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Out of 25 major cities, Democrat-run Chicago is the only one to have experienced a net population loss compared to the year 2000. Since 2000, Chicago has lost 231,000 people net despite the fact that the U.S. population has increased from 281.4 million to 341 million. With 60 million more people, Chicago lost nearly a quarter of a million souls. How is that even possible? During the pandemic years of 2021 and 2022, the once-great Windy City lost a net total of 79,000 and 77,000 people, respectively. Between July 2022 and July 2023, that number slowed to a net loss...

During an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, acting Labor Secretary Julie Su claimed that “prices are lower than they were a year ago, and significantly so.” And that gas prices “continue to come down.” Host Joe Mathieu asked, “Well, so you’re clearly up on the state of the job market right now, and workers, I suspect, are too. Lower unemployment, rising wages, but those — again, those two trends come together in an inflationary way. How do you balance those two moving forward?”

During an interview with NBC News released on Friday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) defended his goal of halving the state’s prison population and argued that “eventually, we should be looking to lower it as much as possible” by “making sure that we have options for people in the beginning.” NBC News Correspondent Shaquille Brewster asked, “We were with your opponent yesterday, and one thing that we heard is, back in 2018, you said that the idea of cutting the prison population in half was absolutely a worthy goal. My question for you is, is that still your goal now?...

Just using Marketwatch as a link for oil pricing. But do you believe if gas goes to $3.25 per gallon (or so) idiots will all of the sudden forget about "recession, empty shelves, high prices, inflation, CRT, lockdowns" etc? Will they go back to the "all is normal except global warming and Abortion" so vote BLUE? I have lost all confidence in Americans---even "middle of the road Republicans". Thoughts?

President Joe Biden is growing increasingly worried that he is not seen as doing enough to lower gas prices, according to a new report. The Washington Post reports that Biden privately questioned his staff after they proposed a trip to Iowa to announce the use of E15 ethanol year-round, which they believed would help bring down gas prices.

Diesel consumers on the East Coast received some news Wednesday that may suggest an easing of the tight physical market squeeze in the region. There have been head fakes suggesting a softening of markets in the weeks since the East Coast diesel market ran away from the rest of the country. But they proved short-lived, as the weekly national average retail diesel price published Monday by the Energy Information Administration was $5.613 a gallon. The East Coast price was 33.1 cents more than that after a three-week increase that took the spread from 4.9 cents on April 25 up to...

House Democrats intend to move in the coming weeks to pass legislation designed to rein in skyrocketing gas prices, the head of the House Democratic Caucus said Wednesday. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) did not commit his support for a federal gas tax holiday, which has divided Democrats on and off of Capitol Hill.

1:30 President Joe Biden’s approval rating is nine percentage points lower than former President Donald Trump’s approval four years ago, according to Rasmussen Reports. Biden’s approval stood at 41 percent on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Fifty-eight percent disapprove. Four years ago — in the same point of the presidency on April 12, 2018 — Trump saw a 50 percent approval rating, which is nine points higher than Biden’s current figure:

President Joe Biden’s net approval rating has fallen to its lowest level ever, following a modest rise in the president’s polling numbers last month. Ten days shy of a full year in office, Biden now averages a net negative approval rating of 12.5 points according to the RealClearPolitics rolling average of polls, with 42.1% of Americans approving of his performance as president, compared to 54.6% who disapprove of his job performance. The previous low point in Biden’s approval rating came on November 18th, when he averaged a net approval rating of negative 12.2 points. Biden’s approval rating ticked up in...

President Joe Biden has a lower net favorable rating than former President Donald Trump nearly one year into his presidency, according to data gleaned by RealClearPolitics. RCP compiled lists of the favorability ratings of political leaders. Each compilation includes the most recent polls, including data from Economist/YouGov, Politico/Morning Consult, USA Today/Suffolk, Quinnipiac, and many more.

President Joe Biden now has lower approval ratings on several key issues than former President Donald Trump had in January 2021, a Harvard/Harris Poll released this week found. Overall, the survey found just 32 percent of voters expressing the belief that the economy is on the “right track,” compared to 58 percent who now say it is on the “wrong track.” Biden’s overall approval stands at 45 percent, down 12 points from the 57 percent approval he saw in March 2021.

President Biden on Friday will direct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work with states on importing prescription drugs from Canada, and direct officials to develop a “comprehensive plan” to lower drug prices in 45 days. The moves are part of the health care section of a wide-ranging executive order on promoting competition in the economy that Biden is poised to sign on Friday afternoon. Allowing imports of cheaper drugs from other countries was part of Biden’s health care plan during the campaign, but Friday’s move is a step forward to take action on that front.

A Florida lawmaker has requested Gov. Ron DeSantis order the state’s flags be lowered to half-staff to honor Rush Limbaugh’s passing. Limbaugh lived in Palm Beach, Florida, and died Wednesday from complications of advanced lung cancer.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) reacted to the revealing report released by New York Attorney General Letitia James, which indicated New York State may have vastly undercounted coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes. He contended the state has “a lower percentage of deaths in nursing homes than other states.” Cuomo defended his administration’s actions, telling reporters that everyone did the best they could and that the state Department of Health followed federal guidance as the Chinese coronavirus began to grip the nation.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not ruling out a 2024 presidential bid — even if it means running against his old friend Donald Trump, according to a report. “I would not, no,” Christie told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday, Fox News reported. “I would not rule it out.” “If I go and look up Christie 2024, will that URL already be reserved?” Hewitt asked. “ChrisChristie.com is, sir,” Christie answered. “So, we’re gonna keep that one and we’ll see where we go from here.”

President Trump on Sunday signed an executive order moving Medicare one step closer to a "most favored nation" drug pricing system, instructing the government health care program for seniors to develop and test paying the same drug prices as other developed countries with cost controls. "It is the policy of the United States that the Medicare program should not pay more for costly Part B or Part D prescription drugs or biological products than the most-favored-nation price," Trump's order declares. The memo defines the most-favored-nation price as "the lowest price, after adjusting for volume and differences in national gross domestic...

Appearing Monday on AM 1030 KVOI Radio, Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), predicted that the death toll from the Chinese coronavirus will be “much, much, much lower” than the models have projected due to Americans following social distancing recommendations.

2020 #MI03 Republican Primary: Jim Lower 49% (+16) Justin Amash 33% Practical Political Consulting 6/5-9

In the aftermath of Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., calling for President Trump to be impeached over the findings in Robert Mueller’s report from the special counsel’s investigation, he is now going to be facing a primary challenger. State Rep. Jim Lower announced his candidacy on Sunday. Speaking with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Monday, Lower further explained why he is running against the five-term congressman. […] “You know at this point, Justin Amash has more in common with Rashida Tlaib than he does the average Republican primary voter in the district. So, we are going beat him on this issue,...

Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan says he enlists social media to do something unusual: explain why he bucks his party in terms his constituents can understand. The 39-year-old Republican, who was the youngest member of the freshman class in 2011, states his approach succinctly: “I defend liberty and explain every vote here.” The simple formula has turned the libertarian, who rode into the House on the tea party wave, into something of a sensation. In 2012, the Independent Voter Network called Amash the “coolest member of Congress.” Amash’s latest decision — to state publicly that President Trump engaged in activity...