Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to visit Manipur today, security tightened in Jiribam district
This will be his third visit to Manipur since May 2023, when the ethnic clashes broke out between the Meitei and Kuki communities.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s govt to face floor test today
Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s new government in Jharkhand will face a floor test on July 8th in a special Assembly session.
PM Modi’s two-day Russia visit to begin today; know what’s on agenda
Prime Minister Modi will pay a two-day visit to Russia from July 8 to 9 to hold the 22nd India-Russia summit that will review the entire range of multi-faceted ties between the two countries.
NEET UG 2024 row: SC to hear 38 pleas today on alleged paper leak
A number of pleas regarding the contentious NEET-UG 2024 medical entrance exam, including those claiming irregularities and malpractices in the test administered on May 5 and requesting a directive to conduct it again, will be heard by the Supreme Court today.
Chip Roy plans House discussion on 25th Amendment regarding Biden’s mental fitness
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, plans to bring up options under the 25th Amendment in terms of President Biden’s fitness during a meeting with House Republicans on Tuesday. Roy told Fox News he believes Republicans need to have a position on where they stand regarding Biden’s competence. Section 4 of the 25th Amendment provides a series of steps for removing a president from office if he or she becomes incapacitated. But a resolution on the 25th Amendment cannot just be presented to the House floor immediately. CRITICS PILE ON BIDEN FOLLOWING ABC INTERVIEW, BLAST HIS REFUSAL TO COMMIT TO COGNITIVE TEST: ‘DISQUALIFYING’ The bill would not be “privileged” and go straight to the front of the legislative line because it deals with the executive branch and not Congress. Impeachment, on the other hand, could be considered “privileged” because those powers are enumerated in the Constitution as being under the purview of Congress. PRESIDENT BIDEN FACES THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL WEEKEND OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER Any resolution on the 25th Amendment would need to go through committee first, a senior House Republican leadership source told Fox. Roy’s plan comes a week-and-a-half after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., spoke about the cabinet weighing in on the 25th Amendment regarding Biden.
Multiple ranking Democrats on House committees want Biden to step aside
Democrats met behind closed doors Sunday as pressure mounted on President Biden to drop out of the race. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., held a virtual meeting with ranking Democrats on House panels Sunday afternoon. Fox News learned that multiple Democrats on House committees expressed concerns about the viability of Biden continuing to run for re-election against former President Trump. Fox is told the consensus among most Democrats on the call who suggested Biden should abandon the race was that the party should focus on Vice President Kamala Harris as a potential successor. FORMER OBAMA ADVISER LAMENTS BIDEN’S ABC INTERVIEW: ‘DENIAL. DELUSION. DEFIANCE.’ Which Democrats called for Biden to bow out, or what their level of apprehension about the current president continuing his run for a second term remains unclear. The meeting was proposed after Biden’s 22-minute interview with ABC News on Friday, which the Biden campaign hoped would ease fears that the president doesn’t have what it takes to continue the campaign and defeat former President Donald Trump. Instead, the interview set off a new round of fears among Democrats who were already concerned by Biden’s disastrous debate performance. BIDEN PANNED FOR NOT BEING CERTAIN ABOUT WHETHER HE WATCHED THE DEBATE: ‘HE DOESN’T KNOW???’ “Look, Biden looked better and certainly more coherent than he looked during the debate, but there’s nothing in this interview that is calming the nerves of jittery Democrats who fear that Joe Biden is on a trajectory to lose this race, to lose to Donald Trump,” ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl said after the interview. Biden, however, struck a defiant tone, saying at one point that he would not drop out unless “the Lord Almighty were to come down and say, ‘Joe, get outta the race.’” Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Kristi Noem quietly deletes two state-affiliated social media accounts over holiday weekend: report
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem deleted two state-affiliated social media accounts without explanation over the 4th of July weekend, local media reports and a review of the accounts show. Noem’s official @govkristinoem X account and her Gov. Noem Facebook account have both gone dark, a review of the now-defunct pages shows. Her former X account states, “This account doesn’t exist,” while the Facebook account now brings users to a page reading, “This content isn’t available right now,” according to Fox Digital’s review of the accounts Sunday afternoon. “So when did Gov Noem delete her official Governor Kristi Noem fb page???????” a Facebook user in a private South Dakota-focused Facebook group asked over the holiday weekend, according to Sioux Falls Live. The outlet reported the two accounts were deactivated on the 4th of July. Her personal X account, @KristiNoem, and personal Facebook account are still active as of Sunday afternoon. DEFIANT KRISTI NOEM DEFENDS KILLING FARM PUP AMID CRITICISM FROM DEMS, GOP Fox News Digital reached out to Noem’s office multiple times on Sunday for explanation as to why the accounts were deactivated, but did not receive a response. The office also did not offer an explanation to Sioux Falls Live, according to the report, instead pointing the outlet to a new X account called the Office of Governor Noem. “For official updates from the Governor’s Office, including press releases, follow @GovNoemOffice on X,” Noem’s spokesman Ian Fury told the outlet last week. The Office of Governor Noem was created this month, according to the account, and shows a handful of posts linking to press releases from the governor’s office. The account began posting press releases on July 3. SOCIAL MEDIA DISTURBED BY GOV NOEM’S STORY ABOUT SHOOTING HER 14-MONTH-OLD DOG: ‘NOT NORMAL’ Republican state Rep. Tony Venhuizen told Sioux Falls Live he was unsure why the governor pulled her two state-affiliated social media accounts, remarking that it’s very common for elected officials to have multiple X and Facebook accounts to differentiate between official duties and championing a political campaign or other issues. “On a political or personal account, you can offer an opinion or promote campaign events, whereas on the official account, you’re going to be providing information about the action of state government, disaster response and any other number of things,” Venhuizen told the outlet. “Generally, it’s a good idea to separate those.” GOV. KRISTI NOEM: BIDEN SHOULD HAVE RESIGNED 25 YEARS AGO Noem had amassed more than 700,000 followers between the two accounts before they were deactivated. Her X account was wildly popular during the pandemic, as she touted keeping her state open during government-mandated lockdowns imposed on states across the country. The South Dakota governor recently came under fire from both conservatives and liberals on social media after an excerpt of her new memoir, “No Going Back,” detailed her killing an unruly farm dog named Cricket more than 20 years ago. The governor defended putting the dog down in a statement posted to her personal X account in April, explaining, “Cricket had shown aggressive behavior toward people by biting them.”
Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID: White House
The White House announced on Sunday that Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff recently tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the office of the Second Gentleman noted that Emhoff tested positive on Saturday “after experiencing mild symptoms.” “He is fully vaccinated and three times boosted,” the statement read. “He is currently asymptomatic, continuing to work remotely, and remaining away from others at home.” The press release also noted that Vice President Kamala Harris recently tested negative for the virus. BIDEN LIKELY VIOLATED FIRST AMENDMENT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS “Out of an abundance of caution, yesterday, the Vice President was tested for COVID-19,” the release added. “She tested negative and remains asymptomatic.” Emhoff and Harris were photographed standing near President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Thursday during the White House’s Fourth of July celebration. Fox News Digital asked the White House if Biden was tested for the illness, but did not receive an immediate response. The second gentleman’s diagnosis comes nearly three-and-a-half years after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Earlier in June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that coronavirus infections are “growing or likely growing” in 44 states and territories. Dr. Marc Siegel, physician, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and a Fox News medical contributor, recently spoke to Fox News Digital about the uptick in recent cases. BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDS FUNDS TO WUHAN LAB OVER FAILURE TO PROVIDE COVID-RELATED INFO “There has been an upsurge in certain areas, including California — fueled by the so-called FLiRT variants, KP.3, KP.2 and KP.1,” he explained. “It could spread to more states.” Siegel explained that the new COVID1-10 variants are still “immunoevasive,” meaning that they impact people with prior immunity. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “[Like] all respiratory viruses, it spreads further in low humidity,” he said. “Having said that, it has not shown itself to be seasonal, meaning that it can spread in warm weather easily as well.” Fox News Digital’s Melissa Rudy contributed to this report.
Biden notes ‘world’s looking to America’ as he faces scrutiny before hosting NATO summit
President Biden, reeling from a disastrous debate performance and calls to step aside, addressed a Black church service in Pennsylvania on Sunday, acknowledging the “world’s looking to America.” Speaking from a stage at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ in northwest Philadelphia, the 81-year-old Biden laughed off concerns about his age, joking, “I know I look 40” but “I’ve been doing this a long time.” “I, honest to God, have never been more optimistic about America’s future if we stick together,” Biden said. The president, later on in his remarks, also addressed the upcoming NATO summit in Washington, D.C. NATO SECRETARY GENERAL DODGES QUESTIONS ABOUT BIDEN’S MENTAL FITNESS “I’m about to host the NATO nations in Washington. We put them together,” Biden said. “The world’s looking to us. Not a joke. The world is looking to America not to carry their burden, but to lead their hopes.” “When I ran for the first time for president, I said something basic. I said, we have to bring back dignity and hope in America, number one,” the president added, wrapping up his remarks. “Number two, we have to give working class and middle class people, like the family I came from, a shot and build the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down,” Biden said. “And thirdly, we must unite America again. That’s my goal. That’s what we’re going to do. God bless you all and may God bless our troops.” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was asked during an appearance on CBS’ “Face The Nation” about whether Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was accurate in voicing concerns that world leaders don’t trust Biden to be in command of the job. TOP WHITE HOUSE AIDE URGES STAFF TO TUNE OUT ‘NOISE’ AND FOCUS ON GOVERNING DURING DEBATE FALLOUT “I think it’s important for NATO to stay out of that kind of domestic discussion,” Stoltenberg said. “They’re of course important for the United States, but NATO should not be part of it. What matters for NATO is the decisions. What to do together. And just for instance, on defense spending, which has been a big issue for the United States for many years under different presidents. When we made the pledge 10 years ago to increase defense spending, only three allies spent 2% of GDP on defense. This year, it’s 23 allies.” Biden and his NATO counterparts are meeting in Washington this week to mark the 75th anniversary of the world’s biggest security organization just as Russia presses its advantage on the battlefield in Ukraine. The three-day summit, which begins Tuesday, will focus on ways to reassure Ukraine of NATO’s enduring support and offer some hope to its war-weary citizens that their country might survive the biggest land conflict in Europe in decades. NATO’s day-to-day work is led by Stoltenberg, the former prime minister of Norway, until he is replaced as secretary-general on Oct. 1 by outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Rubio points out problem with potential Harris-Newsom ticket as Biden reels
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., pointed to a problem with a potential Kamala Harris-Gavin Newsom ticket on Sunday as President Biden reels from calls to drop out of the race. Rubio, who is reportedly among the top contenders being considered as former President Trump’s vice presidential pick, was confronted during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on whether he’d move out of Florida or resign his U.S. Senate seat if he does become the running mate. CNN host Dana Bash pointed to how the U.S. Constitution says presidential electors cannot vote for a president and a vice president who are both from the same state. Rubio and Trump are both residents of Florida. “That’s presumptuous … I have no idea who he’s going to pick,” Rubio said. “But I think it’s comforting for Americans to know that when Kamala Harris becomes their nominee, she can’t pick [California Gov.] Gavin Newsom because I don’t think we can afford, as a country, to have two Californians with their crazy policies become the law of the land.” NEWSOM STUMPS FOR BIDEN IN PENNSYLVANIA, DEFLECTS ON IF ‘OPEN CONVENTION’ WOULD TEMPT HIM: ‘LEGIT QUESTION’ Rubio said he will be working with the Trump campaign “in some capacity” over the next three or fourth months until Election Day, and he will be working in the Senate as well. “Either way, all I care about at this point, and what I care about the most, is we can’t afford another four years like the last four, and I’m willing to help in any way I can. But as far as making an announcement, that’s up to him and their campaign, and I don’t have one for you this morning, that’s for sure,” Rubio said. HARRIS’ RECORD AS PROSECUTOR COULD COMPLICATE EFFORT TO REPLACE BIDEN AS DEM NOMINEE Newsom, a top Biden campaign surrogate, has been campaigning on behalf of the president in the battleground states of Michigan and Pennsylvania in recent days. Newsom has repeatedly deflected questions about whether he’d run for president if Biden bows out of the race and allows for an open convention when Democrat delegates convene in Chicago next month.