Conservative nonprofit investigates Virginia redistricting vote after court blocks certification

Conservative nonprofit investigates Virginia redistricting vote after court blocks certification

FIRST ON FOX: A conservative policy group is launching an investigation into Virginia’s redistricting amendment vote after a court blocked certification of the results, raising new questions from critics about how the referendum was conducted and whether election procedures were properly followed. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is initiating a multi-part probe focused on…

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Virginia vote hands Democrats redistricting edge, triggers GOP blame game ahead of House fight

Virginia vote hands Democrats redistricting edge, triggers GOP blame game ahead of House fight

Republicans are pointing fingers after their narrow loss in Virginia’s high-stakes congressional redistricting referendum, which could give Democrats a significant boost in the battle for the House of Representatives majority in this year’s midterm elections. Even though they were outraised and outspent by Democrats by a nearly three-to-one margin, Republicans came close to sinking the…

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ICE detains illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting minor after hospital parking lot birth

ICE detains illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting minor after hospital parking lot birth

Federal immigration officials issued a detainer for a Mexican national accused of sexually assaulting a minor in South Carolina after the victim was found giving birth in a hospital parking lot. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer for Luis Armando Argueta Montejo, who is accused of having sexual intercourse with a female minor…

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Appeals court rules 'Alligator Alcatraz' can stay open, rejecting push for federal environmental impact review

Appeals court rules ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can stay open, rejecting push for federal environmental impact review

“Alligator Alcatraz,” an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, can remain open, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to block a judge’s order for the facility to wind down operations for failing to comply with federal environmental law. In a 2-1 decision, the majority on the 11th Circuit Court of…

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