Politics

Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his response and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, criticizing claims that he was in any way political. “I think the misconception is that I was misleading people to say that I, who have been adviser to seven presidents and have never, ever veered one way or the other from an ideological standpoint for somebody to say …

FIRST ON FOX: Utah Senate candidate Evan McMullin has paid over $1.6 million to Democratic firms and uses the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, despite running as an independent to unseat Republican Sen. Mike Lee. McMullin, who unsuccessfully ran for president as an independent in 2016, has also neglected to pay back over $600,000 in debts incurred during his failed campaign. …

The White House economic adviser, when grilled on concerns of a recession on Sunday, assured Americans that the answer to whether the Biden administration was doing everything possible to increase energy supply and drive down consumer prices is “unequivocally yes.” In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein provided his definition for …

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise blasted Democrats on Sunday after he said Senior White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein was “bragging” about gas prices being lower today while the cost of fuel remains higher than when President Biden first took office last year. Scalise, R-La., appeared on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss how he believes Republicans will flip seats from the Democrats …

An economic adviser for President Biden claimed that Americans will notice a decrease in inflation when tax credits kick in that will allow them to weatherize their home. Asked by CNN Sunday when the Inflation Reduction Act will start bringing down inflation, Biden economic adviser Cecilia Rouse promised a noticeable difference “next year.” “For example, there are tax credits for …

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., has spent nearly $500,000 in campaign funds on private security services despite her recent doubling down on her support for defunding the police, federal filings show. Bush’s campaign paid out over $100,000 for “security services” throughout the third quarter of 2022, according to Federal Election Commission records. Her campaign paid $71,201.06 to Peace …

Iran dismissed President Biden as a “tired” politician and condemned U.S. “interference” in Iran’s brutal crackdown on human rights protesters Sunday. Biden addressed the month-long unrest in Iran on Friday, saying he was “stunned” at how aggressively the Iranian people have risen up against the country’s Islamist regime. Iranian foreign affairs spokesman Nasser Kanani condemned Biden’s statement as “interference” on …

NORTH SCITUATE, R.I. – Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was back in his element, working the crowds and exhibiting his strong retail campaigning skills. The 2016 Republican presidential candidate and possible 2024 contender was on a 2022 mission last week, stumping at the Scituate Art Festival in Rhode Island along with former Cranston mayor Allan Fung, the GOP nominee …

Republicans across the country have made protecting girls’ sports from biological male transgender athletes a campaign message as they seek to retake control of Congress next month, with at least one gubernatorial candidate highlighting the issue in recent campaign ad. The issue of biological males who identify as females competing against women in women’s sports has garnered national attention and …

President Joe Biden drew criticism from conservatives on social media over a comment he made to a young teenager in California where he told her “no serious guys until you’re 30.” “Now a very important thing I told my daughters and granddaughters — no serious guys until you’re 30!” Biden said to an unknown young woman at an event in …