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President Joe Biden reportedly complains that polling shows he is losing to former President Donald Trump in a potential 2024 rematch. Biden’s angst comes as Trump leads him in most nationwide and battleground surveys, an early indicator of losing the White House in 2024: Morning Consult: Trump leads Biden in six of seven crucial swing states. NBC News: Trump leads Biden by two points. Fox News: Trump trounces Biden by four points.

A columnist for The Observer apparently didn’t sense the comedic value in telling readers with a straight face that the clownish concept of Bidenomics is somehow finally starting to work. Columnist Will Hutton’s Dec. 17 headline was just ludicrous: “With Bidenomics beginning to pay off, Keir Starmer needs to keep the faith and lift the gloom.” The leftist writer tried to use Biden’s laundry list of bad economic policies as a template to push for the U.K. Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Keir Starmer and his Labour Party to “stick to its plan for public investment.” Hutton propagated how...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that demonizing oil and gas is not the way to go into the future. When speaking in Italy on Saturday, the billionaire said that the life-saving fossil fuels are necessary in the short and medium term for the betterment of humanity. “I don’t think we should demonize oil and gas, I think we should say look that is obviously necessary in the short term and the medium term too,” Musk stated. He also said that alternatives are still decades away from being sustainable and that some concerns about so-called climate change are overblown.

Researchers have unearthed vital information about the relationship between insulin levels after eating and long-term heart and metabolic health. The research upends the notion that insulin surge following food intake is a bad thing. Normally, insulin levels rise after eating to help manage blood sugar. However, the concern is whether a rapid increase in insulin after a meal could spell bad health. The study followed new mothers. The interpretation of insulin levels from the test can be misleading if one does not account for baseline blood sugar. "It's not just about insulin levels; it's about understanding them in relation to...

Buyers with negative equity on their loans owe more than $6,000 ... Car-loan borrowers are under pressure as interest rates climb and the value of their vehicles tumble. And things are getting worse for those who owe more than their cars are worth. Car buyers with so-called negative equity were underwater by an average of $6,054 in November, the highest figure since April 2020, ... Average negative equity was $5,300 in 2019. “We're in this situation where combined with the cost of the vehicles being so high and the interest rates being so historically high, you have a lot of...

In a deeply distressing incident, a beautiful church in Los Angeles fell victim to arson just hours before their community toy drive, marking a devastating blow to the local Christian community. The deliberate destruction of this sacred place, now deemed a “total loss,” adds to the growing concern about the challenges and threats faced by Christians. Shockingly, a London church experienced an act of religious insensitivity as a Muslim individual reportedly tore down the cross, symbolizing a disheartening lack of respect for religious diversity and coexistence. These events underscore the urgency of addressing rising incidents of hostility towards Christian communities...

It has long been obvious that the Democrats badly want Donald Trump to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024. This may seem counterintuitive in light of a recent spate of polls showing the former president leading Joe Biden, but this is primarily an artifact of the latter’s weakness. The most reliable polls show Trump bumping up against a ceiling of about 47 percent of the popular vote, which is consistent with his performance in the last two elections. Moreover, in order to win in the Electoral College, he must recapture several swing states Biden narrowly won in 2020 —...

PITTSBURGH - U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. The transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt. The combined company will be among the top three steel-producing companies in the world, according to 2022 figures from the World Steel Association. The price tag for U.S. Steel is nearly double what was offered just four months ago by rival Cleveland Cliffs. U.S. Steel, which rejected that offer, confirmed the offering price from Nippon...

Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson expressed his hesitation about discussing aliens during an appearance on the “Redacted” podcast that aired Dec. 12. Carlson, who recently launched the Tucker Carlson Network, revealed that the information he has come across is so unsettling that he feels unable to share it even with his wife. “This is another story where there are some fanciful ideas floating around but there just isn’t any evidence that they’re true,” Carlson told Redacted. “I do not understand at all that are really, really, really dark. So dark that I haven’t told my wife about it. I haven’t...

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania library revealed a copy of Chauncey Brewster Tinker's classic Beowulf was recently returned after being checked out 54 years earlier. The Sewickley Public Library said in an Instagram post that Beowulf was checked out in January 1969 and wasn't returned until this month. The overdue book would have accrued nearly $1,000 in fines under the 5-cent-per-day policy of the late 1960s. "In reality, we would have charged the cost of this item since it's been gone so long. That means the borrower would owe....$0.98, which is how much it cost to purchase the title...

Americans are blessed to have constitutional rights, especially the First Amendment right of free speech. As Benjamin Franklin once wrote, whoever “would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.” Free speech is central to liberty, and this belief underpins the necessity of the First Amendment. This amendment holds the powerful to account and protects the right of Americans to express themselves freely.

One of the world’s largest and oldest icebergs is on the move after being grounded for over three decades, symbolizing how massive Antarctica is along with its profound relationship to the planet’s climate and oceans. What’s happening? Scientists are watching closely as the massive, over 1,000-foot-tall iceberg known as A23a makes its way toward the open and warmer waters of the Southern Atlantic Ocean, moving around three miles each day. The iceberg calved from the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986 and is about 1,500 square miles — bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island. News of A23a’s migration comes...

A Proclamation on the Death of Sandra Day O’Connor Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was an American icon, the first woman on our Nation’s highest court. She spent her career committed to the stable center, pragmatic and in search of common ground. Defined by her no-nonsense Arizona ranch roots, Justice O’Connor overcame discrimination early on, at a time when law firms too often told women to seek work as secretaries, not attorneys. She gave her life to public service, even holding elected office, and never forgot those ties to the people whom the law is meant to serve. She sought to...

These Christian parents in Indiana, Jeremy and Mary Cox, are now petitioning the United States Supreme Court to regain custody of their son, who was taken away from them in 2021 because they refused to "affirm" his transgender identity. This is an update to a story we've covered before. You can read about how the family was broken up by the state because Indiana thinks that not allowing your child to live in delusion is abuse. The Supreme Court of Indiana has refused to hear the case brought by the Indiana Family Institute, leaving the Cox family with no option...

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Soon after Russian troops invaded his country, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, made a plea to Western companies: “Leave Russia,” he said. “Make sure that the Russians do not receive a single penny.” Hundreds of companies answered the call. Politicians and activists predicted that it would help strangle the Russian economy and undermine the Kremlin’s war effort. President Vladimir V. Putin had other plans. Mr. Putin has turned the exits of major Western companies into a windfall for Russia’s loyal elite and the state itself. He has forced companies wishing to sell to do so at fire-sale prices. He has...

As AC/DC sang; “Its a long way to the top bottom.” But Bidenomics is sending us there! Today, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose slightly on falling mortgages. But the housing market index remains depressed since Biden seized the reigns of power in 2021. The Federal government added $7 trillion in debt since 2020 while it took 215 years to get to $7 trillion before Covid and Bidenomics. In what can simply be called fiscal insanity, The Federal government is borrowing like there is no tomorrow (given that Biden is 81 years old, this isn’t far off) displacing businesses...

It might sound like a scene out of Avatar 2. But scientists claim it's now possible to have a conversation with a whale, following a 20-minute chat with a humpback whale in Southeast Alaska. A 38-year-old whale named Twain 'spoke' with the researchers from the SETI Institute and UC Davis by responding to a pre-recorded 'contact call'. This marks the first communication between humans and whales in their own language, according to the team. Looking ahead, the researchers say the conversation could pave the way for interactions with aliens in the future. In the study, researchers from SETI studied how...

"All enemies, foreign and domestic." It's part of the oath of office for members of Congress. They're supposed to protect us from them, but they are doing exactly the opposite. A very sizable portion of the government falls under the category of domestic enemy. The Democrat party.One cannot help but come to that conclusion when their position on national security is concerned. Part of national security is a secure border. democrats don't just dislike the thought of a secure border. They hate it.The low intellect democrat Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, has been pretty vocal about this. He claims that...

VIDEOThey just can't take it. Liberals have lost their minds over Mario Lopez appearing at a recent UFC event with President Trump. They seem irked that Mario, a son of immigrants, is hanging out with Trump who, NEWSFLASH, is the son of an immigrant.