The findings of a recent survey released by a prominent real estate firm indicate that a considerable number of renters and homeowners are making sacrifices in their quality of life in order to afford housing during President Joe Biden’s administration.

Approximately 20% of homeowners and renters admitted to cutting back on meals to make ends meet in the current economic climate under Biden, as revealed in a survey carried out by Redfin. The median rental price has surged from under $1,700 at the beginning of Biden’s term in January 2021 to almost $2,000 by February, based on data provided by Redfin.

While rent prices jumped last month, they’re relatively stable compared to the past two years.

The median asking rent in February was $73 below the record high set in August 2022, but was still $387 higher than it was in February 2020, prior to the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/cAgVjW9xOe

— Redfin (@Redfin) March 21, 2024

Americans have made various sacrifices to maintain their homes. Approximately 20.7% have reported working longer hours, while 20.6% have resorted to selling their possessions. Additionally, more than one in six individuals have tapped into their retirement savings, and 15.6% have postponed medical care in order to afford housing payments.

According to Redfin, as of February, the median household income fell short by $30,000 of what is required to afford the median home in the United States. However, when President Biden assumed office in 2021, the median household income exceeded the amount needed to afford the median home.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development states that the median home price in the United States was $417,700 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Some states, such as California, have even higher costs, with the median home price reaching $675,667 as of January, according to Zillow. In May 2022, the Biden administration introduced an action plan aimed at increasing housing supply and alleviating the rent burden on Americans.

However, due to high interest rates and a shortage of construction workers, the number of newly constructed homes declined between 2022 and 2023, as per Census Bureau data. A significant number of construction workers are currently engaged in green transportation projects promoted by the Biden administration. Experts express concerns that Biden’s spending, particularly his recent proposed budget, may contribute to inflation, further escalating the cost of living for Americans.

According to ReaClear’s aggregation of survey data as of April 6, an average of 57.8% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy. In contrast, a CBS News poll conducted in March revealed that 68% of Americans believe the economy was better under former President Donald Trump.

According to the Florida Division Of Elections, the number of registered Republican voters in Florida has surpassed Democrats by almost 900,000. The data reveals that there are currently 5,215,016 registered Republicans compared to 4,359,315 Democrats. Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has utilized social media to highlight this significant shift in voter registration, indicating that the gap will continue to widen. He anticipates that Republicans will soon hold a lead of one million voters.

Prior to 2021, FL never had more registered Republicans than Democrats. Now, a million voter R registration advantage is within reach.

Hillsborough (Tampa) is about to flip from D to R, which will mean every county in the Tampa Bay market has a R advantage in this previously… https://t.co/oH8b1jc4Y2

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) April 4, 2024

“Prior to 2021, FL never had more registered Republicans than Democrats,” DeSantis wrote on Twitter. “Now, a million voter R registration advantage is within reach. Hillsborough (Tampa) is about to flip from D to R, which will mean every county in the Tampa Bay market has an R advantage in this previously “swing” region of the state.”

According to the Washington Examiner, the population growth in Florida has led to a significant increase in Republican registration. Between July 2021 and July 2022, nearly half a million people relocated to Florida, resulting in the GOP’s advantage swelling to 889,569. In contrast, the Democratic Party has experienced a slight decrease in voters since March, shedding around 1,000. As a result, Republicans now surpass Democrats in 56 out of the state’s 67 counties.

The Washington Examiner also reported that the Republican Party of Florida is optimistic about the upcoming elections, citing the 2020 victory margin and the current registration lead as evidence of a strong Republican presence. However, they remain vigilant and committed to maintaining their efforts.

Florida’s Voice revealed that since March, the Democratic Party has lost over 1,000 voters, while the Republican Party has gained more than 30,000. The GOP is on the verge of flipping two counties, with Hillsborough County narrowly favoring Democrats by a margin of 0.98% and Madison County leaning Republican by a mere 1.14%.

As of April, Republicans dominate in 56 of Florida’s 67 counties, with other counties gradually shifting as well. Democrats are holding on to Duval County by a slim margin of 2.67%, while Miami-Dade County, which supported Governor Ron DeSantis in 2022, is moving towards the Republican Party with a 4.77% gap. Palm Beach County remains one of the few strongholds for Democrats, leaning towards them by 6.18%.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who has faced mounting criticism from the left for her management of the case involving classified documents against former President Donald Trump, issued a three-page order on Thursday reprimanding special counsel Jack Smith for his recent filing.

Smith contended that Cannon was following an incorrect legal basis concerning jury instructions related to the Presidential Records Act and urged her to make a prompt decision on the matter to allow for an appeal if she sided with the ex-president. Furthermore, he asserted that she was operating under a “fundamentally flawed legal premise” in her request for conflicting jury instructions regarding the PRA.

“The PRA’s distinction between personal and presidential records has no bearing on whether a former President’s possession of documents containing national defense information is authorized under the Espionage Act, and the PRA should play no role in the jury instructions,” Smith said in the filing. “Indeed, based on the current record, the PRA should not play any role at trial at all.”

“Furthermore, Trump’s entire effort to rely on the PRA is not based on any facts,” Smith continues. “Instead he has attempted to fashion out of whole cloth a legal presumption that would operate untethered to any facts — without regard to his actual decisions, his actual intent, the unambiguous definition of what constitutes personal records under the PRA, or the plainly non-personal content of the highly classified documents he retained.”

“There is no basis in law or fact for that legal presumption, and the Court should reject Trump’s effort to invent one as a vehicle to inject the PRA into this case,” he concluded.

JUST IN: An extraordinary filing from Jack Smith tonight that is almost incredulous at how legally incorrect Judge Cannon's jury instruction scenarios are re: Trump's claim that he designted reams of classified info as "personal" on the way out of the WH.https://t.co/lmmI1dvWDb pic.twitter.com/grnmBsGwJC

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 3, 2024

According to the Washington Post, Smith submitted a filing in reply to a court filing made by Trump’s legal team. The filing requested that Cannon dismiss the case on the grounds that Trump is protected from prosecution by a federal records law, specifically the PRA. However, Cannon rejected Trump’s motion on Thursday. In his rejection, Cannon stated that the PRA does not offer a basis for dismissing the mishandling charges or the related obstruction charges against Trump, as he has been charged under the Espionage Act.

The outlet added:

“Even as she ruled against Trump’s motion, Cannon’s three-page order also revealed her displeasure over Smith’s characterization of her order, suggesting this may not be the last such battle in the historic prosecution of a former president and the presumptive GOP presidential candidate.”

The person appointed by Trump wrote, “The Court declines the Special Counsel’s demand for anticipatory finalization of jury instructions prior to trial, prior to a charge conference, and prior to the presentation of trial defenses and evidence, as such a demand is unprecedented and unfair.”

According to sources interviewed by Axios, Former President Trump is expected to generate $43 million at a Palm Beach fundraiser, which many Republican donors view as the commencement of the general election campaign. Axios reported that President Biden’s event at Radio City Music Hall, which was attended by celebrities, raised $26 million. However, Trump’s fundraising efforts will significantly surpass that amount.

The “Inaugural Leadership Dinner” organized by Trump, with hedge-fund billionaire John Paulson at the helm, reaches a “Chairman level” of $824,600. This includes the privilege of having dinner seating at President Trump’s table, as stated in the event materials cited by the outlet. The event will feature Melania Trump and three of Trump’s former primary opponents, namely Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Vivek Ramaswamy, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.

“This event is greatly exceeding expectations and shows the Republican Party is united behind President Trump,” a person familiar with the event told Axios.

Insider sources have disclosed that the impressive fundraising total was achieved through personal phone calls made by Trump, utilizing “peer-to-peer asks” involving direct conversations between billionaires, as well as a compelling presentation on the electoral landscape delivered by campaign co-manager Susie Wiles. A source has revealed that the Trump fundraising agreement detailed in the Palm Beach invitation indicates that a significant portion of the event’s proceeds will go towards Trump’s political PAC, which has been used to cover the former president’s legal expenses. Additionally, the agreement underscores the importance of the PAC over the Republican National Committee.

Last week, Biden, along with former Presidents Obama and Clinton, traveled to New York City for a star-studded fundraiser that raised millions, while Trump attended the wake for NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller, who was tragically killed in the line of duty. These contrasting events have fueled criticism of Biden, with reports suggesting that he had not reached out to Diller’s wife and family to offer condolences at that time.

“Biden does a fancy NYC fundraiser amid chaotic left-wing street protests–looks like limousine liberalism plus the breakdown of law and order. And Trump attends the wake of a slain NYPD police officer on Long Island,” former conservative magazine publisher William Kristol wrote on the X platform. He also called it an “unfortunate day politically for the Democrats.”

The Cook Political Report reclassified Democratic Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen’s seat to the “Toss Up” column for 2024, shifting it from the previous “Lean D” category. This change, along with the open seat in Michigan and Democratic Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, has raised concerns about the party’s ability to maintain its majority in the upper chamber. Jessica Taylor of The Cook Political Report explained that this decision was based on recent polling data and trends in the presidential race.

An Emerson College survey from March 20 showed Rosen with a narrow lead over Sam Brown, the Republican frontrunner, while earlier polls indicated varying margins of victory for the senator. Additionally, former President Donald Trump is currently ahead of President Joe Biden by 3.2 points in Nevada, a state that supported the Democratic candidate in both the 2016 and 2020 elections, according to the RealClearPolitics average.

“Nevada is now a toss up because Jacky Rosen is a rubber stamp for Joe Biden and has made things worse for Nevadans, from high prices to the open border,” Brown wrote on X. “We are going to win in November, secure the border and make Nevada more affordable for middle class families.”

Rosen currently collaborates on the “Toss Up” column alongside Democratic Senators Jon Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, in addition to the position previously occupied by outgoing independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

“Jacky Rosen is struggling to connect with Nevada voters because she can’t defend her record of rubber stamping Joe Biden’s policies that have caused higher prices, open borders, and out of control crime,” Maggie Abboud, spokeswoman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), said.

The NRSC is supporting Brown in the GOP primary for the seat, previously won by Rosen in 2018. Brown was defeated by then-Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt in the GOP Senate primary in 2022, receiving 34.2% support. Laxalt later narrowly lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, aiding Democrats in securing control of the upper chamber.

The Rosen campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) did not provide immediate responses to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Whoopi Goldberg interrupted her co-host on “The View” as she started to allude to commending former President Donald Trump during the panel on Tuesday. Griffin expressed some admiration for Trump’s presence at the wake of the late NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, who tragically lost his life in a shooting incident involving 34-year-old Guy Rivera during a traffic stop.

“Because this past week he had a brief good political moment for a Republican. He attended the slain NYPD officer’s funeral to juxtapose what he was framing as Biden hobnobbing with celebrities,” Griffin said. “Choose what you like there, but for Republicans, it was good imagery.”

“Really…” Goldberg interrupted.

James Carville, a strategist for Bill Clinton’s previous campaign, raised alarms on Sunday regarding the exodus of young voters from the Democratic party, a pivotal voting demographic for the party.

In February polling data, President Joe Biden garnered backing from 52% of Americans aged 18 to 34, whereas former President Donald Trump secured support from 48% of this critical Democratic voting bloc. Carville highlighted this significant shift from previous presidential elections, such as in 2020, labeling it as a concerning trend on “Carville’s Classroom.”

“I’ve been very vocal about this,” Carville said. “It’s horrifying our numbers among younger voters, particularly younger blacks, younger latinos … younger people of color. Particularly males. We’re not shedding them, they’re leaving in droves.”

In the 2020 presidential election, the support of younger voters played a crucial role in Biden’s coalition. According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, 59% of voters aged 18 to 29 cast their votes in favor of Biden, while Trump received 33% of the vote within this demographic. Recent polls suggest that Biden’s declining popularity among younger voters can be attributed to his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict, as many young individuals perceive him as being pro-Israel.

“I think this issue is deep, and I think it’s a lot deeper than just progressive advocates or young people or college campuses,” Carville asserted about the Middle East war in February. “I hope the president can get some kind of ceasefire and take this off the front burner because, frankly, its damage politically is pretty substantial. And if we get to Chicago at the convention and this thing is still going on, I don’t want to think about what‘s going to happen there.”

The substantial edge that the Democratic Party once had over Republicans among black Americans overall and Hispanic Americans aged 18 to 29 has decreased by almost 20% in the past three years, as indicated by Gallup data released in February.

The bodycam footage of a pursuit involving a horse-mounted officer and a suspected thief escaping from the site of a reported robbery has been made public by the New Mexico police. The incident occurred on March 20 near a Walgreens store in Albuquerque, as reported by The Associated Press. Originally shared on Facebook, the video captures the officer on horseback diligently chasing after the fleeing suspect, Marc Chacon, while attempting to persuade him to surrender for arrest, despite Chacon’s claims of innocence.

Watch: Body cam footage shows the moment a suspected shoplifter was chased and detained by police on horseback in Albuquerque, #NewMexico. pic.twitter.com/lFvoDk4XlG

— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) March 31, 2024

The suspect ignored the policeman’s repeated shouts of “you are being detained” and attempted to escape arrest by running into the road. Chacon found himself surrounded by two more mounted officers, who warned him that force would be used if he did not comply with their orders.

After being forced onto the sidewalk, one of the officers dismounted and arrested the visibly tired suspect, handcuffing him without much resistance. The 30-year-old man allegedly stole $230 worth of items from Walgreens, as reported by Fox News, just before the mounted police unit was alerted to a possible robbery. Along with shoplifting, he was also charged with evading arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Three key communication aides of Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman have resigned in the recent weeks. As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Nick Gavio, who served as Fetterman’s deputy communications director, will be leaving by the end of March to take on a new role with the Working Families Party. Meanwhile, Joe Calvello, the Senator’s former communications director, left earlier this month to join Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team. Additionally, Emma Mustion, a press and digital aide, has also departed from Fetterman’s office to support Sen. Bob Casey’s reelection campaign.

“It’s an absolute honor and a privilege to come to Chicago and serve the people of this great city,” said Calvello in a statement to the media regarding his appointment to Johnson’s administration. “Mayor Johnson is a true progressive committed to fighting for the working people and families of the City of Chicago, and I am deeply honored to join his administration and get to work. I will be laser-focused on driving the Mayor’s vision for the City of Chicago, a vision that will cement Chicago as a city that truly works for everyone.”

The significant departure of employees aligns with Fetterman’s recent dispute with members of Congress and the Biden administration regarding his positions on border security and the Israel-Hamas conflict.

“We now know this was a wide-scale, premeditated, cowardly, terrorist campaign against Israeli civilians that also claimed the lives of American citizens,” said Fetterman after the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. “I unequivocally support any necessary military, intelligence, and humanitarian aid to Israel. The United States is morally obligated to be in lockstep with our allies as they confront this threat. “I also fully support Israel neutralizing the terrorists responsible for this barbarism.”

President Joe Biden did not attend the service to honor slain New York police officer Jonathan Diller, as he was at a political fundraiser in New York City. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump made sure to convey his message during an interview with “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade.

“They missed a very sad moment for our country, but it’s a moment that they have to be a part of, whether they like it or not,” Trump said.

Jonathan Diller, a police officer from New York, tragically lost his life while on duty on Monday. A memorial service was conducted in his honor on Thursday. Meanwhile, President Biden, accompanied by former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, were attending a Democratic fundraiser approximately 40 miles away.

“They can’t skip this moment. I’ve never seen so many police. I’ve never seen so many firemen, a lot of firemen. They view it… in a very similar way, and I understand that. But they’re going to have to get involved a little bit because this country is going to hell.”

“Our country is not respected anymore,” he continued. “I say it in my rallies, in my speeches. We’re a nation in decline… Totally fixable, but we have to do it fast.”

According to “Fox & Friends,” Biden’s gathering took place at Radio Music Hall and was graced by notable personalities like Lizzo and Stephen Colbert. Nonetheless, the presumed Republican nominee criticized Biden for not attending the wake, deeming it a poor decision.

“I think that politically he can’t support the police,” Trump said. “I think he’s also making a mistake, but I think politically … his base won’t let him support the police and I support the police. I would say at the highest level of any president by far, maybe double or triple, and they knew that. That’s why when I walked into that funeral parlor it was … like love.”

“They want to shy away from it,” he continued. “They didn’t even call the family. They could have called… I’m not sure they’d take his call.”