Some headlines and issues that caught our eye.

Evidence Of Biden Family Corruption Deepens

Joe Biden’s Brother Was Caught on Tape in FBI Bribery Sting — PJ Media

James Biden’s dealmaking caught on FBI tapes in unrelated bribery probe — Washington Post

Americore Gave James Biden $600k Loan on Promise He’d Deliver Funding from Middle East, Trustee Says — National Review

Is This the End for Hunter and China Joe? — JohnKassNews.com

What’s Next For Hunter Biden — Newsweek

The Path to Biden Impeachment — Wall Street Journal

‘Bidenomics’ (Still) Failing As Fed Sees ‘Uncertain’ Future

Fed Chair on monetary policy: ‘Inflation is too high… and the path forward is uncertain’ — YouTube (video)

It’s Time For The Fed To Ditch The Most Lame-Brained Theory In Economics — Stephen Moore, Daily Caller

Nate Silver blasts Bidenomics as pundits debate Joe’s low approval ratings: ‘Real wages haven’t grown’ — New York Post

Weekend-at-Bernie’s economy: Why Biden ‘success’ leaves America cold — New York Post

Is Bidenomics dead on arrival? — Financial Times (subscription)

Voters must choose between Bidenomics and prosperity — Washington Examiner, via MSN

White House Turmoil, Dysfunction

Joe Biden Spikes Homelessness Back to George W. Bush’s Numbers — Breitbart

Bizarre WH ‘Christmas’ Video Gets Panned — Blaze, via X (formerly Twitter)

VP Kamala Harris stokes full-blown, far-left bureaucratic revolt over his wobbling support for Israel — UK Daily Mail

Tensions in White House Flare As Concerns of Joe Biden’s Health Rage, Jill Biden Gets Involved — Red State

Why California Gets Worse, Not Better

California, The Gift That Keeps On Giving: An Overview of Recently Enacted Laws That Impact California Employers — Akerman Insights

California’s Wall Street-dependent tax system drives budget nightmares — San Diego Union-Tribune

10 California laws that may impact your workplace in 2024 — KRON TV, via Yahoo News

2024 wage increase for CA fast-food workers will likely increase your prices 4 to 6 percent, experts say — BlankVerse, via Reddit

California’s latest insane gender policy takes effect next month — Washington Examiner

The United States isn’t in a recession, but California is — Washington Examiner

California prepares to transform sewage into pure drinking water under new rules — L.A. Times

Another ‘Global Warming’ Climate Failure

Taylor Swift’s whirlwind romance with Travis Kelce has produced 138 TONS of CO2 emissions in three months — DailyMail.com

Loopholes in COP28 Agreement Suggest the ‘Iron Law of Electricity’ Triumphed in Dubai — Legal Insurrection

Electric Vehicles Are Less Reliable Than Conventional Cars — Consumer Reports

What the World Can Learn From COP28 for COP29 — Real Clear Energy

John Kerry’s coal crusade condemns billions to poverty — Fox News

2024 Election Looms: Where Are We Right Now?

Can Trump Really Win in 2024? — American Spectator

RNC: Republicans Making ‘Historic Voter Registration Gains’ in Battleground States — Breitbart

A State-by-State Look at Noncitizen Voting — American Thinker

Swing-State, Working-Class Blues — Ruy Texeira, The Liberal Patriot

Biden Crime Wave Shows No Signs Of Abating

Comparing crime rates to 2019 show just how dangerous ‘reforms’ have been — New York Post

Shoplifting Isn’t Really Out of Control, Is It? — PJ Media

The Biggest Root Cause of Crime Is Fatherlessness — Wall Street Journal

U.S. Trade Leadership On The Rocks?

Ceding the Trade Terrain to China — City Journal

Biden ditches trade deal talks with Britain — The Telegraph, via Yahoo News