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Bernie Sanders Says Dems Should Focus on Biden Economy Ahead of Midterms

(Ezekiel Loseke, Headline USA) With the momentum growing toward a red tsunami in the Nov. 8 midterm election, Democrats seem desperate to try anything that could stem their losses by promoting voter turnout among their loyal base. In fact---despite soaring inflation, leading to soaring costs of food—socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders,...

Court Pauses Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square) Americans hoping for thousands of dollars in student loans to be lopped off their ledgers will have to wait a bit longer to see if it will happen. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loans, an election-year...

US Heating Worries Mount Amid Growing Costs, Uncertainty

(Headline USA) Across the U.S., families are looking to the winter with dread as energy costs soar and fuel supplies tighten. The Department of Energy is projecting sharp price increases for home heating compared with last winter and some worry whether heating assistance programs will be able to make up...

GOP Opposes IRS Pork

(Headline USA) IRS requests for even more funding from Congress — made over the years by one leader after another — were granted by Democrats this summer. Indeed, Democrats stuffed $80 billion of pork for the tax collectors into their flagship climate and health care law. Fortified with a new funding stream,...

Republicans Maintain Edge in Battle for House, Senate, Gubernatorial Races

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Republicans have an advantage just a few weeks out from the Nov. elections, according to newly released polling data. CNBC released its “All-America Economic Survey,” which showed Republicans have a 2-point advantage over Democrats, with 48% saying they prefer Republicans control Congress, compared to 46%...

Bidenflation’s High Halloween Prices Scare Consumers

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Despite the leftist obsession with abortion as a primary issue heading into the midterms, Americans still see inflation as their top concern in life and are feeling the hurt on the holiday front with Halloween and its accompanying prices hitting record highs. One of the...

Trust in Big Tech Becoming an Increasingly Partisan Issue

(Joshua Paladino, Headline USA) Democrats and high-income earners have much more trust in Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook than Republicans, middle- and working-class Americans, Axios reported. Both Democrats and Republicans have lost trust in Big Tech, but the 24% decline in trust among Americans—from 78% in 2012 to...

House Republicans Plan to Probe PayPal for Now-Rescinded ‘Misinformation’ Policy

(The Center Square) House Republicans are launching an inquiry into PayPal after the payment processing company sparked major controversy for a policy that would fine customers for “misinformation.” The controversy began when news broke earlier this month that PayPal would fine customers $2,500 for spreading misinformation. PayPal quickly retracted the policy,...

Kanye West Announces Plan to Buy Parler

(Headline USA)The rapper formerly known as Kanye West (now legally known as Ye) is offering to buy conservative-friendly social network Parler, shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram. The acquisition of Parler would give the wealthiest black man in America---reportedly worth more than $6 billion---control of a new...

Inflation Data: Prices Continue to Rise with Food Costs Soaring

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Prices continued to soar in Sept., newly released federal inflation data shows, as Americans struggle to afford rising food and other consumer prices. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its consumer price index data Thursday, which showed consumer prices rose 0.4% in Sept., contributing...

Inflation is No. 1 Concern for Struggling Small Businesses

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Newly released polling data shows inflation is a top concern for small businesses as prices continue to rise. The National Federation of Independent Business released a survey, which shows that 30% of owners named inflation as the single most important problem in running their business. “Inflation...

Schools Spending Federal Relief Money on Employee Bonuses

(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) School districts across the country are spending federal COVID-19 relief money on bonuses to employees, saying their employees earned it for their work during the pandemic. The bonuses vary from district to district, ranging from $250 to more than $20,000 per employee. Flint Public Schools in...
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