NBC News reports: President Joe Biden announced Friday that the U.S. will drop food aid into the Gaza Strip, noting that the humanitarian aid flowing into the region for Palestinians is not nearly enough. “We’re going to pull out every stop we can,” Biden said. Biden also reiterated that the U.S. is trying to push for an immediate cease-fire between …

The Texas Tribune reports: A Texas prosecutor has been disciplined for allowing a murder charge to be filed against a woman who self-induced an abortion in 2022. Starr County District Attorney Gocha Ramirez reached a settlement with the State Bar of Texas following an investigation. Ramirez agreed to pay a $1,250 fine, and his license will be held in a …

Reuters reports: The Michigan Republican Party is in turmoil. The fight to oust Kristina Karamo, elected as Republican party chair in Michigan last year, has become increasingly bitter and personal, leaving deep divisions in the local party. At the center of that battle is Bree Moeggenberg. The 44-year-old member of the Republican state committee – a governing board for the …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Volkswagen should be ashamed of attempting to normalize sin by featuring two lesbians getting married in their 2024 commercial, “Big Game.” The ad depicts two women dressed in wedding attire, leaving a little white chapel, hand in hand after their ceremony. Then they kiss in their Volkswagen before driving away. Obviously, Volkswagen …

From the Justice Department: A California man pleaded guilty today to a firebombing attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa in March 2022 and planning to attack an electrical substation in Orange County, and further admitted to plotting an attack on Dodger Stadium last year on a night celebrating LGBTQI+ pride. Tibet Ergul, 22, of Irvine, pleaded guilty …

The Hill reports: A New Jersey businessman charged alongside Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) in a far-reaching corruption case has pleaded guilty. Jose Uribe entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court in New York to charges that include conspiracy to commit bribery, obstruction of justice and tax evasion, court filings show. The terms of any agreement Uribe may have struck …

Florida Politics reports: It could be significantly harder for unhoused people to sleep in public spaces soon, as the House has passed legislation cracking down on the practice and compelling counties to set up homeless camps. The Republican Rep. Sam Garrison bill has been called a “carrot and stick” approach to managing the homeless problem in the state. “The status …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge is upholding provisions of new Arizona laws that would require counties to verify the status of registered voters who haven’t provided proof of U.S. citizenship and cross-check voter registration information with various government databases. In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton concluded Arizona legislators did not discriminate when they adopted the …

“Being a father in today’s challenging world can be a heavy task. With the constant bombardment of information and influences from all angles, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and uncertain about the best way to guide your children. “The challenges we have experienced, especially in the last few years, with schools being shut down, social shut downs, and the depression …

The Bleacher Report reports: Texas Tech defensive back Tyler Owens is considered one of the fastest prospects in the 2024 NFL draft class, and some of his beliefs make him stand out from the rest of the pack even more. While speaking to reporters at the NFL combine on Thursday, Owens revealed that he doesn’t “believe in space” or “other …

The New York Times reports: The two largest pharmacy chains in the United States will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month, a step that could make access easier for some patients. Officials at CVS and Walgreens said in interviews on Friday that they had received certification to dispense mifepristone under guidelines that the Food and Drug Administration issued …

NBC News reports: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that all of former President Donald Trump’s legal cases should be “dealt with” before the presidential election. “I think all of the cases should be dealt with before November,” she said Thursday in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in Falls Church, Virginia, where voters will …

Forbes reports: Former President Donald Trump arrived at a Florida courthouse Friday morning for a hearing in his federal criminal case over retaining White House documents. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon—the Trump-appointed judge overseeing the case—scheduled the day-long conference to consider various motions in the case, most notably when the case could go to trial. The trial is currently set …

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“After a cruel and unusual merry-go-round, I have finally landed in a GANG INFESTED federal prison – Brooklyn,NY!! The guards here regularly throw up gang signs and sit back idly by as inmates are STABBED with prison shanks and EXTORTED!! Drug overdoses and deaths are common place in Brooklyn Federal Prison. “It’s been 10 days since I have had ANY …

Mediaite has the transcript: SEAN HANNITY: I don’t believe he [Biden] would be capable of sitting down to do an interview like this. DONALD TRUMP: (crosstalk) SEAN HANNITY: I debated Gavin Newsom, I said the problem is, the guy that you are bragging about could not have this exchange. DONALD TRUMP: He could not do this interview. He couldn’t do …

The Texas Tribune reports: Donald Trump said Thursday during a visit to the Texas-Mexico border that Gov. Greg Abbott is “absolutely” on his short list of potential vice presidential candidates for his 2024 run. During a joint interview with Abbott on Fox News, the former president was asked by host Sean Hannity whether Abbott was under consideration for the position. …

“The abortion issue, now, I’m for the exceptions like Ronald Reagan was for the exceptions. I think it’s a very important thing the exceptions. I also think that they are the radicals, because they will kill the baby in eight months, nine months. Under Roe v. Wade, they had the right to kill the baby after birth. I mean, literally, …

Reuters reports: Russians chanted opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s name on Friday as his coffin was carried into a Moscow church surrounded by police for a funeral that only a few people were allowed to attend. Navalny’s allies said they believed the service had got underway soon afterwards but could not be sure because the authorities were blocking mobile phone signals …

The Associated Press reports: Kentucky school districts could hire retired law officers or military veterans to serve as armed guardians offering security at schools under a bill advanced by a state Senate committee on Thursday. The proposal cleared the Senate Education Committee and heads to the full Senate next. It would still need House approval if it gains Senate passage. …