The Dark Side of America

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in 11 weeks, though layoffs remain at historically low levels. Applications for unemployment benefits climbed to 224,000 for the week ending Jan. 27, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, a less volatile measure, rose by 5,250, to 207,750. Weekly unemployment claims are seen as a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given we ...

CNN political commentator Van Jones said Thursday on CNN’s “OutFront” that President Joe Biden has a big problem with the Arab-American community because of his administration’s support for Israel in their war against Hamas. Burnett said, “Van, want to start with something we just heard though in Jeff’s reporting. Adam, a former field organizer for Biden telling Jeff that he will not vote for Biden again even knowing that it may help Trump. He says Biden is just some, not somebody I can trust. ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden’s approval rating declined in January as Americans worried about the economy and immigration while the Democrat ramps up his reelection campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. Only 38% of poll respondents said they approved of Biden’s performance as president, down from 40% in December. His public approval rating has held below 50% since August 2021, stirring concern among his fellow Democrats as he faces an expe ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Gov. Kristi Noem tells state lawmakers that South Dakota should send National Guard soldiers and equipment to support Texas in its efforts to turn back a tide of illegal immigrants at America’s southern border. The governor visited the border at the end of last week and says conditions there are getting worse, blaming the Biden administration for what she says is a dramatic increase in illegal border crossings. The governor said while many people coming to America are ...

A protest convoy warning of a migrant “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border left Virginia on Monday and began making its way toward Texas, where a standoff continued between the state and federal governments over border authority and security. The convoy was organized in part by Pete Chambers, a former Army lieutenant colonel who spoke about the movement this week on shows hosted by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and ousted Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson. Chambers and other organizers ...