Mississippi state budget is expected to shrink slightly in the coming year
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Budget writers in the Mississippi Legislature will have slightly less money to spend during the coming year than they did in the current one. Top members of the House and Senate met Friday and set a revenue estimate of $7.6 billion for the year that begins July 1. That is a Read More
Biden admin temporarily drops ‘outrageous climate mandate’ amid flurry of lawsuits
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) temporarily suspended its controversial rule requiring private companies to disclose carbon emissions data after it was met with a slew of lawsuits. The rule, which was finalized in March, was immediately met with litigation by a cohort of 25 GOP attorneys general, along with energy companies Liberty Energy and Read More
CIA denies whistleblower allegation that agency ‘stonewalled’ IRS interview with Hunter Biden ‘sugar brother’
The Central Intelligence Agency is denying whistleblower claims that it “stonewalled” an IRS interview with Hunter Biden’s “sugar brother” Kevin Morris, saying the agency “did not prevent or seek to prevent IRS or DOJ from conducting any such interview.” A whistleblower approached House Republicans last month claiming that the CIA blocked an interview with Morris Read More
White House says it’s working for Hamas surrender even as it tries to rein in Israel
The White House said it remains committed to ensuring a Hamas surrender and has engaged in conversations with intermediary countries, including Qatar and Egypt, to achieve that end. In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said it delivered that message “forcefully” to counterparts in Qatar and Read More
RFK Jr ‘disturbed’ by ‘weaponization of government’ against Trump, vows to appoint Jan 6 special counsel
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Friday said he is “disturbed” by “the weaponization of government against” former President Donald Trump. He also vowed that if elected president, he would appoint a special counsel to investigate whether “prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends” in cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Read More
Fox News Politics: Too much democracy
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? – GOP’s Ukraine skeptics draw battle lines – Biden renews effort to cancel student loans despite SCOTUS ruling – GOP candidate with famous last name shatters fundraising record An internal memo showing panic Read More
Billionaire donors plan to shower Trump with millions in April: ‘fundraising juggernaut’
Big-money donors are beginning to coalesce around former President Donald Trump after he has become the presumptive GOP nominee as he attempts to close the cash-on-hand gap with President Biden, who recently set a high-dollar fundraising record. This weekend at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump will host an “Inaugural Leadership Dinner” that includes several Read More
ACLU threatens to sue Georgia over election bill conservatives praise as ‘commonsense’ reform
The Georgia legislature passed new election ballot reforms that could have a big impact in the 2024 election in the key battleground state, should Gov. Brian Kemp sign the bill into law. The Georgia state legislature passed GOP-backed Senate Bill 189 last week, which now awaits Kemp’s signature or veto. The bill would grant access Read More
Spike in number of illegal Chinese immigrants becoming US national security issue
The number of Chinese nationals arriving at the U.S. border illegally has surged more than 6,300% in recent years, further fueling national security concerns that came back into focus last week when a Chinese immigrant was stopped at a Marine base. There have been 22,233 encounters of Chinese nationals crossing illegally at the northern and Read More
Melania Trump returns to campaign trail with pro-LGBT Republican event appearance: report
Former First Lady Melania Trump is finally getting back on the campaign trail, according to reports. Melania, wife of former President Donald Trump, will reportedly be attending a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans later this month, multiple publications have reported. The group is the most prominent pro-LGBT Republican advocacy group in the country. It Read More