Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced after a contentious nomination hearing Thursday that he would not support the Trump administration’s pick for ambassador to Kuwait. Among other areas of concern, Cruz expressed alarm over Amer Ghalib’s refusal to outright condemn the Muslim Brotherhood, a group Cruz believes works against the geopolitical …
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The Trump administration’s Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro, along with his wife, son and a close associate, accusing the group of being involved in the global illicit drug trade. The action was taken under a Biden administration executive order targeting foreigners involved in the drug …
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has canceled votes in the House of Representatives for a fourth straight week as the government shutdown shows no signs of ending. Johnson’s move is a part of his continued pressure strategy on Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who have sunk the GOP’s …
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Whether Atlanta’s city-run grocery store becomes a blueprint or a cautionary tale remains to be seen. But as cities nationwide grapple with rising food prices and shrinking access to affordable groceries, the project is testing how far local governments can go to fill the gap. Azalea Fresh Market opened on …
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that California issued a commercial driver’s license (CDL) to an illegal immigrant truck driver charged in a fatal DUI crash that killed three people. “I can confirm that California gave this individual a license, and it is something that the Department …
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An Ohio state legislator is looking to penalize sanctuary cities and push law enforcement to cooperate with federal authorities amid President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown. Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams, a Republican running for U.S. House, is introducing the Protecting Ohio Communities Act, known as House Bill 26, which …
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New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani made his Fox News debut on Wednesday in a wide-ranging interview with “The Story” host Martha MacCallum. On the eve of the first general election mayoral debate, MacCallum pressed Mamdani, during the nearly 30-minute interview, on the self-identified democratic socialist’s affordability agenda, …
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a directive ordering the Department of War to keep paying U.S. troops despite the ongoing government shutdown, bypassing Congress after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal for weeks. The White House said the move is necessary to protect “military readiness” as the budget …
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to The City by the Bay after days of touting his administration’s public safety progress. Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday that the National Guard is headed to San Francisco next …
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A Democrat staffer allegedly threatened to “put a knot” on the head of his boss’s Black GOP opponent, leading a Virginia magistrate to grant a protective order for the Republican, Del. A.C. Cordoza. The order, signed Tuesday by Magistrate Judge Gregory Kaliris, found that “Mr. Cordoza was attempting to speak …
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