By Caden Pearson Around 5,000 residents of Riverside County in California received a duplicated ballot ahead of the November midterm elections this week, which officials blamed on a computer system error. Riverside County Registrar of Voters office said the 5,000 duplicate ballots were erroneously mailed to some voters in Canyon Lake, Menifee, Murrieta, Wildomar, and Winchester after a […]
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New Subpoena Targeting Trump Is Suspiciously Timed Just Ahead of Midterm Elections: Expert
By Michael Washburn News Analysis The Oct. 13 vote by the House Jan. 6 Committee to subpoena former President Donald Trump is a political ploy intended to help foster the general impression that Trump has too much “baggage” to run for office again, according to an analyst, who said the move also sought to convey that the […]
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Biden Administration’s Student Debt Relief Order Is Illegal: Lawsuits
By Zachary Stieber President Joe Biden’s administration has been hit with the first lawsuits against a recently unveiled order that would—unless blocked—cancel thousands of dollars in debt for millions of Americans. Biden, a Democrat, and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, a Biden appointee, announced the order in August, revealing that people with student debt could receive up to $20,000 in […]
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Biden’s Student Loan Relief Will Lead to Severe Tax Hikes, More Inflation, Economists Say
By Michael Washburn News Analysis President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to eliminate $10,000 of federal student debt, and $20,000 for those borrowers who received federal Pell Grants, will worsen the government’s roughly $30 trillion deficit while giving the incumbent party a justification to raise taxes steeply in the near future, economists who study the issue […]
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The Power of the Trump Endorsement: Myth or Magic?
By Patricia Tolson News Analysis Several polling outlets are predicting that Republicans will take control of both the House and possibly the Senate in the 2022 primaries. While some individuals are attributing the GOPs pending 2022 primary success to the power gained by candidates backed by Donald Trump, others say the former president’s endorsements will have little effect. As noted by FiveThirtyEight, “One […]
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Former Federal ‘Informant’ Warned of Antifa, BLM Infiltrators at Capitol on Jan. 6
By Joseph M. Hanneman The man whose posting on social media warned authorities that agent provocateurs from Antifa and Black Lives Matter would be at the U.S. Capitol dressed as Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, is a self-described government informant tied to former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. Rosenstein warned about a “soft coup” against […]
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45 Housing Markets Have ‘Probability of a Price Decline,’ Says Research Firm
By Naveen Athrappully While home prices in the United States have appreciated by more than a third over the past two years, prices are poised to fall in several housing markets over the next 12 months, according to data analyzed by research firm CoreLogic. Among the 392 U.S. housing markets that CoreLogic analyzed in June, […]
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Ohio’s Permitless Concealed Carry Gun Law Takes Effect
By Michael Sakal Ohio residents can now carry concealed firearms without a permit after a so called Constitutional carry law went in effect on June 13. The controversial bill, Senate Bill 215, was signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on March 14. The law came into effect on June 13, the same day DeWine signed a […]
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California to Raise Its Nation-High Gas Tax as Prices Surge at the Pump
By Jack Phillips California lawmakers will miss a May 1 deadline to scrap the state’s yearly increase in its gas tax, said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office this week. Currently, California has the highest gas tax in the country, adding 51 cents to a gallon of regular gasoline. According to automotive group AAA, the average price for a gallon in […]
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Lockdown States Drag Down Overburdened Labor Market
By Petr Svab News Analysis States that instituted more severe COVID-19 lockdowns have put a drag on recovery in a labor market desperate for hires. With the onset of the pandemic in 2020, millions of Americans left or were forced out of the labor pool due to fear of the disease or government restrictions. The majority of […]
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Pandemic Lessons Learned: CDC Versus Natural Immunity
By Joe Wang Commentary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the U.S. government’s major operating components, an agency under the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC’s mission statement reads, “CDC increases the health security of our nation. … CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats.” The […]
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GOP Expects Midterm Sweep as Gas Prices Spike
By Joseph Lord Democrats are blaming rising gasoline prices—which have reached unprecedented levels in various parts of the country—on monopolies and price gouging. Republicans have called this “political cover” for the midterms, which they are increasingly optimistic will see a GOP sweep. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, when President Donald Trump left office, […]
