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To map a sprawling Maya kingdom with a “level of infrastructure that is just mind boggling,” archaeologists used lasers mounted on airplanes
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Today the U.S. and its allies and partners (which includes most of Europe, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and others) produce over 50% of the world’s wealth, while China and Russia together produce a little over 20%.
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In the 1930s and 40s, Germany and Japan bet that the U.S. wouldn’t fight to defend the liberal democratic order—and lost. Now China runs the risk of making the same mistake if it attacks Taiwan, writes Robert Kagan. wsj.com/articles/chall via
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The perverse reasons everybody benefits when consumers buy generic drugs without the help of their insurers wsj.com/articles/mark- via
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It is all about priorities. There is a lot of spending that is lower priority.
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Given that the national debt is the biggest national security threat, spending on this isn’t wise. twitter.com/johncornyn/sta…
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A larger U.S. military footprint in the Philippines is one more step in rebuilding America’s Pacific deterrent. wsj.com/articles/u-s-m via
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Last week, Senator sat down for lunch with our student fellows to talk about his experience in the Texas state government and U.S. Senate.
Thank you, Senator, for sharing your advice and engaging in a fantastic discussion with our students!
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Good morning ! This is all y'all at 11:13am this morning when the was zooming by. The may have been looking out their panoramic window to see their on-earth home some 260 miles below.
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Terrific visit this morning in Austin with the Texas GOP's secret weapon, ! Thanks for all you're doing to keep Texas red.
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. (R-TX) On Bipartisan Push For Info On Biden Classified Documents: “We Have A Right To These Documents”
#FoxNews #Classified #Biden #Documents
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NEWS — Here’s the letter Warner and Rubio just sent to Garland and Haines on the classified docs.
“We urge your immediate compliance with our previous requests, which we now extend to those classified materials subsequently discovered at” Biden/Pence homes
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Toughest Boss I ever had. He made us all better. RIP
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CIA Director William Burns said that the United States knew "as a matter of intelligence" that Xi had ordered his military to be ready to conduct an invasion of self-governed Taiwan by 2027. youtu.be/wi6Mlbxi89M via
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Alberto Gonzales becomes first Hispanic U.S. attorney general
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How the US is boosting military alliances to counter China
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. Director Bill Burns is accepting a diplomacy award at right now. It's called the "Jit" Trainor Award.
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. Austin met with President during his visit to the Philippines, emphasizing sustained U.S. support for our Filipino #FriendsPartnersAllies, rooted in a shared goal of a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific.
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Punxsutawney Phil predicts longer winter weather
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"Let's just sort of, kind of, join hands again, a little bit. Let's start treating each other with respect. That's what Kevin and I are going to do," Biden says at Natl Prayer Breakfast.
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., , , are joining me to make sure has the resources they need to secure our nation—this is a straightforward solution that can be passed right away to start doing the work of securing our border.
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#GroundhogDay2023 #crime prediction:
A never ending #crimewave in #WashingtonDC & all other major US cities until progressive politicians STOP supporting #DefundThePolice with their soft-on-crime policies to coddle #criminals & enactments of crippling #PoliceReform legislation.
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The rate of inflation has slowed markedly in recent months—but at year’s end, prices were still 14.6 percent higher than they were two years prior. That’s the fastest inflation rate over any two calendar years since the stagflation era of the late 1970s.
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National debt now more than $31 trillion. When Biden voted for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution it was $5,363,582,891,993.50 senate.gov/legislative/LI , $5,139,284,273,926.72 senate.gov/legislative/LI and $4,851,006,718,917.40 senate.gov/legislative/LI
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President Joe Biden voted for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution as a Senator three different times:
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. Austin met with , underscoring our commitment to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Philippines. 🇺🇸🇵🇭
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Cornyn honors Amarillo's Rick Husband, Columbia crew on 20th anniversary of disaster
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Terrible tragedy for which officers will be prosecuted. But VPOTUS Harris voted to block last police reform bill in the Senate.
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H.J. Res. 1 (Barton), as amended. 104th Congress (March 1995). Failed 65-35 senate.gov/legislative/LI
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S. J. Res. 1 (Hatch). 105th Congress (March 1997). Failed 66-34. senate.gov/legislative/LI
H.J. Res. 1 (Barton), as amended. 104th Congress (June 1996). Failed 64-35. senate.gov/legislative/LI and
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President Joe Biden voted for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution as a Senator three different times:
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