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GOP senator leads charge to recognize 'American Girls in Sports Day' amid Biden's Title IX overhaul

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Thursday introduced a resolution to recognize Oct. 10 as “American Girls in Sports Day” amid the Biden administration’s Title IX revisions, according to a press release exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital. Tennessee is among the six states that have sued the Department of Education due to the overhaul of Title IX of the …

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All GOP senators press Biden not to support expanding WHO pandemic authority

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., led the entire Republican Senate conference in calling on President Biden to reject agreements that would expand the authority of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the case of a global pandemic. “We strongly urge you not to join any pandemic related treaty, convention, or agreement being considered” at the 77th World Health …

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Watchdog group asks to unseal records of DOJ's subpoenas of congressional staffers' messages

EXCLUSIVE: A watchdog group is asking a federal court to unseal documents related to the Justice Department’s subpoenas of the personal phone and email records of members of Congress and during the Trump-Russia investigation, Fox News Digital has learned. Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research filed a motion, first obtained by Fox News Digital, in the U.S. District Court for the …

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Matt Gaetz blasts House antisemitism legislation as 'ridiculous hate speech bill'

Rep.Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., railed against the House’s antisemitism legislation on Wednesday, blasting it as a “ridiculous hate speech bill” before the legislation was ultimately passed. The Antisemitism Awareness Act aims to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses and would expand the legal definition of antisemitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The bill comes at a time when anti-Israel protests …

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Sen Mike Lee targets university grants, cites 'woke DEI programs,' anti-Israel riots

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is taking on university subsidies from the federal government as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs expand and schools lose control over antisemitic protests and riots across the country. The Utah Republican introduced the No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act in the Senate on Thursday, with Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., …

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Thune targets IRS staff's use of personal devices after reported failure to comply with TikTok ban

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republican Whip John Thune of South Dakota is looking to restrict the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’) use of a program that allows some employees to work from their personal devices, after a recent government report showed the agency had not fully complied with the ban of TikTok on federal devices. The South Dakota Republican, who is …

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Ernst leads Senate GOP demanding Biden 'cease planning' Gaza refugee acceptance

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, led Republican senators in demanding President Biden stop any plans for potential U.S. acceptance of Palestinian refugees from Gaza. “We demand that your administration cease planning for accepting Gazan refugees until you adequately answer our concerns and focus your attention instead on securing the release of U.S. hostages held by Hamas,” Ernst wrote …

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Growing controversy over Biden's Gaza pier fuels concerns over cost, security

JERUSALEM – The rising costs of a floating pier off the coast of the embattled Gaza Strip –said to be aimed at enabling shipments of humanitarian aid to reach the civilian population trapped in the central andnorthern parts of the Palestinian enclave –has stoked controversy after it was revealed this week that the project will cost the U.S. upward of …

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GOP in battleground states rip Trump trial judge's 'dangerous' ruling

EXCLUSIVE: The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s ongoing New York City trial is taking heat from a rare coalition formed to jointly condemn his “dangerous” gag order ruling that it says “poses a dire threat to our democracy.” The group, made up mostly of prominent Republican candidates running in battleground states crucial to flipping the Senate red in …

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Voicemail threats to Montana Sen. Tester land constituent in prison

A Montana man who pleaded guilty to leaving voicemail messages threatening to kill Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and his family was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Anthony James Cross, 30, of Billings pleaded guilty in January to making threats to injure and murder a U.S. senator. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS POUR INTO …

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