04/17/2026 05:00 CDT
NATIONAL VOTER ID NEEDED TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN OUR ELECTIONS
TODAY’S TOP TEN
WHY WE NEED TO CLEAN UP OUR ELECTIONS
A TALE OF TWO STATES: Why national voter ID is critical to U.S. elections. The Federalist.
HOUSE INTEL MEMBER SAYS it’s time to expunge Trump’s 2019 impeachment, punish rogue judge. Just the News.
PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE WINS First Amendment court victory after being harshly arrested by Biden administration. The Federalist.
TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: Executive order coming to require banks to collect citizenship data. American Greatness.
MAJOR AD AGENCIES AGREE to end censorship scheme that targeted conservative outlets. The Federalist.
YALE COLLEGE REPUBLICANS President alleges bias against conservatives in admissions. Legal Insurrection.
NEW YORK TIMES’ HIT piece on Texas Rangers baseball team falls flat as a pancake. The Federalist.
CONSERVATIVE LAWYER John Eastman punished again for representing Donald Trump. TheBlaze.
FAA CLAMPS DOWN ON airline turf war at Chicago O’Hare with summer flight cap. Reuters.
TRUMP LABOR SECRETARY: Tax cuts delivering bigger refunds and boost for working families. Fox News.
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COMMENTARY WORTH READING
Democrats dumped Swalwell because he was in the way, not because they have morals. Eddie Scarry.
How Trump can pivot from Iran war to midterm momentum. Breccan Thies.
Catholics and Protestants are going to need each other in the future. John Daniel Davidson.
VIDEO WORTH WATCHING
Tom Bevan: Starting to agree with my dad about Congress: Throw all the bums out. Real Clear Politics.
Hiroshima: The price of peace. PragerU.
Pete Hegseth: Our press are just like the Pharisees. Real Clear Politics.
LATEST ROA PODCASTS
Host Hayden Ludwig interviews Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist about the red state-blue state divide. Restoration News.
Host Grace Reilly explains 4 ways the family is being destroyed. Restoring America with Grace Reilly.
OFFBEAT BEAT
World War II veteran pushes for Purple Heart he says he earned 80 years ago. Military.
TWEETS OF NOTE
(@ProtecttheFaith) Catholics don’t be a sucker You’re being played by Obama You should have a healthy suspicion of the pope, cardinals and bishops when they get involved in partisan politics Tweet.
(@lisa)_4_la Tom Steyer sent his own four children to a private highschool that costs around 50k per student, but he opposes school choice to help other people’s children get out of failing public schools—so the teachers’ union endorses him. Tweet.
MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY
THREE HIGHLY CREDENTIALED climate scientists ask Chief Justice Roberts to resist Left’s attempt to propagandize judges. Restoration News.
BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL
Hegseth Warns Iran the U.S. Is “Locked and Loaded” — If No Deal Is Reached BONGINO REPORT.
DOGE SAVINGS
$215 billion. DOGE website.
POLYMARKET PREDICTION MARKET
Will Democrats control House after 2026 midterms? 86%.
Will Democrats control the Senate after the 2026 midterms? 56%
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