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Regardless of political party, every American should be concerned when our federal government is using its power to target political opponents, censor information, and suppress dissent.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday (July 13) passed a defense spending bill that includes an amendment prohibiting the Pentagon from using any map depicting Taiwan as part of China. The House approved the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for US$886 billion in spending for the Department of Defense. Included in the bill is an amendment proposed by Representative Tom Tiffany dubbed the "honest maps" measure that bars the U.S. Department of Defense from spending funds on maps that portray Taiwan as Chinese territory.

A group of 16 Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives is urging the Biden administration not to expend taxpayer funding providing healthcare for illegal immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray about former Special Counsel John Durham’s report regarding the FBI’s conduct while investigating Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016, with Wray admitting that he agreed with the report’s findings. Wray was questioned by members of the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, in a highly-anticipated hearing regarding the FBI’s investigative activities. “In the Durham Report, he said that the FBI failed to uphold strict fidelity to the law, and that predates you. Do you agree with that statement that Mr. Durham made?,” Tiffany asked Wray, to which he responded, “Yes, I do.”

I hope you had a great week celebrating America’s 247th birthday and the liberties that we get to enjoy every single day.