Politics
NATO countries given 'green light' to send fighter jets to Ukraine, Blinken says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that NATO, the European Union and G7 countries are working to increase sanctions on Russia
Climate
DeSantis: Hurricane Ian near Category 5, could cause "catastrophic" damage to Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that Hurricane Ian could hit Florida with a Category 5 storm
Crime
'We have to harden these targets' says Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on schools
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas said Tuesday that the shooting in Uvalde that killed 19 children and 2 adults shows that leader must do more to “harden” vulnerable targets against future would-be shooters
Politics
Democrats lost 26 points with Hispanic voters in 2022 midterm elections, says Pew Research Center
"This change was driven by asymmetric changes in voter turnout among Hispanic adults, rather than changing preferences among individual Hispanic voters," the report noted
Politics
McCarthy loses sixth Speaker vote, failing to secure majority
The votes of the 20 other Republicans McCarthy needed went to his primary opponent, Byron Donalds
Human Rights
Pro-democracy opposition groups to denounce Latin American totalitarianism at Congress, U.S. State Dept.
A group of pro-democracy opposition groups from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras and Bolivia will meet with members of Congress and the U.S. State Dept. to express concerns about repression crackdowns in their countries
Politics
Sen. Manchin to support GOP in nixing vaccine mandate for large businesses
All 50 Senate Republicans will support the effort to block the mandate and Manchin’s support will give them enough votes to pass a resolution to end the requirement.
Politics
DeSantis launches Spanish-language media campaign, targeting Latino voters in Florida
The Republican governor's team said the ads will reflect the governor’s “commitment to communicating his 'Keeping Florida Free' policy agenda to Spanish-speaking voters”
Law Enforcement
Many see Democrat double standard on political violence when it comes to Jan. 6, Kavanaugh threat
"I hate to say it, but it sure appears that they are willing to at least accept violence if it will meet the ends that they wish," Rep. Scott Perry said
Immigration
Often vilified by liberals, Border Patrol agents rushed into Texas school to neutralize shooter
It was a Border Patrol agent who ran into the school without backup to confront and kill the gunman