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BET founder Robert Johnson says Dems taking black voters ‘for granted,’ calls for BLM to form party

By Marisa Schultz | Fox News BET founder Robert Johnson says the Democratic Party has taken black voters in America for granted, and he urges the ascendant Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement to form a new third party to fight for their interests. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News that touched on 2020 politics, civil unrest and more, Johnson delivered an […]

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Big-city Dems who had imposed strict lockdowns now let George Floyd rioters flout rules

By Gregg Re | Fox News The coronavirus lockdown is seemingly down and out, as many Democrats in charge of big cities — including several who once insisted on strict quarantine measures — line up to champion the nationwide mass demonstrations over the in-custody death of George Floyd, sans social distancing. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lashed out at protesters calling to reopen the […]

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Sanders delegates push back at agreements prohibiting convention dissent: ‘It’s ridiculous’

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Sen. Bernie Sanders’ political team – in an apparent bid for party unity – is asking supporters chosen to represent the former presidential candidate at the Democratic convention to sign agreements preventing them from criticizing Democratic Party leaders or other 2020 contenders either in person or on social media during this summer’s confab. And that’s not […]

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Gregg Jarrett: Biden turning to ‘deflection and diversion’ amid new questions about son’s Ukraine work

By Julia Musto | Fox News Joe Biden is trying to deflect legitimate questions surrounding his son Hunter’s 2014 work in Ukraine on the board of natural gas company Burisma Holdings, Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett accused Thursday. In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” Jarrett said the question about whether there was influence-peddling by Burisma, consulting company Blue Star Strategies, and Hunter Biden by leveraging the influence of his […]

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‘Shady backroom deal’ could swing upcoming Nevada primary election, RNC tells state attorney general

By Gregg Re | Fox News Together with the Nevada GOP, Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Wednesday demanded the state investigate what she called a “shady” and potentially illegal “backroom deal” by local politicians that would alter voting procedures ahead of the state’s all mail-in June 9 primary. In a letter to Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, McDaniel […]

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Pelosi swears in two new GOP members of Congress

By Marisa Schultz | Fox News Two new GOP congressmen were sworn into office Tuesday after winning two special elections last week that Republican leaders tout as a sign of GOP momentum heading into the fall general election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcomed Mike Garcia, R-Calif., and Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., to the Capitol Tuesday morning to swear them into office. The newest members of Congress […]

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Governors face mounting court challenges over coronavirus lockdown orders

By Tyler Olson | Fox News Legal challenges to governors’ coronavirus shutdown orders are piling up nationwide, putting state leaders on the defensive as citizens and businesses itching to get back to normal take their arguments to court — in some cases succeeding at voiding the governors’ actions. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, for example, struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ “safer at home” order on […]

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Trump tells governors feds ‘will step in’ if government disagrees with state restart plans

By Tyler Olson | Fox News President Trump told governors on a conference call Monday that he “will step in” if the federal government disagrees with state reopening plans, as he largely expressed satisfaction with how the governors are moving to lift coronavirus restrictions in their individual states, according to a report. Trump, whose administration last month revealed guidelines for when states should begin lifting […]

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Dem-imposed coronavirus orders face lawsuits across the nation

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Stay-at-home orders aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus are now facing legal challenges from residents and state officials alike, alleging that some measures – mostly put in place by Democrats — go too far while the country gradually moves toward reopening. California alone is facing at least a dozen lawsuits that include claims that the state […]

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Watergate prosecutors who want to weigh in on Flynn case include Dem donors, outspoken Trump critics

By Tyler Olson | Fox News Sixteen former Watergate prosecutors have notified Emmet Sullivan, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, that they intend to file an “amicus curiae” (“friend of the court”) brief in the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to dismiss the charges against him. Flynn had previously pleaded guilty […]