West Virginia bill adding work search to unemployment, freezing benefits made law without signature
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s unemployed people will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs to collect state benefits under a new law that will take effect later this year. A controversial bill passed by the GOP-majority Legislature on the final day of the 60-day legislative session went into law Read More
Texas could require social media influencers to disclose paid political posts
The Tribune reported last year that a company called Influenceable LLC was paid to recruit influencers to defend Attorney General Ken Paxton over his impeachment.
Hunter Biden’s former Chinese ‘business colleague’ stiffed NYC designer out of millions: court docs
EXCLUSIVE: A Chinese business executive with close ties to Hunter Biden and a top former adviser to Joe Biden when he was vice president is facing legal action after failing to pay a New York designer millions in “contractually-owed payments,” according to court records reviewed by Fox News Digital. The son of “Chinese billionaires” who Read More
Fox News Politics: Trump mourns fallen officer
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 has stopped promoting ‘Bidenomics’ despite still insisting it works -Speaker Johnson set dates for delivering Mayorkas impeachment date to Senate -Chris Christie shuts down consideration for ‘No Labels’ candidacy Former President Donald Read More
Georgia sports betting amendment clears committee, but still needs Dem votes to pass
There’s still a chance Georgians could vote on authorizing sports betting in November, but the odds may be poor. The House Higher Education Committee on Thursday passed out both a proposed state constitutional amendment and authorizing legislation that would let Georgians bet legally on pro and college sports. But a top Democrat said his party Read More
State makes retail theft a felony as organized crime proliferates
The Kansas legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would classify organized retail crime (ORC) a felony offense, joining nine other states that have passed similar laws in the last year. ORC refers to orchestrated groups of shoplifters who commit smash-and-grab robberies of stores or target cargo carriers. The state’s upper chamber passed the Substitute House Read More
Ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he will sell cannabis edibles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has announced he is entering the cannabis market as a seller, as the state still figures out retail sales of the drug on the heels of legalizing marijuana for adults last year. Ventura is launching his own brand of cannabis edibles in partnership with Retro Bakery, which Read More
Hillary Clinton warns AI tech will make 2016 election disinformation ‘look primitive’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described herself as a victim of election disinformation during a panel discussion on Thursday, and warned that the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) will make her experience “look primitive.” Clinton was taking part in a Columbia University event titled, “AI’s Impact on the 2024 Global Elections.” She discussed her Read More
Comer invites Biden to testify publicly as part of House impeachment inquiry
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, in an unprecedented move, invited President Biden to testify as part of the impeachment inquiry against him, stressing that it is “in the best interest of the American people” for him to answer questions from members of Congress. Comer urged Biden to accept his invitation in a letter sent Read More
Body scanners coming to NYC subway stations as city struggles to get a grip on surging crime
Crime in NYC subway stations has gotten so out of control that Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that body scanners are coming to the city’s stations. The scans will be used to detect weapons entering the subway stations, as city officials have been trying to deter a sharp uptick in criminal activity. “We are Read More