"A disturbing report on the quality of living conditions at military barracks, released by the General Accountability Office (GAO), reflects a failure of America's military leaders, who are supposed to look out for and care for the well-being of their people.

"While inspecting 10 barracks, GAO investigators observed numerous potentially serious health and safety risks: mold and mildew, bug infestations, dysfunctional plumbing, no heating or air conditioning, inoperable fire systems, and broken windows. In one case, enlisted troops living in a barracks were told to clean up the biological waste following a suicide in one of the rooms.

"The appalling report comes at a time when our nation's armed services are struggling to meet their recruiting goals. One of the factors attributed to the challenging recruiting environment is the fewer influencers -- individuals who are apt to encourage young people to join the military. These may include parents, relatives, teachers or coaches. However, what parent or other influencer would want their son/daughter/loved one to enlist in the military when they hear about living conditions that you might expect in a third-world country?"

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"The massive indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife has shaken Washington.

"As Senate Foreign Relations chairman, Menendez is one of the most powerful Democratic members of Congress, and someone who has long been a kingmaker in the party. He has also long been accused of open and insatiable corruption.

"What made Menendez a standout in Washington was not his corrupt inclinations, but his utter audacity in following them. I was able to witness that signature conduct personally on the floor of the Senate."

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"The 2024 presidential election is over a year away, but the left's legal assault on common-sense election integrity measures has already begun.

"Last month, a district court in San Antonio ruled that Texas cannot enforce the provision of Senate Bill 1 which established a voter identification requirement for mail in voting in Texas. The next day, a district court in Atlanta ruled against Georgia Senate Bill 202's requirement that mail-voters provide their date of birth.

"Although these cases will almost certainly be overturned on appeal, they reveal that there is no election rule or safeguard that the left won't challenge in their efforts to abuse the courts to tilt the playing field in 2024."

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"You would think that an attorney general who has presided over the embarrassing debacle of the Hunter Biden investigation would express contrition, or maybe a little anger at the underlings who have shamed him, when he is hauled before a congressional committee to explain his failures.

"But alas, Merrick Garland is just another Mr. Magoo.

"His department is ablaze but he knows nothing.

"The nation's chief law enforcement officer has no special insight into the malfeasance unfolding under his nose."

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"Electric regulators and utilities across America are sounding the alarm on grid reliability, yet the Biden administration keeps on hitting the snooze button.

"The newest warning comes from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC) biennial 'Reliability Risk Priorities Report.' For the first time, energy policy is listed as one of five key risk profiles, joining grid transformation, security risks, extreme events, and critical infrastructure interdependencies. This is significant because it singles out bad energy policy as a major threat to the grid.

"The report is no surprise. When I was secretary of Energy, grid reliability is what kept me up at night, even with our all-of-the-above approach. But those days are long gone. While President Biden's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency are doling out dollars as fast as they can in the name of climate change, some regulators understand the vulnerabilities in our grid."

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"John Fetterman's Senate legacy is now set -- he's the guy who made it possible to dress like a slob.

"What the Missouri Compromise was to Henry Clay, what the Second Reply to Hayne was to Daniel Webster, what the Civil Rights Act of 1957 was to Lyndon Johnson, Carhartt sweatshirts and baggy shorts will be to John Fetterman.

"The Pennsylvania senator is the poster boy -- if self-indulgent sloppiness is your thing -- for his chamber dropping a dress code that required senators to dress in business attire when appearing on the Senate floor."

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"With financial losses and now a historic labor strike, the auto industry is feeling the brunt of its Democrat-pressured transition to electric vehicles (EV).

"Ford President and CEO Jim Farley even suggested last week ahead of the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the Big Three automakers that his company couldn't pay workers what they wanted because of the cost of the EV transition.

"Ford announced this summer that they expect to lose a staggering $4.5 billion on electric vehicles this year, raising its estimate from $3 billion earlier in the year."

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"On the 22nd anniversary of the worst terror attacks in America's history, the Biden Administration notified Congress that it had just released $6 billion of frozen assets to Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terror, and would release five Iranians detained in the U.S. in exchange for five American hostages. We should all be happy for the families of these five Americans and be thankful that they are finally receiving good news about their loved ones -- as Secretary of State, nothing was more rewarding than bringing home Americans held hostage in foreign countries.

While our goal should always be to bring every American home, we must also negotiate to ensure we don't incentivize the taking of hostages in the future. But this is the worst deal ever. Paying for Americans wrongly detained by Iran will only make Americans less safe in the long run and provides more funding for the brutal Iranian regime. These were lessons we learned long ago, but that Joe Biden refuses to learn."

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"After weeks of bombshell revelations and contentious debate, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy crossed a political threshold of no return and set significant stakes for both Congress and the Biden White House heading into a tumultuous presidential election year.

"The first-term leader of the House on Tuesday authorized an official impeachment inquiry against America's 46th president. He did it without having to hold a formal vote on the House floor, in part because his predecessor Nancy Pelosi changed the tradition during the Donald Trump era.

"But as the ramifications of the decision were settling in and both sides girded for battle, McCarthy sent a letter to colleagues that explained the rationale for such an inquiry at this moment, summarizing it in six succinct words: 'Public offices are not for sale,' McCarthy declared."

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"Congress, the presidency, the FBI, the judiciary, the media, colleges and universities, big business, churches, scientists, technology companies, labor unions, public health leaders. What do all these institutions have in common?

"Answer: Americans don't trust them any more.

"In the last 30 years, we have witnessed something unprecedented and perilous to the very survival of American democracy -- a collapse in public trust in the nation's leaders and institutions.

"If there is one phenomenon that captures better than anything else what's gone wrong with America in the last few years it is this: we live in a culture of mistrust."

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