Wednesday, August 23, 2023: Red State Surrenders to Woke Left - Federal Judge Allows Shocking Activity on Election Day

Important Updates You Don’t Want to Miss [Leading America News] --------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, August 23, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Political News] [Political News] [Red State Surrenders to Woke Left - Federal Judge Allows Shocking Activity on Election Day]( Ridiculous! [Financial News] [Financial News] [How High a Rate Can Housing Take?]( Home builders are thriving despite the highest mortgage rates in a generation, but existing homeowners might have less to celebrate if high rates persist. [SEC Takes on Private Equity, Hedge Funds]( Wall Street’s main regulator is set to approve new rules aimed at overhauling the way private-equity and hedge funds deal with their investors. [US Department of Agriculture News] [US Department of Agriculture News] [USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Support U.S. Specialty Crop Producers; Marks $1 Billion in Investments through this Program]( WASHINGTON, August 23, 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The grant program provides funding to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops and support specialty crop growers through marketing, education, and research. [Biden-Harris Administration Invests $150M to Connect Underserved and Small Acreage Forest Landowners to Emerging Climate Markets as part of Investing in America Agenda]( BRUNSWICK, Ga., August 22, 2023 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is making $150 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in history, available to help underserved and small acreage forest landowners connect to emerging voluntary climate markets. These markets can provide economic opportunities for landowners and incentivize improved forest health and management. [Sports and Entertainment] [Sports and Entertainment] [Predictions: Conference champs, top storylines, players to watch]( Who wins the Big Ten? Will a Pac-12 or ACC team make the CFP? Here's what's in store for 2023. [Babylon Bee] [Babylon Bee] [Trump To Host Live Stream Of Debates Where He Insults The Other Candidates MST3K-Style]( PALM BEACH, FL — Despite choosing to not participate in the Republican primary debates, former President Donald Trump announced he will be live-streaming the debates so he can make off-the-cuff wisecracks and insult the other candidates in the style of the beloved television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. [Today in History] [Today in History] [August 23]( [1595]( - Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni. [1903]( - Sixth Zionist Congres: Theodor Herzl declares Jewish state [1923]( - Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs world record for 1 mile of 4:10.4 in Stockholm; record stands until 1931 [1931]( - Count Gyula Károlyi becomes premier of Hungary [1946]( - "The Big Sleep" directed by Howard Hawks and starring Humphrey Bogart (Philip Marlowe) and Lauren Bacall, premieres [1948]( - World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries [1979]( - Iranian army opens offensive against Kurds [1985]( - Said Aouita of Morocco sets 1.5k record (3:29.46) in Berlin [1990]( - East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3 [2000]( - Nicaragua becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. This essentially deprecated the Buenos Aires Convention treaty, because as of this date, all members of the BA Convention were also signatories to Berne. [More Historical Events »]( Copyright © 2023 Leading America 190 Monroe Avenue Ste 300 Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, US Click [Here to unsubscribe from Leading America.]( To Unsubscribe by email, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" as the Subject Line. [Click]( to unsubscribe from all communication](. You can read our [Privacy Policy Here](