The Replacements: How US Helps Foreign Workers Take American Jobs

Housing Starts & Permits Plunge In August As Homebuilder Confidence Nears COVID Lows On the back of another tumble in homebuilder confidence (though still a long way from homebuyer confidence)... ...building permits were expected to decline in August (while starts were expected to rebound from July's big plunge). However, both Starts and Permits dropped MoM, dramatically worse than expected (Starts -2.6% MoM vs +6.7% MoM exp, Permits -2.7% MoM vs -1.5% MoM exp) On a SAAR basis, Starts at back near post-COVID lows while Permits are holding in a four year range... The details...

Brazil's Socialist President Sees Lead Evaporating, New Poll Shows Brazilian socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's lead over right-wing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro continues to narrow, according to new polling data released early Wednesday. The latest polling extends the trend we highlighted last week, showing that the narrowing margin between the two candidates has transformed October’s presidential election a coin toss. Lula (Left); Bolsonaro (Right) According to a Quaest poll commissioned by TV Globo, Lula leads Bolsonaro 42% to 41% in a potential runoff. The one-point gap is within the survey’s two-point...

Homan Says 157,000 Missing Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Located Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times, Around 157,000 children who crossed the border as unaccompanied minors have been found since the start of the Trump administration while many are still missing, White House border czar Tom Homan told The Epoch Times. White House border czar Tom Homan after an interview with "American Thought Leaders" in Washington on Sept. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesIn an interview with senior editor Jan Jekielek for "American Thought Leaders," airing on Sept....