By Beth Brelje for The Federalist It means independent and unaffiliated voters must cast provisional ballots for now. Some 75,000 registered voters walking into polling places in Chester County, Pennsylvania will not find their name in the polling book. The names of registered Republicans and Democrats appear, but the independent and unaffiliated voters did not make the book. It means they all must cast provisional ballots for now. The county is working on the problem. Chester County Voter Services posted on its website a bold, red-letter message at the top of its website, “We are working to get supplemental poll books to…
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By Shawn Fleetwood for The Federalist ‘It really feels like this is a coin flip in terms of the outcome,’ Heritage Foundation Chief Economist E.J. Antoni told The Federalist. Following an action-packed overseas trip to Asia last week, President Donald Trump is gearing up to tackle the next challenge facing his administration: a legal battle over his tariff policy. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in a pair of consolidated cases known as Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. As The Federalist previously reported, these cases specifically center around the legality of Trump’s use of the…
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he’s not planning a presidential run—at least not yet. Speaking on Meet the Press, Newsom pushed back when asked directly why he wants to be president. “I don’t,” he said flatly, before clarifying that speculation about a campaign didn’t come from him. “Nothing I dislike more than the politician that sits there and lies to you, and we all just sit there rolling our eyes going, give me a break,” he added. When asked about the future of the Democratic Party and his own role in it, Newsom was pressed on his support for then-President…
By Mark Vargas, Newsmax Columnist & Editor-in-Chief, Illinois Review U.S. Secretary Rollins is scheduled to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday. Officially, the meeting is about “cooperation” and the “imminent reopening” of the U.S.-Mexico cattle border following a parasite outbreak that halted cattle imports from our southern neighbor. Unofficially, it’s about far more – a battle over control, corruption, and credibility in a cattle industry increasingly dominated by cartels and concealed by government spin. Behind the optimistic rhetoric lies a disturbing truth: Mexico’s cattle industry is now deeply entangled with cartel power. Organized crime has infiltrated nearly every…
“The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa … and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands.” President Donald Trump has set the refugee ceiling for the 2026 fiscal year at 7,500, which is the lowest cap on record, according to a document released by the White House on the matter on Thursday. The document also said that Afrikaners from South Africa will be getting priority for the limited number of spots. The document from the Trump White House stated, “The admissions of up to 7,500 refugees to the United States during…
By Scott Powell for Townhall The mainstream media and deep state would lead us all to think the American people are more divided than in prior trying times, such as during the Civil War or the divisive civil rights/anti-Vietnam War period of the late 1960s and early 1970s. While it is true that there may be more incidents of extremism and violence coming from the left today, it is also important to recognize that there were major moral issues at stake in each of those prior times. Moral opposition to slavery was associated with the Civil War, and there was…
The European Central Bank has kept interest rates on hold, as expected, at its latest meeting on Thursday. The central bank held its key deposit facility rate at 2% for the third consecutive time, having last cut rates in June. The trim, which coincided with euro zone inflation hitting the ECB’s target rate of 2%, was part of a rate-cutting cycle that has brought rates down from last year’s record high of 4%. The ECB said in a statement Thursday that “inflation remains close to the 2% medium-term target and the Governing Council’s assessment of the inflation outlook is broadly unchanged.”“The economy has continued to…
By Tyler Durden for Zero HEdge President Donald Trump announced that he had approved missiles for Japan’s fleet of F-35s, and the first delivery of the munitions would occur this week. Speaking aboard the USS George Washington in Japan, Trump said, “I’m delighted to report that I’ve just approved the first batch of missiles. They’ll arrive this week, so they’re ahead of schedule.” The sale is for AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder. President Joe Biden approved a $3.6 billion sale of AMRAAMs to Tokyo in January. Trump authorized Japan to buy $100 million in Sidewinder missiles last month. Trump made the declaration as he…
By Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge A Google executive said the company made “mistakes” while handling complaints of election fraud during a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing held Oct. 29. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who serves as the committee chairman, showed screenshots of a YouTube video that allegedly highlighted how former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Donald Trump both voiced concerns about election fraud and then asked Markham Erickson, who leads Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Centers of Excellence, why the video was taken down. “YouTube deleted it, blocked it and gave the creator a strike,…
By Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge Premiums for people buying health insurance through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces are soaring ahead of the start of the open enrollment period, new data show. Premiums for people who are buying insurance for 2026 in state-run marketplaces are rising 17 percent, the health nonprofit KFF said on Oct. 28. Premiums for enrollees using Healthcare.gov, the federally-run marketplace, are spiking on average 30 percent. The enrollment period for the ACA—former President Barack Obama’s health care law, commonly known as Obamacare—will open on Nov. 1 for most marketplaces. Factors behind the increasing premiums include higher hospital costs…