GOP lawmaker rolls out MERIT Act to restructure federal workforce based on private sector model

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Barry Loudermilk rolled out a measure Thursday that would reform and restructure the federal workforce by focusing on hiring and retaining officials on a merit basis, modeling employee dismissal with that of the private sector, Fox News Digital has learned.  Loudermilk, R-Ga., re-introduced the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement and Transformation (MERIT) … Read more

Trump citizenship order ‘overreached by a mile’ – California attorney general

Rob Bonta is suing alongside other states to block birthright citizenship order he calls ‘flagrant violation’ of constitution Donald Trump “overreached by a mile” with his attempt to dismantle the longstanding constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, the California attorney general, Rob Bonta, said. California along with a coalition of states and the city of San … Read more

John Ratcliffe confirmed as next CIA director, becomes second Trump nominee to gain congressional approval

John Ratcliffe was confirmed to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Thursday, making him the second of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks to secure their position.  By a vote of 74-25, Ratcliffe was confirmed.  The Senate’s full approval of Ratcliffe came after a 14-3 vote by the Senate Intelligence Committee … Read more

Tim Scott emphasizes ‘results’ over reconciliation process as he stays out of debate

FIRST ON FOX: National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., is not getting caught up in the details of how exactly Republicans package key legislation during the crucial budget reconciliation process before sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk.  “I think for us, results are more important than process,” he told Fox News Digital … Read more

It was a town’s only Black-owned bookstore. It is now a refuge for those displaced by the California fires

Nikki High’s Octavia’s Bookshelf in Pasadena was spared by the fire, but touched by change, it became a hub of relief Nikki High, founder of Pasadena’s Octavia’s Bookshelf, couldn’t shake the words of her bookstore’s namesake, science-fiction legend Octavia Butler: “All that you touch, you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting … Read more