J-K: Terrorists attack house in Kathua, 1 killed in encounter, operation underway
A joint police and para-military operation is going on. One terrorist neutralised so far, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said.
Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi appointed new Indian Army Chief
He is presently serving as Vice Chief of the Army Staff.
Texas sues to block new Biden administration rule protecting access to some gender transition care
In March, the federal government said providers can’t deny gender care to transgender people that would be provided to others for other purposes.
Hunter Biden trial juror says he didn’t buy 7-Eleven story in ‘heart-wrenching’ case
One of the jurors in the Hunter Biden gun trial said the case was heart-wrenching, moments after the guilty verdict was handed down. The 68-year-old juror from Sussex County, Delaware described the case to Fox News as “heart-wrenching,” but said he didn’t buy the story that Hunter went to a 7-Eleven — and said he thought he was probably buying crack-cocaine. “Nobody is above the law, doesn’t matter who you are,” the juror said. Prosecutors had suggested that Biden was trying to reach out and find drug dealers when he was arranging to meet someone at the convenience store. 7-Eleven was referenced in Biden’s Oct. 15-16, 2018 text messages. Biden also wrote about the convenience store in his memoir, “Beautiful Things,” explaining it was the type of place he would go to buy drugs. HUNTER BIDEN FOUND GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN GUN TRIAL “If we agreed on a time and a place, it was almost always at the most random hour, in the sketchiest part of town,” Biden wrote, recalling interactions with his drug dealer. “No dealer works off a user’s timetable. So you arrange to meet in front of a 7-Eleven on such-and-such street, then sit in your car and wait,” Biden wrote. DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO REIMBURSE WH FOR JILL BIDEN FLIGHTS BETWEEN PARIS AND DELAWARE FOR HUNTER TRIAL The juror said that when they got the case to deliberate “that’s when it got real.” The juror had gone into the case not knowing much about the case or having views on it, but he said he had family members who own guns. He also said he had a brother-in-law and another loved one in his life struggled with addiction. Both passed away. ONE TRIAL DOWN, ONE TO GO: HUNTER BIDEN FACES TRAIL ON FEDERAL TAX CHARGES NEXT “Politics played no part in this whatsoever,” he told Fox News. Biden was found guilty on all federal gun charges Tuesday at the conclusion of his trial in Wilmington, Delaware. The jury deliberated for a total of three hours between Monday afternoon and Tuesday before handing down their verdict. The jury found Biden guilty of making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer, and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. Hunter Biden’s trial this month lasted about six and a half days and included emotional testimony from members of his family, including daughter Naomi Biden, ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and sister-in-law turned girlfriend, Hallie Biden. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Prosecutors worked to prove that Hunter Biden lied on a federal firearm form, known as ATF Form 4473, in October 2018 when he ticked a box labeled “No” when asked if he is an unlawful user of a firearm or addicted to controlled substances. Hunter Biden purchased the gun from a store called StarQuest Shooters & Survival Supply in Wilmington. He had pleaded not guilty in the case. Fox News’ Emma Colton and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
Trump within striking distance of Biden in competitive blue-leaning state: poll
A Republican hasn’t carried Minnesota in a presidential election since President Richard Nixon’s 1972 landslide re-election, over a half-century ago. But a new poll in Minnesota shows a competitive race between President Biden and former President Trump in their 2024 election rematch. The president stands at 45% support among likely voters in Minnesota, with Trump at 41% in a poll conducted June 3-5 for the Star Tribune, MPR News and KARE 11. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLING IN THE 2024 ELECTION Democrat turned independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. stood at 6% support in the survey, with 2% backing “someone else” if the election were held today. Trump was narrowly edged in Minnesota in the 2016 election by 1.5 points by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. But four years later, Biden carried the state by seven points as he defeated Trump and won the White House. “We’re going to win this state,” Trump predicted last month in a speech as he headlined the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan fundraising dinner in St. Paul, Minnesota’s capital city. The poll pointed to a significant enthusiasm gap, with 63% of Trump supporters saying they were “very enthusiastic” about casting a ballot for their candidate, compared to 31% of voters backing the president. Eight hundred registered voters in Minnesota were surveyed in the poll, with an overall sampling error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. TRUMP SWING THROUGH BLUE BASTION PAYS OFF AS HE TAPS POLITICAL ATM Seven crucial swing states that decided the 2020 election (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which were narrowly won by Biden, and North Carolina, which Trump carried by a razor-thin margin) will likely once again in the 2024 rematch. But both campaigns see opportunities to expand the map. At a closed-door Republican National Committee retreat for top-dollar donors earlier this spring at a resort in Palm Beach, Florida, senior Trump campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita and veteran pollster Tony Fabrizio spotlighted internal surveys that suggested both “Minnesota & Virginia are clearly in play.” “In both states, Donald Trump finds himself in positions to flip key electoral votes in his favor,” the survey, which was shared with Fox News, emphasizes. And both states have sizable populations of rural White voters without college degrees who disproportionately support the former president. Biden’s campaign disagrees that either Minnesota or Virginia are up for grabs. While noting that they are “not taking any state or any vote for granted,” Biden campaign battleground states director Dan Kanninen told reporters last month that “we don’t see polls that are six or seven months out from a general election, head-to-head numbers certainly, as any more predictive than a weather report is six or seven months out.” Kanninen highlighted that the campaign has teams on the ground in both states engaging voters. WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS BIDEN-TRJMP POLL IN VIRGINIA SHOWS “We feel strongly the Biden-Harris coalition in both Minnesota and Virginia, which has been strong in the midterms and off-year elections, will continue to be strong for us in the fall of 2024,” he added. And Biden campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt, pointing to the president’s current fundraising dominance and ground-game advantage in the key battlegrounds, argued that “Trump’s team has so little campaign or infrastructure to speak of they’re resorting to leaking memos that say ‘the polls we paid for show us winning.’” But the latest Fox News poll in Virginia indicated Biden and Trump are deadlocked in Virginia. The survey, conducted June 1-4, showed the Democratic president and his Republican predecessor in the White House each with 48% support in a head-to-head match. In a multi-candidate race, Biden stands at 42% and Trump at 41%, with Democrat-turned-independent Kennedy at 9% and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West each at 2%. It’s been two decades since a Republican carried Virginia in the race for the White House. You have to go back to President George W. Bush, who won the commonwealth in his 2004 re-election victory. “Let’s just begin by remembering where we were in 2020 when Joe Biden won Virginia by 10 points, and the fact that we’re having this discussion is a huge turn of events,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said last week in a Fox News Digital interview in New Orleans, as he attended a Republican Governors Association (RGA) conference. Youngkin emphasized that “we’re here in June and there’s still a lot of water to go under the bridge, but Virginia looks like it’s in play and that’s pretty exciting.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
President Biden reacts to son Hunter’s guilty verdict in gun trial: ‘I am also a dad’
President Biden reacted to the guilty verdict in his son’s gun trial, noting that he is a dad in addition to his duty as president. “As I said last week, I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today,” Biden said of his son, Hunter Biden, after the verdict. “So many families who have had loved ones battle addiction understand the feeling of pride seeing someone you love come out the other side and be so strong and resilient in recovery.” The president, who has in the past indicated that he would not use his power to appeal a guilty verdict for his son in the case, seemingly stood by that vow in his statement, saying he “will accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal.” HUNTER BIDEN FOUND GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES IN GUN TRIAL “Jill and I will always be there for Hunter and the rest of our family with our love and support,” Biden said. “Nothing will ever change that.” The president was just one of several Biden family members who reacted in the immediate aftermath of the verdict. In the courtroom, Hunter Biden’s uncle, James Biden, appeared angry as the verdict was read. Hunter Biden’s wife, Melissa Biden, turned to kiss her husband in the aftermath of ther verdict. ONE TRIAL DOWN, ONE TO GO: HUNTER BIDEN FACES TRIAL ON FEDERAL TAX CHARGES NEXT Hunter Biden himself showed very little emotion as the verdict was read, appearing motionless and looking ahead with wide eyes as the jury handed down its decision. After the counts were read, Biden hugged a member of his legal team and flashed a big smile at his attorney, Abbe Lowell. Lowell issued a statement shortly after the verdict, saying that the legal team is “naturally disappointed by today’s verdict.” “We respect the jury process, and as we have done throughout this case, we will continue to vigorously pursue all the legal challenges available to Hunter,” Lowell said. “Through all he has been through in his recovery, including this trial, Hunter has felt grateful for and blessed by the love and support of his family.” Biden was supported throughout the trial by many family and friends, including first lady Jill Biden. Many of those supporters were unable to make it back to the courtroom as the verdict was read, instead getting stuck behind a security line as people rushed back to the courthouse to hear the verdict. Biden also issued a statement shortly after the verdict, saying he came away “more grateful today for the love and support I experienced this last week from Melissa, my family, my friends, and my community than I am disappointed by the outcome.” “Recovery is possible by the grace of God, and I am blessed to experience that gift one day at a time,” Biden said. Biden was found guilty on all charges in the criminal case focusing on his purchase of a firearm in 2018. He faces a maximum of 25 years in prison with the conviction, though legal experts have said he is unlikely to face jail time. Judge Maryellen Noreika has yet to set a sentencing date, instead indicating Tuesday that she would set a date for sentencing at a later time.
Trump to meet with House, Senate Republicans in DC this week
Former President Trump will be in the nation’s capital on Thursday visiting both House and Senate Republicans, Fox News Digital has learned. Trump will be at the Capitol Hill Club that morning, a popular members-only haunt for House Republicans, three sources familiar with planning told Fox News Digital. An invitation sent to senior House GOP aides on Tuesday morning and obtained by Fox News Digital shows that Trump is coming on a joint invitation from House leadership – Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. Meanwhile, Senate GOP Conference Chair John Barrasso’s office confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday evening that Trump will also be addressing Republicans in the upper chamber on Thursday. ABC’S STEPHANOPOULOS CLAIMS AIRING TRUMP INTERVIEWS LIVE IS ‘JOURNALISTIC MALPRACTICE’ “I’ve invited President Trump to meet with members of our Republican Conference,” Barrasso wrote to fellow Senate Republicans in a message obtained by Fox News Digital. “I believe it will be helpful to hear directly from President Trump about his plans for the summer and to also share our ideas for a strategic governing agenda in 2025.” It’s not immediately clear when that meeting will take place, but a source familiar with planning told Fox News Digital it would be at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) headquarters. Trump’s meeting location with House Republicans is traditionally their favored spot when discussing political issues. DEMOCRATS ‘FEAR’ THIS POSSIBLE TRUMP VP PICK WHO ‘COULD SPELL THE END FOR BIDEN’: INSIDERS House GOP leaders have been almost completely in lockstep with Trump since Johnson took the speaker’s gavel in late October, with multiple people previously telling Fox News Digital that Johnson keeps Trump in the loop before announcing major House agenda items. Trump has a markedly different relationship with the Senate’s top Republican, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., whose public relationship with Trump ruptured in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Like other GOP congressional leaders, however, McConnell is endorsing Trump for re-election this November. TRUMP RILES UP FIERY SWING STATE CROWD IN FIRST RALLY SINCE NEW YORK CONVICTION Trump’s visit comes as he continues to both shape his own presidential re-election and GOP races across the country. After meeting with congressional Republicans on Thursday, Trump will have another sitdown with Johnson and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., on Monday, a source familiar with planning told Fox News Digital. Fox News Digital reached out to spokespeople for Trump, Johnson and McConnell for comment.
‘Loose cannon’: Senate Dem escalates attack on Justice Alito after secret recording
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., elevated his criticism of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday night following the publication of secretly taken recordings in which Alito noted that “there are differences on fundamental things that really can’t be compromised” while discussing ideological disagreements. “Alito is becoming a loose cannon turned on the Court itself,” Blumenthal said of Alito’s remarks. “He mocks ethics.” The recordings, taken during the Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual dinner on June 3, also featured Chief Justice John Roberts responding to questions from a liberal filmmaker, who was posing as a fan of the conservative justices. “The idea that the court is in the middle of a lot of tumultuous stuff going on is nothing new,” the chief justice pushed back on filmmaker’s assertion, according to one of the clips published by Rolling Stone. MIKE LEE PRAISES TRUMP FOR RESISTING CLINTON LAWFARE, WARNS BIDEN OF SLIPPERY SLOPE “Really discouraging — in fact, outrageous — that Roberts is implicitly condoning Alito’s behavior, so demeaning to the Court & degrading to himself,” Blumenthal, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee and is a lawyer himself, wrote on X. SENATE DEM DOUBLES DOWN ON OLD ALITO COMPLAINT AS SCOTUS NEARS TRUMP IMMUNITY RULING The article focused on quotes from Alito, specifically those in which he alleges there are certain differences that don’t lend themselves to compromise. Additionally, the filmmaker is heard in a recording telling Alito, “People in this country who believe in God have got to keep fighting for that — to return our country to a place of godliness.” In a response to her, Alito said, “I agree with you. I agree with you.” The justice’s agreement with the notion of returning the country to “godliness” was featured prominently in the story. DEMS SET TO BRING UP NEXT REPRODUCTIVE MESSAGING BILL AHEAD OF 2024 ELECTIONS The Supreme Court did not provide comment from Alito in response to Fox News Digital’s request. While the filmmaker, Lauren Windsor, told her followers that the recordings were “major news” and “likely the biggest undercover story yet of my career,” some pushed back at the supposed groundbreaking nature. “Media war on Alito continues,” wrote Fox News host Mark Levin on X. “This time his offense, belief in God.” “This is pure clickbait,” claimed Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino. “Nothing in this audio of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito is remotely inappropriate.” BALANCE OF POWER: SENATE DEMS MOUNT SWING STATE OFFENSE ON ‘CARPETBAGGER’ CLAIMS This comes as Democrats, particularly those on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have revived efforts to press Alito and the court over alleged ethical breaches, also pushing to pass a law through Congress to enforce a code of conduct on the court. Such a means of exercising control over the court, however, has been criticized as being outside congressional authority by critics. The efforts to hold Alito accountable have ramped up in recent days, following reporting from the New York Times that revealed an upside down American flag and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag flying at the justice’s homes in the weeks following the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Despite calls to recuse from cases related to the 2020 election amid the controversy, Alito has refused to do so. Notably, the matter of former President Trump’s immunity claim in his federal election interference case is looming before the court, and a decision is expected some time this month.
One trial down, one to go: Hunter Biden faces trial on federal tax charges next
Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial is complete, but the first son faces more criminal charges in California, with a trial set to begin in September. Hunter Biden was found guilty on all counts in Delaware after Special Counsel David Weiss charged him with making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm; making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a licensed firearm dealer; and one count of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. A date has not yet been set for sentencing for those charges. HUNTER BIDEN TAX TRIAL POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER With all counts combined, the total maximum prison time for the charges could be up to 25 years. Each count carries a maximum fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release. President Biden has vowed not to pardon his son. But Hunter Biden is set to return to court later this summer — this time, in California. That trial also stems from Weiss’ years-long investigation into the first son. HOUSE REPUBLICANS REFER HUNTER BIDEN, JAMES BIDEN FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AMID IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY He charged Hunter Biden with three felonies and six misdemeanors concerning $1.4 million in owed taxes that have since been paid. Weiss alleged a “four-year scheme” when the president’s son did not pay his federal income taxes from January 2017 to October 2020 while also filing false tax reports. The trial was initially scheduled to begin on June 20, but United States District Court for the Central District of California Judge Mark Scarsi, who is presiding over the case, granted Hunter Biden’s request to delay the trial. Hunter Biden’s tax trial is now set to begin on Sept. 5 with jury selection.
Who is Pravati Parida, the new Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha?
She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election defeating BJD leader Dilip Kumar Nayak by 4588 votes.