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Democratic NC Gov. Roy Cooper remains skeptical of Republicans’ proposed tax deal
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said on Tuesday he’s skeptical that an apparent tax agreement by Republican legislative leaders within a state budget that’s still being negotiated would over time protect revenues to fund pressing needs within government.
House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger provided on Monday few details about the tax deal they said has been reached, except that it would reduce the individual income tax rate beyond a downward trajectory of 3.99% in 2027
Republicans react to ‘shameful’ indictment of Trump: ‘Outrageous abuse of power’
FIRST ON FOX: Republicans on Tuesday called the latest indictment of former President Trump an “outrageous abuse of power” and dismissed it as an attempt by the Biden administration to distract from testimony from earlier in the week about President Biden’s son Hunter.
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York told Fox News Digital Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment against Trump marks “yet another dark day in America as Joe Biden continues to weaponize his corrupt Department of
Top Republicans Respond To Latest Trump Indictment
Numerous top Republicans weighed in on Tuesday evening to the latest indictment of former President Donald Trump by questioning the fairness of the Department of Justice.
The 77-year-old former president was charged by a federal grand jury with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding, Obstruction of and Attempt to Obstruct an Official Proceeding, and Conspiracy Against Rights.
Trump responded in a statement calling the indictment a “pathetic attempt by the Biden Crime Family and
The New Trump Indictment and the Reckoning Ahead
To read the stark criminal indictment, returned by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, charging Donald Trump with conspiring to steal the 2020 Presidential election is to realize more deeply than before that the country is headed for a great reckoning—in the courts and at the ballot box. It suggests a question that cannot be escaped: Will the American electorate show itself capable of overlooking a conspiracy to undermine democratic rule and return the chief conspirator to power?
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Ohio Republicans Want to Rewrite the Rules to Thwart Abortion and LGBTQ Rights
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July 31, 2023
Conservative interest groups are pushing Issue 1, which would require a supermajority for any petition-based constitutional amendments to pass.
A Republican candidate for US Senate in Ohio wearing a voting sticker.
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House Republicans Open Probe into Hunter Biden’s ‘Unusual’ Plea Deal
Three House committees sent a letter to AG Garland on Monday demanding information on the plea deal.
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Taft’s Wisdom for Today’s Republicans
On foreign policy, the Ohio senator was able to harmonize competing impulses — the same impulses driving debate today.
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Senate Republicans cite ‘Sound of Freedom’ to demand hearings on human trafficking, Biden’s border policies
FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans led by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., have signed onto a letter calling for additional hearings on human trafficking, noting the recent blockbuster film “Sound of Freedom” has raised public awareness on the issue.
“The United States Senate must continue to conduct much-needed oversight of this administration’s border policies to find immediate solutions to combat one of the most disturbing consequences of inadequate border security: the proliferation of human trafficking,” the letter to the Democratic
DeSantis Fires Back After Some Republicans Promote Kamala Harris’ ‘Lies’ About Florida Curriculum
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis fired back late this week at those who are promoting what he slammed as “lies” about Florida’s African American history curriculum in an apparent attempt to damage him politically as he campaigns for president.
The claims began circulating last weekend when Vice President Kamala Harris took a trip to Jacksonville, Florida, to attack the new curriculum, claiming that “in the state of Florida, they decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from
Biden says Republicans are ‘undermining’ the US military
President Biden has accused Republicans of “undermining the military,” and called out one Alabama senator – although not naming him – in particular on Thursday.
“The Republican Party used to always support the military. But today, they are undermining the military,” he said. “The senior senator from Alabama, who claims to support our troops, is now blocking more than 300 military operations [nominations] with his extreme political agenda.”
The president noted he had nominated outstanding leaders of all backgrounds and