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The variety of veterans serving in Congress is at its lowest stage since WWII, however a pro-military political motion committee with a mission to assist elect Republicans with navy expertise to Congress is seeking to change that.

Frontline Patriots PAC is in search of “to advertise and elect principled, conservative veteran management to congress” who’ve “a deep understanding of braveness, conviction, and love of nation that solely true service can convey,” in response to the PAC’s web site.

To this point, Frontline Patriots has raised a complete of $133,000 and has served as a central repository for useful resource sharing between members of Congress and their Management PACs and WinRed accounts, whose contributions are additionally directed towards endorsed veteran candidates.

Moreover, the group has issued a number of endorsements for candidates in Home races across the nation and boasts a 78% win file, with 20 of the 25 Frontline Patriots endorsed candidates making up a 3rd of all Nationwide Republican Congressional Committee “Younger Gun” candidates within the 2022 cycle.

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An American flag is proven flowing above the Capitol constructing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
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There are 91 veterans within the 117th Congress — 74 of which serve within the Home and 17 who serve within the Senate. That whole is 5 fewer than the 116th Congress and marks the bottom whole of veterans serving in Congress since WWII, in response to the American Legion.

Of the navy veterans at the moment serving in Congress, 28 are Democrats and 63 are Republicans, and greater than half of them served in abroad fight deployments, American Legion famous.

Talking in regards to the effectiveness and significance of the Frontline Patriots PAC’s work, Florida GOP Rep. Michael Waltz, who served within the navy for greater than 20 years and is the primary retired Inexperienced Beret to be elected to the Home, advised Fox Information Digital he has spearheaded the trouble to assist elect Republican veterans to Congress in 2022, calling it the “12 months of the GOP veteran.”

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“The premise is, if you happen to’re prepared to die for this nation, then you definately’ll be prepared to take robust votes, roll up your sleeves and are available right here to get the job completed,” stated Waltz, who previously served as a protection coverage director within the Pentagon. 

“Within the Nineteen Seventies, three quarters of the Congress, each Republican and Democrat, Home and Senate, had been vets, 75%. In the present day, we’re sitting round 15%. It is a file low in our nation’s historical past, and I am satisfied that it’s a massive a part of the reason why we now have a file quantity of dysfunction,” Waltz stated.

Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., says it's "the value and the ethos that we bring" that makes veteran involvement in Congress truly meaningful.

Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., says it is “the worth and the ethos that we convey” that makes veteran involvement in Congress actually significant.
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“It is not that we’ll agree on each problem simply because we’re a veteran. We can’t and we do not, nevertheless it’s the worth and the ethos that we convey,” Waltz stated, stressing the significance of getting a veteran’s mindset in Congress. “Within the foxhole, out on the plain, out on a ship, no person cares about black, white, or brown. No one cares about race, faith, socio-economic background. All you care about is caring for the women and men to your left and your proper and getting the job completed. You will have an goal mindset.”

“In fight, if you happen to do not obtain your mission, actually unhealthy issues occur,” he added. “I feel too many individuals come into Congress lately haven’t got that mindset and that is why you see the nation’s issues dragging on and on and on. The opposite factor is that we now have a extremely clear eyed appreciation for the way nice this nation is.”

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Describing primary freedoms in America which can be usually taken without any consideration, Waltz stated serving overseas deepens a veteran’s appreciation for his homeland.

“I feel it is the mindset, the work ethic, the ethos that we convey that we’d like much more of,” he stated, including that there’s an “authenticity issue” for veteran candidates in search of workplace within the upcoming midterm elections.

House Republicans, including those who served in the military, hold a meeting about the American military withdrawal in Afghanistan at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 30, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Home Republicans, together with those that served within the navy, maintain a gathering in regards to the American navy withdrawal in Afghanistan on the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 30, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Touting the PAC’s greater than two dozen endorsements, Waltz stated Frontline Patritos PAC is proud to help first-time veteran candidates who’ve been “operating world wide getting shot at for many years and have determined to serve differently.”

“Getting engaged in a main is the place they want the correct political workforce, the correct messaging, the correct kind of assets to run in the correct districts,” Waltz stated. “It is the place we have been best and the numbers do not lie.”

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Waltz concluded that electing extra veterans to Congress will assist in offering help for veterans in America who might lack ample care.

“They recognize somebody who has worn that very same patch and shared in that very same blood, sweat, and tears as they’ve representing them right here in workplace and combating their battle and actually being an extension of their voice,” he stated. “That outreach from the neighborhood is most significant to me.”

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Anti-Israel mob stages 'seder on the street’ near Schumer’s home in NYC

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Anti-Israel agitators staged a “sedar on the street” protest in front of the Brooklyn home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in protest of American support for Israel.

The protests came after the Senate passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package to Israel, Gaza and Ukraine.

Organized by pro-Palestinian groups, the protest was described as a “seder on the street” for the second night of the week-long Jewish Passover.

Photos from the protest showed large groups of demonstrators gathering in front of Schumer’s Brooklyn, New York home.

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The protesters urged Schumer to support an end to the U.S. providing weapons to Israel for its ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Following speeches from pro-Palestinian leaders, several people were arrested by New York Police Department (NYPD) officers.

The NYPD did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request on how many protesters were arrested.

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The demonstrators at the Senate majority leader’s house came as New York City has faced an eruption of anti-Israel protests.

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Since Friday, hundreds of students and others have been arrested at Columbia, Yale, New York University and other schools.

More than 100 students were arrested at Columbia University last week, and the prestigious university has decided to cancel in-person classes in an attempt to defuse tensions.

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Supreme Court skeptical of siding with L.A. man denied visa over tattoos

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1:22 p.m. April 23, 2024In a previous version of this article, Luis Asencio Cordero’s surname was misspelled as Acensio Cordero.

Supreme Court justices sounded skeptical Tuesday about siding with a Los Angeles woman who claimed her constitutional rights were violated when the government denied a visa to her Salvadoran husband, in part over his tattoos.

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While some justices said they agreed that denial of a visa to a U.S. citizen’s spouse could in theory infringe on the citizen’s constitutionally protected interests, a majority suggested the government had fulfilled its legal responsibilities in this case.

Former resident Luis Asencio Cordero, who is from El Salvador, has been separated from his wife, L.A. civil rights attorney Sandra Muñoz, since 2015.

The couple sued, arguing the federal government had violated her rights to marriage and due process by failing to provide a timely explanation for denying his visa.

Initially, the government said it denied the visa due to concerns that Asencio Cordero would be likely to engage in unlawful activity if he were allowed back into the U.S.

Later, the couple learned through their lawsuit that the government believed he was an MS-13 gang member, based on his tattoos as well as an interview and background check.

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Asencio Cordero denies that his tattoos — which depict the comedy and tragedy theater masks, La Virgen de Guadalupe and a tribal design with a paw print — are affiliated with a gang. A court-approved gang expert concurred.

The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in favor of the couple.

Administration lawyers have argued that because Muñoz and Asencio Cordero could choose to live outside the U.S., her right to marriage has not been violated. The administration also argued that immigration officials have broad discretion when deciding whom to admit into the country.

Administration lawyers also said that requiring the government to disclose specific details about the evidence and intelligence used in such decisions would slow processing, pose a risk to public safety and could chill future information-sharing with foreign partners.

A long-established judicial doctrine prevents court reviews of visa determinations except in limited cases.

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Curtis Gannon, a Biden administration attorney, said Muñoz was affected “only indirectly” by the government’s actions.

“Muñoz cannot challenge the denial of her husband’s visa application any more than she could challenge a decision at the end of a removal proceeding that he will be removed from the United States, or at the end of a criminal trial that he would be sent to a prison far across the country,” Gannon told the justices.

Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor cited the long history of cases establishing the right to marriage. Assuming Muñoz is entitled to protection of that right, she said, the question is what kind of process is enough.

“Here you’re saying she’s entitled to nothing,” Sotomayor said to Gannon. “Why do we have to go that far?”

Sotomayor and fellow liberal Justice Elena Kagan suggested the government’s initial explanation for the denial was too vague.

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“How does a citation to unlawful activity tell anybody anything?” Sotomayor asked.

Other justices appeared to agree that the government had provided sufficient explanation as currently required under the law, and that State Department decisions on visas should not be second-guessed by judges.

Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., both conservatives, questioned what additional information or explanation should be required of the government if the case were to be sent back to lower courts for further review, as the couple is seeking.

“Why are we here?” Gorsuch asked. “I’m not sure what the cause of action here is.”

Conservative Justice Amy Cony Barrett said case law doesn’t require the government to explain more than it already has about the visa denial.

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“I guess I don’t see why Justice Gorsuch isn’t right, that this is just game over,” she said.

Kagan agreed, questioning why the case was ongoing given that the couple had already gotten what they’d sought: an explanation of the visa denial.

Eric Lee, Muñoz’s attorney, said the couple want to file a new visa application with evidence refuting the MS-13 membership allegation — with assurance that the federal government will review it.

A request for reconsideration is limited to one year after a visa denial. Because Asencio Cordero didn’t know why he had been denied, Lee argued, the couple missed the opportunity to prove the government wrong. Had they known the government believed he was an MS-13 member, the affidavit they later submitted by a gang expert could have been specifically tailored to explain why his tattoos weren’t consistent with the notorious gang.

“It doesn’t give us any guarantee, but that’s what due process requires,” Lee said.

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Roberts and fellow conservative Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. suggested that Lee’s arguments on behalf of the couple appeared contrary to the federal government’s right to control who enters the U.S.

“How do you weigh the liberty interests that you are asserting against the government’s interest in denying visas to people who would present a danger when they get to the United States?” Alito asked.

“I don’t see how you can avoid the conclusion that that involves weighing what I, at least, see as totally disparate and perhaps unweighable interests,” Roberts added.

Lee replied that consular officers have heavy caseloads, “and what we’re asking for is for them to give us enough information to help them make a decision.”

If the court sides with Muñoz, other families could be entitled to some explanation when they are denied visas.

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But immigrant advocates worry the court’s conservative majority could instead strengthen consular officers’ broad powers.

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Biden Says Trump Is Responsible for ‘Nightmare’ State Abortion Laws

President Biden tied a six-week abortion ban that will soon take place in Florida to former President Donald J. Trump and Republican efforts to ban abortion nationwide.

Let’s be real clear. There’s one person responsible for this nightmare. And he’s acknowledged and he brags about it: Donald Trump. [crowd boos] Now he’s worried the voters will hold him accountable for saying he’s responsible for getting Roe v. Wade overturned. Donald Trump is worried voters are going to hold him accountable for the cruelty and chaos he created. Folks, the bad news for Trump is we are going to hold him accountable. Don’t think he’s making a deal right now with MAGA extremists to ban nationwide abortion in every single state, because he’s making it. In fact, the MAGA majority in the House of Representatives has introduced three separate bans to ban choice nationwide. It’ll be all of us who restore those rights for women in America. [crowd cheers] And when you do that, we’ll teach Donald Trump and extreme MAGA Republicans a valuable lesson. Don’t mess with the women of America.

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