By Patricia Tolson A total of 23 seats in Congress flipped political parties during the 2022 midterm elections, data shows. Of the 23 seats that switched political parties, 16 seats flipped from Democrat to Republican and seven flipped from Republican to Democrat. The House of Representatives is a 435-seat chamber. A party needs to hold 218 seats to […]
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Apple Sued by 2 Women Who Claim Exes Used ‘Dangerous’ AirTags to Stalk Them
By Katabella Roberts Apple has been sued by two women who claim the company’s AirTag devices were used by their ex-partners to stalk them. The class action lawsuit (pdf) was filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday on behalf of the two women, identified as Lauren Hughes and “Jane Doe,” from Texas and New York, […]
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White House Breaks Silence on ‘Twittergate’ Censorship Revelations
By Tom Ozimek The White House has broken its silence on Elon Musk’s stunning release of internal Twitter communications that shed light on the inner workings of the platform’s censorship machine ahead of the 2020 presidential election, including its suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at a press conference on Monday downplayed Musk’s disclosure […]
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Pentagon Debuts New Stealth Bomber, the B-21 Raider, Amid Rising China Threat
By The Associated Press PALMDALE , Calif.—America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber made its debut Friday after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years. Almost every aspect of the program is […]
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Supreme Court Justices Question Biden Administration’s Border Policy
By Hans Von Spakovsky and Cully Stimson News Analysis The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana over Biden administration guidelines that severely restricted the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement of federal immigration law against illegal aliens. Twenty other states supported Texas and Louisiana with amicus briefs, ranging from Arizona to Florida and West […]
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Oil Industry Executive Warns of Another ‘Major’ Crisis in the Coming Weeks
By Jack Phillips The head of the largest oil and natural gas trade association warned that failure to replenish the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) could trigger another oil crisis in the coming weeks. “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, unfortunately, has become the strategic political reserve. And we have grave concerns about how it has been […]
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Dallas Fed Survey of Oil Executives Suggests Biden Is ‘Holding Us Back’
By Andrew Moran U.S. oil and gas sector activity advanced at a strong pace, although the rate of expansion decelerated in the third quarter, according to the third quarter Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey. The business activity index, a measurement of conditions facing energy companies in the region, came in at 46.0 in the […]
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Appeals Court Denies Biden’s Bid to Revive Student Debt Bailout
By Tom Ozimek A federal appeals court has rejected the Biden administration’s bid to freeze a Texas judge’s ruling that President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debt was illegal. In a Nov. 30 ruling, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Biden administration’s request to put on hold a judge’s Nov. 10 order vacating […]
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Full List: See How Senators Voted on Respect for Marriage Act
By Zachary Stieber The U.S. Senate on Nov. 29 approved the “Respect for Marriage Act,” with a dozen Republicans crossing the aisle to vote yes. See below how each senator voted for the bill and each amendment that was offered. Senators who voted for the bill: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)Sen. […]
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Nikki Haley Says She Might Run for President in 2024 Despite Promising She Wouldn’t If Trump Did
By Zachary Stieber Former Trump administration official Nikki Haley said over the weekend she’s considering launching a 2024 presidential bid. “A lot of people have asked if I’m going to run for president now that the midterms are over, I’ll look at it in a serious way and I’ll have more to say soon,” Haley said during an […]
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FDA Says Telling People Not to Take Ivermectin for COVID-19 Was Just a Recommendation
By Zachary Stieber The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) telling people to “stop” taking ivermectin for COVID-19 was informal and just a recommendation, government lawyers argued during a recent hearing. “The cited statements were not directives. They were not mandatory. They were recommendations. They said what parties should do. They said, for example, why you should not […]
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MAGA World Responds to Trump’s 2024 Run: ‘Our Country Needs Him Now More Than Ever’
By Eva Fu Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) was among a crowd of hundreds who broke into cheers as former President Donald Trump formally launched his third bid for the presidency at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 15. He came back to Washington the next day feeling upbeat, describing the event as “absolutely fantastic.” “His message was right on target,” […]
