Court Rejects Md. Parents’ Bid to Pull Kids From LGBTQ Lessons
A federal appeals court ruled that the largest school district in Maryland does not have to afford parents the opportunity to opt-out their elementary school-age children from LGBTQ lessons.[#item_full_content]
Report: Hamas Left Hostage Talks to Put Pressure on Israel
The Biden administration told a meeting of foreign ambassadors that it believes Hamas terrorists withdrew from hostage negotiations last week in an effort to instead ramp up more worldwide pressure on Israel.[#item_full_content]
Cook Report Changes Arizona Senate Race to ‘Lean Democrat’
The Cook Political Report altered its rating for the Arizona Senate race from “toss-up” to “lean Democrat” on Friday, citing the lack of a “palatable” Republican nominee in Kari Lake.[#item_full_content]
Karine Jean-Pierre: ‘Everyone’ on KC Chiefs Team Invited to WH
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked on Friday if Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker will still be invited to the traditional Super Bowl festivities at the White House in light of his recent comments about President Joe Biden.[#item_full_content]
Report: Putin Overhauls Economy for Prolonged War
Russian President Vladimir Putin is overhauling the country’s economy in preparation for a protracted war in Ukraine, it was reported Friday. After reshuffling his Cabinet, replacing Sergei Shoigu with economist Andrei Belousov as Moscow’s Defense Chief, and the ousted …[#item_full_content]
Las Vegas Girl, 12, ‘Bullied to Death’
A 12-year-old Las Vegas girl, Flora Martinez, committed suicide on May 7 after enduring nearly a year of relentless bullying, her family told 8 News Now.
Karine Jean-Pierre: ‘Everyone’ on KC Chiefs Team Invited to WH
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked on Friday if Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker will still be invited to the traditional Super Bowl festivities at the White House in light of his recent comments about President Joe Biden.
Speaker Johnson pushes ‘decorum’ after AOC, Marjorie Taylor Greene duel in heated House hearing
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) condemned the fiery House hearing after Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene traded barbs, saying that members needed to show decorum. “It’s not a good look for Congress,” Johnson told reporters on Friday. The Republican speaker chided both parties, saying that while “vigorous debate” was welcomed, “we have to treat […]
Rep. Good: Lawmakers Went to NYC to Say What Trump Couldn’t
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., said the House Freedom Caucus held a presser outside former President Donald Trump’s business records trial in New York City out of protest of the gag order he’s under.[#item_full_content]
UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company
U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country’s difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves. The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council that loan documents it has seen indicate the […]