Northern Louisiana district judge dies after unspecified illness
A north Louisiana district judge has died following an undisclosed illness. District Attorney Schuyler Marvin, whose office covers Bossier and Webster parishes, confirmed Wednesday that state District Judge Lane Pittard passed away overnight at his home, KTBS-TV reported. He was 66. For more than a decade, Pittard served as the lead prosecutor at the Bossier-Webster Read More
White House silent on reported Biden administration staffers protesting president’s Israel policy
The White House is remaining silent after dozens of reported Biden administration staffers protested their boss’s Israel policy on Wednesday, calling for a cease-fire in the Jewish nation’s war against terrorists. The protesters, wearing masks and sunglasses at night to hide their faces, called for Biden to push for a cease-fire in the war started Read More
Fox News Politics: WH prickles at ‘baseless,’ ‘no evidence’ Biden impeachment
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. Subscribe now to get Fox News Politics newsletter in your inbox. What’s happening: – New York court rejects Trump’s appeal of gag order… – Former prosecutor who allegedly scuttled Hunter Biden probe ‘refused’ to Read More
Andy Biggs calls for contempt charges against Eric Swalwell for aiding Hunter Biden
EXCLUSIVE: A GOP lawmaker on the House Oversight Committee is calling for Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., to be punished by Congress for helping Hunter Biden on Wednesday morning. Swalwell had reserved a spot outside the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol where Hunter Biden later made a brief statement to the press before skipping a planned Read More
Haley’s momentum in the GOP presidential race appears to be paying off: ‘The funding is coming through’
Addressing a standing-room-only crowd at a weekday morning town hall in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley noted that “it’s been a great couple of weeks for us.” Minutes earlier, the former ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina governor was introduced to the crowd – many of whom were seeing her Read More
Jayapal tells fellow Dems not to ‘out-Republican the Republicans’ on immigration amid funding talks
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., on Friday scolded fellow members of her party for trying to “out-Republican the Republicans” on immigration, as Democrats and the Biden administration tried to find common ground on border security measures as part of an emergency supplemental funding deal. A number of Democrats have expressed concern over a CBS News report Read More
Karine Jean-Pierre blows up when pressed on Biden connection to Hunter’s business dealings: ‘No evidence!’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre blew up Thursday when pressed by a reporter on President Biden “lying” about past interactions with his son Hunter’s business associates, declaring there was “no evidence” the president did anything wrong. Jean-Pierre also lashed out at House Republicans over the vote to approve an official impeachment inquiry against Biden, Read More
Dem Sen praised ‘diversity and equality’ efforts of Islamic group whose leader was ‘happy to see’ Hamas attack
Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. Bob Casey heaped praise on the group whose leader recently made controversial remarks about Hamas’ brutal invasion of Israel by previously heralding one of its local chapters’ dedication to “diversity and equality” and its commitment to fight “discrimination and prejudice” in society. Nihad Awad, the executive director and co-founder of the Council Read More
Top conservatives joining DeSantis on the Iowa campaign trail ahead of caucuses: ‘Will get the job done’
FIRST ON FOX: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joined by a trio of top conservatives on the campaign trail in Iowa in the next few days as he continues his push to mobilize Hawkeye State voters to caucus for him next month. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a longtime friend of DeSantis, is set to Read More
Schumer announces Senate will cancel part of holiday recess as border talks continue
Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday afternoon the Senate would shorten its holiday recess by returning Monday as lawmakers continue to hash out a border deal in the national security supplemental funding request. “That will give negotiators from the White House, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, a time to work through the weekend in Read More