Giorno: 8 Febbraio 2023

Rep. McCaul to Visit Taiwan in ‘War of Oppression Versus Democracy’

Read More A leading Congressional Republican is planning a tour of Asia that will likely include a stop in Taiwan. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that he intends to visit the democratic island later in the year to assist it in the struggle against communist China’s repressive overtures. […]

Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes appeal for jets in address to British parliament

Read More Volodymyr Zelenskiy made an emotional appeal to the UK to supply Ukraine with fighter jets on a surprise visit to the UK, forcing Rishi Sunak, previously opposed to handing over UK jets, to order a defence ministry review into whether Zelenskiy’s request can be met. In a historic address to members of the […]

Republicans blast Biden admin over plan to crack down on waiters’ tips

EXCLUSIVE: Republicans heavily criticized the Biden administration in response to its plan to increase scrutiny on service industry workers’ tips. Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed a revenue procedure to “improve tip reporting compliance,” reduce administrative burdens and provide more transparency and certainty to taxpayers. As part of the program, which wouldn’t […]

Rep. Fitzgerald to Newsmax: DirecTV Dropping Newsmax ‘Disappointing’

Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., told Newsmax Wednesday that DirecTV’s decision to drop the network was “disappointing.” Also, several members of Congress are concerned that censorship of conservative media could become more widespread.

Women gun owners slam Biden’s SOTU demand to ‘ban assault weapons now’: ‘Joe, come and take it’

Women gun owners slammed President Biden after he called for the ban of so-called assault weapons during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, arguing that “guns save lives” and that AR-15s are wildly popular for self-defense. “Dear Joe Biden. We aren’t terrorists. We aren’t the enemy. We’re the good guys,” a group of […]

Hunter Biden proposed his firm’s office space with ‘separate entrance’ for new hire of Beijing-backed firm

FIRST ON FOX: Hunter Biden proposed hiring a full-time employee in 2015 who could work in the Washington, D.C., office space “directly connected to the Rosemont Seneca offices” with a “separate entrance” and serve as the communications liaison with the Beijing team on behalf of the U.S partners of BHR Partners, according to a review […]

Cybercrime constitutes 20% of Spain’s registered offenses

Spain’s government on Wednesday pledged stronger action against cybercrime, saying it has come to account for about a fifth of all offenses registered in the country. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said police would be given additional staff, funding and resources to address online crime. He said reported cases of cybercrime were up 72% last year […]

NATO chief calls China’s spy flight program a threat to ‘global security’ after balloons seen across the globe

NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg warned that China’s surveillance flight program represented threat to “global” security on Wednesday after U.S. intelligence found that spy balloons had traveled over five continents. Stoltenberg made the statement in response to questions from reporters during a joint press conference with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Pentagon stated earlier […]

Bali police arrest Italian fugitive wanted on drug charges

Police in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali have arrested an Italian fugitive wanted on mafia-related drug trafficking charges, Italian authorities said Wednesday. Antonio Strangio, 32, was arrested at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport as he disembarked from a flight from Australia, where he had been living since 2016, carabinieri paramilitary police said. Strangio was wanted […]

Russia seeks lengthy prison term for former governor standing trial for murder

Russian authorities on Wednesday requested a lengthy prison term for a former regional governor who is standing trial on murder charges and whose arrest two years ago prompted weeks-long mass protests. The prosecutor has asked a court in the Moscow region to sentence Sergei Furgal, former governor of Russia’s far eastern Khabarovsk region, to 23 […]