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Candy prices surge beyond inflation, but Americans still plan to spend billions on Halloween staples

Candy prices rose 7.7% over the past year, but Halloween shoppers are expected to spend $4.1 billion on sweets using coupons and sales strategies.

The Epstein election?

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New York voters need more genuine general-election choices — or democracy is doomed

If New York can't somehow return to the days of competitive elections where politicians...

Spurned by Trump, these outgoing Republicans aren’t helping their potential successors

Republicans spurned by President Donald Trump aren't interested in rescuing their would-be replacements. Instead,...

Trump’s fingerprints seen on Latin America’s rightward shift as Brazil becomes next test

Trump's political influence is fueling right-leaning shifts across Latin American countries, with Javier Milei leading Argentina's charge.

White House tells agencies to prepare for mass layoffs, firings if there is a shutdown next week

The White House's budget office has sent a memo to federal agencies telling them to prepare for mass layoffs in case Congress fails to pass a spending bill and the government shuts down on Wednesday.

Republican aiming to flip blue state rips Dem rival for blaming ‘everything on Trump’

Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill face off in New Jersey's gubernatorial race as Trump's influence looms large over the campaign.

Trump touts Republican Garden State gubernatorial candidate while trashing Dem opponent

President Trump expressed support for New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli in a Truth Social post while attacking the Democratic candidate

Trump warns ‘radical left’ Democrats’ ‘games’ could backfire after ICE Dallas attack: ‘Won’t take it anymore’

President Trump blamed the "radical left" for a rise in political violence after a deadly shooting at an ICE facility and Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Trump accuses London of wanting ‘Sharia law’ in UN speech, mayor hits back

President Donald Trump accused London of wanting Sharia law during his U.N. speech, prompting Mayor Sadiq Khan to call Trump a "racist" and "Islamophobic."

Congratulations pour in after White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino shares marriage proposal video

White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and Erin Elmore, director of art in embassies at the State Department, announced their engagement.

Kamala Harris plays up cozy relationship with Hillary Clinton as wedge with Biden widens

Kamala Harris shares campaign anecdotes in new book, including how Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton immediately offered support after Biden dropped out of the race.

DNC holds onto decades-old Jeffrey Epstein donations after other Dems returned theirs

The Democratic National Committee retained decades-old donations totaling $32,000 from Jeffrey Epstein, unlike other Democratic people and entities who chose to return them.

Omar silent on anti-ICE post despite NBC backtracking on viral social media narrative

Rep. Ilhan Omar has not amended her post attacking ICE after NBC News retracted part of its story involving a 5-year-old girl in Massachusetts.

Gun Control Talk Won’t Save Them

If the Democratic Party has lost its edge on the issue of guns and gun violence, that would represent a political sea change.

Democrats Prepare to March into a Box Canyon by Shutting Down the Government

Right now, a whole bunch of Democrats are spitting mad at Chuck Schumer because they feel like he isn’t ‘fighting’ enough.

‘Rights’ for Planets and Space Microbes

A science journal has published advocacy by three astrobiology ‘ethicists’ urging that planets, moons, and even space microbes be granted rights.

Trump DOJ Poised to Indict Comey over 2016 Moves That Helped Trump Win

The irony is that no one on earth, not even Donald Trump himself, is more responsible for Trump’s presidency — now in its second...

‘Barack Obama Imperils Fifth Circuit Nomination’

That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post, the subtitle of which is ‘and Dianne Feinstein rescues it.’

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