Category: Fox News
Eric Holder claims Trump is trying to ‘re-segregate’ America in MLK speech meltdown
Eric Holder slammed Trump administration immigration enforcement after ICE fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, calling tactics “gestapo-like” during MLK Day remarks.
John Harbaugh says Trump endorsement as Giants head coach ‘feels really great’
New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh reacted to President Donald Trump’s endorsement on Tuesday as he was introduced to the media in New Jersey.
State Dept to start rolling out FIFA PASS for foreign soccer fans looking to attend World Cup in US
The State Department will begin to roll out the FIFA Priority Appointment Schedule System for soccer fans wanting to come to the U.S. to attend the World Cup.
Pritzker sides with criminals once again, signing controversial ‘Clean Slate’ bill into law
Despite an appalling violent crime problem in Chicago, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a bill protecting convicts, making it easier for them to get past hiring filters and find jobs in Illinois.
On Saturday, Pritzker signed the Clean Slate Act, which will enable officials to seal non-violent criminal records for over 1.7 million people in Illinois, Fox 32 Chicago reported.
Just last month, Gov. Pritzker fortified the state’s sanctuary laws.
The new law will require eligible records to be sealed by 2029.
The law applies only to non-violent convictions and dismissed or reversed charges and arrests. More serious crimes, such as sexual violence, DUI, or any crimes that require sex offender registration, are not eligible for automatic sealing.
While this particular law excludes violent felonies, it comes at a time when violent incidents on Chicago trains are making national headlines.
Moreover Pritzker has a long history of siding with suspected law-breakers over victims. In 2023, cashless bail became the law of the state, thanks to the SAFE-T Act he signed previously. Just last month, he fortified the state’s sanctuary laws, prohibiting federal immigration agents from conducting operations near courthouses, hospitals, university campuses, and day-care centers.
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The Clean Slate Act is celebrated by the Democrats as a jobs initiative, since many businesses use background checks to filter out candidates with prior convictions. Once the records are sealed, that traditional filter will be less robust, allowing potential former convicts to remain in the running.
“There is no reasonable public safety justification for making it hard for returning citizens to get a job or housing or an education,” Pritzker said, according to Fox 32. “It’s a policy guided by punishment rather than rehabilitation.”
The Clean Slate Initiative lists Pennsylvania, Utah, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, Delaware, Virginia, California, Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota, and New York as states that have passed legislation that meets their criteria for Clean Slate laws. Washington, D.C., is also listed.
The criteria include automation of record sealing, including arrest and misdemeanor records. The Clean Slate Initiative also includes a “strong recommendation for laws to include eligibility of at least one felony record.”
Sheena Meade, CEO of the Clean Slate Initiative, stated: “Our coalition partners — including Live Free Illinois, the Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments, the Workers Center for Racial Justice, Impact for Equity, and Code for America — and bill sponsors Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth and Sen. Elgie Sims have shown the resolve, persistence, and heart needed to drive real change.”
The new law will take effect June 1.
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VIDEO: Crowd at college football championship goes wild after Trump appears during national anthem
President Donald Trump got a thunderous applause from the attendees at the College Football National Championship game in Miami, Florida, during the national anthem on Monday night.
The president waved and smiled at the crowd as “American Idol” winner Jamal Roberts belted out the song at Hard Rock Stadium Monday.
‘God bless the talented players and dedicated coaches, the families who love and support them.’
Trump had released a statement about the game prior to the event.
“At its best, college football reflects our timeless American values of family, freedom, unity, and hard work and represents the pinnacle of our national spirit,” Trump said in the statement.
“Melania and I congratulate the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes on making it to the College Football Playoff National Championship,” he added. “God bless the talented players and dedicated coaches, the families who love and support them, and the faithful fans who cheer them on. May the best team win!”
Many videos showed the loud applause for Trump when he appeared on the video screen at the stadium during the performance.
Beside him stood daughter Ivanka Trump with others behind her. Deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and the president’s adviser Boris Epshteyn also accompanied the president.
Also in attendance was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is a fan of the Miami Hurricanes.
The White House posted a short video of the applause for the president during the game.
The Hoosiers went on to defeat the Hurricanes in a score of 27 to 21.
Trump has attended the College Football National Championship game twice previously, once in 2018 and again in 2020.
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Greenland is America’s front door — forgetting that has dangerous consequences
Greenland’s rare earth deposits and Arctic shipping lanes become focal points of U.S.-China-Russia competition as melting ice opens new trade routes and Beijing seeks regional leverage.
Chicago kids are dying while Mayor Johnson fights Trump, ICE and reality
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson prioritizes immigration policy over local children’s safety, citing despite the high number of school-age shootings since taking office in 2024.
Fourth shark attack in three days rocks Australia as authorities close beaches and deploy drumlines
A string of shark attacks near Sydney prompted beach closures across New South Wales. The latest victim attacked at Point Plomer suffered only minor cuts.
ISIS takes credit for Kabul suicide bombing at Chinese restaurant
ISIS-K claims responsibility for deadly suicide blast at Chinese restaurant in Kabul, killing seven people, including one Chinese national.
Billie Eilish says protesters are being ‘assaulted and murdered’ during award speech
Billie Eilish claimed that protesters were being “assaulted and murdered” in a likely reference to Renee Good’s death during an acceptance speech on Sunday.
