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• Biden Orders Flags at Half-staff to Honor Dole
  
  President Joe Biden has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff through December 9th to honor the late Kansas Senator Bob Dole.Dole passed away Sunday at age 98.
• Barr: Infrastructure Bill Includes Surveillance of Vehicles and 'Kill Switch'
  
  Part of the text outlined in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, includes a provision to dispatch surveillance technology on new vehicles starting in 2026...
• Dershowitz Decries Politicizing of Public Trials
  
  Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz on Sunday decried the politicizing of trials in the public eye.
• Bob Dole's War Wounds, Political Defeats: 'Picture of a Full Life'
  
  Bob Dole had a political career of near misses, but it was the near death in World War II that defines him more than any, as the political world mourned the loss of the "war hero" who died at 98 in his sleep Sunday morning.
• Biden's Universal Pre-K Plan Requires at Least 40K More Teachers
  
  President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Build Back Better spending bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate, but the bill's universal pre-K plan is going to directly create the need for at least 40,000 new teachers, according to the National Institute for Early Education...
• Bob Dole's Death Spurs Robust, Bipartisan Response on Twitter
  
  The death of World War II veteran and one-time Republican nominee for president Bob Dole, 98, spurred a heartfelt response from all corners of politics.
• Sen. Braun: Abortion Decisions Should Be Left To States
  
  Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., on Sunday said abortion should be an issue for individual states to decide.In an interview on NBC News' "Meet The Press," Braun said issues like abortion that "divide our country" demand a practical solution.
• Critics Blast Biden's 'Free' At-Home COVID Tests Plan: 'Cumbersome'
  
  While President Joe Biden is planning to make at-home COVID-19 tests free to Americans with health insurance, the reimbursement structure through their insurers is going to be "cumbersome" and limiting, according to critics.
• Sen. Kennedy: 'Fake' Infrastructure Bill, Cleared Path for 'Bad' Social Spending Package
  
  Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Sunday blasted as "fake" the $1 trillion infrastructure law passed in Congress, calling it a path for passage of the nearly $2 trillion Build Back Better social spending and climate bill.
• Texas Gov. Abbott: Biden Mandates Driving Big Business Into State
  
  GOP Texas Gov, Greg Abbott said Sunday that President Joe Biden's federal mandates have driven new business into the state.
• Rep. Stefanik to NY Gov. Hochul: Clean Up Cuomo 'Criminal Cesspool'
  
  After the latest reports of an expanding investigation of the former governor and CNN firing of his brother, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is calling on New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul to clean up the "criminal cesspool" left behind by the Cuomo brothers.
• Report: Trump-Endorsed Ex-U.S. Sen. Perdue to Run for Georgia State Governor
  
  Former U.S. Senator David Perdue plans to challenge Georgia Governor Brian Kemp in next year's election, Politico reported on Sunday, setting up a new Republican Party clash in a battleground state that handed Democrats their current U.S. Senate majority....
• VP Harris' Leadership in Question Amid Departures
  
  Four similarly timed departures from Vice President Kamala Harris' staff comes amid rumors President Joe Biden might consider nominating her to the Supreme Court and sources are telling a congressional reporter and lawmakers to start familiarizing themselves with the...
• Gen. Thompson: Space Force 'Not New Sheriff In Town'
  
  Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operation at U.S. Space Force, said Sunday it's difficult to determine what constitutes an act of war in space - but insisted Space Force is "not the sheriff in town."
• Mississippi Gov. Reeves: Hoping Court Upholds Abortion Ban, Tosses Roe v. Wade
  
  GOP Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Sunday if the Supreme Court upholds his state's strict 15-week abortion ban on abortion, he hopes they'll overturn the historical 1973 decision that made abortion legal across the country as well.
• GoFundMe Rejects Campaign of Veteran Arguing Self-Defense in BLM Shooting
  
  GoFundMe, which has been criticized for some inequitable enforcement of their terms of service, has taken down the fundraiser campaign for a U.S. Army sergeant arguing he shot a Black Lives Matter aggressor in self-defense, according to BizPac Review.
• Sen. Ernst: Biden Must Be 'Very Clear' With Putin, US Won't Stand For Ukraine Invasion
  
  President Joe Biden has to be "very clear"with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States will not tolerate an invasion by Russia in Ukraine, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is urging.
• Mike Pompeo: Biden Policies 'Confounding,' Will Cost Dems Midterms
  
  The Biden administration has exposed the bad politics of Democrats to the American people and the 2022 midterm elections are going to exact a price for those policies, according to former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
• Trump: Biden Might Take US to Point of No Return
  
  Former President Donald Trump predicts President Joe Biden will go down as the worst president in history, a divisive figure who is threatening our freedoms and imposing socialist ideology on our economy.
• Rand Paul: With 'Long Overdue' Chris Cuomo Firing, CNN Regains Some Credibility
  
  CNN's firing of anchor Chris Cuomo was "long overdue" - and put the network on track for reclaiming "any kind of credibility," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says.
• Ben Carson to Newsmax: Can't Let Politicians Control Us Through COVID
  
  COVID-19 is becoming endemic and will be part of everyone's lives for a long time, former Housing and Urban Development director Ben Carson, also a renowned neurosurgeon, told Newsmax on Saturday.
• Ric Grenell to Newsmax: 'Russians Smelling Weakness' in Biden
  
  Former Amb. Richard Grenell told Newsmax on Saturday that "the Russians are smelling weakness" in the Biden administration, as U.S. intelligence indicates Russia is amassing 175,000 troops for an offensive against Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Friday.
• Rep. Van Taylor to Newsmax: Administration 'Reckless' on Border COVID Spread
  
  The Biden administration is rolling out its latest plans against COVID-19 at a time when it's still acting in a "reckless" manner and allowing thousands of illegal immigrants to come into the United States while carrying the disease, Rep. Van Taylor said on Newsmax.
• DOJ Widens Probe of Andrew Cuomo
  
  Federal prosecutors set sights to widen the scope of their investigation into former New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo to include a civil rights investigation.
• New Twitter CEO May Be More Hostile to Free Speech Than Dorsey
  
  Big Tech critics fear Twitter's new CEO, Parag Agrawal, has a worse record on free speech than his predecessor, the New York Post reported.

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