Despite an overall cooling of the investor housing market during the first half of 2026, small investors continued to participate, making nearly two-thirds of all purchases.The share of investor-purchased homes declined by 0.3 percentage points to 10.7 percent in the first half from the same period in 2025, according to an Oct. 21 report from Realtor.com. Investors bought nearly 224,000 homes—a 7.0 percent decline from the first half of 2025 and the lowest first-half total since 2020.Identified as corporate entities with fewer than 10 total purchases, small investors accounted for 66.2 percent of all investor purchases during the first half…
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(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Seven in 10 true independents say the country is headed the wrong way, a new The Center Square poll found, but most won’t commit to either major party’s candidate.The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found 70% of true independents say things in the country are heading in the wrong direction, against 13% who say it’s going in the right direction. True independents are voters who, asked whether they lean toward one of the major parties, say neither. Among all registered voters, 58% said wrong direction and 31% said right direction. The pessimism tracks what voters…
A burglar in Mesquite, Texas, displayed poor victim-selection skills when he tried to force his way into a home early Saturday, local media reported. Police say residents of a home were awakened by banging inside the residence at 4:00 a.m. local time, WFAA.com, a Texas TV station, reported. Upon investigating, a man in the residence who retrieved a firearm confronted the intruder and fired a shot, wounding the suspect. Police later identified the intruder as Arthur Alonzo, who was booked on charges of burglary of a habitation after he was taken to a local hospital for treatment of the gunshot…
Federal agents executed a sweeping takedown of medical fraud in Los Angeles, Thursday, arresting ten defendants—including six doctors—for allegedly bilking the government and private insurers of $2 billion in fraudulent claims. The cases involve a sham substance abuse treatment program, doctors performing unnecessary surgeries, and bogus hospice care. A total of 15 suspects have been charged in the operation. Federal SWAT teams descended on the suspects in a series of predawn raids, including a dramatic entry into a chiropractor’s Tarzana mansion, the New York Post reported. [embedded content] Chiropractor Dr. Hany Malek and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Harold Tabaie are accused…
U.S. President Donald Trump departs from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, en route to Sioux City, Iowa, at 3:45 p.m. ET on Oct. 22. …
A chief architect of the alliance between President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resigned from the White House on Thursday, citing frustration with what he described as “dark forces in DC that profit from Americans getting sick.” Calley Means, an author, wellness entrepreneur, and advocate for reforms to nutrition policy, arranged a phone call during the 2024 election that helped clinch Kennedy’s endorsement of Trump campaign. Trump would later appoint Kennedy as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the nation’s most powerful official overseeing health policy. “I don’t know him…
Far-left Democrat, Resistance hero, Virginia State Senate pro tempore Louis Lucas and her family were hit with a bevy of charges — including drug trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering — Thursday morning as part of a years-long criminal investigation into their family’s marijuana businesses. When it came to the Thursday night network newscasts, ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News ignored it, while the CBS Evening News suggested the charges were politically motivated by President Trump’s Justice Department and similar to the ongoing federal investigation of Congresswoman Ilhan Nur Said Elmi (D-MN) (aka Ilhan Omar). Evening News anchor Tony…
Rep. Ilhan Omar Ilhan Nur Said Elmi Federal sources have revealed to Fox News that “Ilhan Omar” is a fake name used by the Somali Minnesota Congresswoman currently embattled in a federal fraud investigation. Her real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, the name of her brother-husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, two sources familiar with the ongoing investigation confirmed to Fox. A former Minnesota federal immigration judge also told the outlet that if it is proven that she lived her “entire life under an alias,” every document she’s ever filled out with the fake name could be “called into question.”…
Labour spent months trying to kill the very idea of a nationwide “grooming” (rape) gang inquiry, and when that effort failed spectacularly in the face of public outrage, it created a commission that won’t have to give its report for years. Advertisement Sir Keir Starmer, the now-former Labour leader, drove much of the effort and was smack dab in the centre of the scandal. For much of that time, he headed the Crown Prosecution Service and, as such, helped cover it up. Keir Starmer listed as ‘core participant’ in grooming gangs inquiry – @CDP1882 https://t.co/MJceouNP6K— GB News (@GBNEWS) October 22, 2026Well,…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A man in Sydney, Australia was arrested this week after telling Anthropic’s Claude that he wanted to kill children at a daycare near his home. As the Sydney Morning Herald reported, 29-year-old David Lan Thackray was taken into custody on Sunday after his disturbing interactions with Anthropic’s Claude were flagged by Interpol. He was charged with using a carriage service to harass, menace, or offend, an Australian criminal law. Per the Herald, prosecutors cited documents showing that Thackray told Claude that he wanted to…
Senate Republicans’ top campaign arm planned to spend $1 million in deep-red Mississippi Thursday after the Senate race became unusually competitive, a source familiar confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Senate Leadership Fund planned to launch an advertisement campaign in “the low seven figures” to support Republican Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who leads Democratic Mississippi Senate nominee Scott Colom by single digits, Semafor first reported. The decision came after Senate Democrats’ top campaign arm planned to spend $1.2 million on television advertisements to boost Colom. A Data for Progress survey from August found Hyde-Smith in the lead by…
An Oct. 15 Franklin County, Missouri, incident has everything: A bizarre urination habit, a shovel attack and a shot fired. Police say that Ryan C. Madonna confronted a Beaufort, Missouri, homeowner, forcing his way into the man’s house in a confrontation over the man’s alleged habit of peeing off his back porch. Officers responded to a call about a burglary in progress, eventually arresting Madonna, according to a Facebook post by the Franklin County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office. “The victim stated that the suspect was beating on his door and when he opened it a male subject started to confront him…
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President Donald Trump departs Washington on Oct. 22 for Iowa, where he is scheduled to attend a campaign event. …
Gas prices jumped overnight in five states after trouble at an ExxonMobil refinery in Illinois, according to an energy analyst. Regular gas prices rose approximately 17 cents a gallon in Michigan, 10 cents in Ohio, 8 cents in Indiana, 6 cents in Kentucky and 2.5 cents in Illinois from Wednesday to Thursday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). Tom Kloza, chief energy advisor at Gulf Oil, wrote on X Thursday morning that the jumps followed problems with a 50,000-barrel-per-day catalytic reformer at ExxonMobil’s Joliet refinery southwest of Chicago. A catalytic reformer is a refinery unit that turns low-octane fuel…
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Another ISIS-inspired attack has been thwarted in Texas, this time an alleged attempted assassination of a U.S. congressman in north Texas: U.S. Rep. Keith Self.The FBI arrested and charged a 17-year-old resident of McKinney for planning to assassinate Self at an event earlier this month, authorities said. The juvenile also planned to carry out a terrorist attack in North Texas on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The teenage male was arrested on Oct. 5 after acquiring a firearm, federal authorities told WFAA ABC 8 News,…
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, October 22, 2026Getty ImagesChristian parents don’t have to choose between sending their children to public school and teaching them to live openly for Jesus Christ, says Kori Pennypacker, who’s concerned that many families and educators misunderstand students’ religious freedom rights.In an interview with The Christian Post, Pennypacker, CEO of Bible2School and author of Backpack Faith: Helping Your Child Live Confidently for Jesus in Public School, published by Focus on the Family, called on parents to prepare children to stand firm in their faith.The ministry leader explained that public schools reflect the culture and…
Iran claimed Thursday that it struck seven oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz, warning that continued American military operations could trigger an expanded Iranian assault on U.S. military bases throughout the Middle East. Four vessels allegedly caught fire after being simultaneously attacked in the northern Persian Gulf on Wednesday, while three additional ships reportedly struck naval mines west of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, Reuters reported. The claims, which have not been confirmed outside of Tehran, represent a potentially significant escalation in Iran’s ongoing campaign against…
Giorgia Meloni announces that Italy will hold parents accountable for damage caused by their children during riots and try minors as adults. Photo courtesy of RAI. Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is the one European leader who has shown the spine necessary to save her country from the riots running rampant across the continent. After the violence of October 17–18, Meloni delivered a powerful televised address condemning protests that had crossed the line into chaos and criminality. Meloni approved a decree imposing up to five years in prison and fines of up to €20,000 for violent participation in demonstrations. It…
The scams are getting a bit meta. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning about a new scam currently making the rounds. But this time, the con artists aren’t impersonating a politician or celebrity to trick consumers.They’re claiming that they are the ones sounding the alarm at the FTC. Real FTC officials explained the general scheme in an alert released on October 22. Scammers call a target to tell them that bad actors in another country have registered a separate phone using their name and number for nefarious purposes. The imposter may even “transfer” you to a fake…
America’s top financial official waved away fears that the artificial intelligence boom could head for a dotcom-style crash. The AI industry is not headed for a “systemic” collapse, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent privately told investors and executives at the annual J.P. Morgan / Robin Hood Investors Conference in New York City on Wednesday, the Financial Times reported. While Bessent dismisses concerns about the AI boom hurting markets, major banks scramble to protect customer accounts from potential AI agent breaches. “I’m good at figuring out when there are problems in systems,” Bessent said in an interview with Nir Bar Dea, Bridgewater…
(José Niño, Headline USA) Since resigning under a cloud this spring, former Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, has routed tens of thousands of campaign dollars to two companies his wife recently formed. Neither business shows any physical or online footprint, the San Antonio Express‑News reported.Federal Election Commission filings show Gonzales’s campaign and an affiliated PAC paid $54,350 between April and September to Adulting Consulting and Casagrande LLC. Texas registered both firms after Gonzales left office. Each lists Angel Gonzales as manager and shares the campaign committee’s San Antonio address. That address appears to belong to a UPS store roughly seven minutes…
The Trump administration announced Wednesday it would release up to 315,000 barrels of emergency heating oil as Northeast households face soaring winter energy costs, but industry experts warned the move may do little to lower prices. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced an exchange from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to address supply disruptions ahead of winter. The move comes as federal data shows regional fuel inventories running far below historical averages and households relying on heating oil facing projected cost increases of 21%. “While it’s a step in the right direction it won’t be sufficient to bring down…
President Donald Trump on Thursday defended Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over an attack ad he released featuring his opponent’s mother opposing her candidacy.Ramaswamy’s ad attracted backlash due to Democratic nominee Amy Acton’s history with her mother. Donna Arthur appeared in the ad to say that Acton “lies about her past” and “needs help.” But Acton hit back, posting a statement from her brother, who stated that their mother had lost custody of both, after her husband fled the state to avoid criminal charges for allegedly raping Acton when she was a child. Arthur remained married to her husband until…
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent a letter Thursday to the Judicial Conference of the United States, asking it to review whether a federal judge in Florida abused her judicial authority and violated fundamental tenets of judicial impartiality.The letter refers to U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ order in July that chastised President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and referred the attorneys who brought it for disciplinary proceedings. The letter, also signed by House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts Chairman Darrell Issa, noted that the judge’s order came after the plaintiffs filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of…
Police arrested a man on Wednesday evening whom they say they found vandalizing an Iwo Jima memorial in Quantico, Va.Authorities alleged that 27-year-old Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano used a sledgehammer to damage the limestone statue, NBC 4 reported. He also removed the head of one of the carved soldiers. The statute is a decades-old carving inspired by Joe Rosenthal’s well-known statue of American Marines raising a flag on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima, during the critical battle of World War II. Maldonado Soriano is in custody and has not been released on bond. Quantico is home to a major Marine…
‘Top Gun’ star Tom Skerritt has passed away. He was 93 years old. Tom Skerritt died of natural causes on Wednesday, according to his family. “We are heartbroken by his loss,” his family said in a statement. “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity and the love he brought into our lives. He cared deeply about imagination, creativity, storytelling, service, veterans, the natural world and helping others find and share their own voices.” “Tom believed deeply in the power of storytelling. He helped found TheFilmSchool in Seattle to…
Shot, in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal:Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels, as an improvised shipping system under U.S. protection is helping tankers move oil through one of Iran’s fiercest waves of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.Middle East oil flows, including shipments through Hormuz and alternative routes across the region, averaged more than 24 million barrels a day in the week through Oct. 18, surpassing prewar levels of 23.3 million, according to ship tracker Kpler. Preliminary figures show Hormuz oil flows, including offshore transfers in the Gulf of Oman, came to around 14 million barrels a day on average…
An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder to Philadelphia police, the company and police department confirmed on Friday.A Claude model sent the false tip on July 18 to the Philadelphia Police Department’s website for submitting information about unsolved murders, but it was flagged by a spam filter. Anthropic apparently discovered the incident on September 28 and informed the police department about it on October 8.During internal testing, Claude Haiku 4.5 was instructed to complete various forms up to the final submission stage and to stop before submitting those forms. “Several times Claude mistakenly submitted the…
Michigan Muslim Socialist Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed received over $25,000 from at least six men who co-signed a letter supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and calling for the organization to “purge” media and police in Egypt. The donations were reported by the Washington Free Beacon on Thursday. El-Sayed has faced an avalanche of criticism over his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The latest revelation is a 2012 letter in which 46 “leaders of the Egyptian community” in the United States backed a purge of the country’s media and police days after the country’s then-leader, Mohamad Morsi, unilaterally granted himself new powers. “Dr.…
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, October 22, 2026Republican Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton prays during a campaign stop at George’s Restaurant on March 2, 2026, in Waco, Texas. | John Moore/Getty ImagesA group of pastors prayed over Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton earlier this week, invoking supernatural strength for the U.S. Senate candidate in the final weeks of his campaign.In a clip shared by the X account “Pastors for Paxton,” a faith-based coalition of nearly 30 pastors launched last week, a group of men, including Texas pastors Steve Riggle and James Buntrock, gathered to pray over Paxton…
A state attorney general’s legal victory resulted in Meta having to pay a historic-level fine — which may have dire consequences for free expression online, experts say. New Mexico District Court Judge Francis J. Mathew on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion fine after a jury found that the company had misled consumers about its privacy policies. Democratic New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Meta’s platform Facebook, claiming that the company mishandled New Mexicans’ personal information. Free speech advocates warn that this may stifle free speech by threatening fines against those who do not sufficiently crack down…
Meta, Google and TikTok said it may be irrelevant to start discovery in the cases without the Ninth Circuit’s guidance.SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge hesitated to stop court proceedings Thursday in a group of cases between California’s attorney general and social media companies over a California Senate bill regulating online content for minors.During a hearing on a motion to stay pending appeal brought by plaintiffs Google, Meta and TikTok, the social media giants argued that because the judge’s denial of a preliminary injunction to block Senate Bill 976, also called the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media…
Federal officials announced on Thursday that Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, a longtime Democratic power broker in the state, was arrested on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.The charges stem from a corruption investigation into a family-run marijuana business, among other allegations detailed in an indictment that was unsealed Thursday.In a statement on social media, the Democratic state lawmaker responded by claiming the charges are political in nature and suggesting she is the victim of a racially motivated probe.Charges UnsealedA 41-page indictment against Lucas and six others, including several members of her family, was unsealed by…
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday held a midterm rally in North Platte, Nebraska, for Republican Senator Pete Ricketts and Governor Jim Pillen. “We have got somebody who has an amazing work ethic and amazing fight and amazing love for the state of Nebraska, and unfortunately, not the best hairdo,” Vance said of Senator Ricketts. Vance continued, “But he’s my dear friend and he is a person who has made all the victories in Washington possible. He’s already your senator and we’re going to reelect him.” “He’s been fighting for your farms. He’s been fighting for your ranches. He’s been…
The Trump administration is pouring nearly $1 billion into America’s strained electrical grid as surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers threatens to outpace available power supplies and raise blackout risks. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday approximately $967 million in additional funding to modernize electrical infrastructure, prevent power disruptions and strengthen grid reliability across states, territories and tribal communities. The investment is being unveiled as utilities struggle to keep pace with soaring electricity demand and aging infrastructure. “Lowering costs and unleashing prosperity are top priorities for President Trump,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in the announcement. “These commonsense…
A teenager plotted to assassinate a Republican congressman from Texas on behalf of ISIS, according to federal agents. A local ABC affiliate reported on Wednesday that the FBI had arrested a 17-year-old resident of McKinney for planning to kill Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, at an event earlier this month. The Texas congressman is a member of the House Freedom Caucus and co-founder of the Sharia-Free America Caucus, which seeks to bring “attention to concerns surrounding Sharia [law] and its incompatibility with the principles enshrined in the United States Constitution.” Federal law enforcement sources who purportedly spoke with the outlet said…
Medicare for All doesn’t work anywhere, but it will work worse in the United States if Abdul El Sayed gets his way. He plans to use tax dollars to fund expensive transgender surgeries, immoral child transitions, and people who come into the country illegally. Estimates from organizations like the Mercatus Center and the House Budget Committee project that Medicare for All would increase federal spending by roughly $32 trillion to $47.4 trillion over a 10-year period. That is without counting all the millions who will come illegally for healthcare. Medicare for All is fantastical thinking. Anyone familiar with Cloward and…
Anonymous sources have exposed sensitive details of the Trump administration’s reported plans to establish a clandestine espionage program targeting China to legacy media, potentially revealing American intelligence strategies to foreign adversaries.The Pentagon is reportedly developing a deep-cover intelligence operation that would embed American operatives within private-sector businesses to gather intelligence on China and other foreign adversaries, according to The Washington Post. Six individuals familiar with the initiative disclosed details about its leadership, capabilities and internal planning despite the program’s sensitive nature and the Pentagon’s denial of its existence.The Pentagon did not immediately respond for comment. (RELATED: Pentagon Reportedly Escalates Hunt…
Larry 3:24 PM · October 22, 2026 On this full episode of LARRY, Larry O’Connor breaks down THREE political bombshells! Virginia Democrat Louise Lucas surrenders to the FBI following a stunning federal indictment, Ilhan Omar’s first interview since the raid on her home raises explosive new questions, and Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed faces brutal fallout after a fiery Senate debate with Mike Rogers. Three Democrats facing MAJOR trouble as the midterms approach!
Former NBA greats Royce White and Enes Canter Freedom were banned from the WNBA although the association will not define the actual criteria to join their dysfunctional league. The WNBA dashed the hopes of trans athletes everywhere when they released their letter earlier this week on trans athletes in the league. The WNBA WILL NOT allow Enes Cantor Freedom and Royce (Roysha) White to play in their women’s league. But they will not define what a woman is! Why is that? The once trans-welcoming league is now the nation’s leading openly trans-phobic league! Enes Cantor Freedom released their letter on…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., wrote an open letter to FBI Director Kashyap Patel on Wednesday, questioning him about newly publicized surveillance footage that some argue provides an alibi for Brian Cole Jr.—the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside of the RNC and DNC headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protest.The footage, released Sunday by journalist Steve Baker, shows a man walking near the US Capitol around 8 p.m. on Jan. 5—the exact time another individual in a gray hoodie is seen on footage placing the pipe bombs. Baker and others argue…
Investors have fled to safety in U.S. Treasury bonds after a sharp selloff in tech stocks.The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield sank below 5 percent on Oct. 22 for the first time since Sept. 22, falling about 18 basis points to 4.97 percent.Yields were down across the board. The 30-year yield tumbled 12 basis points to below 5.32 percent, the lowest since Sept. 30. The 2-year, which generally tracks Federal Reserve policy expectations, fell to a five-week low of 4.68 percent.“What is happening is a rotation of capital and a flight to quality,” Russell Thompsons, chief investment officer at Hilbert Group,…
Former University of Nebraska football coach Scott Frost says he is due a full payout of liquidated damages. The university disagrees.LINCOLN, Neb. (CN) — The case of fired University of Nebraska football coach Scott Frost and the $5 million he says he is due may come down to the fine print of his contract from years ago.Attorneys for both Frost and the university argued Thursday that the plain language of the coach’s contract and subsequent revisions support their positions. Both sides have filed motions for judgment on the pleadings, and those arguments were aired in Lancaster County District Court in…
When it comes to buying a home, many people pay a premium for privacy. But one new listing Carlton, Kansas, takes the cake. For a measly $1.6 million, someone can call a converted Cold War Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silo home. Though the site sits on 18.2 acres of rural grassland, nearly the entire complex is hidden underground, save a single ominous steel door. The silo trenches down 182 feet, eventually leading to a two floor launch control center retrofitted to fit the modern world. Surrounding the entire complex are 600 tons of steel rebar and six-foot-thick epoxy concrete…
The Trump administration is extending emergency diesel relief in Texas as soaring fuel prices and strained supplies push states to take extraordinary measures to keep trucks moving. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended Texas’ emergency diesel waiver Tuesday, allowing certain older vehicles and equipment to use higher-sulfur fuel through Nov. 13. The 20-day extension follows an initial waiver granted October 5 at Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s request. “EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is doing what he can to provide relief to American consumers, but emergency waivers cannot replace the refining capacity we’ve lost after decades of politicians pursuing so-called climate…
By Javier Bolaños, Editor for Latin America of Diario Cristiano Thursday, October 22, 2026Attendees gathered at the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference’s 25th Anniversary Summit at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 20, 2026. | NHCLCHispanic Evangelical leader Samuel Rodriguez believes conservatives could most certainly lose ground with Latino voters in the 2026 midterm elections through what he calls votes of abstention as the community struggles with higher costs of living and the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement. During an exclusive interview with The Christian Post at the 25th anniversary summit of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership…
The Department of Justice is investigating allegations against Corey Lewandowski, a close Trump ally and former senior advisor at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to the Wall Street Journal.Lewandowski worked closely with Kristi Noem during her time as DHS secretary and attracted scrutiny over agency spending, personnel squabbles, and alleged improprieties. The DHS inspector general referred the matter to the DOJ after its own probe. A spokesperson for Lewandowski said that he had not received any contact from the DOJ and denied wrongdoing. News of the DOJ review of the allegations comes as Trump reportedly looks to clean…
President Donald Trump on Thursday lamented the end of the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City, which comes at the direction of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.”So sad to see the beloved Central Park Horse-drawn Carriage Industry ending after over a Century, based largely on one tragic accident,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “When there is a car accident in the area, of which there are many, they don’t stop cars from entering the Park. So why would they stop the Carriages? It was a Great Tradition. Another piece of History that’s gone. It will be missed!” “The Horse-drawn Carriage in…
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday said he had no intention to “improperly interfere with elections,” but he didn’t rule out the possibility that the Justice Department could seek to block states from certifying votes in the midterm elections in a “doomsday” scenario. As part of its effort to investigate voter rolls for noncitizens voting in federal elections, the Justice Department is considering bringing legal actions against more states before or possibly after the Nov. 3 midterm election, NBC reported, citing unnamed sources. On Thursday, reporters asked Blanche if he could rule out any such action by the Justice Department to…