Washington Examiner Vice President Kamala Harris is making substantial ground nationwide in ways that President Joe Biden could not when he was still in the race, according to a new poll. A poll from Marquette University Law School showed Harris is getting 52% of the support of registered voters and that former President Donald Trump is the choice of 48%…
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Iraq Parliament Moves to Legalize Marriage for Nine-Year-Old Girls
Breitbart Organizers have planned protests in at least seven provinces on Thursday throughout Iraq in response to the introduction of amendments to a core family legal framework that could legalize child marriages, deprive widows of their inheritance, and facilitate sex slavery. The Iraqi Parliament began to debate amendments to the…
Read MoreISIS and Al Qaeda Material Found at Home of Second Suspect in Foiled Taylor Swift Concert Attack
CBS News Authorities found Islamic State group and al Qaeda material at the home of the second suspect in a foiled plot to attack the Taylor Swift Eras Tour shows in Austria, which were canceled on Wednesday. No other suspects are being sought, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said in Vienna on Thursday. “The situation…
Read MoreAverage Rate on a 30-Year Mortgage Falls to 6.47 Percent, Lowest Level in More than a Year
The Associated Press The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, a welcome affordability boost for prospective home shoppers and homeowners looking to refinance their home loan to a lower rate. The rate fell to 6.47% from 6.73% last week, mortgage…
Read MoreU.S. Approves $20 Billion Weapons Package for Israel
Breitbart US President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, brushing aside pressure from rights activists to stop arms deliveries over the death toll in Gaza. The sale comes as Biden has pressed Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire after…
Read MoreTim Walz Left National Guard Battalion ‘Hanging,’ ‘Slithered Out the Door’ Before Iraq Deployment: Vets
New York Post Veterans have accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of “embellishing” his military career and abandoning his National Guard battalion, highlighting that the now-vice presidential pick for the Democrats never served in combat and retired from service ahead of his unit’s 2005 deployment to Iraq. In a letter posted to Facebook…
Read MoreBiden’s Approval Rating Rises After He Dropped Out of 2024 Race
Washington Examiner President Joe Biden’s approval rating has gone up since he stepped down as the Democratic presidential nominee on July 21. Biden saw some of the lowest presidential approval ratings in history in the past year, a trend that was broken in one of the first approval ratings polls taken since he dropped out. In…
Read MoreOklahoma Supreme Court Declines to Stay Ruling to Rescind Religious Charter School Contract
Catholic News Agency The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday denied a stay of a recent ruling that required that the Statewide Charter School Board rescind a contract with a Catholic charter school. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School had asked the court to stay the order so it could…
Read MoreMichigan Will Choose Between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate
The Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan and will face Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the November election. Slotkin and Rogers, long considered the front-runners for their respective party nominations, will now shift focus to the general election.…
Read MoreNearly All California Fast Food Restaurants Hiked Prices After State’s $20 Minimum Wage: Survey
New York Post A whopping 98% of California fast food restaurants hiked menu prices and nearly 90% slashed employee hours in response to the state’s new $20-an-hour minimum wage law, according to a new survey. The study by the Employment Policies Institute, a fiscally conservative, non-profit think tank, polled 182 fast food…
Read MoreCalm Returns to Wall Street, and Stocks Bounce Back After Their Worst Drop in Nearly Two Years
The Associated Press A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987. The S&P 500 climbed 1% to break a brutal three-day losing streak. It had tumbled a bit more…
Read MoreHamas Names October 7 Architect Yahya Sinwar, Hiding Underground, as New Leader
Breitbart Hamas announced Tuesday that it had named Gaza-based leader Yayha Sinwar as its new leader to replace political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran, Iran, last week while attending the presidential inauguration there. Sinwar, who is regarded as the architect of the October 7 terror attack in…
Read MoreSenate Fails to Advance Major Tax Bill That Would Expand Child Tax Credit
CBS News A major tax package that would bolster the popular Child Tax Credit and cut taxes for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday in the face of widespread Republican opposition, despite clearing the House by wide bipartisan margins earlier this year. Known as the Tax Relief for American…
Read MoreSherrod Brown Leading by Four Points over GOP challenger in Ohio Despite Trump’s Lead in State
Washington Examiner Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is polling better than his Republican challenger while former President Donald Trump has a much larger lead in the same state. Brown is leading Republican nominee Bernie Moreno by 4 points, with Brown getting 46% of the support and Moreno getting 42% of the support, according to a new…
Read MoreTrump Vows to ‘Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports’ After Olympic Gender Controversy
NBC Montana Former President Donald Trump on Thursday posted via his Truth Social account that he will fight to prevent men from competing in women’s sports. Trump shared in his post a video of a women’s Olympic boxing match between Angela Carini of Italy and Imane Khelif of Algeria. Khelif qualified to…
Read MoreU.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich Freed from Russian Prison as Part of Major Exchange
NBC News Four U.S. residents wrongly imprisoned in Russia — including journalist Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan — were released and on their way home Thursday, part of a major multinational prisoner exchange the likes of which has not been seen since the Cold War. The massive deal, cut among seven nations, involves…
Read MoreOil Prices Rise amid Spiraling Middle East Violence
CBS News The price of oil jumped more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday just hours after Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an early morning air strike, as jittery investors keep an eye on spiraling violence in the Middle East. Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran’s capital after he attended…
Read MoreIslamist Cleric Seeks to Buy Scottish Island for New Muslim ‘Homeland’
Breitbart A radical Islamist cleric in Britain has reportedly called upon his followers to raise money to purchase an island in Scotland to establish a de facto Islamic State within the borders of the United Kingdom. According to a report from the Mail on Sunday, Sheikh Yasser al-Habib, a Kuwaiti Shia cleric, is seeking…
Read MoreTrump Proposes Eliminating Taxes on Social Security Benefits for Seniors
Washington Examiner Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that seniors shouldn’t pay taxes on Social Security, a departure from decades of tax policy. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform. He wrote: “SENIORS SHOULD NOT PAY TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY!” Social Security can be claimed starting at age 62, although benefits…
Read MoreFBI Still Does Not Have Complete Access to Shooter’s Online Activity
Fox News FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate revealed Tuesday that federal investigators do not have complete access to emails that former President Trump’s shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, sent. “I think we’ve experienced a range of returns because some of the applications that he was using online were encrypted in nature,” Abbate…
Read MoreCongressional Staffers Notified TikTok Parent Company will Be Banned on ‘House-Managed Devices’
Washington Examiner The parent company that owns TikTok and other apps will be banned from House-managed devices according to a new notice sent to congressional staffers. House staffers received an email Tuesday from the Capitol’s Office of Cybersecurity stating that all apps owned by ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, CapCut, Hypic, Lark,…
Read MoreHispanic Lawmakers: Biden’s Supreme Court Scheme Just Like Hugo Chavez’s
Breitbart Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Carlos Giménez (R-FL) excoriated President Joe Biden on Monday for proposing radical changes to the Supreme Court, warning that late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez made similar moves almost immediately after his election. Chávez, a hardline socialist dictator, was elected to…
Read MoreNetanyahu Hurries Home After Rocket Attack on Town in Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights Kills at Least 10
ABC News A rocket attack Saturday on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights killed at least 10 people and wounded several others, including children, Israel said, hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed three members of the militant Hezbollah group. The strike, the deadliest attack…
Read MoreTrump Says He will Continue Outdoor Rallies with Increased Secret Service Protection
CBS News Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday said he will continue to hold outdoor rallies just two weeks after a bullet grazed his ear during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, the former president said: “I WILL CONTINUE TO DO…
Read MoreBiden will Announce Supreme Court Reform Plans Next Week
Politico President Joe Biden plans to unveil a proposal on Monday for dramatically reforming the Supreme Court, two people familiar with the matter told POLITICO. Biden is likely to endorse establishing term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics, in an announcement that represents a remarkable shift for…
Read MoreCatholics, Others Respond to Mockery of Last Supper at Paris Olympics
Catholic News Agency A drag queen-led parody of the Last Supper featured during Friday’s opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics has sparked a wave of incensed reactions and denunciations. In a statement released Saturday, the French Bishops’ Conference criticized the “scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity, which we deeply deplore.”…
Read MoreMore Migrants Apprehended in Northern Border Sector in 10 Months than Last 13 Years Combined
Breitbart Border Patrol agents in the Swanton Sector of the U.S.-Canada border have apprehended more than 15,000 migrants so far this fiscal year, more than the previous 13 years combined, according to U.S. Border Patrol reports. Swanton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia reported this week that since October 1,…
Read More$30 Million Lawsuit Headed For Trial After Rachel Maddow and Her Co-Stars Made ‘Verifiably False’ Statements About a Doctor They Called the ‘Uterus Collector’
The Washington Free Beacon NBCUniversal is headed for trial after a judge ruled in favor of a Georgia doctor who MSNBC’s biggest stars accused of performing “mass hysterectomies” on women at a Trump-era immigration facility in Georgia. The judge ruled that Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, and Chris Hayes made “verifiably false” statements…
Read MoreTrump Gunman Thomas Crooks Likely Had a Gab Account That He Used to ‘Support’ President Biden, Site’s CEO Says
New York Post The gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump appears to have used the controversial alt-right favored social media platform Gab to spread messages “in support of President Biden,” according to the platform’s founder. Gab CEO Andrew Torba said he learned Wednesday that Thomas Matthew Crooks…
Read MoreNewsweek Claims Donald Trump Was Not Really Shot Because Only Part of a Bullet Hit Him
Breitbart Newsweek is facing social media backlash after downplaying the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump by suggesting he was only hit with part of a bullet instead of an intact bullet. The Newsweek article is titled “Donald Trump Might Not Have Been Shot After All.” Newsweek attempts to justify this title by pointing to…
Read MoreGavin Newsom to Order Officials to Dismantle Homeless Encampments
Washington Examiner Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will issue an order on Thursday for officials to start dismantling thousands of homeless encampments around California. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that cities can begin to ban people from sleeping and camping in public areas. The ruling overturned a lower court decision…
Read MoreBosses Admit That Return-to-Office Mandates Were Meant to Make Staff Quit
Fox Business As the COVID-19 pandemic came to an end, a number of large companies pushed for their workers to return to the office five days a week — a policy that prompted many employees to “quiet quit” in protest. That may have been exactly what their bosses wanted to…
Read MoreTrump Shooter Searched ‘How Far Away Was Oswald from Kennedy?’ Prior to Attack
The National Desk FBI director Christopher Wray is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as the agency continues its investigation into the failed assassination of former President Donald Trump as lawmakers continue their investigations into how the Secret Service failed to prevent the shooting and law enforcement continues to search…
Read MoreFBI Raids New York Governor’s Former Aide’s Home
Washington Examiner Linda Sun, one of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) former deputy chiefs of staff, had her home raided by the FBI on Tuesday, the New York Times reported. The home, a $3.5 million abode on Long Island’s North Shore, was raided with no obvious reason why. A spokesman for the FBI told the Washington Examiner agents from…
Read MoreSweeping Bipartisan Netanyahu Boycott Grows to Include Pelosi
Axios Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is among dozens of lawmakers who are planning to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address of Congress on Wednesday. The list of lawmakers boycotting the speech is growing rapidly, with one Republican saying they will not attend. “The purpose of having Netanyahu address…
Read MoreNetanyahu to Meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Biden at White House
Breitbart Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet former President Donald Trump at his private residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on Friday, according to two announcements by Trump on the Truth Social media platform. The meeting marks a thaw in the relationship between Netanyahu and Trump, after several years in which…
Read MoreHome Prices Hit New High, While Sales Activity Remains Muted
NBC Montana Home prices continued their increase last month, hitting a record median of $426,900, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. And home sales remained suppressed by high prices and high mortgage rates. NAR said the median sales price for existing homes in June saw year-over-year gains for the 12th consecutive…
Read MoreTrump ‘Absolutely’ Willing to Debate Kamala Harris
Axios Former President Trump said Tuesday he’s “absolutely” willing to debate Vice President Kamala Harris more than once ahead of the 2024 election. The comments are among his most extensive about Harris since she joined the race for the presidency following Biden’s departure after a disastrous debate performance last month. Yes, but the former…
Read MoreHeadline: DOJ Reveals It Has Transcripts of Biden Ghostwriter Interviews
Washington Examiner The Department of Justice is in possession of transcripts detailing conversations President Joe Biden had with his ghostwriter during which the president may have revealed classified information, DOJ attorneys revealed Monday in court filings. The attorneys acknowledged the transcripts in a response to a lawsuit brought by the conservative Heritage Foundation.…
Read MoreSen. Joe Manchin Considers Rejoining Democrats to Run Against Kamala Harris Now that Biden has Stepped Aside: Report
New York Post Sen. Joe Manchin is considering challenging Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential ticket, according to a report Sunday. Manchin — a longtime moderate West Virginia Democrat who turned independent this year — is weighing whether to return to the Democratic Party and make a run for the…
Read MoreBarack Obama Doesn’t Endorse Kamala Harris, Says Dems Will Pick ‘Outstanding Nominee’
The New York Post Former President Barack Obama didn’t endorse Kamala Harris — saying Democrats would pick an unnamed “outstanding nominee” in his first statement on President Biden stepping aside from the party’s ticket. “We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead,” said Obama, 62. “But I have extraordinary confidence…
Read MoreMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Praises ‘Inspiring’ Donald Trump for His Resilience
Breitbart Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made headlines with his recent comments about former President Donald Trump, calling him a “badass” and praising his resilience while also addressing the role of political content on Facebook in the upcoming election. Bloomberg reports that in a recent interview, Meta (formerly Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
Read MoreTrump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks’ Last Online Search Was for Porn
New York Post Failed Donald Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks’ final online search before the Pennsylvania rally shooting last weekend was for pornography, according to a report. Crooks’ last search was found when the FBI gained access to the 20-year-old’s encrypted Samsung phone, a senior law enforcement official told the Daily…
Read MoreWSJ Reporter Sentenced to 16 Years on ‘Sham”‘ Espionage Charges in Russia
Axios A Russian court on Friday convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage charges and sentenced him to 16 years in prison, multiple outlets reported. Gershkovich, the newspaper and the U.S. government denounced the charges and the trial as a “sham.” The verdict could pave the way for an eventual prisoner swap to…
Read MoreBen Sasse, Former Nebraska GOP Senator, to Resign as University of Florida President
Washington Examiner Former Sen. Ben Sasse will step down from his post as the president of the University of Florida effective July 31 to spend more time with family amid concerns over his wife’s health. Sasse has served in the role for roughly a year and a half, and he took over in February…
Read MoreObama Telling Allies Biden Needs to Reconsider Campaign as Path to Victory Slims: Report
Washington Examiner Former President Barack Obama told allies that President Joe Biden should reevaluate the viability of his candidacy, according to a new report. Obama reportedly told his allies in recent days that Biden’s chances of reelection are greatly diminished, and he should reevaluate his candidacy altogether in light of tanking poll…
Read MoreAndrew Cuomo Pays Pollster $67K as He Plots Political Comeback, Eyes Run for NYC Mayor
New York Post Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign account paid a polling firm nearly $68,000 earlier this year to test his popularity as he plots a political comeback — including eyeing a run for New York City mayor Cuomo, the former three-term governor who resigned in disgrace in August 2021 amid a slew of sexual misconduct…
Read MoreBiden Administration Cancels Another $1.2 Billion in Student Debt
Axios The Biden administration will forgive $1.2 billion in student debt for another 35,000 public service workers, the Department of Education announced on Thursday. The Biden administration’s latest round of debt relief brings the total loan forgiveness it has approved to $168.5 billion for 4.76 million borrowers. The Education Department said that the relief was made…
Read MoreRep. Adam Schiff Calls for Biden to End His 2024 Candidacy
Axios Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday joined the ranks of Democratic members of Congress calling for President Biden to exit the 2024 presidential race. Schiff is the most high-profile elected Democrat to call for Biden’s withdrawal and the first to do so publicly since former President Trump was shot in an assassination attempt on Saturday.…
Read MoreChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Knocked for Plan to Remove George Washington Statue from City Hall
Breitbart Chicago’s leftist Mayor Brandon Johnson expressed a desire on Tuesday to eliminate the statue of President George Washington that sits in the hallway outside his City Hall office. But now that plan seems to be on hold. Early on Tuesday, word reached the press Johnson intended to remove the…
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