Biden and McCarthy speak by phone after Speaker cites ‘progress’ in talks
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were scheduled to speak by phone Saturday night at 6 p.m. to discuss a potential debt limit deal, Fox News has learned. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP President Joe Biden speaks at the LSU Tigers Championship Celebration event at the White House in Washington D.C., […]
Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
The Texas House of Representatives voted Saturday to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over charges of bribery, disregard of official duties and abuse of public trust after hours of debate in an afternoon session — sending the case to the state Senate. The House voted 121-23 to impeach him, meaning he will step down […]
23 GOP-led states back Florida challenge to Biden policy releasing migrants without court dates
Nearly two dozen Republican-led states have backed Florida’s legal challenge to a Biden administration policy that allowed for the release of migrants into the U.S. interior without court dates — but was blocked just hours before the expiration of the Title 42 public health order. “The Administration’s en masse parole of aliens violates federal immigration […]
Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduation
A federal judge ruled Friday that a rural Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend after the student sued the school district. Judge Nina Y. Wang wrote that wearing a sash during a graduation ceremony falls under school-sponsored speech, not […]
Sen. Cruz defends Texas AG Paxton amid impeachment efforts from ‘swamp in Austin’
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz took to social media Saturday to defend Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ahead of a vote in the state House to impeach him, insisting Paxton has been the “strongest conservative AG” in America and that the “swamp in Austin” can’t handle it. A vote to impeach Paxton, slated for 1 p.m. […]
Key Biden asylum rule facing mounting legal battles in wake of Title 42’s expiration
A rule limiting and regulating asylum claims at the southern border, which marks a key element of the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate migrants in the wake of the end of the Title 42 public health order, is facing mounting legal challenges — with lawsuits from both the left and the right. The “Circumvention of […]
Nikki Haley on the path to 2024 presidential victory: ‘This is a marathon’
Nikki Haley, the first and only woman in the 2024 presidential race, knows there’s still a long way to go until election day. “This is a marathon, it’s not a sprint. I’m not concerned with where things are now. I’m concerned about touching as many voters as we can and watching that go,” the candidate […]
Soros-backed prosecutor’s scandal-ridden tenure having ripple effects even after resignation
The controversial leadership of an embattled George Soros-bankrolled prosecutor in St. Louis who resigned earlier this month amid allegations of neglecting her duties is still having ripple effects as the city looks to turn the page. Kim Gardner, a Democrat long mired in scandal and misconduct allegations, stepped down last week as St. Louis circuit […]
DeSantis says he would welcome bill to abolish ‘corrupt’ IRS: ‘We need something totally different’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would be “welcoming” of a measure from Congress to defund the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) if he’s elected president next year. The comments from DeSantis, who officially announced this week that he would seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, came during a conversation with radio host and Second […]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Where We Stand on the Debt Ceiling
Democrats and Republicans were very close to hammering out a final debt ceiling deal Friday night, but the pact fell apart when neither side could get the guarantees they wanted. The hope was for negotiators to finish some text last night, which would let House Republicans begin to run their three-day procedural clock as soon […]