By Lawrence Wilson The powerful voting bloc of evangelical Christians helped candidate Donald Trump win in 2016. Though reluctant supporters at first, they came to love him, showing President Trump greater support in 2020 than that showered on candidate Ronald Reagan decades earlier. For the era-defining contest next year, evangelicals appear more pro-Trump than ever. […]
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JPMorgan Chief Issues Stark Warning on Recession
By Tom Ozimek JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday warned there’s a risk inflation could accelerate again, and a recession could well materialize if the Federal Reserve takes interest rates higher in response to resurging price pressures. “A lot of things out there are dangerous and inflationary. Be prepared,” Mr. Dimon said at the 2023 […]
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Deutsche Bank Actively Sought Out Trump’s Business, Former Managing Director Testifies in NY Civil Trial
By Michael Washburn NEW YORK—The civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump ground onward Wednesday as defense witness Rosemary Vrablic, a former managing director of Deutsche Bank, explained how, under direct orders from her superiors, she actively sought to expand the global bank’s business relations with the Trump Organization and give it a central […]
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These Experts Advocated for Lockdowns; Now They Say They Were Wrong
By Katie Spence As the dust settles from the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout over lockdown policies becomes more pronounced, some lockdown proponents, like New York University Professor Scott Galloway, have admitted they were wrong for supporting lockdowns. “I was on the board of my kid’s school during COVID. I wanted a harsher lockdown policy. […]
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US Spends Billions on Overseas Wars, But Who Really Benefits
By Andrew Thornebrooke Concerns over incentivizing global conflicts are rising as the Biden administration requests more than $105 billion in supplemental security spending. The administration says the money, primarily for Israel and Ukraine, will be good for the economy. President Joe Biden has described the mammoth spending package as “a smart investment” that will “pay dividends” to U.S. security […]
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Gag Order Reveals Partisan Nature of Trial, Trump Attorneys Argue
By Catherine Yang Attorneys for former President Donald Trump in a civil fraud case against him in New York state filed a 1,902-page brief on Nov. 27 arguing that a gag order issued in the case should be lifted because of the judge’s allegedly unlawful conduct. The lengthy document references a motion requesting a mistrial and the […]
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US Banks File to Shut 64 Branches in a Single Week—Are You Affected
By Naveen Athrappully Big banks such as PNC Bank and JPMorgan Chase have filed to close several branch offices in multiple states amid a troubling pattern of rising branch shutdowns in recent years. Between Nov. 12 and 18, several banks filed to close branch locations, with PNC Bank with the most filings, according to data […]
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Retailers Offer Bigger Black Friday Discounts to Lure Hesitant Shoppers Hunting for the Best Deals
By The Associated Press NEW YORK—Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found perks from champagne to virtual reality experiences and old-fashioned doorbusters, as retailers tried to entice customers who are resisting splurges and impulse buying this year. Consumers are under pressure as their savings dwindle and their credit card debt grows. […]
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Biden Continues to Face Deteriorating Poll Numbers
By Emel Akan Over the last two years, President Joe Biden made great efforts to rally fractured Democrats behind his “Build Back Better” plan in hopes of reversing his plunge in the polls. Despite the passage of multi-trillion-dollar spending packages such as the Infrastructure Bill in 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act by Congress in […]
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NY GOP Mull House Speaker’s Influence on 2024 Elections
By Juliette Fairly When former New York Republican Congressman John Faso was competing for office in 2018, former Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who was Speaker of the House at the time, helped him campaign. “He was a guest at a fundraiser that drew a bigger crowd than I would have otherwise,” Mr. Faso told The […]
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26 Lawmakers Will Not Be Seeking Reelection in 2024—Here’s the List
By Naveen Athrappully Several lawmakers from the GOP and Democratic parties will not be running for reelection in the 2024 race, with most retiring and a few vying for governmental posts besides the House and Senate. In total, 26 lawmakers have announced that this will be their last term, out of which 19 are members of the […]
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No Sign of Terrorism in Rainbow Bridge Explosion, Says NY Governor
By Caden Pearson The crash and explosion at a U.S.-Canadian border checkpoint at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls was not a terrorist attack, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in an update on Wednesday evening. “At this time, there is no indication of a terrorist attack,” Ms. Hochul told reporters. “Let me repeat that: […]
