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-Rubio pushes back against Mahmoud Khalil defenders: ‘Not about free speech’

–Poll flashes warning sign on one of top issues for Trump during campaign

-House GOP member tells local law enforcement to ‘gear up’ to help with immigration enforcement

EPA Deregulation Day 

FIRST ON FOX: The Environmental Protection Agency announced the “most consequential day of deregulation” in U.S. history Wednesday, as it put the Biden administration’s Clean Power Plan 2.0 — which cracked down on power plants — on the chopping block.

“President Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an announcement, first obtained by Fox News Digital. “In reconsidering the Biden-Harris rule that ran afoul of Supreme Court case law, we are seeking to ensure that the agency follows the rule of law while providing all Americans with access to reliable and affordable energy.” 

The Biden administration finalized its Clean Power Plan 2.0 in April 2024, cracking down on existing and future fossil fuel-fired power plants as part of the previous administration’s sweeping climate agenda. The plan required existing coal-fired power plants and new baseload natural gas-fired power plants to install carbon capture technology by 2032 in an effort to effectively eliminate carbon emissions by 2050…Read more

White House

‘PERMANENT FIX’: Trump ban on funding for trans procedures would be law under GOP senator’s bill

‘POLITICIZING THE JUDICIARY’: Federal judge appointed by Trump quits group over statement on threats

‘RADICAL LEFT’S TWISTED GAME’: Pro-Hamas activist’s deportation not a ‘free speech’ matter and law is on Trump’s side

‘HYSTERIA’: White House shuts down concerns over USAID document purge

‘DE-GENDER RESTROOM ACCESS’: Biden’s EPA pushed to ‘de-gender’ agency bathrooms, hire more LGBTQ staff, unearthed memo reveals

FAST AND FURIOUS: Dems outraged by Trump ‘playing cars salesman’ for Tesla

World Stage 

GET SCHOOLED: Chinese nationals banned from US student visas under new House GOP proposal

‘HELL TO PAY’: Lindsey Graham to push ‘bone-breaking sanctions and tariffs’ to pressure Russia into peace with Ukraine

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: US to require Canadians visiting for over 30 days to have fingerprints taken, register with authorities

‘AXIS OF EVIL’: Iran, China and Russia huddle for nuclear talks while UN meets behind closed doors on possible sanctions

RARE PHONE CALL: CIA director, Putin’s spy chief hold first phone call in more than 2 years: report

Capitol Hill

HOUSE ON FIRE: GOP lawmaker calls trans Dem ‘Mr. McBride,’ abruptly ends hearing after ultimatum from another Dem

TAKING AIM: House Republican campaign arm targets vulnerable Democrats who ‘voted to shutdown’ govt.

SHE’S OUT: Longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen not seeking re-election in 2026 in key northeastern swing state

‘BASIC MEDICAL ETHICS’: GOP moves to defund hospitals that perform sex-change procedures on minors

‘HE’S A PALESTINIAN’: Trump says Schumer ‘has become a Palestinian’: ‘He’s not Jewish anymore’

‘ON THE TABLE’: House divided over consequences for controversial congressman

Across America 

TRIO OF BILLS: Oregon legislature weighing trio of bills that could result in less oversight for convicted sex offenders

‘DISTRACTED BY IDENTITY POLITICS’: NASA spent over $13 million on DEI under Biden while critical missions flailed

‘TIP OF THE ICEBERG’: EPA terminates Biden admin’s green grants worth $20B, Zeldin says

‘FINANCIAL BURDEN’: FL spent $660M on healthcare for illegals as hospitals ordered to verify legal status, report shows

VAPID BANS: 21,000% spike in MA vape seizures throws cigarette ban into question, ex-ATF official says

‘NO EVIDENCE’: New study from key swing state shatters popular narrative against Voter ID

DESERT SHOWDOWN: NM lawmakers warn sweeping gun control bill primed for passage shows Dems ‘are dead-set on disarming us’

‘WE WILL FIGHT’: Anti-woke beer company fires back at beer giant for ‘intimidation’ amid trademark dispute

WON’T ‘SPECULATE’: Federal judge rips DOJ lawyers, demands written retraction from Hegseth over transgender military policy post

‘RADICAL GENDER POLICIES’: Ohio college ‘illegally forcing students’ to share bathrooms with opposite sex

‘DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING’: Blue state county faces backlash after failed vote to scrap ‘super sanctuary’ policy

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