House GOP votes to keep congressional earmarks for pet projects
House Republicans voted on Wednesday to maintain the practice of using congressional earmarks for pet projects when they take power in January. GOP lawmakers debated the practice, which lets lawmakers insert funding for home-state initiatives into spending bills, during an…
White House claims President Biden has been to the border despite no record of any visit
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday insisted that President Biden has been to the U.S.-Mexico border, despite no record of him having been there — even as vice president. The comments came in response to an inquiry from…
Biden admin takes heat from former US officials for criticism of Iranian dissident group: ‘Flagrant betrayal’
FIRST ON FOX: The Biden administration is taking criticism from former U.S. officials and lawmakers from both parties for what they call a “flagrant betrayal” of the Iranian people — after the State Dept. distances itself from a top Iranian…
First on Fox: Herschel Walker, facing new controversy, insists, ‘I’m a resident of Georgia’
With six days to go until Georgia’s runoff election, the Senate race in the crucial swing state is ending as it started – with Republican nominee Herschel Walker facing a barrage of questions over his Peach State residency. But Walker,…
Biden adviser grilled on president’s call for ‘no more drilling’: ‘Tell him to stop saying that’
CNBC’s Joe Kernen pressed Special Presidential Coordinator Amos Hochstein on Wednesday about President Biden’s claim that there would be “no more drilling” for oil in the U.S. and what he meant by the comments. “It was ten days ago the…
Biden spokesman pressed on Apple-China, Musk-Twitter disparate treatment as Biden muted on protests
A top Biden administration spokesman was pressed Wednesday on what critics call a double standard in treatment of two major Big Tech firms amid Chinese human rights protests and Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Ret. Adm. John Kirby, the NSC…
World Cup 2022: Mexico’s victory over Saudi Arabia not enough, Poland advances to round of 16
Mexico beats Saudi Arabia in their final Group C match on Wednesday in Qatar, but it wasn’t by enough. The victory for Mexico gave them four points for the group, but Poland also finished with four points following their loss…
Florida Gators quarterback, son of former NFL player, booked on child pornography charges
Florida Gators backup quarterback Jalen Kitna, son of ex-NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was booked into the Alachua County Jail in Florida Wednesday afternoon, according to the jail’s website. Jail records show that Kitna was booked at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday on…
Super Bowl champ takes UAB head coaching job after time at high school level
UAB officially named Trent Dilfer its next head football coach on Wednesday after multiple reports indicated the two sides just had to cross some Ts and dot some Is to get the deal done. Dilfer will replace Bryant Vincent who…
Buckingham Palace member resigns after repeatedly asking Black woman what country she ‘really came from’
An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she “came from,” despite her insistence she was a British national. The conversation…