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A new analysis finds that the states of New York and New Jersey have lost billions of dollars from their tax base amid an exodus of residents in recent years. Unleash Prosperity released a report on Tuesday that found New York lost $517.5 billion in resident incomes from 2013 to 2022, while New Jersey lost $170.1 billion in that period, according to data from the Census Bureau and IRS. The report covers cumulative gains and losses in each state's resident income, as a mover takes their income to another state for subsequent years – not just the first year after...

New York City (NYC) Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani explained that the relationship he has with President Donald “will be critical to the success” of the city, and added that he plans to call Trump before taking office. During an interview with NBC New York’s Melissa Russo, Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, spoke about how as mayor of NYC he “will be proactive in the work” he does. Mamdani also expressed that it was “important” to be able to be “open to working with anyone,” regardless of the disagreements you have with them. “I will be proactive in the work that I do,...

Paul Sperry shared some observations on the documents that Comey provided to the courts in his perjury case. One observation is shocking. According to Sperry, when presenting evidence in a motion to the court as part of his perjury defense, James Comey’s legal team altered two words in a transcript of his 2020 Senate testimony to make it seem as if Sen. Ted Cruz asked Comey a key question he didn’t actually ask him during the hearing. YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP. NEW: In presenting evidence in a motion to the court as part of its perjury defense, James...

Pundits are criticizing the Trump administration for committing large-scale military resources to advance U.S. interests in Venezuela. Some are going so far as to sensationalize the issue, claiming it could be “another Vietnam.They are wrong.Critics are wrong because they are not thinking through U.S. national strategic logic. That region is not only a transit area for the illegal drug trade, flooding the U.S.: It represents a contentious powerhouse combination of massive oil resources (it is ranked number 1 in proven world oil reserves), combined with a rich land/water staging area that could become a permanent foreign “fortress.”In other words, it...

The family of transgender athlete (name redacted) filed a response in a forthcoming Supreme Court battle over biological males in women's sports. The brief, filed by the athlete's mother, Heather Jackson, argues that West Virginia's law that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in women's sports violates Title IX. Title IX does not explicitly protect the right of biologically male people to identify as women. The current administration and West Virginia state government do not interpret Title IX as protective of that right. Heather Jackson's brief also makes note of her (son's) character, and (his) desire to play sports with girls.

Enemies of the StateRevelations about Arctic Frost show a national security apparatus that’s out of control.The FBI’s Arctic Frost investigation is confirmation that the Left sees conservatives as enemies of the state. If you are a conservative when the Left holds the reins of power, you will be treated as such.Arctic Frost began in April 2022, with the approval of then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and FBI Director Christopher Wray. In November 2022, the newly appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith took it over. Smith declared he was focused on the allegations of mishandling classified documents, but...

When you find yourself at the bottom of a deep hole, the first thing you should do is stop digging. But it is a long time since this commonsense advice has been followed in California, according to Fool’s Gold, a scathing examination of the state’s politics and social decline. Instead, the approach of the governing elite has been to dig ever deeper. The authors of this book are well-suited for the task. Crabtree is the senior White House and national political correspondent for RealClear Politics, the popular news aggregation site. McFatter is the director of research at the respected Government...

In a weekend interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Gavin Newsom took a moment to speak directly to the Democratic Party about its struggles with young men. The California Governor remarked that Democrats had “ceded ground” on issues regarding masculinity, and that it has cost them electorally. In last year’s presidential election, men aged 18-44 broke for Donald Trump by 53% to 45%, marking a shift from the 2020 election when they voted for Joe Biden by roughly the same margin. Democrats, especially liberal Democrats, often seem uncomfortable speaking to the plight of men. Historically in the US, women have faced...

The collapse of Chuck Schumer’s shutdown gambit, when seven fellow Democrats and one independent broke ranks with him, serves as a humiliating bookend to the longest government closure ever. It also simultaneously highlights one of President Trump’s most sweeping and crucial Washington victories over his most toxic opponents.Ever since his first election in 2016, Trump has been thwarted, tormented, impeached and mocked by Schumer and Democratic former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.And now he has turned the tables on them in devastating fashion, with Schumer likely to be dethroned as Senate minority leader and Pelosi packing her money bags to leave...

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Venezuela is deploying weapons, including decades-old Russian-made equipment, and is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a U.S. air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts and planning documents seen by Reuters. The approach is a tacit admission of the South American country's shortage of personnel and equipment.

BELEM, Brazil, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. Shouting angrily, protesters demanded access to the U.N. compound where thousands of delegates from countries around the world are attending this year's U.N. climate summit in the Amazon city of Belem, Brazil. Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying, "Our land is not for sale." "We can’t eat money," said Nato, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community,...

Last week’s wide-margin election wins in deep blue states bolstered the Democrat Party’s battered confidence heading into the 2026 midterms. In fact, the Dems sound downright cocky. They believe that they “can compete everywhere,” as Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin put it. “I said when I ran for this job that when you organize everywhere, you can win anywhere, and we just fundamentally believe that,” Martin told NBC News last week as he prepared to campaign for leftist Aftyn Behn in one of red Tennessee’s most conservative congressional districts. Perhaps still drunk on the champagne bubbles of last Tuesday’s...

Guest post by Joel Gilbert California Representative Eric Swalwell has faced a barrage of controversy in recent years, from his alleged ties to the Chinese spy “Fang Fang,” to his removal from the House Intelligence Committee over national security concerns, to his infamous on-air mishap during a 2019 interview on Hardball with Chris Matthews. Now, a new revelation raises even more serious questions about Swalwell’s integrity and eligibility to serve in Congress.

President Trump on Monday pardoned a trail runner who took a brief detour on a prohibited trail while attempting to break a record running up and down the tallest peak in the Teton Range of Wyoming. Michelino Sunseri, 33, ran up and down the 13,775-foot-tall Grand Teton peak on Sept. 2, 2024, in a record-shattering 2 hours, 50 minutes, 50 seconds. On his way down, Sunseri used a shortcut to avoid casual hikers, but going off-trail in a national park is prohibited due to concerns of erosion. Sunseri was convicted of a misdemeanor in September for taking the frowned-upon cut-through....

RNC Youth Advisory Council Co-Chair CJ Pearson says the leftist media describing violent college campus protests as mostly peaceful is “completely insane”. “Antifa trying to intimidate people from engaging in the free expression of their political beliefs and ideals,” Mr Pearson told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “We need to get serious about ensuring that we get to root out this indoctrination.”

The Department of Justice launched a “full investigation” into the leftist demonstrations that took place outside of a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday. Bondi said that Antifa was behind “violent riots” at UC Berkeley on Monday after leftist agitators showed up at the venue hours before the TPUSA event began on campus, harassing conservative attendees as they lined up for the event. The investigation is being led by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, which focuses on international and domestic terrorism. “Antifa is an existential threat to our...

A federal jury has convicted a Steuben County man of economic espionage and stealing critical U.S. technology. Ji Wang, 63 of Painted Post, N.Y., is convicted for stealing sensitive information on Fiber Laser research from Corning Incorporated, while working on a military defense project, and bringing that information to the Chinese Government with the intentions of starting a business. Wang was born in China and immigrated to the United States in 1998 to work for Corning Incorporated. Between 2002 and 2007, Wang was assigned to work on a joint research project and development project funded by the Defense Advanced Research...

Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide has spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew, mentioned Donald Trump by name multiple times in private correspondence over the last 15 years with an associate and an author in Trump’s orbit, according to newly released emails from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.

More than 150 illegal migrant sexual predators have been nabbed in Florida in a massive operation dubbed “Operation Dirtbag,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed on Wednesday. The sex offenders were among more than 230 illegals recently rounded up in the Sunshine State for a variety of crimes, including numerous drug offenses and even murder, the DHS said. The pervs had sick rap sheets — including prior convictions for child molestation and sexual assault, according to DHS. “This operation was called Operation Criminal Return. I call it Operation Dirtbag because these individuals were sex offenders, but not just sex offenders,...

In yet another blow to immigration enforcement, a federal judge in Illinois is reportedly preparing to order the mass release of thousands of illegal aliens detained during ICE’s “Operation Blitz,” a nationwide crackdown on criminal and repeat immigration violators. According to ABC7 Chicago, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings, a Biden appointee, is weighing whether to grant what’s called “equitable relief” that could see federal immigration authorities forced to release thousands of detainees into so-called “alternatives to detention” programs, ankle monitors, smartphone check-ins, and other ineffective tracking methods widely criticized as loopholes by law enforcement officers. The case stems from the...