Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat, dies at 80
Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., who made history as the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died, his office said in a statement Wednesday.
Democrat Rep David Scott dead at 80
U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., has died, Fox News learned Wednesday. He was aged 80. Multiple sources confirmed Scott’s death to Fox News. The cause of death was not disclosed. Scott, a longtime lawmaker, has represented Georgia’s 13th district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2003. He previously served as a state senator for … Read more
Dem Senate candidate calls to ‘shut the White House down,’ impeach 2 Supreme Court justices
Graham Platner, the frontrunner for the Maine Senate Democratic primary, said he would push to subpoena a wide swath of White House officials and to impeach Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito during a recent interview with NBC News. “I want to shut the White House down,” he told NBC in an interview … Read more
Postal Service thrust into mail-in ballot fight as Trump order gets tied up in court
EXCLUSIVE: A conservative legal group urged the U.S. Postal Service this week to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in ballots, saying the USPS has an obligation to block possible “fraudulent ballots” ahead of this year’s midterms. America First Legal laid out in a petition filed with the USPS and obtained by Fox … Read more
SPLC faces blowback from ‘hate map’ targets after DOJ fraud indictment
The DOJ’s fraud indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center is prompting swift reaction from groups named on its “hate map,” many casting the charges as vindication after years of being labeled extremist. After a grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned an 11-count indictment charging the SPLC with six counts of wire … Read more
Judge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation suit against former MSNBC contributor
A federal judge in Texas has tossed a defamation suit brought by FBI Director Kash Patel against former MSNBC contributor Frank Figliuzzi.
House Democrats demand investigation into Kash Patel’s alleged alcohol use on the job
House Democrats are demanding an investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel’s alleged alcohol use on the job, which was detailed in an article in The Atlantic. Patel has denied the allegations around his alcohol use, as well as reporting around an incident where he allegedly thought he was fired when he couldn’t log into an … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood set for massive taxpayer windfall if Senate fails to act
EXCLUSIVE: A coalition of pro-life groups, including Lila Rose’s Live Action, Students for Life, CatholicVote and others, is urging the Senate to take urgent action to enact a decade-long ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers before a July 4 deadline. Senate Republicans hope to nail down the first step of … Read more
The Guardian view on the Vatican v the White House: Pope Leo is carrying on Francis’s good work | Editorial
The pontiff’s criticisms of Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran indicate a welcome resolve to follow in his predecessor’s footseps One year after the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican this week hosted the premiere of a documentary tribute by Martin Scorsese. For a pontiff whose charisma and crowd-pleasing style helped cut through to a … Read more
Trump claims Iran ‘starving for cash,’ ‘collapsing financially’ after extending ceasefire
President Donald Trump said Iran is “starving for cash” after extending the ceasefire deadline, arguing that the regime is losing hundreds of millions of dollar a day due to the U.S.-enforced blockade. Trump claims that that the foreign nation is “collapsing financially.” “Iran doesn’t want the Strait of Hormuz closed, they want it open so … Read more