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• Japan, Netherlands Agree to Limit Exports of Chip-Making Equipment to China
  
  Washington has succeeded in persuading two of its allies to curtail the export of advanced chip-manufacturing equipment to China, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
• Rep. Burchett to Newsmax: DirecTV Cancellation Another 'Liberal, Woke Move'
  
  DirecTV's cancellation of Newsmax's contract is "clearly another Big Tech liberal, woke move," but if it were a network with a "Marxist agenda," it would have been allowed to remain on the air, Rep. Tim Burchett said on Newsmax Saturday.
• Sen. Lee Calls for Immediate Debt Action to Control Interest
  
  Action must be taken on the nation's debt now or the nation's annual interest on the debt will be even more out of control, Sen. Mike Lee warned Sunday.
• Rubio, Warner: Both Sides Want Senate Oversight on Biden, Trump Docs
  
  Members of Congress aren't interested in criminal justice matters when it comes to the classified documents found on the properties of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, but they do want access to the papers, Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday.
• Intel Chairman Turner: Congress Will Push for Biden, Trump Docs
  
  Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle will try to force the Department of Justice to allow them to review classified documents that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, retained after they left office, House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner said.
• Rep. Jim Jordan: Not Enough 'Good People' Applying to Be Cops
  
  After the beating and death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five fired Memphis police officers now facing murder charges, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pointed to the "disparagement" of law enforcement overstressing police forces across America.
• Rep. D'Esposito to Newsmax: Immigration Must be Handled 'Head On'
  
  The impact of illegal immigration is becoming a "real problem" and making every state a border state, so "we have to deal with it directly and head on," Rep. Anthony D'Esposito said on Newsmax Sunday.
• Grover Norquist to Newsmax: Debt Ceiling Debate 'Deliberately Confusing'
  
  The debt ceiling debate is "confusing and it's deliberately confusing" because it's only the "tip of the iceberg" when it comes to how much damage the federal government's spending is doing, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, told Newsmax.
• NBC Poll: Americans Equally Concerned About Biden, Trump Docs
  
  While there are differences in the cases of classified documents of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump - generally depending on which side of the political aisle you are on - Americans are equally concerned with both, according to an NBC News poll.
• Schiff-less House Intel Committee Seeks 'Reset'
  
  The House Intelligence Committee is aiming for a reset under new leadership and awaiting Democrats' replacements for a pair of booted members.
• Sen. Lindsey Graham: 'There Are No Trump Policies' Without Trump
  
  While former President Donald Trump faced some criticism for inviting Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., onto his leadership team in the important battleground state, Graham made Trump look justified in his decision Saturday.
• Jeffrey Lord to Newsmax: 'Ruling Class' Silencing Conservative Media
  
  Author and political commentator Jeffrey Lord told Newsmax Saturday that a nationwide "ruling class" of elites with similar political views regardless of their political party is working to stop conservative media institutions from communicating with the majority of the country.
• Trump: Every Day Under Biden Is Like 'April Fool's Day'
  
  President Donald Trump said in a speech in Columbia, South Carolina, setting up his 2024 presidential campaign leadership team in a key early primary state.
• Dick Morris to Newsmax: Biden Aims for S.C. to Be First Primary to Sway Others
  
  Political author Dick Morris said on Newsmax that President Joe Biden and his team are aiming to name South Carolina as the first primary in the nation in the hopes that it will sway primaries that follow it in Biden's favor.
• Mark Morgan to Newsmax: Trump Confident on Border Policy From Experience
  
  Former President Donald Trump spoke with confidence Saturday about the steps he'll take to fix the border crisis should he take the White House in 2024, "because we already did it," former acting Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Mark Morgan said on Newsmax.
• Trump Between Pair of Campaign Speeches: DeSantis 'Very Disloyal'
  
  Former President Donald Trump, traveling to Salem, New Hampshire, and Columbia, South Carolina, gaggled with reporters on a busy day as he kicked off his 2024 campaign in earnest Saturday.
• Pence: 'Mistakes Were Made' in Classified Records Handling
  
  Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes "full responsibility" after classified documents were found at his Indiana home.
• West Virginia AG Morrisey Flags Concerns of DirecTV CEO Dropping Newsmax
  
  West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey slammed DirecTV for purging Newsmax from its channel lineup this week, accusing DirecTV of caving to "politically motivated corporate censorship."
• Rep. Ralph Norman to Newsmax: DirecTV Committed 'Assault on Free Speech'
  
  DirecTV's cancellation of Newsmax this past week is a "direct assault on free speech," Rep. Ralph Norman said in a network interview Saturday.
• Ted Cruz Decries DirecTV Censorship of Newsmax
  
  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, came out in strong support of Newsmax Friday, decrying the deplatforming of conservative media by AT&T's DirecTV.
• Sen. Markwayne Mullin: 'Newsmax Must Not Be Silenced!'
  
  Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., denounced AT&T/DirecTV's deplatforming of Newsmax from its television platform, his state's constituents are being denied a "key conservative voice."
• Rep. Elise Stefanik: House GOP 'Examining' DirecTV's Deplatforming Newsmax
  
  The Republican-led House is "examining" the "deplatforming" of Newsmax by DirecTV, according to the House GOP's third-ranking member.
• Trump Defends N.H.'s First in Nation Status, Bashes Biden's S.C. 'Revenge'
  
  Former President Donald Trump vowed to the New Hampshire Republican Party on Saturday he will stand with the Granite State in keeping its first-in-the-nation status in the presidential primary process.
• Rep. Self to Newsmax: Is AT&T or DirecTV the Propaganda Arm of Govt?
  
  Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, asked Newsmax on Saturday if AT&T or DirecTV is the government's propaganda arm.
• Dick Morris to Newsmax: DirecTV's 'Outrageous Act of Political Censorship'
  
  Denouncing DirecTV's "outrageous act of political censorship," presidential campaign adviser Dick Morris tells Newsmax viewers to not to just get mad, but get even, as DirecTV ostensibly tries to deplatform Donald Trump's 2024 campaign rallies.

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