NJ Gov. Murphy greenlights $33K pay hike for lawmakers, other raises
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation to boost lawmakers’ salaries from $49,000 to $82,000 along with raises for his successor and other top officials. Murphy signed the bill on Tuesday, according to a news release from his office. He made no comment on the measure, which passed the Democrat-led Legislature on the Read More
DOJ further acknowledges Hunter Biden’s laptop is real, contents match Apple iCloud backups
Federal prosecutors further acknowledged in court documents filed Tuesday, that the laptop Hunter Biden dropped off at a computer store is in fact real, adding that the contents on the laptop matched what had previously been obtained through a search warrant on the president’s son’s Apple iCloud. In the court document’s, Biden’s DOJ said the Read More
Progressive prosecutors in crime-ridden cities threatened with loss of federal funding: ‘Devastating result’
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Dan Meuser, R-PA, introduced a bill that takes direct aim at prosecutors deemed to be soft-on-crime, calling for the officials to “do their jobs” and uphold state and federal laws. “Perhaps the greatest responsibility of a government is to assure the safety and well-being of its citizens,” Meuser said in a Read More
Trump to attend mother-in-law’s funeral, will miss E. Jean Carroll trial after ‘nasty’ judge refuses to delay
Former President Trump said he will miss the E. Jean Carroll trial on Thursday so that he can attend his mother-in-law’s funeral, blasting the judge presiding over the case as “nasty” for not delaying court proceedings for the day. “As you know, the first lady’s mother passed away. The funeral is tomorrow,” Trump said during Read More
DeSantis campaigns in New Hampshire, but most of his staff moves to focus on South Carolina
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent part of Wednesday at this seaside community along the New Hampshire coast, making a pitch to voters six days ahead of the state’s Republican presidential primary. “I’m asking for your support on Tuesday,” DeSantis told the crowd as he looked ahead to the New Hampshire primary, the first in the Read More
All eyes on New Hampshire’s independent voters following reports of Democrats voting for Nikki Haley in Iowa
All eyes will be on New Hampshire’s undeclared, or independent, voters next week for the first-in-the-nation presidential primaries following reports of cross-party voting by Democrats in support of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley during Monday’s Iowa caucuses. Although former President Donald Trump achieved a historic victory in the Hawkeye State with more than 50% of Read More
GOP Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announces reelection bid
Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, whose administration oversaw a decrease in individual income taxes and an increase in residential property taxes, is seeking a second term. Gianforte made the announcement Tuesday and said Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras will be his running mate. With a historic budget surplus following federal stimulus spending due to the COVID-19 Read More
Families plead alongside bipartisan group of senators more action to release hostages held by Hamas
It’s been more than 100 days since Hamas attacked Southern Israel and took nearly 200 hostages captive. Now, the families of those victims are urging the U.S. and Israeli government to ramp up its efforts to bring them home. A group of bipartisan senators led by Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Foreign Read More
‘Horse’s a–‘: Biden has repeatedly insulted voters, contrary to White House press sec’s claim
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed that President Biden does not insult voters, but he has made insulting remarks to them on several occasions. “One thing that the president does not do is insult voters or American people,” Jean-Pierre said. However, Biden has a long history of questionable remarks to voters and members of Read More
House Homeland GOP calls for Mayorkas written testimony; DHS slams ‘bad-faith’ impeachment push
Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are seeking written testimony from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas amid a lengthy back-and-forth with the agency over him potentially testifying at an impeachment hearing — as DHS is blasting what it says is a “bad-faith, predetermined and unconstitutional rush” to impeach him. Chairman Mark Green sent a letter Read More