Republicans blocked a Democrat-backed bill on in vitro fertilization (IVF) from proceeding on Tuesday, which has already failed in the upper chamber. The bill failed to garner the 60 votes necessary in the procedural vote, failing 51 to 44. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced he was scheduling an additional vote on the measure in a letter to senators …
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California GOP pushes back on bill that would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants
California Democrats are working to advance another bill aimed at providing benefits to illegal immigrants, but Republican lawmakers are pushing to block the new bill. “It’s insulting that California Democrats are even considering expanding unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants,” Senate Majority Leader Brian Jones said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Under the Newsom administration, the unemployment insurance fund …
Read More »New whistleblower claims on first Trump assassination attempt 'highly damaging' to Secret Service: Hawley
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley released a wide-ranging report Monday morning detailing the failures of the Secret Service in connection with the first assassination attempt against former President Trump in July, including new whistleblower allegations that are “highly damaging to the credibility” of the agency. Hawley, R-Mo., shared his report with the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald …
Read More »Harris eyes endorsement in high-stakes meeting with only major union that hasn't endorsed her campaign
With over 1.3 million members, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is one of the country’s 10 largest unions. And the Teamsters are the only union among the nation’s top 10 that hasn’t endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. On Monday, Harris makes her pitch to the Teamsters, as the Democrats’ presidential nominee works to maintain her …
Read More »New National Mall memorial to honor fallen journalists: 'Beacon of the free press'
Just off the main stretch of the National Mall and in the shadow of the Capitol, planning for one of the area’s next monuments is underway. “Our hope is that even if they didn’t intend to stop by and see the memorial, that as they walk down Independence Avenue, making their way to the Air and Space Museum, that they’ll …
Read More »Judge orders deportation of 'migrant influencer' who bragged about handouts, encouraged squatting: report
The illegal migrant from Venezuela who went viral on social media for mocking America and encouraging squatting has been ordered to leave the U.S., according to an exclusive report by the New York Post. Homeland Security sources told the Post that an Ohio-based judge ordered Leonel Moreno, 27, to be deported from the country on September 9. Moreno was initially …
Read More »A Trump mystery makes election outcome even murkier
“Low Ceiling – High Floor.” It’s one of the few mantras that has remained true – over this past election year – the notion that “Trump has his number.” In Fox News national polls, the former president has remained the choice of 48-50% of the U.S. electorate since the primaries started. His support didn’t dip despite convictions, and it stayed …
Read More »Reporter who interviewed Trump assassination suspect in 2023 'instantly' recalled interaction: 'He seemed off'
A reporter who previously interviewed the man accused of trying to carry out a second assassination attempt on former President Trump said she “instantly” recalled the interaction with the would-be assassin. The Free Press reporter Tanya Lukyanova interviewed 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh for a Semafor story in March 2023 on Ukraine turning down foreign fighters who wanted to aid in …
Read More »Trump shooting plot suspect Routh was interviewed by NYT on Ukraine war efforts in 2023: 'Sounded ridiculous'
The man suspected of an assassination attempt on former President Trump’s life on Sunday went on the record with the New York Times last year to promote his efforts to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight the war in Ukraine. More than a year ago, Ryan Routh spoke to the New York Times after spending “months” in Ukraine during its war …
Read More »House Dem leader rails 'we must stop' MAGA amid news of 2nd Trump assassination attempt
As headlines spread like wildfire that former President Trump was likely targeted in a second assassination attempt, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries posted a message to X demanding supporters “stop” the “extreme MAGA Republicans.” “Extreme MAGA Republicans are the party of a national abortion ban and Trump’s Project 2025,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., posted to X at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. “We must …
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