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The Amish vote received significant attention throughout the 2024 election cycle as Republican activists worked to mobilize the traditionally low-turnout group. As the frenzy settles, curiosity about its impact continues. The hyper-focus was fueled by extensive communities in battleground states, most of all Pennsylvania. It was also an opportunity to bring the historically politically adverse and traditionalist culture under the Grand Old Party’s umbrella. Some Amish refrain from voting due to beliefs emphasizing separation from "worldly" influences, though a desire for religious freedom and protection from government overreach has drawn more to the polls in recent years. Republican U.S. Rep....

NEW: RFK Jr.’s VP pick Nicole Shanahan hints that she is gearing up to run for the governor of California in 2026. Do it 🔥🔥 The comment came during the @backtothepeople podcast and means we could see a Kamala Harris vs. Nicole Shanahan matchup in CA. Gavin Newsom will not be running in 2026 due to term limits.

A video of Rush reading an excerpt of his book about the true story of Thanksgiving on-air

The last gasp of the Biden/Harris reign of (economic) error.. After existing home sales unexpectedly ticked up in October, analysts expected new home sales to slow after their recent resurgence (-1.8% MoM). They were right… BUT… the magnitude is mind-boggling.. New Home Sales collapsed 17.3% MoM in October. That is the largest MoM drop since July 2013. ... That MoM plunge dragged sales down 9.4% YoY to 610k SAAR – the lowest since Nov 2022 ... Of course, all the revisions are lower …. median sale price of a new home increased to $437,300 in October, the highest in 14...

Partial Transcript by ChatGPT: The root of this mistake actually came very early on. They didn’t run a proper process. Instead, they made an excuse of $317 million in the kitty, kept the same campaign manager, and decided to anoint this flawed, broken candidate. She was inconsequential in her vice presidency and had already lost in 2019, as you detailed. She was a complete loser in 2020, never able to articulate anything meaningful, nor showing any compassion for people. Even her own advocates turned against her. Let’s not forget this: I remember vividly when this happened. I was in Europe...

President-elect Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum discussed Mexico’s approach to staving off illegal migration from Mexico but came away from the conversation with different characterizations of the plan. The call between the two leaders on Wednesday comes on the heels of Mr. Trump’s announcement that he would slap a 25% tariff on Mexico, Canada and China on all products coming from the countries until the flow of illegal migrants and drugs into the U.S. is halted. Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that their conversation was “very productive” and that Ms. Sheinbaum “has agreed to...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pushed back on President-elect Trump’s claim suggesting Mexico agreed to close its border with the U.S. “effectively immediately.” “In our conversation with President Trump, I explained to him the comprehensive strategy that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon, respecting human rights,” Sheinbaum wrote Wednesday evening in a post on social platform X, according to translation from CNN. “Thanks to this, migrants and caravans are assisted before they arrive at the border,” she added. “We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples.”

There was a refrain we heard again and again from the seven Black women NPR talked with for this story. "It is exhausting," says Venita Doggett, who lives in Memphis, Tenn., and works for a nonprofit doing education advocacy. "We're tired. We're damn tired," another woman told us. She asked NPR not to use her name because she works in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at a public university in Minnesota, and she fears that a lot of people who work in and around DEI are being targeted right now. This feeling of being under threat as a Black person, as...

A recent event announcement has triggered online speculation that Hillary Clinton may run for president in 2028. US NewsUK NewsWorld NewsPoliticsRoyalsScienceSpace NewsWeatherWeird NewsHealth HomeNewsPolitics Hillary Clinton's upcoming event sparks wild speculation about 2028 presidential run A recent event announcement has triggered online speculation that Hillary Clinton may run for president in 2028. By Hannah Broughton 06:43 ET, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 | UPDATED: 06:46 ET, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Bookmark Hillary Clinton Will Hillary Clinton run in 2028? (Image: Getty) Many have speculated online whether Hillary Clinton may run for President again in 2028 after a speaking event was announced...

President-elect Donald Trump wished all Americans a Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday morning, including “the Radical Left Lunatics who have worked so hard to destroy our Country.” The 45th — and soon the be 47th President of the United States — also took the opportunity to celebrate his historic election victory against Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and praised Americans who want to “Make America Great Again.”

Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X. The bill has now passed both parliamentary chambers with bipartisan support, and social media firms will soon be expected to take "reasonable steps" to prevent young teens from having accounts. The firms -- who face fines of up to Aus$50 million (US$32.5 million) for failing to comply -- have described the laws as "vague", "problematic" and "rushed". The legislation passed parliament's lower chamber on Wednesday and passed the Senate late on...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.” Luke 17:17–19He was saved by faith through the expression of gratitude! What a wonderful story to ponder today as we celebrate the national holiday of Thanksgiving! Though Thanksgiving Day is not specifically a Church holy day, gratitude is certainly central to our Christian faith, as is illustrated by today’s Gospel in which ten lepers were healed by Jesus. And their...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.” Luke 21:28This passage above concludes a series of teachings by Jesus on the suffering and persecution that will come in this world. But His teachings conclude with this line above, which offers great hope in anticipation of Jesus’ return in glory. This passage speaks of the prophetic vision of Daniel (Daniel 7:13–14) that terrified Daniel when he saw it....

Both Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump want to revive the long-dead cross-border Keystone XL pipeline project, but is that feasible? A major challenge in resuscitating the project will be ginning up enough political will and corporate determination to wade through the legal and regulatory requirements to begin construction, not to mention tackling the growing anti-fossil fuel advocacy across the continent. Former owner TC Energy terminated the project in June 2021. The pipeline system is now part of the spinoff company South Bow, and that adds to the challenges of resurrecting the Keystone XL expansion. On Nov....

“So Amazon started their Black Friday deals early, and let me tell you, beware of this,” she says in the video. “I had 25 things sitting in my cart for the last two weeks, like things to prepare for the baby and I know the exact price of every single one of those items and what my cart total was two weeks ago.” Jess says she was expecting her cart total to drop significantly. “Everything was going to be on sale, and then I would put in my order,” she explains. “I logged in yesterday, all excited to see this...

By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor— and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of...

In CONGRESS, NOVEMBER 1, 1777. Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with gratitude their obligation to him for benefits received, and to implore such farther blessings as they stand in need of; and it having pleased him in his abundant mercy not only to continue to us the innumerable bounties of his common providence, but also smile upon us in the prosecution of a just and necessary war, for the defense and establishment of our unalienable rights and liberties; particularly in that he hath been pleased...

An Ontario town has been fined $10,000 and its officials ordered to complete mandatory “human rights” training after it refused to celebrate Pride Month. Emo is a township of about 1,300 people located in the far west of Ontario, along the border with Minnesota. In a decision handed down last week, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled that Emo, its mayor and two of its councillors had violated the Ontario Human Rights Code by refusing to proclaim June as “Pride Month.” The town was also cited for failing to fly “an LGBTQ2 rainbow flag,” despite the fact that they...

The US national debt is more than $36 trillion ... Elon Musk, who has been sounding the alarm about America's gargantuan, ever-expanding national debt, claimed that many people are unaware of the problem. "A significant % of people don’t even know that there is such a thing as a national debt!" Musk declared in a post on X. "Those that do often don’t know how big it is or that our interest payments now exceed what we spend on our military. Only a small % understand that government overspending causes inflation," ... The national debt has soared past $36 trillion....