Progressives of various stripes are attracted these days to several political ideas that must be handled with care or they could come back to haunt us. Considering these ideas points to the need for a new agenda for Americans concerned about climate and the environment. "Affordability" is a huge, legitimate concern for Americans and those who purport to represent us politically. Many progressives are using "affordability" as the rallying cry and point to high prices and inflation. As the success of Zohran Mamdani in NYC shows, it is a powerful political issue, and rightly so. As I write, Trump just confirmed all this by calling affordability a hoax concocted by Democrats.

Last month, Democrats won races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey and mayor in New York City by hammering "affordability." Voters are giving President Trump poor grades on inflation, and that poses an existential threat to Republican majorities in Congress. Yet Republicans may be getting a bum rap. Affordability isn't just inflation; wages count too. It's your ability to pay for the things you need and want.

The House on Wednesday easily passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, $900 billion measure to the Senate ahead of the year-end deadline. The measure, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed the lower chamber by a vote of 312-112. Ninety-four Democrats and 18 Republicans opposed the bill. The NDAA, a traditionally bipartisan bill that lays out defense priorities for the next year, would increase pay for service members, provide some military aid to Ukraine, restrict U.S. investment in China and fully repeal sanctions on Syria, among other things.

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The Justice Department attorney did not mention the Trump FDA's recent admission linking the COVID shots to at least 10 child deaths so far.

The foreign feature did not go over well with American audiences, except for leftist activists who widely defended the movie and even argued in favor of the child 'dance' scenes.