NEWS AND OPINION:
The Republican National Committee continues to trace actions on the southern U.S. border below President Biden, and right here’s what the group has to report.
“New data shows 144,571 illegal immigrants were encountered crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in June. For 28 straight months, monthly encounters have been higher than even the highest month seen under the previous administration,” the committee mentioned in a report launched Wednesday.
It is titled “Biden’s Broken Border,” by the way in which.
“With roughly 4,800 daily encounters, this dwarfs the definition of a ‘crisis’ set by Obama administration’s Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who said in 2019 that ‘more than 1,000 encounters a day overwhelms the system.’ June’s 144,000-plus encounters is a 186% increase from the average number of June encounters from 2017-2020,” the report continued.
The GOP report additionally famous that “7,288 unaccompanied children were encountered. 66,658 illegal immigrants were encountered from countries outside the Northern Triangle and Mexico, showing that Biden’s crisis is global.”
“At least 140 people on the terror watchlist have been encountered trying to enter the U.S. between ports of entry so far this fiscal year breaking the all-time record of 98 set last year. Seven million illegal immigrants have crossed the border since Biden took office,” it famous.
BIDENOMICS TAKES A DIVE
So how is the White House faring amid the nation’s persistent financial woes? The reply: Not so nicely. Once once more, we flip to the telling numbers.
“President Joe Biden gets mediocre to poor marks on key aspects of the economy despite him recently touting what he calls ‘Bidenomics.’ Only 3 in 10 Americans feel the country is doing a better job recovering economically than the rest of the world since the pandemic,” stories Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute.
“The needle of public opinion has not really moved. Americans are just not giving him a lot of credit when it comes to the economy,” Mr. Murray mentioned.
“Some indicators suggest the U.S. economy has been recovering better than other countries from the worldwide instability and rising prices brought on by the Covid pandemic. However, just 30% of the American public believes that. In fact, 32% say the U.S. economy’s recovery from this situation is worse than other countries and another 33% say the U.S. recovery is about the same as the rest of the world,” the ballot evaluation mentioned.
Take a peek at different findings from the survey within the Poll du Jour at column’s finish.
SCOTT’S PETITION
Sen. Tim Scott is protecting of the nation’s greenest acres.
“America farmland is under attack,” the South Carolina Republican says in a short written report shared with Inside the Beltway.
“Chinese companies and individuals own nearly 400,000 acres of land in the United States of America. They’re buying land near our military bases, opening secret police stations in our cities, and flying spycraft in our airspace. We must stop China,” Mr. Scott mentioned in his report‚ which features a public petition for individuals who are additionally on edge.
It is easy sufficient.
“American farmland is under attack! Sign your name to stop the Communist takeover,” the petition advises.
GRANITE STATE GRATITUDE
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has revealed he is not going to search reelection after serving 4 phrases in workplace. His choice has prompted some appreciative feedback.
“Thank you governor! Under his watch, New Hampshire has experienced unprecedented economic growth, with low unemployment rates, and a secure Granite State advantage. His relentless efforts to cut red tape, lower taxes, and promote innovation has attracted businesses to our state, providing opportunities for our citizens to prosper and thrive,” mentioned Chris Ager, president of the New Hampshire Republican Party, in a written accolade.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, chair of the Republican Governor’s Association, referred to as Mr. Sununu “a tireless leader for the Granite State over his four terms as New Hampshire’s Governor, and we thank him for his incredible record of service.”
“Governor Sununu never backed down from a challenge, he made it a priority to deliver balanced budgets, lower taxes, improve education, and address substance use disorders for New Hampshire citizens. And, thanks to Governor Sununu’s leadership, New Hampshire now ranks number one in the nation for personal freedom. I look forward to seeing the work he continues over these next two years,” she added.
FOXIFIED
Fox News Digital — the web outreach of the cable information community — completed the second quarter of 2023 besting its closest opponents in each the time guests spent on the website and the “views” they accrued within the course of.
“This marked nine consecutive quarters as the top news brand with multiplatform minutes and four consecutive quarters as the leader with multiplatform views,” the community mentioned in a press release.
Fox News Digital closed out the second quarter with some spectacular numbers: Visitors spent 9.4 billion whole minutes on the website and accrued a complete of 4.8 billion views.
In comparability, CNN guests spent 5.5 million minutes on website whereas New York Times guests spent 3.7 million minutes. And the views? CNN accrued 3.5 million whole views at its website throughout the interval, the New York Times 3.6 million.
Fox News additionally was essentially the most engaged model on social media for the thirty seventh consecutive quarter with 90.4 million interactions on main websites based on Emplifi, an trade supply. And just a few specifics: the community accrued 22.4 million interactions on Facebook, 57.5 million on Instagram, 10.5 million on Twitter and 610.5 million on YouTube, based on Shareblee, one other trade supply.
POLL DU JOUR
• 68% of U.S. adults say “things in this country” are off on the flawed observe.
• 68% disapprove of the general job the U.S. Congress is doing.
• 52% disapprove of the general job President Biden is doing.
• 52% disapprove of the general job Vice President Kamala Harris is doing.
• 39% disapprove of the job House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is doing.
• 37% disapprove of the job Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is doing.
SOURCE: A Monmouth University ballot of 910 U.S. adults carried out July 12-17.
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