Trump to court sketch artist: ‘I gotta lose some weight’
A courtroom portrait led Donald Trump to deliver a blunt self-assessment on Thursday: “I gotta lose some weight.”
Biden won’t be dictated to by ‘extreme faction’ of Republicans -aide
President Joe Biden is willing to negotiate with opposition Republicans on U.S. border security in an effort to secure more aid for Ukraine, but not to being dictated to by an extreme wing of the party, a senior aide said on Thursday.
Conservative consulting group rebrands with new name after leader met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes
In a Nov. 13 filing with the Texas Secretary of State, an attorney for Pale Horse Strategies LLC wrote that the firm would also conduct future business under the name “West Fort Worth Management LLC.”
Top Republicans raise concerns over Eventbrite’s policies as ‘antisemitic’ events remain visible
FIRST ON FOX: Top Congressional Republicans are requesting a briefing with Eventbrite’s CEO over their policies and terms, spotlighting the platform’s hypocrisy in hosting organizers’ purported antisemitic events while removing one by girls’ sports advocate Riley Gaines. “In the last few weeks, Eventbrite, it seems, has selectively enforced its terms of service by removing some Read More
Swing district Democrat complains she won’t run for re-election because race is ‘rigged’ against her
A Democrat representing a swing House district announced Thursday she would not be running for re-election in 2024 because the race is “rigged” against her. In a statement announcing her decision, Rep. Kathy Manning, who represents North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District, accused the Republican-led state legislature of passing “flagrantly gerrymandered Congressional districts” to reduce the Read More
Trump seeks pause of federal election trial to challenge immunity ruling
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked for a pause while they challenge the ruling that he is not immune from prosecution in an effort to delay the federal trial relating to charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election. Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Thursday, indicating that they will challenge U.S. Read More
Labor union calls for federal intervention in South Carolina workplace safety program
One of the largest labor organizations in the United States petitioned the federal government Thursday to wrest workplace safety oversight from South Carolina regulators accused of failing to protect service employees. South Carolina is one of 22 states allowed to run its own ship when it comes to enforcing occupational safety in most private businesses Read More
Ex-Nashville mayor who used taxpayer dollars to carry on affair launches bid to unseat House Republican
Former Democratic Nashville Mayor Megan Barry on Wednesday announced a U.S. House bid to unseat Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., seeking a political comeback more than five years after she faced now-dismissed criminal charges linked to her having an extramarital affair with her city-employed bodyguard. In her announcement video, she cited several reasons for trying to Read More
White House dodges reporter’s question on Biden removing terrorist designation from Iran proxy group
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby evaded a reporter’s question on Thursday when asked about President Biden’s decision to unlist Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist group. During the daily White House press briefing, Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich asked Kirby whether Biden holds any “regret” for delisting the Houthis as a foreign terrorist Read More
White House scrambles to distance itself from Islamic group after leader’s praise for Hamas’ Oct 7th slaughter
FIRST ON FOX: The White House is scrambling to distance itself from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) after its leader appeared to say that he was “happy” to see Palestinians in Gaza “break the siege” during Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel. Nihad Awad, CAIR’s executive director, is seen making the comments in a Read More