A record number of voters think the taxes they pay are too high, while at the same time slightly more say the message they would give Uncle Sam is “lend me a hand” as opposed to “leave me alone,” according to the latest Fox News national survey. With Tax Day around the corner, 64% think they pay too much in …
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Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing hard drugs, completing liberal experiment's U-turn
Oregon has legislatively completed its U-turn on a short-lived liberal policy that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of certain drugs. Oregon Gov.Tina Kotek, a Democrat, on Monday signed into law a bill that reverses Measure 110, a 2020 law that voters approved to decriminalize most illegal possession of controlled substance offenses and redirect much of the state’s marijuana tax …
Read More »Longtime US Rep William Delahunt of Massachusetts dies at 82
Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts, a Democratic stalwart who postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass former President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda, has died following a long-term illness, his family announced. Delahunt died Saturday at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82, news reports said. Delahunt served 14 years in the U.S. …
Read More »Jayapal sounds the alarm on how Israel-Hamas war is ‘breaking’ the Democratic Party
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., warned in remarks that aired on Sunday that Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza is splintering the Democratic Party’s coalition. “This particular issue on Gaza is breaking our coalition,” Jayapal told CNN correspondent Manu Raju on the steps of the Capitol. “We need that fragile coalition to come back together, but this is a moral …
Read More »Clyburn hits back at reports he worked with GOP to gerrymander S.C. district: 'Absolutely not true'
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., hit back at a 2023 report that alleged he worked with Republicans to maintain a “grip” on his South Carolina district by making sure “30,000 Black voters” would be redrawn into his district for the 2024 elections, which he said was “absolutely not true.” “ProPublica has a report that you actually worked with Republicans on this …
Read More »Landmark NJ ballot redesign ruling asked to be put on hold
A lawyer representing county clerks in New Jersey has requested that a judge delay his landmark decision of scrapping the state’s county-line ballot design, a system that critics say has given tremendous weight to establishment candidates at the expense of outsiders. Most of the state’s counties’ ballots are designed by grouping the candidates with party support in a single column. …
Read More »Democrats fear 'outraging' young voters over TikTok, GOP experts say: 'Bowing to the progressive mob'
Democratic lawmakerswho oppose legislation targeting TikTok do so because they fear “outraging” and losing young voters, Republican experts told Fox News Digital. The House of Representatives recently passed a bill requiring TikTok to divest itself of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control or face a ban in the U.S. in a largely bipartisan 352-65 vote. The bill would block TikTok in …
Read More »Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been a prolific supporter of Democrats
Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, whose homes were raided this week as part of a federal human trafficking investigation, has been a staunch supporter of Democrats during his career. Combs’Los Angeleshome was searched Monday by Homeland Security officials, and agents were also seen at his home in Miami. A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that the raids were linked to …
Read More »Stephen A. Smith declares he's 'ashamed' of Democratic Party for not replacing Biden: 'It is pathetic'
During an interview with entrepreneur and podcast host Patrick Bet-David, ESPN host Stephen A. Smith admitted he is “ashamed” of the Democratic Party and complained about the “lawfare” they’re waging against former President Trump. “What’s all the lawfare about?” he asked on the “PBD Podcast” on Wednesday, complaining that Democrats can’t just beat Trump in a traditional election. “One charge …
Read More »Fox News Poll: Voters side with Israelis over Palestinians by 31 points, down from 50 points in October
It has been over five months since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the latest Fox News survey finds a majority continues to side with the Israelis over the Palestinians in the conflict, although fewer than last fall. Voters back the Israelis by a 31-point margin (59%-28%), unchanged since last month (59%-29%).However, the margin is much smaller than …
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