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- Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Newsmax Host Greg Kelly Drags Fox’s Jesse Watters for ‘Disgraceful’ Synago...
Newsmax host Greg Kelly unloaded on Fox News, particularly host Jesse Watters, after Republicans suffered blowout losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Republicans lost the House and Senate, several governorships and a slew of other statewide races, as well as hundreds of state legislative seats. On Wednesday’s Greg Kelly Reports, the host pointed to a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump, who bizarrely blamed the midterm results on Fox News, which he nonetheless called in to for an interview on election night. “Now, I agree with President Trump,” Kelly said. “Conservative media, especially Fox News, bears a hell of a lot of responsibility for what went down. Fox News, have you gotten a load of them lately? And I’m sorry, this Jesse Watters character is too much. And I saw something from Jesse Watters that really kind of exemplified Fox News, who they are, how lazy they are, and how content they are.” Kelly then teed up a clip of Watters watching election results roll in the previous night. “It’s not a red wave. I don’t think we’re gonna get our $5,000 checks,” Watters said, alluding to Trump’s promise to send $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans kept full control of Congress. “I know Bret [Baier] really needed that one. So, the Democrats are having a good night.” “Just making jokes like they don’t have a stake in this, and they don’t,” Kelly reacted. “Making a joke about how rich Bret Baier is. And apparently Bret Baier is quite rich.” The host then noted that Baier sold his Washington, D.C. home for $25 million in 2024. Kelly then played a clip of Watters and Jessica Tarlov, who is Jewish, on Tuesday’s episode of The Five. Watters referenced Rep. James Clyburn’s (D-SC) scheduled appearance at a church in Michigan over the weekend, where he planned to stump for Abdul El-Sayed, who won the U.S. Senate race there on Tuesday. Here is that exchange, as well as Kelly’s reaction: WATTERS: Well, I think everyone now sees the silver lining as the Democrats going to church. And that is progress. That is progress. TARLOV: You’re mocking how much Jim Clyburn goes to church? What do you go to church? WATTERS: I don’t go to synagogue like you. Boom! Roasted! TARLOV: Blame the Jews? What? […] KELLY: It’s a disgraceful comment. It’s weird. And it’s kind of inexcusable. Watch above via Newsmax.The… [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - “The Time, the Opportunity, and the Need to Reclaim the Republican Party f...
I thought I'd pass along this smart and readable analysis from Bill Otis (Ringside at the Reckoning); as I've mentioned before, he and his coauthor Paul Mirengoff are my go-to people for hardheaded, pragmatic, but principled conservative views. They are probably on balance more conservative than I am, but I always much enjoy their legal and political commentary. An excerpt: In an election where overwhelmingly the preeminent issue was affordability — in other and more candid words, the increasingly obvious decline in the standard of living huge numbers of people are feeling — what has Trump been occupying himself with? Here's a partial list: Building the White House ballroom (from which, in a tone deaf rendition that defies description) he gave his election post-mortem; re-doing the East Potomac Golf Course to make it a "premium" experience; building a Triumphal Arch no one asked for or thought about when they elected him; demanding prosecutions for imaginary vandalism at the Reflecting Pool; invading Greenland; making Canada the 51st state; re-naming Lake Ontario; re-naming the Gulf of Mexico; and perhaps most prominently, making sure his name gets put on the Kennedy Center even though he had nothing to do with its creation. Then there are numerous other items: Trump passports, Trump one-dollar gold coins, and "commemorative" $100 bills, to name three. Exactly what does this Adventure in Narcissism seem like to the voter — actually, the millions of voters — who feel like they're being stretched thin? You don't need a florid imagination to answer that one. They gave their answer last night. It's not like Trump has had no successes. He's made three excellent Supreme Court appointments. He has tackled corrosive and unjust racial preferences like no one else had the guts to. He declines to bow to transgender bullying. Objective economic data show that, whatever "feelings" may be, the economy grew at a healthy clip just this last quarter. He used force with Iran when, for nearly 50 years before him, Presidents were content to kick the can down the road as the mullahs got closer and closer to getting the atomic bomb. These are considerable and important achievements, not less so because Trump often acts like an oaf. But his character flaws throw a wrench into nearly everything he does. It's less that he's an oaf than that he's a child, far too often content to do what's quick… [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - The New York Times Adds 420,000 Digital Subscribers
After a slower second quarter, the additions in the third quarter keep the company roughly on track to meet its goal of 15 million subscribers by the end of next year. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Google expands voluntary buyouts to 5 countries as AI spending fuels cost cuts
Google is extending its buyout program to selected workers in five additional countries as the company looks for ways to control expenses while pouring money into artificial intelligence programs.The company told Reuters that select workers in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland were offered buyouts beginning in June, although the number of employees who accepted was unclear.FOX Business has reached out to Google for comment."In 2025, some of our teams introduced a voluntary exit program with severance," a Google spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters. "This past summer, in June, we expanded this program globally in a few countries to support our important work ahead."GOOGLE PARENT ALPHABET SUFFERS NEARLY $500B WALL STREET WIPEOUT AMID AI SPENDING FEARSThe buyouts come as Google’s heavy AI spending has worried investors and weighed on parent company Alphabet’s stock price.Alphabet’s workforce has continued to grow in recent quarters, but it wants to reallocate resources toward areas it views as higher priorities.While the company has continued to prioritize hiring in AI and cloud computing, its voluntary buyout programs suggest an effort to move resources away from areas considered less vital to its future strategy.The latest round builds on similar incentives Google introduced last year for workers in select teams in the U.S. and Britain. Company leaders said the program gives employees who are uncomfortable with Google’s future direction an opportunity to leave with severance.At least one division at the search engine company later moved to involuntary job cuts after first offering workers buyouts.On recent earnings calls, Google Chief Financial Officer Anat Ashkenazi said the company would continue adding workers in AI and cloud, which she described as key areas for investment and growth."We also expect to continue hiring in key investment areas such as AI and Cloud, and we are investing in marketing to support our AI products," Ashkenazi said on the company's July 22 earnings call.Earlier buyout programs did not extend to employees working in Google’s cloud business or its DeepMind AI research unit.In Switzerland, Google announced the exit packages in mid-June and notified applicants of its decisions by mid-July, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Employees who accepted the offer received one month of pay for every year they had worked at Google, with total severance capped at 12 months.GOOGLE PARTNERS WITH VETERANS GROUPS TO HELP 25,000 ENTER SKILLED TRADES CAREERS AMID WORKER SHORTAGEGET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago - Don’t Expect a Lame-Duck Supreme Court Vacancy (But There Are Other Nomina...There has been rampant speculation that one of the older conservative justices (namely Justice Sam Alito or Justice Clarence Thomas) might choose to retire before the end of the year so that President Trump could name a replacement while there is still a Republican majority in the Senate. But that is all it is: Speculation. I have previously predicted that neither Justice Alito nor Justice Thomas would retire during this presidential term (let alone this year). I adhere to this view. Today, the New York Times and Bloomberg each report that Justice Alito has reaffirmed that he is not planning to retire this year, and that this week's election results have not altered his intentions. From the Times: Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has told people close to him that he does not intend to retire immediately from the Supreme Court, despite Democrats' commanding win in Senate contests on Tuesday, which means Republicans will hold the chamber for only a short time longer. As a result, Republicans may have missed the window for President Trump to name a fourth or even a fifth justice to the Supreme Court in the final two years of his presidency. Justice Alito shared his plans with friends after the election results were clear this week, according to two people close to the justice who spoke on the condition of anonymity. From Bloomberg: The 76-year-old Alito, an anchor of the court's conservative wing, has been the subject of speculation that he might abruptly step down to let President Donald Trump fill the vacancy before Republicans relinquish control of the Senate in January. Such a move could extend Trump's imprint on the court by letting him add a younger, conservative jurist to serve for decades. The chatter has continued even though Alito said in an interview with Bloomberg News in late September that he had decided to remain no matter how the election turned out. "I intend to stick around through this term," he said then, referring to the nine-month court session that runs through June. "I made that decision many months ago." Alito indicated that stance hasn't changed despite the Democratic takeover in Tuesday's election, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing a private conversation with the justice on Wednesday. While there is no equivalent report on Justice Thomas, there is little reason to think he is going anywhere. Justice… [TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
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