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The cold war between red and blue states is escalating to a dangerous new level. Under the piledriver pressure of President Donald Trump’s second term, the red and blue blocs are moving from ...

Blue states have a significantly higher tax burden than red states, including income taxes, property taxes, sales and excise taxes, etc. The 10 states with the highest overall tax burden are all blue, ...

In New York, residents are able to access to abortion through the 24th week of pregnancy, are banned from carrying concealed firearms in sensitive places and can easily obtain the new Covid vaccines.