23 Texas candidates battle for vacant GOP-held House seat

Nearly two dozen candidates are elections”>on the ballot< in a district that’s long been held by Republicans but has become increasingly competitive in recent years. The race to succeed the late Rep. Ron Wright, who died of COVID-19 complications in February, is likely the only congress”>congressional< Texas’ Sixth Congressional District — which covers some southeastern parts of…

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Liz Cheney defends Biden fist bump after Republican backlash

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney defended herself this week after facing criticism from conservatives following her fist bump with joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< The Wyoming Republican had been criticized for the bipartisan gesture by prominent members of the GOP, including Donald Trump Jr., who called her a “warmonger” for engaging with a president who was delivering a “radical…

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Venezuela transfers 6 jailed American oil execs to house arrest as Biden weighs policy options

Venezuelaa> transferred <a href="https: to house arrest on Friday as the Biden administration mulled the next steps in its relationship with Nicolas Maduro’s socialist regime. The executives — Tomeu Vadell, Jose Luis Zambrano, Alirio Jose Zambrano, Jorge Toledo, Gustavo Cardenas and Jose Pereira – are employees of Houston-based oil firm Citgo. They were granted house…

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US and Russia working toward Biden-Putin summer summit

Talks are in the works for a summit between President Biden and world-regions President Vladimir Putin this summer, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday. The meeting is likely to occur in a third country, but it is not yet clear where. “President Biden has indicated in his conversations with President Putin, and publicly, he believes that such…

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FISA warrants dropped sharply during coronavirus pandemic, intel agencies say

The number of people targeted by federal warrants for suspected spying on behalf of a foreign agency plummeted in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, national intelligence officials said Friday. An annual report released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) showed that only 451 people were placed under electronic surveillance or issued search warrants obtained through the Foreign Intelligence…

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Piers dings Meghan; George Bush talks '43 portraits,' and exclusive content from Tucker Carlson

The past month has been an important and engaging one on Fox Nation — Fox News’ exclusive subscription streaming service. “The Five” and “America’s Newsroom” host Dana Perino interviewed her former boss, President george-w-bush” target=”_blank”>George W. Bush<” of immigrants to the United States; Tucker Carlson premiered “Tucker Carlson Today” — a longer-form and more in-depth…

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Biden administration to pursue 'practical' North Korea nuclear diplomacy

The White House Friday confirmed the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden Administration< policy and will chart a different path than former donald-trump” target=”_blank”>President Donald Trump< Friday that the Biden Administration wants to find a “middle” ground between Trump’s grand bargain strategy where he courted face-to-face diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jon Un and former President Barack Obama’s arms-length approach where he withheld…

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States, led by Arizona, ask Supreme Court to intervene in fight over Trump-era rule on immigrants and welfare

FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of Republican states led by Arizona is urging the judiciary to intervene in the legal battle over a Trump-era policy that restricted immigrants who are deemed reliant on welfare from receiving green cards — a policy the Biden administration has since dropped. The “public charge” rule was introduced in 2019 and expanded the definition of…

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'Squad' Dem Cori Bush praises St. Louis' 'historic' vote to 'defund' police

Asvacation-destinations moved to eliminate millions in police funding, Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., applauded the ‘historic’ vote to ‘defund’ crime.  “Today’s decision to defund the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is historic. It marks a new future for our city,” Bush said in a statement. “For decades, our city funneled more and more money into our police…

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