The American people believe the American political system is corrupt.
This is alarming – but it also represents an enormous opportunity.
Read MoreCommentary: Developing a Conservative Anti-Corruption Reform Movement
Day: October 12, 2024
New York Times Poll: GOP Poised to Win Back the Senate
The latest polling suggests that the Republican Party is likely to retake control of the United States Senate in November, presenting further complications for the ruling Democratic Party regardless of the outcome of the presidential election.
As reported by Newsmax, the poll by the New York Times and Siena College focuses on three Senate races this year: Montana, Florida, and Texas. Despite Democratic efforts to take the former swing state of Florida or break through the traditionally red stronghold of Texas, both incumbents there are polling ahead of their challengers.
Read MoreMoms for Liberty Defeats School District That Birthed It, Speaking Rules Deemed Unconstitutional
The Florida school district that birthed Moms for Liberty as a repudiation of its COVID-19 mandates on their children is parenting the conservative group all wrong, so to speak, according to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Its Tuesday ruling smacked down Brevard Public Schools and four current and former school board members for unconstitutional restrictions on public comments at their meetings in a lawsuit by Moms for Liberty’s founding Brevard County chapter and its members, putting public schools on notice across the court’s jurisdiction of the Sunshine State, Alabama and Georgia.
Read MoreChaos Swirls Around Georgia Election Board, Election Measures
The Georgia State Election Board has faced backlash and lawsuits over the last few months, especially after passing a number of election rules just weeks before Election Day.
The Republican-majority board had a win this week though when a Fulton County judge dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday put forward by Democrats.
Read MoreFloridians Continue to Clean Up from Hurricane Milton, with over 1 Million Still Without Power
CBS News Florida residents who fled hundreds of miles to escape Hurricane Milton made slow trips home on crowded highways, weary from their long journeys and the cleanup work awaiting them but also grateful to be coming back alive. “I love my house, but I’m not dying in it,” Fred Neuman said…
Read MorePoll: Trump Leads Harris in Arizona, Trails in Pennsylvania
The Hill Vice President Harris has a 3-point edge over former President Trump in battleground Pennsylvania, according to new polling. The New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena College survey, released Saturday, shows Harris leading Trump 50 percent to 47 percent among likely voters in the Keystone State. Pollsters and analysts say Pennsylvania more than any…
Read MoreTop Story: School Choice Helps Close Performance Gap for Low-Income Students, Study Finds
Top Commentary: Americans Notice Hypocritical Disconnect in Biden Administration’s Response to Hurricane Helene
School Choice Helps Close Performance Gap for Low-Income Students, Study Finds
Cities with robust charter school programs have drastically lowered the performance gap between low-income students and their peers, a study published in October found.
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) found that student performance rose in every city with a majority of low-income students when 33% or more are enrolled in charter schools, according to the report. Non-white students make up a large percentage of those benefiting from school choice policies.
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Commentary: Americans Notice Hypocritical Disconnect in Biden Administration’s Response to Hurricane Helene
As the disastrous impact of Hurricane Helene reverberates through the nation and the southeast braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton, many Americans are calling out the tepid federal response from the Biden-Harris Administration even as billions of taxpayer dollars are ushered to foreign countries or into programs for illegal immigrants.
Hurricane Helene, which devastated sixteen states in the southeast from Florida to North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, has taken the lives of over 220 Americans, and left millions without food, shelter, or power.
Read MoreSmall Businesses’ Uncertainty Hits New High, Survey Finds
American small business uncertainty hit an all-time high and optimism remains low just weeks before Election Day, according to the latest survey.
The National Federation of Independent Businesses on Monday released the survey, which showed small business uncertainty rose last month to the highest level ever recorded by NFIB.
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: Madeline Merlo
I met Madeline Merlo at the 2024 CMT Next Women of Country event in Nashville in January. As is the norm, the women perform an acoustic set, and I specifically remember Merlo’s introspective song, “Make Up.”
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