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19 Apr 2024, 7:35 AM PDT

Migrants Use Ramp to Drive Over Outdated Arizona Border Barrier

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents observed a red SUV driving over an outdated border barrier to cross from Mexico into Arizona on Monday. The migrants used a vehicle ramp to dive over the fencing bars.

19 Apr 2024, 6:45 AM PDT

China Recruits Taylor Swift to Collect Data on Young Users with Special TikTok Deal for 'Tortured Poets Department' Album Release

Taylor Swift is heading to TikTok for a special promotion to highlight her new album "The Tortured Poets Department" potentially giving the China-owned social media goliath access to millions of global user accounts and all the associated personal data that delivers.

19 Apr 2024, 6:32 AM PDT

Reporter: Potential Trump Jurors Are 'More Left-of-Center Than Not'

Court reporter Maggie Haberman's statement confirms a widely held belief among Republicans that former President Donald Trump will not receive a fair criminal trial.

19 Apr 2024, 6:02 AM PDT

Opponents Say They Have Signatures for Referendum to Amend California's Proposition 47

Opponents of Proposition 47, the 2014 California ballot initiative that reduced criminal penalties in an attempt at reforming the justice system, said Thursday they have collected enough signatures for a referendum to amend it.

19 Apr 2024, 5:37 AM PDT

Who Are the 12 Jurors Seated in the Trump Hush Money Trial?

Here is a breakdown of the 12 jurors seated in the trial of former President Donald Trump. The trial is taking place in solidly-Democrat Manhattan, making it challenging for Trump's defense to find fair and impartial jurors.

19 Apr 2024, 5:36 AM PDT

Israel Downplays Iran Strikes; Proof of Capability, Rather than Escalation

Israel downplayed reported airstrikes against Iran that appeared to hit targets near that country's suspected nuclear program on Friday, seeming to cast the operation as proof Israel could reach the sites, rather than a full-scale attack.

19 Apr 2024, 5:18 AM PDT

Spy Balloons Are Back: Russia Says it is Shooting Down Ukrainian 'Terrorism' Balloons

Russian state media asserts the country's armed forces shot down at least eight "Ukrainian balloons" in three days this week.

19 Apr 2024, 5:07 AM PDT

Eat Bugs: New Orleans Cafe Puts Cicadas on the Menu as Nation Prepares for Onslaught of Trillions

Would you like a side of cicadas with your main? That could be a very real question posed in a New Orleans cafe in coming weeks as the nation prepares for trillions of the noisy bugs to emerge in numbers not seen in decades or even centuries.

19 Apr 2024, 4:16 AM PDT

Ukraine Says it has Shot Down Russian Strategic Bomber: Moscow Denies

Ukraine´s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed due to a malfunction.

19 Apr 2024, 3:35 AM PDT

Prince Harry Turns Back on UK, Formally Declares U.S. Residency

He's all yours, America. Prince Harry is now formally a U.S. resident a full four years after he and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, moved to a luxury villa in Southern California and stepped away from their duties as working British Royals.

19 Apr 2024, 3:24 AM PDT

European Migrant Crisis: West African Route Crossings Surge to Record High

The EU's Frontex border agency said illegal migrant crossings of the West African route to the Canary Islands have hit a record high.

19 Apr 2024, 3:21 AM PDT

Exclusive-O'Donnell: General Gage's Gun Grab; Lexington and Concord and Captain Samuel Whittemore's Last Stand

April 19, 1775, marked the beginning of an epic journey for a band of brothers who risked EVERYTHING for a nation yet to be born.

19 Apr 2024, 3:00 AM PDT

IMF Official: Joe Biden's Open Border Is Hurting Americans' Wages

"Abundant labor coming across the border" is reducing the wages paid to American employees, said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

19 Apr 2024, 2:51 AM PDT

Minneapolis Fed Pres: Biden Spending on Chips, Infrastructure 'Is Inflationary' and There Are 'Cross-Purposes'

On Thursday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "Your World," Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari stated that stimulus spending was "a contributor to the high inflation that we've seen." And "the spending on infrastructure, the spending on new chip

19 Apr 2024, 2:51 AM PDT

MSNBC's Velshi: Netanyahu Has 'Used' Saying Iran Is a Threat to Avoid Domestic Issues

During MSNBC's coverage of the explosions in Iran, host Ali Velshi stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "used" Iran "to not deal with a lot of domestic issues, in terms of saying, Iran is the existential threat to

19 Apr 2024, 2:51 AM PDT

NYT's, MSNBC's Baker: Biden Has 'Awkward' Choice Between Fighting Iran's Oil Funds, Not Wanting Gas Prices to Rise

On Thursday's broadcast of MSNBC's "11th Hour," New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker and MSNBC Analyst Peter Baker stated that President Joe Biden is in "an awkward position" because he could go after Iran's oil revenue in full,

19 Apr 2024, 2:51 AM PDT

Cuellar: Biden Can End Catch and Release of Migrants Through Alternatives to Detention Under Current Law

On Thursday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "The Story," Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) called for the Biden administration to expand the use of Title 8 and use it for people in the Alternatives to Detention program and that "we

19 Apr 2024, 2:51 AM PDT

Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Ban on So-Called 'Ghost Guns'

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling and upheld the state's ban on so-called "ghost guns."

19 Apr 2024, 2:40 AM PDT

Democrats Seize Control of House: For First Time in Recorded History, Speaker Mike Johnson Relies on Minority Party Votes to Advance Foreign Aid Plan

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made history Thursday night just before midnight by essentially surrendering Republican majority control to Democrats.

18 Apr 2024, 9:26 PM PDT

NBC's Bradley: Israel May Have Made 'Deeply Destabilizing Move' for Iran and Whole Region by Striking Back

On Thursday's broadcast of MSNBC's "11th Hour," NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley stated that the explosions in Iran "could be a deeply, deeply destabilizing move by the Israelis, and again, not just for the Iranians, but for the entire

18 Apr 2024, 8:56 PM PDT

Rashida Tlaib: 'Appalling' Universities Punish Anti-Israel Students Protesting 'Genocide'

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) raged at universities on Thursday for cracking down on anti-Israel students who were protesting "genocide."

18 Apr 2024, 8:38 PM PDT

Marlow on 'Kudlow': NYC Trump Trial Is Insane 'Third World Stuff'

Breitbart Editor-in-Chief and New York Times bestselling Breaking Biden author Alex Marlow said Thursday on Fox Business Network's "Kudlow" that the New York business records trial of former President Donald Trump is "third world stuff."

18 Apr 2024, 8:13 PM PDT

Lawler: 'Gaetz and Seven Useful Idiots' Weakened Speaker Johnson's Hand

Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY) said Thursday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had a weakened hand in legislation negotiations because Republicans ousted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

18 Apr 2024, 8:11 PM PDT

Report: Israel Strikes Iran Near Nuclear Sites

Reports emerged early Friday morning local time that Israel had attacked several Iranian sites — including targets near the suspected locations of Iran's nuclear facilities.

18 Apr 2024, 7:31 PM PDT

Granholm: We'll Do 'What We Can' on Gas Prices, We Have SPR, Telling Companies to Lower Price as Tools

On Thursday's broadcast of ABC's "The View," Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm stated that "we're going to be doing what we can" to address the uptick in gas prices and said that the tools to do so are releasing from the

18 Apr 2024, 6:52 PM PDT

Josh Hawley Moves to End FBI 'Power Grab' in Spy Powers Bill

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Thursday said he introduced an amendment to end an FBI "power grab" in a spy powers bill that is meant to rein in government surveillance abuse.

18 Apr 2024, 6:38 PM PDT

Jesse Ventura: I Could Beat Both Biden and Trump

Former Minnesota Reform Party Gov. Jesse Ventura said Thursday on CNN's "OutFront" that he could beat bothident Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical match-up.

18 Apr 2024, 6:08 PM PDT

Over 100 Anti-Israel Protesters Arrested at Columbia University, Including Ilhan Omar's Daughter

New York Police arrested more than 100 anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University this week as the Ivy League school president testified before a House committee on the campus response to antisemitism.

18 Apr 2024, 5:47 PM PDT

U.S. Vetoes Palestinian State at United Nations

The United States used its veto on Thursday at the United Nations (UN) Security Council to block a Palestinian state from being declared unilaterally.

18 Apr 2024, 5:28 PM PDT

Dershowitz: Columbia Hasn't Addressed DEI, Which Causes Antisemitism and Will 'Destroy' Every School

On Thursday's broadcast of the Fox Business Network's "Kudlow," Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz stated that Columbia University President Nemat Shafik should get some credit for her handling of antisemitism on campus, but "she hasn't dealt with the problem.

18 Apr 2024, 5:21 PM PDT

Pence: 'New Republican Isolationism' Is Because of Biden's Failures

On Thursday's broadcast of CNN's "The Lead," former Vice President Mike Pence blamed "this new Republican isolationism" on President Joe Biden's foreign policy failures.

18 Apr 2024, 5:05 PM PDT

Biden's EEOC Says Employers Must Accommodate Workers' Abortions

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a final rule including abortion in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).

18 Apr 2024, 4:25 PM PDT

Johnson: Motion to Vacate 'Harmed this Office,' But We Lack the Votes to Change the Rules for Now

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) came out Thursday in opposition to the current rules on the motion to vacate that threatens to end his speakership, lamenting he does not have the votes to change the rules at this time.

18 Apr 2024, 4:11 PM PDT

Poll: Support for Florida Abortion Amendment Falls Short

A proposed amendment in Florida to create a right to abortion is falling short of the 60 percent support needed to pass, per a poll.

18 Apr 2024, 3:46 PM PDT

New Orleans Police Chief Pushes More Gun-Free Zones — Where Tourists Can't Be Armed for Self-Defense

New Orleans police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick wants gun-free zones within the city where even licensed carriers could not be armed for self-defense.

18 Apr 2024, 3:28 PM PDT

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Asks Wealthy to Fund Housing for Homeless

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass implored wealthy residents of the city to donate money to purchase property that can be used to house the city's homeless population, which has continued to grow.

18 Apr 2024, 3:08 PM PDT

State Dept.: U.S. Will Veto Palestinian Statehood at United Nations

State Department Principal Deputy Press Secretary Vedant Patel confirmed Thursday that the U.S. will veto a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution that would have allowed Palestinians to achieve recognition of statehood.

18 Apr 2024, 2:53 PM PDT

PHOTOS: Palestinians Hit the Beach in Gaza

Palestinians have been flocking to the beach in Gaza this week, as temperatures soared and families took advantage of a lull in fighting in most of the area.

18 Apr 2024, 2:42 PM PDT

Potential Trump Case Juror Has Son Who Works for a House Democrat, Claims 'No Feelings' About Trump

A woman whose son works for a House Democrat told the court that it would not affect her ability to serve as a juror on the Trump hush money case and be fair and impartial.

18 Apr 2024, 2:42 PM PDT