By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Former Vice President Joe Biden has surged ahead of President Trump by a substantial margin in recent polls, but two Democrats from the key swing state of Michigan are not convinced that it means anything. Rep. Debbie Dingell and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reportedly warned voters not to take the recent numbers for granted, noting that […]
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Rep. Steve Scalise questions Dem governors on decision to send coronavirus patients to nursing homes
By Tyler Olson | Fox News Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., on Thursday said that he is sending oversight letters to a number of Democratic governors who sent coronavirus patients into nursing homes and asked Democrats to join him in getting to the bottom of the issue. “The decision of several governors to essentially mandate COVID positive patients go back to their nursing homes ended […]
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Trump mocks Romney for marching with protesters to White House: ‘What a guy’
By Brooke Singman | Fox News President Trump on Monday mocked Mitt Romney for marching with protesters to the White House over the weekend, sarcastically praising the Utah senator’s “sincerity” and political acumen. “Tremendous sincerity, what a guy,” Trump tweeted Monday morning. “Hard to believe, with this kind of political talent, his numbers would ‘tank’ so badly in Utah!” Donald […]
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Republicans returning fire in 2020 battle for Senate
By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Democrats have been playing offense so far this year as they try to regain the majority in the Senate for the first time in six years. But with five months to go until November’s general election, the Republicans are starting to return fire as they defend 23 of the 35 Senate seats up for grabs this year. […]
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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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MSNBC analyst’s smear of Florida governor hasn’t aged well
By WND Staff Claiming five Democratic governors were making decisions rooted in “fact-based truth,” MSNBC contributor Mike Barnicle slammed Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ restrained approach to the novel coronavirus pandemic from March. But more than two months later, the “facts” vindicate DeSantis’ decision not to order a complete statewide lockdown. The Florida death rates […]
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Stocks soar as NYSE trading floor reopens from coronavirus shutdown
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness Airlines surged as Spain announced plans to reopen to international travelers U.S. equity markets surged to their best levels in months as states continued to reopen and traders returned to the New York Stock Exchange for the first time since shutting down on March 23 to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Obamagate’ is a lot more complex than it may sound
By Chad Pergram | Fox News Was it Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi? Or, was it Bain Capital, Bain Capital, Bain Capital? Her emails, her emails, her emails. Maybe it’s Russia, Russia, Russia? Aha. We’ve settled on one for the 2020 presidential campaign. It’s not distilled conveniently into a pithy, easily-identifiable code word. President Trump calls it “Obamagate,” a rhetorical hybrid capitalizing on the […]
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South Carolina election ballots reportedly found in Maryland this week
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News South Carolina election ballots reportedly ended up in Maryland this week, after mail-in voting for the Palmetto State’s June 9 primary has already begun, according to local news reports. South Carolina election officials may cut ties with the company they used, Minnesota printer SeaChange, over the mix-up after about 20 Charleston County absentee […]
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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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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 […]
