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FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans are introducing legislation that would prohibit the federal government from breaching, or tearing down, four hydroelectric dams in Washington state. The five lawmakers, led by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., unveiled the so-called Defending Against Manipulative Negotiators (DAMN) Act on Wednesday morning. The legislation would … Read more

Plaintiffs claim schools conspired to restrict aid by violating pledge not to consider students’ finances in admissions decisions Brown, Yale and Columbia universities have agreed to pay a combined $62m to resolve a lawsuit that accused them and others of favoring wealthy applicants, pushing total settlements in the case to $118m. Lawyers for a proposed … Read more

Biden changes campaign leadership structure as he shifts into general election mode Joe Biden appears to have set his sights on an almost inevitable rematch with Donald Trump for the White House in November’s election, after the former president’s decisive win in the New Hampshire primary, on his sprint to the Republican nomination. Biden’s campaign … Read more

A bill to allow composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation received overwhelming approval in the state House on Tuesday. The measure passed the House on a 37-2 vote and now goes to the Senate. It authorizes a practice called “natural organic reduction,” often referred to as “human composting.” Chief sponsor … Read more

Americans for Prosperity Action, the political wing of the influential and deep-pocketed fiscally conservative network founded by the billionaire Koch Brothers, admitted that GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley has a “steeper road ahead” facing former President Trump in South Carolina.  Reacting after Trump clinched his second straight victory in the New Hampshire primaries Tuesday, Americans … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Several members of the Texas Republican congressional delegation are calling on the Justice Department to forgo its recent lawsuit against the Lone Star State, saying the Biden administration has “failed Texans and the American people with their open-border policies.” In a letter slated to be sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland on … Read more

Senator told grand jury in election subversion case Trump would have believed martians stole the election, per Find Me the Votes The South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham “threw Donald Trump under the bus” in testimony to a grand jury investigating election subversion in Georgia, a new book reportedly says, saying the former president would have … Read more

New bill would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as a low-level misdemeanor in the state Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law, a recognition that public opinion has soured on the measure amid rising public … Read more

Lewis, 86, whose family trust controls majority of Tottenham Hotspur, apologises to judge in Manhattan plea-deal hearing British billionaire Joe Lewis pleaded guilty to US insider trading charges on Wednesday, and apologized to a judge for his conduct. Lewis, 86, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of … Read more

Tennessee would no longer be the only U.S. state to impose a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” on anyone convicted of engaging in sex work while living with HIV under a proposal that advanced Tuesday in the legislature. The controversial statute still on the books is being challenged in federal court by LGBTQ+ … Read more