Illegal immigrants who have entered the U.S. as part of the record-breaking migrant crisis are eligible for a range of services, assistance and benefits amid a complex network of federal, state and local programs and taxpayer-funded providers. There were 2.4 million migrant crossings in the U.S. in fiscal year 2023, a new record, and more than 7 million have entered …
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Schumer justifies congressional invite to Netanyahu amid liberal outrage
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., clarified his choice to join House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in extending an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the move prompted backlash by progressive Democrats. “I have clear and profound disagreements with the Prime Minister, which I have voiced both privately and publicly and will continue to do so,” Schumer prefaced …
Read More »New Jersey businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes in exchange for Sen. Bob Menendez's help
A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling a jury he believed he had a $200,000-to-$250,000 deal in 2018 for the Democrat to pressure the New Jersey attorney general’s office to stop investigating his friends and family. Jose Uribe testified in Manhattan federal court in …
Read More »Clarence Thomas formally reports 2019 trips paid by friend and GOP donor Harlan Crow
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has acknowledged previously unreported trips overseas that were paid for by his friend, conservative businessman Harlan Crow. One of the 2019 trips was to Bali, where the justice was accompanied by his wife, Virginia. Another trip paid for by the Crows was to Sonoma County, California. Thomas on Friday released his amended 2023 financial disclosure …
Read More »Thousands of migrants sneaking into US daily despite Biden's border order
The first full day after the announcement of President Biden’s executive order restricting asylum for most illegal immigrants appeared to have no immediate impact on the massive number of migrants coming across the southern border. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources tell Fox News that Border Patrol apprehended about 4,000 illegal immigrants between ports of entry at the southern border …
Read More »'The article was BS': Biden's Cabinet fires back at scathing report exposing declining mental acuity
President Biden’s Cabinet members circled the wagons in response to an alarming Wall Street Journal article portraying Biden as mentally “slipping.” The piece, which ran Tuesday, included examples of gaffes and instances of low energy during private meetings. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was direct, telling Fox News Digital, “The article was BS.” “The president is utterly on his game,” she …
Read More »Embattled Biden border order loaded with loopholes 'to drive a truck through': critics
President Biden on Tuesday introduced executive actions to limit asylum claims at the southern border, but emerging details of the move show that the block contains significant exceptions that critics say you can “drive a truck through.” “Today, I’m moving past Republican obstruction and using executive authorities available to me as president to do what I can on my own …
Read More »Trump enlists prominent Black Republicans to appeal to their peers: 'Fishing where the fish are'
In his latest effort to court Black voters, former President Trump this week met with students and influential alumni from historically Black colleges and universities. Among those attending at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, were members of a conservative Black student group, including Michaelah Montgomery, an activist and founder of Conserve the Culture, whose photos with Trump during …
Read More »Hunter Biden's attorneys consider putting him on the stand in gun trial; decision to be made over weekend
Attorneys for Hunter Biden, who faces three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018, left open the possibility he might testify in his criminal trial next week as court concluded Friday. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell said on Friday, the fifth day of the trial, that he will decide over the weekend whether he will call Biden …
Read More »GOP shores up Michigan effort as Dems lose Senate incumbent advantage
Republicans are making an early effort for the open Senate seat in Michigan, which is now in play as Democrats brace to lose their incumbency advantage with the departure of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) announced a seven-figure expenditure on a new field program in the battleground state on Friday, emphasizing its effort to flip …
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