E Jean Carroll resumes cross examination in Trump defamation trial

Federal court trial will determine financial penalties against former US president over denials of her rape allegation against him E Jean Carroll’s New York defamation trial against Donald Trump resumes Thursday with her continued cross-examination. Carroll took the stand on Wednesday in the Manhattan federal court trial, which will determine financial penalties against the former … Read more

17 retired military officials raise alarm on Biden’s electric vehicle push

FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of 17 retired military officials — including multiple one-, two-, and three-star officers — are raising the alarm on President Biden’s aggressive electric vehicle (EV) push over its national security implications. In a letter addressed to Biden and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, the officials led by retired … Read more

Massachusetts Gov. Healey to prioritize lower housing costs in 2024

Lowering the staggering cost of housing and child care, improving the state’s roads and rails, and strengthening schools were among the goals for 2024 that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey outlined in her State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday. The Democratic governor delivered the speech – typically used by governors to tout their recent achievements and … Read more

Florida state congressman introduces bill to ban Pride flags from campuses

David Borrero, a Miami Republican, believes students are being ‘subliminally indoctrinated’ and ‘radicalized’ in classrooms A Florida state congressman, convinced students in the state are being “subliminally indoctrinated with critical race theory, Marxism and transgender ideology”, has introduced a law that seeks to ban Pride flags from school and college campuses. Miami Republican David Borrero, … Read more

‘A slap in the face’: progressive anger as Teamsters union chief meets Trump

Leftwing members of 1.3m-strong labor union unhappy with Sean O’Brien for private meeting with Republican frontrunner In an unexpected political convergence, Sean O’Brien, the president of the Teamsters union, announced he had met privately with Donald Trump – raising questions about who the Teamsters will endorse in 2024 and drawing anger from the union’s progressive … Read more

Kentucky Senate approves proposal to end odd-year elections for state office

A long-running effort to shift Kentucky’s elections for governor and other statewide offices to coincide with presidential elections won approval in the state Senate on Wednesday. Now comes a much bigger test for supporters: whether they can muster enough votes to win House passage. The measure is aimed at amending Kentucky’s constitution to end the … Read more