Former President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, Alina Habba, has hit the campaign trail to attract Arab support in the key swing state of Michigan. Habba, who also is an attorney on Trump’s legal team, is a first generation American. Both of Habba’s parents are from Iraq. Habba has been crisscrossing Michigan since Thursday, participating in nearly a dozen events and …
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Pro-Palestinian protesters taunt Harris rallygoers as veep supporter hits back: What ‘About Hamas?’
WILKES-BARRE, PA. – A supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris shouted back at several pro-Palestinian protesters who appeared outside the throng lined up to see the Democratic presidential nominee at Wilkes University on Friday. “Did I hear something about Hamas?” a Harris supporter who later identified himself as Frank from Stroudsburg, Pa., hollered back at a man waving a Palestinian …
Read More »Vulnerable Dem senator touts border wall in new ad despite previously dismissing it: 'Waste of money'
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is facing criticism from his Republican opponent for images in a campaign ad that show the border wall as his campaign touts his efforts to secure the southern border despite his past opposition to wall construction, which Casey has called “a waste of money.” A recent ad by Casey says he has “voted repeatedly to secure …
Read More »Johnson faces major leadership test as GOP wars over government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing his last critical leadership test of this year as congressional lawmakers grapple with a looming government shutdown deadline at the end of this month. The House Republican Conference is at odds over how to proceed with funding the government in the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. A growing contingent of GOP …
Read More »Springfield flashpoint: How one Ohio town's experience with immigration has captivated the nation’s attention
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – An Ohio town has been thrust into the national spotlight over the last week after separate but similar claims made by vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance and former President Donald Trump, making the town an unexpected flashpoint ahead of November’s election. Springfield, Ohio, located roughly 50 miles east of Columbus, bears many of the …
Read More »Harris interrupted multiple times by pro-Palestinian protesters as she rallies in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
WILKES-BARRE, PA. – Vice President Kamala Harris spoke for around a half hour to a packed crowd at the McHale Athletic Center of Wilkes University in Pennsylvania on Friday, where she was interrupted at least twice by pro-Palestinian protesters. “You’re supporting a war criminal,” one protester shouted about two-thirds of the way into her speech. A second appeared shortly after …
Read More »Lawmakers crack down on CCP influence in US government tech, warn of potentially 'devastating' cyber attack
FIRST ON FOX: There is a new bipartisan effort in Congress to take on the growing threat of cyberattacks by China and other U.S. adversaries. A bill led by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, would impose new guardrails on the technology the U.S. government is able to purchase by forcing a federal agency or office to only purchase it from “original …
Read More »Top senators briefed on 'major errors' leading up to Trump assassination attempt
A handful of leading senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) were briefed Thursday by Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe on the investigation into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. “I think the American people are going to be shocked, astonished and appalled by what we will report to them about the …
Read More »Trump promises to end taxation of overtime pay: 'Your overtime hours will be tax-free'
Former President Trump promises to eliminate taxes on overtime pay as part of a series of proposed cuts he said would mean more disposable income for workers. “That gives people more of an incentive to work. It gives the companies a lot,” Trump told a crowd Thursday at a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona. “The people who work overtime are …
Read More »Haitian refugees ‘don’t understand the laws,’ former lawmaker says amid fatal wreck, cultural clashes
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – An Ohio town that has seen its population swell with thousands of Haitian refugees has had to battle differences in culture and even driving practices as it adjusts to its new reality. “We’ve got an influx of folks that have come in, and I think we were a little bit shocked that it was close to 20,000 …
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