FIRST ON FOX: A new bill that would strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits found to be materially supporting terrorists – which passed the House with broad bipartisan support – is facing lobbying efforts to sink it by groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The bill, introduced by Reps. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Brad Schneider, D-Ill., passed the …
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Young, Black and Republican: House conservative aims to win Black voters over with cognac and cigars
FIRST ON FOX — Republicans are ramping up efforts to reach out to Black voters as a critical November election approaches, with President Biden, a Democrat, appearing to lose support with minorities. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, is spearheading an initiative to recruit Black voters, particularly Black men, into the party’s fold after former President Trump in 2020 showed surprising strength …
Read More »Michael Cohen once swore Trump wasn't involved in Stormy Daniels payment, his ex-attorney testifies
A lawyer who formerly advised Michael Cohen claims the ex-Trump attorney said the former president had nothing to do with a hush money payment made to pornographic performer Stormy Daniels and that Cohen took care of the arrangement himself. Robert Costello, an attorney who advised Cohen after Cohen was hit with federal charges in 2018, testified before the House Weaponization …
Read More »White House protests GOP-led bill that would compel Israel support
The White House is speaking out against a Republican-led bill that would force President Biden to stop withholding military shipments to Israel. Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced the Israel Security Assistance Support Act over the weekend, which would “[compel] the expeditious delivery of approved defense articles and services to Israel, including third-party deliveries.” White House Press Secretary Karine …
Read More »Israel needs our support. We must demand Biden keep his ‘ironclad’ commitment
In President Joe Biden’s world, Iran gets sanctions relief, and Israel gets its weapons revoked. The Middle East is on fire because of Biden’s feeble “leadership” and his unwillingness to stand by our greatest ally in the region at a time of critical need. Sadly, I am not surprised by Biden’s abrogation of his moral duty to support Israel. During …
Read More »Secret Service downplays report of petition warning of ‘inadequate training’: ‘Our people are exceptional’
The Secret Service is downplaying a report that a petition is circulating internally raising concerns about recent incidents linked to “inadequate training,” telling Fox News Digital that “our people are exceptional.” Bloomberg White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs tweeted Thursday that the petition has at least 39 signatures and calls for a congressional investigation into the Secret Service. She said the …
Read More »Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal on contempt conviction as he fights to stay out of prison
Former White House official Steve Bannon‘s appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction was denied Friday, meaning he will still have to serve jail time for ignoring a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. In a 20-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a three-body panel, …
Read More »Cardona refuses to condemn calls for universities to cut ties with Hillel in clash with lawmaker
Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday refused to condemn calls for universities to cut ties with Hillel organizations at a congressional hearing. Cardona testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, drawing heated questions from lawmakers regarding the anti-Israel protests on college campuses. Among the concerned lawmakers was Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., who flung a series …
Read More »Top Biden adviser's wife on verge of launching run for House seat in key swing state
A former Biden administration senior official and the wife of the president’s national security adviser is on the verge of launching a bid for Congress in the key northeastern battleground state where she was born and raised. Maggie Goodlander, the wife of national security adviser Jake Sullivan and a former top lawyer in Biden’s administration who served as a deputy …
Read More »A possible problem (for Speaker Johnson's leadership)
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., remains House Speaker Mike Johnson. For now. Despite lots of threats, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has not yet pulled the trigger on her resolution to unseat Johnson. Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., huddled with Johnson for a second consecutive day Tuesday. Just last week, Greene proclaimed she would initiate her resolution to dump …
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