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On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) stated that she wishes that the war in Iran would have ended already, “It should have. And we always got that impression that this was going to be very short-term.” But she doesn’t view the situation in Iran as a forever war and argued that Iran is trying to take advantage of the upcoming midterm elections as leverage. Malliotakis said, “What I will say, simply, is that, look, I understand that we are facing challenges, and I wish that this Iran war would have finished, concluded already. It should have.…
More than four in ten Americans have a positive view of socialism – 43 percent – only 12 points lower than the 55 percent who view capitalism positively, a recent Gallup survey revealed. The survey asked respondents if they have a negative or positive image of small business, free enterprise, capitalism, socialism, and big business. Small business had the highest rating at 95 percent positive, followed by free enterprise with 77 percent positive, and capitalism with a 55 percent positive rating. However, 43 percent now have a positive view of socialism. This is “the first time this figure has exceeded…
The US president personally greeted his Chinese counterpart as B-1 bombers flew overhead Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington for high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump, receiving an unusually elaborate personal welcome as the two leaders prepare to tackle disputes ranging from trade and Taiwan to Iran and artificial intelligence.Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, rather than waiting to receive them at the White House. A 100-foot red carpet and a military honor guard were laid out, while two B-1 bombers conducted a flyover…
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D) demanded that her Lieutenant Governor, Dale Caldwell, resign after a report found that he sexually harassed a woman and repeated policy violations. The investigation into Caldwell was sparked by an anonymous letter sent in May. According to a 61-page report, Caldwell repeatedly made romantic advances toward a female staffer’s friend and after he was rejected, he made sexually charged comments to the staffer. The staffer was so frightened that she avoided Caldwell. The investigators also found that Caldwell tried to secure a promotion for an employee with whom he was romantically involved without properly…
Collective, selective persecution complex Recently, a horrific crime that happened over three years ago has been in the forefront of mainstream news. Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her three small children, then jumping from the window and winding up paralyzed. For added poignancy, she is said to have built a snowman with them earlier that morning. Now, Lindsay appears to have had severe mental problems. Super severe mental problems. She was supposedly on 32 different prescriptions. Well, why not round it up and make it 33? Then everyone in our conspiracy would could get a chuckle. It’s clear that…
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the goal with Iran “can be one of three states of the world:” The members of the regime turning on each other, an uprising, or a deal. Bessent said, “So, we had six weeks of kinetic activity, we have the blockade, and now we have an effort never seen before, in terms of constricting and cutting off the financial oxygen to them. And I don’t know whether it’s going to be a week, a month, or two months, but they are going to yell…
Factory activity in the central U.S. accelerated sharply in September, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City survey released Thursday. It was the latest in a series of reports pointing to an economy gathering momentum heading into the fourth quarter. The Kansas City Fed’s composite index of manufacturing activity rose to 14 from 10 in August and 9 in July. Economists had expected the gauge to slip to 8. The reading was the strongest in more than a year and marked the fourth straight month of double-digit or near-double-digit gains. Readings above zero indicate expansion. Demand drove the…
New polling shows incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) with a significant lead over Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) in the Georgia U.S. Senate race, while billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson (R) and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) are neck and neck in the state’s gubernatorial contest. The YouGov poll shows one-term Sen. Ossoff ahead of Collins, who represents Georgia’s 10th congressional district and owns a trucking company, 51 percent to 41 percent — a double-digit lead. When the survey is narrowed to “strict likely voters,” the gap decreases to 51 percent to 43 percent. Ossoff leads with young voters…
President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson will meet at the White House Tuesday with the executives of top artificial intelligence companies, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss private plans.The meeting comes as Congress is coming under increasing pressure to put federal guardrails on AI development, as fears mount that technological advancements could soon spiral beyond human control.Responding to some warnings that AI development was on track to cause human extinction by the end of the decade, Johnson has said he wants Trump and AI CEOs to “go in a big room, close the door and sort this…
The bloc has already been grappling with tight supplies, with Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries adding to the pressure A US ban on diesel exports could squeeze the EU’s energy market, which is already strained by reduced Russian supplies due to sanctions and disruptions in flows from the Middle East, officials in Brussels have warned.European Commission spokesman Olof Gill told Politico on Thursday that Brussels was concerned by reports that Washington could halt diesel exports for 90 days, warning that any disruption “would risk negatively impacting both sides.”The US has supplied about a third of Europe’s diesel imports this year,…