Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown goes down in flames as Republicans rebel
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a partial government shutdown failed on Wednesday. It was voted down 202 to 220, with two Republicans – Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky. – voting “present.” At least nine Republicans voted against House GOP leadership’s bill, a six-month extension of the current year’s federal Read More
Harrowing footage shows US troops being fired at after VP Harris’ claim of no Americans in combat zones
New video of U.S. troops being shot at overseas contradicts Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim the U.S. does not have troops in an active combat zone, according to Rep. Jim Banks. The harrowing footage shows a firestorm of bullets and explosives targeting U.S. troops and was taken within the last “few months,” according to the Read More
158 Dems vote against bill to deport illegal immigrants who commit sex crimes
More than 150 House Democrats voted against a bill that would deport illegal immigrants convicted of a sexual offense or conspiracy to commit such a crime. The Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act passed the House of Representatives along bipartisan lines on Wednesday. All present Republicans voted for the bill, as did 51 Democratic Read More
Texas education commissioner calls for student cellphone ban in schools
Mike Morath made the recommendation as concerns rise that phones are harmful to students’ mental health and distract them from learning.
Fox News Politics: Kamala’s House Calls
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest political news from Washington, D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. Here’s what’s happening… – Top House committee shreds Biden-Harris admin on border… – Liberal group claims Harris is lying about moderating on the border… – Secret Service facing staffing shortage ahead of the election… Read More
Dozens of states urge EPA to deny California waiver making out-of-state trucks comply with electric mandate
Twenty-four states signed onto a formal “comment letter” to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking it to deny California a waiver that would allow Sacramento to compel visiting truckers to conform to its stringent emissions standards. Any trucking company with 50 or more vehicles or $50 million in gross annual revenue would fall under the Read More
More than 100 former GOP officials from past administrations publicly endorse Harris over Trump
More than 100 former Republican officials, mostly those who worked in national security or previously in various GOP presidential administrations, have penned a letter endorsing Vice President Harris and warning about the dangers of a potential second Trump administration. “We appreciate that many Republicans prefer Donald Trump to Kamala Harris, for a variety of reasons. Read More
‘Our people are dying’: Rachel Morin’s mom sounds alarm about illegal immigration after daughter’s murder
The mother of a woman allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador gave emotional testimony to lawmakers Wednesday about the moment she found out about her daughter’s death while testifying that U.S. borders are “not safe.” Patty Morin, whose daughter Rachel was killed last year in Maryland, testified at a House Homeland Security Read More
AOC, Bernie Sanders lead action against Israel after shocking pager attacks on Hezbollah
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is demanding an investigation into whether any U.S. resources went toward Israel’s coordinated explosion of Hezbollah pagers. “Israel’s pager attack in Lebanon detonated thousands of handheld devices across of a [sic] slew of public spaces, seriously injuring and killing innocent civilians,” the progressive New Yorker wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “This Read More
Trump at higher risk of assassination than other former presidents thanks to ‘public enemy’ rhetoric: expert
The threat against former President Trump is unique to him and far higher than anything facing the other living former presidents as inflammatory political rhetoric has consistently portrayed him as “public enemy number one for democracy,” a security expert told Fox Digital. Trump has faced a pair of assassination attempts in just over two months Read More