U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, announced Sunday night that she is being treated for pancreatic cancer, but assured her constituents that she will soon be back at full strength. Jackson Lee, 74, has been representing Texas’ 18th congressional district for 30 years. “My doctors have confirmed my diagnosis for pancreatic cancer,” Jackson Lee said in a statement. “I am …
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Pentagon's 'barbaric' drug testing on beagles raises hackles of pet-loving politicians
Pet lovers in Congress are outraged over a new discovery that the Pentagon is reportedly funding painful experimental drug tests on beagles in pursuit of FDA approval of a pharmaceutical. A White Coat Waste Project (WCW) investigation found that the Department of Defense has spent nearly $1 million on the testing, which runs through July and involves force-feeding dogs large …
Read More »Republican Vince Fong sworn into Kevin McCarthy's old House seat
Republican Vince Fong of California was sworn into Congress on Monday after winning a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Fong was a member of the California State Assembly before running for the House. He was backed by former President Donald Trump and McCarthy, who watched the ceremony in …
Read More »Texas GOP leaders react to new chair, sweeping policy proposals for Lone Star State
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is days away from publishing their official policy platform proposing sweeping reforms within the state, after a weekend of deliberation and a new state chairman election. Fox News Digital spoke with several prominent Republicans across the state to get their thoughts on the new platform and new chairman. Abraham George, a former GOP chair …
Read More »Biden issues permit to expand, maintain border crossings across Texas
President Biden issued permits to several Texas cities on Monday allowing them to “expand and continue to maintain” their border crossings. Biden’s order impacts the Texas cities of Laredo, Eagle Pass and Brownsville. The border crossings include the bridges that span the Rio Grande, allowing vehicular and pedestrian traffic to cross to and from the U.S. and Mexico. The permits …
Read More »Hunter Biden's criminal trial on federal gun charges begins with jury selection
Hunter Biden’s criminal trial will begin with jury selection Monday morning in Delaware. The trial stems from federal gun charges brought against him by special counsel David Weiss. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal gun charges in U.S. District Court for Delaware after Weiss charged him with making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm; making a …
Read More »Republican lawmaker’s son steals spotlight by making silly faces during speech on House floor
Despite Rep. John Rose’s impassioned speech Monday decrying last week’s conviction of former President Trump, all eyes were on the show behind him. As the Tennessee Republican spoke on the House floor, his son, 6-year-old Guy Rose, looked directly into the cameras, smiling mischievously from ear to ear. Guy Rose smiles at the camera while his dad gives a speech …
Read More »Conservative firebrand spotlights Trump conviction in attack ad on vulnerable Dem senator
Republicans are capitalizing on the polarizing conviction of former President Trump in his criminal trial. As they aim to win back the Senate majority in November’s elections, the GOP is going on offense in reliably red state Montana, where Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is fighting for his political life. Tim Sheehy, the overwhelming frontrunner for the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s …
Read More »Netanyahu says Biden presented 'incomplete' version of Gaza cease-fire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there are “gaps” between the cease-fire deal Israel proposed and the version of it that President Biden described on Friday. Netanyahu stated Monday that Biden’s description of the deal was “incomplete,” indicating it was less expansive than Biden had suggested. “The proposal that Biden presented is incomplete,” Netanyahu said. “The war will stop in …
Read More »Embattled Sen Bob Menendez files to run for re-election as independent candidate
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has filed a petition with nearly 2,500 signatures to run for re-election as an independent, despite being on trial for federal bribery charges. The New Jersey Division of Elections lists Menendez as a candidate in the Nov. 5 election after he submitted a petition with 2,465 signatures. To make it onto the ballot, Menendez was required …
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