Key inflation gauge doesn’t include credit card interest, property taxes
A key measure of inflation doesn't take into account key expenses that have skyrocketed for consumers since the pandemic, such as interest on credit cards and car loans, tips and even fees paid to babysitters and dog walkers. . The Consumer Price Index (CPI), published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, measures the average […]
High Turnout Doesn’t Mean There Hasn’t Been Voter Suppression
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said Sunday on CBS' “Face the Nation” that Georgia's high turnout in early voting does not disprove charges of voter suppression. . A partial transcription follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: Senator, we've had incredible turnout so far in Georgia. But on Friday, Vice President Harris spoke out about attacks on voting freedoms, specifically […]
How Are You Ensuring Hamas Doesn’t Steal Aid from Civilians ‘Under the Boot’ of Hamas?
On Friday, CBS host Vladimir Duthier told Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Maj. Doron Szpilman that Israel was diverting aid to Gaza “to the people who actually need it, which is to trap it at the feet of the terrorists, not the terrorists.” “How do we ensure that we are reaching the people who are most […]
FEMA gets mocked into oblivion over video showing hurricane relief efforts: ‘This right here is why government doesn’t work’
The Federal Emergency Management Agency was ridiculed and ridiculed on social media after U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a video aimed at promoting the agency's hurricane relief efforts. The video shows government workers lining up to remove logs from a home as chainsaws can be heard in the background. “What the hell am I […]
NCAA exec seems to plead ignorance about trans athletes on women’s teams, says she doesn’t know much of ‘the science’ yet
NCAA Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said she is not familiar with the language or science surrounding the issues and concerns surrounding transgender athletes playing on women's teams in her conference. San Jose State University has received international attention because its women's volleyball team features a 6'1'' male athlete named Blair Fleming (real name […]
Biden refused to reinstate Trump border policies because ‘Mexico doesn’t want that,’ House speaker says
President Biden has refused to restore some of the most effective border policies of the Trump era, blaming America's southern neighbor for the large influx of migrants into the United States, House Speaker Mike Johnson recalled Thursday. Johnson (R-Louisiana) said in an interview with the Post that even after migrant arrivals begin to break records […]
Assassination attempt ‘will happen again’ if Secret Service doesn’t get new leadership, panel says
The U.S. Secret Service is recruiting new agents with extensive experience from outside the agency to address the long list of significant failures revealed by the nearly successful assassination attempt of former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. A leadership team is needed, the review committee recommended. A four-person investigative group appointed by Homeland […]
‘It just doesn’t feel real’
Niall Horan has spoken out for the first time since the tragic death of former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. “I'm so devastated by the passing of my wonderful friend Liam. It just doesn't seem real,” says the 'Slow Hands' singer, 31. This was announced in an Instagram post on Friday morning.. “Liam had an […]
DCCC Ad Features GOP Voter Supporting Dem, He Doesn’t Live in Her District
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is running an ad in Montana featuring a rancher who “usually” votes Republican but is “supporting” Democrat Monica Tranel. There's one problem. He doesn't seem to live in the area. The DCCC, in collaboration with Democratic Rep. Monica Tranel, who is challenging Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), a former Navy […]
Harris Saying You Own What Happens in Your Administration Doesn’t Apply to Her on the Border
On CNN's “The Source” broadcast on Wednesday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris for “what happened in her administration. He argued that the declaration “must be held responsible” was not applicable. When it came to the border under the Biden-Harris administration, she was. Host Caitlan Collins said, “Earlier […]