Donald Trump, on stage in Iowa, gives strongest indication yet that he's running in 2024

DOJ: Attacks on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers ‘Can Be Prosecuted’
The Department of Justice told a United States Conference of Catholic Bishops committee that attacks on pro-life pregnancy resource centers can be prosecuted under the FACE Act.

NPR audio: What it's like inside a Michigan abortion clinic, days before the midterm elec
At 7:33 NPR runs audio of an abortion procedure, which NPR apparently believes will help sway voters to protect abortion on the Michigan ballot.

Pelosi attack suspect David DePape the latest high-profile crime involving an illegal immigrant
DePape is now one of a number of illegal immigrants who have been accused of or involved in high-profile crimes that have caught the nation’s attention in recent months.

Paul Pelosi released from hospital a week after brutal attack
The House speaker's husband had undergone surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands.

Oath Keepers spent over $400 at post-US Capitol riot feast at the Olive Garden, prosecutors say
The lure of real Italian food saved America from the Jan 6 "insurrection" that nearly toppled the government.

This is New York now.
Cannot emphasize enough how high the Get Out Factor™ in New York City is right now. It's approaching historic levels and seems to only be getting worse.

Houston Mayor Admits Homicides Involve Specific ‘Demographic’ After Murder of Migos Rapper Takeoff
Takeoff was found deceased by Houston Police Department upon arrival at the scene early Tuesday morning. At least two firearms were used in the encounter.

'I'm not suicidal': Kari Lake reacts to Hillary jab with "Clinton Body Count" joke
"I’m in perfect health, my brakes on my car are in good shape, and I’m not suicidal," Lake quipped on Fox News after remarking how she was "a little concerned" when she saw Clinton "badmouthing" her.

Deplorables 2.0: Hillary Clinton asks whether voters understand what's at stake in midterms
Hillary blames ill-informed Americans for rising GOP fortunes across U.S. and questions whether voters "really understand" what a midterms "red wave" would mean.

American billionaires spent a record $880 million on the US midterm elections
The top donor so far is George Soros, who has contributed over $128 million to the midterms.

Democrats insist the polls are wrong
What if liberals are right about abortion rights being vastly underrepresented as a motivating factor for voters? What if the drop in gas prices goes a long way in swing states? What if there’s record-setting turnout?

Oz passes Fetterman for first time after Pennsylvania debate: Poll
Dr. Oz is narrowly leading his Democratic opponent, John Fetterman, in a new survey from Emerson College Polling and The Hill conducted after last week’s highly watched debate.

FiveThirtyEight: What Happens If Georgia’s Senate Race Goes To A Runoff — Again?
Conditions likely won’t look as rosy for Democrats as they did in January 2021. In fact, our Deluxe forecast estimates that, if this race were to go to a runoff, Walker would win about 68 percent of the time.

Potential trouble for Florida Democrats as they trail Republicans in early voting
"Florida is not looking so good for the Democrats. There are fewer registered Democrats who have voted than registered Republicans. That's really unusual for Florida."

Vulnerable Michigan Democrat’s Lead Erased After Campaign Event With Liz Cheney
A campaign stump from Liz Cheney appears to have had no positive effect for a vulnerable House Democrat in Michigan.

Donald Trump teases Iowa crowd: 'I will very, very, very probably' run for president
“Get ready,” former President Trump teased a crowd in Sioux City. “That’s all I’m telling you,” he said, pausing to let the crowd chant his name. “Very soon. Get ready.”

Obama says democracy ‘may not survive’ in Arizona if Republicans win
The warning illustrates alarm about voters putting a slate of election deniers in charge of the state’s elections.

Senator Dick Durbin Doesn't Understand the First Amendment
On Tuesday, the senator erroneously claimed that "free speech does not include spreading misinformation."

White House won't name Republicans Biden believes will reject election results
The White House declined Thursday to specifically identify who Biden was referring to in his speech about “MAGA Republicans."

Karine Jean-Pierre is a hypocrite
In April 2020, KJP wrote on Twitter, "Reminder: Brian Kemp stole the gubernatorial election from Georgians and Stacey Abrams."

Democrats look for new 2024 superstar
...for now, it seems as though AOC could fit the bill for some.

AOC Doubles Down On Promoting Elon Musk Conspiracy Theories
“And I was like ‘What?’ So I pulled my Twitter app, and it’s like, gone. Like, when you pull up your mentions and stuff, it’s just like literally, it’s a blank screen,” she continued. “Totally gone. And I was like, ‘Hmm, that’s weird.’ So, it turns out we got under a certain little billionaire’s skin.”

It’s No Fun Voting in America Anymore
When I was a kid, I used to vote with my father. I remember accompanying him behind the curtain and watching him pull the mechanical lever they had in those days. It felt like something important and I was proud, as a 9-year-old, to be with him as he did his civic duty.

Republican candidate's daughters are almost shot after gunman opens fire at home
His opponent, Democrat Jeff Jackson, has been forced to pull an ad filmed outside the Republican's home.

Betting on Elections Can Tell Us a Lot. Why Is It Mostly Illegal?
The only such market of any size in the U.S. is on the verge of being shut down — even though studies suggest that such markets may predict elections better than polls do.

Elon Musk Sends Email To Twitter Staff Notifying Them Of Mass Layoffs
New Twitter CEO Elon Musk informed employees Thursday evening not to come into the office tomorrow, as the company is laying off a substantial portion of its workforce.

The Great Reset: General Mills, Audi, and Pfizer Join Growing List of Companies 'Pausing' Twitter Ads
Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk’s plans for content moderation.

BlackRock announces expansion of corporate voter choice amid GOP pressure
BlackRock, which has faced public pressure from Republicans over its commitment to social and environmental goals, announced Thursday it is expanding voting in proxy battles to some smaller investors, lessening its own power over corporate decisions.

You'd Better Be Prepared for the Perfect Transportation Storm
Loaded ships are still waiting off the coast of California because there aren't enough trucks that meet the state's emission standards to unload them — and it's going to get worse in 2023, when more rules kick in.

Inflation to dampen holiday spending, retail trade group forecasts
A year ago, consumers shopped early and spent more to secure gifts as stores struggled to keep shelves stocked amid shipping delays. This year, major retailers are swimming in extra inventory as consumers splurge less on items like clothing and electronics.

Claim: Liz Truss Allegedly Sent A Message Saying: 'It Is Done' To Blinken After Nord Stream Sabotage
Moments after the Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed, Liz Truss allegedly sent a message to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that said: “It is done.” How this highly incriminating super secret text message was intercepted isn't explained.

Accident With 1918 Pandemic Virus Raises Questions About Pathogen Research
In America’s biolabs, hundreds of accidents have gone undisclosed to the public.

Alex Berenson: Too many young deaths lately
It's not "long COVID." It's happening in Australia too, and Australia barely had COVID until this year. It's not delayed medical care. Medical care has been basically normal since early 2021, and for several months LAST year, deaths were back down. ... What, then?

What can explain the excess mortality in the US and Europe in 2022?
According to the CDC’s data, 28,591 deaths involved COVID-19 between July and August 2022. At the same time, there were 38,687 excess deaths. Thus, most of the excess mortality in the summer of 2022 comprises deaths linked to the disease (74%).

If You’ve Had COVID, Watch Out for Stroke Symptoms
New studies confirm that some will develop an elevated risk of blood clots, strokes, or heart attacks. Given that most people have had COVID by now, everyone should be more vigilant about the early warning signs.

'Needless' deaths of 30,000 heart patients in England since COVID
Charity’s analysis finds widespread disruption to NHS services and "vast backlog of time-sensitive cardiac care."

Cuba’s sugar industry in free fall toward inevitable total collapse
63 years ago, Cuba was the world’s leading producer and exporter of sugar.

Shortage of wheat flour means no more Communion hosts in Cuba
The economic crisis in Cuba continues, this time affecting Catholics specifically because the lack of wheat flour has meant that no more Communion hosts can be made.

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘I Lost Half of My Base’ Over Donald Trump 'Jokes'
“10 years ago, among Republicans, I was the most popular talk show host, at least according to the research that they did.”

Trevor Noah Says Attack Ads ‘Should Be Illegal’ in Elections
”If you only knew Stacey Abrams from attack ads in Georgia, you would think she was Darth Vader, combined with Thanos,“ Noah said.

Oprah backs Fetterman
Who saw that coming?

Media Ignore Waukesha Parade Murder Trial Because It Exposes Democrats’ Deadly Criminal Justice Reform Policies
Darrell Brooks is the personification of the failure of leftist criminal justice reform, and to cover his trial would have been to acknowledge this devastating truth.

Don Lemon's 'CNN This Morning' falls flat
The program, hosted by Poppy Harlow, Don Lemon, and Kaitlan Collins, brought in 387,000 total viewers, only 71,000 of which were of the coveted 25-54 demographic.

Shepard Smith’s CNBC Show Canceled
The cable outlet is refocusing its evening programming on its core of business and financial news.

LA Times Op-Ed: Netanyahu’s return to power with a coalition of racists is appalling. But Israel’s problem runs deeper
A majority of Israel’s Jewish population — about 62% — identifies as right-wing, which is a sharp increase from 46% in 2019. Especially depressing is that young Israeli Jews (70%) are more right-wing than older Israeli Jews.

US, South Korea threaten to 'end' Kim regime if North Korea uses nuclear weapon
"Any nuclear attack against the United States or its allies and partners, including the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, is unacceptable and will result in the end of the Kim regime," South Korean Defense Minister Jong-Sup Lee said in a joint news conference with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Major glaciers in Kilimanjaro and Yosemite will disappear by 2050, UN says
Major glaciers across the world, including those in the Dolomites in Italy, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the U.S., will be gone by 2050 even if global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced.

Norwegian Man Now Identifies as a Disabled Woman, Uses Wheelchair 'Almost All the Time'
Jørund Viktoria Alme stated that he had always wished he had been born a woman who was paralyzed from the waist down.

Pennsylvania Spends Millions In Tax Dollars On Sex-Change Services For Children
The amount spent on sex-change services has risen rapidly since 2015.

NBC Says ‘Voter ID Laws Disproportionately Impact Trans People’
“Voter ID laws disproportionately impact trans people because trans people are more likely to have IDs without the name that they go by and the gender marker that reflects how they present,” Yurcaba said.

Yale survey: 48% of students OK with death penalty for 'hate' speech
67% demand professors and companies declare a commitment to “diversity.” 33% prefer socialism, 33% capitalism, and 35% are unsure.

98% of community pharmacies report shortages
The NCPA found that 98% of the 333 community pharmacy owners and managers surveyed between Oct. 19 and 31 are currently experiencing drug shortages, as the FDA warns of a national shortage of Adderall and amoxicillin.

Feds paid nearly $1.2 million to study whether poor sleep is caused by racism
The National Institutes of Health has issued more than a million dollars via taxpayer-funded medical research grants to find evidence that racism is to blame for poor sleep in minority communities.

This Deepfake AI Singing Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' Is Worryingly Good
Holly Herndon, an avant garde pop musician, has released a cover of Dolly Parton's beloved and frequently covered hit single, "Jolene." Except it's not really Herndon singing, but her digital deepfake twin known as Holly+.

Google’s new prototype AI tool does the writing for you
Users can prompt Wordcraft to rewrite phrases or direct it to make a sentence funnier. It can also describe objects if asked or generate prompts. In a nutshell, it’s sort of like wrapping an editor and writing partner into a single AI tool.

Anti-Woke YouTube Competitor Rumble Tells France Au Revoir Over Censorship Demands
“The French Government has demanded that Rumble block Russian news sources,” Pavlovski said Wednesday. “Like Elon Musk, I won’t move our goal posts for any foreign government.”

Bezos sued by former housekeeper over working conditions, discrimination
The lawsuit claims there was no designated break room or rest area and no easily accessible bathroom. Wedaa and other housekeepers were prohibited from using a toilet in a nearby security room, which resulted in employees climbing out the laundry room window to access a bathroom.

Researchers Create Rocket Fuel From Lunar Soil
A team of Chinese researchers claim they managed to convert actual lunar regolith samples into a source of rocket fuel and oxygen.

Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for failing to 'disavow antisemitism'
"I am disappointed that he has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize. I will be meeting with Kyrie in person in the next week to discuss this situation,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.