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I have always had mixed feelings about Trump's tariff agenda, and here's why. On economic grounds, tariffs are a terrible idea, but Trump had a point about many of the trade deals in place, which were often built around bribing allies into supporting us politically (or sometimes helping countries that struggle economically). Trump's agenda to renegotiate trade deals had some merit. Exit polling on tariffs. The GOP has opposed global tariffs since WW2 and for good reason. It’s bad economics and bad politics. Article One gave tariff power to Congress and we must reclaim it. I got this from Erick...

Immediately, the naysayers would say prophecy has nothing to do with politics. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here are three very simple truths: We have never been closer to the Second Coming of Christ than we are today. By close, I mean a short amount of time. The American public has never been so far from eschatological (Second Coming) truth as it is at this moment. Politics and prophecy are connected at the hip. Whatever the politicians do is going to lead to what prophecy says is going to happen. It is not likelihood; it is impossible to...

For four years, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state House Democrats blamed Republican leadership in the state Senate for blocking bills and delaying what they see as progress. But that obstacle will soon be gone. Pennsylvania Democrats won the state Senate majority by two seats, expanded their majority in the state House and reelected Shapiro. So now that the Democrats control all three bodies, what are their top priorities and how soon can they deliver on them? Democratic leaders in both the Senate and House said their first priority is raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. “If you...

𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗕𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦’ 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘. November 3 will ultimately determine how much outrage and punishment the American people will have to endure over the next two years. However, I see a political trap developing for Democrats, and the irony is that winning on November 3 might be just as damaging to their future as losing. In my view, either outcome could leave them facing defeat in 2028. The difference is what happens to America during the next two years. How much political warfare? How many investigations? How much outrage and congressional gridlock? How much suffering Americans will...

Tuesday’s midterm elections are shaping up to be the “biggest national wipeout for Republicans since 2006, when voters brutally punished the GOP for an ill-advised and poorly planned war in the Middle East,” The Federalist’s CEO and co-founder Sean Davis said in a post on X. In 2006, 56 percent of voters disapproved of the Iraq War, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of a national exit poll. The majority of those voters backed Democrat candidates, 80 percent to 18 percent. Twenty years later, Pew released a survey in October that found 65 percent of Americans disapproved of how...

In the 2026 midterms, Americans voted on all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 members of the Senate. Before election night, Republicans held the majority in both Congress chambers, if only by a hair. Midterm elections are held every four years. The results will influence US politics for the next few years. Despite the significant executive power delegated to the presidency according to the US Constitution, the majority of federal political decisions have to be approved by Congress before they can be implemented. SNIP

Only 25% of Americans said political surveys correctly estimate votes, according to a new POLITICO Poll, conducted by PF Global. The result reveals that a significant portion of the public lacks faith in the industry as it contends with accusations of consistently failing to reach Republican voters. "Failing" to reach? Or just, you know, intentionally not trying to reach? This mistrust, of course, isn't new. Roughly one in four respondents say that polls showing a blue wave coming in November are wrong, and they expect Republicans to win key races. And 41% of Americans — including voters of both parties...

Calling on all believers in Christ to pray for our country tonight and tomorrow.May His will be done.

Live updates from Donald Trump's election rally in Salina, Kansas Jason Alatidd Bryan Richardson Evert Nelson Topeka Capital-Journal Updated Nov. 1, 2026, 1:45 p.m. CT President Donald Trump is returning to Kansas for a second rally ahead of the midterm elections. Trump is scheduled to take the stage at Salina Regional Airport at 7 p.m. Sunday, following a program of other speakers starting around 5:30 p.m. The Salina rally on Nov. 1 comes after Trump rallied in Park City on Oct. 19, and after Vice President JD Vance rallied in Topeka on Oct. 26 and Olathe on Sept. 14. A...

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran was seeking negotiations with Washington and facing serious internal difficulties, hours after predicting that the war between the two countries would soon come to an end. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said Tehran was continuing to pursue talks while struggling to meet its financial obligations to security personnel. "There are talks. They want to talk. They keep talking. They're not paying their soldiers. They're not paying their police. They're in a lot of trouble." The President also suggested that Washington was not under immediate pressure to bring the conflict...

President Donald Trump could soon face a dramatically different Congress, and investors are already evaluating what that might mean for the stock and bond markets. With Democrats seeking control of the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the possibility of divided government is raising questions about corporate regulation, government spending, and the future of some of Wall Street’s most important industries. Banking, artificial intelligence, healthcare, and cryptocurrency companies could face increased scrutiny, while changes in fiscal policy could influence interest rates and investment returns.Start Investing A Political Shift That Could Reshape Wall StreetThe November 3 elections will determine whether...

Democrats squirmed when Donald Trump accused them of fraud in the 2024 elections. It seemed almost comical that they would insist there were no irregularities, no cheating, no fraud. It was obvious, it was blatant, it was in your face. We saw pictures of men and women stuffing collection boxes with ballots. We were told not to believe our lying eyes. But people of the truth believe the truth, no matter how they find it. Perhaps it seems comical to them. Now, we have the Dan Sullivan fraud. They’re telling us not to believe our lying ears now. Perhaps we...

A small group of U.S. national security officials has been discreetly advising state governments and congressional lawmakers on how to prepare for the possibility that the Trump administration will attempt to interfere in November’s midterm elections, according to people involved in the effort. The group includes about 10 current and former officials with experience in the Defense Department, some of whom have previously focused on countering authoritarianism abroad. Their efforts are motivated not by political bias, they say, but a growing sense of alarm that President Donald Trump will harm American democracy by undermining the integrity of the vote to...

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday dismissed polling and election forecasts favoring Democrats in the battle for the House, saying Republican enthusiasm on the campaign trail points to a stronger showing in the midterm elections. Johnson, in a televised interview, said polls were undercounting Republican voters and relying on flawed analysis, challenging the network's forecast showing Democrats favored to win a majority. "I'm telling you, these polls are off — all of them. They use faulty analysis," Johnson said.

🚨 CNN just showed the Senate map… and it’s looking RED. Republicans: 53 Democrats: 47 Michigan: 🔴 GOP FLIP Maine, Texas, Alaska, Ohio: 🔴 GOP HOLDS The media tried to tell us the midterms were over. Reality is saying otherwise. Keep voting. Finish the job. 🇺🇸🔥 x.com/Tonynguyen234/…

Democrats lost control of Washington in 2024 because they were living in a bubble. The rest of America had ventured into alternative media to hear broader perspectives about topics like immigration and DEI, but Democrats remained stuck in the Obama-era information ecosystem, taking cues from network news, the New York Times, and celebrity speeches at the Oscars. Social media made the problem worse. Algorithms fed Democrats a steady diet of elite-approved cultural signals while woke progressives punished nonconformists with mobs and cancellations. Liberals cut off friends and family who strayed from the script, retreating into ever-smaller circles of the like-minded....

These lefty politicians are sure Fonda her money. Jane Fonda’s Climate PAC has funneled millions to socialist and far-left candidates ahead of November’s midterms, backing Democrats whose climate and political agendas are as radical as her own. The actress’ PAC has hauled in $8 million — and injected more than $5 million into congressional, state and local races this year with almost no notice, the group’s latest federal campaign filing for the 2025-2026 election period reveals. The PAC has spent $1.8 million on operations, handed out $3.4 million, and passed $228,000 to other committees, with another $5 million in the...

In this video, Vince Dao discusses reports that Republicans have taken the lead in Texas early voting (0:34-0:38) while criticizing NBC News for simultaneously alleging Russian interference in the state's Senate race (1:13-1:22). Key themes include: Early Voting Trends: Vince highlights that while NBC News models show a slight Republican lead (plus one percentage point) (6:45-6:50), he remains skeptical of the precision of these models, noting that Texas does not track early voting by party registration (3:18-3:25). He observes a trend where Republican voting has surged over several days following a strong start by Democrats (9:01-10:00). Russian Interference Claims: He...

🚨 BOOM: The New York Times just had to pull 15 midterm polls after the "pollster" behind them ADMITTED almost all of it was FAKE. The firm is called Wedgewood Polls. It pumped out made-up numbers from June to October, and the Times put them right on its official poll tracking pages. The Times says it vetted them first. Wedgewood's own words on how easy it was to fool the media: "Far too easy." This is the same paper telling you which polls to trust. Trump has been saying it from day one. Now they're proving it for him.

🚨 WOW! Elon Musk donated ANOTHER $76 MILLION to help MAGA and Republicans in the midterms, bringing his jaw-dropping total to **$442 MILLION DOLLARS** this cycle — POLITICO Omg. Almost HALF A BILLION from Elon, for a MIDTERM Patriot 🇺🇸🇺🇸 That's more than any donor in modern American history, and past the ~$290M he put up in 2024 The new money went to America PAC in just the first two weeks of October, right as the ground game heats up in the battleground states @ElonMusk didn't have to do it, but he did.