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House Dems say they’ll block Marjorie Taylor Greene from ousting Speaker Johnson

House Democratic leaders are vowing to shield House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., forces a vote on her motion to oust him from power.”From the very beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have put people over politics and found bipartisan common ground with traditional Republicans in order to deliver real results. At the same time, …

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NY Dem Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand avoid Columbia campus as 'Squad' descends to back agitators

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., have avoided visiting Columbia University as anti-Israel and antisemitic demonstrations descend into chaos on the campus. A pro-Palestinian occupation first developed on the Ivy League campus earlier this month and soon evolved into an encampment, taking over a portion of the outdoor space at the school. It has persisted …

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NY v Trump criminal trial begins its 3rd week as former president accused of gag order violations

The historic and unprecedented criminal trial of former President Trump is set to resume for its third week Tuesday. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged the former president with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty. So far, opening statements have been delivered by Trump’s defense attorneys and prosecutors from the Manhattan District …

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US troops could pay price if NATO allies don't make major change, former VP's group warns

FIRST ON FOX: U.S. troops could be forced into a Russian war if the surrounding NATO countries fail to increase their military spending, according to former President Mike Pence’s lobbying group, Advancing American Freedom (AAF). In a memo sent to Congress on Tuesday, AAF claims several countries have not fulfilled their NATO-sanctioned 2% obligation, leaving the heaviest burden on the …

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Major GOP donor reveals how Trump’s former rival can boost him over Biden

As he aims to close his fundraising gap with President Biden in their 2024 election rematch, former President Trump is likely to get an assist from his former top rival for the 2024 GOP nomination. “I am very happy to have the full and enthusiastic support of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida,” Trump proclaimed in a social media post Monday. …

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I’m a conservative but defunding NPR is a mistake. What should happen instead might be surprising

The liberal political and cultural bias of National Public Radio has moved center-stage, thanks to theFree Press essay by Uri Berliner, the former NPR editor who resigned earlier this month. In his essay he correctly observed that NPR news both caters to and reflect “the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the US population,” mainly in blue cities …

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'Psy-op': Conservatives skeptical of House Dems' motives in protecting Johnson

House conservatives are warily watching their Democratic counterparts after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., led a statement promising to protect Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from a GOP-led ouster threat. “Some people are wondering if this isn’t like a psy-op, where the Dems are saying we’re going to publicly support you because they want, at the end of the day, …

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Riley Gaines slams new Title IX protections as the 'most anti-woman' pursuit of the Biden administration

Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines called President Joe Biden’s overhaul of Title IX the “most anti-woman” pursuit of this administration as six other states filed a lawsuit challenging the new provisions on Tuesday. Speaking at a virtual press conference attended by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Gaines spoke at length about …

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Haiti council appoints new prime minister as country continues to face deadly gang violence

Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country’s prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence. Belizaire replaces Michel Patrick Boisvert, the former minister of economy and finance who was the current interim prime minister. Belizaire is little known and …

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JESSE WATTERS: Columbia has Bud-lighted their brand

Fox News host Jesse Watters shreds the anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the country on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” JESSE WATTERS: Columbia has Bud-lighted their brand. I didn’t think you could make Brown look normal, but you did. Who would have thought scrapping the SATs, injecting DEI, CRT, affirmative action and thousands of foreign exchange students would have created America’s …

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