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1040                                    <a href="/columnists/larryelder/2026/10/01/cnn-biased-against-trump-surely-you-jest-n2683881" class="hover-link text-body">CNN Biased Against Trump? Surely, You Jest.</a>
1041                                </h4>
1042                                <div class="small th-author-meta">
1043                                    Larry Elder
1044                                </div>
1045                            </div>
1046
1047                </div>
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1050                            <div class="thm-border pb-3 mb-3">
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1053                                    <a href="/columnists/veroniquederugy/2026/10/01/when-will-markets-react-to-debt-is-the-wrong-question-n2683900" class="hover-link text-body">'When Will Markets React to Debt?' Is the Wrong Question</a>
1054                                </h4>
1055                                <div class="small th-author-meta">
1056                                    Veronique  de Rugy
1057                                </div>
1058                            </div>
1059                            <div class="thm-border pb-3 mb-3">
1060                                
1061                                <h4 class="fs-5 fw-bold mb-1 thm-col-heading">
1062                                    <a href="/columnists/laurahollis/2026/10/01/yes-you-must-vote-n2683901" class="hover-link text-body">
1062Yes, You Must Vote</a>
1063                                </h4>
1064                                <div class="small th-author-meta">
1065                                    Laura Hollis
1066                                </div>
1067                            </div>
1068                            <div class="thm-border pb-3 mb-3">
1069                                
1070                                <h4 class="fs-5 fw-bold mb-1 thm-col-heading">
1071                                    <a href="/columnists/david-richardson/2026/10/01/death-on-a-holiday-n2683903" class="hover-link text-body">Death on a Holiday</a>
1072                                </h4>
1073                                <div class="small th-author-meta">
1074                                    David Richardson
1075                                </div>
1076                            </div>
1077                            <div class="thm-border pb-3 mb-3">
1078                                
1079                                <h4 class="fs-5 fw-bold mb-1 thm-col-heading">
1080                                    <a href="/columnists/yael-ossowski/2026/10/01/trump-smashes-the-paced-frontier-ai-race-with-a-dose-of-maga-optimism-n2683886" class="hover-link text-body">Trump Smashes the 'Paced' Frontier AI Race With a Dose of MAGA Optimism </a>
1081                                </h4>
1082                                <div class="small th-author-meta">
1083                                    Yael Ossowski
1084                                </div>
1085                            </div>
1086                            <div class="thm-border pb-3 mb-3">
1087                                
1088                                <h4 class="fs-5 fw-bold mb-1 thm-col-heading">
1089                                    <a href="/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2026/10/01/voters-deserve-more-than-a-choice-between-extremes-n2683887" class="hover-link text-body">Voters Deserve More Than a Choice Between Extremes</a>
1090                                </h4>
1091                                <div class="small th-author-meta">
1092                                    Armstrong Williams
1093                                </div>
1094                            </div>
1095                            <div class="">
1096                                
1097                                <h4 class="fs-5 fw-bold mb-1 thm-col-heading">
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1102                                    <a href="/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/09/30/little-annoyances-add-up-to-societal-decline-n2683741" class="hover-link text-body">Little Annoyances Add Up to Societal Decline</a>
1103                                </h4>
1104                                <div class="small th-author-meta">
1105                                    Kurt Schlichter
1106                                </div>
1107                            </div>
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1156                
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1158    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
1159                <a href="/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/federal-agent-charged-with-faking-disability-then-hiking-the-dolomites-n2683879"
1160                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
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1168                <div class="post-eyebrow">Crime</div>
1169            <h2 class="post-card-title fs-3 fw-bold mb-2">
1170                <a href="/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/federal-agent-charged-with-faking-disability-then-hiking-the-dolomites-n2683879" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1171Federal Agent Charged With Faking Disability, Then Hiking the Dolomites                </a>
1172            </h2>
1173                <div class="small post-card-author">
1174                    <a href="/author/scott-mcclallen" class="hover-link">
1175                        Scott McClallen
1176                    </a>
1177                </div>
1178
1179        </div>
1180    </div>
1181
1182            </div>
1183        </div>
1184
1185        <div class="col-lg-4">
1186            <div class="th-fq-col th-fq-stack">
1187                    
1188
1189    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
1190                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/el-sayed-illegals-during-covid-n2683851"
1191                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
1192                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/258/fe9063cf-310e-4ae0-b580-ceda8e308cb0-536x311.jpg" alt="Of Course Abdul El-Sayed Was More Concerned About Illegal Aliens Than Michiganders During COVID" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
1193                    
1194                </a>
1195        <div class="flex-1">
1196
1197                <div class="post-eyebrow">Abdul El-Sayed</div>
1198            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
1199                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/el-sayed-illegals-during-covid-n2683851" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1200Of Course Abdul El-Sayed Was More Concerned About Illegal Aliens Than Michiganders During COVID                </a>
1201            </h3>
1202                <div class="small post-card-author">
1203                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
1204                        Amy Curtis
1205                    </a>
1206                </div>
1207
1208        </div>
1209    </div>
1210
1211                    
1212
1213    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
1214                <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/the-media-had-some-funny-words-to-describe-the-attempted-flydubai-hijacking-n2683860"
1215                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
1216                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/52/76fa4d6d-d8bc-41d8-be9b-cb1f252019dd-536x311.jpg" alt="The Media Had Some Funny Words to Describe the Attempted FlyDubai Hijacking " class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
1217                    
1218                </a>
1219        <div class="flex-1">
1220
1221                <div class="post-eyebrow">Israel</div>
1222            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
1223                <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/the-media-had-some-funny-words-to-describe-the-attempted-flydubai-hijacking-n2683860" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1224The Media Had Some Funny Words to Describe the Attempted FlyDubai Hijacking                 </a>
1225            </h3>
1226                <div class="small post-card-author">
1227                    <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link">
1228                        Matt Vespa
1229                    </a>
1230                </div>
1231
1232        </div>
1233    </div>
1234
1235                    
1236
1237    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
1238                <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/trump-confirms-call-with-netanyahu-over-flydubai-incident-perhaps-a-terrorist-n2683890"
1239                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
1240                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/272/602b60d8-4d9c-4189-a2e3-9e59f748ccda-536x311.png" alt="Trump Confirms Call With Netanyahu Over FlyDubai Incident: &#x27;Perhaps a Terrorist&#x27;" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
1241                    
1242                </a>
1243        <div class="flex-1">
1244
1245                <div class="post-eyebrow">Terrorism</div>
1246            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
1247                <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/trump-confirms-call-with-netanyahu-over-flydubai-incident-perhaps-a-terrorist-n2683890" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1248Trump Confirms Call With Netanyahu Over FlyDubai Incident: 'Perhaps a Terrorist'                </a>
1249            </h3>
1250                <div class="small post-card-author">
1251                    <a href="/author/cameron-arcand" class="hover-link">
1252                        Cameron Arcand
1253                    </a>
1254                </div>
1255
1256        </div>
1257    </div>
1258
1259                    
1260
1261    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
1262                <a href="/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/feds-charge-10-foreign-nationals-with-illegal-voting-in-minnesota-n2683877"
1263                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
1264                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/163/7ffabe1b-9654-426e-89fa-7910db19c889-536x311.jpg" alt="Jury Charges 10 Foreign Nationals With Illegal Voting in Minnesota" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
1265                    
1266                </a>
1267        <div class="flex-1">
1268
1269                <div class="post-eyebrow">Voter ID</div>
1270            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
1271                <a href="/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/feds-charge-10-foreign-nationals-with-illegal-voting-in-minnesota-n2683877" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1272Jury Charges 10 Foreign Nationals With Illegal Voting in Minnesota                </a>
1273            </h3>
1274                <div class="small post-card-author">
1275                    <a href="/author/scott-mcclallen" class="hover-link">
1276                        Scott McClallen
1277                    </a>
1278                </div>
1279
1280        </div>
1281    </div>
1282
1283            </div>
1284        </div>
1285
1286        <div class="col-lg-4">
1287            <div class="th-fq-col th-fq-stack">
1288                    
1289
1290    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
1291                <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/bill-maher-dropped-a-new-nickname-for-this-era-in-congress-n2683645"
1292                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
1293                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2017/157/f493b821-3180-49f9-a4dd-7ab36a1d965b-536x311.jpg" alt="Bill Maher Broke Down the Crackpot Insanity Engulfing That Lesbian Bar in Massachusetts " class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
1294                    
1295                </a>
1296        <div class="flex-1">
1297
1298                <div class="post-eyebrow">Bill Maher</div>
1299            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
1300                <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/bill-maher-dropped-a-new-nickname-for-this-era-in-congress-n2683645" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1301Bill Maher Broke Down the Crackpot Insanity Engulfing That Lesbian Bar in Massachusetts                 </a>
1302            </h3>
1303                <div class="small post-card-author">
1304                    <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link">
1305                        Matt Vespa
1306                    </a>
1307                </div>
1308
1309        </div>
1310    </div>
1311
1312                    
1313
1314    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
1315                <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/cnbc-host-is-stunned-his-co-host-says-something-good-about-trump-n2683863"
1316                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
1317                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/272/1650d198-d9fc-495a-bd7b-d5b893b1356d-536x311.jpg" alt="CNBC Host Is Stunned His Co-Host Says Something Supportive About Trump" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
1318                    
1319                </a>
1320        <div class="flex-1">
1321
1322                <div class="post-eyebrow">Trump Administration</div>
1323            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
1324                <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/cnbc-host-is-stunned-his-co-host-says-something-good-about-trump-n2683863" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1325CNBC Host Is Stunned His Co-Host Says Something Supportive About Trump                </a>
1326            </h3>
1327                <div class="small post-card-author">
1328                    <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link">
1329                        Matt Vespa
1330                    </a>
1331                </div>
1332
1333        </div>
1334    </div>
1335
1336                    
1337
1338    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
1339                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/irgc-spokesman-death-to-america-n2683844"
1340                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
1341                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/196/18a23243-0682-46e5-b8f4-95720e4fa315-536x311.jpg" alt="The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Just Endorsed Democrats in the Midterms" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
1342                    
1343                </a>
1344        <div class="flex-1">
1345
1346                <div class="post-eyebrow">Iran</div>
1347            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
1348                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/irgc-spokesman-death-to-america-n2683844" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1349The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Just Endorsed Democrats in the Midterms                </a>
1350            </h3>
1351                <div class="small post-card-author">
1352                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
1353                        Amy Curtis
1354                    </a>
1355                </div>
1356
1357        </div>
1358    </div>
1359
1360                    
1361
1362    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
1363                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/abdul-el-sayed-going-after-drug-dealers-is-draconian-n2683843"
1364                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
1365                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/261/70b1626e-4d5f-4863-a0ac-fb3498b6b
13651b6-536x311.jpg" alt="Did Abdul El-Sayed Really Say This About Going After Fentanyl Dealers?" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
1366                    
1367                </a>
1368        <div class="flex-1">
1369
1370                <div class="post-eyebrow">Fentanyl</div>
1371            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
1372                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/abdul-el-sayed-going-after-drug-dealers-is-draconian-n2683843" class="hover-link thm-inc">
1373Did Abdul El-Sayed Really Say This About Going After Fentanyl Dealers?                </a>
1374            </h3>
1375                <div class="small post-card-author">
1376                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
1377                        Amy Curtis
1378                    </a>
1379                </div>
1380
1381        </div>
1382    </div>
1383
1384            </div>
1385        </div>
1386
1387
1388    </div>
1389
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1400                    <span class="cb10-num text-body lh-1">1</span>
1401                    <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/10/01/why-the-dem-friendly-polls-may-be-way-wrong-n2683885" title="Why the Dem-Friendly Polls May Be Way Wrong" class="post-image-link cb10-thumb position-relative">
1402                        <img class="d-block" src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/267/fd57a245-54b0-4f48-9b88-c7a6a6964967-400x400.jpg" alt="Why the Dem-Friendly Polls May Be Way Wrong" width="400"
1403                             height="400" loading="lazy" />
1404                    </a>
1405                    <div class="cb10-content min-w-0">
1406                        <h4 class="mb-1 heading-normalized">
1407                            <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/10/01/why-the-dem-friendly-polls-may-be-way-wrong-n2683885" title="Why the Dem-Friendly Polls May Be Way Wrong"
1408                               class="text-body hover-link cb10-title cb-post-title">Why the Dem-Friendly Polls May Be Way Wrong</a>
1409                        </h4>
1410                        <div class="cb10-byline cb-post-author">
1411                                <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/10/01/why-the-dem-friendly-polls-may-be-way-wrong-n2683885" title="Kurt Schlichter" class="text-decoration-none">Kurt Schlichter</a>
1412                                    <span class="cb10-dot" aria-hidden="true">&middot;</span>
1413                                <span>4h ago</span>
1414                        </div>
1415                    </div>
1416                </div>
1417                <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 cb10-cell py-3 thm-border border-lg-end" style="--cb10-order: 3;">
1418                    <span class="cb10-num text-body lh-1">2</span>
1419                    <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/10/01/why-ag-todd-blanche-cited-virtually-the-entire-federal-bench-in-minnesota-for-misconduct-n2683913" title="AG Todd Blanche Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Virtually the Entire Bench in Minnesota" class="post-image-link cb10-thumb position-relative">
1420                        <img class="d-block" src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/239/ee6101e9-c812-4682-916b-b0192b80262f-400x400.jpg" alt="AG Todd Blanche Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Virtually the Entire Bench in Minnesota" width="400"
1421                             height="400" loading="lazy" />
1422                    </a>
1423                    <div class="cb10-content min-w-0">
1424                        <h4 class="mb-1 heading-normalized">
1425                            <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/10/01/why-ag-todd-blanche-cited-virtually-the-entire-federal-bench-in-minnesota-for-misconduct-n2683913" title="AG Todd Blanche Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Virtually the Entire Bench in Minnesota"
1426                               class="text-body hover-link cb10-title cb-post-title">AG Todd Blanche Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Virtually the Entire Bench in Minnesota</a>
1427                        </h4>
1428                        <div class="cb10-byline cb-post-author">
1429                                <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/10/01/why-ag-todd-blanche-cited-virtually-the-entire-federal-bench-in-minnesota-for-misconduct-n2683913" title="Matt Vespa" class="text-decoration-none">Matt Vespa</a>
1430                                    <span class="cb10-dot" aria-hidden="true">&middot;</span>
1431                                <span>3h ago</span>
1432                        </div>
1433                    </div>
1434                </div>
1435                <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 cb10-cell py-3 thm-border border-lg-end" style="--cb10-order: 5;">
1436                    <span class="cb10-num text-body lh-1">3</span>
1437                    <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/10/01/something-strange-happened-on-the-way-to-the-genocidal-apartheid-n2683883" title="Something Strange Happened on the Way to the Genocidal Apartheid " class="post-image-link cb10-thumb position-relative">
1438                        <img class="d-block" src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/266/30ce9995-d4ba-47a2-93f3-813310efb176-400x400.jpeg" alt="Something Strange Happened on the Way to the Genocidal Apartheid " width="400"
1439                             height="400" loading="lazy" />
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1443                            <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/10/01/something-strange-happened-on-the-way-to-the-genocidal-apartheid-n2683883" title="Something Strange Happened on the Way to the Genocidal Apartheid "
1444                               class="text-body hover-link cb10-title cb-post-title">Something Strange Happened on the Way to the Genocidal Apartheid </a>
1445                        </h4>
1446                        <div class="cb10-byline cb-post-author">
1447                                <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/10/01/something-strange-happened-on-the-way-to-the-genocidal-apartheid-n2683883" title="Alan Joseph Bauer" class="text-decoration-none">Alan Joseph Bauer</a>
1448                                    <span class="cb10-dot" aria-hidden="true">&middot;</span>
1449                                <span>4h ago</span>
1450                        </div>
1451                    </div>
1452                </div>
1453                <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 cb10-cell py-3 thm-border border-lg-end cb10-lg-col-last" style="--cb10-order: 7;">
1454                    <span class="cb10-num text-body lh-1">4</span>
1455                    <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/this-line-from-pete-hegseths-state-of-the-force-address-will-likely-trigger-a-lib-meltdown-n2683894" title="This Line From Pete Hegseth&#x27;s State of the Force Address Will Likely Trigger a Lib Meltdown" class="post-image-link cb10-thumb position-relative">
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1457                             height="400" loading="lazy" />
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1461                            <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/this-line-from-pete-hegseths-state-of-the-force-address-will-likely-trigger-a-lib-meltdown-n2683894" title="This Line From Pete Hegseth&#x27;s State of the Force Address Will Likely Trigger a Lib Meltdown"
1462                               class="text-body hover-link cb10-title cb-post-title">This Line From Pete Hegseth's State of the Force Address Will Likely Trigger a Lib Meltdown</a>
1463                        </h4>
1464                        <div class="cb10-byline cb-post-author">
1465                                <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/this-line-from-pete-hegseths-state-of-the-force-address-will-likely-trigger-a-lib-meltdown-n2683894" title="Matt Vespa" class="text-decoration-none">Matt Vespa</a>
1466                                    <span class="cb10-dot" aria-hidden="true">&middot;</span>
1467                                <span>9h ago</span>
1468                        </div>
1469                    </div>
1470                </div>
1471                <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 cb10-cell py-3 thm-border" style="--cb10-order: 2;">
1472                    <span class="cb10-num text-body lh-1">5</span>
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1479                            <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/10/01/are-we-less-savage-than-our-ancestors-n2683836" title="Are We Less Savage Than Our Ancestors?"
1480                               class="text-body hover-link cb10-title cb-post-title">Are We Less Savage Than Our Ancestors?</a>
1481                        </h4>
1482                        <div class="cb10-byline cb-post-author">
1483                                <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/10/01/are-we-less-savage-than-our-ancestors-n2683836" title="Mark Lewis" class="text-decoration-none">Mark Lewis</a>
1484                                    <span class="cb10-dot" aria-hidden="true">&middot;</span>
1485                                <span>4h ago</span>
1486                        </div>
1487                    </div>
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1489                <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 cb10-cell py-3 thm-border" style="--cb10-order: 4;">
1490                    <span class="cb10-num text-body lh-1">6</span>
1491                    <a href="https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/59-percent-of-democrats-back-a-coup-and-their-candidates-dont-want-to-talk-about-it-n2683895" title="59 Percent of Democrats Back a Military Coup, and Their Candidates Don&#x27;t Want to Talk About It" class="post-image-link cb10-thumb position-relative">
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1493                             height="400" loading="lazy" />
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1497                            <a href="https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/59-percent-of-democrats-back-a-coup-and-their-candidates-dont-want-to-talk-about-it-n2683895" title="59 Percent of Democrats Back a Military Coup, and Their Candidates Don&#x27;t Want to Talk About It"
1498                               class="text-body hover-link cb10-title cb-post-title">59 Percent of Democrats Back a Military Coup, and Their Candidates Don't Want to Talk About It</a>
1499                        </h4>
1500                        <div class="cb10-byline cb-post-author">
1501                                <a href="https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/59-percent-of-democrats-back-a-coup-and-their-candidates-dont-want-to-talk-about-it-n2683895" title="Scott McClallen" class="text-decoration-none">Scott McClallen</a>
1502                                    <span class="cb10-dot" aria-hidden="true">&middot;</span>
1503                                <span>9h ago</span>
1504                        </div>
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1507                <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 cb10-cell py-3 thm-border" style="--cb10-order: 6;">
1508                    <span class="cb10-num text-body lh-1">7</span>
1509                    <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/10/01/medicare-for-all-is-an-awful-idea-n2683896" title="Medicare for All Is an Awful Idea" class="post-image-link cb10-thumb position-relative">
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1511                             height="400" loading="lazy" />
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1514                        <h4 class="mb-1 heading-normalized">
1515                            <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/10/01/medicare-for-all-is-an-awful-idea-n2683896" title="Medicare for All Is an Awful Idea"
1516                               class="text-body hover-link cb10-title cb-post-title">Medicare for All Is an Awful Idea</a>
1517                        </h4>
1518                        <div class="cb10-byline cb-post-author">
1519                                <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/10/01/medicare-for-all-is-an-awful-idea-n2683896" title="Derek Hunter" class="text-decoration-none">Derek Hunter</a>
1520                                    <span class="cb10-dot" aria-hidden="true">&middot;</span>
1521                                <span>4h ago</span>
1522                        </div>
1523                    </div>
1524                </div>
1525                <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 cb10-cell py-3 thm-border cb10-lg-col-last" style="--cb10-order: 8;">
1526                    <span class="cb10-num text-body lh-1">8</span>
1527                    <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/the-media-had-some-funny-words-to-describe-the-attempted-flydubai-hijacking-n2683860" title="The Media Had Some Funny Words to Describe the Attempted FlyDubai Hijacking " class="post-image-link cb10-thumb position-relative">
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1529                             height="400" loading="lazy" />
1530                    </a>
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1532                        <h4 class="mb-1 heading-normalized">
1533                            <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/the-media-had-some-funny-words-to-describe-the-attempted-flydubai-hijacking-n2683860" title="The Media Had Some Funny Words to Describe the Attempted FlyDubai Hijacking "
1534                               class="text-body hover-link cb10-title cb-post-title">The Media Had Some Funny Words to Describe the Attempted FlyDubai Hijacking </a>
1535                        </h4>
1536                        <div class="cb10-byline cb-post-author">
1537                                <a href="https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/the-media-had-some-funny-words-to-describe-the-attempted-flydubai-hijacking-n2683860" title="Matt Vespa" class="text-decoration-none">Matt Vespa</a>
1538                                    <span class="cb10-dot" aria-hidden="true">&middot;</span>
1539                                <span>13h ago</span>
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1725Federal Agent Charged With Faking Disability, Then Hiking the Dolomites                </a>
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1728                    <a href="/author/scott-mcclallen" class="hover-link">
1729                        Scott McClallen
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1741-value-n2683872"
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1757                        Dmitri Bolt
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1798                                <a href="/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/10/01/why-the-dem-friendly-polls-may-be-way-wrong-n2683885"
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1800                                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/267/fd57a245-54b0-4f48-9b88-c7a6a6964967-536x311.jpg" alt="Why the Dem-Friendly Polls May Be Way Wrong" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
1801                                </a>
1802
1803                            <div class="th-ntw-hero-body">
1804                                
1805                                    <div class="post-eyebrow">2026 Elections</div>
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1807                                <h4 class="th-ntw-hero-title">
1808                                    <a href="/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/10/01/why-the-dem-friendly-polls-may-be-way-wrong-n2683885" class="hover-link">
1809                                        Why the Dem-Friendly Polls May Be Way Wrong
1810                                    </a>
1811                                </h4>
1812
1813                                <div class="small post-card-author">
1814                                    <a href="/author/kurtschlichter" class="hover-link">
1815                                        Kurt Schlichter
1816                                    </a>
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1823                                        
1824                                            <div class="post-eyebrow">Medicare</div>
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1827                                            <a href="/columnists/derekhunter/2026/10/01/medicare-for-all-is-an-awful-idea-n2683896" class="hover-link">
1828Medicare for All Is an Awful Idea                                            </a>
1829                                        </h4>
1830
1831                                        <div class="small post-card-author">
1832                                            <a href="/author/derekhunter" class="hover-link">
1833                                                Derek Hunter
1834                                            </a>
1835                                        </div>
1836                                    </article>
1837                                    <article class="th-ntw-item">
1838                                        
1839                                            <div class="post-eyebrow">National Debt</div>
1840
1841                                        <h4 class="th-ntw-item-title">
1842                                            <a href="/columnists/veroniquederugy/2026/10/01/when-will-markets-react-to-debt-is-the-wrong-question-n2683900" class="hover-link">
1843'When Will Markets React to Debt?' Is the Wrong Question                                            </a>
1844                                        </h4>
1845
1846                                        <div class="small post-card-author">
1847                                            <a href="/author/veroniquederugy" class="hover-link">
1848                                                Veronique  de Rugy
1849                                            </a>
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1862                                <a href="/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/10/01/something-strange-happened-on-the-way-to-the-genocidal-apartheid-n2683883"
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1864                                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/266/30ce9995-d4ba-47a2-93f3-813310efb176-536x311.jpeg" alt="Something Strange Happened on the Way to the Genocidal Apartheid " class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
1865                                </a>
1866
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1868                                
1869                                    <div class="post-eyebrow">Iran</div>
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1872                                    <a href="/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/10/01/something-strange-happened-on-the-way-to-the-genocidal-apartheid-n2683883" class="hover-link">
1873                                        Something Strange Happened on the Way to the Genocidal Apartheid 
1874                                    </a>
1875                                </h4>
1876
1877                                <div class="small post-card-author">
1878                                    <a href="/author/alanjosephbauer" class="hover-link">
1879                                        Alan Joseph Bauer
1880                                    </a>
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1884
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1886                                    <article class="th-ntw-item">
1887                                        
1888                                            <div class="post-eyebrow">Iran</div>
1889
1890                                        <h4 class="th-ntw-item-title">
1891                                            <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/irgc-spokesman-death-to-america-n2683844" class="hover-link">
1892The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Just Endorsed Democrats in the Midterms                                            </a>
1893                                        </h4>
1894
1895                                        <div class="small post-card-author">
1896                                            <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
1897                                                Amy Curtis
1898                                            </a>
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1900                                    </article>
1901                                    <article class="th-ntw-item">
1902                                        
1903                                            <div class="post-eyebrow">Israel</div>
1904
1905                                        <h4 class="th-ntw-item-title">
1906                                            <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/the-media-had-some-funny-words-to-describe-the-attempted-flydubai-hijacking-n2683860" class="hover-link">
1907The Media Had Some Funny Words to Describe the Attempted FlyDubai Hijacking                                             </a>
1908                                        </h4>
1909
1910                                        <div class="small post-card-author">
1911                                            <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link">
1912                                                Matt Vespa
1913                                            </a>
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1926                                <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/10/01/why-ag-todd-blanche-cited-virtually-the-entire-federal-bench-in-minnesota-for-misconduct-n2683913"
1927                                   class="post-image-link position-relative">
1928                                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/239/ee6101e9-c812-4682-916b-b0192b80262f-536x311.jpg" alt="AG Todd Blanche Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Virtually the Entire Bench in Minnesota" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
1929                                </a>
1930
1931                            <div class="th-ntw-hero-body">
1932                                
1933                                    <div class="post-eyebrow">Illegal Immigration</div>
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1935                                <h4 class="th-ntw-hero-title">
1936                                    <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/10/01/why-ag-todd-blanche-cited-virtually-the-entire-federal-bench-in-minnesota-for-misconduct-n2683913" class="hover-link">
1937                                        AG Todd Blanche Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Virtually the Entire Bench in Minnesota
1938                                    </a>
1939                                </h4>
1940
1941                                <div class="small post-card-author">
1942                                    <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link">
1943                                        Matt Vespa
1944                                    </a>
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1950                                    <article class="th-ntw-item">
1951                                        
1952                                            <div class="post-eyebrow">Voter ID</div>
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1954                                        <h4 class="th-ntw-item-title">
1955                                            <a href="/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/feds-charge-10-foreign-nationals-with-illegal-voting-in-minnesota-n2683877" class="hover-link">
1956Jury Charges 10 Foreign Nationals With Illegal Voting in Minnesota                                            </a>
1957                                        </h4>
1958
1959                                        <div class="small post-card-author">
1960                                            <a href="/author/scott-mcclallen" class="hover-link">
1961                                                Scott McClallen
1962                                            </a>
1963                                        </div>
1964                                    </article>
1965                                    <article class="th-ntw-item">
1966                                        
1967                                            <div class="post-eyebrow">Illegal Immigration</div>
1968
1969                                        <h4 class="th-ntw-item-title">
1970                                            <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/el-sayed-illegals-during-covid-n2683851" class="hover-link">
1971Of Course Abdul El-Sayed Was More Concerned About Illegal Aliens Than Michiganders During COVID                                            </a>
1972                                        </h4>
1973
1974                                        <div class="small post-card-author">
1975                                            <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
1976                                                Amy Curtis
1977                                            </a>
1978                                        </div>
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2096Hell Freezes Over As The View's Sunny Hostin Drops a Remarkable Take on the Cornell Gang Rape Story                </a>
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2125USC's Radio Announcer Is Getting Cooked for His Reaction to a Nasty Hit on Oregon's QB                 </a>
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2129                        Matt Vespa
2130                    </a>
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2141                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2014/169/40324ff7-dc54-497d-af76-51cd77b53cdc-536x311.jpg" alt="BBC: Unpainted Fingernails Are White Supremacy " class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
2142                    
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2149BBC: Unpainted Fingernails Are White Supremacy                 </a>
2150            </h3>
2151                <div class="small post-card-author">
2152                    <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link">
2153                        Matt Vespa
2154                    </a>
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2165s Enemies " class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
2166                    
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2173The Retirement Party That Might Have Exposed Pete Hegseth's Enemies                 </a>
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2176                    <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link">
2177                        Matt Vespa
2178                    </a>
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2190                    
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2197The Greatest Government Jobs Program to Ever Exist: Public Schools                </a>
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2201                        Dmitri Bolt
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2218                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/248/a8a22777-863d-4dee-bc11-f1acbf22a523-536x311.jpg" alt="Roy Cooper Is a Tax Maniac  " class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
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2226Roy Cooper Is a Tax Maniac                  </a>
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2230                        Matt Vespa
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2236
2237                    
2238
2239    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
2240                <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/private-sector-had-blockbuster-september-strong-report-n2683871"
2241                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2242                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/187/75721ad9-1e95-4387-b148-c7925a1514fc-536x311.jpg" alt="Trump Just Got Two Positive Numbers on the Economy" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
2243                    
2244                </a>
2245        <div class="flex-1">
2246
2247                <div class="post-eyebrow">Jobs</div>
2248            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
2249                <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/private-sector-had-blockbuster-september-strong-report-n2683871" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2250Trump Just Got Two Positive Numbers on the Economy                </a>
2251            </h3>
2252                <div class="small post-card-author">
2253                    <a href="/author/cameron-arcand" class="hover-link">
2254                        Cameron Arcand
2255                    </a>
2256                </div>
2257
2258        </div>
2259    </div>
2260
2261                    
2262
2263    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
2264                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/el-sayed-obbb-fact-check-n2683884"
2265                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2266                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/156/1b12d457-41e4-493b-bc28-28696f10555f-536x311.jpg" alt="Abdul El-Sayed Is Lying and Misleading Voters About the One Big Beautiful Bill" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
2267                    <span class="thm-badge thm-badge--corner thm-badge--bottom-start thm-badge--compact">Fact Check</span>
2268                </a>
2269        <div class="flex-1">
2270
2271                <div class="post-eyebrow">One Big Beautiful Bill</div>
2272            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
2273                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/el-sayed-obbb-fact-check-n2683884" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2274Abdul El-Sayed Is Lying and Misleading Voters About the One Big Beautiful Bill                </a>
2275            </h3>
2276                <div class="small post-card-author">
2277                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2278                        Amy Curtis
2279                    </a>
2280                </div>
2281
2282        </div>
2283    </div>
2284
2285                    
2286
2287    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card">
2288                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/crowley-proposes-socialized-medicine-for-wi-n2683845"
2289                   class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2290                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/201/97e0b92b-3229-41a8-9bac-e5181b854d3a-536x311.jpg" alt="David Crowley Proposes Socialized Medicine in Wisconsin, Gets Testy When Asked How He&#x27;ll Pay for It" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
2291                    
2292                </a>
2293        <div class="flex-1">
2294
2295                <div class="post-eyebrow">Healthcare</div>
2296            <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1">
2297                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/crowley-proposes-socialized-medicine-for-wi-n2683845" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2298David Crowley Proposes Socialized Medicine in Wisconsin, Gets Testy When Asked How He'll Pay for It                </a>
2299            </h3>
2300                <div class="small post-card-author">
2301                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2302                        Amy Curtis
2303                    </a>
2304                </div>
2305
2306        </div>
2307    </div>
2308
2309            </div>
2310        </div>
2311
2312
2313    </div>
2314
2315</section>
2316    
2317
2318        <div class="my-3">
2319                <div class="advs">Advertisement</div>
2320
2321            <div id="div-gpt-728x90_6" class="gpt-ad ad-250 gpt-header-expanded text-center">
2322                
2322<script type="text/javascript">
2323                    googletag.cmd.push(function () {
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2328            </div>
2329        </div>
2330
2331
2332
2333    
2334    <section id="post-grid" class="mb-3">
2335        <div class="th-post-grid row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-lg-4">
2336                <div class="col">
2337                    
2338
2339    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2340                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/corporations-should-only-focus-on-increasing-shareholder-value-n2683872"
2341                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2342                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/248/1d490f05-9ea9-4176-b001-d2cfe337873d-536x311.jpg" alt="Corporations Should Only Care About One Thing: Making Money" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2343                        <img class="thm-vip-badge " src="https://cdn.townhall.com/web/svg/thm/2024/badge-vip.svg"
2344                             alt="VIP">
2345                    
2346                </a>
2347        <div class="">
2348
2349                <div class="post-eyebrow">Economy</div>
2350            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2351                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/corporations-should-only-focus-on-increasing-shareholder-value-n2683872" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2352Corporations Should Only Care About One Thing: Making Money                </a>
2353            </div>
2354                <div class="small post-card-author">
2355                    <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link">
2356                        Dmitri Bolt
2357                    </a>
2358                </div>
2359
2360        </div>
2361    </div>
2362
2363                </div>
2364                <div class="col">
2365                    
2366
2367    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2368                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/zach-lahn-ad-dem-rob-sands-biggest-donor-poisoned-iowas-water-n2683878"
2369                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2370                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/233/cad7cb8c-a210-43fd-81d4-134be45968bf-536x311.jpg" alt="Democrat Rob Sand Is Under Fire After Ad Alleges His Largest Donor Poisoned Iowa&#x2019;s Water" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2371                    
2372                </a>
2373        <div class="">
2374
2375                <div class="post-eyebrow">Iowa</div>
2376            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2377                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/zach-lahn-ad-dem-rob-sands-biggest-donor-poisoned-iowas-water-n2683878" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2378Democrat Rob Sand Is Under Fire After Ad Alleges His Largest Donor Poisoned Iowa’s Water                </a>
2379            </div>
2380                <div class="small post-card-author">
2381                    <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link">
2382                        Dmitri Bolt
2383                    </a>
2384                </div>
2385
2386        </div>
2387    </div>
2388
2389                </div>
2390                <div class="col">
2391                    
2392
2393    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2394                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/wsj-policy-survey-n2683855"
2395                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2396                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/353/304412f8-43d0-43d2-a94a-a7dc280399b3-536x311.jpg" alt="New Wall Street Journal Poll Should Terrify Anyone Who Still Believes in Free Markets" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2397                    
2398                </a>
2399        <div class="">
2400
2401                <div class="post-eyebrow">Polling</div>
2402            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2403                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/wsj-policy-survey-n2683855" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2404New Wall Street Journal Poll Should Terrify Anyone Who Still Believes in Free Markets                </a>
2405            </div>
2406                <div class="small post-card-author">
2407                    <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link">
2408                        Dmitri Bolt
2409                    </a>
2410                </div>
2411
2412        </div>
2413    </div>
2414
2415                </div>
2416                <div class="col">
2417                    
2418
2419    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2420                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/doj-texas-majority-pac-n2683867"
2421                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2422                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/239/ee6101e9-c812-4682-916b-b0192b80262f-536x311.jpg" alt="Thanks to Townhall&#x27;
2422s Undercover Video, DOJ Announces Investigation Into Texas Majority PAC" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2423                    
2424                </a>
2425        <div class="">
2426
2427                <div class="post-eyebrow">DOJ</div>
2428            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2429                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/doj-texas-majority-pac-n2683867" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2430Thanks to Townhall's Undercover Video, DOJ Announces Investigation Into Texas Majority PAC                </a>
2431            </div>
2432                <div class="small post-card-author">
2433                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2434                        Amy Curtis
2435                    </a>
2436                </div>
2437
2438        </div>
2439    </div>
2440
2441                </div>
2442                <div class="col">
2443                    
2444
2445    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2446                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/ms-rachel-parents-karol-markowicz-n2683775"
2447                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2448                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/304/95830113-ca55-4d47-8e83-24bb355953cf-536x311.jpg" alt="Parents Shouldn&#x27;t Trust Their Children With Ms. Rachel" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2449                        <img class="thm-vip-badge " src="https://cdn.townhall.com/web/svg/thm/2024/badge-vip.svg"
2450                             alt="VIP">
2451                    
2452                </a>
2453        <div class="">
2454
2455                <div class="post-eyebrow">Parental Rights</div>
2456            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2457                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/ms-rachel-parents-karol-markowicz-n2683775" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2458Parents Shouldn't Trust Their Children With Ms. Rachel                </a>
2459            </div>
2460                <div class="small post-card-author">
2461                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2462                        Amy Curtis
2463                    </a>
2464                </div>
2465
2466        </div>
2467    </div>
2468
2469                </div>
2470                <div class="col">
2471                    
2472
2473    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2474                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/mamdani-anti-semitism-plan-n2683839"
2475                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2476                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/176/718ff7d4-3d00-431f-9f25-5a56e1f4e4b3-536x311.jpg" alt="Mamdani&#x27;s Plan to Combat Antisemitism Sparks Outrage" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2477                    
2478                </a>
2479        <div class="">
2480
2481                <div class="post-eyebrow">Antisemitism</div>
2482            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2483                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/mamdani-anti-semitism-plan-n2683839" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2484Mamdani's Plan to Combat Antisemitism Sparks Outrage                </a>
2485            </div>
2486                <div class="small post-card-author">
2487                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2488                        Amy Curtis
2489                    </a>
2490                </div>
2491
2492        </div>
2493    </div>
2494
2495                </div>
2496                <div class="col">
2497                    
2498
2499    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2500                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/joint-ai-declaration-n2683833"
2501                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2502                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/252/682f1f91-3f0c-40ad-bdc9-f87da5a13175-536x311.jpg" alt="President Trump Just Secured a Major AI Safety Accord With Silicon Valley&#x2019;s Biggest AI CEOs" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2503                    
2504                </a>
2505        <div class="">
2506
2507                <div class="post-eyebrow">Artificial Intelligence</div>
2508            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2509                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/joint-ai-declaration-n2683833" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2510President Trump Just Secured a Major AI Safety Accord With Silicon Valley’s Biggest AI CEOs                </a>
2511            </div>
2512                <div class="small post-card-author">
2513                    <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link">
2514                        Dmitri Bolt
2515                    </a>
2516                </div>
2517
2518        </div>
2519    </div>
2520
2521                </div>
2522                <div class="col">
2523                    
2524
2525    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2526                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/we-voted-for-deportations-so-why-is-sen-jim-justice-calling-for-de-facto-amnesty-n2683865"
2527                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2528                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2020/28/781da5f5-f302-4f00-ac31-b0c7e932170e-536x311.jpg" alt="We Voted for Deportations. So Why Is Sen. Jim Justice Calling for De Facto Amnesty?" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2529                    
2530                </a>
2531        <div class="">
2532
2533                <div class="post-eyebrow">Illegal Immigration</div>
2534            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2535                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/we-voted-for-deportations-so-why-is-sen-jim-justice-calling-for-de-facto-amnesty-n2683865" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2536We Voted for Deportations. So Why Is Sen. Jim Justice Calling for De Facto Amnesty?                </a>
2537            </div>
2538                <div class="small post-card-author">
2539                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2540                        Amy Curtis
2541                    </a>
2542                </div>
2543
2544        </div>
2545    </div>
2546
2547                </div>
2548                <div class="col">
2549                    
2550
2551    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2552                <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/democrats-vote-against-stock-trading-and-vote-id-motion-heres-why-n2683875"
2553                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2554                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2024/59/2398408b-ef42-4aea-b477-a4dfd6dac659-536x311.jpg" alt="Democrats Vote Against Congress Stock Trading Ban and Voter ID " class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2555                    
2556                </a>
2557        <div class="">
2558
2559                <div class="post-eyebrow">Voter ID</div>
2560            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2561                <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/democrats-vote-against-stock-trading-and-vote-id-motion-heres-why-n2683875" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2562Democrats Vote Against Congress Stock Trading Ban and Voter ID                 </a>
2563            </div>
2564                <div class="small post-card-author">
2565                    <a href="/author/cameron-arcand" class="hover-link">
2566                        Cameron Arcand
2567                    </a>
2568                </div>
2569
2570        </div>
2571    </div>
2572
2573                </div>
2574                <div class="col">
2575                    
2576
2577    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2578                <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/guess-which-state-is-using-taxpayer-dollars-to-house-pedophiles-near-children-n2683866"
2579                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2580                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/252/8847b131-9c0c-49de-8382-229dbbf55fbf-536x311.jpg" alt="Guess Which State Is Using Taxpayer Dollars to House Pedophiles Near Children" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2581                    
2582                </a>
2583        <div class="">
2584
2585                <div class="post-eyebrow">California</div>
2586            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2587                <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/guess-which-state-is-using-taxpayer-dollars-to-house-pedophiles-near-children-n2683866" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2588Guess Which State Is Using Taxpayer Dollars to House Pedophiles Near Children                </a>
2589            </div>
2590                <div class="small post-card-author">
2591                    <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link">
2592                        Jeff Charles
2593                    </a>
2594                </div>
2595
2596        </div>
2597    </div>
2598
2599                </div>
2600                <div class="col">
2601                    
2602
2603    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2604                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/stefany-shaheen-n2683792"
2605                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2606                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/273/845b9dad-3d8a-497a-8d64-fde661eef9ce-536x311.jpg" alt="Stefany Shaheen Has Been Handed Everything by Her Mom. Now She Wants a Promotion to Congress." class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2607                    
2608                </a>
2609        <div class="">
2610
2611                <div class="post-eyebrow">New Hampshire</div>
2612            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2613                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/stefany-shaheen-n2683792" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2614Stefany Shaheen Has Been Handed Everything by Her Mom. Now She Wants a Promotion to Congress.                </a>
2615            </div>
2616                <div class="small post-card-author">
2617                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2618                        Amy Curtis
2619                    </a>
2620                </div>
2621
2622        </div>
2623    </div>
2624
2625                </div>
2626                <div class="col">
2627                    
2628
2629    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2630                <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/federal-jury-strikes-down-texas-sheriffs-surveillance-driven-traffic-stop-scheme-n2683825"
2631                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2632                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/209/9d544712-11db-4b3d-8171-65e7878f4e9f-536x311.jpg" alt="Federal Jury Shatters Texas Sheriff&#x2019;s Illegal AI Spying Scheme" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2633                    
2634                </a>
2635        <div class="">
2636
2637                <div class="post-eyebrow">Lawsuit</div>
2638            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2639                <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/federal-jury-strikes-down-texas-sheriffs-surveillance-driven-traffic-stop-scheme-n2683825" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2640Federal Jury Shatters Texas Sheriff’s Illegal AI Spying Scheme                </a>
2641            </div>
2642                <div class="small post-card-author">
2643                    <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link">
2644                        Jeff Charles
2645                    </a>
2646                </div>
2647
2648        </div>
2649    </div>
2650
2651                </div>
2652                <div class="col">
2653                    
2654
2655    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2656                <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/alaska-is-about-to-get-a-big-energy-project-n2683868"
2657                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2658                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/346/798d4099-0cf3-4257-a201-abb85ca29e25-536x311.jpg" alt="Alaska Is About to Get a Major Energy Project" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2659                        <img class="thm-vip-badge " src="https://cdn.townhall.com/web/svg/thm/2024/badge-vip.svg"
2660                             alt="VIP">
2661                    
2662                </a>
2663        <div class="">
2664
2665                <div class="post-eyebrow">Energy</div>
2666            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2667                <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/alaska-is-about-to-get-a-big-energy-project-n2683868" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2668Alaska Is About to Get a Major Energy Project                </a>
2669            </div>
2670                <div class="small post-card-author">
2671                    <a href="/author/cameron-arcand" class="hover-link">
2672                        Cameron Arcand
2673                    </a>
2674                </div>
2675
2676        </div>
2677    </div>
2678
2679                </div>
2680                <div class="col">
2681                    
2682
2683    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2684                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/court-halts-execution-of-christa-gail-pike-n2683864"
2685                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2686                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/284/27e03fa9-3be1-44d0-abbe-ecfecd3cc64d-536x311.jpg" alt="Appeals Court Halts Execution of Tennessee Inmate Christa Gail Pike" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2687                    
2688                </a>
2689        <div class="">
2690
2691                <div class="post-eyebrow">Crime</div>
2692            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2693                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/court-halts-execution-of-christa-gail-pike-n2683864" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2694Appeals Court Halts Execution of Tennessee Inmate Christa Gail Pike                </a>
2695            </div>
2696                <div class="small post-card-author">
2697                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2698                        Amy Curtis
2699                    </a>
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2701
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2704
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2710                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/israeli-prime-minister-reveals-more-details-about-the-flydubai-terror-attack-n2683857"
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2712                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/196/e343624d-9a4b-412c-9dd6-d7537e83bdc5-536x311.jpg" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Reveals New Details About the FlyDubai Terror Attack" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2713                    
2714                </a>
2715        <div class="">
2716
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2718            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2719                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/israeli-prime-minister-reveals-more-details-about-the-flydubai-terror-attack-n2683857" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2720Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Reveals New Details About the FlyDubai Terror Attack                </a>
2721            </div>
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2724                        Dmitri Bolt
2725                    </a>
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2736                <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/federal-judge-declares-mistrial-for-dc-councilman-caught-taking-bribes-n2683862"
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2738                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/122/96d7ebed-481a-4878-8691-38953636ef47-536x311.jpg" alt="Federal Judge Declares Mistrial for DC Councilman Caught Taking Bribes" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2739                    
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2742
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2746Federal Judge Declares Mistrial for DC Councilman Caught Taking Bribes                </a>
2747            </div>
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2749                    <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link">
2750                        Jeff Charles
2751                    </a>
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2756
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2759                    
2760
2761    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2762                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/the-ftc-has-launched-an-investigation-into-top-ai-firms-n2683854"
2763                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2764                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/271/5958e172-adf1-45c6-b2ac-c7b330bd2208-536x311.jpg" alt="The FTC Has Launched a Major Investigation Into Top AI Firms" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2765                    
2766                </a>
2767        <div class="">
2768
2769                <div class="post-eyebrow">Artificial Intelligence</div>
2770            <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2">
2771                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/the-ftc-has-launched-an-investigation-into-top-ai-firms-n2683854" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2772The FTC Has Launched a Major Investigation Into Top AI Firms                </a>
2773            </div>
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2775                    <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link">
2776                        Dmitri Bolt
2777                    </a>
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2785                    
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2788                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/scotus-3rd-country-deportations-n2683858"
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2790                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/183/8bcde194-f749-4b3d-b82e-9391951d9fa6-536x311.jpg" alt="President Trump&#x27;s Immigration Agenda Handed Major Temporary Win at the Supreme Court" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2791                    
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2794
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2797                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/scotus-3rd-country-deportations-n2683858" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2798President Trump's Immigration Agenda Handed Major Temporary Win at the Supreme Court                </a>
2799            </div>
2800                <div class="small post-card-author">
2801                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2802                        Amy Curtis
2803                    </a>
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2814                <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/new-voice-cloning-scam-n2683799"
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2816                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/61/f2df5fff-6cff-462d-8fa2-20c26cb824ca-536x311.jpg" alt="Scammers Can Use Your Loved One&#x27;s Voice to Extort You for Cash" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2817                    
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2823                <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/new-voice-cloning-scam-n2683799" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2824Scammers Can Use Your Loved One's Voice to Extort You for Cash                </a>
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2827                    <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link">
2828                        Jeff Charles
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2837                    
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2840                <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/jack-smith-caught-spying-on-conservative-journalists-in-anti-trump-witch-hunt-n2683803"
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2842                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/22/c99794f0-a308-4508-8bf2-6d8a9b0971a0-536x311.jpg" alt="Jack Smith Caught Spying on Conservative Journalists in Anti-Trump Wit
2842ch Hunt" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
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2850Jack Smith Caught Spying on Conservative Journalists in Anti-Trump Witch Hunt                </a>
2851            </div>
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2854                        Jeff Charles
2855                    </a>
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2863                    
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2865    <div class="" data-sec="post-card">
2866                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/stephen-miller-cnn-immigration-n2683837"
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2868                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/180/f5ef1ece-1ca5-4186-bf83-8652b543a496-536x311.jpg" alt="Stephen Miller Slams the Propagandist Corporate Media Over Immigration Coverage" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2869                    
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2872
2873                <div class="post-eyebrow">Stephen Miller</div>
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2875                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/stephen-miller-cnn-immigration-n2683837" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2876Stephen Miller Slams the Propagandist Corporate Media Over Immigration Coverage                </a>
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2879                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2880                        Amy Curtis
2881                    </a>
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2892                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/spain-just-offered-a-look-into-a-future-run-by-socialists-n2683831"
2893                   class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc">
2894                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/279/89940ad4-5bfa-4b41-b9fe-d69bac88faf9-536x311.jpg" alt="Spain Is About to Become a Case Study in Socialist Failure" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2895                    
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2898
2899                <div class="post-eyebrow">Spain</div>
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2901                <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/spain-just-offered-a-look-into-a-future-run-by-socialists-n2683831" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2902Spain Is About to Become a Case Study in Socialist Failure                </a>
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2906                        Dmitri Bolt
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2918                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/iraq-withdrawal-n2683841"
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2920                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2017/44/beac4eed-2564-4c21-9b1e-37fbe61f9d04-536x311.jpg" alt="After Two Decades, America Officially Withdraws From Iraq" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2921                    
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2924
2925                <div class="post-eyebrow">Iraq</div>
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2927                <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/iraq-withdrawal-n2683841" class="hover-link thm-inc">
2928After Two Decades, America Officially Withdraws From Iraq                </a>
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2932                        Amy Curtis
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2946                    <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2022/32/2b98a630-6eb5-489e-9cec-c921653df3dc-536x311.jpg" alt="Another Mom Has Been Charged With Horrific Crimes Involving Her Children" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" />
2947                    
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2950
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2954Another Mom Has Been Charged With Horrific Crimes Involving Her Children                </a>
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2957                    <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link">
2958                        Amy Curtis
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3190    // Checking if the URL path is '/subscribe'
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3201    }
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3205    tp.push(["setUsePianoIdUserProvider", true]);
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3214            var w = window.innerWidth;
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3219            tp.pianoId.init({
3220                displayMode: displayMode,
3221                confirmation: 'after',
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3223                containerSelector: '#login-form',
3224                width: w,
3225                height: 400,
3226                loggedIn: function (data) {
3227                    //console.log('user ', data.user, ' logged in with token', data.token);
3228                    pianoMan.verify(data);
3229                },
3230                loggedOut: function (event) {
3231                    pianoMan.verify(event);
3232                    window.location.reload();
3233                },
3234                loginDisplayed: function () {
3235                    console.log("login displayed")
3236                },
3237                loginSuccess: function (e) {
3238                    //thmPiano.alreadyLoggedIn = true;
3239                    console.log("loginSuccess");
3240                }
3241            });
3242
3243            if (!tp.pianoId.isUserValid()) {
3244                console.log("[p] anonymous");
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3249
3250    function parsePianoNewsletterList(raw, fallback) {
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3263        if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) return fallbackList;
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3265        return list.length ? list : fallbackList;
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3267
3268    tp.push(["addHandler", "customEvent", function (event, b, c, d) {
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3271            case 'newsletter-signup':
3272            case 'newsletter-poll':
3273
3274                var iframeId = b;
3275                var siteNewsletters = [1490];
3276                var payload = {
3277                    email: event.params.email,
3278                    id: 1,
3279                    source: event.eventName,
3280                    pc: event.params.pc,
3281                    list: parsePianoNewsletterList(event.params.list, siteNewsletters),
3282                    rid: pianoMan.getRid()
3283                };
3284                if (payload.email && payload.email.length > 0) {
3285                    pianoMan.postupNewsletter(payload);
3286                }
3287
3288                break;
3289            case 'continue-reading':
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3298        chartbeat('trackPaywallStart');
3299    }]);
3300    tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutComplete", async function (conversion) {
3301
3302        console.log(conversion);
3303
3304        var payload = {
3305            email: conversion.email,
3306            id: 1,
3307            source: "piano conversion through purchase",
3308            pc: null,
3309            list: [1490],
3310            rid: conversion.rid
3311        };
3312        var result = pianoMan.postupNewsletter(payload);
3313
3314        chartbeat('trackPaywallComplete');
3315    }]);
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