Dems use GOP-opposed immigration bill as cudgel against Republicans on border security
Democrats are reminding voters often of Republican opposition to a Senate bill designed to be a compromise on border security, accusing their counterparts of “exploiting” the crisis at the southern border rather than legislating. Democrats in the upper chamber have continued to espouse their support for a border security bill that was negotiated in a Read More
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In a virtual event held in partnership with ProPublica, we’ll discuss landmark federal policy shifts that precipitated last year’s deadly Juárez detention center fire, and how immigration is shaping the presidential election.
Vulnerable Dem incumbents move to the center in key swing states as Biden panders to far-left base
Democratic incumbent Senate candidates across the country in key battleground states are moving more and more to the center and right as polls continue to show President Biden trailing former President Trump in many key swing states. Biden trails Trump in six battleground states with about six months to go before the election, according to Read More
Jury picked, opening statements begin in US v. Menendez: ‘Use your good judgment’
A dozen jurors and six alternatives were chosen Wednesday and began hearing opening statements in the high-profile federal corruption trial of New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez. Opening statements are expected to take up to three hours total, and prosecutor Lara Pomerantz was allotted 45 minutes. U.S. Judge Sidney H. Stein told the jurors, “use Read More
ACLU backs efforts to sink bill stripping any nonprofit that ‘bankrolls terrorists’ of tax-exempt status
FIRST ON FOX: A new bill that would strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits found to be materially supporting terrorists – which passed the House with broad bipartisan support – is facing lobbying efforts to sink it by groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The bill, introduced by Reps. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Read More
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Why nomination of comedian Shyam Rangeela rejected in Varanasi
Shyam Rangeela has shared a video on his X account and talked about his cancellation of nomination from Varanasi.
Barge hits, damages bridge in Galveston, causing an oil spill
The damaged bridge connects Pelican Island, where the Texas A&M Galveston campus is located, to Galveston Island.
Biden highlights police funding, gun control efforts at National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service
President Biden addressed the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the Capitol on Wednesday, paying tribute to police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. In remarks at the annual event, which is sponsored by the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Biden highlighted the trip he took to North Carolina just Read More
Red state university accused of giving more financial aid to Black students
FIRST ON FOX: Students at the University of Oklahoma filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday alleging the school violated their equal protection clause rights by awarding students financial aid on the basis of race. Plaintiffs Brayden Johnson, Logan Rhines and Kayla Savage – all undergraduate students – claimed in a lawsuit that the university “places Read More
Senators unveil bipartisan push to spend billions on AI research, warn China is ‘in a hurry’
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators joined in a call to boost American funding of artificial intelligence research Wednesday. The group, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., argues the U.S. is at risk of being left behind on AI if government funding does not increase. Joining Schumer from the other side of the Read More