Gov. Abbott: Nearly 500 Structures Destroyed by Fires; Need to Find Shelter for Those Who Lost Homes

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said up to 500 structures may have been destroyed by the largest wildfire in state history while in Borger during a Friday news conference. “When you look at the damages that have occurred here—it’s just gone, completely gone. Nothing left but ashes on the ground,” Mr. Abbott said. The Republican governor

Arizona Democrat Convicted on Child Sex Abuse Charge

A jury in Arizona this week found former state senator Tony Navarrete (D.) guilty of sexually abusing a minor but acquitted him on a second charge of child molestation.  The Thursday verdict came following another jury’s failure last year to reach a unanimous decision. Navarrete, then a major player in the state legislature, was first

University of Florida Fires All DEI Staff, Reallocates $5 Million DEI Fund

The University of Florida has fired its DEI staff, dissolved DEI positions, and is reallocating its $5 million DEI budget for other purposes. The University of Florida announced that it’s firing all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff in order to comply with new state rules that prohibit DEI-related expenditures in the state’s college system.

Nikki Haley Barnstorms Virginia, Washington Ahead of Super Tuesday

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley barnstormed through Virginia and Washington ahead of Super Tuesday. The primary in the nation’s capital began March 1 and concludes March 3, while Virginia votes on March 5, or Super Tuesday—the day with the most contests in the presidential race with 865 delegates at stake across 15 states. There are

Berkeley Administrators Have Offered No Apology to Israeli Speaker Accosted by Anti-Semitic Mob

Ran Bar-Yoshafat invited to speak to a campus Jewish group Ran Bar-Yoshafat (Israel National News) University of California, Berkeley, administrators have offered no apology to Israeli lawyer Ran Bar-Yoshafat, whose speech to a campus Jewish group was abruptly canceled by the university after violent protesters choked a female student attendee, spit in another attendee’s face,

Hunter Biden Met Privately with ‘F—ing Spy Chief of China’ During Hong Kong Trip, Jim Biden Testifies

First brother Jim Biden provided explosive new details about his nephew Hunter Biden’s previously undisclosed meetings with a corrupt Chinese businessman, whom Hunter has called the “f—ing spy chief of China.” In a congressional deposition last month, Jim Biden said he accompanied Hunter Biden to Hong Kong in September 2017 to meet with Patrick Ho,