In his State of the Union address, President Obama reaffirmed, to great applause from his Democratic colleagues, his promise to make 2014 a “year of action.” Despite the obvious harm caused by his administration’s single-minded implementation of ObamaCare, he plans to pursue his ideological agenda on his terms, regardless of …
Read More »Guatemala faces landmark ruling for Indigenous rights violation by permitting mine on tribal land
Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost two decades ago, according to a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Friday. The landmark verdict marks a monumental step in a four-decade struggle for Indigenous land rights and a long, bitter legal battle …
Read More »Uganda's beloved alcoholic beverage threatened as authorities move to curb home brewing
At least once a week, Girino Ndyanabo’s family converges around a pit in which bananas have been left to ripen. The bananas are peeled and thrown into a wooden vat carved like a boat, and the patriarch steps in with bare feet. The sweet juice he presses out is filtered …
Read More »Ex-Michigan House speaker aides plead not guilty to embezzlement from nonprofit funds
Two people who had close ties to a powerful Republican lawmaker when he ran the Michigan House pleaded not guilty Wednesday to financial crimes, including embezzlement from nonprofit funds created for political purposes. Rob and Anne Minard both pled not guilty on all counts they face, Attorney General Dana Nessel …
Read More »Appeals court blocks Trump from deporting members of Tren de Aragua gang
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration cannot speed the deportations of migrants accused of being members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua using an 18th-century wartime law. In a 2-1 ruling, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with immigrant rights lawyers and …
Read More »Instead of impeachment, Dems are using Article II challenges to impede Trump this time
Democrats tenaciously working to thwart the second Trump administration seemingly have thrown out their playbook from the president’s first administration — abandoning repeated attempts to impeach President Donald Trump in favor of broadening their focus on leveraging Article II of the Constitution to impede MAGA policies. Democrats, since the early …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac's NY offices to shutter in response to AG James’ ‘corrupt’ practices
EXCLUSIVE: New York state’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offices will permanently close in direct response to Attorney General Letitia James’ “corrupt and dangerous business practices” in the state, Fox News Digital learned Thursday. “We are shutting down the two New York offices for Fannie and Freddie as a result …
Read More »Virginia AG candidate once referenced putting ‘two bullets to the head’ of GOP leader, texts show
Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones once remarked on shooting the Virginia House speaker in texts with another lawmaker, the latest example of charged political rhetoric some have called the politics of “rage.” Texts obtained by Fox News Digital Friday showed an August 2022 conversation between Jones — then …
Read More »Man linked to Hamas attack on Israel indicted in Louisiana for conspiring to support terrorist group
A suspect in Hamas’ October 2023 terror attack against Israel that sparked a two-year war between the two sides has been formally charged in federal court. Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi, who has been living in Louisiana, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Lafayette for conspiring to support a …
Read More »Jones and Miyares clash over murder texts as Dem repeatedly invokes Trump at heated, high-stakes debate
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones defended himself from questions about controversial texts envisioning the murder of the Old Dominion’s then-Republican House Speaker. And Attorney General Jason Miyares questioned Jones’ ability to govern while Jones repeatedly invoked President Donald Trump and salivated over seeing him in …
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