Top Story: Trump Leading Harris in All Major Swing-State Polling Averages as Election Hits Home Stretch
Month: October 2024
Top Commentary: The Role of Federalism in Trump’s Second Term
Trump Leading Harris in All Major Swing-State Polling Averages as Election Hits Home Stretch
Former President Donald Trump is ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in all of the top swing states as the end of the presidential race draws closer, according new RealClearPolitics polling averages.
Trump has a 0.8 point lead pulling 48.3% support across seven key battleground states compared to Harris at 47.5%, according to the polling averages. The Republican presidential nominee is ahead of Harris in the states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Nevada. on October 16, 2024 in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
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Voters in Pennsylvania Receive Threatening Letters Warning ‘There Will Be Consequences’ for Supporting Trump
Pennsylvania residents with Trump signs in their yard are reportedly receiving disturbing letters warning them that “there will be consequences” for supporting former President Donald Trump.
“We know where you live, you are in the data base,” the anonymous author states in the letter, first obtained by The Post Millennial. “In the dead of a cold winters night, this year, or next and beyond, there is no knowing what will happen. Your property, your family may be impacted, your cat may get shot. And more.”
Read MoreCommentary: The Role of Federalism in Trump’s Second Term
The presidential election is in its final stretch and the race is neck-and-neck, according to the polls. The outcome will have a profound impact at all levels of government and business, so preparing for a second Trump term would be prudent.
In office and on the campaign trail, former President Trump has championed federalism and granting the states greater latitude to implement policies and programs. He has voiced a commitment to reducing the footprint of federal regulations. As president, he implemented executive orders and other actions that sought to ease regulatory costs and effects. The Trump Administration also galvanized deregulatory efforts at the state and local level through the Governors’ Initiative on Regulatory Innovation. A similar effort can be expected in a second term.
Read More16 AGs Call on DHS to Verify Citizenship Information of Registered Voters
Sixteen attorneys general, led by Ohio AG Dave Yost, called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide voter registration information to states, particularly when it relates to citizenship status.
The AGs “raise grave concerns that by failing to work with States to verify voter registration information, your office has failed to discharge its duty ahead of a national election,” the letter to Mayorkas states.
Read More24 States Join Court Case Seeking to Stop Electric Semitruck Mandate
A coalition of 24 states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, have signed a brief against a federal electric truck mandate.
On March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out a new electric truck mandate to increase sales of electric semitrucks from 2027 through 2032.
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: Kelli Belles
Rising country artist Kelli Belles, known by her stage moniker Belles, is hitting the road this fall on her highly anticipated Trust Issues Tour. The tour kicked off on October 11th in Nashville, Tennessee, at The Basement and marked the beginning of a series of performances that will span the country, including stops in Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and more.
Belles comes from a musical family. Her grandmother, Geraldine A. “Jeri” Rizzuto, was a renowned jazz singer who performed in Chicago and throughout the Midwest. She also had a stint with the well-known Paul Moorhead Orchestra.
Read MoreTexas Sues Pediatrician over ‘Experimental’ Gender Transition Procedures
NBC Montana Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a pediatrician Thursday over claims she illegally prescribed gender transition treatments. The lawsuit claims May Lau, who works at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, administered “illegal, dangerous, and experimental medical procedures” to 21 minors in violation of Texas law.…
Read MoreVatican Statistics: Catholic Population Shrinks in Europe, Rises Everywhere Else
Catholic News Agency The Catholic population in Europe fell by nearly half a million people in 2022 but continued to increase in every other part of the world, according to data released by the Vatican this week. According to the Vatican numbers, released by the Holy See’s Fides News…
Read MorePoll: 2 in 5 Credit Card Holders Max Out Spending Limit Under Biden-Harris Admin
Breitbart A whopping 37 percent of credit card holders have either maxed out or come close to it since inflation gripped the nation under the policies of the Biden-Harris administration, a Bankrate/YouGov survey found Thursday. Credit card debt rose significantly due to rising costs,which soared about 20 percent on…
Read MoreVolleyball Team Risks Forfeiting a Championship to Stand for the ‘Future of Women’s Sports’
The women of the University of Nevada at Reno volleyball team plan to defy their school by refusing to compete against a team with a biological male player.
“We are risking our main goal, which is a Mountain West championship,” University of Nevada women’s volleyball team captain and outside hitter Sia Liilii told The Daily Signal. “A team is a group that bands together to reach a common goal, and that is the purpose of our spot-on the team. No one wants to lose and put that at risk, but this is bigger than wins and losses.”
“It is the future of women’s sports,” she explained.
Read MoreAnalysis: Crime Overall Is Not as Low as Biden-Harris Say, and Murder Rates Are Troubling
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, media outlets, and so-called “fact checkers” are claiming that “violent crime is near a 50-year low.” In contrast, Donald Trump is alleging that “crime is worse than it’s ever been.” The reality is that all of them are wrong. There are three key measures of violent crime with various strengths…
Read MoreTrump Assassination Attempt Suspect Seeks Judge’s Recusal from Case
The man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September filed a motion Thursday requesting that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon recuse herself from the case.
Ryan Routh’s legal team raised concerns about Cannon’s impartiality due to her appointment by Trump and the former president’s public praise of her judicial decisions regarding his classified documents case, according to the motion. Routh’s attorneys argued that the unique nature of the case could lead the public to question the fairness of the proceedings.
Read MoreLawsuit Seeks to Stop Implementation of Bible Lessons in Oklahoma Schools
A group of parents, teachers and religious leaders filed a lawsuit Thursday with the Oklahoma Supreme Court challenging a new state requirement to teach the Bible in public schools.
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters announced the mandate for children in grades five through 12 be taught lessons on the Bible “as an instructional support into the curriculum” in June, and was quickly met with pushback from schools refusing to implement the rule. The suit alleges the mandate, which allocates $3 million to the Bibles, violates the state Constitution’s prohibition on spending public funds on religious items and is contrary to religious freedom.
Read MoreJudge Chutkan in Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s Trump Probe Unseals More Docs Ahead of Election
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump’s federal Jan. 6 election interference case, on Friday unsealed nearly 1,900 pages of documents from special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation for the public to view.
Read MoreSeveral Virginia Locations Under Consideration for Shore-Based Nuclear Power Sites
Four of seven locations the Navy is considering for potential shore-based nuclear power sites are in Virginia, according to information recently released by the department.
Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Naval Support Activity South Potomac in Dahlgren, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, and Marine Corps Base Quantico are the sites under consideration. Installations in Maryland and North Carolina are also being considered.
Read MoreTop Story: ActBlue’s Security Measures Don’t Address Fundraising Loophole Flagged by GOP Lawmakers
ActBlue’s Security Measures Don’t Address Fundraising Loophole Flagged by GOP Lawmakers
Security measures implemented by the largest payment platform used by Democratic candidates to process political donations failed to address GOP concerns that spurred the payment processor to respond in the first place.
In 2023, Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Republican Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil both raised concerns that ActBlue not requiring users to input a credit verification value (CVV), the three numbers on the back of credit cards, when making donations increased the risk of fraudulent contributions being made. ActBlue has since required that donors using debit or credit cards on their platform input CVVs. The requirement, however, can be easily circumvented by donating through PayPal, Google Pay or Venmo, all of which are still options on ActBlue.
Read MoreTop Commentary: This Election Is About Those Who Lecture Versus Those Tired of Being Lectured
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Commentary: This Election Is About Those Who Lecture Versus Those Tired of Being Lectured
The election is finally shaping up to be not only liberal Democrat Harris versus conservative Republican Trump.
Instead, it has become a larger contest between those who talk down to their fellow Americans and those who are increasingly sick and tired of being lectured. How smart is it, for example, for Harris supporters to claim nonstop that ex-president Trump is a fascist dictator—and thus, by extension, those also who vote for him?
Read MoreAmerica’s Largest Retail Group Says Holiday Shopping Sales to Grow More Slowly
The largest retail group in the country says it expects consumers to spend more this holiday season, but the growth in sales will be slower than last year.
The National Retail Federation (NRF) said its 2024 forecast shows winter holiday spending is expected to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% over 2023.
Read MoreFamily Fighting Back After Maryland Takes Child Away After Not Confirming ‘New Found Sexual Orientation’
John was out shopping for his youngest son’s birthday in July 2021 when he received a panicked call from his wife. A state child welfare worker and police officers were at their home, trying to take away their autistic son. The social worker claimed the Christian family’s refusal to affirm his apparently newfound sexual orientation was child abuse.
John raced home in time to record a video of the harrowing encounter.
Read MoreBipartisan Legislators Seek to Stop Venezuelan Oil Exports Until Maduro Leaves Power
Florida Reps. María Elvira Salazar (Republican) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democrat) presented a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, in a bipartisan effort to increase pressure on the communist Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro.
The main objective of the Law to Repeal Venezuelan Oil Exemptions to Stop Autocratic Repression (REVOCAR Act) is to prohibit new licenses for transactions with the Venezuelan state oil company (PDVSA).
Read MoreChinese Communist Party Espionage ‘Expanded Rapidly’ Under Biden-Harris, House GOP Finds
by Philip Lenczycki Espionage, illegal immigration and other illicit activities linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have increased dramatically under the Biden-Harris administration, according to a House report exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. A “China Threat Snapshot” released Thursday by the House Committee On Homeland…
Read MoreIsrael Confirms Hamas Leader Sinwar Killed by IDF
Axios Israeli officials said Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israel Defense Forces in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Hamas has not commented publicly on the reports. Sinwar was the mastermind of the Oct. 7 terror attacks, which killed 1,200 people and set off Israel’s year-long war against Hamas in…
Read MoreCIA Shocker: Ukraine, Venezuela Have Highest Rates of Net In-Migration in the World
Center for Immigration Studies I recently came across a CIA report that was a shocker: Of the three countries with the highest net in-migration—that is, the highest proportion of migrants entering compared to those leaving– in the world, Ukraine is first and Venezuela is third. Why are a war-torn country and an…
Read MoreICE Arrests Illegal Venezuelan Migrant Convicted of Assaulting NYPD Officer
NBC Montana Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on Wednesday announced the arrest of an illegal Venezuelan migrant convicted of assaulting a New York City police officer in Times Square. Darwin Andres Gomez Izquiel is one of several individuals who were caught on video kicking and beating two New York City…
Read MoreBiden Cancels $4.5 Billion in Student Debt for over 60,000 Public Service Workers
CBS News President Joe Biden on Thursday said an additional $4.5 billion in student debt is being canceled for about 60,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters and others, bringing the number of public service workers to get relief during his administration to more than 1 million. More than $73 billion in loans have…
Read MoreTop Story: Poll: Americans Broadly Support Federal School Choice Program
Top Commentary: America Needs the Trump Tax Cuts
Poll: Americans Broadly Support Federal School Choice Program
A new national poll shows a majority of Americans support school choice measures that would allow families to use taxpayer funds to attend a private school.
The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll conducted by Noble Predictive Insights found that over two-thirds of the more than 2,200 likely voters polled support giving families choices using public funds.
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Commentary: America Needs the Trump Tax Cuts
The Biden-Harris administration has become synonymous with an economy in tatters. Americans are struggling with rising prices, stagnant wages, and increased obstacles to starting a business, buying a home or retiring. According to the Gallup Economic Confidence Index, Americans’ outlook on the economy from 2021 to 2024 has been negative.
Contrast this with the economic prosperity seen under the Trump administration. America enjoyed energy abundance, skyrocketing wages, a record number of startups and incredible stock market averages. A large part of this success can be credited to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), a tax cut for families and small businesses that fueled one of the strongest economies in decades.
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: Emmy Moyen
When independent artist Emmy Moyen contacted me, I was unfamiliar with the name, but I was intrigued when I heard her music. She had just the right balance of sweetness and sass, and I wanted to learn more.
Moyen was born in Kentucky but raised in Starkville, Mississippi. Many from her Kentucky family have a background in bluegrass music, which has always been a part of her life.
Read MoreFeds Begin Fortifying D.C. with Security Barriers, Fencing Roughly Three Months Ahead of Inauguration Day
The federal government this week began fortifying Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day, which is roughly three months away.
The effort has begun with crews erecting fencing around the White House, including nearby Lafayette Park, the National Park Service, which is leading the effort, said Tuesday.
Read MoreFBI Quietly Revised Violent Crime Data, Now Showing Surge Instead of Reported Decrease
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) quietly revised its national crime data for 2022, showing that violent crime actually increased instead of the decrease initially reported, according to RealClearInvestigations (RCI).
The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) initially showed a slight 2.1% decrease in violent crime from 2021 to 2022, however the revision, which was only briefly mentioned on its website, shows an increase in violent crime of 4.5%, according to RCI. The revision comes after the release of the 2023 UCR data in September, which showed a 3% decrease in national violent crime, according to an FBI press release.
Read MoreAcclaimed Medical Center Appears to Bury Data Undermining COVID-Heart Risk Study
With federal authorities recognizing the plunge in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness as early as four months after each jab, which may actually increase the risk of subsequent infection, the public health establishment is trying to rekindle Americans’ interest in a so-called layered mitigation strategy to keep COVID infections at bay.
While it leans into one-size-fits-all vaccination as the best way to avoid severe outcomes from an increasingly mild virus with near-total natural immunity nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends wearing any kind of mask and social distancing as an “additional prevention strategy.”
Read MoreMaduro Accuses Elon Musk of Spending $1 Billion to Orchestrate Anti-Communist Coup in Venezuela
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro accused American businessman Elon Musk of investing at least $1 billion to attempt a coup in the South American country.
“Elon Musk invested in the coup d’état, the fascist outbreak, the violence against the electoral process in Venezuela for no less than 1 billion dollars,” Maduro said during his weekly program ‘Con Maduro+’.
Read MoreNew Illegal Alien Caravan Heading for U.S. Ahead of Election
Yet another caravan of illegal aliens is currently making its way towards the southern border of the United States, hoping to cross the border before a possible victory by former President Donald Trump in the November election.
As Breitbart reports, the caravan consists of about 1,000 illegals, and started at Mexico’s southern border; it is currently en route to Mexico City, at which point it will disband and scatter as it makes its way to the border. It is the second major illegal caravan to start in Mexico since October 1st, following the inauguration of the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum.
Read MoreNebraska Supreme Court Says People with Felony Records Can Register to Vote
CBS News The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a top election official had no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restored the voting rights of those who have been convicted of a felony, issuing a decision with implications for the upcoming election. In July, Nebraska Secretary of…
Read MoreElon Musk’s SpaceX Sues California Agency for Political Bias
Politico Elon Musk’s SpaceX is suing a California agency that rejected his company’s plan to increase rocket launches from an Air Force base in Santa Barbara County, arguing that commissioners engaged in political bias while making the decision. Attorneys from Los Angeles-based law firm Venable LLP filed the complaint against the…
Read MoreDonald Trump Vows Executive Action to Keep Men off Female Sports Teams
Breitbart Former President Donald Trump vowed to “just ban it” when questioned at a town hall for women that aired on Wednesday about keeping men from playing on female sports teams and entering female spaces. The all-women town hall was held in the battleground state of Georgia and aired at 11:00…
Read MoreTop Story: House Committee to Investigate FEMA Mishandling of Funds amid Hurricane Relief
Top Commentary: Democrats’ Economic Elitism
House Committee to Investigate FEMA Mishandling of Funds amid Hurricane Relief
Republicans on a top congressional committee have launched an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its “priorities” after reports emerged claiming that the agency spent most of its money aiding illegal aliens, to the point that it had little money left to deal with the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
According to Fox News, a letter was issued by members of the majority on the the House Homeland Security Committee, declaring that the committee “is investigating [DHS’] prioritization of its ability to adequately respond to natural disasters.”
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Commentary: Democrats’ Economic Elitism
Democrats’ display their elitism by using macroeconomic numbers to ignore America’s microeconomic concerns. By promoting the macro-economy, Democrats produced the numbers they now campaign on. However, their macro numbers have come with high inflation that has wreaked havoc on the micro-economies in which most Americans live.
Democrats’ embrace of the macro economy is unmistakable. Paul Krugman’s recent column (10/8) trumpeted that the “macro” numbers “vindicate Bidenomics.” During CBS’s Sunday (10/6) 60 Minutes interview, Kamala Harris immediately ducked into the macro economy when asked about inflation’s impact on Americans.
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