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Oh, the malarkey. The newly revamped Twitter now operating under Elon Musk on Wednesday forced President Joe Biden — or rather his staff — to delete a tweet that was, it appears, spreading misinformation. “Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks…
Read More Elon’s Twitter Fact-Checks Biden On Social Security, Forcing White House To Delete Tweet
President Joe Biden’s trip to South Florida this week is unlikely to save Democrat Charlie Crist’s campaign against incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. But it did further Biden’s well-earned reputation for miscues, mental lapses, and outright lies. The conservative website Townhall.com noted Biden’s mangled grasp…
Read More Biden’s Florida Trip Will Be Better Known For Gaffes Than For Helping Crist
Former President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social and via email statement, that he is suing Attorney General of New York State, Letitia James. This comes just over a month since AG James filed a lawsuit alleging that the Trumps were involved in large-scale fraud,…
Read More Trump’s Statement On Lawsuit Filed In Florida Against New York Attorney General
White suburban women have shifted significantly from Democrat to Republican right before the midterm elections, according to a new poll by The Wall Street Journal. White suburban women swung by 27% toward the Republican party since July, now reflecting a 15-point lead over Democrats, according to a…
Read More Republicans Make Huge Gains With Key Demographic Before Midterms
Elon Musk met with censorship advocates and left-wing activists to gain insight on how Twitter’s content moderation council will combat hate, harassment, and enforce election integrity policies, according to a Twitter thread by Musk. The council, composed of representatives with “widely divergent views,” will include civil…
Read More Elon Musk Met With Censorship Advocates And Left-Wing Activists To Discuss Twitter’s Content Moderation
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas renewed his call for designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations during a Wednesday CNBC appearance. “We have an emergency at our southern border. We’ve had five million illegal aliens cross since Joe Biden came into office. That’s the…
Read More Tom Cotton Renews Call For US Military Action Against Mexican Drug Cartels
Republicans are now more preferred to control the House and Senate by Hispanic voters than Democrats, according to the results of a survey published on Wednesday. The House GOP gained the support of 46% of Hispanic registered voters, compared to 42% among Democrats, per Quinnipiac University,…
Read More GOP Now Leading With Hispanics On The Generic Ballot
The Federal Reserve announced an interest rate hike of 0.75 percentage points, bumping the range of the federal interest rate to between 3.75% and 4% following a Wednesday meeting of Fed policymakers. The rate hike matches investor expectations and is the fifth consecutive hike since March and…
Read More Federal Reserve Hikes Rates Again As Inflation Rages On
Democrats are panicking that a Republican could win the governor’s seat in deep-blue New York for the first time since 2002 amid rising concerns about crime and the economy, according to The Hill. The Democratic Governor’s Association set up a last-minute super PAC for Democratic…
Read More Democrats In Crisis Mode As Kathy Hochul Struggles In New York Governor’s Race
You’d think Democrats would be able to remember the name of one of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit Florida — especially since it happened less than two months ago they want to use it as a political tool to cudgel Republicans on climate…
Read More Hurricane Ian Or Ivan? Some Democrats Can’t Seem To Tell The Difference