Tag Archives: Politics

Trump, DeSantis supporters battle for California’s presidential delegates: 'Rig it for him'

LOS ANGELES – The road to the 2024 Republican presidential nomination run through deep blue California this week – and not just because of Wednesday’s second GOP primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina all …

Read More »

Top House GOP group urges Speaker Johnson to work with senators on border security

EXCLUSIVE: An influential House GOP caucus is urging Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to work with “willing partners” in the Senate on a border security reform deal in a Tuesday morning letter outlining their priorities for the new GOP leader. The business-minded Main Street Caucus outlined three major points they are …

Read More »

Johnson's first weeks as speaker marked by GOP infighting – and some victories

Capitol Hill is breathing a sigh of relief as lawmakers jet back to their home states for the Thanksgiving holiday after a grueling 10 weeks full of late-night votes and, toward the end, increasingly testy exchanges. It’s tested the mettle of newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., whose leadership victory …

Read More »

If Manchin runs for president, will he be a spoiler and throw the election to Trump?

As he openly flirts with a third-party run for president in 2024, Sen. Joe Manchin has plenty of people in his party terrified that the moderate from West Virginia will unintentionally hand the White House over to former President Donald Trump. But Manchin dismisses such warnings, rejecting claims from fellow …

Read More »

Nation's capital records most homicides in 2 decades: 'A brazen return to lawlessness'

Washington, D.C., police have recorded 250 homicides so far this year — the highest number of murders that the nation’s capital has seen in two decades — with a month left until the year’s end. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) recorded 248 homicides in 2003, after which homicides began to …

Read More »

Hunter Biden's attorney claims indictments would not have been brought if he was not related to the president

Hunter Biden’s attorney said Thursday that his client would not be facing charges out of Delaware and California if he was not President Biden’s son, saying the charges would not be brought if his last name was “anything other than Biden.” Earlier Thursday, Hunter Biden was indicted in California on …

Read More »

Trump calls claims he's a threat to democracy a 'hoax,' says Biden is the real threat: 'I will save democracy'

Former President Trump on Saturday described Democrats’ warnings that his potential return to the White House after the 2024 election would be a threat to democracy as a “hoax” and “misinformation,” and that President Biden is the “real threat.” Trump predicted in a speech hosted by the New York Young …

Read More »

Gov. Abbott warns Texas universities they must ensure nobody on campus advocates for genocide, antisemitism

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, told colleges and universities in the Lone Star State on Tuesday that they should avoid teaching students about any social agendas and should work to root out antisemitism on their campuses. Abbott was speaking at the annual conference of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating …

Read More »

Top Republicans roll out bill to bar VA healthcare processing systems from being used for illegal migrants

FIRST ON FOX: Top Republicans in the House and Senate introduced legislation Wednesday to prevent Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) healthcare resources from being used for illegal migrants. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Rep. Mike Bost, R-Il., chair of the House Veterans Affairs …

Read More »

Bipartisan congressional resolution calls on US officials to drop charges against Julian Assange

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., introduced a resolution expressing that “regular journalistic activities” are protected by the First Amendment and that the U.S. government should end its prosecution against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is accused of publishing classified U.S. military documents. The bipartisan resolution introduced Wednesday was co-sponsored by Reps. …

Read More »