of Democrats said otherwise.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday afternoon that he &#8220;personally&#8221; approved the FBI search warrant on the home of former President Donald Trump this week, and that the Department has moved to unseal the search warrant.
Garland said the federal court authorized the warrant, which requires finding probable cause to execute.
&#8220;Faithful adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the Justice Department and of our democracy,&#8221; Garland <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-garland-delivers-remarks">said</a>. &#8220;Upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly without fear or favor.&#8221;
&#8220;Under my watch, that is precisely what the Justice Department is doing,&#8221; he added.
Prosecutors told ABC News that Trump should have an opportunity to respond and lodge objections to the motion, which includes &#8220;regards to any &#8216;legitimate privacy interests&#8217; or the potential for other &#8216;injury&#8217; if these materials are made public.&#8221;
Trump, who has yet to announce a 2024 presidential run, said Thursday that his team has fully cooperated with the Justice Department&#8217;s investigation into the alleged mishandling of classified information.
&#8220;The government could have had whatever they wanted, if we had it,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/108805982000044809">said</a>.
Trump&#8217;s 2024 standing among his voter base after the FBI raid jumped to the highest record since his 2020 loss, according to the survey.
58% of Republicans surveyed support Trump in the 2024 presidential election, showing a 5% increase from two months ago.
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

Celebrity Sightings In New York City – August 10, 2022

Voters Split On Mar-A-Lago FBI Raid; Trump Gains 2024 Support: Survey

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Department of Justice

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> is vacationing with his family at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/south-carolina">South Carolina</a> beachfront mansion for free thanks to the goodwill of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party">Democratic</a> donor, according to a report from the New York Post.
The Biden family, including the president’s son <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/collections/the-hunter-biden-files">Hunter</a>, are relaxing at the nine-bedroom estate on Kiawah Island after Biden asked Maria Allwin if he could stay there, a source close to the Biden family <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/11/joe-hunter-biden-staying-for-free-at-20-million-south-carolina-mansion/">told</a> the Post. Allwin, the widow of hedge fund founder James Allwin, has made numerous contributions to Democratic causes, including a $35,000 check to the Biden Victory Fund and the Democratic National Committee, according to the Federal Election Commission.
The president has reportedly vacationed at the two-acre property before. “They’ve never paid. They’re just friends,” the source said.
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Baby Beau Biden waves from Air Force One as President Joe Biden and his family depart for their vacation in South Carolina. STORY: <a href="https://t.co/uXTrJjGPaw">https://t.co/uXTrJjGPaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/RJQxXSO3in">pic.twitter.com/RJQxXSO3in</a>
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Along with spending money on Democrat causes, Allwin also recently donated to Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and a PAC supporting her re-election effort, the Post reported.
Biden arrived in South Carolina with his family Wednesday and is expected to be away from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-white-house-keeps-claiming-it-learned-about-trump-raid-events-from-the-press">White House</a> for a week, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-travel-south-carolina-charleston-federal-aviation-administration-257033a31c1e02aabd9a1cf5a819797a">reported</a>. According to the AP, the Biden White House did not respond to requests for details on the president’s vacation schedule. The president and first lady Jill Biden were accompanied on Air Force One by Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen, along with Hunter’s son Beau.
The Biden family vacation comes days after the FBI raided former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s home in south Florida, a raid Republicans are calling a &#8220;double standard&#8221; for the Justice Department compared to its treatment of Hunter Biden.
&#8220;The raid of MAL is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the Regime’s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves. Now the Regime is getting another 87k IRS agents to wield against its adversaries? Banana Republic,&#8221; Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantisFL/status/1556803433939755010">tweeted</a> Monday.
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepWalberg/status/1556812317039509507">added</a>, &#8220;The raid on President Trump’s home sets a dangerous precedent and takes the targeting of political opponents to an alarming new level. It also underscores a blatant double standard with the free pass given to Hunter Biden. The DOJ has some serious questions to answer.&#8221;
The source claimed that the Allwin family is not engaged in business dealings with the Bidens, nor are they directly linked to Hunter Biden, as the president’s disgraced son is under <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/20/politics/hunter-biden-investigation-critical-juncture/index.html">federal investigation</a>. Last month, federal prosecutors were allegedly weighing charging Hunter Biden with multiple crimes ranging from various aspects of his business dealings to his lying on a background check to obtain a firearm, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critical-stage-feds-consider-charging-hunter-biden-with-multiple-crimes-including-gun-charges">reported</a>.
Officials familiar with the matter told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-probe-critical-stage-officials-weigh-possible-charges-source">Fox News</a> that the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden had reached a “critical stage” after a federal grand jury looking into the president’s son concluded its most recent term at the end of June. The source said the criminal investigation, which has been going on for four years, was still ongoing.
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

Joe Biden/Hunter Biden

Bidens Vacationing For Free At Dem Donor’s $20 Million Mansion: Report

Biden Family Staying At Democratic Donor’s South Carolina Mansion For Free: Report

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Joe Biden

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Two House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party">Democrats</a> have asked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wyoming">Wyoming</a> members of their party to temporarily switch parties to vote for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in next week&#8217;s primary.
Reps. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) both appeared in online ads this week expressing their support for Cheney&#8217;s re-election efforts.
“Liz Cheney and I don’t agree on everything,” Malinowski <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=1078613006118923" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Facebook ad. “But we’re on the same side today, fighting for a country where we settle our differences by voting, not violence.”
&#8220;Wyoming Democrats can put country over party too by registering to vote for her in the Republican primary,&#8221; he added.
The description of the ad noted, &#8220;Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips is sending a clear message to Trump by joining forces with Congresswoman Liz Cheney to end Trumpism.&#8221;
Phillips offered a similar request for Wyoming&#8217;s Democrat voters this week.
“You might be a little surprised that I’d be supporting Liz Cheney in her bid to continue representing Wyoming in the U.S. House, but principle must always come before politics, and nobody has shown more honor, integrity, and courage than she,” Phillips <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=446789130678859">said</a> in an ad.
&#8220;So I ask you to please consider temporarily switching parties and voting for Liz Cheney on or by August 16th,&#8221; Phillips asked Wyoming Democrats.
The strategy seeks to keep Cheney in power as she faces tough competition from Republican candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-endorses-republican-to-run-against-rep-liz-cheney-in-wyoming">Harriet Hageman</a> who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The congresswoman has also faced strong opposition from her own party in Wyoming over her vote to impeach Trump after January 6, 2021, and her involvement in the House Select Committee to investigate the events of that day.
The group Wyomingites Defending Freedom and Democracy has promoted both ads on Facebook.
The spots come just days before Wyoming&#8217;s primary vote on August 16, as Cheney makes last-minute moves to remain on November&#8217;s ballot for the midterms.
Last week, Cheney also tweeted an endorsement from “Yellowstone” actor Kevin Costner. The post featured Costner in a T-shirt that read, “I’m for Liz Cheney.”
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Real men put country over party. <a href="https://t.co/7FaJpahtll">pic.twitter.com/7FaJpahtll</a>
&mdash; Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) <a href="https://twitter.com/Liz_Cheney/status/1554204665763569664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Real men put country over party,” Cheney added in the description above Costner’s photograph.
According to a <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/kevin-costner-republican-yellowstone-star-backs-liz-cheney-wyoming-1729825">report</a> by Newsweek, Costner previously endorsed former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg when he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and later supported then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the general election.
Cheney also released a video ad on Twitter last week from former Vice President Dick Cheney.
“In our nation’s 246-year history there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our Republic than Donald Trump,&#8221; he claimed in the ad. &#8220;He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He is a coward. A real man wouldn&#8217;t lie to his supporters. He lost his election, and he lost big.&#8221;
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“In our nation’s 246 year history there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our Republic than Donald Trump.” Dick Cheney <a href="https://t.co/erBPBNy8ah">pic.twitter.com/erBPBNy8ah</a>
&mdash; Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) <a href="https://twitter.com/Liz_Cheney/status/1555270027871338496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The New York Times reported in June that Cheney&#8217;s campaign sent a mailer to Wyoming Democrats that included instructions on how to change their party affiliation to vote for her in the primary election.
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NEW NEWS: Liz Cheney is sending mail to Wyoming Democrats with instructions on how to switch parties to vote for her in the state&#39;s August primary. <a href="https://t.co/wR5asnnkGR">https://t.co/wR5asnnkGR</a> <a href="https://t.co/imnhKYccrL">pic.twitter.com/imnhKYccrL</a>
&mdash; Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) <a href="https://twitter.com/reidepstein/status/1540042726170935303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The mailing included answers to the questions &#8220;How do I change my party affiliation to register as a Republican so I can vote for Liz?&#8221; and &#8220;How can I get an absentee ballot and when does it need to be returned?&#8221;

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted Democrats over details in a reconciliation bill that would add 87,000 more IRS workers.
Cruz shared the remarks during a Senate floor speech this weekend that noted Americans are not looking for more IRS agents as an answer to the nation&#8217;s problems.
&#8220;There are a lot of bad things in this bill, but few are worse than the proposal by Democrats in this bill to double the size of the IRS and create 87,000 new IRS agents,&#8221; Cruz said during his Senate floor speech.
&#8220;I guarantee you citizens in every one of our states, if you ask them, &#8216;What do they want?&#8217; they don&#8217;t want 87,000 new IRS agents. And they&#8217;re not being created to audit billionaires or giant corporations. They&#8217;re being created to audit you,&#8221; he added.
Cruz also expressed concern over the number of estimated new audits under the newly proposed legislation.
&#8220;The House Ways and Means Committee, the minority has put out an estimate that under this bill there will be 1.2 million new audits per year with over 700,000 of those new audits falling on taxpayers making $75,000 or less,&#8221; the senator revealed.
In a Twitter post shared by the senator that included the video of his speech, Cruz noted the enormous size the expanded IRS agents would have compared to other areas of the federal government.
&#8220;Democrats want to make the IRS larger than the Pentagon, the State Department, the FBI, and the Border Patrol combined,&#8221; Cruz wrote. &#8220;That&#8217;s a terrible idea. We should abolish the IRS!&#8221;
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Democrats want to make the IRS larger than the Pentagon, the State Department, the FBI, and the Border Patrol combined.
That&#39;s a terrible idea. We should abolish the IRS! <a href="https://t.co/DtI8SSIHmO">pic.twitter.com/DtI8SSIHmO</a>
&mdash; Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1556258629426331648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In another Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1556265381433675776" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Sunday, Cruz called the bill &#8220;big government run amok.&#8221;
&#8220;My amendment would have struck the funding for 87,000 new IRS agents,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;But Democrats want to target the American people and their small businesses will more audits. These agents aren&#8217;t going to go after billionaires.&#8221;
In addition to concerns related to the expansion of the IRS, Cruz spoke out against a push by Democrats to punish unvaccinated school children in Washington, D.C., from attending school in person.
&#8220;Enough is enough. COVID-19 learning loss has been devastating,&#8221; Cruz tweeted. &#8220;But DC Democrats don’t care. They want to punish unvaccinated schoolkids, primarily minorities, from attending school in person.&#8221;
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Enough is enough. COVID-19 learning loss has been devastating.
But DC Democrats don’t care. They want to punish unvaccinated schoolkids, primarily minorities, from attending school in-person. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/votearama?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#votearama</a> <a href="https://t.co/pYXaSx4ZPq">pic.twitter.com/pYXaSx4ZPq</a>
&mdash; Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1556298763295145988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Cruz argued that if Democrats vote in favor of the legislation, it will punish thousands of public school students who would not be eligible to attend. He cited research that 85% of 12-15-year-old students in D.C. are vaccinated, but just 60% of African Americans students have received a COVID vaccination.
&#8220;We should not be denying children education because D.C. Democrats want to force them to get a COVID vaccine against their wishes or their parents&#8217; wishes,&#8221; he concluded.
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/d-c-s-vaccine-mandate-might-disproportionately-affect-black-students-exacerbate-racial-inequity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the District of Columbia requires all children 12 years old and older to be vaccinated for COVID before they begin schooling this fall. The move could negatively affect black students already disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Though many school districts have rescinded COVID vaccine requirements, Washington, D.C. mandates that children 12 and older be “up-to-date on required vaccinations before returning this August.”

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Ted Cruz: Dems Want To Make The IRS ‘Larger Than The Pentagon, The State Dept, The FBI, And The Border Patrol Combined’

Ted Cruz Criticizes Dems Plan To Expand IRS 

Only 12% of Americans believe the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party">Democrats</a>’ “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-inflation-reduction-act-could-slightly-increase-inflation-over-next-two-years-study-finds">Inflation Reduction Act</a>” will accomplish what its name suggests, according to a YouGov poll released Wednesday.
The <a href="https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/08/03/congressional-legislation-economistyougov-poll-jul?utm_medium=organic_social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=SM-2022-08-US-B2C-Politics">survey</a> asked nearly 1,500 Americans between July 30 and August 2 about their thoughts on the new spending package that Democrats are using to resurrect parts of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda. The results showed that most people don’t think the bill will reduce inflation.
“Do you think this bill will increase or decrease inflation?” the survey asked. More than one third of the respondents (36%) said it will increase inflation while only 12% said they think it will decrease inflation. Another 23% said inflation will not change, and 29% were “not sure.”
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YouGov Poll: Americans think the Inflation Reduction Act will&#8230;
Increase inflation: 36% Will not change inflation: 23% Decrease inflation: 12% Not sure: 29%<a href="https://t.co/M5GZio2zHH">https://t.co/M5GZio2zHH</a> <a href="https://t.co/Gd9C5CrkkL">pic.twitter.com/Gd9C5CrkkL</a>
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The poll also gauged where voters stood on the “Inflation Reduction Act” as a whole. A majority (51%) supported the bill that YouGov referred to as a &#8220;climate and energy bill,&#8221; while 31% opposed and 17% were unsure.
The “Inflation Reduction Act” would be the largest legislative climate spending in U.S. history at $369 billion while increasing taxes on billion-dollar companies. The spending package would also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-inflation-reduction-act-would-allow-irs-to-hire-up-to-87000-new-employees-raise-taxes-report">allow</a> the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to hire up to 87,000 employees as it increases taxes on the majority of Americans, according to new reports.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) gave the bill her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kyrsten-sinema-pushes-bidens-agenda-forward-agrees-to-democrat-tax-increases-and-climate-spending">approval</a> Thursday night, meaning the Senate appears to have enough votes to pass the massive package. Sinema was the last Democrat to hold out on the legislation after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) came to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-revives-bidens-agenda-agrees-to-democrat-package-of-tax-increases-and-climate-spending">surprise agreement</a> with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) last week.
Upon his agreement, Manchin claimed that reconciling with Democrats on the package will help the country fight inflation, but findings from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-inflation-reduction-act-could-slightly-increase-inflation-over-next-two-years-study-finds">Penn Wharton Budget Model</a> now bring that claim into question. If signed into law, the “Inflation Reduction Act” could result in the exact opposite of what its name suggests, as it is estimated to slightly increase inflation over the next two years, according to the Penn Wharton study.
“The Act would very slightly increase inflation until 2024 and decrease inflation thereafter. These point estimates are statistically indistinguishable from zero, thereby indicating low confidence that the legislation will have any impact on inflation,” the Penn Wharton Budget Model found.
The study went on to explain that inflation could rise by 0.05% over the next two years before a marginal drop of 0.25% “by the late 2020s,” rendering the spending package basically ineffective at accomplishing its purpose.
Tim Meads contributed to this report.

Kyrsten Sinema/Joe Manchin

Poll: Only 12% Of Americans Believe Democrat ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Will Actually Reduce Inflation

Poll: 12% Of Americans Believe Democrat 'Inflation Reduction Act' Will Reduce Inflation

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>’s spending agenda climbed another hurdle and now appears to have enough votes to pass the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senate</a> after Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kyrsten-sinema?utm_term=&amp;utm_campaign=dw_conversions_subscriptions_performancemax_na&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;hsa_acc=6411461344&amp;hsa_cam=16590646933&amp;hsa_grp=&amp;hsa_ad=&amp;hsa_src=x&amp;hsa_tgt=&amp;hsa_kw=&amp;hsa_mt=&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrAtmLsmfPDfKght4SkcI_7mkWR8bXVRUUudq1RyuS8KjLC2gjHAQV1BoCEewQAvD_BwE">Kyrsten Sinema</a> (D-AZ) agreed to the package Thursday.
The bill, titled the “Inflation Reduction Act,” resurrected parts of Biden’s massive “Build Back Better” agenda after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-revives-bidens-agenda-agrees-to-democrat-package-of-tax-increases-and-climate-spending">agreed</a> with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on the package last week. Sinema was the last Democrat to hold out on the bill due to its carried tax increase provision before an agreement was made Thursday to remove the provision.
“We have agreed to remove the carried interest tax provision, protect advanced manufacturing, and boost our clean energy economy in the Senate&#8217;s budget reconciliation legislation,” Sinema said, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sinema-agrees-move-forward-social-spending-tax-bill-after-dems-make-changes">according</a> to Fox News. “Subject to the Parliamentarian&#8217;s review, I&#8217;ll move forward.”
Schumer said he plans on moving forward with the reconciliation bill on Saturday. Democrats will use the budget reconciliation process to bypass the Senate filibuster and advance the bill along party lines, potentially giving the party a much-needed legislative victory before a midterm election where Democrats are expected to face a “red wave.”
The spending package includes tax increases on billion-dollar corporations and the largest legislative climate spending in U.S. history at $369 billion. Manchin’s surprising agreement to the bill came after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-senator-throws-another-wrench-into-bidens-agenda-biden-is-not-pleased">shot down</a> Democrat attempts at pushing through Biden’s agenda, and reportedly told Democratic leaders he would “unequivocally” refuse to support legislation related to climate change and tax increases.
Manchin claims that reconciling with Democrats on this package will help the country fight inflation, but findings from the Penn Wharton Budget Model now bring that claim into question. If signed into law, the “Inflation Reduction Act” could result in the exact opposite of what its name suggests, as it is estimated to slightly increase inflation over the next two years, according to the Penn Wharton study.
“The Act would very slightly increase inflation until 2024 and decrease inflation thereafter. These point estimates are statistically indistinguishable from zero, thereby indicating low confidence that the legislation will have any impact on inflation,” the Penn Wharton Budget Model found.
The study went on to explain that inflation could rise by 0.05% over the next two years before a marginal drop of 0.25% “by the late 2020s,” rendering the spending package basically ineffective at accomplishing its purpose.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-legislative-deal-on-his-agenda-wont-raise-taxes-on-people-making-less-than-400k-report-says-otherwise">released</a> <a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/jct_distributional_effects_inflation_reduction_act.pdf">data</a> last week from the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) that showed that taxes will increase in calendar year 2023 for everyone under the plan except those making between $10,000 and $30,000 per year.
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

Kyrsten Sinema Pushes Biden’s Agenda Forward, Agrees To Democrat Tax Increases And Climate Spending

Kyrsten Sinema Agrees To Democrat Tax Increases And Climate Spending

U.S. Senate

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/coal">Coal</a> industry leaders blasted Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) for his agreement with Democratic leadership on a climate and tax-focused reconciliation bill that they say would &#8220;severely threaten&#8221; the industry.
In a <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wvmetro-uploads-prod/2022/08/Consolidated-Opposition-Manchin-Schumer-FINAL.pdf">statement</a> Wednesday, America&#8217;s State Coal Associations, a group of eight state trade organizations in the coal industry, blistered <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-stands-by-democrats-tax-and-spend-plan-nothing-inflammatory-in-that-piece-of-legislation">Manchin</a> for endorsing the so-called &#8220;Inflation Reduction Act.&#8221; The group said that Manchin&#8217;s support for the package, which has been lauded by the Biden administration and praised by climate activists like Biden&#8217;s climate czar John Kerry, leads the coal industry to question the &#8220;motivation and sincerity&#8221; of Manchin&#8217;s interest in protecting fossil fuels.
&#8220;The more you read and digest the provisions found in over 700+ pages of legislative digest, the more it becomes abundantly clear this legislation will serve to severely threaten American coal and the $261 Billion of annual revenues that it produces for the nation&#8217;s overall economy and attendant 381,000 American jobs,&#8221; the coal associations wrote.
&#8220;This legislation is so egregious, it leaves those of us that call Senator Manchin a friend, shocked and disheartened. Senator Manchin has seemingly fought against numerous climate measures advanced over the past year by the national democratic establishment insisting that America’s Coal assets be protected and allowed to continue to operate as carbon reduction strategies are developed and proven to be effective within reasonable cost and performance parameters. The current Schumer-Manchin draft agreement on climate and energy frankly leaves us questioning the motivation and sincerity of Manchin&#8217;s previous stance and his repeated chant: we must &#8216;Innovate not eliminate.’”
The group went on to blast the bill itself, pointing out that it was praised by President Joe Biden, who called it &#8220;the most significant legislation in history to tackle the climate crisis&#8221; in <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/07/28/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-inflation-reduction-act-of-2022/">remarks</a> last week. The statement also pointed out that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have &#8220;signed off&#8221; on the bill, &#8220;which alone speaks volumes to the extreme and deadly scenario it brings to our nation’s coal industry.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/8222-4">Pelosi</a> endorsed the bill in a letter to Senate leadership Tuesday; <a href="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/prepared-remarks-sanders-calls-on-senate-to-improve-the-inflation-reduction-act-and-address-the-needs-of-the-american-people/">Sanders</a>, meanwhile, gave a floor speech outlining what he thought were the merits and shortcomings of the plan, and suggested amendments to be added when the Senate takes it up for consideration.
The group also points out several specific provisions that will hurt coal production.
&#8220;By turbocharging the lofty incentives that already extend to renewable energy, our nation’s &#8230; coal electric generation assets will continue to be devalued and thrust into rapid decline as will the thousands of miners, plant workers and the 371,000 American families who household incomes depend on these jobs,&#8221; the group said. &#8220;The Schumer-Manchin bill doubles the current tax on coal and subjects mining companies to the highest tax of any other American business effectively costing mining companies tens of millions of dollars in new taxes and adding to the complexities of keeping state fuel and household energy costs stable and competitive. More disturbing, the Schumer-Manchin proposal provides President Biden&#8217;s EPA with the clear and unbridled ability and expanded budget to regulate greenhouse gases and state coal assets however they deem appropriate or in the most punitive manner possible.&#8221;
&#8220;It is incomprehensible why any miner would support the Manchin-Schumer legislation which will not only put an immediate stop to the investment and financing behind our states coal and electric generating assets but forever foreclose on America&#8217;s coal industry!&#8221; the group concluded.

West Virginia’s coal country

Coal Industry Leaders Blast Manchin For Supporting A Bill That Threatens To Kill Industry

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Senate nominee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania">John Fetterman (D-PA)</a> lived off a yearly allowance as high as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/money">five figures</a> provided by his parents well into his 40s, a recent report revealed.
The lieutenant governor — who bills himself as a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/progressivism">progressive</a> friend of the working class — survived for his 13-year tenure as mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, thanks to his parents&#8217; money. Fetterman, age 52, was elected in 2006 and left the position in 2019 after being elected to his current position. In 2015 alone, his parents gave him $54,000, The Philadelphia Inquirer <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/republicans-target-john-fetterman-blue-collar-image-20220803.html">reported</a>. As mayor, Fetterman received a $1,800 salary. For his part, Fetterman has stated that his family&#8217;s generosity allowed him to serve the public.
Joe Calvello, a campaign spokesperson, defended Fetterman, telling the Philadelphia paper, &#8220;John has spent his career rolling up his sleeves and fighting for forgotten people and communities in Pennsylvania.&#8221;
Calvello pointed out that Fetterman gave up working at an insurance company early in his career to pursue public service.
“He has dedicated his life to public service and helping others,&#8221; Calvello said, according to the Inquirer. &#8220;John had a good job with a good paycheck, but gave it up to focus on serving the forgotten communities in Pennsylvania.&#8221;
Republican critics say that Fetterman is a phony — despite the public image that he has crafted.
&#8220;John Fetterman is not who he seems to be. He is a sheep in wolf’s clothing,” David Urban, a Pennsylvania Republican strategist, told the Inquirer. “Nobody’s ever laid a glove on him.”
In reaction to the story, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) tweeted, &#8220;Fetterman&#8217;s problem isn&#8217;t that he&#8217;s a lazy socialist who lived off his parents until he was *50.* His problem is he supports 100% of Biden&#8217;s policies that caused inflation &amp; record high gas.&#8221;
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Fetterman&#39;s problem isn&#39;t that he&#39;s a lazy socialist who lived off his parents until he was *50.* 
His problem is he supports 100% of Biden&#39;s policies that caused inflation &amp; record high gas. <a href="https://t.co/K7SRvoop8D">https://t.co/K7SRvoop8D</a>
&mdash; Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1554889326215008257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The lieutenant governor also purchased a residency from his sister for just $1. His sister first purchased the loft for $70,000, The Inquirer revealed.
During the campaign, the Democratic nominee has also come under fire for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pennsylvania-lieutenant-gov-spent-taxpayer-funds-on-jersey-shore-vacation-during-covid-lockdowns-records-show">using</a> taxpayer money for a vacation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite the Pennsylvania Department of Health warning against non-essential travel, the lieutenant governor and pro-COVID lockdown advocate used taxpayer funds for a Jersey Shore family getaway three months into the coronavirus pandemic.
Records obtained by the <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/pa-dem-pushed-covid-lockdowns-during-taxpayer-funded-jersey-shore-vacay-records-show/">Washington Free Beacon</a> show Fetterman&#8217;s security detail spent $3,500 for overtime, food, and lodging from June 24-27, 2020 in Ocean City, New Jersey.
Fetterman’s family vacation came two days after Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) announced a crackdown on maskless beach goers amid a spike in COVID-19 cases at the time.
Calvello confirmed the vacation to The Washington Free Beacon but emphasized he never claimed reimbursement for travel expenses. Calvello added that Fetterman had cut spending on travel, food, conferences, and office supplies during his first two years as Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor.
“John and his family do take modest summer vacations like many folks in PA,” Calvello told the Free Beacon.
Calvello said Alleghany County, where Fetterman lives, “was not in lockdown.”
Fetterman is facing off against GOP senate nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz, a multi-millionaire, in the general election.
Brandon Drey contributed to this reporting.

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Pennsylvania Senate Nominee Fetterman’s Parents Gave Him Allowance As High As Five Figures Well Into His 40s

Democratic Pennsylvania Senate Nominee John Fetterman's Parents Gave Him Allowance As High As Five Figures Well Into His 40s

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An 80-year-old store owner in Norco, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a>, who thwarted an armed robbery over the weekend is taking California politicians to task after the traumatic encounter.
Convenience store owner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-shot-my-arm-off-80-year-old-store-owner-unloads-when-armed-suspects-attempt-robbery">Craig Cope</a> slammed politicians for being clueless about the escalating crime wave in California, referencing so-called <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-supreme-court-ends-cash-bail-for-some-who-cannot-pay">bail reform</a>, which has been criticized for allowing career criminals back on the streets to do more damage against innocent civilians.
&#8220;I’ll probably get on the wrong side of some people here, but, uh, the politicians,&#8221; Cope <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZjXDAMXL-E">told</a> FOX 11 on Tuesday, when asked what he would tell Californians fed up with the crime wave. &#8220;There’s people out there that are not the best of people … these people that continually get let out now — it’s been really bad the last year — those people, the majority of them, go right back to what they used to do. So the crime rate is escalating, and it’s gonna continue to escalate until they start putting the people away that are doing the bad things.&#8221;
To business owners similarly frustrated, Cope said the answer is not really to &#8220;do what I did,&#8221; but to &#8220;put some pressure on the politicians.&#8221;
&#8220;You can do what I did, but what you really need to do is put some pressure on the politicians, because they got no clue what’s really going on out here in the real world,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;I could start naming names, but there are a whole lot of them that are creating major problems for business owners, but for local law enforcement, they’re creating problems for them. I’m sure they’re risking their lives, taking people into custody to see them get let out with no bail. A lot of these guys are career criminals … they need to be locked up.”
The 80-year-old hero also had a blunt message for the &#8220;bad guys.&#8221;
&#8220;This isn’t a good place to pick,&#8221; he told FOX 11.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-shot-my-arm-off-80-year-old-store-owner-unloads-when-armed-suspects-attempt-robbery">The Daily Wire</a> detailed Monday that Cope reacted incredibly quickly when he realized his store was being targeted in an armed robbery. Surveillance footage shows that Cope fired at the first armed suspect who entered the store before anything else could happen, sending the would-be robber and the other men fleeing.
“He shot my arm off!” one of the armed suspects is heard yelling on obtained surveillance footage.
“He saw on the surveillance — he saw them coming out of the vehicle with weapons,” said Marnie Tapia, one of Cope’s employees.
“I’m proud to call him my boss,” Tapia said. “He makes us feel better about being here, you know.”
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a>: &quot;He shot my arm off,&quot; cries would-be robber after 80 year old <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Norco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Norco</a> store owner shoots him with a shotgun. Four arrested, one remains in hospital. Store owner expected back at work. <a href="https://t.co/i3LAVdv5WL">pic.twitter.com/i3LAVdv5WL</a>
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‘They Got No Clue’: 80-Year-Old Store Owner Who Stopped Armed Robbery Slams California Politicians, Bail Reform

Elderly Store Owner Who Stopped Armed Robbery Slams ‘Clueless’ California Politicians

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Two congressional Democrats have voiced opposition in recent weeks to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> running for a second term amid polling showing that most Americans think Biden should not run again.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Rep. Angie Craig&#8217;s (D-MN) public calls for a replacement of the president make them the most high profile federally-elected Democrats to voice opposition to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/many-americans-think-neither-trump-nor-biden-should-run-in-2024-polls-find">another Biden term</a>, Axios reported Tuesday evening.
&#8220;I think the country would be well served by a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats who step up,&#8221; Phillips said on a <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/28591372.133357/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzI5L3BvbGl0aWNzL2RlYW4tcGhpbGxpcHMtam9lLWJpZGVuLTIwMjQvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc3NuZWFrcGVlayZzdHJlYW09dG9w/622b96e069cfab30635fe873Bc657e501/email" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://link.axios.com/click/28591372.133357/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzI5L3BvbGl0aWNzL2RlYW4tcGhpbGxpcHMtam9lLWJpZGVuLTIwMjQvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc3NuZWFrcGVlayZzdHJlYW09dG9w/622b96e069cfab30635fe873Bc657e501/email&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1659571918536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0s2LbiDXDitYye7pcQ27sT">local radio show</a> last week.
Asked if he would support Biden in 2024, he responded, &#8220;No.&#8221;
&#8220;I think Dean Phillips and I are in lockstep and alignment with that, and I’m going to do everything in my power as a member of Congress to make sure that we have a new generation of leadership,&#8221; Craig <a href="https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/08/asked-about-biden-in-2024-craig-says-new-leaders-needed-in-d-c/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiossneakpeek&amp;stream=top">told MinnPost</a> on Tuesday.
<div id="attachment_418841" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-418841" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-418841 size-large" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />WASHINGTON, DC August 1, 2022: US President Joe Biden on screen delivering remarks on the successful counterterrorism operation of the killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on the Blue Room Balcony of the White House on August 1, 2022. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)</div>
Politico/Morning Consult <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000181-f09a-d902-ada7-fbff8ec80000&amp;nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=5fc96f2d-ddbc-46bb-868e-e4fc602efba3&amp;nlid=630318">polling released July 12 found</a> that 61% of Americans think former President Donald Trump should not run in the 2024 election, while 64% of Americans think Biden should not run again.
Similarly, a New York Times/Siena College poll <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/us/politics/trump-approval-polling-2024.html?smid=tw-share">released</a> around the same time found that almost half of Republican voters are looking beyond Trump for a presidential candidate in 2024, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is the most favorable alternative.
And in June, a <a href="https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/2e7fbuwkn8/20220610_yahoo_tabs.pdf">Yahoo/YouGov poll</a> found that 64% of respondents do not think Biden should run for re-election, and 55% of respondents did not believe Trump should run again (when the November 2024 elections arrive, Biden will be almost 82 years old, while Trump will be 78).

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Two Congressional Democrats Call For Biden Replacement

Minnesota Congressmen Become Most Prominent Dems Yet Say They Don't Want Another Biden Term

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The secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) told CNN on Sunday that the department is looking at ways to provide abortions in states that have banned it.
During an interview, host Jake Tapper asked about a letter from Senate Democrats and cited an analysis by the <a href="https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/economic-justice/reports/state-abortion-bans-harm-woc.html">National Partnership for Women &amp; Families,</a> showing that 389,600 women veterans live in states where abortion is banned. &#8220;Will the VA take this measure and allow abortion services at VA hospitals even in states where abortion is banned?&#8221; Tapper asked.
&#8220;There are 300,000 women veterans of childbearing age who rely on us for their reproductive health care, for all their health care,&#8221; VA Secretary Denis McDonough responded. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to make sure that they have access to the full slate of that care, because that&#8217;s what we owe them.&#8221;
&#8220;In those states?&#8221; Tapper asked.
&#8220;We&#8217;re looking expressly at these questions about how we guarantee the life and the health of our women veterans, those 300,000 who rely on us for their care,&#8221; McDonough responded. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have any announcements to make on that this morning, Jake. But we&#8217;re looking very closely at that to ensure that there&#8217;s no diminution and no reduction of services to them and no risk to their &#8212; to their lives as a result of these decisions.&#8221;
Tapper also asked if McDonough would prefer to have abortions take place in VA clinics within those states.
&#8220;My preference is that those 300,000 women veterans &#8212; and that&#8217;s the fastest growing cohort of veterans that we have in our care, women veterans &#8212; my preference is that they not face risks to their lives as a result of this decision from the court,&#8221; McDonough said. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to make sure that we&#8217;re in a position to take care of that.&#8221;
McDonough&#8217;s comments came in response to a <a href="https://www.hirono.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/07.28.2022_MKH_Letter%20to%20VA%20re_%20Abortion_Final.pdf">letter from 24 Democratic senators</a>, led by Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono, demanding that the VA amend or create regulations allowing VA to provide abortion and related services to veterans, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. &#8220;We contend that the VA has the statutory authority and discretion to provide abortions and abortion-related services and resources,&#8221; the senators wrote. &#8220;Importantly, the VA has used its authority under the Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 to provide reproductive care such as pregnancy care and infertility services.&#8221;
&#8220;The VA must do everything in its power to provide critical reproductive care to veterans and their dependents across the country,&#8221; the senators added.
The secretary&#8217;s comments add to a series of attempts by Democrats and the Biden administration to end-run states that have banned abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization, which sent abortion laws back to the states.
Just a few days after the Dobbs decision, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said his department was looking at using <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-wants-to-pick-up-travel-tab-for-women-seeking-abortions-in-wake-of-scotus-roe-ruling">taxpayer funds</a> to provide transportation across state lines for women seeking abortions. Far-left members of Congress, like Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-wants-abortion-clinics-on-federal-lands-which-include-national-parks">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> and Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elizabeth-warren-wants-planned-parenthood-to-put-up-tents-inside-national-parks">Elizabeth Warren,</a> have called for abortion clinics to be set up on federal lands.

VA Secretary McDonough Testifies At Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Hearing

Biden’s VA Secretary: ‘Looking Very Closely’ At Options To Provide Abortions For Vets In Pro-Life States

Biden's VA Secretary: 'Looking Very Closely' At Options To Provide Abortions For Vets In Pro-Life States

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Democrat Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA) appeared to alter her story slightly in a statement late this week about what led her to appear to flip off the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party">Republican</a> dugout during Thursday night’s Congressional Baseball Game.
&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t the team,&#8221; Sanchez claimed in a <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/dem-linda-sanchez-rips-republican-women-for-trashing-me-over-middle-finger-at-baseball-game-instead-of-having-her-back/">second</a> statement on Friday. &#8220;It was an obnoxious fan who shouts misogynistic s*** at me every single year.&#8221;
When asked what the fan allegedly said, Sanchez claimed, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to dignify it with a response because it&#8217;s nasty and it&#8217;s crude, and it has no place at a charity baseball game.&#8221;
However, Sanchez once again resorted to playing the victim card and blamed Republicans for not standing up for her even though she appears to be the only person who heard the alleged remark and she won&#8217;t disclose what was said.
&#8220;If the Republican women would have stood up and said that&#8217;s not acceptable instead of, you know, trashing me for my response then we might have a place where there&#8217;s no misogyny that&#8217;s tolerated by anybody anywhere,&#8221; she claimed.
In a separate statement on Friday, Sanchez appeared to suggest that the remark came from the Republican dugout and made no mention of anyone in the crowd saying anything.
“The Congressional Baseball Game is one of my favorite events of the year. It’s a great cause and brings both sides of the aisle together for a night off from partisan politics,” the statement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-who-flipped-off-gop-dugout-responds-to-backlash-over-incident-mlb-staffer-says-shes-lying">said</a>. “That is why it really struck a nerve when I heard an offensive and misogynistic comment from the Republican side on my way back to the dugout.”
Corey Inganamort, who is the Mascot Coordinator for the Washington Nationals, according to his LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-inganamort-8810171a7">account</a>, said that he was there and that Sanchez is lying.
“I was in the dugout with the Republicans last night. She is lying,” Inganamort wrote on Twitter. “Nothing offensive or misogynistic was said by anybody. In fact, everybody was shocked by what @RepLindaSanchez did.”
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I was in the dugout with the Republicans last night.
She is lying.
Nothing offensive or misogynistic was said by anybody.
In fact, everybody was shocked by what <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLindaSanchez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepLindaSanchez</a> did. <a href="https://t.co/n0n7qdcFJs">pic.twitter.com/n0n7qdcFJs</a>
&mdash; Corey Inganamort (@TheBirdWords) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBirdWords/status/1553142751922888705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Republicans dominated the 87th annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, winning 10-0.
Sanchez’s vulgar gesture comes five years after a left-wing terrorist tried to assassinate Republican lawmakers at one of the practices leading up the game. The terrorist shot five people, including Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), but fortunately, the only person who was killed was the terrorist.
“5 years ago my colleagues &amp; I were attacked playing baseball—because we’re Republicans,” Scalise wrote on Twitter. “We didn’t let it stop us then &amp; nothing will stop us now. It’s been a long journey, but tonight we play the Congressional Baseball Game—5 years stronger.”

Linda Sanchez

Democrat Who Flipped Off GOP Dugout Appears To Alter Her Story Of What Happened As She’s Accused Of Lying

Rep. Linda Sanchez Appears To Alter Her Story From Congressional Baseball Game As She’s Accused Of Lying

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