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Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) listens as Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.) speaks during a hearing on the “Protect College Sports Act” before the Senate Commerce Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 3, 2026.
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Like many of its recent predecessors, the 119th Congress doesn’t have many legislative accomplishments to its name. Instances of legislators rolling up their sleeves to debate and negotiate before coming to a consensus to pass a bipartisan bill are becoming vanishingly rare in Washington, D.C.
The Senate did manage to defy that trend this week — and it was college football that brought the increasingly divided body together.
About the Author
Charles Hilu is a national affairs reporter at National Review. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he previously worked at the Washington Free Beacon and The Dispatch before joining National Review in 2026.
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Like many of its recent predecessors, the 119th Congress doesn’t have many legislative accomplishments to its name. Instances of legislators rolling up their sleeves to debate and negotiate before coming to a consensus to pass a bipartisan bill are becoming vanishingly rare in Washington, D.C.
The Senate did manage to defy that trend this week — and it was college football that brought the increasingly divided body together.
About the Author
Charles Hilu is a national affairs reporter at National Review. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he previously worked at the Washington Free Beacon and The Dispatch before joining National Review in 2026.
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