The 2028 election may be a long way off, but at the moment it looks as if the GOP nomination is JD Vance’s for the taking.

CNN data analyst Harry Enten recently crunched the numbers and found that no other candidate even comes close to him. Even Marco Rubio, who has been a pleasant surprise for many conservatives during Trump’s second term does not come close to the level of support for Vance.

Vance overwhelmingly won a straw poll at a Turning Point USA event and it looks like that was not an outlier.

Enten points out that this level of support is historic, even.

Mediaite has details:

CNN’s chief data analyst, Harry Enten, marveled on air Monday at Vice President JD Vance’s lead in the New Hampshire GOP presidential primary for 2028, saying he couldn’t find any poll showing a similar lead in the past.

Enten began by telling anchor Sara Sidner, “I will just note it is never, never too early to talk about this because these guys are running already, even if they haven’t formally declared.”

“They’re already running, and JD Vance is running well ahead of the field. I mean, take a look here. Top chances to be the 2028 GOP press nominee, the prediction market odds. Look at this: JD Vance, 48% chance. Nobody else is even close. Marco Rubio is way back at 12%, and no one else is even above a 5% chance of being the 2028 GOP nominee. JD Vance is like Mario Andretti, and Marco Rubio and the rest of the field, they’re like going around in go-karts at this point. I mean, that’s really what we’re looking at. JD Vance is the clear, heavy favorite at this time,” Enten added…

“Yeah, okay, so I saw this 51%, and all of a sudden, there was a buzz going around in my head. I said, “Boy, this seems really weird. I can’t recall anyone being this far ahead at this early stage in New Hampshire.” I looked back—hitting 50% plus in the early New Hampshire polls for a non-sitting president—JD Vance is the only one, the only one ever”

Watch the video below:

JD Vance is like Mario Andretti & the rest of the GOP is going around in go karts when it comes to 2028.

Vance is the clear favorite to win the 2028 GOP nom. He’s the 1st ever non-sitting pres to get 50%+ in early New Hamp primary polls. Has a 40+ pt lead over the competition. pic.twitter.com/UJclcrJep0

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) December 29, 2025

A lot could change between now and 2028 but at the moment, it’s looking like Vance is in a position to sweep the GOP primary if he chooses to run.

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Josh Gerstein, a journalist who works at the liberal outlet Politico, tweeted something on Monday night that is raising a lot of eyebrows.

In response to the explosive report from independent journalist Nick Shirley about Somali fraud at daycare centers in Minnesota, Gerstein tweeted:

“At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws”

The tweet is still up:

At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) December 30, 2025

Who knew that liberal journos support ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws? Of course, Minnesota, being controlled by Democrats, has no such laws, but still.

Isn’t it amazing how journalists always rush to attack the person reporting the wrongdoing in a situation like this rather than calling out, you know, the wrongdoing itself?

People were quick to push back on Gerstein’s tweet. See some of the responses below:

The senior legal affairs reporter for Politico suggesting “stand your ground” laws means shooting people who knock on the doors of a daycare.

My God. https://t.co/6RWhN2XILo pic.twitter.com/LSX4ViXjwR

— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) December 30, 2025

Babe wake up new entry on the It’s Not Happening meme just dropped https://t.co/PctgfxI3Uw pic.twitter.com/7LkSXRnXC2

— Jarvis (@jarvis_best) December 30, 2025

WTF?! Politico’s “Senior Legal Affairs Reporter” just suggested “daycare centers” might be justified in SHOOTlNG citizen journalists for knocking on their doors

Legacy media is FULL of deranged freaking lunatics.

They’re pissed off that we’ve taken their power away.

Losers. pic.twitter.com/80pOkQuv7b

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 30, 2025

Stand your ground isn’t castle doctrine, and castle doctrine doesn’t apply to someone just knocking on your door in a peaceful manner.

But we have arrived at journos fantasizing about killing people who uncover welfare fraud. https://t.co/51a6XIRwPK

— Sunny (@sunnyright) December 30, 2025

1) Stand Your Ground does not permit the murder of door knockers
2) MN is not a SYG state
3) in no world should Somali fraudsters be encouraged to murder taxpaying US citizens for doing the journalism well-funded reporters refuse to do https://t.co/VOHWNcmD84

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) December 30, 2025

Lib reporters will literally call for people to be murdered to avoid talking about a left-wing fraud scandal. https://t.co/R0CpK2wEK0

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) December 30, 2025

Liberals really have no idea what “Stand Your Ground” laws actually are do they? https://t.co/2NnjxajAOD

— EducatëdHillbilly (@RobProvince) December 30, 2025

Gerstein followed up with this meaningless tweet:

To observe that something is likely to happen or there’s a serious risk of it happening is not to advocate for it happening

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) December 30, 2025

Some people have suggested that Gerstein should be fired over this but we all know that’s unlikely to happen.

It does serve as a good reminder of who the people in the journalist class really are.

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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump Administration from defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee, ruled that the White House has to use funds from the Federal Reserve to continue funding the CFPB.

OMB Director – and Acting Director of the CFPB Russ Vought earlier issued a “reduction in force” (RIF) for the CFPB after Trump shut down the agency shortly after he was sworn into office.

The Federal Reserve has been operating at a loss since 2022 thanks to Bidenflation.

CBS News reported:

The White House may not stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, days before funds at the bureau were likely to run out and the consumer finance agency would lack the funds to pay its employees.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman ruled the CFPB can continue to get its funds from the Federal Reserve, though the Fed is operating at a loss, and the White House has made a new legal argument that way the CFPB gets its funds is not valid.

At the heart of this case is whether White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who is also the acting director of the CFPB, can effectively shut down the agency and lay off all of the bureau’s employees.

The CFPB has largely been inoperable since President Trump was sworn into office nearly a year ago.

Its employees are mostly forbidden from doing any work, and most of the bureau’s operations this year has been to unwind the work it did under President Biden and even under Mr. Trump’s first term.

Earlier this year, President Trump began cleaning house after he fired Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Rohit Chopra was a toxic Biden holdover who previously threatened banks that refused to give credit lines and loans to illegal aliens.

Obama-appointed Judge Amy Berman Jackson previously barred the Trump Administration from firing CFPB workers without cause.

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It turns out even Disney’s “magic” has legal — and costly — limits.

The Justice Department’s Office of Public Affairs announced in a news release Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with the entertainment giant over alleged violations of federal children’s privacy law.

Under an order entered by a federal court, Disney Worldwide Services Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC — collectively referred to as “Disney” — will pay $10 million in civil penalties.

The settlement stems from allegations that Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, commonly known as COPPA.

According to the Justice Department, the violations involved Disney’s handling of data connected to popular video content that’s distributed on YouTube and widely viewed by children.

A complaint filed in a California federal court by the DOJ alleged that Disney failed to properly designate certain YouTube videos as content directed at children, the news release states.

Disney to Pay $10 Million to Settle Children’s Privacy Case https://t.co/Evru1h35ax

— WSJ Business News (@WSJbusiness) December 30, 2025

Because of that failure, the news release states, Disney collected data from young viewers and served them targeted advertisements without first providing notice to parents or obtaining required parental consent.

The issue is especially significant given Disney’s reach.

Its YouTube videos attract billions of views in the United States, the DOJ news release states, meaning the alleged violations could have affected a massive number of children and families.

“The Justice Department is firmly devoted to ensuring parents have a say in how their children’s information is collected and used,” Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, said in the release.

“The Department will take swift action to root out any unlawful infringement on parents’ rights to protect their children’s privacy.”

Beyond the $10 million fine, the settlement places clear limits on how Disney can operate on YouTube in the future.

The agreement bars the company from running YouTube content in any way that violates federal children’s privacy law and requires Disney to implement a compliance program designed to ensure it follows COPPA rules, according to the release.

Taken together, the case is a reminder that scale and brand power don’t excuse basic legal responsibilities. Disney’s content reaches millions of children, and with that reach comes an obligation to play by the rules meant to protect young viewers — not quietly sidestep them for convenience or profit.

For a company built on family-friendly imagery, the settlement lands as an uncomfortable reckoning.

The message from regulators is clear: When it comes to children’s privacy, even the most powerful entertainment empire’s “magic” has clear and well-defined limits.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz attacked President Trump in his latest statement in response to allegations of rampant fraud in the Somali community.

Somali healthcare and daycare scammers may have stolen more than $9 billion in taxpayer money in Minnesota.

Walz lashed out at President Trump and accused him of letting fraudsters out of prison.

“We’ve spent years cracking down on fraud – referring cases to law enforcement, shutting down and auditing high-risk programs,” Walz said.

“Trump keeps letting fraudsters out of prison,” Walz said.

We’ve spent years cracking down on fraud – referring cases to law enforcement, shutting down and auditing high-risk programs.

Trump keeps letting fraudsters out of prison.

To the national news just now paying attention, here’s what we’ve done to stop it. pic.twitter.com/bgvKPxVxxm

— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) December 30, 2025

Later Tuesday, the Health and Human Services Department announced it is freezing all childcare payments to Minnesota amid allegations of widespread fraud.

“We have turned off the money spigot,” HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill said.

The HHS took three actions against the rampant fraud in Minnesota: All payments across the country will require justification and photo evidence before money is sent to a state.

All individuals in Nick Shirley’s video have been identified and audits have been demanded.

The HHS has also launched a fraud reporting hotline.

Walz lashed out at President Trump again.

“This is Trump’s long game,” Walz.

“We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue – but this has been his plan all along,” Walz said.

“He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans,” Walz added.

This is Trump’s long game.

We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue – but this has been his plan all along.

He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans. https://t.co/7ByWjeXxu0

— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) December 31, 2025

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