Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf wants to increase taxes for some residents

Fox News Flash top headlines for February 2 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf wants to raise taxes on wealthy residents and the natural gas industry to help pay for new investments into education and coronavirus relief. The governor’s proposal will call for increasing the personal income tax […]

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Pete Buttigieg Becomes 1st Openly Gay Person Confirmed To Cabinet Seat

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to lead the Transportation Department, making him the first openly gay person confirmed to a Cabinet seat. The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor was confirmed 86-13 in the upper chamber. Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.), the first openly bisexual U.S. senator, announced the vote.  “I’m honored and humbled by today’s […]

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Putin critic Navalny defiant during prison sentencing

Thousands arrested in Russia in nationwide pro-Navalny protests Senior foreign affairs correspondent Amy Kellogg reports. He stood straight and smiled, silently interacting with people as he waited for his sentence to be read in a Moscow court Tuesday evening. He made the sign of a heart with his hands several times, presumably for his wife of 20 years, Yulia, who sat in […]

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Biden's press office asked journalists to send questions in advance, and they say it's undermining his promise to respect a free press

Reporters recently complained about White House press staff asking for questions ahead of time.  Doing so would give the appearance reporters are working with the administration.  The White House didn’t deny the allegation, and said it was a normal part of running a press office.  Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. On her first day in office, White House […]

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Grover Norquist: Pelosi, Schumer priorities – here's how free speech, fair elections and more at risk

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says fellow colleagues pose a security threat: ‘The enemy is within the House’ Pelosi, D-Calif., discusses ongoing security threats to members of Congress after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot during a news conference on Jan. 28, 2021. Congressional Democrats have a plan to forever keep Republicans from winning elections and influencing policy decisions with H.R. 1 […]

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Questions of mental fitness: Fair game or dirty politics?

What’s happening Joe Biden on Tuesday bristled when asked by a reporter whether he would take a cognitive assessment test similar to the one President Trump has occasionally boasted about passing. “Why the hell would I take a test?” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said. The question about a cognitive test, which is designed to identify conditions like dementia, is […]

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Stop bullying our OAPs! Lord Botham tears BBC apart for ‘terrorising’ TV licence fee move

BBC TV licence fee is ‘doomed’ says O’Sullivan Lord Ian Botham claimed TV license inspectors were visiting retirees homes and aggressively forcing over 75s to pay the £157.60 fee. The retired cricketer and life peer also warned thousands of pensioners across the UK “either can’t afford” to pay the fee or “simply don’t believe it’s worth paying.” It comes after […]

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McConnell rips Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calls 'loony lies' a 'cancer' for the GOP

Marjorie Greene under media fire Over past inflammatory Facebook posts Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., slammed Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a scathing statement on Monday night, referring to “loony lies and conspiracy theories” as a “cancer for the Republican Party and our country.” “Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9/11, that horrifying school […]

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