Giorno: 25 Gennaio 2023

Standard Bank employee ‘steals’ R6.3 million in clever scam

Read More A former Standard Bank software expert, who also happens to be an illegal immigrant, allegedly stole nearly R6.3 million from the financial institution. A former Standard Bank software expert, who also happens to be an illegal immigrant, allegedly stole nearly R6.3 million from the financial institution by adding zeros to inflate the amounts […]

Keir Starmer links Zahawi controversy to Sunak family’s taxes at PMQs

Read More Rishi Sunak faced the impact of Nadhim Zahawi’s political woes first-hand at prime minister’s questions, as both Keir Starmer and the Scottish National party directly linked questions about the Conservative party chair’s finances to the prime minister’s own family tax situation. Sunak told the Commons he had not known about Zahawi’s multimillion-pound tax […]

Bill to abolish the IRS likely dead in the House, GOP lawmaker predicts

Post Content A bill that would abolish the IRS and replace income taxes with a national sales tax is unlikely to go anywhere in the House, a Republican predicted Wednesday morning. “I don’t think it’s going to get on first base,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said in a C-SPAN interview about the Fair Tax Act. […]

Voters in key swing state give Biden big thumbs down on classified documents controversy: poll

Post Content Seven out of 10 voters in New Hampshire who are aware of President Biden’s classified documents controversy say they think the president acted inappropriately, according to a new poll in the crucial northeaster general election swing state of New Hampshire. Only 12% of those questioned in the University of New Hampshire Survey Center […]

Dozens of freshman Republicans ignore invite to party with Biden at the White House

Post Content Dozens of freshman Republican lawmakers snubbed an invitation to the White House to visit with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night. Just 11 of the 45 new Republicans elected to Congress in November accepted Biden’s invitation to the welcome party. Among the dozens who rejected the invite was Rep. […]

Biden classified documents: 57% of Americans disapprove of White House handling, as stonewalling continues

Post Content A majority of Americans disapprove of the way the Biden White House has handled the president’s classified documents controversy, according to a new national survey. As the White House has refused to answer questions regarding President Biden’s classified documents discoveries, nearly 6 in 10 (57%) Americans say they disapprove of how the president’s […]

Republican leaders promise aggressive energy-related oversight: ‘We intend to pull back the curtain’

Post Content EXCLUSIVE: Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee warned several federal agencies in a letter Wednesday that they were planning sweeping oversight into various climate and energy programs. The letter — which was led by Chairman Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., and signed by every other GOP member of the committee — was sent to […]

NRA Files Lawsuit Over Illinois Semiautomatic Weapons Ban

The National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit over Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, claiming the prohibition violates the Second Amendment of the Constitution.

White House fires back at GOP over call to fund Texas border security efforts: ‘Focused on real solutions’

Post Content FIRST ON FOX: The White House is firing back at a call by Texas Republican lawmakers to reimburse the state for border efforts in the state, pointing to efforts by the Biden administration to secure money from Congress that have met with Republican opposition. “If you want federal funds for border security, maybe […]

Heavy Snow Causes Havoc in Japan as Cold Snap Sweeps Through Asia

Read More Vehicles are stuck due to heavy snowfall and snowplow cars on a highway in Koga, Shiga prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 25, 2023. (Kyodo/via Reuters) TOKYO—Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, disrupting train travel, and leaving at least one person dead. An unusually cold […]