Day: February 29, 2024

Shooting after fight over a car in Florida leaves one dead, 6 shot: reports

7:10 pm February 29, 2024

One person is dead, and six others are hurt following a late Wednesday night shooting in Orlando, Florida, local reports say. Officers with the Orlando Police Department responded to a home off Iron Wedge Drive and South Lake Orlando in reference to shots fired at 11 p.m., according to FOX 35 Orlando. Once on the […]

White House refers to illegal immigrants as ‘newcomers’

7:10 pm February 29, 2024

Ahead of President Biden’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, the White House debuted a new term for illegal immigrants arriving in the country, calling them “newcomers.” Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, in an effort to reassure voters who have soured on his handling of the border crisis. Republicans have lambasted the Biden […]

House punts government shutdown deadline to next week after Johnson forced to seek Dem support again

7:08 pm February 29, 2024

Speaker Mike Johnson bucked the House GOP’s right flank to pass a short-term federal funding bill on Thursday, setting up Congress to avoid a partial government shutdown. The bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), extends fiscal year 2023’s government funding levels to two deadlines – March 8 and March 22. It passed the House […]

‘The View’ co-host Joy Behar unleashes on ‘lack of checks and balances’ in government: ‘The system is rigged!’

7:06 pm February 29, 2024

“The View” co-host Joy Behar unleashed during the show on Thursday over a “lack of checks and balances” in the government and angrily claimed, “the system is rigged!” The co-hosts were criticizing Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., after he announced he would be stepping down as GOP Senate leader. In the first segment, the co-hosts discussed […]

Jordan subpoenas Mayorkas for documents on Texas migrant surge, razor wire cutting

6:54 pm February 29, 2024

FIRST ON FOX: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is subpoenaing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for documents related to DHS’ actions in response to an overwhelming surge of migrants into Eagle Pass, Texas, in September — accusing the agency of failing to produce documents and impeding the committee’s work. Republicans on the Committee had requested […]