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Texas socialists are building a movement, one sandwich at a time

When the socialists filed into the pews of a church sanctuary in Texas, there were far more than would have attended just two years ago.

In GOP midterm calculation, avoiding the unthinkable

IN GOP MIDTERM CALCULATION, AVOIDING THE UNTHINKABLE. Republican politicos, and everyday voters, too, are inundated with predictions of disaster in the upcoming midterm elections. And indeed, the outlook for the party keeping the House is not good. The outlook for holding the Senate is better — iffy but possible. The big factors in determining midterm […]

Federal deficit surged 12% last year. Even though tax collections grew, spending exploded faster

After falling by 4% in the first full fiscal year of Donald Trump’s second term, the federal budget deficit surged 12% to an eyewatering $1.99 trillion in FY 2026. As Art Laffer, the creator of the eponymous Laffer Curve, insisted, the sweeping tax cuts of 2025’s One Big Beautiful Bill did not decrease federal revenue. […]

How the Russia-Ukraine war continues to contribute to current high diesel fuel costs

High diesel gas prices continue to hamper the nation on Thursday despite President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to suspend “diesel fuel tax payment obligations” to help mitigate the expensive current costs for diesel fuel. The national average price for a gallon of diesel has soared in recent months, hurting many truckers, farmers, and other […]

California Democrats fight uphill against voter ID proposition

The battle over California’s voter identification proposition promises to be the most competitive race in the state, with Democrats fighting a rare uphill battle in the Golden State. An NBCUniversal Local/Telemundo Station Group poll found that Proposition 39, which would require voter ID for in-person voters and a voter identification number for mail-in ballots, is […]

Trump calls Democrat he pardoned a ‘loser’ for not switching parties

President Donald Trump slammed Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas for not becoming a Republican after receiving a presidential pardon.

El-Sayed’s scathing Obama critique resurfaces ahead of joint campaign rally

Abdul El-Sayed once called Barack Obama's re-election "no victory" for progressives, complicating his upcoming campaign rally with the former president.

Schumer, Jeffries dodge Mamdani controversy as fellow New York Dem unloads

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Oct. 7 anniversary statement drew sharp criticism, but Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have stayed notably silent.

DeSantis fraud crackdown drives nearly $1B spending plunge after providers billed impossible hours

Florida's Medicaid fraud crackdown uncovered providers billing for more than 24 hours a day, driving a nearly $1 billion drop in ABA therapy spending.

Marco Rubio Makes the Best Case for Trump

He cast Trump as reflecting the West’s once unapologetic belief in its own righteousness while managing to take the man out of it.

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