Category: USA
Rep. Jim Jordan seeks testimony from ‘uniquely situated’ Manhattan DA senior counsel
Fox News House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is seeking testimony from the senior counsel to the Manhattan District Attorney who previously worked at the Department of Justice. In a Friday letter to Matthew Colangelo, Manhattan District Attorney senior counsel, Jordan asked for his voluntary cooperation in relation to the committee’s investigation into…
Read MoreEthan Boyes, a Track Cycling Champion, Dies in Collision
New York Times The death of Ethan Boyes, 44, a cyclist who was struck by a car in the Presidio, highlights the city’s struggles to reduce traffic fatalities. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/us/bike-crash-ethan-boyes-san-francisco.html
Read MoreReadout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant
Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III called Israel’s Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, to offer his condolences for the victims of recent terror attacks and convey his support for Israel following rocket attacks. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3356433/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-call-with-israeli-minister/
Read MoreGreg Abbott working to ‘swiftly’ pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder in Black Lives Matter riot
Fox News Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday that he intends to seek a pardon for an Army sergeant recently convicted of murder for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester during an anti-police demonstration in 2020. “I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry,” the Texas Republican tweeted…
Read MoreEx-Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces new lawsuit alleging ‘unmitigated greed’ contributed to nursing home deaths
Fox News Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing another lawsuit over nursing home deaths in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the plaintiff alleging that Cuomo’s pride and “unmitigated greed” had led to needless deaths. The lawsuit alleges that Cuomo and other top officials had exhibited “deliberate indifference” toward nursing home residents…
Read MoreSchumer says judge’s mifepristone abortion pill ruling ‘could throw our country into chaos’
Fox News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., railed against a Texas judge’s decision to halt Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, warning that it “could throw our country into chaos.” “This right-wing MAGA judge, in his zeal to impose his own views on the American people, has suspended this…
Read MoreCatholic archdiocese accuses Walter Reed of stifling religious rights with ‘cease and desist’ order
Fox News The Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services is accusing Walter Reed National Military Medical Center of denying Catholic service members and veterans their right to practice their religion after it canceled a contract for pastoral care and issued a “cease and desist” order to a community of Catholic priests just days before Holy…
Read MoreGeorge Soros’ son has visited White House more than a dozen times since Biden took office, records show
Fox News Alexander Soros, son of liberal billionaire George Soros, has made frequent visits to the White House since President Biden took office in 2021, meeting with top officials on behalf of his 92-year-old father. Soros — who has worked to carry his father’s torch as he has assisted with fundraising efforts for the Democratic…
Read MoreUS sails guided-missile capable sub to Middle East in show of force against Iran
Fox News The U.S. Navy has launched a submarine capable of carrying a large payload of missiles into the Middle East in an apparent warning directed toward Iran. The nuclear-powered submarine is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet, which has a patrol that includes the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.…
Read MoreDemocrats press Supreme Court chief justice to investigate Clarence Thomas’ trips with GOP megadonor
Fox News House and Senate Democrats are demanding that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts launch an inquiry into Associate Justice Clarence Thomas and the luxury vacations he received as gifts from a GOP mega donor over more than 20 years. Sixteen lawmakers led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., sent…
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