While the government remains shut down as Democrats continue to block a short-term spending bill, the Senate on Thursday approved a $925 billion defense package that scraps a Pentagon provision creating a chief DEI officer.
The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policies and priorities of the Department of War for the next fiscal year, <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00570.htm">passed</a> 77-20. Nearly all Republicans voted for the measure, while nineteen Democrats and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against it. 
“I promised to prioritize the NDAA, and I’m glad the Senate delivered,&#8221; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) <a href="https://x.com/LeaderJohnThune/status/1976462486678184311">announced</a> after the vote. &#8220;While I’m proud our bill authorizes a much-deserved pay raise for our troops, I’m disappointed they won’t see it — or any paycheck, for that matter — until Democrats end the Schumer Shutdown. They’re holding our troops and their families hostage for political demands.”  
The <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2296">bill</a> includes authorizing the purchase of additional aircraft, missiles, and ships; directs the Pentagon to develop a strategy for &#8220;emerging biotechnologies&#8221;; extends the Pacific Deterrence Initiative; and repeals existing DEI provisions across the military.
“We&#8217;re ready to show on both sides of the aisle that the Senate can act in the interest of national security and get something done on a bipartisan basis,” <a href="https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/senate-vote-bill-authorizing-925-billion-military-national-security?utm_source=mux&amp;utm_medium=social-media&amp;utm_campaign=social-media-autopost">said</a> Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS). 
The House approved its $893 billion defense bill earlier this year, and lawmakers from both chambers must now hammer out a final version.
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The vote comes as the government shutdown enters the end of its second week, with repeated Senate efforts to authorize a short-term funding bill continuing to fall short. 
Thune said he may allow a vote on healthcare subsidies if Democrats agree to support the temporary funding bill. The Senate has repeatedly fallen five votes short of the total needed to reopen the government.
“None of this happens absent them voting to reopen the government,” Thune <a href="https://x.com/LeaderJohnThune/status/1976436280742519207">said</a> Thursday. “Open up the government first, quit taking it hostage, and let&#8217;s get the American people and the federal workers. Let&#8217;s get them back to work.”

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Senate Republicans—joined by one high-profile Democrat—on Wednesday <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-war-powers-trump-venezuela-boat-strikes/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">blocked</a> a War Powers resolution that sought to stop President Donald Trump from continuing airstrikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean. The measure failed in a 51–48 vote, with Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman breaking ranks to vote against it, while Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska sided with Democrats.
The resolution, spearheaded by Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Tim Kaine of Virginia, would have required congressional authorization before the U.S. military could engage in hostilities with any non-state drug-trafficking organizations, including those that the Trump administration has labeled “foreign terrorist organizations.” The White House has already conducted four strikes on vessels near Venezuela since early September, and has declared the U.S. is in a “non-international armed conflict” with cartels.
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“The Administration strongly opposes passage of S.J. Res. 83, a joint resolution that would direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against any foreign terrorist organization or specially designated global terrorist designated on or after February 20, 2025, engaged in the promotion, trafficking, or distribution of illegal drugs, and other related activities,” the Trump administration <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3834945/trump-cartels-us-armed-conflict-memo-congress/">stated</a> on Tuesday.
At the beginning of October, the White House <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3834945/trump-cartels-us-armed-conflict-memo-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a memo</a> to Congress stating that the drug cartels were terrorist organizations and unlawful combatants. “The United States has now reached a critical point where we must use force in self-defense and defense of others against the ongoing attacks by these designated terrorist organizations,” it declared.
“As we have said many times, the President acted in line with the law of armed conflict to protect our country from those trying to bring deadly poison to our shores, and he is delivering on his promise to take on the cartels and eliminate these national security threats from murdering more Americans,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly commented.
GOP Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho <a href="https://www.notus.org/foreign-policy/trump-caribbean-boat-strikes-republicans-senate-democrats-vote?utm_source=chatgpt.com">said</a> the strikes were “fully compliant and fully justified.” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) called the cartels “narco-terrorists” and praised Trump for “trying to get drugs out of this country.”
Sen. Paul argued, “Is it too much to ask to know the names of those we kill before we kill them? To know what evidence exists of their guilt?” He added: “Death is generally not the penalty for drug smuggling.”
Fetterman’s vote gave the administration the edge it needed. He has demonstrated a willingness to break with Democrats before, especially regarding the Israel-Hamas war.
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In a fundraising email sent on the anniversary of Hamas&#8217; October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made no mention of the terror group&#8217;s atrocities and blamed Israel for launching &#8220;a ground invasion of Gaza.&#8221;
The email — posted by POLITICO&#8217;s Congressional reporter, Nicholas Wu — was sent on Tuesday as Israel and the United States <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-remembers-october-7-most-brutal-terrorist-attack-in-israels-history">remembered</a> the 1,200 lives lost when Hamas terrorists crossed the Israeli border and killed men, women, and children. The email sent out by El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign began, &#8220;Two years ago this month, Netanyahu&#8217;s military launched a ground invasion of Gaza. Since then, the world has watched tragedy unfold in real time.&#8221;
The email then went on to condemn Israel&#8217;s military strikes in Gaza and accused the pro-Israel lobbying group, AIPAC, of influencing politicians to &#8220;add fuel to the fire.&#8221; El-Sayed also accused AIPAC of &#8220;meddling with our race here in Michigan&#8221; because he &#8220;is one of AIPAC&#8217;s top targets to defeat.&#8221;
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El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign told POLITICO that the email was sent on Tuesday by mistake.
&#8220;Abdul has been clear and consistent: he holds equally valuable the lives of all innocent people and condemns violence against them,” a spokeswoman for the Democratic candidate said.
El-Sayed also released a <a href="https://x.com/AbdulElSayed/status/1975554653476831707">statement</a> on the 2nd anniversary of Hamas&#8217; assault on Israel where he condemned Hamas for the &#8220;heinous attack,&#8221; but then accused Israel of committing &#8220;genocide.&#8221;
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El-Sayed is a doctor and former health director who&#8217;s running to replace outgoing Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters. The Michigan doctor came in second place behind Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary. El-Sayed has been endorsed by Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna.
Earlier this year, El-Sayed spoke at an event alongside Hamas sympathizers, including one activist who expressed &#8220;euphoria&#8221; over the terror group&#8217;s October 7, 2023, attack, The Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/michigan-senate-candidate-backed-by-bernie-sanders-to-speak-at-islamist-convention-alongside-hamas-sympathizers/">reported</a>.
El-Sayed is running against Democratic Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow and Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Haley Stevens. McMorrow has recently taken a more anti-Israel stance on the war in Gaza, while Stevens has voiced pro-Israel views in the past and has been backed by AIPAC.
Democrats have maintained control of both Michigan U.S. Senate seats since 2001. Republican Mike Rogers, who lost to Sen. Elissa Slotkin in the 2024 election, is running for Senate again and appears to be the GOP&#8217;s best chance at winning the seat in 2026.

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The Georgia Republican Senate primary is gaining traction on the fundraising front, bringing new attention to the race to take on incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff.
Ossoff is considered one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators in the 2026 election cycle, with the <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cook Political Report</a> ranking his race as a “Toss-Up.” As of June 30, the Democrat has over $15 million cash on hand, according to the <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S8GA00180/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Election Commission</a>.
Georgia Reps. Mike Collins and Buddy Carter, as well as former football coach Derek Dooley, are currently in the field on the Republican side.
Collins raised $1.9 million in Q3 and currently has $2.4 million in cash on hand, according to a press release. He announced his candidacy on July 28 and had a war chest $2.9 million overall, with just over $1 million transferred from his congressional bid.
“These fundraising numbers make clear what we have said from the beginning: we will not be outworked, we will not be outhustled, and we will win this race and put the people of Georgia back in the driver&#8217;s seat in the United States Senate,” Collins said in a press release.
Dooley raised $1.85 million in Q3, and he entered the race eight weeks ago. The Republican has $1.7 million cash on hand.
“For the past 8 weeks, we’ve hit the ground running at full speed in order to build the operation needed to win this seat back for the people of Georgia,” Dooley said in a statement.
His campaign chair, Don Leebern III, said, “there’s no question that Derek has the clear momentum in this race.”
The high fundraising totals are a strong indicator that the general election will likely shape up to be a highly expensive race on both sides.
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However, some Democrats argue that the latest numbers are an indicator of a complicated Republican primary.
“Mike Collins and Derek Dooley’s neck-in-neck fundraising reports further underscore that Georgia Republicans are in a messy, chaotic U.S. Senate primary for the long haul,” Democratic Party of Georgia Senior Communications Advisor Devon Cruz told The Daily Wire in a statement.
Ossoff was first elected in 2021 following an extremely tight runoff election between him and former Republican Sen. David Perdue. President Joe Biden narrowly won the state in November, and Trump flipped the state back to red in 2024.
“I am the number one target in the country for the Republican Party,” he said in an August <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jonossoff/videos/magas-1-target/2243036079484320/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advertisement</a>, adding that “MAGA is already spending millions of dollars to defeat me” as he’s the only Democratic senator running in 2026 in a state Trump won.
The Daily Wire reached out to Carter’s campaign for comment. The primary election is scheduled for May 2026, and a runoff would be triggered in June 2026 if no candidate receives a minimum of 50% of the vote.

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Vice President JD Vance told Ben Shapiro that he believes that the Democrats’ resolve to continue blocking government funding was “cracking” less than one day into a government shutdown. 
Vance pointed to the support from multiple Democratic senators for a Republican-backed temporary funding bill on Tuesday night as evidence that some rank-and-file Democrats would soon abandon their opposition to the stopgap measure. The vice president made the comments during a Wednesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-2290-warfighters-hegseth-trump-launch-assault-on-woke-military?utm_campaign=dwplus&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=iterable&amp;utm_content=20251001_bss">appearance</a> on “The Ben Shapiro Show.” 
“You already see, I think, the Democrats cracking a little bit because they realize it&#8217;s such a preposterous position to say, ‘We&#8217;re gonna shut down TSA, we&#8217;re gonna not pay our troops because you guys won&#8217;t give us benefits for illegal aliens.’ It&#8217;s crazy, and I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a tenable political situation for them to be in,” Vance said. 
The Democrats who voted with Republicans for a bill that would continue federal spending at the same levels as the previous fiscal year were Sens. John Fetterman (PA) and Catherine Cortez Masto (NM). Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine who caucuses with Democrats, also supported the temporary spending measure. 
Vance said that Democrats wanted another $1.5 trillion in spending, adding that they are “asking us to give taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits for illegal aliens.”
“Under the Biden administration, we would pay all of the hospital benefits for illegal aliens if they went to an American hospital,” Vance said. “So we turned that program off in President Trump&#8217;s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill.’ The Democrats want to turn it back on, and that would cost, again, hundreds of billions of dollars.”
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Vance blasted Democrats for backing yet another giveaway to illegal immigrants — free healthcare for those paroled after sneaking across the border. 
He accused Democrats of holding the government hostage and insisted they should wait until after funding is secured to push their policy fights.
“If they want to turn it back on, there is a clean, easy piece of legislation that nearly every Republican supports, they should just vote for it, turn the government back on, and then we can have the debate about health care policy that they seem to want to have. 
You can watch the full interview <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro6eULMt-ns">here</a>.

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The Trump administration instructed government agencies and departments to proceed with an “orderly shutdown” as the Senate failed to pass a short-term government spending bill on Tuesday night. 
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought sent a memo to the heads of all executive departments and agencies on Tuesday, telling them to implement shutdown plans and blaming the shutdown on Senate Democrats. The Senate fell five votes short of passing a Republican-backed bill that would have maintained government spending for the next seven weeks.
“Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of [the funding bill] in the Senate due to Democrats’ insane policy demands, which include $1 trillion in new spending,” Vought wrote. “President Trump supports passage of H.R. 5371, but it is now clear that Democrats will prevent passage of this clean [continuing resolution] prior to 11:59pm tonight and force a government shutdown. As such, affected agencies should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown.”
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HR 5371, which would have maintained government funding at the level of the previous fiscal year, passed out of the House last month. 
“It is unclear how long Democrats will maintain their untenable posture, making the duration of the shutdown difficult to predict,” Vought wrote. “Regardless, employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities. We will issue another memorandum indicating that government functions should resume once the President has signed a bill providing for appropriations.”
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Vought stated that the OMB would provide further guidance to department heads as needed. 
Ahead of the shutdown, Vought <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-plans-federal-job-cuts-as-dems-threaten-shutdown-over-1-5-trillion-leftist-wish-list">issued</a> a memo instructing agencies and departments to prepare for significant reductions in force if a shutdown were to occur. The memo also stated that once funding is secured for the next fiscal year, agencies should move to “retain the minimal number of employees necessary to carry out statutory functions.”
The Senate is slated to reconvene on Wednesday morning to resume voting on government funding.

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Tech entrepreneur and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is backing businessman Nate Morris in the contested Republican race to replace Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, The Daily Wire has learned. 
Ramaswamy told The Daily Wire he believed that Morris would be a key ally for President Donald Trump in the Senate. Morris, the founder of waste management company Rubicon, previously <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240725415339/en/Morris-Industries-Invests-in-Series-B-Round-of-Strive-Enterprises">invested</a> in Strive, Ramaswamy’s anti-woke wealth management venture. 
“Nate Morris is the exact kind of candidate the MAGA movement needs in the Senate,&#8221; Ramaswamy told The Daily Wire. &#8220;The era of career politicians is over.” 
“Delivering President Trump’s America First agenda requires fresh, bold, visionary leadership. I know Nate is the exact right man for the job and I am incredibly proud to endorse him for U.S. Senate,&#8221; Ramaswamy added.
Morris welcomed the endorsement from Ramaswamy, saying that he looked forward to developing a partnership between Kentucky and Ohio to fight for an “America First” agenda. 
“Vivek Ramaswamy truly embodies everything that the future of the America First movement has to offer and I am honored to have his endorsement,” Morris said. “With Vivek Ramaswamy in Columbus and me in Washington D.C., I am confident that we can and we will continue to make Kentucky, Ohio, and America great.”
Ramaswamy is currently running to replace Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.
Morris&#8217;s top two opponents are Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr and former Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron. The three candidates have all sparred with each other over the issue of DEI. Morris has accused his two rivals of being puppets of McConnell, who has been in the Senate since 1985.
In August, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-senate-candidate-deleted-environmentalist-tweets-before-launching-campaign">reported</a> that Morris had deleted multiple environmental tweets prior to launching his campaign. In response to that story, Donald Trump Jr., who has endorsed Morris, vouched for the Kentucky businessman&#8217;s anti-woke credentials. 
“Few people have been more outspoken against ESG and woke capital than me over the past five years, and I can say with total certainty that Nate is 100% aligned with us on supporting the parallel economy, combating ESG, and destroying woke capital once and for all,” Trump Jr. said, pointing to Morris’s investments in Strive. 
Morris has also been endorsed by Senators Bernie Moreno (Ohio) and Jim Banks (IN).

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The Senate on Thursday voted to commemorate Charlie Kirk and honor the assassinated conservative commentator by promoting civic engagement. 
The <a href="https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/files/55A19212-1EC1-4868-A72B-8E271E2D81B2">resolution</a> designates October 14, Kirk’s birthday, as the “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk” and calls for Americans to remember his legacy. It was introduced by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and co-sponsored by nearly two dozen other Republicans, passing by unanimous consent and a voice vote.
The motion “recognizes Charlie Kirk for his contribution to civic education and public service” and “encourages educational institutions, civic organizations, and citizens across the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, activities, prayers, and ceremonies that promote civic engagement and the principles of faith, liberty, and democracy that Charlie Kirk championed.”
The move was largely ceremonial and doesn’t have the same impact as a law.
“Charlie was a good man — a devout husband, father, and friend. His life was shaped by his faith and the idea that in America, debate and discussion are crucial to the betterment of our country,” Scott <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vyCdknj8V0">said</a> from the Senate floor. “He believed in God, the American dream, the value of family, and the principles of our great nation.”
“Charlie was never afraid to have a discussion. He didn’t care if you agreed or disagreed with his ideas. He welcomed the opportunity to respectfully and peacefully debate ideas in the court of public opinion,” Scott added. 
A similar House resolution to honor Kirk caused division among Democrats. After a meeting on Thursday, Democratic House leadership agreed to vote in favor of a resolution from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that recognizes Kirk and condemns all political violence. 
Johnson’s resolution “honors the life, leadership, and legacy of Charlie Kirk, whose steadfast dedication to the Constitution, civil discourse, and Biblical truth inspired a generation to cherish and defend the blessings of liberty.”
It also calls “upon all Americans — regardless of race, party affiliation, or creed — to reject political violence, recommit to respectful debate, uphold American values, and respect one another as fellow Americans.”
The House voted to adopt Johnson’s resolution on Friday, with 58 Democrats voting against it and 38 voting present. All Republicans and 95 Democrats voted in support.

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President Donald Trump attacked Senate Democrats on Thursday for slow-walking nominees to serve in his administration.
“This is what the Democrats are doing to our Nation!” Trump wrote in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114950241999184378">post</a> on Truth Social, sharing a graphic showing that in his second term, none of Trump’s civilian nominees have been approved by either voice vote or unanimous consent.
The graphic compares Trump’s second term to his first, in which 65% were fast-tracked for approval. The graphic also shows stats for former Presidents Joe Biden (57%), George W. Bush (90%), George H. W. Bush (98%), Bill Clinton (98%), and Barack Obama (90%).
“They are refusing to approve some of the best Nominees in the History of our Country. If we had George Washington and Abraham Lincoln lined up, they would do everything in their power to delay and disapprove,” Trump continued. “This should never be allowed to happen, and it has never happened before!”
The graphic came from the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who used the chart as a prop on Thursday while knocking Democrats in a speech on the Senate floor. Thune said that at the current pace Republicans are forced to work to confirm Trump’s nominees, the president’s administration will not be filled by the time he leaves office.
The current backlog on executive nominees is about 1,100, according to Thune.
“This isn&#8217;t sustainable. We can&#8217;t keep on this track,” said Thune. “This has got to change – and it will change. Either Democrats are going to play ball, or we&#8217;re going to figure out a way to change it.”
“I hope that my Democratic colleagues will come to the table. Otherwise, we&#8217;re going to be spending a whole lot more time here on the Senate floor,” he said.
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Trump and Thune’s attacks on Democrats come after the president on Tuesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-rips-unconstitutional-senate-custom-that-allows-democrat-sleazebags-to-stall-judicial-noms?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=6&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Rips+%E2%80%98Unconstitutional%E2%80%99+Senate+Custom+That+Allows+Democrat+%E2%80%98SLEAZEBAGS%E2%80%99+To+Stall+Judicial+Noms">pushed</a> Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, to scrap the committee’s “blue slip” tradition to speed up the confirmation process for Trump’s judicial nominees. Customarily, a judicial nominee must receive approval from both senators of the state where the nominee would serve before the nomination can move through committee.
“Chuck Grassley, who I got re-elected to the U.S. Senate when he was down, by a lot, in the Great State of Iowa, could solve the ‘Blue Slip’ problem we are having with respect to the appointment of Highly Qualified Judges and U.S. Attorneys, with a mere flick of the pen,” said Trump in a Truth Social post. “Democrats like Schumer, Warner, Kaine, Booker, Schiff, and others, SLEAZEBAGS ALL, have an ironclad stoppage of Great Republican Candidates.”
Grassley’s office has said the senator has no plans to toss the custom aside for the president. 
“I was offended by what the President said, and I’m disappointed that it would result in personal insult,” Grassley <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/30/congress/trump-still-pressuring-grassley-00483116">said</a> at the start of a committee meeting earlier this week.

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A Kentucky Republican running to replace Senator Mitch McConnell deleted multiple environmental-themed tweets just months before launching his campaign, a Daily Wire review found.
Businessman Nate Morris deleted a number of tweets promoting environmentalist concepts and celebrating “World Environment Day” in early 2025, just months before launching his Senate campaign. Morris, the CEO of Morris Industries, has <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3466274/deleted-dei-posts-culture-war-kentucky-senate-gop-primary/">pledged</a> to fight diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment mandates if elected, saying his experience as a businessman showed him the need to “end this crap.” 
Morris is running an anti-establishment campaign to replace McConnell, accusing his opponents — Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) — of being the former Senate Majority Leader&#8217;s puppets. He has <a href="https://natemorris.com/">pledged</a> to support mass deportations, opposing amnesty, banning doctors from doing transgender procedures on kids, cutting federal funding to woke schools, opposing gun control, and backing President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. 
The deleted tweets included multiple posts promoting the concept of a circular economy, a movement <a href="https://www.epa.gov/circulareconomy/what-circular-economy">defined</a> by the Environmental Protection Agency as a model that “keeps materials and products in circulation for as long as possible” and “an important part of slowing climate change.” The concept, promoted by organizations like the <a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/circular-economy/">World Economic Forum</a> and the <a href="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/circular_economy_14_march.pdf">United Nations</a>, frequently comes alongside government regulations and mandates. 
“A Circular economy generates no waste. To get to that point, we will need to change minds and change habits. #EnvironemntalInnovation,” Morris wrote in a May 8, 2020, tweet that has now been deleted. 
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On June 5, 2020, Morris shared an article called “A Future Without Waste,” writing: “Changing habits. Changing minds. Changing the world in small and difficult – yet impactful – steps. There can be no alternative. #WorldEnvironmentDay #EnvironmentalInnovation.”
Two other tweets from around the same time were deleted related to the “circular economy,” include one from June 29, 2020, where he wrote “we must do everything in our power to create a truly circular, free market economy and make the planet a better place for future generations” and another from July 10, 2020 sharing an <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/editor-can-circular-economy-help-reduce-waste">article</a> from National Geographic that said that a circular economy could “save the world.” 
“I’m glad to see [National Geographic] raising awareness about the critical need to move toward a [circular economy]. It is a realistic goal and we can make it happen through [American innovation],” he wrote. 
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The tweets were all deleted in early 2025, prior to the launching of the Senate campaign in June on Donald Trump Jr.&#8217;s &#8220;Triggered&#8221; podcast. 
In a statement to The Daily Wire, Trump Jr. vouched for Morris’s anti-ESG credentials. 
“Few people have been more outspoken against ESG and woke capital than me over the past five years, and I can say with total certainty that Nate is 100% aligned with us on supporting the parallel economy, combating ESG, and destroying woke capital once and for all,” he said.
“Nate hasn’t just talked the talk on these issues either — he actually put his money where his mouth is and invested in Vivek Ramaswamy’s anti-ESG investment fund.&#8221;
In July 2024, Morris Industries <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240725415339/en/Morris-Industries-Invests-in-Series-B-Round-of-Strive-Enterprises">invested</a> in Strive, an anti-woke wealth management venture backed by Ramaswamy.
In recent months, Morris Holdings removed renewable drinking water company Source Global from its list of select holdings on its website. Source Global includes major investors like BlackRock, Bill Gates, and Duke Energy. 
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“Nate does not have a meaningful position in Source Global, which is why it no longer appears on the Morris Holdings website,” Morris campaign spokesman Conor McGuinness told The Daily Wire. “At no point has Nate ever advocated for government-mandated anything.&#8221;
Previously <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3466274/deleted-dei-posts-culture-war-kentucky-senate-gop-primary/">deleted</a> blog posts from Morris’ time as CEO of Rubicon, a large recycling company, have come under scrutiny for their promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG). For example, in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250418092835/https:/www.rubicon.com/blog/elizabeth-montoya-board-of-directors/">one post</a> from September 2020, Morris praised a new board member of Rubicon for helping the company remain “at the forefront of the ESG movement.”
In another <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250312153932/https:/www.rubicon.com/blog/we-must-listen-we-must-lead/">deleted post</a> from June 1, 2020, Morris wrote that he was “feeling profound sadness and anger at the tragic events of recent weeks&#8221; in the wake of the death of George Floyd. 
“The protests we are seeing are a manifestation of the pain and anger that so many are feeling,” he wrote. “While it is important that we understand that pain and anger, it cannot bring back the lives that have been lost or undo the past injustices that have plagued our nation for generations. That pain and anger must fuel real, measurable, and decisive action to light a better path forward.”
Another <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250513063137/https:/www.rubicon.com/news/rubicon-global-joins-ceo-action-diversity-inclusion/">pos</a>t highlighted Morris’ decision to sign a DEI commitment, which included pledges “to have complex discussions about diversity and inclusion, to implement and expand upon unconscious bias education, and to share best and unsuccessful diversity and inclusion practices.”
“I was at Rubicon when it got its first round of funding in 2011 and returned a decade later when it was a more mature business. Nate was always known to be a conservative Republican and a Trump supporter; it was no secret, really,” Graham Salazar, former employee of Rubicon, told The Daily Wire.
“While he wasn’t overtly political at work, he did push back against progressive employees who wanted to bring more activism into the company culture. That kind of pressure was common in startups, and it was obvious he didn’t go along with it.”
Barr and Cameron, Morris&#8217;s main opponents, have accused the businessman of exaggerating his conservative credentials, criticizing him in particular over the Rubicon DEI pledge.

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The Senate on Tuesday narrowly voted to confirm a Justice Department official who previously defended President Donald Trump during his criminal trials to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Overcoming vigorous Democrat opposition, the Republican-led Senate confirmed acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove to the lifetime judicial position in a 50-49 vote. Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Susan Collins (ME) joined Democrats in voting against his appointment. 
“Congratulations to our dear friend Emil Bove on his confirmation to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals! This is a GREAT day for our country,” Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1950363578646544696">said</a> on X. “I cannot thank Emil enough for his tireless work and support at [the Justice Department]. He will be missed — and he will be an outstanding judge.”
Bove previously worked as Trump’s lawyer when the Biden administration prosecuted him over his alleged mishandling of classified documents and alleged election interference in the 2020 election. Bove also worked with Trump on the New York hush money case, where Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records but given an unconditional discharge. Before working for Trump, Bove was a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, working on drug and terrorism cases.
In the weeks after Trump nominated him to the judgeship, Democrats have pointed to numerous complaints against Bove from whistleblowers claiming that he instructed Justice Department officials to ignore judicial orders. Democrats were also critical of Bove’s role in the firing of some of the Justice Department lawyers who led the January 6 prosecutions and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-orders-charges-to-be-dismissed-against-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-on-certain-conditions">dismissal</a> of the federal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. 
Ahead of the confirmation vote, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-exhaustive-efforts-to-vet-emil-boves-nomination-prove-hes-fit-for-the-job">defended</a> Bove, accusing Democrats of trying to “weaponize” the whistleblower process. 
“He has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be a diligent, capable, and fair jurist,&#8221; Grassley said. “It’s no surprise to anyone who’s followed this nomination that I have serious concerns with how my Democratic colleagues have conducted themselves. The vicious rhetoric, unfair accusations and abuse directed at Mr. Bove by some on this Committee has crossed the line.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) <a href="https://apnews.com/article/emil-bove-confirmation-whistleblowers-trump-republicans-democrats-71f92822cb2e8d57387748c2451fa724">claimed</a> that the confirmation was a “dark day” for the country. 
“It’s unfathomable that just over four years after the insurrection at the Capitol, when rioters smashed windows, ransacked offices, desecrated this chamber, Senate Republicans are willingly putting someone on the bench who shielded these rioters from facing justice, who said their prosecution was a grave national injustice,” he said.

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Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins announced Monday his entrance into the Georgia Senate race, vowing to &#8220;steamroll the radical Left&#8221; and deliver on President Trump&#8217;s America First agenda.
The second-term congressman is challenging Senator Jon Ossoff, who narrowly won his first term in 2020 shortly after the January 6 riots, edging out GOP incumbent Sen. David Perdue in a runoff election. Ossoff is <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-ally-mike-collins-launch-key-battleground-state-bid-flip-democrat-held-senate-seat">seen</a> by many in the GOP as the most vulnerable Senate Democrat incumbent in 2026, as Trump carried the state in 2024, according to Fox News.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know who Jon Ossoff really works for, but it sure as heck isn&#8217;t Georgia,&#8221; Collins says in his campaign launch video posted on X. &#8220;Jon Ossoff does not represent Georgia&#8217;s values and has attacked our state&#8217;s best interests at every opportunity. He&#8217;s voted to raise taxes on Georgia families, supercharge inflation, open our Southern Border, and allow men to play women&#8217;s sports.&#8221;
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Collins, a prominent Georgia businessman elected to the House in 2022, is a close ally of President Trump and features audio of the president praising him in his launch video.
&#8220;Mike Collins. Mike, you were fantastic. He loves this state, and he took this very personally,&#8221; Trump says in the clip.
Collins highlights his work on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signs-laken-riley-act-into-law">Laken Riley Act</a>, legislation that strengthens detention capabilities for federal officials dealing with undocumented immigrants charged with crimes like theft and burglary. The legislation was named after a 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered by an illegal immigrant while jogging on the University of Georgia campus in February 2024.
The bill, which Collins sponsored, was the first piece of legislation Trump signed into law during his second term.
Collins, whose family owns a trucking company, promises to &#8220;send a trucker to the U.S. Senate to steamroll the radical left, deliver on President Trump&#8217;s America First agenda, and put the people of Georgia back in the driver&#8217;s seat.&#8221;
Collins enters an increasingly competitive Republican primary. Rep. Buddy Carter has already announced his candidacy, with both candidates <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5423594-gop-primary-georgia-senate/">courting</a> Trump&#8217;s endorsement, according to The Hill. Other candidates, such as former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley, are also rumored to be considering a run.
Ossoff has been building a substantial war chest, reporting double-digit fundraising hauls over recent quarters, as he prepares for what will likely be one of the most closely watched Senate contests in 2026, alongside North Carolina, after former Governor Roy Cooper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftist-former-gov-roy-cooper-runs-for-senate-turning-north-carolina-into-2026s-key-battleground?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Leftist+Former+Gov+Roy+Cooper+Runs+For+Senate%2C+Turning+North+Carolina+Into+2026%E2%80%99s+Key+Battleground">announced</a> his run on Monday.

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