NEWS AND OPINION:

Iowa has not misplaced its conventional appeal for high-profile Republicans. A large variety of them will journey to the Hawkeye State to attend the Iowa Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Dinner — billed as “Iowa’s biggest political event of the year.”

And it's a very huge deal.

The program begins with a luxurious dinner in the primary ballroom of the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. A complete of 13 presidential candidates will tackle the viewers for a restricted period of time.

“Candidates in attendance will be able to address the audience for a maximum of 10 minutes. Microphones will be automatically shut off at the 10-minute mark,” the Iowa GOP advises.

Here’s who can be there, listed within the order that they are going to seem:

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, entrepreneur Perry Johnson, Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, enterprise advisor Ryan Binkley, talk-show commentator Larry Elder, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former President Donald Trump.

When dinner is over and candidate speeches are by way of, the receptions start for every candidate elsewhere within the venue. Eleven separate receptions are deliberate — described as a approach for every presidential hopeful to “host guests as they see fit,” in keeping with the Iowa GOP.

AM RADIO GETS SOME LOVE

The prospect that acquainted previous AM radios may quickly disappear from vehicles troubled many Americans who valued the acquainted format.

However the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee handed the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” on Thursday to make sure that AM radio stays valued and out there.

The laws features a rule “requiring devices that can receive signals and play content transmitted by AM broadcast stations be installed as standard equipment in motor vehicles manufactured in the United States.”

“AM radio serves a critical function during emergencies. It reliably gets important information to the public, which is why several former FEMA administrators and representatives of the emergency response community have called for AM radio to remain in vehicles. AM radio is also vital to free expression and viewpoint diversity. With low barriers to entry, it allows Americans, especially conservatives, to communicate their points of view and help free speech flourish.” famous Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway..

The improvement has already received reward from the National Accusation of Broadcasters.

“This legislation enables AM radio’s continued role as the backbone of the nation’s Emergency Alert System,” stated Curtis LeGeyt, president of the group, in a written assertion.

The laws has been despatched to the Senate flooring for a vote.

ANOTHER BORDER CHALLENGE

The heroic Border Patrol has had yet one more distinctive encounter with would-be border crossers, this involving a faux Border Patrol truck in California.

At 6:15 a.m. on July 22, El Centro Sector Border Patrol brokers noticed a person chopping the metal worldwide boundary fence, some 5 miles from the Calexico Port of Entry. When authorities arrived on scene, they discovered a “cloned truck” painted to resemble an official automobile — together with 17 people who Border Patrol brokers suspected would have been smuggled throughout the border in a matter of minutes.

The fence was repaired and the small crowd detained by Mexican authorities, who additionally seized the faux truck.

“Transnational criminal organizations profit by going to great lengths to smuggle people and contraband into the United States. Impersonating law enforcement officials is both reckless and illegal,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection stated in a written assertion.

“The men and women of the El Centro Sector Border Patrol thank our partner, director Maestro Pedro Ariel Mendivil Garcia, and the Direccion de Seguridad Publica Municipal in Mexicali for their continued support of achieving the common goal of border security,” performing Chief Patrol Agent Daniel Parra stated within the assertion.

FOR THE LEXICON

“Climate Counselor.”

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen revealed Thursday that Ethan Zindler will function the Treasury Department’s new “Climate Counselor.”

Mr. Zindler will lead the official Treasury Climate Hub, which was launched in 2021, and advise Ms. Yellen on local weather issues, He’ll additionally lead Treasury’s efforts to “facilitate and unlock the financing needed for investments to achieve a net-zero economy at home and abroad,” in keeping with the announcement.

“I believe it is imperative that we continue to take decisive action to fight climate change, for the sake of our planet and for the benefit of the global economy,” Ms. Yellen stated in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.

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POLL DU JOUR

• 60% of U.S. adults have “little or no” confidence within the nationwide information media.

• 83% of Republicans, 63% of independents and 31% of Democrats agree.

• 27% have “some confidence” within the nationwide information media.

• 14% of Republicans, 28% of independents and 40% of Democrats agree.

• 13% have “a great deal or a lot” of confidence within the nationwide information media.

• 3% of Republicans, 9% of independents and 29% of Democrats agree.

SOURCE: A Marquette University Law School survey of 1,005 U.S. adults performed July 7-12 and launched Thursday.

• Contact Jennifer Harper at jharper@washingtontimes.com.

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