EXCLUSIVE: A top grassroots group that represents Jewish Republicans across the country is showcasing what it calls its largest-ever fundraising and expenditure effort in support of a GOP presidential nominee. The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), in an announcement shared first with Fox News on Thursday, highlighted that it is committed to raising a minimum of $5 million — from its …
Read More »Tag Archives: republicans
Catholic groups pummel HHS secretary after heated exchange with GOP rep on transgender surgeries
Catholic groups and other conservative organizations are going after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra after a GOP lawmaker accused him of withholding federal funds from hospitals that do not perform transgender surgeries on religious grounds. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., clashed with Becerra at a heated House hearing on Wednesday, demanding that he commit to not blocking federal …
Read More »'Let Trump Speak Act' to ban gag orders on defendants put forward by House GOP
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Andy Ogles is introducing the “Let Trump Speak Act” on Thursday to prohibit judges from issuing gag orders to defendants, like former President Trump, in any criminal or civil proceeding. “We have watched for years as a politically-weaponized Department of Justice and Democrat activist judges have gone after President Donald J. Trump,” the Tennessee Republican told …
Read More »These 3 university presidents will be testifying in House GOP's antisemitism probe next week
Three university presidents will be summoned to Capitol Hill next week to testify as part of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s investigation into antisemitism on college campuses. The heads of Northwestern University, the University of California, Los Angeles and Rutgers University will participate in a May 23 hearing titled, “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos,” committee Chairwoman …
Read More »Johnson rebukes Biden, Schumer over blocked Israel aid as House votes to force bomb deliveries
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday hammered President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over blocked U.S. military aid for Israel with the House expected to vote on a bill to force bomb deliveries to the Jewish state amid its war against Hamas.On the steps of the Capitol, Johnson also drew a parallel to Biden’s decision earlier Thursday …
Read More »GOP turns up heat on House Dems with high-pressure Israel vote Thursday
The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill to stop President Biden from blocking offensive weapons aid to Israel on Thursday. Biden has faced bipartisan backlash for withholding a bomb shipment from Israel over fears it could be used in Rafah, as well as for warning Israel that the U.S. would not send offensive weapons if they …
Read More »Garland rips 'unfounded' effort to hold him in contempt after Biden asserts executive privilege over Hur audio
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday slammed “unprecedented, frankly unfounded attacks on the Justice Department,” defending President Biden’s decision to assert executive privilege to block subpoenas for audio of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur regarding classified documents found in his possession. On his way to an FBI memorial for fallen agents, Garland briefly took questions from reporters before …
Read More »North Carolina bill to stop protesters from using masks to hide identities advances without health exemption
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred by anti-Israel demonstrations that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses. The legislation – House Bill 237 – cleared the state’s Senate on Wednesday in a 30-15 vote …
Read More »Biden campaign high on DOJ's marijuana shift, 'smokes' Trump for inaction during his term
EXCLUSIVE: The Biden campaign is taking aim at former President Trump following the administration’s move to ease federal marijuana restrictions. President Biden announced the “monumental” shift in marijuana policy on Thursday in a video posted on social media, kicking off a process to reclassify the drug from a Schedule I restricted substance to a Schedule III. “It’s simple, Joe Biden …
Read More »Republican aiming to flip key Senate seat in dark blue state gets praise from these top Dems
Words of praise for former Maryland governor and Republican Senate nominee Larry Hogan came from his Democratic rival in a crucial general election showdown that may decide if the GOP wins back the chamber’s majority. “We have had a really wonderful working relationship with the governor and his administration,” Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who as Prince George’s County executive steers Maryland’s …
Read More »