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Trump dodged a bullet in Pennsylvania, but he couldn’t escape history on Tuesday. The most loved and hated president in modern times succumbed to the uniquely American tradition of midterm elections, where the electorate almost always exacts repressed revenge against the presidential winner two years prior.
Only in rare circumstances do presidents in power gain seats in the midterms. They almost always lose them. The trend continued yesterday.
Specifically, enough voters soured on Trump because of the unexpected Iran War and the resulting higher gas and diesel prices. The man who was fixing all of America’s problems under Biden during his first few months in office was unable to escape the tar pit of a war he had hoped to end quickly.
Make no mistake: It wasn’t all the war and gas prices. It was business that was not finished: DOGE ended too soon, election reforms were not enacted, abortion rules were not changed, Obama-Biden weaponization was not punished. Despite valiant efforts by Restoration of America and other conservative organizations, conservative Christians did not turn out to vote in significant enough numbers. As Ronald Reagan famously said after his own midterm blowout: “The meaning of the last election will not be found among those who voted. It will be found among those who stayed home—the biggest non-voter bloc in our nation’s history. And why did they stay home? Well, because they said they couldn’t see any difference between the two parties.”
So history smacked Trump and Republicans in the face. But there’s no time to wallow on the canvas. The counterpunching begins today. The bigger picture is this: The fight to restore America never ends, and the biggest battle is not 2026, but 2028. Republicans cannot lose the White House and save America.
Democrats have already war gamed yesterday’s victory and will be ready to hit the ground running. They will launch investigations and try to prosecute, impeach, and bankrupt Trump and other Republican leaders. They will not approve another Trump appointee.
They will continue to brazenly push abortion-on-demand and mail-order abortions. They will renew their grisly gender mutilation of children and try to reinvigorate their racist DEI policies. They will turn up the heat on corporations to shun conservatives and conservative policies and renew censorship regimes.
They will push to shatter American institutions like the Electoral College and the Supreme Court, and they will try to add Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico as states.
We must be ready to counter them at every turn. We can’t misread the moment. Americans didn’t embrace Democrats’ policies this week. They punished President Trump and Republicans for not fully producing on what they promised. We must comprehend this fact and be confident that our policies are still more in the American mainstream by a wide margin.
If history was working against us in the midterms, it suddenly can be our friend going forward. Now, the Democrats are on the clock to produce results for the American people and what do they have to offer? Socialism? Impeachments? Climate zealotry?
Republicans must thrust truth to the forefront. They must stand firm in their convictions and offer a clear contrast to the coming Democrat overreach. They must offer plans that are clear, concise, and doable. They cannot waver. This isn’t a time to compromise our values.
America was built on faith and family and it will be restored on those cornerstones. God is on the throne, not the politicians. If we channel our political views and actions through that lens, we will have victory in the end.
America is bouncing around on the bumpy road of God’s judgment, and until we as a country get right with Him, there will be wild peaks and valleys.
As always, disregard the second-by-second noise and focus on the mission. We have much work to do – starting this hour.
This article was originally published by RealClearPolitics and made available via RealClearWire.

President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking another step toward restoring a more practical balance between environmental protection, economic opportunity, and the role of the states.
Last week, on Oct. 27, the President and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced proposed revisions to federal oil and natural gas regulations under the Clean Air Act, commonly known as OOOOb/c. The proposal reconsiders several requirements finalized in 2024 and, according to EPA, could reduce regulatory costs by $45 billion while allowing an estimated 210 million additional barrels of oil and 1.41 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to be produced.
Beyond the economic implications, the proposal represents something equally important, a recognition that environmental policy works best when Washington respects the states as partners rather than treating them simply as implementers of federal mandates.
Earlier this year, EPA renewed their commitment to cooperative federalism and the importance of giving state and local officials a meaningful role in environmental policymaking. Environmental conditions, infrastructure, natural resources, and economic realities vary dramatically across the country. A policy that makes sense in one state may be impractical in another.
Methane regulation is a clear example of why that distinction matters.
Oil and natural gas wells differ considerably in size, production, geography, infrastructure, and economics. EPA itself acknowledges in the new proposal that some states already regulate wells in ways that reduce emissions while providing flexibility for producers. The agency is now seeking input from states and operators about how regulations can better reflect those real-world differences.
That is cooperative federalism at work.
The proposed rule would also reconsider requirements that placed significant federal obligations on states and producers. Among the changes, EPA proposes eliminating the federal Super Emitter Program, creating more workable categories for different types of well sites, restoring 95% efficient flaring or other control devices as an option for associated natural gas, and providing additional operational flexibility for control devices and closed-vent systems.
These changes recognize that effective environmental policy need not be synonymous with greater federal control.
The choice does not have to be between environmental protection and economic prosperity. Policymakers can pursue both by establishing clear, achievable standards while allowing states, communities, and businesses the flexibility to determine how best to meet them.
EPA’s latest proposal is a welcome recognition of that balance.
As the agency moves through the rulemaking process, state officials, and producers should have a meaningful seat at the table. Washington can establish appropriate boundaries under federal law without assuming that federal regulators always know better than the people closest to the land, resources, and communities being regulated.
Environmental stewardship is strongest when government respects those closest to the issue, markets are allowed to work, and states retain the authority to lead.
That is not a retreat from environmental protection. It is a return to federalism.
EPA will accept public comments for 45 days following publication in the Federal Register. This provides states and stakeholders with an important opportunity to advocate for greater state flexibility and a final rule grounded in cooperative federalism.

Lora Current is director of the Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
This article was originally published by RealClearEnergy and made available via RealClearWire.

The Electoral College May Be The Next Victim Of The 2026 Midterms

On Tuesday, Democrats won full control of state government in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada, a shift that could let states effectively bypass the Electoral College before the 2028 presidential election without amending the Constitution.

Congress certifying President Trump’s 2024 victory (Getty Images)

Those states hold a combined 61 electoral votes. If all five enact the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, the agreement would grow from 222 electoral votes to 283, clearing the 270 it needs to take effect. According to a report from Axios, the Democrats’ victories “opened a path to effectively replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote in time for the 2028 presidential election.”The compact binds member states to award all of their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. That obligation applies even when a member state’s own voters choose a different candidate. Once states controlling 270 electoral votes sign on, the agreement would end the possibility of a candidate winning the White House while losing the national popular vote.Democrats’ sweeping statehouse gains have opened a path to effectively replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote in time for the 2028 presidential election — without needing to amend the Constitution. https://t.co/1WV1WEQxzc— Axios (@axios) November 5, 2026Americans vote for slates of electors, and those electors choose the president. Nearly every state gives its entire slate to the candidate who carries the state. Maine and Nebraska also award electors by congressional district. The compact keeps the electors in place and changes only the standard member states use to select them, with the switch activating only after membership reaches the 270-vote threshold.Eighteen states and Washington, D.C. have enacted the compact since organizers launched it in 2006. The member states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.Kamala Harris carried every one of those states, along with the District, in the 2024 presidential election. President Trump won the national popular vote that year. Had the compact been in force in 2024, its members would have awarded their electoral votes to Trump.Ironically, Harris said this summer that Democrats should revisit the Electoral College, among a list of changes she floated that included expanding the Supreme Court and making D.C. and Puerto Rico states.Nuts… Kamala Harris says if Democrats take back full power they will push to pack the Supreme Court with left-wing activists, abolish the Electoral College, and make DC and Puerto Rico states to add 4 more Democrat Senators.This could destroy America. pic.twitter.com/l8F9Jk0vQx— Steve Cortes (@SteveCortes) October 15, 2026The compact’s supporters rely on Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, which gives each state’s legislature authority to appoint presidential electors “in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct.” Because that power belongs to the states, backers say they can change how electors are chosen through ordinary state legislation rather than through a constitutional amendment requiring support from two-thirds of both chambers of Congress as well as the high bar of ratification by three-quarters of the states.Supporters argue that the provision gives states broad discretion over their electors, including the authority to award the state’s Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote.Critics dispute that interpretation, arguing that the Constitution’s framers deliberately rejected the idea of electing presidents through a nationwide popular vote. Patrick Valencia, Iowa’s deputy solicitor general, argued to NPR that the compact attempts to “usurp the constitutionally required electoral procedures” by keeping the Electoral College technically intact while fundamentally changing how electoral votes are assigned. Critics contend that such a sweeping change to the presidential election system should require a constitutional amendment.A separate constitutional objection is raised under Article I, Section 10 with respect to interstate compacts and agreements. Opponents of the NPVIC insist it requires congressional approval as it is an agreement which binds the states that are a part of it to a common electoral arrangement which in turn will affect the political power of the states not in the compact. Congress has not approved the agreement.The central legal issue is whether a state can exercise its constitutional power to appoint electors to effectively convert the Electoral College into a national popular vote system. No court has ever squarely faced that question, and therefore the constitutionality of the compact is still very much in doubt. If it does get to 270 electoral votes and goes into effect, it would be certain to trigger a major constitutional dispute.
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Sat, 11/07/2026 – 12:20

With Thanksgiving already just weeks away, shoppers are starting to stock up on holiday staples. From discounted baking supplies to easy appetizers and quick meals, Costco is offering a number of food finds for shoppers preparing for Thanksgiving.New and seasonal products continue to spark excitement online, even without steep discounts, said Andrew Edelblum, Ph.D., an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Dayton in Ohio.WORST TIME TO SHOP AT COSTCO MAY BE WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT, WITH ONE DAY DRAWING THE MOST CROWDS”They don’t even necessarily need to have really phenomenal deals on their product to drum up excitement about whatever is new coming through the doors on a week-to-week basis,” Edelblum told Fox News Digital.The holiday-season buzz is especially visible around Costco’s pumpkin pie, a Costco staple that Edelblum said benefits from the retailer’s bulk purchasing and in-house bakery production.Here are seven Costco food deals and seasonal finds to check out, according to recent reports. TARGET UNVEILS $30 THANKSGIVING DINNER DEAL AS RETAILERS BATTLE TO OFFER LOWEST PRICESSome of the reported discounts run until Nov. 15. Prices and overall availability can vary by location.Costco’s massive pumpkin pie measures 12 inches across and weighs nearly 4 pounds. AMERICANS ARE MAKING COSTLY GROCERY MISTAKE EVEN BEFORE ENTERING THE STORE, EXPERT WARNSIt typically costs $5.99 in stores and shoppers say it freezes well for later use, Fox News Digital previously reported.Costco is taking $15 off a two-pack of 8-ounce bottles of the baking staple, which is a favorite among professional bakers, making it a timely stock-up for the holidays.The deal is available online only, according to EatingWell.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWSThe three-pack includes two Garlic & Fine Herbs cheeses and one Shallot & Chive cheese at $2.70 off. Serve it with crackers as an easy holiday appetizer, or mix it into mashed potatoes, Southern Living suggests.The 18-stack box is $3.30 off at Costco, according to Southern Living. The buttery crackers are an easy addition to a holiday snack spread and can also be crushed for casserole toppings or other comfort foods.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERCostco’s $10.99 pack features buttery croissant rolls filled with creamy Brie sauce and Emmental cheese. They heat in about eight minutes, making them a quick option for holiday appetizers, breakfast or snacks, Eat This, Not That reports.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZThe six-pack of 32-ounce cartons is a handy pantry staple for soups, stews, casseroles and pasta bakes all winter long. The reduced-sodium broth is also a healthier option that lets cooks better control the salt content of their recipes.A go-to quick dinner or weekend lunch, a bag of these potstickers is on sale for just under $10, and are ready in about 10 minutes.They contain 12 grams of protein per serving, making for a convenient, high-protein option.

At least five people are dead and several injured in a shooting at an open market in Krakow, Poland on Saturday.
The suspect drove into Main Market Square and opened fire from his car. Innocent bystanders were killed and injured.
Police are among the injured.
The unidentified suspected terrorist was shot and wounded by Polish police.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk released a statement after the deadly shooting.
“I am being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Kraków following the tragic shooting. The police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack,” Donald Tusk said.

Jestem na bieżąco informowany przez ministra spraw wewnętrznych o sytuacji w Krakowie po tragicznej strzelaninie. Policja bada tło i wszystkie okoliczności zamachu.
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) November 7, 2026

CBS reported:
A man drove into an open market in the Polish city of Krakow and opened fire from his car, killing at least five people and injuring about a dozen others, police said. The shooter was shot by police and taken into custody, authorities said.
The shooting happened in the Main Market Square in Krakow around 3 p.m. local time on Saturday. Krakow police said the alleged shooter began firing at random people from his car.
Police officers are among the wounded. The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
DEVELOPING…

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A Canadian man’s decision to end his life through the country’s medically assisted dying program left his son stunned by how quickly the process unfolded, and now he’s warning that the system has gone “way past appropriate.”Eric Edmeades, founder of Speaker Nation, a training platform for speakers that teaches presentation skills and more, told Fox News Digital this week that his father Baz, who was in his late 70s and struggling with a combination of medical problems, began discussing Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program after his health deteriorated in late 2023.But what Edmeades expected to be a months-long process suddenly accelerated, leaving the family with little time to prepare.I’M 25 WITH A TERMINAL DISEASE. WE NEED AN FDA COMMISSIONER THAT HEARS PEOPLE LIKE MEEdmeades said the family started taking the issue seriously in January, but at that stage, projections were that it would take at least six months. He and his wife traveled to Vancouver at the beginning of 2024 to visit his father. At that stage, it was still a speculative thing that was months away.”And then all of a sudden it was like, ‘No, it’s next week,’” Edmeades recalled.His father died via MAiD on Feb. 27, 2024.He had been experiencing a sharp decline in his physical health and independence, particularly during the COVID-era lockdowns, according to his son.”He had been incredibly healthy most of his life,” Edmeades said, describing a combination of symptoms that included epilepsy and neurological pain.Edmeades also questioned whether interactions between his father’s medications could have contributed to his deteriorating condition.”When the lockdowns came along, and he could no longer go out and walk all the time, it really had a marked decrease in his physical ability and his sense of freedom and all that kind of stuff,” he said.”And then there just came this point where life started sounding pointless to him,” Edmeades said.CATHOLIC NUNS SUE NEW YORK, SAY ASSISTED SUICIDE LAW FORCES THEM TO VIOLATE THEIR FAITHEdmeades said his father had previously spoken about suicide, making his initial interest in medically assisted dying less surprising to the family.”Given that it wasn’t the first time that he talked about suicide in his life, it wasn’t particularly shocking, but he also wasn’t talking about it in really alarmist terms. So, I wasn’t overly worried about it,” he said.Edmeades and his wife had already planned a trip to Vancouver and were able to spend time with his father before his death.”And one of the things I’m incredibly grateful for is that I had incidentally booked a trip out to Vancouver, and my wife and I got to spend time with him,” Edmeades recalled.He thought he and and his wife would have another opportunity to visit.NEW YORK NUNS’ CHALLENGE TO ASSISTED SUICIDE LAW IS ABOUT PROTECTING FREEDOM, LAWYER SAYSEdmeades said he was not in contact with his father’s medical providers at the time and did not fully understand what had happened until afterward.”It happened so quickly that I only really started to piece together what happened when it was done,” he said.Other family members and friends had also expressed concerns about his father’s decision, according to Edmeades. He recalled that his brother openly opposed the decision and that one of his father’s close friends spent approximately 45 minutes discussing the matter with him during his final days.”At that stage, you know, for him, the decision was made,” Edmeades said.The experience has left Edmeades questioning whether Canada’s assisted-dying program has adequate safeguards.He acknowledged that there may be circumstances in which medically assisted dying is appropriate but argued that Canada’s implementation has gone too far.”What I see happening in Canada is way past appropriate,” he said.Edmeades also raised concerns about the government’s role in overseeing the system, arguing that decisions about eligibility should be insulated from political influence and potential financial incentives.”If I had to press a button and decide whether the MAiD program existed or didn’t exist, I would say this,” Edmeades said. “It should only ever exist if, and I mean if the process for approving people, it would be completely independent of government, and there could be no benefit to those people in making that preference in making that decision. Because otherwise there’s a slippery slope, and we see that slippery slope.”According to the Government of Canada, individuals seeking medical assistance in dying (MAiD) must be at least 18 years old, capable of making their own medical decisions, and eligible for publicly funded healthcare. They must also voluntarily request the procedure without outside pressure and provide informed consent. To qualify, applicants must have a serious, incurable illness, disease or disability, be experiencing an advanced and irreversible decline in their abilities, and face persistent physical or psychological suffering they consider intolerable and that cannot be relieved in a way they find acceptable.The government also announced legislation on Oct. 27, 2026, that would allow advance requests while preventing the planned expansion of MAiD eligibility to people whose sole underlying medical condition is mental illness.According to the BBC, Canada’s MAiD law, which legalized euthanasia in 2016, is responsible for one in every 20 deaths in Canada.NEW YORK NUNS WILL NOT BE FORCED TO COMPLY WITH ASSISTED-SUICIDE LAW WHILE CASE PROGRESSESA report from the Canadian Medical Association Journal covered by EWTN News claimed that implementing assisted suicide will “save” the Canadian healthcare system between $34.7 and $136.8 million per year. The study noted that patients and physicians should not consider costs when making such grave decisions.In a statement to Fox News Digital, Ian McLeod, senior advisor for media relations and Conseiller principal for the Department of Justice Canada, said, “Canadian law is extremely clear: medical assistance in dying (MAID) requires a voluntary request, freedom from external pressure, and the person’s informed consent, among other stringent eligibility criteria and safeguards. Knowingly failing to comply with these eligibility criteria and safeguards is a criminal offence.”McLeod continued, “In the current MAID structure found in Canada’s Criminal Code, the mental illness exclusion is meant to exclude eligibility for MAID on the basis of a mental illness, including suicidal ideation. The proposed amendment to the mental illness exclusion in Bill C-41, the proposed Medical Assistance in Dying Safeguards Act, which was introduced on October 27, 2026, is meant to reinforce this.”McLeod added, “This is why the Bill reinforces that, in situations where a person has a mental illness and an eligible medical condition (e.g. physical or neurodegenerative illness), eligibility must be determined on the basis of the qualifying medical condition. A mental illness may contribute to a person’s suffering, but it cannot be the basis for determining that the MAID eligibility criteria are met. Importantly, having a mental illness does not, in itself, make a person ineligible for MAID.”McLeod said that patients whose natural deaths are not reasonably foreseeable must undergo eligibility assessments by two independent doctors or nurse practitioners, with at least 90 full days between the start of the first assessment and the assisted death.That waiting period, according to McLeod, can be shortened if both assessments are complete, both practitioners agree the patient is at imminent risk of losing the ability to consent, and the practitioner providing MAiD determines that a shorter period is appropriate.McLeod emphasized that federal requirements establish minimum safeguards, while provinces and territories oversee how MAiD is administered and may impose additional protections. He said questions about the program’s oversight and delivery should therefore be directed to provincial or territorial authorities.

Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema, who went 11-29 against the SEC during his five-year run at Arkansas, thinks his current program would be ranked … If it were in the SEC.Quite the spin!TIM BRANDO JOINS DAN DAKICH ON ‘DON’T @ ME’ TO DISCUSS INDIANA COACH CURT CIGNETTI’S CFP ‘BIAS’ COMMENTSNow, to be fair, Illinois is having a decent season. The Fighting Illini are coming off a 24-13 win over Nebraska Friday night, and sit at 6-3 as the regular season begins its final month. It’s been a good year for Illinois up to this point. Credit where it’s due, Bielema has the fellas playing well in 2026.For some reason, though, the SEC continues to be on the brains of every Big Ten coach in America right now. Earlier this week, Curt Cignetti took a shot at the conference after the initial CFP rankings was overloaded with SEC teams.BRET BIELEMA ROASTS NICK SABAN, SEC, AT BIG TEN MEDIA DAYS: ‘THEY WANT TO LIVE IN 2005 FOREVER’After last night’s win, Bielema joined the chorus, saying his unranked Fighting Illini would be in the mix if they played in the SEC.Take a look:”But to be in this job, where we’re at right now, 6-3, we beat another 5-3 team. If we were in the SEC, we’d probably be a top-15 team.”Thoughts? First impressions?So, Bielema is correct in the fact that if Illinois was currently 6-3 and played an SEC conference schedule, it would be ranked. Not sure it would be a top-15 team, but certainly ranked. I guess it depends who the wins/losses came against.But also, if Illinois played in the SEC … I’m not sure the Fighting Illini would be a 6-3 team right now. Their current wins have come against:One ranked win probably doesn’t cut it. Now, Illinois’ three losses? Purdue, Duke, and Ohio State (42-19). It doesn’t feel like an “SEC schedule,” at least not this season. The wins aren’t impressive, beyond beating an Oregon team that has no business being ranked with Dante Moore out.As for Bielema’s actual record in the conference he can’t get off his brain …He went 11-29 against the SEC over four years at Arkansas, including 0-8 in his first season. Not saying that was completely his fault because that roster certainly wasn’t his, but the numbers are still the numbers.And the numbers say Bret Bielema’s current team would be nowhere close to 6-3 in the SEC right now.It’s a down year for the Big Ten. Let’s just be honest for a second.That conference has dominated this sport for a few years now, but it’s just a down year. It happens. Ohio State lost its starting QB. Oregon did, too. Penn State stinks. Michigan stinks.Indiana is currently ranked fourth, but needed overtime to beat both Michigan AND Minnesota.Everyone wants to complain about the committee showing “SEC bias” in the initial batch of rankings earlier this week. That’s fine. That’s fair.But the options weren’t great.