The Tennessee Senate on Thursday approved a nearly $2 billion tax and refund for businesses, a proposal designed to prevent threats of a potential lawsuit even as critics warned the so-called solution was rushed without being properly vetted and shrouded in mystery. Starting last fall, Republican legislative leaders say a law firm representing a large group of businesses contacted the …

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are looking to echo a key Trump-era border policy, which kept migrants out of the U.S. for the duration of their immigration hearings, at the northern border with Canada – amid a sharp increase in apprehensions. The “Remain in Canada Act,” introduced by Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, would duplicate the Remain-in-Mexico program – officially called …

Wealthy donors to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s now-suspended presidential campaign are flocking to support President Biden’s re-election bid. Businessman and media mogul Harry Sloan — a prominent former backer of Haley’s campaign — said during a recent interview with CNBC that he’d undertaken an effort to convince his wealthy friends and Republican business leaders to get behind Biden. “People …

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria will hold its next election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he decide to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation. Tebboune’s office announced the date in a statement Thursday after meeting with a group that included high-ranking members of Parliament and the …

FIRST ON FOX: A report detailing the “helplessness” felt by female students due to biological males, or transgender women, participating with their female sports teams was released Thursday after a congressional investigation into proposed Title IX changes by the Biden administration. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released …

Maine’s top environmental regulator rejected a proposed state electric vehicle (EV) mandate in a surprise vote, bucking climate concerns voiced by eco groups and Democrats. The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) turned down the so-called Advanced Clean Cars program after receiving overwhelming opposition from stakeholders and citizens. The proposed program would have closely mirrored regulations approved in California, mandating …

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin doubled down on his calls this week for a strong third-party movement and argued both parties have no reason to work together because it doesn’t fit their “duopoly” business model. “You’re dealing with a duopoly here in Washington,” Manchin said during an interview with Axios. “It’s a business model. You have a Republican business model …

A federal judge on Wednesday threw out the sexual assault lawsuit against formerChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. The lawsuit, filed by Chicago police officer Cynthia Donald in late 2020, accused Johnson of forcing her to engage in sex acts to keep her job. Donald was Johnson’s personal driver when he was on the job. U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo dismissed …

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appeared to blame Trump voters in his reaction to a failed referendum he supported. On Tuesday, Chicago residents struck down the “Bring Chicago Home” referendum that promised $100 million in new tax revenue to combat the homeless crisis in the city by hiking the tax on heftier real estate purchases. Voters rejected the tax proposal …

Age gap relationships in Hollywood still seem to captivate the public, although they are less taboo than they used to be. For British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who met his wife when he was just a teenager, judgment is par for the course. “What you gotta realize,” he told Rolling Stone UK, “is that what most people were doing in their …