Consumer confidence dips in June amid economic unease
Consumer confidence in June dropped as people expressed growing pessimism about the short-term prospects for the economy. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to 100.4 in June, down from 101.3 the month before, the group announced on Tuesday. That is another warning signal for President Joe Biden, who has been trying to shore up support for his […]
Trump and Youngkin join forces for first time as Republicans push Virginia further into play
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is putting aside long-standing differences with former President Donald Trump in a bid to flip Virginia red this November. The two are holding a rally Friday afternoon in Chesapeake, Virginia, as polls show the governor’s onetime rival in a dead heat with President Joe Biden. Glenn Youngkin speaks at the Road […]
Social Security update: July direct payment worth $943 goes out in six days
July’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in six days. The payment will go out on July 1. The payments are given to those living with a serious debilitating disability that negatively affects their income, according to the Social Security Administration. Those who file individually can receive a maximum of $943 […]
Biden allies hope voters ‘anxious’ about Trump polling lead
Democrats are hoping that former President Donald Trump’s polling lead in a series of swing states will alarm voters into supporting President Joe Biden after a sense of complacency was credited with dooming Hillary Clinton‘s presidential bid in 2016. A lack of voter enthusiasm, particular by Democrats’ left flank, is attributed to Biden trailing in […]
Gas prices: An increase at the pumps to start the week
Gas prices slightly increased on Monday after a quick drop in gas prices over the weekend. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gas on Monday was $3.448. This was a slight increase over Sunday’s price of $3.447. A week ago, it also cost $3.447 for a gallon of regular gas. […]
Biden’s border budget buster – Washington Examiner
The Congressional Budget Office has underestimated Medicaid spending by billions of dollars every year for some time now and a new law that reduced illegal immigration in Florida may explain why. Since 2000, the CBO has underestimated an average of $15 billion a year of Medicaid spending, while often overestimating Social Security and Medicare spending. […]
Parts of Biden student loan forgiveness plan blocked by judges
Two federal judges blocked parts of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Federal judges in Missouri and Kansas ruled that the Saving on a Valuable Education program can’t be fully implemented. So far, debt for over 400,000 borrowers has been forgiven, at the amount of $5.5 billion. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who put forward […]
Judge Cannon scolds Trump prosecutor: ‘I don’t appreciate your tone’
Judge Aileen Cannon pressed special counsel Jack Smith’s team during a hearing Monday about speech restrictions it was seeking to impose on Donald Trump, conveying skepticism that the former president’s words were, as Smith has argued, dangerous. Cannon, a Trump appointee, had a couple of tense exchanges with one of the prosecutors, David Harbach, after […]
Alex Jones’s Infowars will be shut down and sold, court trustee says
Alex Jones’s outlet Infowars will be shut down and sold off, a bankruptcy court trustee said. In an “emergency” motion filed Sunday in a Houston court, trustee Christopher Murray said he has been “planning to wind-up [Free Speech Systems’s] operations and liquidate its inventory.” He did not give a timeline for the liquidation. According to the Associated […]
Ro Khanna argues Trump campaign set the bar ‘so low’ for Biden’s debate performance
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) contended Monday that President Joe Biden is fully ready for Thursday’s presidential debate, arguing that the bar has been set low for his performance. The California congressman was specifically asked about videos shared online that appear to show Biden getting lost in public while raising concerns about Biden’s ability to serve […]