Democrat Angela Alsobrooks Slammed for 'Deeply Disturbing' Hypocrisy: Maryland Senate Hopeful Admits Taking Improper Tax Breaks on Second Home Despite Calling for 'Fairer Tax System'

Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for Maryland's open Senate seat, has pledged to crack down on tax handouts for wealthy Americans. But when it comes to her own taxes, Alsobrooks isn't afraid to bend the rules to pad her bottom line.

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The Harris Mystique

What's Kamala Harris's secret? My theory is Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents were so happy to see Joe Biden off the ticket that they would have fallen in line behind anyone. Harris was savvy—and well-placed—to lock up the nomination before rivals entered the ring. She's been riding a wave of positive energy since July that has boosted her favorability, upped her game, and deluged her with fundraising. The energy is psychic: relief and excitement that Democrats have a chance to keep Donald Trump from returning to the White House. The surprise, unbidden possibility of victory endowed Harris with a mystique. She's made the most of it.

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More Than 75,000 People Left California This Year, Census Estimates Show

More than 75,000 people left California this year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest population estimates, as the Golden State exodus continues.

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Poor Logic

Matthew Desmond, a Princeton sociologist who has won a MacArthur "genius" grant as well as a Pulitzer for his previous book, Evicted, devotes his latest work to expounding a "theory" that will explain "why there is so much poverty in this land of abundance," the United States. According to Desmond, the American people as a whole are its cause.

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Soros-Backed Group Pushes Chicago Mayor To Slash Funding for 'Racist' Police Force

As Chicago faces sky high crime rates and an exodus of major corporations, a left-wing group funded by Democratic megadonors George Soros and Pierre Omidyar is calling on the Windy City's far-left mayor to slash the police force and raise taxes on businesses.

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California Budget Hole Even Deeper Than Predicted, Newsom Says

California's budget deficit has swelled by nearly $10 billion so far this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) said Friday as he unveiled a revised $306 billion state budget proposal.

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Meet the 'Defund the Police' Advocate Chicago Just Elected To Deal With Its Crime Spike

The Windy City's politics blew leftward once again on Tuesday, with Chicago voters rejecting law-and-order candidate Paul Vallas in favor of soft-on-crime union organizer Brandon Johnson.

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‘Tax the Rich’? North Carolina Dem Stashes More Than $1 Mil in Cayman Islands Fund

As Democrats call on the rich to "pay their fair share" in taxes, North Carolina congresswoman Kathy Manning (D.) has more than $1 million stashed in a Cayman Islands-based fund.

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