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Democrat Texas Judge Lina Hidalgo derailed a meeting Thursday at the Harris County Commissioners Court over a failed tax hike, encouraging children to descend on the courtroom to ask commissioners how they planned to vote. A tax increase proposal, supported by Hidalgo, was brought forward Thursday to fund certain child care and education training programs previously covered by COVID-era funding, according to Houston Public Media. During the meeting, Commissioner Tom Ramsey was seen in footage from KHOU11’s YouTube page saying he would vote no to put forward the proposal on the next ballot, casting doubt on the county’s budget being...

Vice President J.D. Vance pushed back Sunday on CBS News against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) over their concerns about the Trump administration’s focus on conducting mass deportations. In his first week in office, President Donald Trump honed in on the U.S. southern border and illegal immigration, a key part of his campaign promise that resonated with voters. On “Face the Nation,” Brennan highlighted how the USCCB had publicly released a statement disagreeing with “the treatment of immigrants and refugees,” asking the vice president if he supported Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents “conducting a raid or enforcement...

(DCNF)—Some Democrats and liberal media outlets appear to be discovering the connection between big Biden donors funding radical left causes, including the pro-Palestine protests seen across the U.S., which are now coming back to bite President Joe Biden as he seeks re-election in November. A new report from Politico Sunday revealed that donors like Bill Gates, George Soros, David Rockefeller Jr., and Nick Pritzker are supporting organizations like Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow, which have been responsible for many of the protests at college campuses. These groups, according to the outlet, are funded by the Tides Foundation which is...