By Alex Pappas | Fox News President Trump on Wednesday demanded Democrats end what he called their “phony investigations” before he’ll negotiate with them on issues like infrastructure, as he delivered a fiery statement from the Rose Garden after cutting a meeting short with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. The president had met for mere […]
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Trump’s agenda hampered by troubling number of lower court injunctions, Barr says
By Edmund DeMarche | Fox News Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday said he has noticed a troubling trend of nationwide injunctions issued by lower courts that have taken their toll on President Trump’s agenda and threaten the political process for future administrations. Barr, who has been accused by Democrats of protecting Trump after the release of the Mueller report, told […]
Judge Orders Antifa Activist Yvette Felarca to Pay Judicial Watch Legal Fees for Her ‘Entirely Frivolous’ Lawsuit
(Washington, DC) — Judicial Watch announced that a U.S. District Judge in California awarded Judicial Watch $22,000 in legal fees in a case filed by an Antifa organizer in an effort to block Judicial Watch from obtaining information about her activities. Yvette Felarca, a middle school teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), and […]
Trump-backed Kentucky Gov. Bevin wins GOP primary
By Gregg Re | Fox News Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, who is backed by President Trump, has cleared his first hurdle in the pursuit of a second term, defeating three challengers to win the Republican nomination. Bevin beat state Rep. Robert Goforth, William Woods and Ike Lawrence. The governor’s strong showing on Tuesday gives him a boost heading […]
China ‘committed’ to forging new trade deal with Trump, country’s ambassador tells Fox News
By Charles Creitz | Fox News China is “committed” to forging a trade deal with America that will “serve the interests” of both countries, according to Beijing’s ambassador to the U.S. Ambassador Cui Tiankai made the remarks in a Tuesday interview with Bret Baier on “Special Report,” in the wake of a breakdown in trade talks earlier this month. “This trade deficit […]
Nadler knows he’d be ‘completely humiliated’ if he challenged McGahn’s refusal to testify: Rep. McClintock
By Sam Dorman | Fox News The House Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for former White House counsel Don McGahn was “silly” and the committee’s chair knew he couldn’t challenge in court McGahn’s refusal to comply with a subpoena, Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., said on Tuesday. “The whole thing is a political exercise, and Jerry Nadler is not going to take this to court because he […]
Democrats fume as McGahn skips House hearing: ‘Our subpoenas are not optional’
By Alex Pappas | Fox News The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee vowed Tuesday to go to court if necessary to seek former White House Counsel Don McGahn’s testimony, after he defied a subpoena and skipped a committee hearing at President Trump’s direction. The move infuriated Democrats and touched off what could be another high-profile battle over holding a Trump […]
Measles outbreak spreads to Oklahoma as U.S. reports 41 new cases
(Reuters) – The worst measles outbreak in the United States in 25 years has spread to Oklahoma, federal health officials said on Monday as they reported 41 new cases nationwide, raising the total number sickened this year to 880 people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 4.9% increase in the number […]
Roe v. Wade at risk: key facts on legal challenges to U.S. abortion rights
By: Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bill passed by Alabama legislators that would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state is the strictest such measure in the United States. If signed into law, it will face legal challenges and put the focus on the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court, the final stop […]
U.S. Supreme Court takes no action in Indiana abortion cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took no action on appeals seeking to revive two restrictive Republican-backed abortion laws from Indiana, even as debate rages over a new measure in Alabama that would prohibit the procedure almost entirely. Neither Indiana case was on the list of appeals on which the court acted […]
Hey, Democrats, look what just happened in Australia
By: Stuart Varney The candidate pushing tax hikes was sure to win. The media and the elites backed him. The polls all said he would come out on top. Even the exit polls said he would win. But he didn’t. Bill Shorten, Labour Party leader, lost Australia’s general election. The pundits are in a state of shock! Now […]
Trey Gowdy: Secret FBI transcripts from Russia probe could be ‘game-changer’
By Liam Quinn | Fox News Unreleased transcripts from secretly recorded conversations between FBI informants and ex-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos could be game-changing if the public were ever allowed to see them, according to former Rep. Trey Gowdy. The Republican made the explosive claim during an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” suggesting […]