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Treasury Secretary Scott Besant faced the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, where he turned the tables and grilled top Democrat Ron Wyden on his son's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Besant's salvo went viral, among many other feisty parts of the hearing.

Besant went to Capitol Hill to discuss the Treasury's 2027 budget.

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And in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including more pieces falling into place for the elections that determine who controls Congress and key local offices, a fiery congressional hearing on Medicaid fraud featuring our own Luke Rosiak, and fresh outrage erupting in California over males competing in female sports.

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Colorado is trying to silence free speech again.

A state law forces businesses to use customers' preferred pronouns even if they're biologically inaccurate.

With the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian bookstore, and a sports apparel company are challenging the law, but a court recently ruled against them.

They appealed the ruling, and with ADF's help, they'll keep fighting another attempt by Colorado to skirt the First Amendment.

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Colorado is trying to silence free speech again.

A state law forces businesses to use customers' preferred pronouns even if they're biologically inaccurate.

With the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian bookstore and a sports apparel company are challenging the law, but a court recently ruled against them.

They appealed the ruling, and with ADF's help, they'll keep fighting another attempt by Colorado to skirt the First Amendment.

Learn more about how you can support free speech by texting WIRE to 83848 or going to joinadf.com slash WIRE.

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