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Coronavirus impact: State-by-state re-openings & restrictions

By Daniella Genovese FOXBusiness The aggressive measure is meant to keep the virus in check by forcing people to stay away from each other. Local governments around the nation are working to reopen the economy months after “stay-at-home” or “shelter-in-place” orders were implemented in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. As the virus rapidly spread around […]

Posted inNational News

Warren’s kid-block background spells out almost-hidden message in convention speech

By Caitlin McFall | Fox News Prominent message sits over Warren’s shoulder as she voices support for Biden-Warren ticket. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., appeared in a virtual speech during the third night of the Democratic National Convention to discuss the struggles of childcare in America, especially amid the coronavirus crisis. “Childcare was already hard to find before the pandemic. And […]

Posted inCongress

Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says his probe ‘would certainly’ help Trump win reelection

By Kyle Cheney Sen. Ron Johnson this week said his probe of Obama-era intelligence agencies would help President Donald Trump win reelection, igniting fury from Democrats who say it was an explicit admission he’s using his committee to damage Joe Biden’s candidacy for president. “The more that we expose of the corruption of the transition […]

Posted inWorld

Huawei to stop making flagship chipsets as U.S. pressure bites, Chinese media say

By Reuters The U.S. ordered software suppliers to refrain from doing business with Huawei in May. Huawei Technologies Co will stop making its flagship Kirin chipsets next month, financial magazine Caixin said on Saturday, as the impact of U.S. pressure on the Chinese tech giant grows. U.S. pressure on Huawei’s suppliers has made it impossible for the company’s HiSilicon chip division to […]

Posted inNational Security & Defense

Break the Ice: Trump ramping up US presence in the Arctic as Russia, China threats loom

By Tyler Olson | Fox News Among problems for the U.S.: a lack of icebreakers. President Trump, in a recent memo, asked executive departments to report back by early August on how they can develop a U.S. “fleet” of icebreaking ships to navigate the frozen Arctic and Antarctic — marking yet another step in the administration’s efforts to strengthen U.S. influence in the region as […]

Posted inEconomy

Bipartisan leaders of Problem Solvers Caucus predict deal on horizon for coronavirus stimulus bill

By Marisa Schultz | Fox News Pressure from expiring unemployment benefits will spur lawmakers to action, the lawmakers say. The leaders of the House Problem Solvers Caucus Friday expressed optimism that Republicans and Democrats will soon come together on a major coronavirus deal to continue supplemental unemployment benefits, help struggling small businesses and fund the reopening of schools. Reps. Tom […]

Posted inWeather

Hurricane Isaias’ impact may be felt in Florida tonight as storm charts path for US east coast

By Greg Norman | Fox News The storm is expected to pass over much of the Bahamas today. Heavy rain from Hurricane Isaias may start drenching portions of Florida Friday night before the Category 1 storm turns and makes its way up the east coast with expected landfall in North Carolina, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Isaias, declared a hurricane late Thursday night, had maximum […]

Posted inNational News

Democrat mayor suggests replacing teachers who oppose return to class

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News Bowser seemed to allude to the union’s unwillingness to return to the classroom as a factor in the district’s decision to return virtually. All Washington, D.C., public schools will begin the year virtually on Aug. 31 until at least Nov. 6, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office announced Thursday. The announcement comes after the mayor last […]

Posted inDepartment of Justice

DAs backed by Soros, other liberal activists join fray in clash with police

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Under-the-radar political investments made by progressive groups in recent years may be paying off. Calls for drastic criminal justice and police reforms have swept the country since the death of George Floyd, but local prosecutors already are making waves on that front — in a sign that under-the-radar political investments made by progressive groups in […]

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Secret source for anti-Trump Steele dossier is revealed

By Marisa Schultz | Fox News Researcher on Russian politics wanted FBI to keep his identity secret. The primary source for Christopher Steele’s unverified dossier has been revealed as a United States resident who once co-wrote a research paper showing Russian President Vladimir Putin plagiarized his dissertation. A lawyer for Igor Danchenko, 42, confirmed to The New York Times that his client — a former Brookings Institution senior […]