First, inflation, now this. Biden making the cost of housing even more out of reach

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is mandating costly new energy standards for new homes. wsj.com/articles/housi… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

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Research from AEI's Mackenzie Eaglen estimates that China's true military spending is $710.6 billion.

This calculation is 3x larger than Beijing's self-reported totals and several billion dollars higher than estimates from the US intelligence community.

Cloaking themselves in the misleading rhetoric of safety while ignoring the legitimate needs of millions of Texans, including those from the seventh largest city in the US!

Get to know 2024 GRAMMYs on the Hill honorees Sens. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who have championed the music industry through their legislative efforts.
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I am calling on all members of Congress to co-sponsor the #StopInstitutionalChildAbuseAct and asking for CathyMcMorrisRodgers Energy and Commerce Committee committee to include SICAA in a hearing and markup ASAP. Every day that no action is taken, another child is abused, neglected, or dies in the…

Hamas continues to hold US citizens hostage

On Saturday, Hamas released a three-minute video of two hostages – U.S.-born Keith Siegel, 64, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, and Omri Miran, 47. The Cipher Brief

Biden said he’d take another stab at a border bill — but nothing appears in the works politi.co/4aZGiN9 via POLITICO

Fentanyl has largely displaced heroin because of how cheaply and easily Mexican cartels can produce the synthetic opioid in makeshift labs using chemicals from China.

How Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade nytimes.com/2024/04/28/wor…

The EPA proposes rules that will effectively force coal plants to shut down while banning new natural-gas plants. wsj.com/articles/envir… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

“I’d like to get the Senate back working again, to try to solve problems on a bipartisan basis and help move the country forward and hopefully make the rest of the country a little bit more like Texas.” — ⁦Senator John Cornyn on #StateofTexas ⁩ kxan.com/state-of-texas…

Wonder why they were evading law enforcement since #BidenBorderCrisis policy is to wave almost everyone in. Criminal fugitives? Drug mules? Would-be terrorists?

Some Anti-Israel Protesters Are Paid wsj.com/articles/some-…

US Pacific commander says China is pursuing ‘boiling frog’ strategy via Financial Times
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Postcard from the Hispanic Working Class - by Ruy Teixeira liberalpatriot.com/p/postcard-fro…

The Counter-Revolt Finally Begins by Daniel Henninger wsj.com/articles/the-c… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

Reminiscent of Obama’s “if you like your health plan you can keep it.”

The U.S. Navy is firing $2 million missiles to shoot down Iranian Shahed drones costing $20,000.

America's Military Isn’t Providing Enough Bang for the Buck nationalreview.com/2024/04/americ…