'...Senate voted 30-3 on Wednesday on legislation that caps increases in assessed values on residential and commercial property to 7% of the assessed value from the prior year. ...'
'...A city council member in Alabama kicked all residents out of a meeting in “totalitarian” fashion after residents asked questions about the recent arrival of Haitian migrants to the community, one of the speakers during public comment told Fox News Digital. Sylacauga City Council President Tiffany Nix adjourned a meeting after several attendees pressed the council on the illegal immigrant issue, including allegations that buses of Haitians were brought in supposedly to work, but many are walking aimlessly in the streets....'
'...A longtime neighbor of alleged Donald Trump gunman Ryan Wesley Routh in North Carolina has admitted Routh was “a little cuckoo” and “a lot of people were afraid” of him. “I knew he was a little cuckoo,” the anonymous neighbor, who claimed to have known Routh for nearly two decades when he lived in Greensboro, told Fox 8 Sunday, adding, “He’s going to be going away for a long time.” The woman, however, was still stunned that the devoted Democrat would target the former president...'
'...State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies.
In an alarming letter, the officials said that over the past year, including the just-concluded Primary season, mailed ballots that were postmarked on time were received by local election offices days after the deadline to be counted. ...'
'...President Biden wants to raise the pay of civilian federal employees by an average of 2% — and workers say that ain't cutting it. ...Despite touting the nation's economy as strong, Biden's justification for the small pay bump cites a federal law that takes into account national emergencies. That law "authorizes me to implement alternative plans for pay adjustments," Biden wrote, the Post reports, adding: "because of 'national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare,' I view the increases that would otherwise take effect as inappropriate." ...But without Biden's action, the average pay raise would've automatically been over 25.7%, according to the Office of Management and Budget.'
'...Former President Donald Trump was fact-checked at least five times by moderators during his Tuesday presidential debate showdown against Vice President Kamala Harris — while the Democratic nominee was noticeably left alone. ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis interjected... nearly a half-dozen times during the 90-minute debate in Philadelphia as Trump spoke ...'
'...The vice president has called for the “pathway to citizenship” other times — as she presided over the largest migrant crossing total in American history while the White House’s “border czar.” She called for the pathway in her remarks during the Democratic National Convention and said similar remarks in June. “We do need Congress to act and to do what we know is necessary to fully put the resources into the border and creating a meaningful pathway to citizenship,” she said at the start of the summer. ...'
'...Former President Donald Trump said Sunday he would vote for a Florida ballot measure seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in the state... Trump said if he wins in November, his administration will “focus on research to unlock the medical uses of marijuana.” The former president had signaled support for the measure last month, but this is the first time he explicitly said he would vote for legalization.'
'...Another strong proponent of the SAVE Act being attached to the spending bill is Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. "This is already a bipartisan issue: a vast majority of Americans agree that voters should be able to show they are American citizens," he told Fox News Digital in a statement. "If Senator Schumer and his fellow Democrats disagree with this commonsense measure to secure our elections, they should explain why." The measure notably passed the House by a vote of 221-198 in July, with five Democrats joining their Republican colleagues. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas; Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas; Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine; Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C.; and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., voted in favor of the bill, making it technically bipartisan. ...'
'...The oldest and largest police union in the United States endorsed former President Donald Trump for president late last week, citing his strong pro-police record.
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which has more than 377,000 members, announced on Friday that its members had voted to endorse Trump after undergoing a “thorough and inclusive” endorsement process. ...'
'...Data released by the Department of Labor shows native-born Americans lost more than 1.3 million jobs over the last 12 months...'
... Vice President Kamala Harris is holed up for five days in a Pittsburgh hotel, doing highly choreographed debate practice sessions ahead of Tuesday night’s clash. There’s a stage and replica TV lighting and an adviser in full Lee Strasberg method-acting mode, not just playing Donald J. Trump but ... 'Kamala Harris is camped out at a Pittsburgh hotel. ...Bringing out Mr. Trump’s most self-destructive instincts is a priority for Ms. Harris, as is coming across as coolheaded and presidential.
“She should not be baited, she should bait him,” Hillary Clinton...'
'...One grim impact of the Biden-Harris migrant crisis was invisible to most New Yorkers until Tuesday’s Post exclusive blew it wide open: “Asylum seeking” criminals are clogging the city’s courts.
Adding insult to injury, Mayor Eric Adams admits that criminal charges won’t get you kicked out of a city shelter.
Blame the prez and veep for waving in millions of illegal migrants who can’t work legally, but also blame the city’s sanctuary-city lunacy and the state’s perp-friendly laws.
Gotham doesn’t even track the citizenship status of accused criminals...'
'...The International Longshoremen’s Association represents port workers from Texas to Maine. The shipping companies and dock operators are represented by a trade group called the United States Maritime Alliance. Reuters reported that officials from both sides are meeting this week in the hopes of averting a strike. According to the trade group, the current contract covers about 25,000 workers. ...'
'...The cuts announced in August, combined with the relative lack of hiring plans and job turnover data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, points to signs “the labor market overall is softening,” Challenger said. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey found that job openings fell to their lowest level in more than three years in July and brought the ratio of job openings per available worker down to less than 1.1. The lower number of openings and rising unemployment has made it harder for jobseekers to find work—fueling fears of a recession—Federal Reserve officials are expected to lower interest rates when they meet later this month, which could encourage more hiring by lowering borrowing costs. ...'
'...the FBI's Atlanta field office and Jackson County Sheriff's Office said the agency's National Threat Operations Center received an anonymous tip about threats posted online regarding a possible school shooting in May 2023. The agencies said that the threats contained images of guns. ...'
'Vice President Kamala Harris will head to Pennsylvania Thursday to begin intensive preparations for Tuesday's debate against former President Donald Trump. ...Sources told online news outlet NOTUS that Harris is a little rusty, and that "strategy sessions have careened sideways"...The presidential debate is expected to air Tuesday, Sept. 10'
'The original rules proposed to both candidates by ABC News will stand, including the muted mic setup first demanded by Joe Biden. ...The Harris campaign released a letter announcing the decision to back down. It's her incessant crying in defeat that's most interesting, though. This sure sounds like someone who doesn't expect to do well and is setting up a litany of excuses. ...Harris' demand for unmuted mics was not just about hoping Trump would interrupt her. It was about her wanting to interrupt him. Harris wanted to get into a back-and-forth with Trump in which she could cosplay as a good prosecutor, prodding him with yes and no questions to loaded accusations. With the mics staying muted, Harris can't set that up, and she's ticked off about it, as evidenced by her campaign's continued whining in the letter. ...'
'...Members of law enforcement are furious after Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis called migrant gang violence at Aurora apartment complexes "misinformation." Arapahoe County, Colorado, District Attorney John Kellner spoke with Fox News's "America's Newsroom" Friday about the ongoing police response to the gangs of migrant criminals terrorizing apartments, which have been caught on camera. "I can tell you we're aggressively prosecuting any of the cases that we see come across our desk," Kellner told Fox News. "We've got a multi-agency task force looking into these crimes right now. And whenever we see a gang try to infiltrate our community or get a foothold, we're going to prosecute them vigorously."...'
'Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-Minn.) brother is warning Americans that voting for a Harris-Walz ticket could mean for the future of the United States. ...“The stories I could tell. Not the type of character you want making decisions about your future," Jeff Walz reportedly wrote in a comment. Walz’s brother warned people on his social media account about the governor’s radical ideologies...'
'...the train wreck in which she lied and refused to take responsibility for the problems the U.S. is facing. Instead, she passed the blame to former President Donald Trump... Harris claimed that the record-breaking number of illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. "actually resulted in a number of benefits" for the country. She also refused to decriminalize illegal border crossings that have caused more than 17 million illegal aliens to cross the southern border unlawfully. ...Harris also said she has zero regrets for covering up Biden’s mental health decline despite repeatedly downplaying concerns about his age. '
'...Vice President Kamala Harris’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is sending sanctuary cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) hundreds of millions more in American taxpayer dollars for resettling migrants across the United States.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made the announcement on Wednesday.
Specifically, more than $380 million worth of Shelter and Services Program (SSP) grants will go to local and state governments, as well as NGOs, “that are providing critical support such as food, shelter, clothing, acute medical care, and transportation” to migrants “recently released from DHS custody and awaiting their immigration court proceedings.”
The Biden-Harris administration created SSP, funded by Congress, to deliver taxpayer money to cities and NGOs ...
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'...The USPS says that participants will receive a “crosswalk letter” in late October showing the new plan into which the USPS intends to enroll them. ... At least one major insurance carrier, FEP Blue Cross Blue Shield, has already ...'
'has laid off over 124,000 workers in 2024 alone. ...In August 2024, Intel sent shockwaves through the market by announcing a 15% reduction in its global workforce—roughly 15,000 jobs. Just days later, Cisco Systems announced plans to lay off 7% of its employees, marking its second round of job cuts this year...'
'...According to officials, the special hiring events in August aim to fill immediate openings for the positions of Rural Carrier Associates and Assistant Rural Carriers across the state. ...'
'...Both speeches — while filled with stinging one-liners that thrilled partisans inside the United Center — seemed plainly written with a particular strategic theory in mind about the reasons Trump has vexed Democrats, and about how to disempower him....'
'...More than 170,000 migrants crossed President Joe Biden’s borders in July, but the TV networks and establishment media pretend the inflow was just 56,048 migrants during the run-up to the 2024 election.
The July 2024 inflow of more than 170,000 migrants is triple the number touted by Biden’s pro-migration border chief and his media allies. It is also four times the 40,000 illegal migrants who appeared at President Donald Trump’s southern border in July 2020. ...'
'He has sent a letter to FBI director Wray requesting documents and information. ..."The CCP has sought to destroy the United States through coordinated influence and infiltration campaigns that target every aspect of American life, including our own elected officials," Comer wrote. "Walz's connections to China raise questions about possible CCP [Chinese Communist Party] influence in his decision-making as governor -- and should he be elected, as vice president," he said. ...'
'...Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign team has been silently editing news headlines in Google search results to make it seem like major news outlets are on her side, according to a report. The altered headlines — all paired with a “Paid for by Harris for President” banner — were changed without the news outlets’ knowledge, Axios reported Tuesday. Nearly a dozen publishers were swept up in the faux headline campaign...'
'...The official White House transcript of her speech acknowledges and corrects Harris’ disquieting error. In the transcript, “population” is crossed out and “pollution” is added in brackets to denote what the VP intended to say. ...'
'...NASA officials have recently acknowledged internal “disagreement” regarding the reliability of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to safely return two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.
Ars Technica reports that in an unprecedented move, NASA has publicly discussed the ongoing debate within the agency about the safety of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The primary concern revolves around the reliability of the vehicle’s 28 reaction control system thrusters, which are crucial for precise maneuvering and pointing of the spacecraft. The thrusters, provided by Aerojet Rocketdyne, have come under scrutiny after five of them failed during Starliner’s ascent to the space station. ...'
'...What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month stay for two NASA astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX for a ride home. There's lingering uncertainty over the safety of Boeing's new Starliner capsule, NASA officials said Wednesday, and the space agency is split over the risk. As a result, chances are increasing that test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams may have to watch from the space station as their Starliner is cut loose to return to Earth empty. If that happens, NASA would leave behind two of four astronauts from the next...'
'...A recently surfaced recording of a Zoom call between the Biden/Harris team from 2020 reveals disconcerting evidence of the team's intentional targeting and manipulation of voters and relentless bullying of media outlets to control information. ...'
'...Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told counterparts from G7 countries on Sunday that Washington believes an Iranian attack on Israel could begin within the next 24 to 48 hours, Axios reported, citing sources briefed on the call.
Blinken said that the US doesn’t know the exact timing of the planned Iranian attack...'
'... Five anonymous students have filed a class-action lawsuit against members of the far-left “Squad,” namely Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Jamaal “Fireman” Bowman (D-NY) (who was defeated in the Democratic primary in June), and the always-charming Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
The filing, which also names about a dozen anti-Israel groups, alleges that the lawmakers incited and encouraged the violent, antisemitic protests that engulfed New York City’s Columbia University in the spring and turned the campus into a virtual war zone. ...'
'Online brokerages including Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments were down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. ...Vanguard and TD Ameritrade also saw thousands of outage reports, the website showed. ...'
'Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday refused to debate former President Donald Trump September 4 on Fox News. ...Fox News has not generally been pro-Trump ...Late Friday, Trump said he agreed to debate Harris on Fox News on September 4. “The Debate was previously scheduled against Sleepy Joe Biden on ABC, but has been terminated in that Biden will no longer be a participant,” he posted on Truth Social. “The FoxNews Debate will be held in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at a site in an area to be determined,” he continued.'
'...We are still waiting for Congress to enact the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R.82 and S.597) legislation which, if passed, would repeal the WEP and the GPO and provide a fair return on their investment in the Social Security system. Those CSRS annuitants as well as many local and state government annuitants, such as teachers, firefights, and the police cannot relax and enjoy their retirement when they know that they are being denied the full Social Security benefits that they should receive. Now is the time for Congress to act. The House Ways and Means Committee and Subcommittee on Social Security have acknowledged that the penalties imposed by the WEP and GPO are disproportionate and fundamentally unfair. ...'
'...President Joe Biden said late Thursday night that the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday “has not helped” as he urged all sides to move toward a ceasefire... Biden made his remarks in the presence of Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the presumptive Democratic Party nominee to succeed him. She did not disagree with him or contradict his statement about the death of the terrorist leader. ...'
'...Former President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits. A few weeks after promising to eliminate taxes on tips, former President Donald Trump has unveiled a second proposal for targeted tax relief. The beneficiaries this time would be senior citizens, an influential voting bloc. ...'
