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Texas lawmakers considering bill to ban gender changes on birth certificates

Lawmakers in the Texas legislature are considering a bill that would prohibit people in the state from changing the gender marker on their birth certificate to reflect their gender identity. The measure, Senate Bill 406, is now being debated in the Texas Senate. Last year, the Texas Department of Public Safety stopped changing gender on

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French lawmakers seek to bring back village bars

Lawmakers in France have overwhelmingly backed a bill making it easier to open bars in villages – a move aimed at reviving social life in small rural communities. In a 156-2 vote on Monday, MPs decided to loosen strict restrictions on new bar permits to sell alcohol. The bill still needs a Senate approval to

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Chicago mayor agrees to donate gifts to charity; GOP lawmakers claims victory

A Republican lawmaker is taking a victory lap after the mayor of Chicago reportedly agreed to donate the contents of a “secret gift room” to charity, days after he was grilled about it at a House hearing. “Just days after I forced corrupt @ChicagosMayor to answer for his secret gift room, he’s making the gifts public.

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Democrat strategists call out Dem lawmakers for disrupting Trump’s address

Senator admits we should ‘all celebrate’ DJ Daniel Sens. Fetterman, Hirono and Reed tell Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital why Democrats didn’t stand for 13-year-old cancer survivor DJ Daniel during President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress. (Nicholas Ballasy) Democratic strategists argue it would have been better for Democratic lawmakers to skip President Donald

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Bipartisan group of lawmakers get tough on Turkey in new legislation

A group of bipartisan House lawmakers are introducing legislation to redesignate Turkey as a Near Eastern country at the State Department, rather than a European country, as Ankara has moved away from the U.S. and NATO allies. The group of lawmakers, led by Reps. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., and Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced the Turkey Diplomatic

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California lawmakers urge congressional leaders to continue federal wildfire aid

WASHINGTON — California’s lawmakers urged their leaders in Congress on Friday to continue funding federal aid in the wake of the L.A. fires, amid a congressional budget battle and questions about possible conditions being imposed by the Trump administration. Their letter — signed by all 54 House and Senate members — marks the latest step in a

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Democratic lawmakers, protesters gather to ‘evict DOGE’ after spending cuts

FIRST ON FOX: Democratic lawmakers joined protesters outside what they described as “ground zero” for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to oppose recent spending cuts by the newly formed cost-cutting department. Protesters, some of whom say they were laid off from their federal jobs during DOGE cuts, gathered outside the Office of Personnel Management

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Republican lawmakers urge Trump to keep Ukraine mineral deal on the table

House Republicans said President Donald Trump should keep a proposed minerals deal with Ukraine on the table, despite the public Oval Office showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Friday.  “I hope that Zelenskyy will come back humbly to the president, thanking the president for being willing to engage (and) having those business interests,” Rep. Chip

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Lawmakers reveal top issues they want Trump to hammer home during joint address to Congress

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill who spoke to Fox News Digital revealed the issues they would like President Donald Trump to discuss during his address to Congress on Tuesday night. Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech at 9 p.m. Tuesday to a joint session of Congress, meaning both members of the House and

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Serbian opposition lawmakers throw smoke grenades, tear gas in parliament

Chaos erupted in Serbia’s parliament on Tuesday with opposition lawmakers setting off smoke grenades and tear gas to protest the government and support demonstrating students. At least three lawmakers were injured, with one in critical condition after suffering a stroke, further fueling political tensions in the landlocked Balkan country, which is located at the crossroads

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