A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Texas must remove a 1,000-foot floating barrier in the Rio Grande by Sept. 15. The barrier, meant to deter illegal immigration, was installed in July as part of Operation Lone Star, but immediately faced backlash from both Mexico and the Biden administration, which sued Texas that month arguing the…
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A survey conducted at the end of August by CNN and SSRS Research had more bad news for incumbent President Joe Biden and showed new movement among the GOP primary field in hypothetical general election matchups against the current occupant of the White House. The poll, released on Thursday, tested GOP candidates Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis,…
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The conventional wisdom among much of the political class is that nominating Donald Trump would be pretty close to a surefire disaster for the GOP in 2024. Granted, I’ve written multiple times about why I believe putting Trump at the top of the ticket would be a reckless gamble for Republicans, noting Trump’s drag on the party in multiple…
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The act of Republican governors sending busloads of illegal immigrants to so-called sanctuary jurisdictions has been a major political success. Yes, Democrats and their media allies have huffed and puffed about how “inhumane” the practice is, muttering angrily about exploiting migrants as political pawns, but so what? Their feigned fury rings hollow because they can’t convincingly articulate why it’s so…
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The number of migrant families who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border last month set a new record, preliminary data show. U.S. Border Patrol arrested at least 91,000 migrants who came over as part of a family group, surpassing the previous one-month record set in 2019, when 84,486 migrant families were arrested, according to numbers obtained…
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Yet another inflation metric jumped in July, further debunking claims that inflation is in the rear-view mirror and reinforcing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks earlier this month that additional interest rate hikes would be needed. The latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index print released Thursday was in-line with expectations which were higher than…
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) continues to make it clear that he is not playing games with the Biden administration. On Tuesday, the chairman sent letters to Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and Attorney General Merrick Garland to share his concerns regarding the stunning revelations that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office had met with White House…
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Former President Trump announced Sunday that he would not be participating in the Republican primary debates, opting instead to do a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, set to air Wednesday evening as his rivals were duking it out on stage in Milwaukee. As Spencer reported, that interview dropped a few minutes before…
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2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie was met with a roar of boos during Wednesday night’s first Republican debate shortly after being introduced to the stage. Christie participated in one of the night’s most savage attacks against businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, comparing him to ChatGPT. “I’ve had enough of a guy who stands up here who…
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President Joe Biden finally traveled to Maui on Monday, almost two weeks after wildfires killed over 100 people, left 850 people unaccounted for, and cost billions of dollars in property damage. Over the weekend, Sarah covered some responses of Lāhainā residents, including those who didn’t want the president to come, with Jay Awan pointing out Biden is “just…
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) released the official list of presidential candidates Monday evening of who will be appearing tomorrow in Milwaukee for the first primary debate. Those who met all qualifications are: Governor Doug Burgum, former Governor Chris Christie, Governor Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Governor Asa Hutchinson, former Vice President…
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Former President Donald Trump said it’s a “dark period for our country” after the GOP presidential candidate was indicted for the fourth time Monday evening in the Georgia election probe. “Nineteen people were indicted, and the whole world is laughing at the United States as they see how corrupt and horrible a place it has…
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Following an at times confounding series of events on Monday, a grand jury in Fulton County voted to indict former President Donald Trump on more than one dozen counts for his actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Just before 9:00 p.m. ET, the grand jury’s decision was returned to Judge Robert McBurney and…
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Nearly two years after an ISIS-K suicide bomber attacked the Kabul Airport, killing 13 service members and injured many more, Pentagon officials insist the attack was “not preventable.” But a new report alleges that U.S. military commanders were not only aware of the threat ahead of time, but they also missed two chances to eliminate…
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer released new information Wednesday morning detailing transactions and deposits from a number of foreign oligarchs into a series of Biden bank accounts when Joe Biden was vice president. “During Joe Biden’s vice presidency, Hunter Biden sold him as ‘the brand’ to reap millions from oligarchs in Kazakhstan, Russia, and…
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On Monday, activists Riley Gaines, Paula Scanlan, and others were confronted by “unhinged” left-wing protesters who were opposing an act to protect the integrity of women’s sports. The Save Women’s Sports Act was signed into law by GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in June. On Monday, Gaines, Scanlan, and more athletes attended a ceremonial signing…
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Not only does the bad news keep coming for Bud Light, it’s looking like it won’t recover, at least not in the United States. On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal mentioned some insight revealing that “that retailers are already reallocating space to other brands during shelf resets that take place in the spring, with more resets to…
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I realize much of political commentary flying around this week is of the ‘all Trump, all the time’ variety — and I’ve offered a few of my own baseline thoughts about the latest indictment, while deferring to legal experts I trust on the matter. The ‘news’ media spent approximately one day in damage control mode for the Bidens on Monday into…
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It’s time to impeach Joe Biden. Speaker McCarthy drew a line in the sand on that motion if/when the Biden White House starts withholding documents relating to any investigations into the business matters of Hunter Biden and the Department of Justice interfering in those probes. Two IRS whistleblowers, Joseph Zeigler and Gary Shapley, have already…
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George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley reacted to former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony on Monday, concluding that the Biden family influence peddling scheme is “shaping up to be one of the greatest corruption scandals in the history of Washington.” Turley noted that it’s clear President Biden lied on the campaign…
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