Day: January 8, 2024

West Virginia legislators look ahead to fentanyl crackdown and education funding

1:33 pm January 8, 2024

Leading lawmakers in West Virginia want to increase penalties for fentanyl dealers, give public school teachers more pay raises, remove disruptive students from classrooms and boost funding for emergency responders. State Senate President Craig Blair and House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw, both Republicans, and House Democratic leader Sean Hornbuckle gave a glimpse of their […]

New Mexico governor’s gun restriction orders to be reviewed by state Supreme Court

1:29 pm January 8, 2024

Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham restricting people from carrying guns at public parks and playgrounds in the state’s largest metro area and address gun violence as a public health crisis. The state Supreme Court was scheduled to hear oral arguments […]

Mayorkas impeachment hearing: State AGs to testify on impact of migrant crisis, Biden-era policies

1:13 pm January 8, 2024

FIRST ON FOX: State attorneys general from the heartland will testify at the first impeachment hearing of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, Fox News Digital has learned — and will describe the effect the ongoing migrant crisis has had on their states, despite their distance from the besieged border. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, […]

‘Animated’ Obama urges Biden to step up campaign, ‘move aggressively’ to counter Trump: Report

1:10 pm January 8, 2024

Former President Barack Obama has expressed worries about the “structure” of President Biden’s campaign, telling the president’s allies that they need to “move aggressively” to counter former President Trump, according to a new report. Obama “recommended that Biden seek counsel from Obama’s own former campaign aides, which Biden officials say they have done,” the Washington […]

Hezbollah claims top commander killed in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon

12:54 pm January 8, 2024

The Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah said Monday that one of its top commanders has been killed in an airstrike. The strike on Jawad Al-Taweel – who led the group’s Radwan forces — was carried out by the Israeli military, the Jerusalem Post is reporting, citing Hezbollah and other media outlets. The militant group later confirmed his […]