The months-long blockade on Senate-confirmed ambassadorships came to close Saturday morning after Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Cruz has relied on the limited powers of the Senate minority to block President Biden’s nominations to fill top foreign positions in protest to …
Read More »California to drop 3,000 pounds of mouse poison onto coastal islands to save rare seabirds
The us-regions Coastal Commission has approved a plan to poison invasive mice threatening rare seabirds on the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The agency that regulates California’s coastline voted 5-3 Thursday night to approve a plan to drop about 3,000 pounds of poisoned bait from helicopters onto the rocky islands …
Read More »'Saturday Night Live' announces no live audience with 'limited cast and crew' due to COVID omicron variant
“saturday-night-live” target=”_blank”>Saturday Night Live< will have a limited cast and crew due to a “recent spike” in coronavirus omicron variant cases. The announcement was made in a tweet on Saturday by “Saturday Night Live” and said that the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution.” “Due to the …
Read More »Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors, adjourns for Christmas break without BBB vote
senate” target=”_blank”>The Senate< nominees early Saturday after chuck-schumer” target=”_blank”>Majority Leader Chuck Schumer<to world-regions With many senators anxious to go home for the holidays, Schumer, D-new-york-city” target=”_blank”>N.Y., <, was confirmed to serve as ambassador to world-regions by a vote of 48-21. Nominees to be ambassadors to Spain, Vietnam and Somalia were …
Read More »Opioid crisis: North Carolina congressman, doctor says 'every city is a border city' amid rising overdoses
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., says “every city is a border city” when it comes to the record amount of dangerous mental-health flowing into the U.S. from Mexico and China. Murphy recently led a group of his fellow GOP Doctors Caucus members in sending a letter to Department …
Read More »Harvard University announces remote classes for most of January due to rapid rise in omicron cases
us-regions students will be forced to education” target=”_blank”>study<, a “rapid rise in COVID-19 cases locally and across the country” forced university administrators to make the decision. “We write to inform you that for the first three weeks of January we will take steps to reduce density on campus by moving …
Read More »White House clarifies Harris' statement that the admin 'didn't see' delta, omicron variants coming
The White House is attempting to clarify previous comments from kamala-harris” target=”_blank”>Vice President Kamala Harris< “The Vice President’s comments referred to the exact kind of mutation,” said a statement by a Harris adviser obtained by Fox News on Saturday. “The administration knew mutations were possible, it [is] the reason we ordered …
Read More »Texas Gov. Abbott shows completed section of state-made border wall, pledges to protect state's sovereignty
us-regions Gov. greg-abbott” target=”_blank”>Greg Abbott< Saturday, which he labeled a sharp rebuke of joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden<. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Land Commissioner George P. Bush, and Texas Facilities Commissioner Steven Alvis watch a section of the border wall go up following Saturday’s press conference. “Already this year there have been over …
Read More »Ohio governor mobilizes 1,050 National Guard troops to ease hospital staff shortages amid COVID-19 surge
The Ohio National Guard has once again been called into an unconventional battle against COVID-19. Ohio Gov. mike-dewine” target=”_blank”>Mike DeWine< to aid state hospitals suffering from staff shortages related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Governor DeWine mobilized 1,050 members of the Ohio National Guard to help relieve the hospital staffing …
Read More »Pennsylvania Senate candidate Kathy Barnette discusses voter concerns, Philadelphia crime surge
us-regions Senate candidate Kathy Barnette discussed some of the top concerns she is hearing from voters in the state in a Friday interview with Fox News Digital. Barnette — who grew up on a hog farm in Alabama, served in the U.S. Army Reserve for a decade and is now …
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