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• Biden Aides Leave Senate Talks Without Infrastructure Deal
  
  Top White House aides wrapped up a meeting with group of senators Tuesday without producing an infrastructure compromise, as differences on how to pay for a proposed $579 billion in new spending for roads, bridges and other projects continue to bedevil the talks.
• Iowa Judge Permanently Blocks State Law Requiring 24-Hour Wait Before Abortion
  
  A judge in Iowa this week ruled that the state's law requiring a 24-hour waiting period before getting an abortion violates the state constitution...
• Rasmussen Poll: Voters Feel Religious Freedom Important to Healthy America
  
  A Rasmussen poll finds that some 82 percent of voters feel religious freedom is important to the health of our nation...
• Sen. Hawley Warns Ahuja Will Bring 'New Era of Racial Engineering'
  
  Sen. Josh Hawley led the failed attempt to defeat Kiran Ahuja's nomination as head of the Office of Personnel Management...
• Poll: Biden Job Approval Dips
  
  A new poll from American Research Group shows that President Joe Biden's approval rating has dropped slightly...
• Senate War Powers Vote Now Delayed Until at Least July
  
  The U.S. Senate will not vote until at least July on a closely watched effort to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force that allowed the war in Iraq, after Republican senators requested a public hearing and classified briefing.
• Rubio Says Only Strong US Leadership Can Stop Another Virus Outbreak
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Tuesday said only "strong American leadership" will prevent a similar outbreak to COVID-19 that "could be far worse."
• Rep. Bill Johnson to Newsmax: Biden Losing Trump-Won Energy Independence
  
  The United States achieved energy independence under former President Donald Trump, but the Biden administration is pulling the country back from its leadership role...
• Biden Likely to Fall Short of July 4 COVID Vaccination Goal
  
  President Joe Biden probably will fall short of the July 4 deadline he imposed in May to have at least one vaccine shot in the arms of 70% of the country's adults, according to Glen Nowak, a former spokesman for the CDC...
• Manchin Backs Debating Voting Bill That Republicans Vow to Block
  
  Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said he'd vote with his party to begin debate on a sweeping overhaul of U.S. election laws, but that won't be enough to overcome unified Republican opposition.
• Biden Backs Bill to End Crack, Cocaine Law Disparity He Helped Make
  
  President Joe Biden is backing a Senate Democrats bill to end the sentencing disparity for crack and powder cocaine. This is noteworthy, because one-time Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., once led the effort to pass legislation...
• Gov. Abbott Vetoes Bill on Dating Violence, Child Abuse Teaching in Public Schools
  
  Despite a bipartisan push from state lawmakers, Texas public middle and high schools won't be required to teach students about family and dating violence and child abuse. The Texas Senate legislation was among the 21 bills vetoed...
• 300,000 Gun Sales Blocked Over Background Checks in 2020
  
  The number of firearm sales prohibited due to customers failing background checks hit a record high last year with more than 300,000 sales prevented, with more than 40% of those attempted purchases being made by people with prior felony convictions.
• Poll: Majority Say Biden Made Headway With Putin in Summit
  
  Fifty-two percent of voters say President Joe Biden made at least some progress during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, according to new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll.
• Texas AG Paxton to Newsmax: State Building Wall to Protect All Americans
  
  It is not the "ideal plan" for Texas to move forward to complete the border wall, but it's needed because the federal government is backing out of a commitment it should meet, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Newsmax...
• NCAA: Justice Kavanaugh's Opinion on Paying Athletes 'His Own View'
  
  The NCAA dismissed a blistering concurring opinion by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, perhaps the Supreme Court's biggest sports fan, after a decision on Monday.
• Climate Protest At Sen. Cruz's Houston Home Ends With 8 Arrests
  
  Eight people were reportedly arrested after trespassing during a climate change protest Monday outside of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's home in Houston. A group of roughly 60-70 people arrived at the sidewalk...
• Rep. Estes to Newsmax: Biden Must Be More Concerned About His Economic Crisis
  
  President Joe Biden, who met with some of the nation's advisers Monday in a meeting the White House later called "routine," must be more concerned about his tax policies and the "economic crisis he's creating," Rep. Ron Estes told Newsmax...
• ‘Team Trump’ Ads Seen on Facebook Despite Ban
  
  Although Facebook banned former President Donald Trump until at least 2023 for claiming that the 2020 election was stolen, new ads from his "Team Trump" group still appear on the social media platform...
• GOP Lawmakers Defend Trump’s DOJ Secretly Requesting Phone Record Subpoenas
  
  Republicans are defending former President Donald Trump's Justice Department for secretly subpoenaing Democrat lawmakers' personal data. While Democrats vow to investigate the subpoenas, much of the GOP...
• Progressive Dems on House Panel Fault Biden DOJ
  
  Nine progressive House Democrats Tuesday faulted Attorney General Merrick Garland for an "apparent reluctance to correct the weaponization and politicization" of the Department of Justice...
• Trump: I Have Not Conceded 2020 Election
  
  Former President Donald Trump denied that he ever admitted defeat in last year's presidential election, telling David Brody on Just the News' "Water Cooler" that if former Vice President Mike Pence had sent disputed election results back to state legislatures for review...
• Jason Miller: Trump Doesn't Want to Be Speaker of the House
  
  Former President Donald Trump doesn't want to be Speaker of the House, despite having raised the idea recently, a onetime aide says. Jason Miller said "Trump has zero desire to be Speaker...
• Sen. Sinema: Filibuster Needed to Help Both Parties Long-Term
  
  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., reiterated her opposition to eliminating the Senate legislative filibuster in an opinion piece for The Washington Post on Monday.
• Sen. Whitehouse Defends Membership in Allegedly All-White Beach Club
  
  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is defending his family's membership at a private beach club in Newport, Rhode Island, that is allegedly entirely white, telling reporters that the group is "working on improving diversity."

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