News For Reasonable People

MSNBC has suffered a significant 54% drop in primetime viewership since the recent elections, a testament to the shifting media landscape. Conservative critics argue that mainstream outlets like MSNBC and CNN have lost relevance by promoting divisive rhetoric and failing to connect with Americans concerned about economic and safety issues. The stark difference in audience numbers compared to conse...

Donald Trump's return to political prominence is prompting deep skepticism about the credibility of mainstream media, a sentiment long shared by many Americans but now amplified by the 2024 election. Trump’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris highlighted how the mainstream narrative missed the mark, with media giants like CNN suffering dwindling viewership as Americans sought alternative news sou...

On October 16, 2024, the refiner Phillips 66 announced that it will cease operations at its Los Angeles-area refinery in the fourth quarter of 2025. This announcement came a few days after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law placing additional regulations on refineries. The closure will affect approximately 600 employees and 300 contractors that currently work at the Los Angeles-area...

Governor Greg Abbott says Texas is ready to repel any "mass immigration" attempts should migrants attempt to rush its border before the Trump Administration takes office. The Governor's Office has posted video of Texas National Guard troops assigned to the "Operation Lone Star" border security mission conducting crowd-control training near the "Border Wall." If the Texas troops are called upon to...

Let them cry it out. Liberals in deep-blue New York City shocked and disturbed by President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory are flooding shrinks’ inboxes looking for appointments. “It’s a perfect storm for New York therapists,” said Manhattan psychologist Chloe Carmichael, who estimated she’s received a 15% spike in inquiries from patients. “It’s a repeat of 2016, where a lot of people feel...

Los Angelenos tired of increased crime and rampant homelessness overwhelmingly voted out soft-on-crime, far-left district attorney George Gascón on Tuesday in favor of Nathan Hochman, a prosecutor with a more moderate approach. Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and a Republican-turned-independent, won the race with 61.5 percent of the vote to Gascón’s 38.5 percent, according to Los Angeles Coun...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor accused of ordering her subordinates to skip Florida homes with Trump campaign signs has been fired. Marn’i Washington was sacked for telling disaster relief workers in Lake Placid, Fla., to “not go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Trump,” FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said Saturday. “This is a clear violation of FEMA’s cor...

Donald Trump significantly outperformed his 2020 and 2016 presidential election performances in the state of California on Tuesday, while progressives were unseated as mayor of San Francisco and Los Angeles County district attorney. The results provide evidence of what University College London (UCL) political scientist Thomas Gift called a "right-shift" in the Golden State, which has seen Republi...

At a heated board meeting in Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s pick for police chief, Ronnie Burge Sr., was rejected by trustees, continuing a contentious battle over local leadership. Despite the rejection, Burge can serve in a temporary capacity for up to 30 days. Trustees voiced concerns over depleted village funds, revealing that basic supplies, like printer paper, are unaffordable, an...

Donald Trump has secured his place as the 47th President of the United States, marking a historic comeback following a contentious political journey. His decisive victory against Kamala Harris was bolstered by significant support from Americans disillusioned by the current state of the nation. Trump's campaign rhetoric focused on issues of high crime rates, economic struggles, and a commitment to...

East Bay voters had their say on whether to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, and it looks like they chose to send both packing. With all precincts reporting early Wednesday, voters supported both recalls by a clear and nearly identical margin: 65.2% to 34.8% for Thao, and 64.8% to 35.2% for Price. However, Price has not admitted defeat and urged pa...

Amazon plans to reduce its Seattle area footprint and move out of a Denny Triangle office building, as the e-commerce giant grows its presence in Bellevue. The company has let its lease expire at the Metropolitan Park North building located at 1220 Howell Street, reported the Seattle Times. Amazon had leased roughly 209,000 square feet of space at the property. The move comes as Seattle area compa...

California has the highest gas prices in the continental United States, but they are set to rise by at least 50 cents a gallon in 2025 thanks entirely to new regulations approved by the Democratic Party that controls the state. These regulations may be intended to reduce carbon emissions, but thanks to the refusal of California drivers to give up their increasingly expensive cars, importing fuel i...

Logansport is a rural city 78 miles north of Indianapolis known for its diverse, urban population of 18,000 people. People from at least 28 countries call Logansport home with at least 27 languages spoken. The influx of new people coming to the city has some government officials speaking out believing the current growth is not sustainable. FOX59/CBS4 went to Logansport earlier this month to get an...

Retailers are facing a tough equation as they head into the all-important holiday shopping season — this time over DEI initiatives. Companies are bracing for blowback related to policies around diversity, equity and inclusion and are hoping to avoid alienating customers who may deem the brands too woke – or not woke enough. Some are tapping outside advisors for advice on how to avoid criticism, wh...

Just five months after announcing she would no longer talk about crime in her constituent newsletters because doing so is racist and fuels an “inaccurate public perception about crime rates,” Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) reversed course this morning. Calling her office “outraged and disheartened by recent gun violence incidents that have taken place in the ward,” Manaa-Hoppenworth laid out h...

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold discovered  leaked passwords  for Colorado's voting system five days before it became public and didn't change the codes until the controversy exploded into view. Why it matters:  The lack of transparency is intensifying scrutiny of the state's voting system — including from former President Trump's campaign — and amplifying the blowback against the state'...

Colorado’s Democrat governor said Thursday that he is providing state aircraft and vehicles to help with changing voting system passwords that were accidentally leaked on a state website. The mistake comes amid skepticism of voting systems, even though U.S. election nationwide remain fair and reliable. The passwords were left on a spreadsheet online for months, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Gri...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to raise property taxes next year, walking back a major campaign promise as the city faces a nearly $1 billion budget deficit. In a Wednesday morning City Council meeting, the mayor unveiled a budget proposal that includes a property tax hike of $300 million, as well as eliminating more than 700 vacant positions. More than half of those vacant positions are from...

I’m walkin’ here! A part of New Yorkers’ daily routine that marks a true Knickerbocker from a newbie is now legal. Jaywalking, or crossing the street outside the crosswalk, was legalized in the Big Apple Saturday after Mayor Eric Adams failed to either sign or veto the legislation 30 days after it was passed by the City Council and sent to his desk.

A Thornton Township Board of Trustees meeting was again cut short Wednesday night, but not before Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard and the board she’s battling got some business done. “No one can run circles around me when it come to public service,” Henyard said. Two present trustees and Henyard agreed to pay township bills and cover employees’ insurance, but another showdown ensued when Trust...

Seattle Police responded to two separate street takeover events this weekend, one near the Space Needle and the other near T-Mobile Park in Seattle. In video that FOX 13 Seattle obtained, you can see the illegal racers shoot fireworks at responding police. The first incident happened on Friday night around 10:18 p.m. According to authorities, police were called to monitor the street takeover near...

Talk about between a rock and a hard place. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is under pressure to return a $150,000 campaign donation from Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk, or Durk Banks, who faces federal charges of orchestrating a murder-for-hire attempt. In August 2022, Banks allegedly financed an attempt to kill rival rapper Tyquian Terrel Bowman, known as Quando Rondo, in Los Angeles. Though Bowma...

A common—and persuasive—argument against gun registration is that those who comply just put themselves on a list to have their firearms stolen by government officials in the future. As if to emphasize the point, the New Zealand government recently confiscated firearms licenses and the guns they covered from 62 people because of their political ideology. The situation is an important reminder that...

Mexican authorities have warned that migrant caravans heading for the U.S. are being "extorted" by the notorious Venezuelan crime syndicate Tren De Aragua (TDA). TDA, which Texas Governor Greg Abbott has designated as a terror group, is smuggling migrants, sex trafficking, drug trafficking and carrying out murder for hire and extortion, according to Border Report, which cited officials in Mexico....