Murdaugh lead attorney says jury fix and hidden texts could blow up conviction, force new trial

The defense attorney for convicted killer Alex Murdaugh said newly uncovered evidence of jury tampering may be enough to overturn the disgraced South Carolina lawyer’s murder conviction. Dick Harpootlian, a Columbia attorney and former state senator who led Murdaugh’s defense, told Fox News Digital that Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill’s actions during the…

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Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote

Congress is officially sending a package detailing $9 billion in spending cuts to President Donald Trump’s desk, minutes after midnight on Friday. The bill, called a “rescissions package,” was approved by the House of Representatives in a late-night 216 to 213 vote after intense debate between Republicans and Democrats. Just two Republicans, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick,…

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Schiff, Warren demand to know if CBS is ending Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ for ‘political reasons’

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said the public “deserves to know” whether CBS’s decision to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Thursday was politically motivated. “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the…

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Texas Attorney General sues US Masters Swimming after controversial trans athlete controversy in San Antonio

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday he is suing U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS), a competitive swimming membership organization with over 60,000 adult swimmers.  The lawsuit is a response to an event in San Antonio where a biological male trans athlete won five women’s gold medals.  Multiple female competitors told Fox News Digital after the…

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Trump Interior Department moves to dismantle ‘regulatory favoritism’ for wind, solar projects

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) said Thursday it was adding “enhanced oversight” of agency decisions about new wind and solar projects in an effort to end “favoritism” of these “unreliable” and “subsidy-dependent” energy systems from the previous administration. The new directive updates review procedures that will require senior leadership at the Interior Department,…

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PETA applauds GOP lawmakers’ demand to halt NIH funding for ‘cruel’ overseas animal testing

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is applauding a letter sent Thursday by Republican lawmakers to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, urging the agency to stop using taxpayer dollars for experiments on animals conducted in foreign laboratories.  The letter, signed by Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, and Sen. Rick Scott,…

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