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• Dershowitz Slams Hard Left For Pressuring Justice Breyer to Quit
  
  Harvard Law Prof. Alan Dershowitz harshly criticized the "radical left" for pressuring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to resign, saying the effort will backfire.
• Illinois Governor Signs Voter Access Plan That Moves Primary
  
  Illinois' primary election will be moved from March to June next year under a voter access expansion recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
• US Has More Ukraine Military Aid in Reserve, Biden Aide Says
  
  The U.S. is holding $100 million in security assistance for Ukraine "in reserve" for threats such as a renewed Russian military buildup on the border, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.
• Diplomats: Progress Made in Vienna at Iran Nuclear Talks
  
  Top diplomats said Sunday that further progress had been made at talks between Iran and global powers to try to restore a landmark 2015 agreement to contain Iranian nuclear development that was abandoned by the Trump administration. They said it was now up to the...
• Western Conservative Straw Poll: DeSantis Tops Trump
  
  Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis beat former President Donald Trump in a presidential preference straw poll conducted by the Western Conservative Summit.
• Dr. Fauci Rebukes 'Craziness' of Criticism, Death Threats
  
  The harsh criticism is getting to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the 37-year U.S. infectious disease chief who oversaw the biggest pandemic of our lifetimes.Fauci gives "very little weight in the adulation, and very little weight in the craziness of condemning me," the highest-paid...
• Biden Adviser Fiona Hill: Summit 'Very Important Win' for Putin
  
  A noted adviser to President Joe Biden's summit with Vladimir Putin, Fiona Hill called the mere meeting a "very important win for Putin."
• Ex-DNI Ratcliffe Says Putin 'Got Exactly What He Wanted' At Geneva Summit
  
  Former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin "got exactly what he wanted" even before his Geneva summit with President Joe Biden.
• Sen. Johnson Hits Fauci, Media For Discounting Some COVID Treatments
  
  Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Sunday, blamed White House medical adviser and former Trump administration Coronavirus Task Force leader Anthony Fauci - and the media - for discounting some treatments for COVID-19, saying it cost lives.
• Larry Kudlow: Biden Handed Putin, China, Iran a 'Target List'
  
  President Joe Biden might have intended to draw red lines on enemies attacking the 16 infrastructure targets in America, but he left space and undersea targets off the list to be attacked and gave enemies our dearest targets, according to Larry Kudlow, former...
• Lindsey Graham: Dem Elex Reform Bill As 'Biggest Power Grab' In US History
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday blasted a Democratic-backed election reform bill as "the biggest power grab in the history of the country."
• GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick Praises Bipartisan Compromise On Infrastructure Bill
  
  Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Sunday said a bipartisan compromise on a massive infrastructure package doesn't include any tax increases - a proposal that "nobody will be totally in love with," but that "everybody will be okay with."
• Biden Nat'l Security Adviser Says Goal With Russia 'Stable Predictable Relationship'
  
  National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday the Biden administration's goal with Russia is "a stable predictable relationship" that will "reduce the risk" of harming American interests.
• Sen. Portman: Gas Tax 'May Not' Be Part Of Final Infrastructure Bill
  
  Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Sunday suggested a gas tax may not wind up included in an infrastructure bill.In an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press," Portman is part of a growing bipartisan effort to push through a massive bill that has faced pushback on how it will be...
• Mike Pompeo: Biden's Euro Trip 'All Carrot and No Stick'
  
  President Joe Biden's G7 and summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin was at best "pointless" but "probably worse than that," because Biden was all "carrot and no stick," according to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
• Trump Endorses Fossella for Staten Island President Job
  
  Former President Trump Saturday issued a strong endorsement for former Congressman Vito Fossella for New York's Staten Island Borough President job.
• Senate Looks for GOP Buy-in on Scaled-Down Gun Control Bills
  
  The Senate is likely to move forward with piecemeal gun control legislation of its own instead of attempting to pass the House Democrats' sweeping reforms, which might not even get full support of Democrats in the Senate."I'm not interested in bringing a proposal to the...
• Vulnerable Dem Sens Back Bipartisan $974B Infrastructure Plan
  
  Senate Democrats vulnerable in the 2022 midterms are finding backing a bipartisan infrastructure deal a better way forward than rubber stamping President Joe Biden and the progressive Democrats' massive spending push.
• AG Ken Paxton to Newsmax: Taking 'Matters Into Our Own Hands' at Border
  
  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Saturday the lack of federal action by the Biden administration on the border crisis is forcing the state to take "matters into our own hands," by funding and building its own wall.
• Brian Burch to Newsmax: Biden Could Be Reprimanded for Supporting Abortion
  
  Brian Burch, the president of conservative group CatholicVote, on Friday said President Joe Biden would have to be "very careful" about where he goes to church after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops proceeded with a plan that could deny him communion.
• Biden Attends Mass Amid Bishops Challenge on Abortion
  
  President Joe Biden went to church Saturday in his hometown a day after U.S. Roman Catholic bishops issued a challenge to him over his support for abortion rights.
• Sheriff David Clarke to Newsmax: Anti-Cop Politics Making Crime Skyrocket
  
  "Chaos is reigning supreme" with violence in the nation's cities and that will continue and even climb this summer because of the actions of politicians that are undermining law enforcement, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke told Newsmax on Saturday.
• Rep. Greg Steube to Newsmax: 'Break the Chain' on Mass Migration
  
  Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., said Saturday he wants Congress to pass his new bill which would end the practice of "chain migration" where one member of a family gets in the country and gains legal status, and then can bring in an entire extended family.
• Colorado Dem Gov. Jared Polis Signs 3 Gun Bills into Law
  
  Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Saturday signed three of six gun bills passed in the latest legislative session into law.
• Mark Meadows to Newsmax: Biden Lost 'Command of His Own Message'
  
  President Joe Biden's argumentative performance with a CNN reporter after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week showed a leader who is not in "command of his own message," former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told Newsmax on Saturday.

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