CBP memo orders agents not to misgender ‘members of the public’
An internal U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) memo obtained by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project and shared with Fox News Digital prohibits agents from using “he, him, she, her” pronouns when initially interacting with members of the public. “DO NOT use ‘he, him, she, her’ pronouns until you have more information about, or provided Read More
Experts examine how Supreme Court could overhaul voting rights litigation in possible gerrymandering case
A new voting rights case bubbling up to the Supreme Court has the potential to transform how voting rights are litigated in the courts. On Monday, the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act – which prohibits the “denial or abridgment of the right to vote on Read More
Utah Republican seeking to replace Romney accused of falsifying endorsements, strong-arming GOP for support
A Utah Republican seeking to replace retiring GOP Sen. Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate has been deemed “one hundred percent a liar” by one state lawmaker following his claim that his campaign received endorsements from several elected officials in the state. Earlier this year, then-Utah state House Speaker Brad Wilson, who announced his campaign Read More
Ohio Rep. Bill Johnson leaving Congress to accept role as president of Youngstown State
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, announced Tuesday that he is retiring from Congress to accept an offer to become president of Youngstown State University. Johnson, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010, will continue in his role as a lawmaker for several more months before starting as president of Youngstown State University Read More
Federal court strikes down Maryland gun licensing law
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Maryland’s handgun licensing law, finding that its requirements, which include submitting fingerprints for a background check and taking a four-hour firearms safety course, are unconstitutionally restrictive. In a 2-1 ruling, judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond said they considered the case in Read More
Maryland attorney general suspends hate crime task force member claiming babies murdered by Hamas were ‘fake’
Democrat Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown took action against a member of his own hate crime task force on Tuesday after numerous antisemitic social media posts by the member surfaced, including a claim that the babies murdered in the brutal Oct. 7 Hamas attack were “fake.” Zainab Chaudry, an anti-Israel activist who serves as the Read More
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro appeals court’s blockage of carbon-pricing standards
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Tuesday that it is appealing a court ruling that blocked a state regulation to make Pennsylvania’s power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, even as the Democrat warned lawmakers to get to work on a better alternative. In a statement, Shapiro didn’t pledge to enforce the regulation, Read More
Pro-Trump candidate faces off with moderate Dem as Utah voters head to polls for special election
Voters in Utah are heading to the polls Tuesday for a special election to determine which party will fill the last remaining open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The election, to be held in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, was triggered by the resignation of former Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, who left Congress in Read More
Adams says ‘DC has abandoned us’ as NYC slashes budgets over migrant crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday that Washington D.C. “has abandoned us” in regards to the ongoing migrant crisis the city and other parts of the country are facing — days after he announced stinging budget cuts to education and policing due to the crisis. “D.C. has abandoned us, and they need Read More
ICE deports illegal immigrant wanted for murder, had been detained seven times at border
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported an illegal immigrant who is wanted for murder in Mexico and had been living illegally in the U.S. despite having been stopped at the border more than half a dozen times previously. Juan Martinez Merida, a Mexican illegal immigrant, was deported in October, authorities said in a recent Read More