Arizona lawmaker gets 1 year in prison in child molestation case
(The Center Square) – A former state lawmaker found guilty of one charge of sexual conduct with a minor was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday, a far cry from the 49 years he initially faced. With good behavior, former Arizona Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete could be released earlier. A jury in February […]
Ukraine lawmaker, 34, fights for Kharkiv in the public square
Maria Mentseva is the face of the war in Ukraine. Just 34 years old, her official duties include considering how Ukraine can integrate into other European institutions. But what really caught her attention was her post about her hometown of Kharkiv. It has a population of 1.3 million people and is located just 32 miles […]
Wild horses to remain in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says
Wild horses will remain in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, a leading lawmaker announced Thursday, amid concerns from advocates that park officials will remove the beloved animals from the rugged, wild landscape. Republican Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a commitment from the National Park Service to keep wild horses in the park, […]
Texas lawmaker calls to cancel all federal education dollars to avoid Biden’s Title IX ‘war on women’
EXCLUSIVE — Texas Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison called on the state legislature to reject all federal education dollars received by his state so Texans will not be beholden to the Biden administration’s Title IX overhaul. On Friday, the Biden administration finalized the rules governing Title IX, which redefined sex to include claimed gender identities […]
Russia has grounds to seize Western assets after US move, top lawmaker says
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow the transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine, prompting Russia to consider confiscation of Western assets. Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin warned that the move could provoke the EU to follow suit and harm the European economy. Only $5-6 billion of Russia’s assets are in […]
‘Assaulted All Over Again’: GOP State Lawmaker Bashes Dems For Making It Easier To Get Away With Trafficking Minors
Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove of California blasted her Democratic colleagues for weakening a bill that would make buying a child for sex a felony offense. The bill, which Grove introduced in February, would have made soliciting a minor for sex a felony charge with the potential for up to four years of prison time, […]
NYC lawmaker pushes council to back proposed ban on migrant shelter stay limits
New York City lawmakers are pushing to lift shelter restrictions for asylum seekers, a move that would undermine Mayor Adams’ efforts to deal with the surge of migrants overwhelming the Big Apple. Manhattan’s Dem Gale Brewer proposed a resolution Thursday that would have the City Council support a state bill that would eliminate caps on […]
GOP lawmaker slams Republican colleagues over Ukraine support: ‘They would like to see the Russians win’
Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska interjects with colleagues who oppose more funding to Ukraine, claiming he wants to see Russia “win” in the more than two-year-old war with Kiev. did. “Well, there are no more artillery in Ukraine. If we do not do this, the Russians will be in Kiev. Unfortunately, some of my […]
‘Santos for Congress’ committee has raised $0 for disgraced ex-House lawmaker
Former Republican congressman George Santos, a liar, raised $0 in March in his bid to return to Congress after being expelled from the House late last year after being indicted by the federal government on charges of fraud and campaign finance violations. Santos for Congress was launched to raise funds to unseat disgraced Republican-turned-independent Rep. […]
Top lawmaker addresses ‘fear’ of kids’ data online by leading the way on a bipartisan privacy standard
fox news digital report Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said her “biggest fear” as a parent is that her child’s personal data could be misused online. Ta. As a result, she recently spearheaded a new federal data privacy standard that aims to allay those fears. “There’s very dangerous […]