Senate Invokes Cloture on Funding Plan Bringing Government One Step Closer to Opening

(Gateway Pundit – Jordan Conradson) *Lead Story*

Bipartisan Deal to End the Schumer Shutdown Passes Senate, Heads to House for Vote

(Red State – Joe Cunningham) *Must Read*

A Gut Punch in the Culture Fight

(American Spectator – Lou Aguilar)

Texas: Sprawling 150,000-Square-Foot Islamic Center Opens in Houston

(FrontPage Mag – Christine Williams)

WSJ runs a sorry op-ed blaming Trump for Venezuelans’ flight from socialism

(American Thinker – Monica Showalter)

Trump Says Tariffs Will Pay for $2,000 Payouts to Americans

(Legal Insurrection – Ben Smith)

GOP preparing legal challenge to restricting effort that could cut GOP’s sole MD House seat

(Just The News – Nicholas Ballasy)

Good News From the Department of War

(Power Line – John Hinderaker)

DOJ Is Trying to Investigate Stephen Miller’s Doxxer – Democrat Officials Are Trying to Stop Them

(Townhall – Jeff Charles)

The Heritage Foundation’s Meltdown

(American Greatness – Roger Kimball) *Must Read*

Sierra Club embraced social justice, DEI after being ‘flush’ with cash — and then destroyed itself: NYT

(Blaze Media – Carlos Garcia)

BBC Director General Tim Davie Resigns over Alleged Fake News About Donald Trump

(Breitbart – Kurt Zindulka)

Scott Bessent Came With Receipts and Destroyed Stephanopoulos Over the Shutdown

(PJ Media – Matt Margolis)

MLB pitchers indicted in alleged betting scheme, face up to 65 years in prison

(Post Millennial – Roberto Wakerell-Cruz)

Big Tech Reportedly Gobbles Up Land For Massive Data Center In Suburbs

(Daily Caller – Audrey Streb) *Must Read*

Now It Can Be Told: Mamdani’s Plans Are Going to Be Wildly Expensive

(Hot Air – John Sexton)

Obama Judge Who Greenlit Secret Subpoenas Targeting GOP Hit With Ethics Complaint

(Daily Signal – Katelynn Richardson)

Everyday Economics: Is AI to blame for the layoffs – or a late-cycle hangover?

(Center Square – Orphe Divounguy)

Alex Karp: we will have fewer rights if America loses AI race

(UnHerd – Archie Earle)

America needs federal preemption to win the AI race

(Human Events – James Burnham)

CNN’S Kasie Hunt Asks Congressman If Musk Being A Trillionaire Is ‘A Thing We Should Have’

(NewsBusters – Steve Malzberg)

‘Eliminates jury trials’: Fight escalates as state’s highest court agrees to decide your right to a jury trial

(World Net Daily – Bob Unruh) *Bonus Story*

Most believe organ donors are more likely to be declared brain dead quickly

(sharylattkisson.com – Sharyl Attkisson) *Bonus Piece*

People who “believe in science” are willfully blind

(the Aspen beat – Glenn K. Beaton) *Bonus Story*

Brandon Johnson’s “Head Tax” Scheme Latest Bad Idea from Flailing Chicago Mayor

(AMAC – Matt Lamb) *Bonus Story*