In all likelihood‚ undecided voters will decide the outcome of the 2024 election. And if you';re President Joe Biden‚ that';s probably not a good thing.On Wednesday‚ MSNBC highlighted a recent focus group of undecided voters from Michigan‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Wisconsin‚ three battleground states that pave the path to the White House. Biden won those states in 2020‚ but Donald Trump won them in 2016.The voters applauded Biden for his policies on abortion‚ student loans‚ climate‚ and his attitude toward ";disenfranchised"; people. But on the issues that voters say matter most the economy‚ inflation‚ immigration‚ and the border crisis they all agreed that Trump is the better choice. In fact‚ all participants agreed that Trump';s economic policies are better for them and their family.";I think hes been absolutely disastrous for the economy‚"; one voter said of Biden.";I feel like he doesn';t even take accountability for‚ at all‚ with what';s going on in the economy‚ and not even accountability he';s in denial that its happening‚"; another voter said. ";Biden needs to hear the people because when he';s talking about the economy doing stellar‚ he';s talking about the stock market. He';s not looking at homelessness or joblessness. He';s not thinking about how much it costs to go to the grocery store‚"; said another voter‚ who supported Biden in 2020. ";He';s gaslighting literally everyone in the process."; (@) In 1992‚ Democratic strategist James Carville offered Americans a novel political theory: ";It';s the economy‚ stupid!"; Time and time again‚ Carville';s famous quip has proved true.The undecided voters in the focus group believe Trump is a ";bully"; or ";mean"; or that he is divisive. But they like his economy policies‚ and if Americans vote with their pocketbook‚ the former president is sitting pretty less than seven months before voters head to the ballot box.Unfortunately for Biden‚ the focus group is not an anomaly.For months‚ polls have shown that voters trust Trump on the issues they care about most‚ while they trust Biden on issues they don';t really vote on: abortion‚ climate change‚ voting rights.The media are trying to help Biden publishing countless stories painting the economy as better than they think but if Americans are in tune with anything‚ it';s their bank accounts. They know how much groceries‚ utilities‚ gas‚ cars‚ rent‚ and housing cost before Biden‚ so they are painfully aware of how inflation has decreased the power of their dollars. And the focus group proved once again that Biden';s narrative about the economy isn';t resonating with voters.If the election comes down to undecided voters in a handful of battleground states‚ remember Carville';s thesis especially as inflation worsens. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The House voted 273 to 147 Friday in favor of reauthorizing the surveillance bill that has been exploited by the FBI hundreds of thousands of times to spy on American citizens. Only 59 Republicans reportedly voted against renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.The bill is now headed to the Senate‚ where it will likely be passed before the April 19 deadline‚ to the great satisfaction of its champions in the Biden administration‚ members of the the House Intelligence Committee‚ and Attorney General Merrick Garland.The bill was passed after an amendment requiring the FBI to get a warrant before searching Americans'; private communications under Section 702 failed earlier in the day in a 212-212 tie vote.The congressman who led the amendment‚ Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.)‚ blasted the 86 Republicans who helped defeat it‚ writing‚ ";86 Republicans voted with Joe Biden and the Uniparty to allow the FBI to continue spying on Americans without a warrant. The Swamp is deep.";Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio)‚ among the 86‚ suggested that ";this amendment is not about Americans'; inboxes and outboxes. This is not about Americans'; data. his amendment is about Hezbollah';s data‚ Hamas'; data‚ and the Communist Chinese Party';s data‚"; adding ";it will make us go blind."; (@) Ahead of the vote‚ Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)‚ among those opposed to the reauthorization‚ said‚ ";So I';m supposed to say I want to grant more power to the intelligence community? More power to the government that is releasing terrorists as we speak onto the streets of Texas? It defies any kind of logic.";Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)‚ another FISA critic‚ said‚ ";Holy cow! Pretty soon it';s going to be ';everybody gets to get searched for any darn reason they want.'; That';s not how it works in America‚ at least not how it';s supposed to work.";Former President Donald Trump wrote earlier this week on Truth Social‚ ";KILL FISA‚ IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME‚ AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!";House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested that while he was once opposed to the reauthorization of Section 702‚ classified briefings provided him with a ";different perspective‚"; reported CNN.";When I was a member of [the House Judiciary Committee]‚ I saw the abuses of the FBI‚ the terrible abuses over and over and over and then when I became speaker I went to the SCIF and got the confidential briefing on sort of the other perspective on that to understand the necessity of section 702 of FISA and how important it is for national security‚"; said Johnson. ";And it gave me a different perspective.";The perspective Johnson came to adopt ruled the day. CNN highlighted that only 59 Republicans and 88 Democrats ended up voting against reauthorization.The new FISA bill entails a two-year authorization instead of a five-year reauthorization‚ meaning that if Trump is re-elected‚ he could revamp FISA laws before the end of his second term.Blaze News previously noted that Section 702 is a provision of FISA first enacted by Congress in 2008 that lets the government spy on foreign nationals located outside the U.S. with the compelled aid of electronic communication service providers. This was the law exploited by the FBI to spy on members of the Trump campaign in 2016 without probable cause.The Office of the Director of National Intelligence indicated that Congress enacted Section 702 in order to ";address a collection gap that resulted from the evolution of technology in the years after FISA was passed in 1978.";";Many terrorists and other foreign adversaries were using email accounts serviced by U.S. companies‚"; claimed the ODNI. ";Because of this change in communications technology‚ the government had to seek individual court orders‚ based on a finding of probable cause‚ to obtain the communications of non-U.S. persons located abroad.";Alternatively going through the courts was supposedly too costly ";because of the resources required and because the government couldn';t always meet the probable cause standard.";While 702 targets must be foreign nationals suspected to be outside the U.S.‚ the FBI has admitted that ";such targets may send an email or have a phone call with a U.S. person."; Numerous American citizens have‚ consequently‚ been subjected to warrantless surveillance and had their private communications both tapped and stored.The FBI has confessed as much‚ indicating on multiple occasions that there were at least 278‚000 ";unintentional"; back-door search queries of the 702 database for the private communications of Americans between 2020 and 2021 alone.Jan. 6 protesters‚ congressional campaign donors‚ and BLM protesters are among those who have been swept up into the warrantless 702 searches.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Second-generation Major League Baseball player Jackson Holliday explained his faith and his on-field tradition that fans noticed during his debut.Holliday is the son of World Series winner Matt Holliday‚ who retired just six years prior to his son';s first game with the Baltimore Orioles. At the beginning of the game‚ reporters noticed that the 20-year-old made a possible marking behind second base where he was playing. Holliday explained it was part of his usual routine to showcase his faith.";In the bottom of the first‚ right before the inning started‚ you went kind of behind second base and touched the dirt. Did you draw something in the dirt‚ is that kind of a tradition for you?"; a reporter asked him after the game.";Yeah‚ it';s kind of a routine to draw a cross‚"; Holliday replied. ";I wouldn';t be here without Jesus‚ honestly. His love that he';s had on me and blessed me with the ability to play baseball‚ and to be here today‚ I probably wouldn';t be anywhere without him‚"; the rookie explained.";Just kind of a routine that I have before every inning or at the beginning of the game on defense‚ or before every at bat. Just giving thanks to the Lord‚"; he added.Jackson has consistently referenced his faith throughout his path to the MLB. In a 2022 interview with His Huddle‚ Jackson credited his parents with introducing him to religion‚ which helped him build a foundation as a person.";Faith has always been important to me‚"; he told the outlet before the MLB draft. ";Im so grateful to be raised in a Christian home and have such great examples around me of how to be a follower of Christ.";";Faith plays a major role in baseball and my life. I want to honor the Lord in everything that I do‚ and I try to represent that on the field‚ through my actions and how I carry myself on and off the field‚"; he added.After his big league debut‚ Holliday was asked about the feeling of being part of another generation of baseball players.";After watching your dad for so many years in big league ballparks‚ what did it mean to you to just have him in the seats watching you play your first big league game?"; a journalist asked.";It';s really cool to be able to look over there and have him and my brother and my grandpa sitting down the line. It was really cool to be able to see them‚ and it';s quite an experience.";Holliday is on an entry-level contract with the Baltimore Orioles worth $740‚000. According to Spotrac‚ he received a signing bonus from the organization in 2020 of $8‚190‚000.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The left loves nothing more than to throw the word ";equity"; around‚ especially when addressing the ever-growing list of alleged inequalities in our society.But where does the word equity actually come from?American author James Lindsay who Dave Rubin calls one of the best explainers of the connection between [woke ideology] and Marxism told the European Parliament about the history of the word.So‚ heres the definition of equity‚ and see if it sounds like a definition of anything else youve ever heard of‚ Lindsay began. The definition of equity comes from the Public Administration Literature. It was written by a man named George Frederickson‚ and the definition is: an administered political economy in which shares are adjusted so that citizens are made equal.Does that sound like anything youve heard of before? he asked.Like socialism?The only difference between equity and socialism is the type of property that they redistribute [and] the type of shares‚ he continued. They';re going to redistribute social and cultural capital in addition to economic and material capital.And so this is my thesis when we say‚ What is woke?: Woke is Maoism with American characteristics.Ok‚ so the idea is that Marxism was really an economic way of redistributing everything‚ so that everyone would be equal‚ says Dave. But everyones not equal. Theres always the layer that has all of the stuff‚ and everyone else gets sort of nothing‚ and that creates equity amongst the people.[Democrats] want to redistribute money the idea well take from [one party] and give to [another]‚ Dave explains‚ adding that they want redistribution when it comes to virtually every part of your life‚ including health care and education‚ among other things.For all of this equity to become possible‚ however‚ You';re going to have to kill a lot of people‚ he says.Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations‚ free speech‚ and big ideas with Dave Rubin‚ subscribe to BlazeTV the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill on Thursday that requires local law enforcement agencies to report illegal migrants to federal authorities‚ the Associated Press reported.While other Democratic-run cities and states around the country are choosing to continue implementing so-called ";sanctuary"; policies that prohibit local and state police from coordinating with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement‚ Tennessee has adopted a new measure that would mandate communication with federal agencies. Lee signed into law House Bill 2124‚ which ";requires law enforcement agencies and officials to communicate with the appropriate federal official regarding the immigration status of any individual‚ including reporting knowledge that a particular alien is not lawfully present in the United States or otherwise cooperate with the appropriate federal official in the identification‚ apprehension‚ detention‚ or removal of aliens not lawfully present in the United States.";The measure also ensures certain protections for victims and witnesses. It ";prohibits a law enforcement agency from communicating with federal immigration officials regarding the immigration status of an individual who is a victim of or witness to possible criminal conduct.";Prior state law allowed law enforcement officers to communicate with federal authorities‚ but it did not require them to do so. However‚ the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police and the Tennessee Sheriffs Association stated that ";all law enforcement agencies"; are already coordinating with federal officials. The new measure will take effect July 1.";When there is an interaction with law enforcement‚ it';s important that the appropriate authorities are notified of the status of that individual‚"; Lee said Thursday. ";I think that makes sense. So‚ I';m in support of that legislation.";The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition argued that the bill is too broad.Lisa Sherman Luna‚ the executive director for the TIRRC and TIRRC Votes‚ said that the governor ";could have listened to the warnings from police chiefs‚ educators‚ domestic violence victims'; advocates and legal experts and stopped this misguided bill from becoming law.";";Instead‚ he rubber-stamped the state legislature';s continued descent into authoritarianism and green-lit a law that could open the door for racial profiling‚ unlawful detention‚ and separated families‚"; she added.The bill';s sponsor‚ Sen. Brent Taylor (R)‚ disputed the claim that the measure would encourage racial profiling. ";This is not going down and hunting somebody who looks Hispanic‚ pulling them over and demanding papers‚"; he remarked.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Lotus Lantern: Rescue Mother may have one of the funniest subtitles in videogames‚ but that doesn';t seem to be stopping it from finding a big and enthusiastic audience. Taking heavy inspiration from roguelike games such as Cult of the Lamb‚ Rogue Legacy 2‚ and‚ most directly in its overhead action design and visual style‚ Hades‚ creator Unstable Games'; new launch is blowing up on Steam‚ attracting a ton of players since it first came out just yesterday. Continue reading New 93% rated Hades style roguelike game is blowing up on Steam

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