Families of Uvalde shooting victims suing gun manufacturer, Instagram, video game company
The lawsuit accuses Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the shooter’s weapon, of marketing its products to young people.
Fox News Politics: Hunter Under the Gun
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? – Judge in Hunter Biden’s gun case rules on evidence permitted at trial – Governors tell Biden not to let WHO rule their states – Fani Willis defends herself The judge presiding over Hunter Biden’s federal gun case in Delaware on Friday ruled that prosecutors on Special Counsel David Weiss’ team cannot use some of the more salacious evidence in the first son’s criminal trial next month. Prosecutors won’t be allowed to mention Hunter’s discharge from the Navy (after he was caught with cocaine) nor the child support case for his out-of-wedlock daughter in Arkansas. But prosecutors may use some portion of the laptop, and Hunter’s book, as evidence that he was doing drugs at the time he purchased a gun — He’s charged with lying about his narcotics use on the firearm application. He pleaded not guilty. Hunter’s lawyers prevailed in their request to keep prosecutors from using the word “extravagent” to describe his spending during his years-long addiction. But the judge will permit evidence that he spent a lot of money. The defense team sought restrictions on Hunter’s sexual history as well, saying such evidence would be prejudicial and unrelated to the charges. SOUR GRAPES: Liberal media, Democrats whine about Trump rally in Bronx …Read more ‘IRRESPONSIBLE’: ‘View’ co-host goes off on Black radio host for not backing Biden …Read more ‘ON OUR TEAM’: Trump reveals what he thinks about Nikki Haley now that she’s going to vote for him …Read more RADICAL POSITION: Maryland Democratic Senate candidate says there should be no limit on abortion …Read more MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN: International Criminal Court has had limited success, expert says …Read more ‘PARTISAN BULLDOG’: DOJ OIG under fire for being ‘deeply infected with partisan actors’ …Read more STILL ON ICE: Immigrant detention facility remains empty as taxpayers foot bill …Read more DELETED: USA Today papers remove GOP senator’s op-ed opposing trans athletes in women’s sports …Read more ‘UN’HAPPY: GOP senator drops word bomb after powerful judicial arm’s latest Israel action …Read more NEED A LYFT? lllegal immigrants tired of waiting for Border Patrol agents get away using car sharing app …Read more NOT GETTING FOOLED AGAIN: Nearly half the states balk at new global pandemic agreement …Read more ‘DUBIOUS’: A Georgia state senator questions Fani Willis’ affair timeline with Nathan Wade after whistleblower testimony …Read more CAN’T LET GO: Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis appeals after judge drops multiple Trump charges …Read more GOD AND MAMMON: Christian legal firm celebrates win as Chase scales back ‘debanking’ policy …Read more ‘CYNICAL MANUEVER’: Blue state judge removes controversial ballot initiative after backlash over parents’ rights …Read more PRESSURE MOUNTING? Justice Alito facing recusal calls, mounting criticism following upside-down flag controversy …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.
Nearly half of all US governors urge drastic change for global health organization before new pandemic hits
Two dozen Republican governors don’t want the World Health Organization (WHO) to call the shots in the case of another global pandemic, according to a letter they sent to President Biden this week. Currently, there are two proposals under negotiation that would grant WHO “unprecedented and unconstitutional” authority in the U.S., according to the Republican Governors Association. “If adopted, these agreements would seek to elevate the WHO from an advisory body to a global authority in public health,” the letter stated. “Under the proposed amendments and treaty, the WHO’s Director-General would supposedly gain unilateral power to declare a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ in member nations, extending beyond pandemics to include a range of perceived emergencies.” WHO DIRECTOR CALLS FOR WORLD PANDEMIC TREATY TO PREPARE FOR DISEASE X The two proposals aim to amend the WHO’s existing International Health Regulations and establish a new “Pandemic Agreement” Treaty. “Additional concerns arise regarding the establishment of a global surveillance infrastructure and requirements for member states to censor speech related to public health, potentially facilitating the proliferation of biological weapons,” the governors continued. “We are committed to resisting any attempts to transfer authority to the WHO over public policy affecting our citizens or any efforts by the WHO to assert such authority over them.” Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida, Kay Ivey of Alabama, Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, Eric Holcomb of Indiana, Kristi Noem of South Dakota, Bill Lee of Tennessee, Jim Justice of West Virginia and Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa are among those who signed the letter. The governors of Texas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming also signed the letter. The letter also said the proposed WHO agreement would radically change the way governors are able to respond to health emergencies in their states. ALL GOP SENATORS PRESS BIDEN NOT TO SUPPORT EXPANDING WHO PANDEMIC AUTHORITY Earlier this month, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., led the entire Republican Senate conference in calling on President Biden to reject agreements that would expand the authority of the WHO in the case of a global pandemic. The World Health Assembly (WHA) is set to run from May 27-June 1, and international agreements are expected to be considered. The WHA is the WHO’s decision-making body, which meets annually to lay out goals and craft policies between the 194 member states. MONKEYPOX: WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS — AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF While Biden’s administration has committed to enhancing global coordination to combat pandemics, it has also criticized some elements of the WHO’s potential treaty. Specifically, officials have poured cold water on agreements that don’t protect the patents of pharmaceutical companies sufficiently, Politico reported in January. The White House and WHO did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital. Fox News’ Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
Top House Republican launches probe into failed breach of military base by illegal immigrants
FIRST ON FOX: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is investigating the circumstances surrounding two Jordanian nationals who breached a military base in Virginia after they were both revealed to be illegal immigrants. Jordan has written to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the May 3 incident when, officials say, the two nationals in a box truck were stopped at a gate. The driver allegedly told military police officers they were making a delivery to the post office and worked for a company subcontracted by Amazon. “It was at that time, one of the military police officers noticed the driver, ignoring the direct instructions of the officers, continued to move the vehicle past the holding area and attempted to access Marine Corps Base Quantico,” spokesperson Capt. Michael Curtis said in a statement. ICE CONFIRMS JORDANIANS WHO ATTEMPTED TO BREACH MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO WERE BOTH IN US ILLEGALLY Officials later turned them over to ICE after their arrest for trespassing. ICE officials said this week that one of the nationals crossed into the U.S. illegally in April in California before being released on his own recognizance. The other was a foreign student who entered the U.S. in September 2022 and whose visa status was terminated in January. ICE said it has no information suggesting either Jordanian was affiliated with any organization that would pose a threat to public safety or national security. Likewise, sources with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News neither man has a criminal record in the U.S., and the FBI would not say if the suspects were on a terrorist watchlist. But the incident has raised concerns among Republicans. Both Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee have sent letters to DHS calling for more information. Now, Jordan wants to get to the bottom of the matter. ICE DECLINES TO REVEAL NAMES OF JORDANIANS NABBED FOR MARINE BASE BREACH; FORMER OFFICIALS WEIGH IN “Criminal aliens exploit vulnerabilities in our nation’s immigration system to the detriment of those in the United States,” the letter states. “The Biden Administration’s border and immigration policies only increase the likelihood that criminal aliens will successfully enter and remain in the U.S. Pursuant to the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to conduct oversight of federal immigration policy and procedures.” The committee is requesting case history information, including their immigration histories, benefits applications and alien files, detention status and history and information regarding processing and entry into the U.S. BIDEN BORDER CHIEF MUST ANSWER AFTER JORDANIAN NATIONALS NEARLY BREACH QUANTICO: SENATORS They asked for the information by June 7. Meanwhile, in the Senate Judiciary Committee, ranking member Lindsey Graham sent a similar letter to Mayorkas. On Thursday, a DHS spokesperson told Fox regarding the congressional probes, “DHS responds to congressional correspondence directly via official channels, and the Department will continue to respond appropriately to congressional oversight.” Fox News’ Greg Wehner and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
SCOTUS Chief Roberts pressured to force Alito recusal ahead of Trump immunity decision
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is facing pressure to ensure that Justice Samuel Alito recuses himself from any 2020 election-related cases in the wake of controversy over flags flown at his two homes around the time of the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. “By displaying the upside-down and ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flags outside his homes, Justice Alito actively engaged in political activity, failed to avoid the appearance of impropriety, and failed to act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary,” wrote Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., in a letter to Roberts. The lawmakers additionally requested a meeting with the chief justice “as soon as possible.” ALITO SAYS WIFE DISPLAYED UPSIDE-DOWN FLAG AFTER ARGUMENT WITH INSULTING NEIGHBOR Two recent reports revealed that Alito’s home flew an upside down American flag shortly after the Capitol riot, and that his vacation home flew an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, as first reported by the New York Times. According to Durbin and Whitehouse, “He also created reasonable doubt about his impartiality and his ability to fairly discharge his duties in cases related to the 2020 presidential election and January 6th attack on the Capitol. His recusal in these matters is both necessary and required.” The Supreme Court has yet to release a decision in the matter of former President Trump’s immunity claim in his federal election-interference case. Alito’s inclusion in such a matter on the 6-3 conservative majority court could be a determining factor. The Democratic senators also renewed their call on the court to “adopt an enforceable code of conduct for Supreme Court justices.” Until then, they said they would continue advocating for legislation enforcing such a code for the court to be passed. They touted the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, which would require the Supreme Court to create an ethics code that is publicly available. It would further allow complaints to be lodged against justices and for a judicial investigation panel to review them. RUBIO DEMANDS COLUMBIA PRESIDENT REFUND STUDENTS AFTER TAKEOVER BY ‘LAWLESS, PRO-HAMAS RIOTERS’ After the first report of Alito’s home near Washington, D.C., flying an upside down flag, which traditionally symbolizes a nation in crisis but was also used by some during the Capitol riot, the justice explained to Fox News’s Shannon Bream that his wife had chosen to briefly flip the flag after a heated dispute with “political” neighbors. Many Republicans came to Alito’s defense after the second report connected the “Appeal to Heaven” flag to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. According to the U.S. military’s website, documenting the history of navy vessels, the “An Appeal to Heaven” flag was flown aboard Massachusetts state navy vessels and is also known for being flown by schooners that were directed by President George Washington in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. BIDEN ADMIN SLAMMED FOR ‘DOUBLING DOWN’ ON ALLEGED GAZA REFUGEE PLANS The motto refers to a quote from English philosopher John Locke, in which he said, “And where the Body of the People, or any single Man, is deprived of their Right, or is under the Exercise of a power without right, and have no Appeal on Earth, there they have a liberty to appeal to Heaven, whenever they judge the Cause of sufficient moment.” The phrase “appeal to heaven” is understood to be a reference to colonists fighting back against the King of England’s tyranny. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., shared on X on Thursday that he has the historic flag outside his Senate office. “I stand with George Washington and Martha-Ann Alito over pearl-clutching libs at the New York Times and Democrats in Congress,” he said. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, echoed Cotton’s sentiment, writing in response, “Martha-Ann Alito = American patriot,” referencing the justice’s wife. The flag is similarly flown outside the personal House office of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. Fox News Digital reached out to the Supreme Court for comments from both Roberts and Alito. SCHUMER-BACKED BORDER BILL FAILS A SECOND TIME WITH EVEN LESS DEM SUPPORT The revelation of the flags at Alito’s homes has also prompted some progressive Democrats to renew their calls for the party to expand the Supreme Court, allowing the confirmation of more Democrats. “Justice Alito must recuse himself from anything related to the January 6th insurrection and we must expand the Court to ensure that Donald Trump’s stolen seats don’t dismantle our democracy,” wrote Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., on X. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., made her own call to expand the Supreme Court, writing on X, “Alito proves yet again why we can’t just sit on our hands and turn a blind eye as right-wing extremists run the highest Court in the land.”
Worms, insects infest Gaza bound food stuck rotting in Egyptian sun
NewsFeed Worms and insects are eating up shipments of food originally meant for the people of Gaza. The trucks carrying them have been stuck on the Egyptian side of the border for weeks after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing in early May. Published On 24 May 202424 May 2024 Adblock test (Why?)
El-Sisi and Biden agree to send aid to Gaza via Karem Abu Salem crossing
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has agreed in a phone call with his United States counterpart, Joe Biden, to allow United Nations aid through the Karem Abu Salem border crossing (known in Israel as Kerem Shalom) to the bombarded and besieged Gaza Strip, the White House says. “President Biden welcomed the commitment from President el-Sisi to permit the flow of UN-provided humanitarian assistance” through the crossing, it said in a readout of the call, adding: “This will help save lives.” The aid will be sent to Gaza via the crossing – located where the borders of Egypt, Israel and Gaza come together – until legal mechanisms are in place to reopen the crucial Rafah border crossing from the Palestinian side, the Egyptian presidency said. The agreement resulted from “the difficult humanitarian situation of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the lack of means of life in the Strip, and the lack of fuel needed for hospitals and bakeries,” the statement said The move was also confirmed by the Palestinian Authority presidency, according to the Wafa news agency. According to the White House statement, Biden expressed “his full commitment to support efforts to reopen the Rafah crossing with arrangements acceptable to both Egypt and Israel”. The statement said he agreed to send a senior team to Cairo next week for further talks. Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on May 6, shortly after it launched a widely criticised ground and aerial offensive in the area where tens of thousands of displaced families had sought shelter. The resulting closure has created a backlog of aid in Egypt, where some of the food aid has begun to rot. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington, DC, said it is “not entirely a big surprise” that the opening of the crossing has been secured. “What has been happening is, behind the scenes for a number of weeks now, we’ve been told there have been talks taking place between Israel, Egypt and US officials to get some sort of a deal to try and get some sort of opening to facilitate aid to come in,” Halkett said. “The goal actually, from a United States standpoint, is to try and get a neutral third party … to try and take control of the Rafah crossing – and that seems to be where the stumbling block is,” Halkett added. Aid agencies and rights groups, including several UN bodies, have warned that dwindling supplies in Gaza will result in a famine and will further worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis. Before the closure of the Rafah crossing, supplies of humanitarian aid and much needed fuel were trickling into the territory. Shortages have caused multiple hospitals to cease operations and have affected much of Gaza’s north, where famine has taken hold in some ravaged areas. Earlier on Friday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that access to the Gaza Strip is extremely limited with fewer than 1,000 truckloads of humanitarian assistance entering the enclave since May 7, the day Israel’s Rafah offensive began. “There are a lot of doorways into Gaza. … Whether by land or by sea, we don’t control those doorways, but we want them all to be open,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday. The announcement on Friday came as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to stop its military offensive in Rafah and open the border crossing for aid. “The humanitarian situation is now to be characterised as disastrous,” the ICJ, also known as the World Court, said on Friday. It also demanded access to Gaza for war crimes investigators. More than a million Palestinians have fled Rafah in recent weeks as Israeli forces pressed deeper into Gaza’s southern-most city. People displaced by fighting lack shelter, food, water and other essentials for survival, the UN says. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said 35,857 Palestinians have now been killed and 80,293 injured in the Israeli assault on the enclave since October 7. The war began after Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel killed 1,139 people. Adblock test (Why?)
US calls for swift police deployment to Haiti after missionaries killed
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has called for the rapid deployment of a Kenyan-led security force to Haiti following the killing of three missionaries working with a US group in the violence-hit Caribbean country. The appeal on Friday came shortly after the non-profit Missions in Haiti Inc announced that three of its missionaries were fatally shot by armed gunmen on Thursday night in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The deaths are the latest in months of spiralling violence in Port-au-Prince, which remains largely under the control of powerful armed groups that have unleashed a wave of deadly attacks across the city. They also came as Kenyan President William Ruto wrapped up a visit to Washington, DC, where he met Biden and other senior US leaders to discuss a range of issues, including the long-stalled Haiti deployment. “The security situation in Haiti cannot wait,” a National Security Council spokesperson said on Friday, adding that Biden had pledged to support the “expedited deployment” of the Kenya-led force in talks with Ruto on Thursday. “Our hearts go out to the families of those killed as they experience unimaginable grief,” the spokesperson added, referring to the missionaries. Missouri State Representative Ben Baker on Friday identified his daughter, Natalie Lloyd, and son-in-law, Davy Lloyd, as being among those killed. The pair had been working as full-time missionaries in the country, and Davy Lloyd was the son of Missions in Haiti Inc’s founders, David and Alicia Lloyd, who started the organisation in 2000. The identity of the third person killed has not been released. The United Nations and other humanitarian organisations have been calling for more support for the citizens of Haiti amid years of gang violence and political instability, which worsened after the 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moise. The most recent wave of unrest, which kicked off in February with gang attacks on police stations, prisons and other state institutions, forced Haiti’s unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down. An interim presidential council has since been appointed to lead the country, but major concerns and uncertainty persist. The UN humanitarian coordinator in Haiti earlier this month warned that “hundreds of thousands of people, including many women and children, are caught in violence, which shows little sign of abating”. As of mid-March, more than 360,000 Haitians were internally displaced across the country, according to the UN, and at least 1,500 people have been killed in gang violence since the beginning of the year. Yet while many Haitian civil society leaders and citizens say the country’s depleted and ill-equipped police force needs help to restore security, the looming deployment of Kenyan-led foreign forces continues to raise questions. Kenya has committed 1,000 police officers to the UN-backed mission, which is being largely financed by the US and aims to counter the gangs. The deployment is set to eventually comprise up to 2,500 personnel. But it remains unclear when the mission will begin after officials had said it could be launched to coincide with Kenyan President Ruto’s visit to the US. Citing two unnamed sources, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday that the deployment had been delayed. Daniel Foote, a former US special envoy to Haiti who has been critical of the Biden administration’s policies, also told Al Jazeera earlier this week that the mission’s mandate is unclear. “Do they have arrest authority? Are they going to be offensively going against the gangs, or are they going to be protecting infrastructure and not moving around? Nobody knows,” Foote said on Thursday after Biden and Ruto held a news conference at the White House. Many Haitians also remain wary of outside intervention after past foreign missions failed to bring stability or address systemic problems in the country. Most recently, a UN peacekeeping force in Haiti was linked to a deadly cholera outbreak and sexual abuse allegations. Pressed on the new police deployment to Haiti during Thursday’s news conference, Ruto said Kenya “believes the responsibility of peace and security anywhere in the whole world, including Haiti, is the responsibility of all nations”. The Kenyan president promised the deployment would “break the back” of gangs in the country. Adblock test (Why?)
Lindsey Graham tells UN International Court of Justice to ‘go to hell’ over ruling against Israel
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the United Nations’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) “can go to hell” after the body ordered Israel to halt its military operations in southern Gaza. “As far as I’m concerned, the ICJ can go to hell,” he wrote Friday on X. “It is long past time to stand up to these so-called international justice organizations associated with the UN.” “The ICJ’s ruling that Israel should stop operations that are necessary to destroy four battalions of Hamas killers and terrorists – who use Palestinians as human shields – is ridiculous,” he added. “This will and should be ignored by Israel.” ICC REQUESTS ARREST WARRANTS FOR NETANYAHU, HAMAS LEADERS OVER ‘WAR CRIMES’ Friday’s ruling came as Israel continues military operations in Rafah, the last stronghold for Hamas, which has accused Israeli forces of killing civilians and children. The ICJ does not have the power to enforce the ruling. In 2022, Russia ignored the ICJ’s order that it stop its invasion of Ukraine. Graham also noted that the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hauge previously threatened action against U.S. forces for operations in Afghanistan. “Under the theory espoused by the ICC to go after Israel, America would be a target. Sanctions need to be strong because if we fail to act to defend our friends in Israel, America will be next,” he wrote. Earlier in the week, Graham criticized the ICC over its effort to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas leaders, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity. ICC REQUESTS ARREST WARRANTS FOR NETANYAHU, HAMAS LEADERS OVER ‘WAR CRIMES’ On Friday, Graham said he was in talks with Senate and House members of both parties to potentially sanction the ICC for the warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo nonsurgical procedure, Deputy Kathleen Hicks will assume control
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a nonsurgical procedure Friday evening at Walter Reed Medical Center as a follow-up for a bladder issue he had earlier this year, the Pentagon said in a release. The procedure is unrelated to his cancer diagnosis. The Pentagon said the White House and Congress have been notified, and that Austin will be temporarily unable to perform his duties during the procedure. As a result, “Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks will assume the functions and duties of the Secretary of Defense, and serve as the Acting Secretary of Defense,” the Pentagon said. Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer and hospitalized in December, but didn’t tell the White House for several days at the time.