Biden awkwardly wanders off stage at Arizona campaign event as he ‘couldn’t resist’ a baby
During a campaign event in Arizona on Tuesday, President Biden abruptly wandered off the stage after he noticed a baby in the crowd. The seemingly awkward moment in Phoenix came as Biden was standing behind his campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, who was sharing her brief opening remarks during the Latinos for President Biden rally. As she was speaking, Biden noticed the baby and a brief moment later, he walked off and sat down with the baby and its mother. “Well, folks, I have to tell you straight up,” Biden said at the Mexican restaurant called El Portal, returning to the stage. “I like you all, but I couldn’t resist that little baby.” BIDEN SWEEPS MARCH 19 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES On Tuesday, the Democratic presumptive presidential nominee urged the Latino voters at the event to support him in November, when he is likely to square off in a rematch with former President Trump in the 2024 general election. “You’re the reason why in large part I beat Donald Trump [in 2020],” Biden said. “I need you badly.” The comment was met with cheers, then he said he liked his chances going into the 2024 rematch. “I’m optimistic,” Biden said. “There’s nothing beyond our capacity.” Rodríguez was the first to speak at the event, where she urged Latino voters to support the Biden-Harris ticket. “Latinos proved in 2020 what we are capable of in Arizona and in so many critical states throughout this country, and we sent Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House the first time, and we’re gonna do it again in 2024,” she said. Luis Reyes, a junior at Arizona State University, was then called to the stage and formally introduced the President. He shared that he voted for the first time in a presidential election on Tuesday, driven in part by his fear that Trump would deport migrants from the country. He said this fear was shared across the Latino community in Arizona. After Biden initially left the stage, he was seen touching the baby and speaking with his mother. “How old?” Biden appeared to whisper to her. WHERE THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION RACES STAND Tuesday’s event in Phoenix officially kicked off the Biden campaign’s efforts to reach Hispanic voters – a key Democratic voting bloc that the president is losing the support of. Arizona Democratic Party chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano spoke with reporters after the event, where she took a swipe at Trump. “He’s a businessman, she said of Trump, “but we’re seeing with all of his, you know, the juries that are coming out with all the convictions, everything that he’s doing.” She continued: “He’s not a smart businessman. He is underwater. He, you know, lies and cheats his way to this position that he’s in and I think sometimes people like, you know, they think that he’s a businessman, but we’re calling him out and they’re seeing the truth now.” Biden ultimately won the state of Arizona in the 2020 presidential election.
Texas’ new immigration law is blocked again
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand. SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
Trump sweeps March 19 Republican presidential primaries
Former President Donald Trump swept Republican presidential primaries in five states on Tuesday. The Associated Press projected that the former president would score victories in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. Trump campaigned in Ohio on Saturday, on behalf of businessman Bernie Moreno, the candidate the former president endorsed in the Buckeye State’s competitive GOP Senate primary. The victories for Trump come a week after he clinched the 2024 Republican presidential nomination after sweeping last week’s contests. WHERE THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION RACES STAND Hours before Trump became the GOP presumptive presidential nominee, President Biden clinched the Democratic nomination, to become his party’s 2024 presumptive presidential nominee. Biden and Trump will formally become the major party nominees at the Democratic and Republican national nominating conventions this summer. The 2024 rematch – which polls indicate most Americans are anything but enthused about – is now firmly in the general election phase. The general election campaign started earlier than at any point in 20 years – when then-Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts locked up the 2004 Democratic nomination in early March and faced Republican President George W. Bush. The November showdown between Biden and Trump is the first rematch in the race for the White House since 1956, when Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated former Democratic Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois as they faced off a second time. Trump is running a third straight time for the White House. Trump’s last rival for the nomination, former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, dropped out of the race the day after Super Tuesday in early March, after he sweept 14 of 15 GOP contests. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub
Biden sweeps March 19 Democratic presidential primaries
President Biden swept Democratic presidential primaries in four states on Tuesday. The Associated Press projected that the president would score victories in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. The victories for Biden come a week after he clinched the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination after sweeping last week’s contests. WHERE THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION RACES STAND Hours after Biden became the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump clinched the 2024 GOP nomination, to become the Republicans’ presumptive presidential nominee. Biden and Trump will formally become the major party nominees at the Democratic and Republican national nominating conventions this summer. The 2024 rematch – which polls indicate most Americans are anything but enthused about – is now firmly in the general election phase. The president on Tuesday made campaign stops in both Arizona and Nevada, two key general election battlegrounds that were two of the six states that Biden narrowly carried in 2020 over Trump to win the White House. The general election campaign started earlier than at any point in 20 years – when then-Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts locked up the 2004 Democratic nomination in early March and faced Republican President George W. Bush. The November showdown between Biden and Trump is the first rematch in the race for the White House since 1956, when Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated former Democratic Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois as they faced off a second time. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub
Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee’s brother killed in shooting: sheriff
The brother of Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee was shot and killed allegedly by his own son during a domestic dispute early Tuesday morning, the Genesee County Sheriff announced during a press conference. “It’s a tragedy all the way around. The family involved is a high-profile family that is beloved by this community,” Sheriff Chris Swanson said. Sheriff Swanson said that Timothy Kildee, 57, was killed by his son inside his Vienna Township home during a domestic dispute. Swanson said the whole ordeal began around 3 a.m. and spanned across three different scenes. NEW YORK POLICE SERGEANT, WIFE, 2 CHILDREN DEAD IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE: POLICE Timothy Kildee’s son allegedly jumped out of a moving vehicle driven by his mother, Timothy Kildee’s ex-wife, shortly before the shooting took place, Swanson said. After that incident, the son went to Timothy Kildee’s home and allegedly brandished a gun during a verbal confrontation. He allegedly demanded Timothy Kildee hand over his wallet and keys before he shot and killed him. OUTGOING HOUSE LAWMAKERS LAMENT CHAOS IN CONGRESS: ‘A BIT OF A CARNIVAL’ The 27-year-old suspect then stole Timothy Kildee’s vehicle and fled, before causing a “high impact” crash with another vehicle, injuring both people inside. Swanson indicated that the son, who was not identified, is in custody. He has not yet been charged. “I have been in contact with Congressman Kildee who was in Washington during this incident, and he is now en route back via commercial airline,” Swanson said. “And he and his family who’ve all been notified have asked that the public and the media respect their privacy.” SEN. JOE MANCHIN’S WIFE HOSPITALIZED AFTER CAR CRASH IN ALABAMA, IN ‘STABLE CONDITION’ The 65-year-old Democratic representative issued a statement on his congressional page, thanking the community for their support. “Our family is grieving and heartbroken. There are no words to describe the loss of a beloved brother and family member, especially in such a terrible tragedy,” Rep. Kildee said. “I thank the community for honoring my family’s privacy during this very difficult time.” Prosecutor David Leyton said charges against the suspect likely include open murder, carjacking, armed robbery, and motor vehicle charges in connection to the crash, among others. He added that the toxicology report may take some time to be completed. MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT DAN KILDEE ANNOUNCES ‘SERIOUS, BUT CURABLE’ CANCER DIAGNOSIS “Clearly this is tragic, and it involves other family members. But we’re going to continue bringing not only answers to questions, but also comfort to the family,” Swanson said. Swanson said there are no other suspects in the case at this time. The shooting suspect was taken into custody at the crash scene, and is currently being hospitalized with serious injuries. The two other victims are expected to recover, officials said. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Back in November 2023, Rep. Kildee announced that he would be leaving Congress at the end of the current term. “My main reasons are personal. I decided when I first [entered office] that I’d stay for a decade, and it’ll be 12 years when I leave. But it’s hard to deny that the… personal sacrifice we make being away from our families seems less easily justified when we come here and not only is it a bit of a carnival, but we’re really not doing any substantive legislating,” Rep. Kildee previously said.
UP: 2 children murdered in Badaun, accused killed in police encounter
Heavy police security was deployed at the Baba colony located near the Mandi Samiti outpost as locals protested against the ghastly double-murder.
GOP lawmaker caught on hot mic telling Republican colleague ‘go f— yourself’ during congressional hearing
A Foreign Affairs Committee hearing turned heated Tuesday, with one GOP lawmaker telling his Republican colleague: “Go f— yourself.” The feisty words from Chair Michael McCaul of Texas were directed toward Rep. Darrel Issa of California during a hearing about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Issa had gone over his allotted time, much to the annoyance of McCaul. Ret. Gen. Mark Milley finished answering a question from Issa and the California Republican continued asking more. MERRICK GARLAND UNDERLING PUSH FORWARD WITH CHARGES AGAINST GOLD STAR DAD McCaul repeatedly tried to tell Issa that his time was expired and to allow Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, to speak. “The Gentleman’s time is expired. Ms. Miller-Meeks is recognized,” McCaul said. “Oh, I didn’t realize. Thank you,” Issa said. McCaul could be heard mumbling something under his breath before Issa said again: “I thought I was done! I thought I was the closing act, Chairman.” “Eh, go f— yourself,” McCaul shot back, seemingly unaware he was on a hot mic. NANCY MACE SCOLDS ABC’S STEPHANOPOULOS FOR TRYING TO ‘USE’ HER TO DAMAGE TRUMP A McCaul spokesperson told Fox News that the chairman held every member of the committee to five minutes and was trying to get to the classified briefing. “Rep. Issa was over his time and didn’t stop speaking when the chairman gaveled him down and he got frustrated,” the spokesperson said. “It was a long day, and I lost my temper. That is uncharacteristic of me and I apologize to Mr. Issa, who I consider a friend,” McCaul said in a statement. Reacting to the exchange, Issa’s office said it was “no big deal.” “He’s been called far worse… and by colleagues he doesn’t like,” Jonathan Wilcox, a spokesman for Rep. Issa, said. “We will never, ever apologize for asking the questions no one is asking and that the witnesses didn’t want to answer.”
Rep. Lieu accuses Trump of lying about not being able to pay $464M judgement; Mark Cuban says he’s wrong
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., was criticized by billionaire business entrepreneur Mark Cuban after accusing former President Donald Trump of lying about being a billionaire and not being able to secure a $464 million appeal bond. Trump has not been able to secure the required $464 million appeal bond he needs following a New York civil fraud judgment against him, and his attorneys said in a court filing Monday that obtaining one is a “practical impossibility under the circumstances presented.” Lieu reposted a story from another media company on the matter yesterday on X. “Trump claims he is a billionaire. But he can’t pay a $464 million [judgment],” Lieu tweeted. “That means he is lying. How do I know? Math.” TRUMP UNABLE TO GET $464M APPEAL BOND TO STOP COLLECTION, ATTORNEYS SAY: ‘PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY’ He also tweeted that if bond companies thought the former president had enough assets, they would have provided the bond. Several people responded to Lieu about his logic, telling him he was wrong, including Cuban. The entrepreneur told Lieu he was not a supporter of Trump. NEW YORK APPEALS COURT ALLOWS TRUMP, SONS TO CONTINUE RUNNING BUSINESS, DENIES REQUEST TO DELAY PAYMENT “How anyone can vote for someone who has so many of his executive employees turn on him, and say he is incompetent is beyond me,” Cuban wrote. “But you are wrong on this topic Ted.” Cuban’s post turned into more of a TED talk on the economy. He told Lieu that net worth was completely different from cash in the bank, adding that the country has been in a zero-interest rate environment for a long time. NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL TAUNTS TRUMP ABOUT INTEREST HE OWES ON CIVIL FRAUD JUDGMENT “So, keeping cash in the bank or even money markets was dumb. In fact, searching for yield is what killed small banks last year,” Cuban wrote. “Also dumb was keeping interest rates that low for that long. Something Trump demanded more of.” Cuban told Lieu he could argue Trump “sucked” at growing his net worth, resulting in him putting himself in the position of lying to banks about his assets. But the only reason to lie on a loan application, Cuban acknowledged, is because you have to. Cuban continued to talk on a more macro basis, saying even if rates remained on a long-term trend line for the last 10 years, few people keep over 45% of their assets in liquid assets. “And as far as the bond companies, Trump’s assets are mostly interests in commercial real estate and foreign assets,” he said. “No bond company is loaning against them in this commercial real estate market, if ever.” TRUMP APPEALS RULING IN MASSIVE NY CIVIL FRAUD CASE Trump’s filing on Monday said, “ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in the judgment’s full amount is ‘a practical impossibility.’” The filing also said efforts were made to include approaching about 30 surety companies through 4 separate brokers. “A bond requirement of this enormous magnitude – effectively requiring cash reserves approaching $1 billion…is unprecedented for a private company,” the filing read. A New York Appeals Court judge previously ruled that the former president must post a bond for the full amount of the judgment and that an independent director of compliance will be appointed. That ruling comes after Engoron handed down his decision earlier in February after a months-long trial beginning in October in which the former president was accused of inflating his assets and committing fraud in financial documents. Engoron ruled that Trump and other defendants were liable for “persistent and repeated fraud,” “falsifying business records,” “issuing false financial statements,” “conspiracy to falsify false financial statements,” “insurance fraud” and “conspiracy to commit insurance fraud.” Greg Norman of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
Trump-backed Bernie Moreno wins contentious Ohio GOP Senate primary
Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno will win the Ohio GOP Senate primary, The Associated Press projects, in a race that tested the weight of former President Trump’s endorsement. Moreno was projected as the winner Tuesday night, beating Republican State Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in a contest many believe is a solid opportunity for Republicans to flip the seat. Moreno argued the contentious GOP primary was a battle between an outsider who will carry forward the MAGA agenda versus the establishment. “If you want somebody who’s going to be more liberal than Mitt Romney in the United States Senate, then vote for Matt Dolan,” Moreno, endorsed by Trump in December, argued at a rally in suburban Cleveland on the eve of the primary. Dolan, endorsed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and former Sen. Rob Portman, both considered to be top members of Ohio’s Republican old guard or establishment, had been surging in the polls in the last few weeks as he used his considerable personal fortune to blanket the airwaves with ads attempting to walk the line between supporting Trump’s agenda while distancing himself from Trump the person. GOP CANDIDATE PUSHING TERM LIMITS SEEKS TO UNSEAT VULNERABLE 41-YEAR DEM INCUMBENT: ‘COUNTRY IS IN TROUBLE’ “I’m the only one in this race that’s cut taxes and reduced regulations. Who else has done that? Donald Trump,” Dolan noted in a Fox News Digital interview in Columbus Monday. “Everyone wants to talk about Donald Trump’s endorsement. I’m the only one who’s actually done Donald Trump policies because it helps Ohio.” “Bernie wants to be divisive. I want to be inclusive of all Republicans,” Dolan claimed. “I’m not interested in dividing the Republican Party. I’m interested in, when we put conservative agendas in place, Republicans win. When that happens, Ohioans and Americans are better off. That’s the message I’m running on. “His personality?” Dolan, the only candidate not to endorse Trump, said during a debate in early March. “It’s not me. His political style? It’s not me. But his policies that make your life better, make America stronger, make Ohio stronger — that is me.” Moreno made a veiled reference to that comment while speaking at a Dayton-area rally with Trump Saturday. “I am so sick of Republicans that will say ‘I support President Trump’s policies, but I don’t like the man,’” Moreno said. “This is a good man. This is a great American. This man wakes up every day fighting for us, fighting for this country. He loves this country like no other leader in this nation has ever loved this country.” TRUMP, TOP ALLIES MAKE CLOSING PITCH FOR SHERROD BROWN CHALLENGER BERNIE MORENO IN OHIO SENATE RACE LaRose, who endorsed Trump, attempted to make the case on the campaign trail that he was the only true conservative in the race, criticizing Moreno for previous comments and positions on gun control and abortion while labeling Dolan a RINO (Republican in name only) over his past voting record. LaRose, who was massively outspent by Moreno and Dolan, touted his conservative record and told Fox News Digital earlier this year he was “the most dangerous weapon against Sherrod Brown.” The race will now focus on Brown, the only Democrat to win statewide in Ohio in a decade, and his matchup with Moreno will have significant implications on which party takes control of the U.S. Senate in November. GOP CANDIDATE BLASTS AP ‘HIT PIECE’ AS ‘DEBUNKED’ AFTER ADULT WEBSITE FOUNDER CALLS ALLEGED PROFILE A ‘PRANK’ Democrats control the Senate with a 51-49 majority, but Republicans are looking at a favorable Senate map in 2024, with Democrats defending 23 of the 34 seats up for grabs. Three of those seats are in red states Trump carried in 2020 — Ohio, Montana and West Virginia, where Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin is not running for re-election. Trump and his surrogates who rallied around Moreno have already begun to attack Brown as someone who is out of step with Ohio voters in a state that Trump won by eight points in 2020. Additionally, Republicans have made the case Brown is a rubber stamp for President Biden. Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told Fox News Digital at a Saturday rally in Dayton that Moreno is the strongest candidate to face Brown, who, he says, “talks one way” when “he’s at home,” but then votes with Biden in Washington, D.C. “Ohio needs to defeat your horrendous radical left Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown, who pretends he’s my best friend,” Trump told the crowd in Dayton. “He pretends he’s my best friend until he gets in, and then he goes radical left all the time. You know, if you listen to his commercials, he sounds like he’s running with Trump. He’s not.”
NRSC, Steve Daines back Trump in SCOTUS amicus brief, warn of ‘slippery slope’ for future presidents
FIRST ON FOX: The National Republican Senatorial Committee and Chairman Steve Daines, R-Mont., filed an amicus brief on Tuesday in support of former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity appeal to the Supreme Court in the federal election interference case against him. Trump’s attorneys in the federal case filed a brief on Tuesday on the matter, detailing the legal argument they plan to pursue during oral arguments before the court on April 25. WHITE HOUSE’S BIZARRE RESPONSE AFTER QUESTIONED ON NEW REPORT ABOUT BIDEN’S ANGER According to Trump’s defense, without the Supreme Court upholding a president’s right to immunity, it would “incapacitate every future President with de facto blackmail and extortion while in office, and condemn him to years of post-office trauma at the hands of political opponents.” In the amicus brief, obtained by Fox News Digital, Daines and the NRSC slammed the D.C. Circuit Court’s opinion in its rejection of Trump’s immunity claim, calling the decision “akin to a loaded gun lying on the table that future litigants can now wield against Presidents (and former Presidents) of all political persuasions.” WHY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DECIDE THEY ‘GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE’ “The role of holding Presidents accountable for their actions in office lies with Congress, not the Courts. Democrats’ legal warfare against President Trump is a slippery slope that will lead our country down a dark path,” Daines said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. The committee argued that if the circuit court’s ruling is upheld, “each subsequent criminal prosecution of a former President will be easier than the first.” The brief further posed a scenario in which President Biden might face the implications of such a decision. “What if a future Republican-appointed U.S. Attorney attempted to hold President Biden criminally responsible for his presidential policy of non-enforcement [on the southern border]?” Daines and the NRSC questioned. The committee cited the Immigration and Nationality Act’s broad terms, noting, “These sound like the kinds of ‘generally applicable criminal laws’ that the D.C. Circuit claims automatically remove issues from ‘within the scope of [the President’s] lawful discretion.’” TRUMP TELLS SUPREME COURT A DENIAL OF IMMUNITY WOULD ‘INCAPACITATE EVERY FUTURE PRESIDENT,’ IN INITIAL BRIEF “Such prosecutions need not be legally airtight to create headaches for the criminal justice system and former President Biden,” the brief continued in its warning. It also reiterated the example of former President Barack Obama’s potential vulnerabilities, which was brought up by Trump’s attorneys during the circuit court hearing, pointing to “the Obama administration’s killing of American citizens by drone strike.” “When family members of the Americans killed attempted to sue Obama administration officials for civil damages, their lawsuit was dismissed,” recalled the brief. But “Could they have obtained a different result through criminal avenues if they had been equipped with the D.C. Circuit’s new rule?” asked the NRSC and Daines. The amicus brief from Daines and the NRSC serves as further evidence of the party not only coalescing behind the former president, but also backing his legal battles. The NRSC also filed an amicus brief in support of Trump’s challenge to Colorado’s removal of the former president from the state’s ballot. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled earlier this month that Trump must be restored to the ballot, reversing the decision of a lower court. Dozens of Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate also joined an amicus brief to support Trump in the matter.