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1+ min ago (435+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul's campaign pushed back this week against Rep. Elise Stefanik's criticism that New York is the "most unaffordable state in the nation," but the data her team used to defend the governor showed the state ranking near the bottom on affordability, as reported by The New York Post. Stefanik made the remark in Politico's Playbook on Monday, saying: "Kathy Hochul's biggest accomplishment is earning the title of the Worst Governor in America who has made New York the most unaffordable state in the nation with the highest taxes, energy, and utility prices." MORE NEWS: Trump Torches Somalian Rep Ilhan Omar and The Pennsylvania Crowd Goes Wild [WATCH] In response, Hochul's campaign pointed Politico to a US News & World Report affordability ranking that placed New York 45th out of 50 " making it the sixth least affordable state in the country rather…...

2+ min ago (115+ words) As of 12/10/2025 text has not been received for H.R.6508 - To require the President to give notice of denunciation of the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and for other purposes. As of 12/10/2025 text has not been received for H.R.6508 - To require the President to give notice of denunciation of the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and for other purposes. I may not agree with some of the things Massie does, but this one I could be onboard with depending on what text comes out....

5+ min ago (225+ words) The ever-ditzy Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) was a guest on the "Grounded" podcast, when she was asked by host Jon Tester about the presence of military personnel in cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois. Though the podcast aired this past September, a couple of her comments have recently re-surfaced and gone viral. When Tester asked the congresswoman her thoughts on the military presence in those cities, Crockett replied, "I think it's terrible." That opinion can legitimately be debated by people of good faith. However, she went on to say: "I want to be clear that, like, law enforcement isn't to prevent crime." She added, "Law enforcement solves crime. O.K.? That is what they are supposed to do. They are supposed to solve crimes, not necessarily, um, prevent them from happening per se." O.K., Jazzy, now take your meds. Again, we can debate…...

6+ min ago (219+ words) Tanasha Faulk, the daughter of former LSU football star and three-time Super Bowl champ Kevin Faulk, died unexpectedly on Saturday, according to a report from the Acadiana Advocate. Tanasha was 30 years old." Tanasha passed away at Oschner Lafayette Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana. No official cause of her death was listed, but there's no suspicion of foul play. Faulk and his wife, Latisha, lost another daughter unexpectedly in September 2021. Kevione Faulk died at just 19 years old while serving as a student worker for the LSU football program, with which the family maintains strong ties. According to her obituary, Tanasha Faulk is remembered for her passionately loving her family and taking great pride in being a mother to her three daughters. Kevin and Latisha have been together since middle school and also have a son, Kevin III." Tanasha Faulk graduated from Carencro…...

7+ min ago (126+ words) File photo of National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who was wounded in a shooting incident in Washington, D.C., Nov. 26. (Provided by Department of Justice) President Donald Trump said Tuesday during a rally in Pocono Mountain, Pennsylvania, that a West Virginia National Guardsman who was shot while patrolling in Washington, D.C., is continuing to progress in his recovery. "Today I got a call that he got up from bed. Do you believe that? He got up. He got up," Trump said of 24-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe. Wolfe and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom were ambushed as they patrolled a subway station three blocks from the White House on Nov. 26. Beckstrom died from her injuries the next day....

7+ min ago (204+ words) One of the most important cyclical events in my life as a data analyst of American religion is the semi-regular release of the General Social Survey.... I was more than pleased that the Association of Religion Data Archives had already managed to upload the 2024 General Social Survey to their website... I wanted to do a really tight "zoom in" on the changes in the religious composition of the GSS before the pandemic and then in the 2024 data. So, here's how things have shifted since 2016.... You can see some really significant swings in these figures from 2018. For... I wanted to do a really tight "zoom in" on the changes in the religious composition of the GSS before the pandemic and then in the 2024 data. So, here's how things have shifted since 2016. the share of young adults who were evangelical in 2018 was…...

11+ min ago (183+ words) A start date has not been set yet, but it will likely be soon. President Trump will reportedly make Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador. Edgar was confirmed by the Senate in March, meaning he does not need further Senate approval for the new role, CBS News reported. A start date has not been set yet, but it will likely be soon, according to two unnamed sources. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Edgar have had a good working relationship, per multiple anonymous sources. The White House and DHS didn't immediately respond to CBS News' requests for comment. Trump used the Alien Enemies Act in March to send illegal immigrants to a maximum security prison in El Salvador as he sought to deport individuals accused of being members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua....

14+ min ago (748+ words) (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images) Daniel McCarthy / @ToryAnarchist Daniel McCarthy is the editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review and a columnist for The Spectator and Creators Syndicate. The New York Times has invented a new genre of reporting'covering big stories showing Democrats in a bad light'years'after the events that matter. At the tail end of 2025, the Times has freshly broken the news that the Biden administration flooded the country with illegal immigrants, partly for ideological and partisan reasons, partly out of sheer incompetence. It dissects former President Joe Biden's immigration misdeeds and missteps over each of his four years in office. Great'but why not do that while the guy's actually in power? Immigration isn't suddenly an issue today. It's been the biggest domestic story since COVID-19 ended. And even before COVID-19, going all the way back to 2016, President Donald…...

17+ min ago (66+ words) Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem "(12/10/25)[Prayer]The Scriptures in Handel's "Messiah'Psalm 2:33 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.Holy Bible, The King James Version________________________ Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem "(12/10/25)[Prayer] Let all that has been Concealed Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem, This we Pray Together,...

18+ min ago (363+ words) DHS Secretary Kristi Noem calls out the Left's anti-ICE rhetoric and warns of the dangers on "Hannity.' A small private college in Minneapolis is at the center of controversy after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused staff members of impeding ICE operations in order to protect an illegal alien student who the department says is also a registered sex offender." On Monday night, DHS, responding to a local news report, said on X that ICE agents arrested Jesus Saucedo-Portillo, a criminal illegal alien and registered sex offender with a prior conviction for driving while impaired. That arrest was hindered when a school administrator teamed up with campus security and attempted to prevent ICE agents from doing their job. Despite the warning, the administrator refused to back down and ordered campus security to block the ICE vehicle, according to DHS....