Former President Donald Trump is facing a serious political setback after Georgia voters delivered a resounding rejection on Tuesday of his efforts to reshape some of the state’s highest offices in his own image. In nearly every statewide GOP primary, Trump’s endorsed candidates fell to incumbents with whom he vowed to seek revenge upon. Despite … Read more
UVALDE, Texas — The small town of Uvalde, Texas came together to pray for the 21 victims and their families after Tuesday’s deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. Authorities say 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, armed with an AR-15 style weapon, stormed into a classroom, barricaded himself inside, and opened fire. Nineteen children lost their lives inside … Read more
Two bills to expand background checks, HR 8 and HR 1446, have passed in the House but not yet in the Senate. On Wednesday, both bills were placed on the Senate’s Legislative Calendar of Business. But it’s unclear when action might be. Sen. Schumer signaled that votes cannot be expected soon. Mourning and outrage continue … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Portland has convicted a self-published novelist — who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband” — of fatally shooting her husband four years ago. The jury of seven women and five men found Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday after deliberating over … Read more
Minutes before the mass shooting, Ramos allegedly sent a series of text messages to a teen girl in Europe whom he had met online, describing how he had just shot his grandmother and would “shoot up a(n) elementary school.” According to screenshots reviewed by CNN and an interview with the girl, whose mother gave permission … Read more
Texas elementary school shooting: Live from Uvalde, Texas Onlookers have said they urged police to move into the primary school as officers stood by while a gunman was carrying out his rampage, which killed 19 students and two teachers. The father of 10-year-old victim Jacklyn Cazares said he even suggested to go in himself with … Read more
Rumors about the gunman and what had taken place spread widely online — often with easily debunked evidence or none at all — almost immediately after the first official reports about the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Here are three of the most prominent rumors that have spread on online platforms such as Twitter, … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s top official election said Wednesday that the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for US Senate is tight enough to trigger a statewide recount, dragging the outcome into June as the candidates fight in court. The state’s acting secretary of state, Leigh Chapman, said the … Read more
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke interrupted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference in Uvalde after the mass shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead. Abbott said he would be passing the microphone to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, when O’Rourke stood up. “You are doing nothing,” O’Rourke said, adding that the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama raised eyebrows on Wednesday for an attempt to link this week’s shooting in Uvalde, Texas, to the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Nineteen children and two teachers of Robb Elementary School were murdered by an 18-year-old gunman, who were killed during a gunfire … Read more