Sandra Day O’Connor, former Supreme Court Justice, dead at 93
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the nation’s high court, has died, the Supreme Court announced. She was 93. O’Connor died Friday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court said in a statement. In a statement, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. praised O’Connor as a history-making justice with a fierce independent streak. “A daughter of the American Southwest, Sandra Day O’Connor blazed an historic trail as our Nation’s first female Justice. She met that challenge with undaunted determination, indisputable ability, and engaging candor,” Roberts said. “We at the Supreme Court mourn the loss of a beloved colleague, a fiercely independent defender of the rule of law, and an eloquent advocate for civics education. And we celebrate her enduring legacy as a true public servant and patriot.” This is a developing story and will be updated.
Senate Dems say any changes to asylum system must be coupled with amnesty for illegal immigrants
Senate Democrats are warning about what they say could be “harmful changes” to the asylum system, amid ongoing negotiations about the supplemental aid package requested by the Biden administration for aid to Ukraine and Israelm, arguing that permanent policy changes must be coupled with a pathway to legal status for illegal immigrants already in the U.S. “As negotiations surrounding the supplemental aid package progress, we are concerned about reports of harmful changes to our asylum system that will potentially deny lifesaving humanitarian protection for vulnerable people, including children, and fail to deliver any meaningful improvement to the situation at the border,” a coalition of 11 Democratic senators said on Wednesday. The senators on the statement are Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Edward Markey, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Ron Wyden, R-Ore. GOP SENATORS, HOUSE CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR ‘FISCAL SANITY’ AND STRONGER BORDER SECURITY Negotiations have been ongoing in Congress over the White House’s $106 billion supplemental aid package, which includes $14 billion in funding for border operations as well as additional funding for the U.S. allies in Ukraine and Israel. Republicans have pushed hard for limits on the use of asylum – including the raising of the initial credible fear screening standards for those migrants who claim asylum to avoid removal from the country – as well as limits on the use of humanitarian parole. Earlier this year, the House passed a sweeping GOP border and immigration bill that would radically reduce the use of parole and place various limits on asylum. The Senate has not passed that bill, but parts of it were used in an initial supplemental spending proposal by a GOP working group. The proposals they put forward would raise the “credible fear” standard, tighten asylum limits for those who have traveled through third countries without claiming asylum, and would make migrants ineligible for asylum if they have committed felonies or serious crimes. GOP LEADERSHIP SAYS NATIONAL SECURITY PACKAGE MUST INCLUDE STRICTER BORDER POLICIES TO PASS SENATE The proposals also include a requirement that DHS keep families in custody while charges for illegal crossings are pending – a move designed to prevent migrants bringing children with them to secure a quicker release from custody due to current limits on how long minors can be detained. Those proposals were immediately rejected, however, by the White House and Senate Democrats, but negotiations have continued. More recently, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said there needed to be “certainty” on how the parole process is being used. As negotiations continue, the liberal Democratic senators said they are concerned that the supplemental agreement could include changes to immigration and asylum processes – and said that could not happen without an amnesty for illegal immigrants already in the U.S. “Using a one-time spending package to enact these unrelated permanent policy changes sets a dangerous precedent and risks assistance to our international partners,” they said. “Any proposal considering permanent changes to our asylum and immigration system needs to include a clear path to legalization for long-standing undocumented immigrants.” “We remain committed to working in good faith to modernize our outdated immigration system on a bipartisan basis and through a deliberative process,” they added. “We cannot truly secure our border and help American communities without increasing lawful pathways for migration and legalizing long-time undocumented immigrants who put food on our tables, care for our elderly, and form the fabric of our communities.” Fox News’ Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
Arizona lawmaker calls for National Guard deployment to handle Tucson migrant surge: ‘Overrun and undermanned’
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., is calling for the deployment of Arizona’s National Guard to the southern border to help authorities deal with a surge in migrants to the Tucson Sector. Fox News reported on Thursday that the border has seen 9,400+ encounters in a 24-hour period. Border Patrol apprehended around 7,700 of those, led by the Tucson Sector with almost 3,000 encounters. “Tucson Sector is leading in encounters and our agents and officers are overrun and undermanned,” Ciscomani says in a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “The situation is far past a breaking point and those on the frontlines of this crisis are in need of immediate support.” WHITE HOUSE FUNDING REQUEST INCLUDES $14 BILLION FOR BORDER AS CRISIS HITS NEW RECORDS Ciscomani calls on Mayorkas to “immediately request that the Department of Defense deploy the Arizona National Guard to help with this dire situation.” While the state government can also deploy the state’s National Guard, that would be at Arizona’s expense, while a move by DHS and the Pentagon would mean the federal government would bear the expense. BORDER PATROL SAYS IT’S PAUSING SOCIAL MEDIA TO DEAL WITH MIGRANT SURGE The Biden administration deployed troops to the border in the Spring in anticipation of a surge of migration when the Title 42 public health order ended in May. Meanwhile, a number of other states also deployed personnel — including the National Guard — to the border. Numbers border-wide increased over the summer, bringing FY 23 to a new record for encounters. September marked a monthly record in encounters, and numbers dipped in October, but the new surge has again raised concerns at a time of year where encounters typically slow down. CBP has been surging resources and personnel to the Tucson Sector — which typically sees less traffic than other sectors like the Rio Grande Valley– and has been focusing on transporting migrants laterally to other parts of the border combined with a greater use of expedited removal as an alternative to them being released into the U.S. The Biden administration has promised to increase the use of the authority — and has requested resources to do so as part of its $14 billion supplemental request to Congress for border operations, including staffing and non-custodial housing. The Biden administration has said it is dealing with a Hemisphere-wide crisis and needs Congress to act to provide more funding for the border processes, while also calling on Republicans to support a comprehensive immigration bill it unveiled on day one of the administration. Republicans have rejected that legislation, and instead introduced a bill of their own which would increase border security funding while increasing limits on asylum and the use of humanitarian parole. Republicans have blamed the ongoing crisis on the policies of the administration — including its rollback of Trump-era policies. “Our CBP agents and officers continue to be undermanned and overrun at every turn of the border crisis,” Ciscomani said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The Biden administration must take action to fix this crisis of their own creation and the best way to start is by providing CBP with the support they deserve. By immediately deploying the National Guard in Arizona, we provide the men and women charged with securing our border the much-needed reinforcement to do their jobs.”’ Fox News’ Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
Former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel announces candidacy for state Supreme Court race in 2025
Former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Thursday that he is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court against incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in 2025, casting the race as a chance for conservatives to win back a majority and serve as a check on liberals. Bradley is part of a 4-3 liberal majority that took control of the court in August. She has said she will run for a fourth 10-year term. Schimel, a Waukesha County Circuit Court judge, is the first candidate to announce plans to challenge Bradley in the April 2025 election, but other conservatives are considering getting in the race. CHIEF JUSTICE OF WISCONSIN’S SUPREME COURT SAYS THE NEW LIBERAL MAJORITY STAGED A ‘COUP’ In his comments announcing his candidacy as prepared for delivery, Schimel said: “There is no check on this new liberal Supreme Court majority.” “The only check on them is to take back the majority by winning in 2025,” he said. WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT WEIGHS CHALLENGE TO CONSTITUTIONALITY OF STATE-FUNDED SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS Schimel has been outspoken on abortion and some other political issues that are almost certain to get more attention during the race. Abortion was a key issue in the Supreme Court race this year won by liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, who ran as a supporter of abortion rights. As Waukesha County district attorney in 2012, Schimel endorsed a Wisconsin Right to Life legal white paper that argued for keeping on the books the state’s ban on abortions except to save the mother’s life. A challenge to that ban is expected to come to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, though Planned Parenthood has been offering abortions since September based on a circuit court judge’s interpretation of the law. As Wisconsin’s attorney general, Schimel supported laws in Indiana and Ohio that limited abortion access. Schimel also was a staunch supporter of Wisconsin’s voter ID law, which he suggested may have been why former President Donald Trump won the state in 2016. Schimel, as attorney general, joined a multistate coalition that sued to overturn the Affordable Care Act. He also defended Republican-drawn legislative maps that are being challenged before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Schimel, 58, served one term as attorney general starting in 2015. He lost his reelection bid in 2018 to Democrat Josh Kaul. Then-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, appointed Schimel as a judge after his own defeat but shortly before they both left office. Before being elected attorney general, Schimel spent 25 years as a Waukesha County prosecutor. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler said in a statement Thursday night that Schimel “doesn’t deserve a promotion to our state’s highest court.” “Wisconsinites rejected Brad Schimel after a single term as attorney general because his extreme politics and inept mismanagement became too great to ignore, with thousands of rape kits left untested at the State Crime Lab and millions of dollars wasted on partisan efforts to suppress voting rights and push new restrictions on abortion access,” Wikler said. Bradley, 73, was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1995 and is the longest-serving justice on the court. She won her last election in 2015 by 16 points. Bradley did not return a text message seeking comment. WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT FLIPS FROM CONSERVATIVE TO LIBERAL CONTROL FOR FIRST TIME IN 15 YEARS The court is weighing several high-profile cases that were filed after Protasiewicz’s win in April gave liberals a majority. In addition to the redistricting challenge, the court is considering whether to hear cases seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s private school voucher program and to weaken powers the Republican-controlled Legislature have used to block pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees. Protasiewicz’s race was the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history. With majority control in play again in 2025, Bradley’s race is likely to break spending records. Republicans have floated the possibility of impeaching Protasiewicz over comments she made during the campaign voicing her opposition to an abortion ban and Republican-drawn electoral maps. Schimel said the Protasiewicz race set a dangerous precedent. “We need to restore confidence in the people of Wisconsin that the justice system will be fair and impartial,” Schimel said in his prepared remarks. “I will be honest about my principles, but will never prejudge a case and will never put my views above the law.”
House passes bill to stop federal funds being used to house illegal immigrants
A bill that would prevent federal funds from being used to house illegal immigrants on federal lands passed the House of Representatives on Thursday – although it is unlikely that the Senate will take up the legislation. The bill, The Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023, was introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., and passed 224–203. One member voted “present.” The bill aims to stop federal funds from being used to pay for migrant encampments in federal parks and to cancel the lease at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, a controversial makeshift tent city that can house 2,000 migrants. HIGH MIGRANT NUMBERS BREAK MULTIPLE RECORDS IN NEW BLOW TO BIDEN BORDER STRATEGY “Turning our federal parks into encampments for unvetted migrants from all over the world is unfair to surrounding communities and the taxpayers being forced to foot the bill while having their public spaces taken away,” Malliotakis said in a statement. “I’ve joined local and federal colleagues to use every legal and legislative tool at our disposal, from lawsuits to this legislation, to stop the Biden, Hochul and Adams Administrations from taking more open space from our citizens.” After the bill passed, Malliotakis called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to pass the legislation in the Senate. “It’s time for @SenSchumer to pass this & our Border Security Act to end this crisis bankrupting his own city!” she wrote. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED FOR FATALLY SHOOTING 2 TEXAS SISTERS It comes as major cities like New York City struggle to cope with an influx of illegal migrants. The cost to house illegal immigrants in New York City is expected to cost the taxpayer around $12 billion, and the city has already slashed its budget to pay for the crisis. It is estimated that nearly 10 million people have entered the U.S. illegally under the Biden administration. The bill, H.R.5283, would specifically prohibit federal funding from being used to provide housing for illegal immigrants on any land under the jurisdiction of the Federal Land Management agencies, including the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service. Both Staten Island’s Fort Wadsworth and Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field are included under this description, along with any other park in the Gateway National Recreation Area. Before the vote, the White House came out in opposition to Malliotakis’s bill. The Office of Management and Budget said in a statement that the Administration strongly opposes H.R. 5283. “The Administration opposes this legislation because it would significantly restrict the ability of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make decisions regarding the appropriate uses of their lands and resources, even in emergency or other situations,” the statement reads.
Georgia Republicans push forward with redistricting plans by advancing new legislative maps
Georgia Republicans on Thursday pushed forward new legislative maps that would preserve their majorities in the state House and Senate, while still not revealing how they want to redraw Georgia’s 14 congressional districts. A state Senate committee voted 7-5 along party lines to advance a new Senate map, while a House committee voted 9-5 to advance a new House map. Both bills advance to their full chambers, which could debate them Friday. GEORGIA SENATE GOP PROPOSES MAP WITH 2 BLACK-MAJORITY DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS VOTE DILUTION CONCERNS Democrats and some outside groups targeted the Senate map as particularly flawed, saying it fails to create significant opportunities for Black voters in the 10 districts that a federal judge identified as violating the law. But Democrats also question the House map, in part because it would alter or eliminate two districts in which no ethnic group is a majority. Lawmakers are meeting in special session after U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled in October that Georgia’s legislative and congressional maps violated federal law by diluting the power of Black voters. Jones ordered Georgia lawmakers to draw additional Black majority districts, including one in Congress, two in the state Senate and five in the state House. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE MAY GAIN MORE DEMS IF JUDGE RULES GOP MAP ILLEGALLY WEAKENED BLACK VOTING POWER Republicans have proposed maps that would create the additional required number of Black majority districts. Because Black voters in Georgia strongly support Democrats, that could strengthen the party’s position. But Republicans have proposed other changes to limit their losses. The proposed Senate map would likely maintain the current 33-23 Republican margin by shuffling districts so that two Democratic-held districts with white majorities would instead have Black majorities. The House, now 102-78 in favor of Republicans, could gain two additional Democrats because of the five new Black districts. But changes to one or two competitive House districts held by Democrats could tip their balance to Republicans. Democrats said the Senate map fails because it creates little chance for Black voters to elect new senators in the 10 districts Jones found to be illegal. “Where a majority minority district has to be created, you can’t satisfy it by moving people around in other areas where no voter discrimination was found,” said Sen. Elena Parent, an Atlanta Democrat. “You have not cured where the court said voter discrimination is found and the process is not equally open to Black voters.” Parent herself would lose her white-majority district in suburban DeKalb County and instead be drawn into a Black-majority district. Republicans, though, took issue with a Senate map that Democrats offered, noting that an analysis by Fair Districts GA, a group that advocates redistricting reform, finds Democrats would be likely to win two additional seats, reducing Republican advantage in the Senate to 31-25. “So it’s just pure happenstance that the Democratic map happens to create two new Democratic districts, giving a partisan advantage, whereas the chairman’s map left it exactly the same as the current political split in the state?” asked Sen. Bill Cowsert, an Athens Republican. That’s a key issue because the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that partisan gerrymandering is legal and that federal courts should not intervene to block it. It’s only minority voters who have protection under the Voting Rights Act. JUDGE SAYS GEORGIA’S CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS ARE DISCRIMINATORY AND MUST BE REDRAWN In the House, Democratic Minority Leader James Beverly of Macon noted that if Jones refuses to accept maps passed by Republicans, he would appoint a special master to draw maps on behalf of the court and might pay no attention to incumbency or political considerations. “Then every last one of us, 180 of us, are in jeopardy,” Beverly warned as he pitched a Democratic House map. Republicans pointed out that one of the new districts proposed in the Democratic plan has a Black voting population of only 48%, less than the majority Jones mandated. Democrats argued that Jones would likely accept the map. But House Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee Chairman Rob Leverett, an Elberton Republican, was dubious. “We can’t check all five new majority-Black districts,” Leverett said of the Democratic plan.
KY State Rep. Kevin Bratcher announces run for Louisville Metro Council seat
Kentucky State Rep. Kevin Bratcher announced his plans Thursday to run for a Louisville Metro Council seat next year, which would culminate a long statehouse career that put the Republican lawmaker at the forefront of school safety, juvenile justice and a host of other issues. Bratcher has been a fixture in the Kentucky House since 1997. He was part of House leadership as majority party whip when Republicans took control of the chamber in the 2017 session, following a tidal wave of GOP victories statewide in the 2016 election. That completed the GOP’s control of the Kentucky legislature, since the party already was in charge of the Senate. Bratcher is now chairman of a House committee that wields jurisdiction over election legislation and proposed constitutional amendments. LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL OKS PAY RAISES FOR POLICE OFFICERS, SENDS DEAL TO MAYOR’S DESK Bratcher becomes the second Louisville-area lawmaker within days to pass up a House reelection run to instead seek a metro council seat in 2024. Democratic state Rep. Josie Raymond announced similar plans to run for metro council in another district. Bratcher referred to it as “a heck of a coincidence.” Bratcher’s House district covers parts of Jefferson County, including Fern Creek. He said Thursday that he sees the move as a “good fit” for him. BREONNA TAYLOR, DAVID MCATEE DEATHS: LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL LAUNCHES PROBE INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT, CITY ADMIN “The older I get, the more interested I’m getting into local issues, just trying to make Fern Creek and the city of Louisville a better place to live,” Bratcher said in a phone interview. “And I think I can do a lot in this spot if the voters will allow me.” In a statement, Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne said Bratcher will be missed, praising his colleague’s work on such issues as juvenile justice and public education. “While Kevin Bratcher has never been one to seek the spotlight or attention, without a doubt his legislative career has been one of the most consequential and positive for Louisville and Jefferson County,” Osborne said. Bratcher helped spearhead measures designed to strengthen school safety and to improve the state’s troubled juvenile justice system. The House committee he leads could garner considerable attention during next year’s session if it takes up a possible constitutional amendment dealing with school choice issues. LOUISVILLE STRUGGLES TO REIMAGINE THE FUTURE OF POLICING Bratcher’s announcement comes as Republicans and Democrats recruit candidates for next year’s legislative races. The GOP holds supermajorities in both legislative chambers. Another lawmaker who announced recently that he won’t seek reelection next year is Republican state Rep. Danny Bentley, who represents a district in northeastern Kentucky. Bentley was a driving force behind legislation meant to help shore up the finances of rural hospitals and to make insulin more affordable for patients. He chairs the House budget subcommittee on Health and Family Services.
Comer defends private deposition of Hunter Biden, vows to release transcript and hold public hearing
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer told Fox News Digital that he will release the transcript of Hunter Biden’s deposition later this month and will schedule a public hearing for the president’s son after he testifies behind closed doors as part of the “most transparent major congressional investigation in history.” Comer, R-Ky., subpoenaed Hunter Biden for a deposition earlier this month. The deposition is set for Dec. 13. TOP OVERSIGHT DEMOCRAT SLAMS GOP FOR KEEPING HUNTER BIDEN HEARING OUT OF PUBLIC VIEW But Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell has, instead, offered the president’s son for a public hearing, where he can answer questions and offer his testimony directly before the American people. Democrats have blasted Comer and House Republicans amid their impeachment inquiry against President Biden for not taking Lowell up on the offer, saying their denial proves that the case against the first son is weak. But Comer dismissed those claims in an interview with Fox News Digital. “Democrats always create a false narrative ahead of potential peril,” Comer told Fox News Digital, using Hunter Biden’s laptop as an example of Democrats peddling the inaccurate narrative that the laptop was a product of Russian disinformation. “We have always planned on deposing the key witness in this entire investigation — that’s the president’s son,” Comer said. Comer told Fox News Digital that his committee has “accumulated tens of thousands of pages of documents.” HUNTER BIDEN AGREES TO HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TESTIMONY “We have hundreds of questions that we have to ask Hunter Biden,” Comer said, noting that a public hearing is not an efficient setting to get answers to all questions. “If you have a public hearing, we may get to 35, 40 questions with five minutes each way. In a deposition, we can easily get 400-plus questions in.” Comer stressed that the deposition of Hunter Biden “will be transparent.” “We will release the transcripts,” he said. “We always do unless they contain classified information.” Comer said that “This has been the most transparent major congressional investigation in history.” Comer said that each time the committee investigators find new evidence, they “present it” to the public. “We have done four bank memorandums,” he said. “We have had countless press conferences.” “We want Hunter Biden to have a public hearing — but he will be deposed first,” Comer continued. “That is how every investigation in history — whether a congressional investigation or a criminal investigation by law enforcement agencies — they always begin with a deposition.” Comer slammed his Democratic colleagues for a double standard. “We will have the public hearing, but the Democrats are trying to create a narrative that depositions are bad,” he said. “All they did were depositions in the January 6 investigation, and when they did hold the public hearings, they showed films of the depositions they did.” The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee called Comer’s denial of Hunter Biden’s request for a public hearing an “epic humiliation” and said their hesitancy to let the president’s son give public testimony is “a frank confession that they are simply not interested in the facts and have no confidence in their own case or the ability of their own Members to pursue it.” “Let me get this straight,” Raskin said. “After wailing and moaning for ten months about Hunter Biden and alluding to some vast unproven family conspiracy, after sending Hunter Biden a subpoena to appear and testify, Chairman Comer and the Oversight Republicans now reject his offer to appear before the full Committee and the eyes of the world and to answer any questions that they pose?” MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATOR WARNED OF HUNTER BIDEN’S ‘UNUSUAL,’ ‘ERRATIC’ PAYMENTS FROM CHINA IN 2018 But former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who served as the House Oversight Committee chairman and led several high-profile investigations, including the congressional probe of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, said it is “normal and customary for a serious investigation to do a transcribed interview or deposition before a public hearing.” “The good news is, they get to do both,” Chaffetz, a Fox News contributor, told Fox News Digital. “A deposition is a different format — the content is complex and deep, and we did that routinely, and it is the proper way to do an investigation.” Chaffetz added that the Bidens “don’t get to dictate how the House of Representatives does their investigations.” Chaffetz explained that in a deposition, questions are asked by professional staff — not lawmakers. “You can get a better, more thorough investigation done during the deposition, which should be the goal of everybody,” Chaffetz said. Chaffetz told Fox News Digital he thinks Hunter Biden’s team knows a public hearing “is much easier than doing a transcribed interview.” “You can be coached up how to filibuster a five-minute set of questions from a member of Congress, so, I think they don’t want the thoroughness and they don’t want the explicit facts to come out,” Chaffetz explained. “That’s just a guess—but Abbe Lowell is an exceptional, talented attorney—a transcribed interview with Hunter Biden will go on for hours, if not for a day or two, so the exposure is lessened by having only public testimony.” He added: “But if you’re James Comer and want to get to the details of the facts, you want to do both.” Lowell, earlier this week, accused Comer and Republicans of using “closed-door sessions to manipulate, even distort the facts and misinform the public.” “We therefore propose opening the door,” Lowell wrote. “If, as you claim, your efforts are important and involve issues that Americans should know about, then let light shine on the proceedings.” But Democrats, Chaffetz said, are in a “precarious position because they set the standards.” “And now that they have to live with them, they don’t want to do that,” he said. Chaffetz said the deposition for Hunter Biden is “not an optional event.” “You typically would take the main witness last, and that’s Hunter Biden,” Chaffetz said. “Hunter Biden needs to
Texas is on the verge of making illegal border crossings a state crime. Here’s what you need to know.
Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign Senate Bill 4, which would make it a state crime to cross the border between ports of entry, allow police to arrest people who do and require judges to order them to return to Mexico.
Texas grid faces winter after failed attempt to get more power online
Industry experts continue to argue over whether the electricity market in Texas needs to change to make the grid more reliable in winter and summer.