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On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” acting Labor Secretary Julie Su reacted to the decline in manufacturing jobs in the latest jobs report and the trend of declining manufacturing jobs in recent reports by stating that “we are now opening up manufacturing facilities in parts of the country where they have been closed in the last administration.” And “you have to build facilities before you can hire people to manufacture things in them” which takes time. Fox Business Correspondent Lydia Hu asked, “[O]ne area where we are not seeing job growth is manufacturing, and that…

Vice President Kamala Harris had a beer with Late Show host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, inflation has soared under her watch, leaving Americans paying 16 percent more for beer than they did when Trump was in office. In an apparent effort to make Harris look more relatable, Colbert insisted on having a beer with her — a nod to the old adage that a politician is considered more likeable if one would enjoy having a beer with them. “Elections, I think, are won on vibes, because one of the old saws is — they just want somebody they can…

The House approved a bill Wednesday night to prevent a government shutdown, punting a slew of tough spending fights to the end of the year. Speaker Mike Johnson once again relied heavily on Democrats to pass the measure, which would leave federal agencies with static budgets through Dec. 20, provide the embattled Secret Service with an additional $231 million and allow FEMA’s disaster relief fund to scrape by through hurricane season. The Senate is expected to pass the nearly three-month spending patch later Wednesday night, with members eager to leave Washington and campaign ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The…

The Democratic National Committee is sending money to every state Democratic party in the country for the first time in its history to bolster down-ballot races in the final sprint toward November. The nearly $2.5 million investment — shared first with POLITICO — aims to help break Republican supermajorities in deep-red states and strengthen voter engagement efforts across the U.S. It’s part of a broader push for increased local support by the DNC, which says it’s increased state party funding by 25 percent during Jaime Harrison’s tenure as chair. “Money like this can really make or break state legislative district…

President Trump has a record of saying outrageous, contradictory and untrue things. Fact-checkers have found thousands of falsehoods he has asserted about many issues, including the state of the economy, the threats posed by immigrants and his achievements as president.For example, he claimed falsely in his Sept. 10 debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that he had “saved” the Affordable Care Act when he was president, even though he spent most of his term in office trying to repeal the program, widely known as Obamacare. He continues to falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen. He regularly makes remarks that…

The social media platform was shut down in the country for three weeks for failing to censor accounts spreading “disinformation” Social media platform X says it is moving to comply with demands issued by Brazil’s Supreme Court in the hope of reversing a nationwide ban ordered by the country’s top judge last month.For nearly three weeks, X has been inaccessible to Brazilian users. Using a VPN to access the site carries the threat of a fine of almost $9,000. That’s after Justice Alexandre de Moraes banned the platform for failing to censor accounts that “spread disinformation.” The platform’s owner Elon Musk,…

The Islamic Republic is not seeking an escalation but is ready for any scenario, according to Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Iran does not want an escalation of tensions in the Middle East and supports efforts for a ceasefire but is fully prepared for war, the country’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, has stated.The Islamic Republic launched a barrage of missiles at Israel last Tuesday, striking a number of military bases in what Tehran said was a response to recent Israeli killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. Israel vowed a “serious and significant” strike in reprisal. “We have stated many…

Hurricane Milton moved off Florida’s east coast early this AM, downgraded to a Cat. 1 storm. Milton made landfall around 2030 ET on Wednseday near Siesta Key, Florida, a barrier island next to Sarasota. The storm’s destructive winds and torrential rains sparked widespread power outages to over 3 million customers in the state. As of 0500 ET, the National Hurricane Center said Milton’s eye was about ten miles northeast of Cape Canaveral and traversing into the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds above 85 mph, making it still a dangerous Cat. 1. 5 am EDT – Hurricane #Milton moving off the coast of east-central Florida. Still producing…

J6 political prisoner David Dempsey (L) joins Jonathan Mellis (C) and Edward Badalian (R). J6 political prisoners Jonathan Mellis and co-Host Edward Badalian have released a new episode of the “We Are Good Men” podcast from directly inside the DC Gulag. The new episode features J6 political prisoner David Dempsey. ** Please support David Dempsey by donating here. Co-host Jonathan Mellis is one of several January 6 defendants who witnessed Officer Lila Morris brutally beat Roseanne Boyland’s unconscious body and attempted to stop police from brutally beating demonstrators. The government attorneys fabricated instances of Mellis assaulting cops with whom he had…

Topline Attorneys for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are requesting a spring trial date following his high-profile indictment last month, according to multiple outlets, doing so one day after they made their third attempt to have the rapper released on bail. Combs has denied wrongdoing across all of the lawsuits and not been criminally charged. (Photo by … [+] Paras Griffin/Getty Images)Getty Images Timeline October 9Combs’ lawyers request a trial on April or May 2025 for his sex trafficking charges, though prosecutors have not yet disclosed their own trial date preference, the Associated Press reported. October 8Lawyers for Combs filed…