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Sen. Barrasso argues spending bill price tag will be ‘much higher’ than what Dems admit

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., argued during an exclusive interview with "Sunday Morning Futures" that the price tag of the massive spending bill will be "much higher" than what Democrats are admitting "at a time that we just can't afford it."Barrasso made the comments...

White House touts ‘strongest week’ of first-time vaccinations since early June

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

President Biden's administration is highlighting an increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States, amid a surge in new coronavirus cases in parts of the country due to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant."The past week has been our strongest...

AOC blames Democrats for eviction moratorium expiring: ‘We cannot in good faith blame the Republican Party’

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Sunday blamed Democrats - both in the House of Representatives and at the White House - for allowing the eviction moratorium to expire, as millions of American families are at risk of being kicked out of their homes. "The...

DC Mayor Bowser photographed maskless at wedding reception after reinstating mask mandate

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser was reportedly spotted without a face mask during an indoor wedding reception Saturday night, hours after her indoors mask mandate went into effect.The Democratic mayor officiated a wedding at The Line DC hotel in the district's...

Kinzinger supports Jan. 6 commission subpoenas for McCarthy, Jordan

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday said he supported issuing subpoenas for members of Congress who might have had conversations with former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6 before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol - even if that includes fellow Republicans Kevin...

Manchin: No filibuster exception for Democrats’ voting rights bill

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Sen. Joe Manchin says he "can't imagine" supporting making an exception to Senate filibuster rules in order to pass the Democrats' wide ranging elections and campaign finance reform bill, which is a top priority for his party."I can't imagine a carve-out," the...

Rep. McCarthy facing calls to resign after reportedly joking about hitting Pelosi with gavel

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is facing calls to resign after he reportedly joked about hitting Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., with a giant gavel he was gifted at a dinner in Nashville Saturday evening.According to reports, McCarthy was given an...

WA sergeant on why new police reform law caused deputies to called off K9 search for murder suspect

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Sgt. Darren Moss Jr., with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Washington state, told "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Sunday that officers have been "unclear on whether they're going to be OK to use force" in certain situations given the new police reform law,...

NIH Director Collins: Masks on children under 12 ‘is a really smart thing to do’

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

National Institute of Heal Director Dr. Francis Collins said that the coronavirus delta variant poses a new threat to the population compared to previous forms of COVID-19, and that all effective measures should be used to slow the spread, including a return to...

Trump’s fundraising prowess: $82 million haul during first half of 2021

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Former President Trump's various political committees brought in a combined $82 million in fundraising during the first six months of 2021.And Trump has spent very little of the money he's hauled in, with his committees entering the month of July with $102 million...

Buttigieg says infrastructure bill will affect ‘every American’

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday the nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in the Senate will affect every community and "every American.""Every American is going to see a difference," Buttigieg told ABC's "This Week." "And I think...

Ilhan Omar backs ‘guaranteed income,’ pitches bills to send $1,200 monthly checks to most Americans

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced two guaranteed income bills on Friday, aimed at sending $1,200 monthly checks to most Americans before the end of the decade, according to reports. The SUPPORT Act would fund current local guaranteed income pilot programs around the...

Senate ends Saturday session — with infrastructure bill still in limbo

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON -- Unable to produce the final text of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, the Senate wrapped up a rare Saturday session making little visible progress on the legislative package, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed the work would get...

Senate ends Saturday session — with infrastructure bill still in limbo

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

San Francisco activists gather at Pelosi’s home to serve ‘eviction notice’

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Housing and homeless advocates protested outside of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home Saturday demanding the House speaker reconvene Congress to pass an extension to the expiring eviction moratorium.The House adjourned Friday for summer recess without passing...

San Francisco activists gather at Pelosi’s home to serve ‘eviction notice’

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Housing and homeless advocates protested outside of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home Saturday demanding the House Speaker reconvene Congress to pass an extension to the expiring eviction moratorium.The House adjourned Friday for summer recess without passing...

Ted Cruz: Pelosi’s mask mandate shows she is ‘drunk on power’

by | August 1, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week after she reinstated a mask mandate on the House floor, regardless of vaccination status, amid the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus. "If you want to understand how power corrupts, and...

Grand jury indicts 9 MS-13 members on charges including murder, kidnapping

by | July 31, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

A federal grand jury has indicted nine MS-13 gang members on a 60-count indictment with charges including murder, kidnapping and assault -- after a federal investigation led to their arrests, government officials announced this week.Officials said that the MS-13...

White House touts uptick in COVID vaccinations amid renewed mandates, Delta spread

by | July 31, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

The Biden administration is touting a recent increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States, amid new concerns about the highly contagious Delta variant and fresh coronavirus restrictions. Cyrus Shahpar, the White House's COVID-19 Data Director, took to...

AOC has spent thousands on security, including $4k-plus to ex-Blackwater contractor

by | July 31, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid thousands for personal security to a former Blackwater contractor, a review of Federal Election Commission records shows.AOC's campaign spent at least $4,636 at Tullis Worldwide Protection for "security services" between January and...

Border Patrol union official warns COVID-positive migrants being released into US ‘day in, day out’

by | July 31, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

A top Border Patrol union official is warning that agents are having to release COVID-positive migrants into the U.S. "day in, day out" -- amid the ongoing crisis at the border, which also has Border Patrol agents worried about their own health."Not everyone we...

Experts project record low poverty in 2021 resulting from COVID relief

by | July 31, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Researchers are projecting a record-low U.S. poverty rate in 2021, and they're pointing to federal COVID-19 relief as the driving factor behind the shift.The Census Bureau last September reported that the county's poverty rate in 2019 hit a record low of 10.5%, with...

Border crisis: Legislation aims to help ranchers reeling from illegal immigrant property damage

by | July 31, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

FIRST ON FOX: Brent Smith sees first-hand how illegal immigrants have wrecked havoc on ranchers and farmers located along the U.S.-Mexico border, from regular property damage to constant fears of going outside at night.Smith, the county attorney for Texas's Kinney...

Border crisis: Legislation aims to help ranchers reeling from illegal immigrant property damage

by | July 31, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

FIRST ON FOX: Brent Smith sees first-hand how illegal immigrants have wreaked havoc on ranchers and farmers located along the U.S.-Mexico border, from regular property damage to constant fears of going outside at night.Smith, the county attorney for Texas's Kinney...

Photos appear to show DC mayor celebrating birthday maskless hours before mandate went into effect

by | July 31, 2021 | Politics | 0 Comments

Photos on social media appear to show Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrating her upcoming birthday and posing for photos maskless with comedian Dave Chappelle hours before the city's mask mandate was put into effect. "When your asked to Dj for the Mayor!!!...