Texas 9th congressional district

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for March 2 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro called out the 2021 Golden Globes for a lack of Latino representation. Ahead of the 78th annual Golden Globe awards, it came to light that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes for the awards, has no Black voting members. While hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as well as late-night comedians lambasted the HFPA over its lack of Black inclusion, Castro took the HFPA to task for underrepresenting artwork in film and television done by the Latino community in 2020. "Latinos are almost completely missing at the @goldenglobes—it’s unsurprising and unacceptable," he tweeted on the day of the show . "The film industry must address the pernicious lack of opportunity and representation of Latino Americans. The stories that … [Read more...] about Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro blasts Golden Globes for lack of Latino representation: ‘It’s unsurprising’

close Video Rep. Byron Donalds: 'Wasteful spending' is cornerstone of Biden's COVID relief bill Florida Republican joins 'Fox Report' to discuss the legislative hurdles facing the president. The Democrats like to reference the Constitution when prosecuting not one but two fruitless impeachment trials – but they struggle to follow the Constitution when doing the job they were elected to do, legislating. Case in point – House Resolution 1. Article I, Section 4, Clause I of the U.S. Constitution states: "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators." The Constitution outlines a clear and unambiguous roadmap that delineates the government's national framework, including our nation's election system. JASON CHAFFETZ: … [Read more...] about Rep. Byron Donalds: Dems’ For the People Act is really just for Democrats – here’s why

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called out Democrat lawyer Marc Elias on Monday in a speech explaining his vote on the confirmation of Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. Attorney General. Though Grassley noted that he intended to vote for Garland, he expressed reservations about the judge’s evasions on whether he would retain Special Counsel John Durham, and about the intentions of congressional Democrats to turn the Department of Justice into a partisan organization. “[Garland] will be under tremendous pressure from within the administration, and particularly from pressure from congressional Democrats, to turn the Justice Department into Marc Elias and the ACLU, and do it with each of them having guns,” Grassley said. “It will be up to him to keep the Justice Department from turning into the Social Justice Department.” Elias was the Democrats’ main election lawyer in 2020, and is currently representing Democrat Rita … [Read more...] about WATCH: Chuck Grassley Calls Out Democrat Lawyer Marc Elias in Garland Vote

Presented by Facebook Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Tuesday! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 513,091; Tuesday, 514,657. The U.S. is set to begin administering doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine today, marking a momentous milestone in the national effort to combat the pandemic as health officials warn that variants could wipe away all progress made over the past month. Johnson & Johnson’s began shipping nearly 4 million doses across the country on Monday, the first batch of the expected 20 million doses the pharmaceutical giant is slated … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – J&J vax rollout today; third woman accuses Cuomo

A former Mexican prosecutor received a 20-year prison sentence for using his position to benefit cartels. The disgraced lawman was linked to numerous acts of organized crime and helped move large quantities of drugs into various U.S. cities. On Thursday, Edgar “El Diablo” Veytia, the former Attorney General for the State of Nayarit, went before U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon in New York who sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Veytia previously pleaded guilty to international drug trafficking charges earlier this year. Federal authorities initially arrested Veytia at a San Diego international port of entry in 2017 based on a federal indictment out of New York . He holds dual U.S.-Mexico citizenship. According to various court filings, Veytia worked from 2013 to 2017 with the late kingpin Juan Francisco “El H2” Patron Sanchez, who Mexican authorities described at the time was a top-tier lieutenant with the Beltran Leyva Cartel in Nayarit. In exchange for monthly bribes … [Read more...] about Mexican Prosecutor Gets 20 Years in U.S. Prison for Cartel Collaboration