By Tom Ozimek Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called on the state’s lawmakers to impose harsher penalties for illegal voting, building on earlier efforts that saw the Republican leader push for a forensic audit of the 2020 election. Abbott on Sept. 30 asked the Secretary of the Texas Senate to identify legislation for consideration during […]
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Oil Slips to $78 as Sources Say OPEC+ Weighs Further Output Hike
By Reuters LONDON — Oil fell to around $78 a barrel on Friday on the prospect that OPEC+ producers might step up a planned increase in output to ease supply concerns, although crude remained in sight of a three-year high reached this week. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as OPEC+, meet on Monday. Four OPEC+ sources […]
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Congress Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown in Bipartisan Vote
By Joseph Lord On Thursday, Senate Republicans joined with Democrats to pass a stopgap bill to fund the government through December, averting a government shutdown set to begin in the early hours of Friday morning. The House later aligned with the Senate, voting 254–175 to avert a government shutdown. However, the bill fails to address the debt ceiling, […]
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Democrats ‘Reach Agreement’ to Raise $600 Cap on Biden’s Proposal on IRS Reporting and Surveillance
By Katabella Roberts Democrats have said they plan to raise the threshold of President Joe Biden’s radical proposal that all bank transactions of more than $600 be reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The initial proposal (pdf)—which Biden says is aimed at curbing tax evasion—would require banks and other financial institutions to report to the IRS any deposits or […]
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GOP Lawmakers File Impeachment Articles Against Biden
By Isabel Van Brugen Four House Republicans have filed articles impeachment against President Joe Biden over his handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the influx of people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Rep. Bob Gibbs of Ohio, who is leading the effort to impeach the president, alongside Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona and Brian Babin […]
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CDC Says Its Investigating Mysterious Salmonella Outbreak in 25 States
By Jack Phillips The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a salmonella outbreak in about 25 states that hasn’t yet been linked to any food source or product. So far, 127 people have become sickened and 18 hospitalized in the outbreak of the Salmonella oranienburg strain. The agency, however, warned that the actual number could […]
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CDC: Afghans Arriving in US Infected With Measles, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
By Jack Phillips The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Afghans being brought into the United States are carrying viruses including malaria, measles, and tuberculosis, as well as COVID-19. The health agency said that the Afghans will have to receive vaccines for measles and undergo quarantining. Since last month, the Biden administration has […]
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Del Rio Mayor Calls Out Biden, Harris for Failing to Visit Border in Crisis: ‘Why Aren’t You Here?’
By Katabella Roberts Democratic Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano has called out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for failing to make an appearance at his town as it battles with an overwhelming illegal immigrant crisis that has left Border Patrol agents struggling to process thousands of people. More than 15,000 illegal immigrants, including Haitian, Cuban, and Venezuelan nationals, have illegally […]
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Congressman Releases New Photos of Del Rio Crisis: ‘Has Reached a Boiling Point’
By GQ Pan Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) is sounding alarm after after spending a day in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, where the illegal immigrants crisis, he said, “has reached a boiling point.” Pfluger posted on Twitter new photos showing the makeshift campsite full of individuals who illegally entered the United States and took shelter […]
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McCarthy Calls for National Guard to Help Cope With Del Rio Illegal Immigrant Surge
By Tom Ozimek House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has urged President Joe Biden to deploy the National Guard to help deal with the illegal immigrant surge along the southern border, insisting the situation is a national security crisis and blaming the Biden administration for a “failed response.” McCarthy made the remarks in a Sept. 17 statement that came […]
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Americans Seeking a Retirement Miracle
By Gregory Bresiner Americans think a secure retirement is impossible. But effective retirement planning strategies exist. Many Americans worry they will run out of money in retirement and it’s getting worse, a new survey shows. Four in ten U.S. investors think that it’s going to take a miracle to be able to retire financially secure. Nearly half (46 percent) […]
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DeSantis Office: Over Half of Those Seeking Lifesaving COVID-19 Treatment in South Florida Fully Vaccinated
By Jack Phillips A spokesperson for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office said that more than half of those who are seeking monoclonal antibody treatment in the south of Florida are “fully vaccinated” individuals amid supply issues. “More than half the patients getting the monoclonal antibody treatment in south Florida are fully vaccinated,” DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw wrote in […]
