Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be disciplined for suit to overturn 2020 election, court says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ruled that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton can face discipline from the state bar association over his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A disciplinary committee of the State Bar of Texas accused Paxton in 2022 of making false claims of fraud in a Read More
New York lawmakers nearing passage of $237B budget plan
New York state lawmakers are on the verge of passing a $237 billion budget that includes sweeping plans to build housing, shutter unlicensed cannabis storefronts and help manage the city’s migrant crisis. The raft of proposals is expected to pass through the Legislature late Friday and potentially into the weekend, almost three weeks after the Read More
Anti-Catholic FBI memo’s origin revealed as bureau absolved of ‘malicious intent’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been exonerated by a Department of Justice review that found investigators did not intend to target traditional Catholics as potential “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists.” The Justice Department Inspector General review noted, however, that analysts “incorrectly conflated” an investigative subject’s religious views with his alleged domestic terrorism activities. Read More
White House hosted meeting with climate activist group that sparked chaos at recent DC gala
The climate activist and protest group that caused chaos at a Washington, D.C., gala this week featuring Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was recently hosted for a private meeting at the White House. On Thursday, members of the Washington, D.C.-based Climate Defiance – which was founded in early 2023 by activists Michael Greenberg and Rylee Haught Read More
GOP lawmakers slam Biden administration’s new Title IX protections for ‘gender identity’
Republicans blasted new regulations for Title IX being ushered in by President Biden’s Department of Education that would protect gender identity from discrimination, while rolling back Trump-era rules that bolstered the rights of those accused of sexual misconduct. “The Biden administration has completely lost its way on Title IX,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said in Read More
Fox News Politics: Trump gets a jury
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. What’s happening? – Biden taking heat for another gaffe – Democrats come to Speaker Johnson’s rescue – Judge denies Trump’s bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits – Fox News Digital at the southern border The Read More
If Congress passes funding, this is how the US could rush weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That’s because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. Moving fast is critical, CIA Director Bill Burns Read More
Appeals court drops charges against Michigan elections worker who downloaded voter list
An appeals court dismissed charges against a Michigan election worker who put a USB flash drive into an electronic poll book and downloaded the names of voters at the close of a primary election in 2022. The court’s conclusion: James Holkeboer’s conduct was improper but not a crime. He was charged with election fraud. But Read More
Top Biden official’s wife could face scrutiny over residency if she jumps into House race
The wife of a top official in President Biden’s White House is considering a run for Congress in New Hampshire, but she has not voted in the district for 16 years. Maggie Goodlander, the wife of Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, is mulling a House bid in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, Democratic sources Read More
Border state lawmaker sounds alarm on bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang entering US: ‘They have no rules’
A congressman whose district is along the southern border is warning about the dangers posed by a bloodthirsty Venezuelan street gang whose presence has grown in the United States amid the ongoing migrant crisis. “This gang in several years is going to be the dominant transnational criminal organization throughout the United States. There’s no doubt Read More