The House on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion defense spending bill for 2024 that included some desperately needed aid to Ukraine, though the severely reduced price tag and the lengthy wait times have allies like Lithuania increasingly “concerned” about whether the U.S. can still be counted on as a reliable partner. Russia’s war in Ukraine has dragged on in the …
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Anti-Trump GOP Alaska Senator doesn't shoot down notion of becoming independent
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, didn’t rule out becoming an independent during an interview and expressed regret that the GOP was “seemingly becoming a party of Donald Trump.” Murkowski, who voted to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial in 2021, told CNN’s Manu Raju she was navigating “interesting political times,” and would not say she would remain a member of …
Read More »Leading conservative judicial activist poured $216M into causes in 12-month span: tax forms
EXCLUSIVE:A group affiliated with Leonard Leo, a topconservative judicial activist, poured $216 million into causes over the course of a year, tax forms obtained by Fox News Digital show. The Marble Freedom Trust, a nonprofit for which Leo acts as chairman, has found itself under the microscope of media outlets and Democratic politicians such as Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse …
Read More »Republicans blast Biden admin's 'Red Flag Operation' as one that will 'violate' Second Amendment rights
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Florida on Saturday where she will tout a Biden administration effort to provide “training and technical assistance” to individuals “responsible for implementing laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of people who pose a threat to themselves or others.” The new program drew immediate backlash from some Republicans who called the …
Read More »House Freedom Caucus chair 'can't defend' Johnson amid push to oust speaker
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., would not say Friday whether he will support an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. After the House passed a $1.2 trillion federal funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., declared that Johnson had “betrayed” the “confidence” of the House GOP conference and introduced a …
Read More »Latest Republican primary results signal who has grip over GOP: 'This is Trump's party'
Former President Donald Trump was a big winner this week, not only in the presidential primaries in a handful of states across the country, but also in a number of highly contested down-ballot showdowns. And victories by Trump-endorsed candidates in some high-profile Senate and House primaries delivered further proof of the former president’s immense sway over the GOP. “An endorsement …
Read More »Donald Trump Jr. wants a 'fighter' to serve as Trump's VP: 'Someone who can take those hits'
Donald Trump Jr. is on the search for a “fighter” to run alongside his father, former President Donald Trump, in the 2024 race for the White House. Highlighting the importance of the vice presidential role, Trump Jr., who is lobbying his father to choose a running mate who is willing to take on distinct challenges, told the New York Post …
Read More »Judge allows GOP firebrands to sue two cities in deep-blue state for violating their free speech rights
A federal judge on Friday allowed a lawsuit from Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to proceed against two California cities that canceled their rallies in 2021. In a 22-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Hernan Vera said there is adequate evidence to suggest the GOP lawmakers have a legitimate claim against officials in Anaheim and Riverside, Calif., …
Read More »Senate passes mammoth $1.2T spending package after brief partial government shutdown
The Senate passed a controversial six-bill government funding package on Saturday after a brief partial government shutdown. Senators voted in favor of passing the $1.2 trillion spending package by a vote of 74-24. The text for the group of bills was only unveiled in the early hours of Thursday morning, angering several Republicans in the upper chamber. The appropriations measures …
Read More »Democrats ripped for trying to 'kill democracy' with effort to protect Biden, silence third-party candidates
FIRST ON FOX: Democrats are taking heat over their efforts to protect President Biden’s re-election chances by trying to silence third-party and independent presidential candidates. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s campaign lashed out at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) over its creation of a new team to actively combat her candidacy, as well as that of independent presidential candidates …
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