Socialist Democratic New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named his administration’s two top advisers, as he gears up to lead the Big Apple in a decidedly left-wing direction that may cause some residents to bolt. Mamdani announced his current chief of staff, Elle Bisgaard-Church, a fellow Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, will stay in […]

During the 2024 presidential campaign, pollster Scott Rasmussen predicted that voters would pick their preferred candidate based on how they perceived their personal finances.  Needless to say, it didn’t go well for Kamala Harris.  Four years of rising prices and record-high inflation doomed the Democrat ticket—even though Joe Biden wasn’t on the ballot. Harris didn’t help herself when she flubbed a softball question from Sunny Hostin and couldn’t come up with anything she’d do differently from Biden. Voters responded by handing President Donald Trump a commanding victory. At the time, only 24% of voters said their personal finances were improving, according to RMG Research’s polling for the Napolitan Institute. Conversely, 41% said their personal finances were getting worse.  “People’s perception of whether their personal finances are improving is the single most important indicator of how they will vote,” Rasmussen told me last year, shortly before Election Day. Fast forward to 2025 and it’s now Trump who is facing his own challenges on the economy, which remains the single most important issue on the minds of Americans. Rasmussen asked the question again last week and found that just 26% of respondents think their personal finances are improving compared to 39% who say they’re getting worse. Americans haven’t been this pessimistic since they elected Trump to clean up the Biden-Harris mess. 26% of voters say their finances are getting better, and another 39% say they are getting worseThis is the most pessimistic voters have been since before the 2024 election.Survey of 1,000 registered voters by @ScottWRasmussen pic.twitter.com/dwnIa6Mjhc— Napolitan News Service (@NapolitanNews) November 7, 2025 If these poll numbers aren’t already a warning sign for Trump and Republicans in Congress, they need to recognize the threat. The window will quickly close on the GOP’s governing agenda, putting their political prospects in peril ahead of next year’s midterms.  Democrats are already salivating at the prospect of turning Trump’s economic advantage into a liability. Look no further than last week’s elections in New Jersey and Virginia, where Democrats Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger used voters’ economic anxiety against their Republican rivals—and won decisive victories as a result. The outcome was even worse for Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates, where Democrats will have at least 64 of the 100 seats in January. Even more alarming, New York City voters elected an unabashed socialist who promised to make affordability the centerpiece of his agenda as mayor. When have socialists ever made anything affordable? It didn’t matter. In response to Zohran Mamdani’s win, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy warned his fellow Republicans to take notice.  “Our side needs to focus on affordability,” Ramaswamy said in a viral social media video. “Make the American dream affordable. Bring down costs—electric costs, grocery costs, health care costs and housing costs—and lay out how we’re going to do it.” Lessons from tonight, no sugar coating. pic.twitter.com/CMZCIH4g2O— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) November 5, 2025 Rasmussen attributed some of voters’ economic anxiety to the government shutdown, which began Oct. 1 and is nearing an end this week. “This is a stunning collapse in confidence, coming as more and more people feel the impact of the government shutdown,” Rasmussen told The Daily Signal. “We have been tracking this measure of economic confidence for years because it is the most important political indicator for any election cycle. People were very pessimistic throughout the Biden era, but pessimism began to decline as soon as Trump won the election. Now, all of those gains have been wiped out and voters are just as pessimistic about their finances as they were on the even of the 2024 election.” Trump, to his credit, has turned his attention to the economy in recent days. But he’ll need more than the president’s bully pulpit to convince Americans that things are improving. Another poll from the Napolitan Institute this week found voter sentiment heading in the wrong direction with 39% believing we’re already in a recession. Two in five registered voters (39%) say the country is currently in a recession. That is up 8 points from 2 weeks ago, and up 3 points from a month ago.https://t.co/Qx2xhKTTEXSurvey of 1,000 registered voters by @ScottWRasmussen pic.twitter.com/kYQLaDw2fv— Napolitan News Service (@NapolitanNews) November 9, 2025 The question isn’t whether the economy matters—the polls make that abundantly clear. The question is whether Republicans can turn sentiment around before voters hand Democrats an opportunity to stymie Trump’s agenda. Just as Biden-Harris paid the price for inflation and stagnation, Trump now faces the same reckoning. The economy remains the unmistakable kingmaker in American politics—and right now, it’s sending a warning the GOP cannot ignore. The post The Poll Number That Should Worry Trump Most appeared first on The Daily Signal.

A cat hid her kittens in a tin barrel until help arrived. Then, she decided to try indoor living for the first time. Alley Cat RescueLate last month, the Alley Cat Rescue team rushed to help a cat who had been seen sheltering her kittens inside an old tin barrel.The young mother was exhausted but determined, doing everything she could to keep her babies safe. She nursed them and wrapped herself around their tiny bodies to keep them warm. "We found this young mother fiercely guarding her newborn kittens," Alley Cat Rescue shared. "When our team member approached, she watched with wide, fearful eyes."As the temperature began to drop, it became clear that the tin barrel was no place to raise kittens. Alley Cat RescueTo bring them to safety, the rescuer set a humane trap nearby and waited patiently for the wary mother to step inside.This devoted mama had somehow managed to keep her kittens safe and fed, scavenging for scraps to sustain herself enough to produce milk. "For countless stray and feral cats, this cycle never ends." Alley Cat Rescue"Seventy to eighty percent of kittens born outside don't survive past six months. This is why spaying and neutering saves lives. It breaks the endless cycle of suffering and gives cats a chance at healthy, peaceful lives."For the first time, the mother cat found herself in a warm, safe space. As soon as she was reunited with her four kittens, she groomed them tenderly while they nestled against her to nurse. Alley Cat RescueWithin two days, the young mom began to let her guard down. She still watched over her little ones closely but started to enjoy the comforts of indoor life: soft blankets, quiet surroundings, and an endless supply of food.Her kittens were plump and healthy thanks to her unwavering care. They wiggled and squeaked in unison whenever she took a short break to stretch and eat. Alley Cat RescueThe fear that once filled her eyes slowly melted away, replaced by calm and trust. She gratefully accepted her meals and allowed her caretakers to weigh her kittens regularly to ensure they were growing strong."This is exactly why rescue matters—every mama and every kitten deserves a chance to grow up safe, warm, and loved." Alley Cat RescueHaving never missed a meal or a moment of affection, the kittens showed off their round bellies, newfound strength, and growing confidence. They rolled onto their backs, waving their tiny paws in the air as their budding personalities emerged."They now have a warm, dry room with soft blankets, and Mom is loving her high-calorie meals." Alley Cat RescueThis week, the kittens opened their eyes for the first time, blinking curiously at the world around them. They waddled about, eager to explore beyond their cozy nest under their mom's watchful gaze.Gone were the cold, uncertain days in the tin barrel. Now, the little family is thriving in the safety and comfort of a loving home. Alley Cat Rescue"When she was first found outside, she was desperately trying to protect her litter from the cold and wet fall weather. Mom and her babies have been living in comfort since we brought them indoors."Now, the mama radiates joy and pride with her kittens nestled beside her. Once they're weaned, she'll finally get to be a cat again, ready to find a loving home where she'll be cherished for life. Alley Cat RescueShare this story with your friends. More on the feline family and Alley Cat Rescue on Instagram and Facebook.Related story: Cat Follows Residents Around the Block Until Help Arrives, Before Long She Has Several Kittens by Her Side

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In classic Audie Cornish fashion, CNN This Morning offered perhaps some of the dumbest analysis possible when it came to American politics and government. This time, the host and her liberal panelists imagined a disconnect existed between President Trump’s foreign policy accomplishments and his famous "America First" platform.  After recalling the President’s recent disapproval of longtime MAGA ally Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), CNN political analyst Zolan Kanno-Youngs amazingly pitted Trump’s international responsibilities against his America First agenda: But I also thought what was fascinating is you then had him essentially defending a globalist view of the administration. He essentially said, “Look, if you're gonna be U.S. President, you actually have to respond to the world's conflicts.” Square that with some of what you heard from the President during the campaign. Square that with what you hear from many of his supporters talking about America […] first as well.     What? How does Trump solving problems across the globe run afoul of serving the American people? It’s literally half the President’s job to be an intermediary between America’s allies and adversaries. Less chaos abroad meant fewer opportunities for America to be dragged into a conflict that wasn’t about American interests. Host Audie Cornish latched onto the idiocy by repeating the left-wing media’s claim that Trump was intentionally ignoring domestic issues over the past several months. Penny Nance, the CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, gave the obviously needed civics lesson: CORNISH: We saw it with the Iran strikes. […] We see it in a couple of areas. Whenever the President goes further into international issues, so to speak, there is this rumbling of, like, “Why is he there? Why isn't he focused on the U.S.?” NANCE: Well, I mean, I think most people recognize he is President of the United States, and foreign policy is a big part of his job. We expect him to do that job well. And you can be America — in fact, you have to be America First when you're dealing with other nations. Did Cornish not understand that bilateral meetings are often planned well in advance and are not controlled by the whims of domestic politics? Refusing to let go of her default understanding, Cornish diverted into an argument about the controversial strikes of Venezuelan boats. Bernie bro Chuck Rocha jumped to her defense by reverting the conversation back to MTG, and Kanno-Youngs brought up Trump’s obsession with winning a Nobel Peace Prize. Nance, again, gave the reasonable take that Trump’s efforts led to some tangible good: “Let's recognize that peace in the Middle East is good for the world and the United States. So, what he's doing to try to secure that, whether it's bringing more Abraham Accords together, actually having settling the war with Gaza and Israel. Bringing the hostages home, that like he just did. […] all of this is important to Americans, and he has both jobs to do, certainly.” It’s almost as if the game was rigged against Trump from the start. No matter what, nothing was good enough to fully satisfy the left. The transcript is below. Click "expand" read: CNN This Morning November 11, 2025 6:39:45 a.m. EST (…) AUDIE CORNISH: When the President finally says, “Hey, I don't know what's going on with this person.” What is that a signal of? Is there actual irritation — ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS: His frustration. CORNISH: — in the White House? Okay. KANNO-YOUNGS: Yeah, yeah. His frustration with that. CORNISH: Yeah. KANNO-YOUNGS: He gave a long — I was in the Oval Office yesterday when this was asked, and he gave a long answer. Yes, there was that response to Marjorie Taylor Greene. But I also thought what was fascinating is you then had him essentially defending a globalist view of the administration. He essentially said, “Look, if you're gonna be U.S. President, you actually have to respond to the world's conflicts.” Square that with some of what you heard from the President during the campaign. Square that with what you hear from many of his supporters talking about America — CORNISH: Yeah. KANNO-YOUNGS: — first as well. CORNISH: On foreign policy, that’s — KANNO-YOUNGS: I do think this is a source of tension — CORNISH: Yeah. KANNO-YOUNGS: — the focus on foreign policy compared to responding to domestic issues. CORNISH: We saw it with the Iran strikes. KANNO-YOUNGS: Yes. CORNISH: We see it in a couple of areas. Whenever the President goes further into international issues, so to speak, there is this rumbling of, like, “Why is he there? Why isn't he focused on the U.S.?” PENNY NANCE: Well, I mean, I think most people recognize he is President of the United States, and foreign policy is a big part of his job. We expect him to do that job well. And you can be America — in fact, you have to be America first when you're dealing with other nations. And I think whether it's tariffs or whether it's any other foreign policy, he's done a great job with that. CORNISH: But I think their argument is, basically, “You're shooting people in Venezuela, we don't know who they are, and there's no evidence” — NANCE: They're bringing drugs, trying to bring drugs — CORNISH: But we don’t have evidence and you haven't presented it in any kind of court or anything. Even meeting with the Syrian President, who used to be a jihadist, it's sort of surprising to see him move in these ways. CHUCK ROCHA: Because he's fed this base so much during the primaries. To Zolan's point, like, this is how he got elected is he went to the folks and said, “We're hungry at home. Why are we spending this money overseas?” — CORNISH: And we wouldn’t talk to these people, and we wouldn't talk to these people. ROCHA: I’m not saying it’s right or wrong. I'm saying that's what he said. Now he's just saying something different. So, people like Marjorie Taylor Greene are like, “Hang on just a second.” KANNO-YOUNGS: He also wants a Nobel Peace Prize, too. And a lot of these meetings about this are about sort of building his case for that last, sort of, accolade that he is hoping to get in terms of — [Crosstalk] CORNISH: He also, I remember, said, “America first is what I say it is.” Do I remember that during one of the other international crisis? NANCE: Let's recognize that peace in the Middle East is good for the world and the United States. So, what he's doing to try to secure that, whether it's bringing more Abraham Accords together, actually having settling the war with Gaza and Israeli. Bringing the hostages home, that like he just did. Omer Neutra, an American hostage, just came home to his parents and was buried two days ago. Itay Chen was just brought home to his family. I mean, all of this is important to Americans, and he has both jobs to do, certainly. CORNISH: Yeah, it’ll be interesting to see, yeah, how people judge him on both of those things. (…)

The government shutdown may be ending, but it revealed something very important about Americans as a whole — too many rely on the government to survive.And that is a very dangerous situation to be in.“Whenever a society gets into this situation, history will show us a poisoned promise begins,” Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck explains.“The socialists always arrive making all kinds of poison promises,” he says. “And there is a pattern, and it is so ancient it could be scripture. ... Every socialist experiment starts with the same smooth-tongue promise: ‘We are going to make life fair.’”“Unfortunately for socialists, you know, history keeps impeccable books. The receipts are really, really damning. Fortunately for socialists, nobody ever reads history,” he continues.These receipts that Glenn pulls out are in the form of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, Fidel Castro in Cuba, and Adolf Hitler in Germany.“This story of socialism is written in blood in ledger books all over the world,” Glenn says. “And it always starts with the promise of equity or equality. And it always leads to the rise of an elite who decides what equality means. And every time it fails, they say, ‘Well, that was just put in the hands of the wrong people.’”“No, the key word here is not ‘wrong,’ it’s ‘people.’ People. The workers never get the factories. The peasants never receive the land. The poor never get any of the wealth. And it's this story over and over and over again,” he continues.“Socialism begins with a promise but always ends with a ruling class armed with absolute power,” he says, adding, “Only the names change.”Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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