Plus: Who’s Bankrolling the Ballot Initiative to Move Ohio Blue?
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October 17, 2024

 

       NEWS

4 Takeaways From Kamala Harris’ Fox News Interview With Bret Baier

By Tyler O'Neil

The Democratic nominee repeatedly dodged questions on immigration, taxpayer funding for “transgender” surgeries for illegal aliens, Joe Biden’s mental acuity, and more.

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       NEWS

Who’s Bankrolling the Ballot Initiative to Move Ohio Blue?

By Fred Lucas

The Left has spent at least $26 million to change how this one red-leaning state elects members of Congress and the state Legislature. And 99% of that money is coming from entities outside the state.

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       ANALYSIS

Trump’s Unexpected Allies: Are Black and Hispanic Voters Really Ditching Democrats?

By Rob Bluey

The concerns of some traditionally Democrat-leaning voters about the high cost of living and rising crime have them trending toward Donald Trump, which could make them the deciding factor in the 2024 presidential election.

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       NEWS

FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Data, Now Showing Surge Instead of Reported Decrease

By Wallace White

The FBI initially showed a slight 2.1% decrease in violent crime from 2021 to 2022. However, the new revision actually shows a large increase. The huge changes, especially without explanation, make it difficult to trust the FBI data, says one expert.

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      NEWS

Complaint Alleges Michigan’s Top Election Official Engaged in ‘Manipulation’ of Presidential Election

By Fred Lucas

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, is the subject of a bar complaint over her department’s actions to keep independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name on the ballot.

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       COMMENTARY

Where’s the ‘Foreign Aid’ for Hurricane-Ravaged Florida and North Carolina?

By Peter Parisi

Just one day before Milton intensified into a hurricane, the administration announced that it was shoveling $157 million more in humanitarian assistance to Lebanon to “address new and existing needs of internally displaced persons.”

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       ANALYSIS

Harris Campaign’s Frantically Flailing Freakout

By Tony Kinnett

From criticizing the music the Trump campaign plays at rallies to repeating the same tired Disney musical phrases over and over, the Harris campaign seems desperate to do anything to move the polls in her favor before Nov. 5. 

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       COMMENTARY

How Kids Are Paying the Price for an ‘Adult-Centric Policy’ Agenda

By Virginia Allen, Kristen Eichamer

Sadly, policymakers have repeatedly chosen to place their own adult gratification in marriage, family formation, economic policies, border politics, and more ahead of the interests of kids, who often bear the weightiest consequences for the bad policies they implement.

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       NEWS

Floridians Challenge Radical Abortion Amendment After Report Reveals Fraud in Petition Process

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Florida pro-lifers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a pro-abortion group that engaged in fraudulent practices to put an amendment on the state's November ballot legalizing abortion up to birth.

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       COMMENTARY

RELENTLESS: Growth of Obama-Era Foster Care Policy Unmasks Transgender Orthodoxy’s Inherent Threat to Parental Rights

By Tyler O'Neil

A new report exposes how radical gender ideology advocates are influencing the Biden-Harris administration’s regulations on only placing foster care children who identify as LGBTQ with foster parents trained to affirm their sexual orientation and gender identity.

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