Hunter Biden’s past employer, law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, received $10 million in forgiven pandemic loans from the federal government — while donating nearly $1 million to Democratic candidates, an independent investigation has found. Of 300 top law firms investigated by transparency nonprofit Open the Books, Boies took the single-biggest loan, $10.14 million, from the … Read more
Days after Rep. Lee Zeldin came within five points of defeating incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats lost four House seats in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island, the blame game was in full fury. Soon-to-be-ex-Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the head of House Democrats’ campaign operation — and the first chair in decades to … Read more
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., discusses Biden touting his ‘green’ economic agenda, why the GOP had a lackluster performance in the midterms and the president’s student loan handout. Following Democrats’ self-proclaimed successful midterm elections, President Biden praised his administration’s economic agenda during a speech Thursday, ensuring that voters will start to see “investments” being made that … Read more
Three days out from an attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home, we still know precious little about the attacker’s motivations—or, for that matter, about what precipitated the attack itself. That hasn’t stopped Democratic politicians and their allies in the mainstream media from fingering the culprits—their Republican adversaries—and concluding that, … Read more
Republicans are polling ahead of Democrats as midterms near, especially on economic issues. The GOP has been arguing on the campaign trail that with Congressional control, they’ll curb inflation. Economists told The New York Times it’s “unlikely” Republicans will be able to do that. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite … Read more
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Elections Dem-funded Voter Participation Project also boosting spoiler Libertarian candidates Getty Images Benjamin Wilson • October 26, 2022 2:35 pm Democrats are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to paint GOP candidates as traitors to Donald Trump and boost spoiler Libertarian candidates. The Voter Participation Project, a Democratic PAC, has spent close to $700,000 in … Read more
With the midterm elections just 16 days away, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said that Democrats should push an economic message dealing with the struggles of the working class amid high inflation instead of focusing mainly on the issue of abortion. Sanders, I-Vt., discussed the messaging of Democrats going into the midterm elections during an … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid out a blueprint of Democratic accomplishments, as the party faces a tough midterm election in November over economic issues. The California Democrat sent a letter to her caucus on Saturday, touting four major bills passed by Congress that are offered to be an example of achievements the party made to … Read more
ARLINGTON, Ga. — Nine years after the hospital closed in the southwest Georgia town of Arlington, the worry about health care lurks. Health insurance premiums are high, many residents report poor health and there’s no guarantee Calhoun County’s sole ambulance will arrive promptly if it’s taking a patient to a distant hospital. “If it’s out … Read more