https://freerepublic.com/tag/garrettdowns/ en-us Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:59:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389115/posts Congress on Thursday split on advancing a pair of war powers resolutions aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to abandon his war with Iran, as the conflict escalates into a deadly new phase and oil tops $100 a barrel. The moves were the first vote since Trump informed Congress that he restarted the war with Iran following the breakdown of peace negotiations. The conflict’s revival after weeks of a shaky ceasefire comes just months before the U.S. midterm elections. It threatens to scramble the majority Republicans’ plan to maintain their razor-thin majorities. The Senate on Thursday voted 47-49 to kill... CNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389115/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:59:06 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4388328/posts More voters would be more likely to support a democratic socialist candidate than a Make America Great Again supporter or a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey released Friday found. The survey’s findings come as democratic socialist candidates win Democratic primaries across the country following the November election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The shift has become a lightning rod for Republicans, who are aggressively branding Democrats as communists. The results indicate that even with a number of self-described democratic socialists on the ballot, Democrats will have the upper hand heading into November’s... CNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4388328/posts#comment Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:08:20 GMT