Border wall construction nears 400 miles as DHS declares border ‘more secure’ than any time in US history

Border wall construction nears 400 miles as DHS…

US NewsOctober 30, 2020

By Adam Shaw | Fox News Officials say the border is 'more secure now than any time in our history.' The Trump administration on Thursday touted its success on the border wall as construction approaches 400 miles --…

Jack Beyrer - OCTOBER 29, 2020 4:10 PM The far-left wing of the Democratic Party hopes to slash the U.S. defense budget in the event of a Democratic sweep on Election Day, Politico reported Wednesday. The party's progressives reportedly want to cut the defense budget to compensate for an increase in domestic spending on issues like the environment and health care. Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairman Mark Pocan (D., Wis.) said Democrats should take a "critical look" at the defense budget. "It's a real unique opportunity to be able to both support funding for things that we think more directly support people in the country," said Pocan. "At the same time, we can have a critical look at defense spending, which rarely gets any kind of critical look whatsoever." Pocan's comments come amid an emerging fight between centrist Democrats and the party's left-wing lawmakers. Last week, Rep. Adam Smith (D., Wash.), a center-left Democrat who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, said he expects a "big fight coming" between the two groups over the nature and size of the defense budget. Far-left Democratic candidates who have made explicit calls to "defund the Pentagon" could join the fight as soon as next year. "If you're having a bad day, just think of all the social services we're going to fund after we defund the Pentagon," Missouri Democrat Cori Bush tweeted last week. Some defense planners believe a robust defense budget is more important now than ever before. As the looming great power competition with China emerges as a central priority of American foreign policy, the Pentagon has made new demands for both high-tech and conventional weaponry. Earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper called for the creation of a 500-ship navy by 2045 in an effort to outpace China and retain maritime supremacy. The effort would require significant funding, especially as the Navy already occupies the largest portion of the defense budget, netting 34 percent of overall defense spending.

Democrats Want to Slash Defense Budget in 2021

US NewsOctober 30, 2020

Jack Beyrer  The far-left wing of the Democratic Party hopes to slash the U.S. defense budget in the event of a Democratic sweep on Election Day, Politico reported Wednesday. The party's progressives reportedly want to cut the defense…

Rapper Lil Wayne meets with Trump

Rapper Lil Wayne meets with Trump

EntertainmentOctober 30, 2020

The rapper discussed the president's proposed Platinum Plan. On Thursday, the 38-year-old, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., tweeted a photo of himself standing next to Trump. "Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what…

75% of voters say they're worried about violence on Election Day: Poll

75% of voters say they’re worried about violence…

PoliticsOctober 30, 2020

by Haley Victory Smith, Breaking News Reporter Seventy-five percent of people in the United States are worried about the possibility of violence on Election Day. Released on Thursday, a new poll by Suffolk University and USA Today asked respondents,…

Add Florida to list of swing states where early voting data favors a Trump victory

Add Florida to list of swing states where…

PoliticsOctober 30, 2020

by Michael Lee Republicans have closed Democrats' early voting lead in Florida by about 300,000 votes since early, in-person voting began and only trail in the state by 3 points five days before Election Day. “Anyone…

Sources -- AJ Hinch favorite to be hired as Detroit Tigers manager

Sources — AJ Hinch favorite to be hired…

SportsOctober 30, 2020

The Detroit Tigers have made progress in finalizing a deal with former Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch to be their next manager, although the agreement is not finalized, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney. Last Friday,…

Joe Biden Uses Adolf Hitler in Campaign Ad

Joe Biden Uses Adolf Hitler in Campaign Ad

PoliticsOctober 30, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden has used footage of Nazi dictator and mass murderer Adolf Hitler in a new campaign ad attacking President Donald Trump. The video, released by the Biden/Harris campaign on Oct. 25,…

Poll: Trump, Biden in Statistical Tie for Maine Battleground District

Poll: Trump, Biden in Statistical Tie for Maine…

PoliticsOctober 30, 2020

President Donald Trump and Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden are in a dead heat as they vie for the one electoral vote in Maine’s Second Congressional District, according to a poll released Thursday. While Biden…

Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook Q3 earnings beat Wall Street estimates - Business Insider

Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook Q3 earnings beat Wall…

BusinessOctober 30, 2020

Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook reported their third-quarter earnings on Thursday. These four, along with Microsoft, are the five most valuable publicly traded companies on the S&P 500. The companies exceeded Wall Street estimates, maintaining…

Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan will freeze software updates…

BusinessOctober 30, 2020

Brendan McDermid/Reuters Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have ordered halts to software updates around next week's election to avoid service outages for customers, the Information reported.The precautionary step is common during periods of heightened market volatility.…