Biden makes stunning omission while claiming no troops died ‘anywhere in the world’ on his watch
President Biden claimed during the CNN Presidential Debate Simulcast Thursday night that he is “the only president this century” and “this decade” that did not have any troops “dying anywhere in the world”—failing to acknowledge the 13 fallen service members who were killed during his administration’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. Biden answered a question from CNN debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash related to the economy. He went through former President Trump’s tax cuts and the economy under his predecessor’s administration. FLASHBACK: 13 US SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED IN KABUL AIRPORT BLAST, MORE WOUNDED, OFFICIALS SAY “The greatest economy in the world? He’s the only one who thinks that,” Biden said of Trump. “I don’t know anybody else who thinks they have the greatest economy in the world.” “He had the largest tax cut in history–$2 trillion—he raised the deficit larger than any president has at any one time,” Biden continued. But Biden shifted to Afghanistan. Biden said Trump “didn’t do anything” about Afghanistan. FLASHBACK: ISIS-K SUICIDE BOMBER WAS PRISONER RELEASED FROM BAGRAM AIR BASE, SOURCES SAY “Truth is, I’m the only president this century that doesn’t have—this decade—any troops dying anywhere in the world like he did,” Biden said. But during the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal of U.S. troops and assets from Afghanistan, on Aug. 26, 2021, 13 U.S. servicemembers were killed outside of Hamid Karzai International Airport. The suicide bombing took the lives of 13 U.S. service members – including 11 Marines, one Navy sailor and one Army soldier. Eighteen other U.S. service members were wounded. The bombing also left more than 150 civilians dead. All U.S. forces were removed from Bagram, the largest military base in Afghanistan, in July 2021. Fox News Digital reported that the suicide bomber was a member of ISIS-K who was being held as a prisoner at Bagram Air Base. He was released on Aug. 15, 2021, when the Taliban seized control of the facility.
Oklahoma schools now required to teach Bible, Ten Commandments: superintendent
All public schools in Oklahoma are now required to incorporate the Bible and Ten Commandments into their curricula for grades 5-10, primarily for historical context. Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters issued a memo Thursday informing superintendents across the state their districts are required to incorporate the Bible into lessons. Walters said in the memo that his directive aligns with educational standards approved in May 2019. The superintendent told Fox News Digital there is a lack of understanding about the country’s history and the influence the Bible has had since the birth of the U.S., which he blames on the radical left. TRUMP ENDORSES TEN COMMANDMENTS IN LOUISIANA SCHOOLS “We’ve seen the radical leftists drive God out of schools, drive the Bible out of schools, and we have to make sure that our kids have an understanding of what made America great,” said Walters. “Not teaching our kids about the faith of our founders and the influence that the Bible had in our history is just academic malpractice.” He explained that, under his directive, instructors in every classroom across the state would have a copy of the Bible to teach from. The teachers, Walters said, will teach the Bible from a historical context, particularly in terms of its role in American history and the influence it had on the country’s founders. LOUISIANA GOVERNOR DEFENDS 10 COMMANDMENTS IN SCHOOLS MANDATE: ‘THE US IS FOUNDED ON JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES’ For example, when students learn about topics such as the Mayflower Compact, which predates the U.S., they will look at quotes from pilgrims referencing the Bible. Leaders during the Civil Rights Movement also made references to the Bible. Walters said when Martin Luther King Jr. was in a Birmingham jail, he wrote a letter referencing Bible stories. TEXAS LT. GOV. DAN PATRICK PLEDGES TO PASS TEN COMMANDMENTS BILL AFTER LOUISIANA PASSES SIMILAR LAW “So, it is essential for a historical understanding of our country’s history that the Bible is included in the curriculum, and we will be requiring it,” Walters said. Although Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into law last week requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom by 2025, Walters says Oklahoma is the first to require the Bible be used in all classrooms, effective immediately. “We’re the first ones, and we’re very proud of that,” he said. “We believe in American values. We believe that the better our students understand American history and American exceptionalism, the better off our state will be and the country will be. So, we are very proud to teach that to our students.” CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS FILE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING LOUISIANA LAW REQUIRING TEN COMMANDMENTS IN EVERY CLASSROOM For those who are not religious, Walters wanted to be clear that lessons that include the Bible are strictly for historical context. He said it is undeniable that the Bible is a historical document. “The left can be offended, that’s fine,” Walters said. “They can be offended all they want, but what they can’t do is rewrite history. That is our history. That is the history of this country.” In his memo Thursday, Walters said the move to incorporate the Bible was not just an educational directive “but a crucial step in ensuring our students grasp the core values and historical context of our country.” He also said the State Department of Education may supply teaching materials to ensure the message is delivered uniformly. The new curriculum will go into effect for the 2024-25 school year, and superintendents across the state were told instructions for monitoring and reporting on the matter will be delivered in the future.
Jill Biden’s former spox makes revealing admission about Biden campaign ahead of presidential debate
A former press secretary to first lady Jill Biden acknowledged shortly before the CNN Presidential Debate that he believes Democrats are not content with the state of the Biden campaign so far. “I don’t think anybody is satisfied right now,” Michael LaRosa told Fox News host Jesse Watters in the run-up to the Thursday night debate when asked if he was “satisfied” with the state of the Biden campaign today. “Look, after the first debate four years ago, we knew, we saw the data move, we saw it change we knew we won the debate we knew we were probably going to win but the mood of the country is very different now and there’s a lot riding on tonight. There’s a lot of pressure on the president. He does have to pull away at some point.” LaRosa added, “I don’t think anybody is comfortable. It’s a coin flip.” JILL BIDEN SAYS HUSBAND IS ‘ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE PRESIDENTS’ IN MODERN HISTORY ‘BECAUSE OF’ HIS AGE Earlier this week, LaRosa vocally expressed his frustration with Team Biden’s ongoing strategy. “Everything looks and feels so choreographed, scripted and controlled that it doesn’t afford him the opportunities to show off his strengths — humor, empathy and compassion,” LaRosa told the New York Times. MICHELLE OBAMA FRUSTRATED WITH BIDENS OVER TREATMENT OF HUNTER’S EX-WIFE: REPORT “Relatability is his superpower, but you can only relate to someone when their humanity is exposed. That means flaws, mistakes and everything else that comes with imperfection,” he added. “Those who have known him over the years said he remains at heart the same person… But many, including some on his own team, assume the limits on his public interactions are meant to protect him from age-related mistakes,” the Times wrote Wednesday. “There has been simmering discontent within his administration among those who think the president’s inner circle goes too far in shielding him from public exposure.” Fox News Digital reached out to the Biden campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Biden is set to debate former President Trump in a CNN presidential debate on Thursday night that will simulcast on Fox News.
Amarnath Yatra 2024: First batch of pilgrims to leave Jammu today amid tight security; all you need to know
The base camp is experiencing a significant influx of devotees. Reports indicate that over 350,000 yatris have registered for this year’s yatra.
Former Uvalde schools police chief indicted for role in Robb Elementary shooting response
Pete Arredondo, the former chief, and former officer Adrian Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child.
State Board of Education fields concerns about Christian bias in proposed K-12 curriculum
The proposal comes as part of a larger effort by officials in Texas and across the country to inject Christianity into public life.
Cook Children’s sues Texas over potential Medicaid contract loss
For years, Cook’s Children, two other children’s hospitals have administered Medicaid health coverage plans. Canceling their contracts would put jobs and coverage at risk, they say.
The many faces of Donald Trump from past presidential debates
Former President Trump and President Biden have spent weeks in preparation leading up to their center stage appearances tonight for the highly anticipated CNN Presidential Debate. The debate is the first of the 2024 presidential election cycle to include both men, and millions of Americans across the country are seeking answers to questions about critical issues important to voters. However, Americans are also awaiting viral moments brought on by both the remarks and facial expressions of each presidential candidate, especially as neither nominee is a stranger to social media virality. YOUNG TRUMP SUPERFAN BROUGHT TO TEARS WHILE MEETING FORMER PRESIDENT A few times since Biden began his presidency, the incumbent has attracted hundreds of thousands of clicks for a number of speaking gaffes and a few falls. In 2022, Biden was recorded falling off his bike while cycling in Delaware, which quickly circulated across social media platforms. Last summer, Biden drew social media attention when he tripped and hit the stage floor during an Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. Last weekend, Trump went viral during a moment shared with a young fan in Philadelphia where the child was wearing a Trump-like suit and wearing a wig. The kid met the former president, who signed and gifted him with a $20 bill, and the exchange was captured on video. It garnered nearly 900,000 views on X at midday on Sunday. “I like that kid! So, if your parents don’t want you, I’ll take you,” Trump said in the video. PRESIDENT BIDEN ALMOST FALLS WHILE WALKING UP AIR FORCE ONE STAIRS In 2023, following his arrest in Fulton County, Georgia, Trump’s mugshot immediately went viral and has since been used to decorate coffee mugs, sweatshirts and T-shirts, including those sold on his own campaign website. While there will be no audience present tonight in Atlanta at CNN’s Midtown studio, and microphones will be controlled by media personnel, viewers everywhere will be looking at the candidates for clashing reactions to one another, especially the usually unabashed expressions provided by Trump. Here are some of the most memorable facial expressions by the former president during previous presidential debates. During the Sept. 29, 2020, presidential debate between Trump and Biden, hosted by Fox News, Biden said of Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, “He went on record and said to one of your colleagues, recorded, that in fact he knew how dangerous it was, but he didn’t want to tell us, didn’t want to tell us because he didn’t want us to panic.” He added, “He didn’t want us. Americans don’t panic. He panicked,” and went on to say that Trump “still doesn’t have a plan” regarding next steps to combat the disease at the time. During the same presidential debate on Sept. 29, 2020, Trump was asked by the moderator if he would tell Americans how much he paid in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, to which he responded, “Millions of dollars.” He added, “And you’ll get to see it.” In late 2022, Democrats revealed Trump’s tax returns and made his finances public to the American people, though Trump worked to stop them in court. HILLARY CLINTON COMPLAINS IT’S ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ TO DEBATE TRUMP, ‘WASTE OF TIME’ TO REFUTE ARGUMENTS During a 90-minute CNN-hosted presidential debate on Oct. 9, 2016, in St. Louis, Hillary Clinton and Trump went head-to-head on topics including taxes, a travel ban on Muslims, Syrian refugees and two-faced politicians, among other topics. Early in the debate, Clinton said, “It’s just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country,” Trump responded ominously, “Because you’d be in jail.” Later in the debate the former Secretary of State said, “Well, everything you’ve heard from Donald is not true. I’m sorry I have to keep saying this, but he lives in an alternative reality and it is sort of amusing to hear somebody who hasn’t paid federal income taxes in maybe 20 years talking about what he’s going to do, but I’ll tell you what he’s going to do.” During the final presidential debate between Trump and Biden on Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, the former president and incumbent disagreed over energy policies when Biden said he wanted to move away from fossil fuels. Biden said of Trump, “He won’t give federal subsidies to the gas, excuse me, to solar and wind,” to which Trump subsequently reacted with “Oooh!” a couple of times. The first presidential debate between Clinton and Trump drew over 84 million viewers. During the debate on Sept. 26, 2016, Clinton said of the former president, “Donald thinks that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese,” to which Trump subtly raised his eyebrows and followed with “I did not. I do not say that.”
Arizona election worker accused of stealing security device was hired despite felony theft arrest months prior
A temporary election worker in Maricopa County, Arizona, who was captured on surveillance video allegedly stealing a “digital magnetic key” from a tabulation center last week, had been arrested just months ago for allegedly removing a total of $1,800 in cash from the register while working as a cashier at a nearby grocery store, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The development raises concerns about the vetting of election staffers ahead of the 2024 race. At a news conference on Tuesday, Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, when pressed by a reporter, admitted that the suspect, 27-year-old Walter Ringfield, was in a felony diversion program – information that did not come up during a criminal background check conducted before he was hired as a temporary election worker. “We’re not going to get into the specifics of this case at this point, but we do, for all of our temporary employees, and he was a temporary employee in elections, we do a criminal background check. And when we did that criminal background check, we did not find this. He was on diversion,” Gates said. “It takes 2-3,000 temporary employees to run an election in Maricopa County. So security is very important.” ARIZONA ELECTION WORKER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING SECURITY DEVICE FROM BALLOT TABULATION CENTER Ringfield, of Phoenix, had been arrested on Sept. 30, 2023, at Frys Food & Drug, a grocery store chain, located on North 18th Avenue in Phoenix for theft, according to a probable cause statement obtained by Fox News Digital. The evening before, Ringfield was working at cashier register 9, and afterward management noticed more than $1,800 was missing from Ringfield’s shift, the document says. “There was an investigation with loss prevention and management to review security footage which captured Walter taking customers’ cash at the register and [pocketing] it over several transactions amounting to over 1800 dollars,” the document says. Ringfield was brought for questioning with management and loss prevention and “later admitted to the theft and had all the cash which stolen from yesterday in his front pant pocket.” “When asked by the officer whose money this was he stated it was Frys cash, and he was returning it,” the document says. “During Miranda Rights, Walter stated he has been working for Frys for 2 weeks. He was struggling to pay rent and could not pay bills. Walter admitted he took the money from the register. Walter was subsequently booked into jail for his listed charge. Frys desired prosecution.” In the section asking whether the defendant serviced in the U.S. military, the document is checked “yes,” and under branches served in, indicated the U.S. Navy. The document also lists a prior arrest for disorderly conduct and fighting. It says Ringfield is not currently on active duty, is not homeless and is not in need of the court to provide an interpreter. Under place of the birth, it indicates U.S., and cites present U.S. citizenship. Fox News Digital reached out to the Navy’s personnel office seeking more information on Ringfield’s military service but did not immediately hear back. The case was opened by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office 10 months ago. Ringfield was arrested again on Friday in connection to the theft of a security fob at the Maricopa County Elections building in Phoenix, authorities said. At Tuesday’s press conference, Maricopa County Sheriff Russ Skinner was asked if authorities had a reason to believe the theft was “politically motivated.” He said he could not speculate at this time, explaining that investigators “are still combing through a lot of digital evidence that were taken at the scene and going through items that were taken in the search warrant.” “We don’t have any indication at this point, but we’re not ruling it out. And we’re going to leave no stone unturned. We’re going to make sure that we do evaluate all of the evidence that was out there and ensure that we follow up on anything that may be potentially directing us somewhere else or other actors that may be involved in this. But at this point, we do not have anything that indicates that.” Maricopa County, which has had repeated tabulation equipment concerns, has become a hotbed of election-fraud claims in recent years, especially during the last presidential election in 2020. Gates said they do not expect the incident to “have any impact whatsoever on the primary,” which is scheduled for July 30. “The security fobs are used in conjunction with special secure tablets during the election,” the probable cause document says. “Because the security fob was removed from the secure facility, all the security fobs and secure tablets will need to be reprogrammed to be secure for the upcoming election. The director of the facility states that the estimated cost of the reprogramming would be greater than $19,000, and the secure operation of the facility is greatly impeded until the reprogramming is complete.” Gates said all the tabulators have been reprogrammed, and the county conducted a logic and accuracy test and notified the political parties. ELECTION OFFICIALS IN ALL 50 STATES URGED TO SEEK INFO FROM BIDEN ADMIN TO PREVENT NONCITIZENS FROM VOTING On Thursday, Ringfield was captured on surveillance cameras walking past a desk and multiple tabulators, the document says. Ringfield stops at the desk and grabs a “red scrunchy wrist lanyard with a security fob and keys attached” and continues walking, the document says. He then allegedly puts the security fob and lanyard into the right pocket of his shorts and “immediately after, he raises his arms to stretch.” The document says Ringfield was confronted by his employer about the theft and “Walter told them he did not take the fob and lanyard.” Ringfield told the employer, “if he did mistakenly take it, it may be inside his car because it wasn’t in his pocket when he got home,” the document says. Ringfield allowed his employer and security to look inside his vehicle, and they observed “a red plastic lanyard on the
Fox News Politics: Fight Night!
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. REMINDER: Follow Fox News’ live coverage of the CNN Presidential debate beginning at 9 p.m. ET. What’s happening… -Michelle Obama frustrated with Bidens over treatment of Hunter’s ex -Biden’s worst debate outcome is having a ‘senior moment’ -New poll has found confidence in the Supreme Court has plummeted ahead of 2024 In a presidential election rematch that remains extremely close and where every vote may count come November, it’s no understatement to say that there’s an incredible amount at stake in Thursday’s first of two debates between President Biden and former President Trump. The two presumptive major party nominees will face off on the same stage at the CNN Presidential Debate, which is being held at the cable news network’s studios in Atlanta, the largest city and capital of the crucial southeastern battleground state of Georgia…Read more BIG TECH COLLUSION: WSJ: SCOTUS ruling gives Biden admin free rein to censor social media …Read more MICHELLE MIFFED: Michelle Obama frustrated with Bidens over treatment of Hunter’s ex: Report …Read more ‘FREE AND FAIR’: House leaders aim to vote on Trump-backed elections bill next month …Read more ‘WON’T BE FORGIVEN’: Biden’s worst debate outcome is having a ‘senior moment’, Van Jones says …Read more NOT YET RECOGNIZED: North Carolina elections board delays recognition of third parties pushing RFK Jr., Cornel West …Read more DATA ANALYSIS: Biden campaign speeches overwhelmingly brief as mental acuity concerns mount …Read more ELECTIONS 2024: Biden welcomes Bernie Sanders rallies in key state ahead of election …Read more DEBATE AD WARS: Trump and Biden campaigns target each other on the airwaves and online ahead of and during CNN Presidential Debate …Read more APPROACHING JUSTICE: Bryan Kohberger returns to court for hearing on potential trial date …Read more EXCEPTIONS: Supreme Court rules to allow emergency exceptions to Idaho’s abortion ban …Read more SUPREME DISTRUST: New poll finds confidence in SCOTUS has plunged ahead of key decisions on presidential immunity, Jan. 6 …Read more JUDICIAL INTERFERENCE: Judge rules Montana law defining sex as only male or female is unconstitutional …Read more FINAL DINNER: Child killer served Little Caesars pizza as last meal before execution …Read more FLEEING THE SCENE: Jailhouse call busts driver after runaway tire killed college student: police …Read more ‘HEARTBROKEN’: Texas couple believed to have been swept away in flash flood in Utah …Read more TAIWAN’S CHINA WARNING: Taipei issues travel advisory after Beijing vows to execute independence supporters …Read more FAILED COUP: Bolivia grapples with aftermath of failed coup attempt as nation strives to restore stability …Read more CONFLICT THREATENS EXISTENCE: Christians in Israel, Palestinian territory splintered by war pray for peace …Read more LOCKED UP: Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández sentenced to 45 years in US prison …Read more Subscribe now to get Fox News Politics newsletter in your inbox. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.