Dockworkers Suspend Strike

And just like that, it was over. At least for the moment. On Thursday, a potentially crippling dockworker strike, held at major US ports, was called off after a tentative deal was reached “on wages,” the International Longshoremen’s Association and the US Maritime Alliance announced. The move will put workers back on the job up through Jan. 15.

Catastrophe Avoided, For Now: “The tentative agreement does not resolve differences between the union and shipping companies over the use of automated machinery, sources said,” ABC News reported. “A prolonged work stoppage of several weeks or months could have rekindled inflation for some goods and triggered layoffs at manufacturers as raw materials dried up, experts said,” the network noted. “The last time East Coast and Gulf Coast workers went on strike, in 1977, the work stoppage lasted seven weeks.” Related: Democrats and unions – friends or frenemies?

Shock Report: ‘High-Risk Noncitizens’ Fly Without ID

Twenty-three years after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the illegal alien crisis is bringing a horrific threat back into Americans’ lives. A new report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General on several offices within DHS states these agencies “cannot ensure they are keeping high-risk noncitizens without identification from entering the country” and being flown into the US interior on domestic flights.

‘Threat to Fellow Passengers’: “In the latest redacted report that has ‘sensitive security information,’ the OIG expressed concerns about Americans’ public safety to the administrators of the Transportation Security Administration, US Customs and Border Protection, and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” The Center Square reported. “The OIG also notes that noncitizens do not have TSA-acceptable identification but ‘are allowed to board domestic flights,’” the news site detailed. “TSA’s vetting and screening procedures do not eliminate the risk that noncitizens who may pose a threat to fellow passengers could board domestic flights,” the OIG report stated. Related: Illegal aliens fly the friendly skies with arrest warrants as ID.

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Trump: Hurricane Survivors Die as Biden Funds Illegals

Republican 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump, on Thursday, hammered the Biden administration and his Democrat rival Vice President Kamala Harris over the grave sufferings of Americans struggling to cope with the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.

‘You’re a Border State Now’: “People are dying in North Carolina,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Saginaw, Michigan. “They’re dying all over those five or six states. They’re dying, and they’re getting no help from our federal government because they have no money. Because their money’s been spent on people that should not be in our country.” “When you think of it, right, we don’t have any borders,” Trump added. “You’re a border state now. You know they’re welcome. Congratulations. Tens of millions more illegal aliens will invade our cities and towns.” Related: Migrants paid more than veterans.

Firefighters Union Won’t Back Harris

Kamala Harris has been hit with another sharp rebuke from organized labor, which is traditionally a Democratic ally. On Thursday, the International Association of Fire Fighters, representing more than 300,000 firefighters and emergency responders, announced it will not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

Union Blues? “The IAFF Executive Board determined that we are better able to advocate for our members and make progress on the issues that matter to them if we, as a union, are standing shoulder-to-shoulder,” union General President Edward Kelly said in a statement. “This decision, which we took very seriously, is the best way to preserve and strengthen our unity.” The IAFF joins the Teamsters and United Mine Workers of America as powerful unions opting to sit out the race this year. Related: ‘Middle-class’ Kamala Harris and her ‘opportunity economy.’

Liz Cheney Stumps With Kamala

She’s still a Reaganite, she promised, even as she took the stage with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Never-Trump stalwart Liz Cheney campaigned on Thursday with Harris in Ripon, Wisconsin, urging Americans to “reject the depraved cruelty of Donald Trump.”

‘Proudly Casting My Vote’: “I am a Ronald Reagan conservative,” Cheney declared. “I believe in limited government, I believe in low taxes, I believe in a strong national defense, and I believe that the private sector is the engine of growth of our economy. I believe that the family and not the government is the most important structure in our society. … I have never voted for a Democrat, but this year, I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.” Related: Liz Cheney almost gets it: A GOP realignment is inevitable.