Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., enjoyed a series of wins this week – but there’s little time to celebrate, as Republicans grow increasingly frustrated with how he is managing the razor-thin House majority. "He’s capitulating to the wants of the Freedom Caucus," one House Republican, granted anonymity to speak freely, told Fox News Digital. "The Freedom Caucus are in control. The rest of us are just following." The Louisiana Republican is fresh off a slew of legislative victories this week, notching
Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., accused progressive Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of making "deeply sexist attacks" against female opponents during a Wednesday interview, citing his criticism of Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as voters prepare for the state's Aug. 4 primary. "There is a uniquely sexist bent to the things that he has said about women," Scholten told anchor Jake Tapper on CNN's "The Lead." "He said that Congresswoman Stevens couldn’t s
President Donald Trump is welcoming Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House
Senate Republicans , despite a mounting death toll, surging energy prices and growing uncertainty, batted down another attempt by Democrats to handcuff President Donald Trump in his war with Iran. Democrats pulled the trigger on yet another war powers resolution , the first since Trump resumed strikes in the Middle East, and were again unsuccessful in convincing enough Republicans to force the administration to get authorization from Congress. Thursday’s war powers resolution was forced by Sen.
An Ethiopian migrant allegedly murdered three employees at his St. Paul apartment building after becoming enraged over a $65 parking deck contract, days after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was rebuked for defending the pardon of an illegal immigrant sex offender. Police recovered nearly three dozen 9mm shell casings from the management office after Tsegaab Ademassu Binessu, 30, allegedly went on a rampage over apartment parking contract policies. Authorities said he later complained about the U.S. imm
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Valentín Lavín Romero is the 14th mayor to be murdered since Claudia Sheinbaum became president in 2024 A mayor was shot dead on Wednesday in the Mexican state of Morelos after having survived a previous assassination attempt earlier this year. He is the 14th mayor to be murdered since Claudia Sheinbaum became president in October 2024. Valentín Lavín Romero, who was from the Green party, an ally of the ruling leftwing Morena party, was wounded at the end of January when hitmen shot him at a pet
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New York Yankees infielder Jose Caballero's pitch-clock maneuvers irked multiple parties earlier this week. On Monday night, the benches cleared against the Pittsburgh Pirates after pitcher Dennis Santana had some choice words for Caballero, and two days later, hot mics caught Caballero in a heated discussion with an umpire. In short, Caballero has become notorious for waiting until the last possible second to make eye-contact with the pitcher, which, in the pitch-clock era, is required before a
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A woman wanted in a murder case has spent weeks slipping through law enforcement's grasp, with investigators alleging a string of suspected accomplices helped keep her hidden while she remains on the run. Isabelle Rose Johnson, 38, is wanted on charges in the killing of Jason Christopher Coulthart. A warrant for her arrest was issued on June 26, and she has been dodging detectives ever since. The Walton County Sheriff's Office said Johnson, who is a "cunning master manipulator," has been relying
