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Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby has filed a lawsuit against Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau after she was censured on Feb. 15 for her social media post about a trans high school athlete. The lawsuit seeks to have Libby's voting and speaking rights restored. Maine House Clerk Robert Hunt is named as the other defendant in the lawsuit. Libby was originally told she would have her rights restored if she apologized for the post. However, she has said she will not apologize.Libby's censure came in response to a social media post in which she pointed out a high school trans

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Ia., says it’s time to give the Department of Justice the tools it needs to tackle China’s trade crimes. The congresswoman’s Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act has bipartisan support as both Democrats and Republicans look to stop threats posed by China.China-based companies have stolen American businesses’ intellectual property (IP) and flooded the market with cheaper versions of their products, which are often low quality. In addition to IP theft, Chinese companies are also committing crimes through transnational shipping, which involves the shipping of products to another country to evade U.S. tariffs."This is

Former Vice President Kamala Harris was roasted for delivering another "word salad" on a public stage after trying to tie the "innovation" of Big Tech to her love of nacho cheese Doritos during an artificial intelligence conference. "Kamala just tried to explain innovation and it is the dumbest thing I have ever heard," popular conservative X account End Wokeness posted to its account accompanied by a clip of Harris. Harris attended the Human AI conference Sunday in Las Vegas, which was billed as Harris' "first post-election address." She took the stage with Nuno Sebastiao, the CEO of data science company Feedzai.Harris recounted

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on "Hannity" that Democrats are in a rage and offering "no solutions," dismissing a claim by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., that Republicans are "on the run." Gingrich said the left is resorting to extreme tactics in an effort to resist President Donald Trump and oppose Elon Musk's efforts to cut government spending.‘THEATRICS’ BY LIBERAL LAWMAKERS DURING TRUMP'S SPEECH ONLY HELPED HIM ACCORDING TO DEM INSIDERSNEWT GINGRICH: Well, I think that everything you showed earlier reflects what Lincoln said at Gettysburg when he said, this is a test of whether this system or

A traveler who was at the resort in the Dominican Republic on the same day University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki vanished is claiming there was "no communication" from the hotel regarding beach safety, leaving it "kind of just left up to your own discretion." D’Lani Sweeney spoke to NewsNation as the search remains ongoing for the missing 20-year-old, who was last seen entering the beach early Thursday morning at the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana, according to La Policia Nacional, the country's national police force. On Monday, ABC News reported that Konanki may have drowned, citing law enforcement sources. "I remember the

FIRST ON FOX: Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is putting pressure on House Democrats hours before a critical vote on a bill to avert a partial government shutdown before the end of this week.The clip, which runs just under two minutes, is a supercut of top Democratic lawmakers emphasizing that their party does not support government shutdowns nor the office closures and mass furloughs that come with them."House Democrats have long warned about the consequences of a government shutdown," the text on the screen begins.The message is immediately followed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., stating during a press conference,

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled Monday, noting that the newly formed department had been run in "unusual secrecy."U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee, sided with the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in rejecting the Trump administration’s argument that DOGE does not have to respond to public records requests.The administration claimed that DOGE is an arm of the Executive Office of the President, making it not subject to FOIA requests, which allow the public to request access to

Dr. Jeremy London, a cardiovascular surgeon in Savannah, Georgia, has built a popular following on social media, sharing everything from heart-healthy tips to whether consuming eggs or red wine is good for the heart.The medical doctor also created a series of videos called "Cook Dinner with a Heart Surgeon."In the videos, London "welcomes" followers into his kitchen as he prepares home-cooked meals for dinner.'I'M A HEART SURGEON, HERE'S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EGGS, YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR HEART'The video for his Greek-inspired chicken salad and chia strawberry protein pudding, which was posted on Feb. 6, has garnered the most attention

Lawmakers in the Texas legislature are considering a bill that would prohibit people in the state from changing the gender marker on their birth certificate to reflect their gender identity.The measure, Senate Bill 406, is now being debated in the Texas Senate.Last year, the Texas Department of Public Safety stopped changing gender on driver’s licenses unless courts intervened, according to FOX 4.The Senate bill would block changes to gender on birth certificates, regardless of whether there is a court order.TEXAS LAWMAKER PROPOSES BILL TO BAN GENDER TRANSITION TREATMENT FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING ADULTS"This bill is not about restricting anyone’s personal expression.