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January 17, 2023

'I AM 100 OUT OF 100': Meet Alabama’s new senator, Katie Britt

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, a Republican, described her position in the U.S. Senate during a trip to the southern border days after being sworn into office.

January 17, 2023

Lottery is 'predatory’ toward the poor: Expert delivers scathing indictment of game he calls ‘a lie, a con'

Playing the lottery is a popular game of chance, but one expert — Les Bernal of Stop Predatory Gambling — reveals the darker side, including lives ruined by playing the lottery.

January 17, 2023

Meet Tom Emmer: lawyer, hockey player, father of seven and the new House majority whip

The new House Majority Whip, Tom Emmer of Minnesota, is used to playing in barnburners as he takes the reins from now-House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.

January 16, 2023

Republicans respond after Biden calls them 'fiscally demented': 'absolutely zero self-awareness'

Republicans fired back at President Biden after he called them "fiscally demented" while speaking at Al Sharpton's National Action Network Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event.

January 16, 2023

France to push ‘Made in Europe’ strategy at European Union summit

France is planning to push a “Made in Europe” strategy at February’s European Union summit in an effort to prevent firms from relying on outside suppliers.

January 16, 2023

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee introduces bill criminalizing some forms of 'hate speech'

Texas Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's new bill targeting White supremacy criminalizes hate speech, raising serious constitutionality questions about the legislation.

January 16, 2023

Marie Osmond defends not giving kids inheritance money: It breeds 'laziness and entitlement'

Singer and actress Marie Osmond said she won't be giving her eight kids an inheritance because money without hard work breeds "laziness and entitlement."

January 16, 2023

UK PM Sunak expected to veto Scottish transgender law allowing teens gender recognition certificates

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to veto Scottish transgender legislation increased access to gender recognition certificates for people as young as 16.

January 16, 2023

No visitor logs exist for Biden's Wilmington home, site of classified doc discovery, WH Counsel's Office says

No visitor logs exist for President Biden's Wilmington home, the White House Counsel's Office said Monday of the residence where Biden kept classified documents.

January 16, 2023

Glenn Youngkin outraged after VA schools withhold national merit awards from top students over ‘equity’

VA Gov. Glenn Youngkin doubled down on his investigation into seven schools that withheld national merit awards from top students, a move he argues was in the name of "equity."