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Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...

Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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How John Brennan Lied to Congress
By Byron York
Wednesday, October 29 2025
The Justice Department is evaluating a criminal referral accusing former CIA Director John Brennan of lying to Congress. In the referral, Republican members of the House allege that Brennan lied to investigators trying to figure out what the nation's intelligence agencies did in their pursuit of President Donald Trump over the Russia collusion matter. The case is a strong one. It started back in 2017. Congressional Republicans were trying to trace the FBI, CIA and other agencies' activities in what is often known as the "Russia hoax." One central focus was the Steele dossier, the collection…
 
Deposit Insurance for Billionaires?
Politicians in Washington have the shortest memories. Maybe that's why they so seldom learn from their…
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It's Not 'Islamophobic' To Wonder How Mamdani Would React to 9/11
Is it "Islamophobic" to wonder if NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has a soft spot for…
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Nobel in Economics Highlights Value of Intellectual Property
Although recent improvements in the Middle East naturally cast renewed focus on the Nobel committee’s…
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To Lower Health Costs, Legalize Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans for All
The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the…
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D.C. Attackers Go Free, Showing Limits of Trump Crime Crackdown
District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs was quite understanding with the 15-year-old…
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How Albany Can Stop Mamdani
If Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor and implements the changes he is promising, expect the city's financial…
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Unlike Obama or Biden, Trump Has Improved the World
Now that Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza and Hamas has commenced fratricidal slaughter of fellow…
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Stop the UN Global Climate Tax on American Ships
Later this week the United Nations will hold a vote on a multibillion-dollar climate change tax targeted…
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New Poll: Red State Voters Oppose Eliminating Vaccine Requirements By Wide Margins
WASHINGTON, DC – Voters in four red states spanning different geographic regions of the United…
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Zohran, Tish and the New Resistance
This week saw the debut of a new alliance in the ongoing resistance to President Donald Trump. New York…
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Notable Quote   
 
"The Doomsday Clock, last adjusted in January, has not since moved any closer to forecasting global catastrophe. But media headlines over the course of 2026 have moved in that direction and are suggestive that midnight is drawing nearer.Silicon Valley companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI, are warning that artificial intelligence -- renamed 'super intelligence' by President Trump's…[more]
 
 
— Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet, Co-Founders of INTREP360
 
Liberty Poll   

Do you believe that two years of a deeply divided Congress will produce the stimulus for more civil and collaborative government change or an even greater political divide?