DeSantis Warns Those Thinking About Looting After Hurricane: Florida Is A Second Amendment State

On Friday, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a warning to those who are thinking about looting after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, saying that looters are putting their lives at risk because “Florida is a Second Amendment state.” “They boarded up all the businesses, and there are people that wrote on their plywood, ‘You loot, we shoot,’” DeSantis said. “At the end of the day, we are not going to allow lawlessness to take advantage of this situation. We are a law-and-order state, and this is a law-and-order community, so do not think that you’re going to go

Senate Passes Bill To Send $12 Billion In Aid To Ukraine And Avert Government Shutdown

On Thursday, the Senate voted 72 to 25 to pass legislation that would fund the federal government through mid-December and send an additional $12.35 billion in aid to Ukraine. The bill, which passed the Senate shortly before government funding was scheduled to expire at midnight on Friday, is now on its way to the House and then to President Biden for his signature. “The tranche of aid for Ukraine comes after Congress has already approved about $54 billion in two previous packages,” The New York Times reported. “When it is enacted, the investment in Ukraine will be the highest amount

Texas Leads Country In Job Growth, Again Breaks State Employment Records

Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott

The Republican-led state of Texas saw the fastest job growth in the country in August, continuing a monthslong pattern and breaking state employment records. “Texas set new employment highs in August, adding 16,400 nonfarm jobs and bringing total employment in the state to 13,530,100. Since last August, Texas has added 726,900 jobs,” The Center Square reported. “Texas employers added more jobs in August than in any previous month in recorded state history, surpassing the previous months’ record.” “August job numbers marked the 10th consecutive month the state set employment records in Texas,” the outlet added. “Texas also reached a new

Biden Called On And Searched For Dead Congresswoman Because She Was ‘On His Mind’: White House

President Biden believed that a deceased congresswoman was still alive Wednesday because “she was on his mind,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed during a press briefing. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) was killed in a car crash in August. Biden publicly mourned her death and called for the White House to lower flags for two days in her memory. Still, Biden called for the deceased congresswoman multiple times — asking where she was — during his opening remarks at the White House’s Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. “Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie?” Biden asked as he scanned the audience, searching for the deceased congresswoman.

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