Joining a group of Biden campaign members outside former President Trump’s N.Y. criminal trial, Tuesday, actor Robert De Niro slammed Trump as a “danger” to Americans while being shouted at by nearby protesters. While closing arguments are underway inside the courtroom, Fox News contributor Karl Rove argued De Niro’s “over-the-top” remarks were a “stupid mistake” for the Biden team on …
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John Fetterman to receive top Jewish college's highest award for his stance on Israel
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman will receive the highest honor awarded by the top U.S. Jewish university this week, the New York City school confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday. While Yeshiva University celebrates the graduation of more than 1,700 students on Wednesday, the Washington Heights institution will award Fetterman its Presidential Medallion. In a statement, the school called …
Read More »New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out
A new lawsuit filed Tuesday by a constellation of left-leaning groups in Pennsylvania is trying to prevent thousands of mail-in ballots from being thrown out in November’s election in a battleground state that is expected to play a critical role in selecting a new president. The lawsuit, filed in a state court, is the latest of perhaps a half-dozen cases …
Read More »Judge refuses to gag Trump in classified docs case, says special counsel motion failed 'basic' requirements
A federal judge on Tuesday denied Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request for a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his classified documents case after defense attorneys called it “unconstitutional censorship.” In an order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon found that Smith’s prosecutors failed to properly confer with Trump’s lawyers before filing the motion in violation of court rules. …
Read More »'Too late': Trump backs challenger to Freedom Caucus chair despite receiving prior endorsement
Former President Trump endorsed a primary challenger against Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, R-Va., on Tuesday, saying the congressman’s attempts to make amends with him were “too late.” “Bob Good is BAD FOR VIRGINIA, AND BAD FOR THE USA,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Both Good and his primary challenger, Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, recently traveled to …
Read More »'Shut down the world': McCaul warns of global economic catastrophe if China invades Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A Chinese invasion of Taiwan could have catastrophic consequences for the global economy, including in the United States, warned House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas. “The thing that really, I think, makes this island extremely important…is that 90% of the advanced [semiconductor] manufacturing for the world happens right here. And if an invasion happens, I don’t …
Read More »US forced to halt Gaza aid deliveries after Biden admin’s $320 million ‘floating pier’ starts to sink
The U.S. was forced to suspend the delivery of aid to its temporary “floating pier” on the coast of Gaza on Tuesday after rough weather caused the structure to break apart. Four vessels that had stabilized the pier broke off due to choppy waters earlier this week, but officials said the pier was still operational. That is no longer the …
Read More »CT lawmaker's saucy pizza proclamation causes outcry in top pie outposts: 'There's only one original'
A Connecticut congresswoman’s pronouncement on the House floor officially declaring that New Haven is the nation’s pizza capital led to some lighthearted objections from lawmakers in other popular pie locales last week. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., announced on the that for several reasons, New Haven – the state’s second-largest city – is thereby recognized as “the Pizza Capital of the …
Read More »NY v Trump: Defense says prosecutors 'did not meet the burden of proof,' former president is 'innocent'
Defense attorneys for former President Trump told the jury Tuesday he is innocent, did not commit any crimes and that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “did not meet the burden of proof. Period.” Defense attorney Todd Blanche delivered closing arguments Tuesday after a six-week, historic and unprecedented criminal trial of a former president of the United States. Trump is charged …
Read More »Explained: Clarence Thomas’ split with conservatives to save 'Elizabeth Warren's baby'
When the Supreme Court decided last week to keep the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) funded, some were surprised that Justice Clarence Thomas split from some of his conservative colleagues, writing the majority opinion to keep the CFPB intact. In a 7-2 decision, the court held that Congress uniquely authorized the bureau to draw its funding directly from theFederal …
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