Vice President JD Vance asserted in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that crime was “out of control” in major U.S. cities.

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Republicans’ exploitation of the government’s closure is the tell that they prefer it this way.

Dismissing candidates like Zohran Mamdani simply because of their youth is no longer viable. Millennial and Gen Z Americans will only gain more political influence.

Unlike the Christian conservatives when I was younger, today’s variations seem incapable of compassion toward outgroups like mine.