Garland mocks House Oversight Committee over raucous contempt hearing
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday sharply criticized the House Oversight Committee for its highly publicized embarrassment last week as it deliberated filing a contempt of Congress case against him. Asked Thursday if he watched last week’s Oversight Committee hearing, Garland joked, “I saw parts of that hearing on ‘Saturday Night Live.’” Republican Reps. Marjorie […]
NYC council introduces bill to increase oversight over mayoral picks for top jobs
Speaker Adrian Adams The bill was introduced on Thursday. The bill would significantly expand the City Council’s power over the city’s highest-ranking mayoral appointees, as the department is already sparring with lawmakers over one of the few positions it can veto. The new bill would add 20 secretary-level positions subject to a confirmation process, including […]
House passes bill barring Federal Reserve from issuing digital dollar
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) without explicit permission from Congress. The state CBDC surveillance bill passed the Assembly in a vote of 216-192, almost entirely along partisan lines. The move is largely symbolic, as the Fed has […]
Zantac didn’t cause 89-year-old woman’s cancer, jury says in first trial over drug
A Chicago jury on Thursday dismissed an Illinois woman’s lawsuit alleging that the now-discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, the first of thousands of lawsuits making similar claims to be heard. A jury in Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court agreed with pharmaceutical companies GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim that the plaintiff, 89-year-old Illinois resident […]
Mortgage rates fall below 7%, but affordability remains a dream for many: Freddie Mac
The 30-year mortgage rate fell to 6.94%. (iStock) Mortgage rates dipped below 7% again this week, with the average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage being 6.94%. Freddie Mac isThe average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage last week was 7.02%. Fixed rates on 15-year mortgages also fell, averaging 6.24 percent. That’s only a slight decrease […]
Colombia’s Marxist President Replaces Israel Embassy with Office in Ramallah
The government of Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro, which recently severed all diplomatic ties with Israel, will open an embassy in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Foreign Minister Luis Murillo announced on Wednesday. Murillo said opening an embassy in Ramallah was intended to make it easier to recognise “Palestine” as a state. “President Petro […]
Life Was Better Under Donald Trump
People in the Bronx were better off under former President Donald Trump but Democrats “took advantage” of them, some Bronx residents told Fox News in a series of interviews ahead of Trump’s historic Bronx rally. Fox News spoke to Bronx residents ahead of President Trump’s Thursday rally, and they seemed to agree they’re not happy […]
Jules Breach joins Fox Sports soccer coverage after Kate Abdo exit
Fox Sports has added an exciting new football anchor. Fox announced on Thursday that Jules Breech will host the network’s coverage of UEFA Euro 2024. The announcement comes about a year after presenter Kate Abdo left Fox to work full-time for CBS, which broadcasts the Champions League. “I was really excited when I got the […]
Charles Barkley blasts ‘petty’ women ‘hatin’ on Caitlin Clark’ after new WNBA star ‘gettin’ y’all a** private charters’
NBA legend and broadcasting mogul Charles Barkley has scolded the “boring” women he says “hate on Caitlin Clark” after the WNBA newcomer’s marketing clout has brought so much money to the league that it even inspired a song about “getting a private charter flight for all of you.” Outkick said Berkeley’s Wednesday rant Powerful words […]
Umpire waves off home run, ends game in NJ HS baseball game in controversy
One New Jersey high school baseball team is infuriated after a controversial call in Wednesday’s state tournament game between Northern Highlands and Mount Olive. In the top of the seventh, Northern Highlands appeared to have hit a game-tying three-run home run, but it was voided when Mount Olive protested to the home plate umpire, who […]