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The Anti-Incumbent Wave & The Flock Camera Oversight Loophole: Daily Caller’s Nicole Silverio Reports
The Anti-Incumbent Wave & The Flock Camera Oversight Loophole: Daily Caller’s Nicole Silverio Reports

Host Jeff Chidester is joined by Daily Caller News Foundation Capitol Hill Reporter Nicole Silverio to break down the week’s biggest stories from Washington.

First, they discuss the shocking primary loss of incumbent Representative Cory Mills to a challenger following a series of campaign hurdles.

They unpack a broader, historic trend shaking up Congress: primary voters are ousting incumbents at rates not seen since the Vietnam era.

Finally, Nicole exposes a surprising policy gap on Capitol Hill—why no federal lawmaker has yet introduced a bill to directly ban or regulate widespread Flock surveillance cameras despite growing privacy concerns.

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