Republicans raise alarm as Biden admin prepares plan to protect wolves nationwide

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans on the Natural Resources Committee are raising the alarm about a Biden administration initiative they said could lead to expanded protections for the gray wolf species, despite opposition from farmers and western states. Committee Republicans led by Chair Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., informed Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams … Read more

Al-Nassr humiliate Messi’s Inter Miami as Cristiano Ronaldo watches from stands

Planned meeting between rivals spoiled by injuryHosts thrash MLS visitors 6-0 as Messi comes on as sub What was billed as a potential final meeting between longtime rivals Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t materialize, but there was no doubt which of the superstars enjoyed Al-Nassr’s 6-0 rout of Inter Miami more on Thursday. Messi … Read more

State Department imposes financial sanctions on Israeli nationals for threatening peace in West Bank

The U.S. State Department announced Thursday that it was imposing financial sanctions against four Israelis, after they allegedly contributed to violence and instability in the West Bank. The announcement came hours after President Biden issued an executive order giving the U.S. the authority to impose financial sanctions against any foreign person who acts to threaten … Read more

These women support abortion rights. They’re still voting Trump.

A group of female Pennsylvania voters who backed former President Donald Trump in 2020 and support at least some abortion rights said in focus group interviews that they don’t see their views on abortion as a barrier to voting for Trump again in 2024.

Trump-voting women give him a pass on abortion: ‘I do disagree with that part of his beliefs’

Trump-voting women from Pennsylvania, who opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade, react to former President Trump’s claim that he was “proud” for “terminating” Roe v. Wade. This focus group was produced in collaboration with Engagious, Syracuse University and Sago as part of the NBC News Deciders Focus Group series. Moderated by Engagious president Rich … Read more

Oregon Supreme Court stops 10 GOP lawmakers from running for re-election, siding with Democrat’s ballot ban

The Oregon Supreme Court decided on Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who participated in a record-long boycott last summer to block bills extending access to abortion for minors, transgender procedures and medical intervention, as well as another measure on ghost guns, cannot seek re-election this year.  The Oregon Senate Republican Caucus charged that the … Read more