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The US has a $40 trillion debt crisis. Billionaire Warren Buffett knows how to solve it
America had a headline-grabbing milestone this summer. Unfortunately, it wasn’t our America 250 celebration. Rather, it was passing the $40 trillion mark on our national debt.
$40 trillion is a number that is very difficult to get your head wrapped around. It’s more than 120% of our GDP, a ratio that sounds more applicable to an emerging market in crisis than the biggest economy in the world.
While the debt in and of itself is a problem, there are two related issues that are critical. One is the rapid growth in debt accumulation. In 2017, we passed the $20 trillion mark, and less than 10 years later, we doubled that to $40 trillion.
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This begets the second issue, which is the cost to finance all that debt.
We no longer have the "exorbitant privilege" as it is often referred to of countries adding U.S. dollar reserves no matter what, and that means now, investors in our debt, if we can find them, are price-sensitive. In layman’s terms, they are requiring more of a premium to lend the U.S. government money.
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Not only are we running very high deficits (both in absolute terms of $2 trillion a year and in terms of deficits/GDP) that need to be financed, but in recent years, the Treasury has been financing our debt for short-term durations. While a bit cheaper, this debt is in constant need of refinancing (not to mention financing this way tends to be more inflationary).
The reality is that the interest we are required to pay on the debt — that is, money we are spending to finance things we have already bought — is larger than our spending on the military and, if things keep going the same way, may one day be the government’s largest expense category.
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So, the question that comes up is, what can we do? Is there even a way out of this?
The answer is yes. We obviously have the tools to be able to get a handle on our debt.
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The problem is that we do not have the political will to do so.
This is a "both parties" problem. The federal government takes in more than $5 trillion each year. For scope, that is more than the GDP of every country in the world except the U.S. and China, and about the size of the GDP of Germany.
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Yet, our government still overspends by $2 trillion.
Despite this, many of those in government refuse to address the rampant waste, fraud and abuse in the system, which estimates put at a quarter trillion dollars to $1 trillion per year.
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Congress refuses to take steps to revise our entitlement system in a responsible manner.
Because Congress has been so irresponsible for so long, no matter what it does or does not do, Americans will pay the price. But, for politicians, it is easier to blame someone else for enduring inflation than it is to take a political hit over real reform that will have short-term consequences but long-term benefits.
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And that comes to the lack of political will. Nothing changes until Congress changes, and if they are not accountable, they have no incentive to do anything other than pass the buck and the blame.
Warren Buffett once said, "I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that any time there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for reelection." I would suggest two changes to this plan. First, change the 3% of GDP deficit target to "any time the budget isn’t balanced," and second, state that it must be done on the cost side, not via raising taxes.
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Incentives drive outcomes, and right now, Congress is incentivized in a way that drives bad outcomes for Americans.
If we want to be able to spend on things that matter (like the defense of our nation), stop the erosion of purchasing power and reset the U.S.’s fiscal and national strength, political will must change or political incentives must be better aligned with outcomes that benefit Americans instead of the politicians themselves.
GOP faces brutal midterm headwinds as Republicans paint election as ‘competition with communism’
DALLAS — With less than two months to go until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump and Republicans gather in Texas this week for the first ever GOP midterm convention, as they aim to energize the party's base to turn out in key races that will determine if Republicans keep control of Congress.
Democrats and Republicans traditionally hold large nominating conventions during presidential election years. But Trump a year ago floated the idea of a similar gathering ahead of the midterms, to showcase the signature policy achievements he and the Republicans in Congress produced the past two years.
The president called the convention "a truly Historic Event" and "a RALLY like none other!" when he announced it earlier this summer.
Trump will be at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas for the convention's Wednesday and Thursday evening sessions. Trump will speak on both nights, and will deliver the keynote address on the first night, with Vice President JD Vance headlining the second night.
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The convention comes as Republicans face energized Democrats and stiff political headwinds as they defend their slim House and Senate majorities. There are concerns that the two-day confab that's been described by GOP leaders as a "Trumpapalooza" may not be the best approach with the president's approval ratings deep underwater.
But Republicans are expected to paint a contrast, as they use the convention to spotlight the Democrats' leftward lurch and tie the entire Democratic Party to far-left and socialist proposals.
"This is not a midterm like any other, because we actually have a competition against communism now, and that's a very serious thing. It's going to animate voters coast to coast," House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized in a Fox News Digital campaign trail interview last month.
Democrats, as they try to win back congressional majorities, were already battling a brand that public opinion polling indicates is extremely unpopular. Making matters worse, the high-profile victories this spring and summer by left-wing and socialist candidates over establishment rivals in Democratic primaries, which gave Republicans extra ammunition to portray all Democrats as extremists.
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"What we're going to highlight at that convention is the fact that this is not your father's Democrat Party," Johnson said. "It's a contrast election, and people are making a contrast between common-sense solutions and candidates, and really crazy, which is represented by the other side."
But Republicans have their own issues.
As the party currently in power, the GOP was already up against traditional political headwinds that have historically led to a loss of congressional seats during midterm election years. Add to that the challenging climate fueled by persistent inflation Americans see daily at the grocery store, high gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and Trump's negative numbers.
"Democrats are going to win back power," Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin predicted last month at the party's summer meeting as he looked towards the midterms.
But his counterpart, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters, told Fox News Digital this summer, "We have a chance to defy history and win the midterms."
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The victories by Trump and Republicans two years ago in winning back the White House and Senate and holding the House were fueled by Americans fed up with the high cost of living. Two years later, inflation is the Republicans' biggest liability.
Three out of four voters questioned in the most recent Fox News national poll said inflation had caused financial hardship, while 54% expected the economy to worsen.
"Donald Trump started a war that no one wanted, and now Americans are paying the price. Gas prices are soaring and families who were already struggling in Trump’s economy are forced to stretch their budgets even further while footing the bill for this war," the DNC's Martin charged.
But Gruters and other GOP leaders are spotlighting the major tax cuts on tips, overtime and Social Security that congressional Republicans passed and Trump signed into law last year.
"This midterm convention gives us a chance, an opportunity to showcase all the great things this president has done, and this administration, to the American people in a direct way," he said.
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But Republicans are facing a low-propensity problem: MAGA voters who don't always go to the polls when Trump's name isn't on the ballot.
Gruters called Trump the "best showman that's ever existed in politics, bar none... He knows how to deliver these low-propensity voters. He knows how to get people up, motivated, excited about the midterms, and that's what we're going to need."
Johnson, painting a preview of the convention, told Fox News Digital: "Two nights of earned media on every station in America. We'll parade all of our stars across the stage, talk about our extraordinary record of achievement. The president will look into the camera at the end and say, ‘I am on the ballot,’ because we need his base to turn out."
The DNC, which remains in debt and decided against holding a similar convention, sees the GOP confab as a chance to blast Republicans.
"While everyday Americans struggle to pay their bills, fill up their tanks, or put food on the table, Republicans are hosting a multi-million dollar celebration to satisfy an aging and erratic Trump and tie vulnerable Republican candidates closer to his failed agenda," DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer charged.
Witmer argued that "Americans don’t want a ‘Trumpapalooza’ — they want lower costs and affordable healthcare."
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Veteran Republican strategist Doug Heye said the GOP convention isn't a bad idea.
But Heye, a former RNC communications director, said "the implementation is important. If it’s Trumpapalooza and 'America has never been hotter or richer,' it will fall flat. If they can be focused on what they’ve done and are doing to lower prices, that, along with fundraising, could have some success."
But he cautioned, "everything we’ve seen thus far suggests the focus will be on Trump, not on the issues voters are screaming about."
In the midterm battle, Republicans come into the convention with a major campaign cash advantage over the Democrats.
"We have a ton of money to spend," Gruters told Fox Business last week. "We have the cash, and we're going to deploy it in a way to make sure that we hold the majority."
And Republicans aim to pad their war chest, as they plan to raise millions of dollars this week during the convention.
That includes asking donors to fork more than $88,000 for a photo with the president at a private roundtable, according to an invitation first reported by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed by Fox News Digital.
Among the other major speakers at the convention: Attorney General Todd Blanche, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Medicaid and Medicare Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son who's popular among MAGA supporters.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) will be addressing the convention, but his Senate counterpart, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota), is notably absent from the list of speakers released by the RNC.
But a source familiar tells Fox News Digital that Thune will be in Dallas, with a full schedule that includes helping Senate candidates fundraise.
Key swing state voters to settle dueling Senate primary fights in crucial open-seat race
MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Democratic and Republican Senate nominations are up for grabs on Tuesday in swing state New Hampshire, in a race that may determine if Republicans keep control of the chamber in the midterm elections.
Socialist-aligned candidate Karishma Manzur is on the move as she tries to pull off a major upset and defeat establishment-backed four-term Rep. Chris Pappas in the Democratic Senate primary.
Once a longshot, Manzur gained momentum in recent weeks as the national spotlight turned to New Hampshire after a six-month primary season that saw the far-left score a slew of high-profile victories over centrists in what's been framed as a battle for the Democrats' ideological future.
The winner of the Democratic primary will take on either John E. Sununu or Scott Brown, two former senators who are battling for the GOP Senate nomination in the race to succeed retiring longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the first woman in the nation's history elected governor and senator.
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Republicans haven't won a Senate election in New Hampshire in 16 years, but they view the open Democrat-held seat as a top flip opportunity in the fight to hold their slim majority in the midterm elections.
In the Democratic primary, Manzur is taking the fight to Pappas.
"All he wants to do is just get his little cushy job and go to D.C., go to all these parties and these restaurants and just do whatever the bare minimum is," she charged in a Fox News Digital interview.
The first-time candidate, scientist with a Ph.D. in biochemistry, and nonprofit leader who is a member of a local Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) group, is pushing for universal healthcare, raising the minimum wage to at least $20 per hour, abolishing ICE, and ending all military aid to Israel for what she argues is the Israeli government's "genocide" against the Palestinian people in their war against Hamas in Gaza.
Manzur charged that Pappas, who has been supported over the years by the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, is a "genocide enabler."
"Chris Pappas has had his turn and has not been able to serve this state honorably. He hasn't done a good job in serving his corporate donors, his AIPAC foreign-aligned lobbies," she claimed.
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Pappas, in an interview with Fox News Digital, said, "Israel's a historic ally of the United States, the only democracy in the region. And you can say that while you have vehement disagreements with the Netanyahu government as I've expressed."
Referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Pappas said, "I think Netanyahu's being incredibly reckless right now. He faces voters in a matter of weeks and could lose his election. And I think that would be important to set a new tone for the U.S.-Israel relationship."
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Pappas, who has been the frontrunner for his party's nomination ever since Shaheen announced early last year that she wouldn't seek re-election, enjoys strong establishment and union backing. And for over a year, as he runs for the Senate, Pappas also takes aim at what he calls a political system "rigged for billionaires."
Regardless, Manzur charges that Pappas is taking a page from her playbook.
"It's really embarrassing and insulting to the people of New Hampshire. He's been there for eight years. He has not provided any of that sort of populist messages, and now he's realizing, wait, he's dropping in the polls, and now he has to catch up," Manzur argued.
Pappas defended his record, noting, "I've been fighting to change Washington to get big money out of our political system since I got elected to Congress in 2018."
And Pappas emphasized he's "appealing to those voters between the 20 and 80 yard line on the political playing field, and there are a lot of them in New Hampshire. This is not a left wing or a right wing state. It's a state of voters who are pragmatic."
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While Democrats wage an ideological battle, Republicans are fighting over Trump's influence in their own primary.
The president in February endorsed Sununu, a longtime GOP Trump critic, over Brown, one of his first-term ambassadors. Sununu is also backed by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Brown charged in a Fox News Digital interview that Sununu's "got 70 endorsements on his website, but he doesn't have the president’s. He never talks about it. He's embarrassed by it."
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"I've had the MAGA base and a lot of those so-called traditional Republicans for almost over a year," Brown highlighted. "Johnny came lately, and he's here, and now he thinks everyone's going to just vote for him. That's not how it works. You got to go earn it."
Brown claimed that Sununu is "beholden" to Trump, Thune, the Senate leadership, and outside groups.
"He owes them everything. He doesn't work for the people of New Hampshire," Brown charged.
But Sununu emphasized, "I'll have one job stand up for the people of New Hampshire every single day... I don't need to make anyone in Washington happy. It's all about our state, our communities, our economy, and our small businesses."
Asked by Fox News Digital about Trump's endorsement, Sununu didn't mention the president's name but highlighted his local endorsements, saying, "We've received tremendous support in New Hampshire ... we've got great momentum at the grassroots level."
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Trump last week said he'd be heading out on the campaign trail to help fellow Republicans running in the midterms.
Asked if he'd like Trump to join him on the Granite State campaign trail, Sununu answered, "I don't need anyone from outside New Hampshire to campaign for me. I've said that from the very beginning."
The former senator also disagreed with the Trump administration's trade war with neighboring Canada, saying, "I don't think it's the right thing to pick a trade war with Canada. They're a great trading partner for New Hampshire."
In the race to replace Pappas in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, Shaheen's daughter Stefany Shaheen, a former Portsmouth city councilor, is in a heated battle for the Democratic nomination against Maura Sullivan, a U.S. Marine combat veteran who later served in the Defense Department during then-President Barack Obama's administration. Gaining strength in the final weeks of the campaign is progressive contender Carleigh Beriont, a Hampton selectwoman.
Businessman and auto dealership owner Anthony DiLorenzo, who is backed by Trump, and Hollie Noveletsky, a businesswoman and former state party vice chair who's running a second straight time for Congress, are the frontrunners for the GOP nomination.
In the state's 2nd Congressional District, first-term Democratic Rep. Maggie Goodlander is facing a primary challenge from the left from state Rep. Paige Beauchemin.
Lily Tang Williams, a former Colorado Libertarian Party chair who is running a third straight time for Congress in New Hampshire, is the frontrunner in the Republican primary.
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Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a former U.S. senator and former state attorney general, faces no serious opposition as she seeks a second two-year term as New Hampshire governor.
Cinde Warmington, a former New Hampshire Executive Councilor and 2024 candidate for governor, is unopposed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
If hackers cripple America's water, the consequences could be catastrophic
When Americans think about cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, they often picture pipelines, banks, or the electric grid. But one of the most attractive targets for foreign adversaries flows through nearly every American home every day: our drinking water.
Few people stop to consider the consequences if a community’s water or wastewater system were disrupted. Yet these systems have quietly become prime targets for nation-state actors and cybercriminals seeking to undermine public confidence, disrupt essential services, and probe America’s critical infrastructure.
These threats are no longer hypothetical.
In January 2024, attackers infiltrated the water system in Muleshoe, a community in my home state of Texas, causing thousands of gallons of water to spill into city streets after manipulating the system’s industrial controls. Muleshoe was not an isolated incident.
Just weeks ago, an Iran-linked hacking group claimed responsibility for breaching systems associated with California Water Service, one of the nation's largest water utilities. While investigators found no evidence that water treatment or distribution systems were compromised, the incident served as a stark reminder that America’s water infrastructure remains squarely in the crosshairs of foreign adversaries.
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Recent reports indicate that similar cyber intrusions have targeted utilities across multiple states, while federal agencies continue to warn that nation-state actors from Iran, China, and Russia are actively searching for vulnerabilities in our nation’s critical infrastructure. The question is no longer whether these systems will be targeted. They already are.
Long before the latest headlines, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee recognized where this threat was heading. In May, our Environment Subcommittee convened experts from government, academia, national laboratories, and the private sector to examine how science and technology can better protect America’s water infrastructure from cyber threats. The testimony was clear: these threats are evolving faster than many utilities can defend against them.
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Water and wastewater systems are as essential to public safety, economic prosperity, and national security as the electric grid. More than 324 million Americans depend on public water systems every day, including hospitals, schools, manufacturers, military installations, and countless businesses that cannot function without reliable access to clean water.
Yet the nation’s water infrastructure is especially vulnerable. The United States has more than 50,000 community water systems, many serving small populations with limited technical staff and constrained budgets. Many continue to rely on aging industrial control systems designed long before cybersecurity became a central concern. Others rely on third-party vendors for software and maintenance, creating additional pathways for malicious actors to gain access.
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Traditional cybersecurity measures alone are no longer enough. For years, many believed that isolating operational systems from the internet — known as "air-gapping" — provided sufficient protection. But today’s utilities rely on remote monitoring, automated controls, and interconnected technologies to operate safely and efficiently. Even networks that were once considered isolated have proven vulnerable to determined adversaries.
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That is why the solution is not simply stronger regulations or more compliance checklists. As President Trump has emphasized, America’s greatest strength has always been its ability to innovate. Protecting our water infrastructure will require that same commitment to research, engineering, and technological leadership.
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee has jurisdiction over the federal research agencies developing the technologies needed to stay ahead of these threats. During our hearing, experts discussed how artificial intelligence can detect suspicious activity before human operators recognize an intrusion. Advanced anomaly detection can distinguish malicious behavior from routine system changes. Cyber-informed engineering can ensure critical infrastructure continues operating safely even when portions of a network are compromised. Secure-by-design technologies can eliminate vulnerabilities before deployment rather than patching them after an attack.
These are not distant research projects. They are practical tools that can help water utilities detect threats earlier, respond faster, and recover more quickly when attacks occur.
America has never waited for a crisis to begin preparing for the next challenge. Protecting our water infrastructure demands that same foresight today.
Our adversaries are probing these systems because they understand just how vital they are to everyday American life. Safe drinking water should never depend on whether a small-town utility can outmatch a foreign intelligence service. Congress must continue supporting the research, technologies, and partnerships that will strengthen our nation’s cyber defenses and help ensure every American community can trust the water flowing from its tap.
Five reasons the Democrat Party will only keep making a hard left turn
The direction of the Democrat Party is the talk of the 2026 midterms. Will it go farther left or somehow moderate? The simple answer is that Democrat Party will move even farther left.
As the nation considers this question, it is a mistake to look at the current Democrat Party in a vacuum. We should not be focused on individual candidates. The focus should be on the trend.
What is happening in the modern Democrat Party is the natural progression of parties on the left.
Consider this: In 1887, President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, vetoed a drought relief bill stating that "Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people."
Cleveland’s message was stark. Government was not our brother’s keeper.
A half century later, however, the times and the Democrat Party changed dramatically, with government support of the people at the center of their policies. The first major step toward occurred when Democrats used taxpayer dollars to provide government jobs under Democrat President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal.
A decade later, when passing the Employment Act of 1946, the Democrat Congress declared: "that it is the continuing policy and responsibility of the federal government to use all practicable means…to promote maximum employment."
The second major step came during the 1960s with the Democrats' passage of Great Society legislation, which changed Democrats’ focus from jobs to welfare. Since then, the size of the welfare state has exploded. All the while, the Democrats have convinced voters they could vote themselves rich.
Here is why there will be no turning back from that for the Democrat Party.
Government is the largest industry in America today – by far. Tech is less than 10% of the economy. Government spending, local, state and federal, is around 35% of the economy.
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Our governments are also the largest employers in the United States. One third of all those government employees are unionized. Their bounty of union dues is then used to make campaign contributions to Democrats. Indeed, over 95% of government union contributions go to Democrats.
The Democrats know that unions seek to grow their ranks, which would result in even larger amounts of political donations for Democrats. The Democrat Party is not going to bite that hand that feeds them. As a result, the Democrats will remain the party of ever larger government employment.
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As I wrote recently, the political parties have lost control over campaign spending. We live in the age of the super PACs, which includes union PACs.
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In the olden days, before 2010 and Citizens United, the political parties were the super PACs. The parties received the vast majority of contributions and decided which candidates got money and endorsements.
Now super PACs fund the candidates more than the political parties. As a result, socialist/communist candidates like New York Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, who were not favored by the Democrat Party establishment, can overcome the party influence and win major offices and primaries.
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This cycle, the success of candidates not preferred by the Democrat Party is almost exclusively on the left, in significant part, because the party lost control to super PACs and the reasons below.
It is the nature of political parties that (a) the base of each party is more to the left or right of their party’s establishment, and (b) is more politically active and motivated than their party’s establishment.
They also show up in greater numbers to vote in party primaries than the moderate voters of their party. That has always been so.
That gives the edges of both parties a greater say on who wins primaries. In today’s Democrat Party, that means the far left of their party is deciding primaries. They also want to move the party further left.
According to a 2025 Gallup poll, among liberal Democrats, 45% wanted their party to become more liberal, 22% wanted it to stay the same and 30% wanted it to become more moderate. Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents overall, however, 45% wanted the party to become more moderate, 29% wanted it to become more liberal and 22% wanted it to stay the same.
Among liberal Democrats, that means 67% wanted the party to remain as liberal as it was or become more liberal.
According to a 2025 Gallup poll, "Liberal Democrats would prefer that their party become more liberal (45%) or stay the same as it is now (22%) rather than be more moderate (30%)."
That means 67% of liberal Democrats like how liberal the Democrat Party is now or want it to be more liberal.
Elections are about the future. Almost all voters want to know what you are going to do for them tomorrow.
For Democrats, who have been promising government assistance to voters for 90 years, with each new election and each new candidate, the only path to victory has become promising more than whatever was promised yesterday.
They are not alone in that addictive spiral toward socialism.
That was the path of the Labor Party of England over the last century. Long before that, it was the path of those on the left just before the end of the ancient Greek Democracy and the left in the years before the end of the Roman Republic.
Stated simply, there is no path to victory for a Democrat candidate who promises to spend less. History also demonstrates that today’s socialist is never extravagant enough for tomorrow’s socialist.
Finally, socialists and communists rarely change their stripes. Note how the 1901 platform of the first Socialist Party of America reads like the DSA platform of today, including this 125-year-old pledge: "The collective ownership of all means of transportation and communication and all other public utilities as well as of all industries controlled by monopolies, trusts, and combines."
Also, reaching the socialist goal has always meant ever greater government control of the economy. As that occurs, the economy weakens under the burdens of big government, employment then lags under weak economic growth and the calls for ever-larger welfare state grow louder.
That is a lesson of history.
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At the center of that dynamic has always been the Party of Government. That is the Democrat Party of today, which is repeating an age-old pattern in pursuit of power.
So, do not expect the modern Democrat Party to change direction. It has been more than 100 years in the making, and it is gaining steam towards its destination – the Party of Socialism.
Texas education board approves controversial curriculum changes tying 'radical Islam' to 9/11 attacks
The Texas Board of Education gave final approval to changes to the state's high school social studies curriculum, a controversial move that will impact how students are taught about Islam and Christianity.
The amended social studies curriculum, which covers U.S. history, government and world geography, comes after dozens of people gave public testimony, with most expressing their opposition to the finalized version.
The board approved language asserting that "radical Islam" motivated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks rather than taking a more narrow focus on the terrorist groups involved in the attack.
The material also requires students to study early Islam through Prophet Muhammad's "brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes," the "normalization of slavery" and the taking of female captives as "harem slaves."
Several Democratic State Board of Education members pushed back against the wording, but the Republican-majority board still approved that section and the other changes on Friday.
Muslim groups and students, as well as multiple curriculum experts, also spoke out against the new changes.
"I feel attacked, as if my religion doesn’t belong," Habiiba Quresh, a 15-year-old Muslim student, told the board, according to The Texas Tribune. "I shouldn't have to defend my religion in the middle of history class because of one sentence someone on this board wrote."
At least three of the board-appointed curriculum experts also warned against the new language.
Andrea Hutchison, a social studies curriculum coordinator for Prosper ISD, argued the material did not "hold up to close historical scrutiny," according to the outlet. Robert Koons, a philosophy professor at UT-Austin, said most nonreligious scholars find the source of the claims "not very reliable," adding that he would warn against including material that is "not based on well-established secular sources."
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the board’s decision to "single out and denigrate Islam, minimize the brutal realities of slavery and segregation, and entirely erase Palestinian history is an affront to our system of education and the First Amendment."
"No credible scholar of history validates the bigoted caricatures of Islam this curriculum teaches," CAIR Texas and CAIR Action Texas said in a joint statement. "Even the board’s own appointed experts warned it doesn’t hold up to historical scrutiny, yet the board voted against removing it. Texas students of every background deserve an education that tells the truth about their history and their neighbors’ history, not propaganda that teaches them to see each other as threats or erases them from the story altogether."
State Board of Education Chair Aaron Kinsey pushed back on criticism of the revised standards, saying opponents had "sensationalize[d] all these topics and [made] them seem more divisive than they actually are." He added that board members "worked through, democratically, how to make those choices on behalf of our constituents" and said he believed they "did an exceptional job overall.
But Republican school board member Julie Pickren boasted about the material's final approval, according to Fox 7.
"This social studies law that got us here, I've been working on for over 10 years with the House and the Senate, the Texas House and Texas Senate ... and so this is such a huge accomplishment; this vote kind of bookends 12 years of life's work," Pickren said.
The approved curriculum is expected to be phased into classrooms during the 2030-31 school year.
Russian strikes continue following visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Kyiv
Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Tuesday, after U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Ukraine's capital as part of an effort to resume stalled peace negotiations.
Ukrainian officials said the attack involved ballistic and cruise missiles, according to CNN, and residential buildings in two districts of the city sustained damage as people were urged to remain indoors.
Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said people were trapped inside a residential building after the attacks.
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The attacks, which caused fires across the city, including at an educational facility, came after Witkoff and Kushner met with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Sunday. The day prior, they met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as the Trump administration attempts to bring an end to the war that began in February 2022.
Witkoff said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a three-day ceasefire before their visit to the region following months without significant progress toward a peace agreement. The ceasefire ended on Tuesday.
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"Substantive progress was made, including movement on scheduling additional trilateral talks. President Trump is working hard to stop the killing and work towards a lasting and durable peace," he wrote on X following the trip.
On Tuesday morning, the governor of the Russian city of Saratov said a Ukrainian drone struck civilian infrastructure and injured some people.
Russian attacks killed multiple people and wounded dozens of others across Ukraine over the past day, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.
Additionally, Ukrainian drones struck three Russian oil refineries on Monday.
UK moves to sanction Israeli settlements as PM Burnham risks clash with Trump: report
The United Kingdom is expected to announce restrictions targeting trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, a move already drawing strong pushback Monday from U.S. and Israeli officials.
According to The Times, a US State Department said Washington was "tracking the plans closely."
The measures are expected to include an embargo on goods and some services involving West Bank settlements marking an escalation in London’s pressure on Israel under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who has taken a firmer stance on the conflict, according to reports.
The announcement is expected to come a day after Burnham spoke by phone with President Donald Trump.
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According to a No. 10 Downing Street readout of the call Monday, the two leaders discussed the Middle East, with Burnham highlighting the importance of a two-state solution which calls for an independent Palestinian state comprising the West Bank and Gaza Strip to exist alongside Israel.
"On the Middle East, the Prime Minister set out the UK’s commitment to working towards peace and security in the region, stressing the importance of the Two-State Solution," the spokesperson said.
The readout did not mention the planned sanctions. Bloomberg reported, however, that the timing of the call suggested Burnham may have briefed Trump on the measures targeting goods and services linked to Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The move could create an early point of friction between Burnham and Washington, where the Trump administration has strongly backed Israel, the outlet said.
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The new measures, billed widely as sanctions, are expected to be formally unveiled by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who has already pledged a "comprehensive reset" of Britain’s policy toward Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Miliband signaled last week that measures were coming in response to Israeli settlement expansion, including the E1 project east of Jerusalem, according to The National.
He went on to describe E1 as a longstanding "red line" and said Britain would take action to protect the prospect of a two-state solution.
The planned sanction announcement has already drawn sharp criticism in Israel and the United States.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the British ambassador’s expulsion in a post on X.
"We will not be a doormat for an antisemitic government in a country occupied by radical Islam that is trying to escape economic and social collapse by attacking Jews and the State of Israel," Smotrich wrote. "The British Mandate in Israel is over."
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also condemned the planned restrictions, writing in Spanish on X that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should retaliate by recognizing Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and imposing sanctions on Britain.
Ben-Gvir accused Britain of having "violently" taken the disputed islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, the Times of Israel reported.
In the United States, Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., also warned in a post on X that the planned measures could implicate Florida’s anti-boycott law and potentially prevent some affected British companies from doing business with state and local governments.
Meanwhile, Burnham has joined leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy and other countries in condemning Israel’s E1 settlement expansion, arguing that the project threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state.
FSU-SMU game turns into old-school football after stadium power outage wipes out in-game communication
Just when we thought the college football weekend couldn’t get any crazier, a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium on the campus of Florida State sent school officials into a frenzy on Monday night in Tallahassee.
Minutes before SMU and FSU were set to close out Labor Day weekend with there ACC game to finish week one, the lights went out inside the stadium that forced both teams back into the locker room.
The game was scheduled to kickoff at 7:39 p.m. ET, but a power surge sent the stadium into darkness just as both teams had taking the field.
Trust me, the jokes could write themselves for Florida State, but this unfortunate set of circumstances for everyone involved turned into a chaotic night.
A very critical decision awaited, knowing there would also be no official replay during the game if both schools decided to play
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Every twenty minutes, officials from both schools and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips were meeting to discuss possible outcomes if they weren’t able to play the game on Monday night.
For the fans, credit to them for sticking around through the madness, with games being played in the stands and the Florida State marching band trying their best to keep them all engaged. But, this was a mess.
At 8:45 ET, following a third meeting between officials, the decision was made to play the game on Monday night without any type of communications. This included helmet-to-helmet comms, communication between coordinators or iPad usage along the sideline.
Simply put, both teams decided to go full old-school tonight in Tallahassee.
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The officials were having to practice hand signals with the coaches from both teams at 9:06 p.m. ET, while stadium officials were praying that the power would be fully-restored by the second half at the very least.
I've seen some things covering this sport, but tonight is up their on the list on wildest events that have taken place in the past twenty years on the field.
Both teams decided it would be a wise move to play without communications that are key for everyone involved in a college football game.
And, sources told OutKick that there would have been an ample amount of problems for SMU to play this game on Tuesday. The Mustangs host UC Davis on Saturday, while the Seminoles have the weekend off.
So, pushing this game back a day might have been the smart move, but would have been challenging for Rhett Lashlee and his football program. Also, you cannot just reschedule the game for later in the season for obvious reasons.
The outcome was crucial for Florida State head coach Mike Norvell, who was already feeling the heat coming into the season.
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SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee noted that his team had not practiced without coach-to-player communication in over two years, so tonight was the first time since 2024 that he had not been in communication with his quarterback during a game.
Even though both teams were dealing with the same problems Monday night, the result of this decision to play was going to haunt one of these coaches.
In the end, this might have been fun for the fans inside Doak Campbell Stadium and those watching at home.
But this was a massive gamble for SMU and Florida State to play this game Monday night, with so much on the line.
Popular TV host, media star faces hanging after conviction in major synthetic drug trafficking case
A popular Egyptian TV host on Saturday was sentenced to death by hanging in a major drug case that accused dozens of suspects of forming an organized criminal group to manufacture and traffic synthetic drugs.
Sarah Khalifa is among 12 defendants facing execution for their alleged roles in the operation, including importing materials used to produce narcotics, according to state-backed media Ahram Online. Capital punishment in Egypt is carried out by hanging for civilian convictions.
Khalifa is a media personality, beauty clinic owner and former TV host who has appeared on several Egyptian television channels. Local outlet Masrawy reported that she previously hosted the Egyptian crime show "Mission Impossible."
Khalifa, who currently has more than 2.5 million followers on Instagram, was reportedly arrested in Cairo in April 2025 as part of the investigation.
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The case involved a total of 28 defendants who were charged with forming an organized criminal group, as well as possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition, Ahram Online said. Twelve were sentenced to death, nine received life sentences and seven were acquitted of all charges.
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The group allegedly operated like a production and distribution network, with members assigned different roles. Some were responsible for importing raw materials, while others manufactured and distributed the synthetic drugs, the prosecution said, according to reports.
The group was also accused of storing materials and manufacturing drugs in a residential property.
More than 750 kilograms, or roughly 1,653 pounds, of synthetic narcotics and raw materials were seized during the investigation, prosecutors said, according to reports.
The case against Khalifa and the other defendants relied on statements from 20 witnesses, along with technical and digital evidence, including messages, photographs and videos that prosecutors said documented the alleged criminal activity, according to Ahram Online.
Authorities also placed the defendants' assets and bank accounts under precautionary measures and ordered those already in custody to remain detained, Ahram Online reported.