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Toyota is cashing in on a U.S. hybrid boom as electric-vehicle demand slows, but shifting political tides in Washington could jeopardize its edge. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Today in Supreme Court History: November 5, 1917
11/5/1917: Buchanan v. Warley decided. The White Court (1916-1921)The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 5, 1917 appeared first on Reason Magazine. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Trump’s MAGA Makeover Of The Courts Is Over
With Democrats set to run the Senate, the president can no longer rely on the GOP to rubber-stamp judicial nominees who won’t say he lost in 2020. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - New Democratic Senate Spells Doom for Trump’s Judicial Nominees
In a recent edition of this newsletter, I asked whether Justice Samuel Alito would come to regret making "the same mistake" as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who famously declined to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court when the Democrats still had control of the Senate and Barack Obama was still president. Instead, by stubbornly remaining on the Court until her death in 2020 at the age of 87, Ginsburg effectively made it possible for her replacement to be picked by President Donald Trump and swiftly approved by a Republican-controlled Senate. That's how the conservative law professor Amy Coney Barrett came to replace the liberal legal icon Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. After this week's midterm massacre for the Republicans, we may get the chance to find out if Alito's judicial career will end on a similarly Ginsburg-ian note. The Republicans lost big almost everywhere in Tuesday's midterm elections, but the loss of the Senate may prove to be the most painful of all in the long run, as it will give the Democrats the power to block any judicial nominee that Trump puts forward in the next two years (once the new Senate has been officially seated). Alito, who is 76 years old, seemingly intends to remain on the bench for as long as possible. But will it be long enough to ensure that a Republican is president and the Senate is back in the hands of the GOP when he finally does decide to retire? The combination of a Republican-held White House and Republican-held Senate may not even be electorally possible thanks to this week's results until 2032. And when you happen to be in your mid-70s like Alito is, that's a long time to wait while you cross your fingers and hope for the best against the vagaries of ill health or sudden accident. Ditto for Justice Clarence Thomas, who is no spring chicken himself at the age of 78. I can't imagine Thomas relishing the thought of a Democratic president picking his replacement. But time and fate may give him no say in the matter. As the great existential philosopher Sturgill Simpson put it, "life ain't fair and the world is mean." One thing seems clear enough: There is less than zero chance of the new Democratically controlled Senate approving any Supreme Court nominee that Trump puts forward in the waning years of his… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Jimmy Kimmel Savages Trump for Blaming Everyone Else After GOP Midterm Disaster:...
Jimmy Kimmel tore into President Donald Trump over his refusal to accept responsibility for Republicans’ crushing midterm election defeats, branding him a “spoiled child” and telling him to “shut that ridiculous mouth.” The ABC late-night host opened Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! by mocking the president’s reaction to Democrats seizing control of Congress and Republicans losing Senate seats in former strongholds like Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. “Trump spent the morning shuffling around in his underwear, sadly dancing alone to ‘YMCA,’” he joked, before turning to a real tweet from the administration: “The White House tweeted this at 8:30 a.m. ‘PSA: Trump is still your president.’” Thank you for your attention to this matter. pic.twitter.com/Q1ZGYM7idV — The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 4, 2026 Displaying a photograph of Trump leaning over the Resolute Desk, Kimmel quipped: “It looks like he’s trying to pass a McGriddle to his lower intestine, but he’s still our president.” “And in the face of defeat,” Kimmel continued. “He is doing what he does best, blaming everyone other than him!” Kimmel noted that Trump had lashed out at Texas Governor Greg Abbott, branding him a RINO (Republican in Name Only), and attacked Fox News over its election coverage before insisting he bore no responsibility for the GOP’s losses. “And then he absolved himself of all responsibility!” the host declared, reading the president’s repeated claim: “I wasn’t on the ballot. And if I was, we would have won in a landslide.” That prompted Kimmel to launch into a furious tirade: “Oh, shut up! Just shut up, please!” The audience erupted in cheers. He continued: “I mean, give us a break for one day and shut that ridiculous mouth. You are such a spoiled child. Did you ever learn anything about manners, or sportsmanship, or simple common decency? Nothing is ever your fault? Every Republican pretty much everywhere, everywhere but the deepest of the deep red sea lost. That’s not because of you? All your big handpicked candidates lost! You picked Darlene Graham to run in South Carolina. You ran Thom Tillis out of the Senate. You backed that pathetic Ken Paxton in Texas. You went all in on Vivek Ramaswamy and his disgusting campaign ad. And if you hadn’t picked Mr. Charisma, JD Vance, to be your vice president, Republicans would still have that Senate seat they lost in Ohio last night.” “But if you… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Black Friday shoppers are growing skeptical of holiday discounts, new survey fin...
Only 54% of consumers believe advertised Black Friday discounts are genuine By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs November 5, 2026 Only 54% of consumers trust Black Friday discounts, while one in five actively distrusts advertised sale prices, according to a new international survey.Shoppers are suffering from promotion fatigue, with some planning to spend less or skip holiday sales because they believe discounts are available year-round.Artificial intelligence is changing holiday shopping, with 56% of consumers using or planning to use AI to compare prices and find bargains.Amazon has Prime Day promotions in July and October, with Walmart and Target also launching sales promotions of their own. But these constant sales may be having an unintended effect on consumers.By the time Black Friday finally arrives, new research suggests that a growing number of consumers aren't convinced the advertised bargains are as good as retailers claim.A new survey from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that just 54% of consumers trust that advertised Black Friday prices are genuinely lower than normal. One in five shoppers actively distrusts the discounts. And they may be right.As ConsumerAffairs recently reported, a recent study found a third of 2025s Black Friday sales items were cheaper before the holiday shopping kickoff.The BCG findings suggest retailers face a new challenge heading into the 2026 holiday shopping season: convincing consumers that their sales are worth the money.The research, released November 4, is based on a survey of 10,220 consumers in 10 countries, including the United States. It is BCG's sixth annual study of year-end shopping events."Shoppers no longer take Black Friday discounts at face value," said Nate Shenck, a BCG managing director and senior partner who coauthored the report.The skepticism comes as retailers increasingly promote holiday discounts weeks before Black Friday, which falls on November 27 this year.Consumers are getting tired of constant salesOne of the survey's most significant findings is growing promotion fatigue the feeling that retailers are constantly advertising sales, making it difficult to determine when prices are actually lowest.Among consumers planning to reduce spending or skip year-end sales, 22% said they believe deals are available all the time anyway.Interestingly, shoppers aren't necessarily demanding bigger discounts.The minimum markdown consumers consider a good deal has actually declined slightly, from 32% in 2025 to about 30% this year.That suggests consumers may be more concerned about whether a discount is genuine than how large the advertised percentage happens to be.The skepticism varies… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago
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