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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Mudslinging candidates in heated House race face voters on big primary day
Candidates in a heated House race gaining national attention are facing the will of voters today as one aims to make history and the other tries to keep his family’s legacy alive. Veteran Air Force Brig. Gen. Chris “Mookie” Walker and West Virginia state Treasurer Riley Moore, the two candidates considered to be at the top of a crowded Republican …
Read More »North Carolina Republican congressional runoff shows Trump's sway in GOP state politics
A Republican primary runoff for a North Carolina congressional district on Tuesday could demonstrate yet again the strong influence former President Donald Trump has on GOP politics across the country. Voters will choose between attorneys Kelly Daughtry and Brad Knott in the runoff for the reconfigured 13th Congressional District. Daughtry finished first, and Knott second, in the March 5 primary. …
Read More »Contentious primaries in 3 states set up crucial general election matchups in House, Senate – What to know
Voters in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia head to the polls on Tuesday in some competitive and contentious Democrat and Republican primaries that in a couple of cases will tee up crucial general election showdowns that may decide the House and Senate majorities. The most high-profile of the May 14 primary contests is in Maryland, where Republicans are aiming to …
Read More »Mike Johnson says MTG's attempt to oust him as speaker was 'misguided effort'
Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., will remain as House speaker after an effort, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, to oust him from the role failed. Johnson said on “Fox & Friends” Thursday that the move was “misguided” and called on House Republicans to stick together with their very slim majority. “We advance our conservative policies and principles as far as …
Read More »Biden national security adviser's wife launches run for House seat in key swing state
A former Biden Administration senior official, and wife of the president’s national security adviser, is launching a bid for Congress in a 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 assistant attorney general at the …
Read More »Stefanik grills NYC schools chief on pro-Hamas teacher kept on payroll after antisemitic riot
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., grilled New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks on Wednesday about a pro-Hamas teacher and the principal of Hillcrest High School, where an antisemitic riot unfolded in the hallways following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel, having so far remained on the payroll despite promised consequences. During a line …
Read More »Billionaire family bankrolling both anti-Israel groups and these battleground Democrats
Several House Democrats facing tough re-election fights have accepted funds from a major political family that bankrolled a number of groups participating in the anti-Jewish protests sweeping across college campuses and in cities across the country. According to FEC data, members of the prominent Pritzker family, the extremely wealthy owners of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, have given hundreds of thousands of …
Read More »'Squad' member caught at fundraiser hosted by Islamic leader who praised Hamas attack on Israel
A member of the far-left “Squad” facing a tough challenge from within his own party recently attended a fundraiser co-hosted by an Islamic leader who said he was “happy to see” the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who represents New York’s 16th Congressional District, attended the May 1 fundraiser at a private residence in …
Read More »'Biden has failed': Dems sound off after handling of border crisis fractures their own party
Democrats are pointing their fingers at President Biden for “the worst border security crisis in the nation’s history,” teaming up with Republicans in the latest bipartisan effort to combat the ongoing migrant crisis. Thirteen House Democrats joined Republicans in voting for H. RES. 1112, a resolution “denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies” and calling for stronger border security measures. Several …
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