GOP governor signs bill allowing local authorities to arrest certain migrants, ‘enforce immigration laws’
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday evening a measure that allows local police to arrest illegal immigrants in the Hawkeye State who have previously been deported or denied admission. Senate File 2340, which makes it a crime for an illegal immigrant to enter or re-enter the state if he or she has Read More
Trump meets everyday Americans at Chick-fil-A while Biden fine dines with Clintons, billionaires in DC
While former President Trump was out on the campaign trail meeting with everyday Americans at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Georgia on Wednesday, President Biden was fine dining with the Clintons and other prestigious guests at the White House. In Atlanta, Trump met with locals and had unscripted conversations, bought them “the Lord’s chicken” and urged Read More
Stefanik slams Harvard for ‘cultural rot,’ allowing suspect in antisemitic attack to graduate
FIRST ON FOX – House GOP Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., penned a scathing letter to the leaders of Harvard University, alleging that by slow-walking its investigation into the assault of a Jewish student on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, the Ivy League school will effectively allow one of Read More
Biden DOJ sides with Native American tribe in court filing ripping Canadian pipeline as trespassing
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice sided with a Native American tribe in claiming a massive underground pipeline carrying fuel from Wisconsin to Canada is trespassing on tribal lands. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, DOJ lawyers agreed with the Bad River Band of the Lake Read More
Cornel West’s VP pick backed defund the police, praised Farrakhan: 5 things to know
Long-shot presidential candidate Cornel West announced his pick for a running mate on Wednesday, tapping Melina Abdullah, a professor and co-founder of Black Lives Matter’s Los Angeles chapter who has an extensive political history. Here are five things to know about Abdullah that she is unlikely to talk about publicly during her campaign. Police were Read More
Nebraska lawmakers propose tax-funded school choice bill
Nebraska lawmakers are on track to pass a bill that would circumvent an upcoming ballot initiative in which voters could repeal a new state law that funds private school tuition with taxpayer money. The bill from Omaha Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, the author of last year’s Opportunity Scholarships Act, advanced late Wednesday to a final Read More
Handful of vulnerable Dems will decide fate of Mayorkas impeachment trial
A handful of Democratic senators in vulnerable election contests in November could decide whether there’s an impeachment trial for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “We have to look at the impeachment documents first,” Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., told reporters Tuesday in a departure from his previous suggestion the impeachment amounted to “political games.” Read More
FBI director warns of ‘elevated’ public, national safety; pushes for increased funding
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday will warn of an “elevated threat” to U.S. public safety and national security while advocating for an increased budget. “Looking back over my career in law enforcement, I’d be hard-pressed to think of a time where so many threats to our public safety and national security were so elevated Read More
Biden admin pressured Snopes to change its fact-check rating on rumored gas stove ban, internal emails show
EXCLUSIVE: Biden administration officials successfully pressured fact-checking website Snopes to alter its rating on a fact check it conducted regarding a potential federal ban on gas stoves, according to internal communications. In early January 2023, Snopes issued a “mixture” rating on the claim that the Biden administration was considering a ban on gas-powered stovetops, citing Read More
Bipartisan senators push back as key Dem signals doom for TikTok bill
Senators on both sides of the aisle are pushing back after Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., poured cold water on hopes a House-passed bill that would require social media app TikTok to divest from China would ever reach the Senate floor. “I’m not surprised at all. This is exactly what I predicted would happen,” Sen. Josh Read More