In a sane world, the return of Congress this week would be a turning point for conservatives in this election. Caught between the lesser of two evils in a binary choice, without the ability to focus on some of the most important and winning political issues, conservatives have had a tough summer. GOP control of Congress should provide conservatives with the perfect platform to make their case to the American people that they are promoting the values and issues voters care about. Together with the leverage points of the FY 2017 budget bill and the FY 2017 defense authorization bill (NDAA), Republicans in Congress have the opportunity to transform the unforgiving narrative of this election to a more auspicious political landscape.

Sadly, we don’t live in a sane world and we don’t have a true opposition party that is willing to use these leverage points and control of Congress to fight Obama and Hillary’s agenda with full rigor. We will be lucky to emerge from September without having the GOP Congress make matters worse for us and further promote the Left’s agenda. Unfortunately, conservatives will have to expend all of their political capital preventing their “own team” from tossing interceptions rather than working together to move the ball forward and score touchdowns.

Here are the major political battles conservatives should watch for over the next few weeks until Congress recesses for the election beginning in the first week of October:

Refugee Increase

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The Internet Giveaway to Our Enemies

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Criminal Justice Deform

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Drafting Women

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Busting Obama’s Alliance with Iran

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