Elections
Trump’s uphill midterm fight: the battleground races that matter
Donald Trump is not on the November 3 ballot, but the midterms will determine how much room his administration has to govern during the final two years of…
Category: National
National
Clocks fall back November 1: check local time and device settings
Daylight saving time ends November 1 at 2 a.m. where observed. The repeated hour, local exceptions and device settings matter for weekend plans.
National
U.S. growth accelerates while September real income falls
The first third-quarter estimate puts U.S. growth at a 3.4% annual rate. September’s real disposable income fell, illustrating why output and household finances need separate readings.
National
U.S. retail sales climb as gasoline absorbs more consumer dollars
U.S. retail and food-service sales rose in September as gasoline-station receipts increased sharply. The Census Bureau's October 15 advance report put sales at $745 billion, up 0.8% from…
National
Forest Service overhaul faces a court pause as USDA presses its case
The administration remains committed to moving the agency west, but a judge's order limits closures and employee relocations. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is defending the Forest Service reorganization…
From the archive
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Opinion
Archive · Obstructionist Democrats fail in messaging.
(July 9th) - Shortly after President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his pick for the Supreme Court, the Women's March released a statement on their Tweeter account:…
Military
Archive · NSA destroying call records.
US - The National Security Agency recently announced it was deleting call records after a three year long collection that started in the beginning of 2015. In this…
National
Archive · Rachel Dolezal’s welfare-fraud case was dismissed in 2019
Correction and disposition update — October 31, 2026: The original brief said Dolezal “illegally collected” assistance while describing pending allegations. That wording has been corrected to attribute the…
National
Archive · Imran Awan pleaded guilty to false statement on loan application
Correction and outcome update — October 31, 2026: The original headline and text described the offense as bank fraud and identified Awan as a DNC aide. His plea…
Elections
Archive · Donald J. Trump wins US Presidential election.
USA, November 8th -- Donald Trump wins the Presidential election with 276 electoral votes to Ms.Hillary Clinton's 218 in the greatest election upset in American history. US Republican…