Giorno: 15 Febbraio 2023

US officials say it wasn’t ‘clear’ Chinese spy flight ‘was coming to’ America

U.S. officials told Fox News Digital that it was initially “not clear” that the Chinese spy balloon “was coming to” America, responding to reports that intelligence agencies had tracked the flight since its launch. Recent reports revealed that U.S. intelligence watched the mainland China takeoff of the spy balloon that flew across America before being […]

Rep. Bryan Steil to Newsmax: DirecTV Censorship ‘Worthy of a Review’

AT&T DirecTV’s deplatforming of Newsmax is an example of the “woke corporate agenda” at play across the country, but Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., said Wednesday he has a bill in the House Financial Services Committee that “attacks the woke corporate agenda head-on.”

DOJ won’t charge Matt Gaetz with crimes in sex trafficking probe

The Justice Department will not pursue charges against Congressman Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after a years-long probe into sex trafficking allegations. In a statement to Fox News Digital, Gaetz’s office confirmed that “the Department of Justice has confirmed to Congressman Gaetz’s attorneys that their investigation has concluded and that he will not be charged with any […]

House, Senate Republicans battle over possible defense cuts in effort to curb spending

Republicans’ efforts to curb federal spending in conjunction with debt ceiling negotiations appear to have a major hurdle: defense. Top House GOP members have been open to cutting money from the Pentagon. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said in January that “everything has to be on the table.” Senate Republican leaders, however, do not see it […]

Report: 500,000 People Left California in 2 Years

California’s population dropped by more than 500,000 in the two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Los Angeles Times reported.

73 migrants presumed dead after inflatable rubber vessel wrecks near Libya

An inflatable rubber boat carrying migrants wrecked off the coast of Libya and 73 people were missing and presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. It was the latest tragedy involving migrants seeking better lives in Europe. The U.N. International Organization for Migration said in a statement that the disaster took place Tuesday and […]

Sweden pledges to send artillery cannons to Ukraine ‘as soon as possible’

Sweden pledged Wednesday to rush fearsome Archer artillery cannons to Ukraine “as soon as possible” but also cautioned that future military aid would have to be balanced with its own defense needs as a would-be future member of the NATO military alliance. Speaking on a visit to the Ukrainian capital, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson […]

Nebraska Department of Agriculture names Shery Vinton as new director, becomes first woman to head the agency

Sherry Vinton was confirmed Wednesday as the director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, making her the first woman to head the agency. Vinton, of Whitman, is a fifth-generation rancher with a family operation in the Nebraska Sandhills. She was appointed as director by Gov. Jim Pillen last month and confirmed Wednesday by the Nebraska […]

Dem compares Clarence Thomas to an ‘Uncle Tom’ as Georgia Senate approves statue of SCOTUS justice

The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to place a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta, prompting outcry from Democrats and apparent criticism from some media outlets. The Republican-led state Senate voted 32-20 along party lines to mandate a statue of Thomas, a native of […]

Tax Officials Search BBC’s India Offices After Government Blocked Modi Documentary

Read More India’s income tax officials searched the BBC India offices in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, just weeks after the government blocked the airing of a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The authorities conducted “surveys” on the UK-based broadcaster to probe its “violation of the transfer pricing rules and diversion of profits,” […]