Fox News Politics: Another spending showdown?

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– Key moments from VP Harris' first interview since becoming the Democratic nominee…

If you want to spend money, you have to save it

Several Republicans have called on their colleagues to support attaching bills to protect elections and require proof of citizenship to a vote on a stopgap spending measure scheduled for late next month.

Prominent conservative senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote on X this week that legislation requiring proof of citizenship before registering to vote in federal elections should be tied to an extension to spending bills to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the fiscal year.

“There are not enough arguments against attaching the SAVE Act to the September spending bill,” Lee said in one of several posts promoting the idea. … Read more

Harris at a press conference

'Still an extremist': Trump campaign slams Harris as 'still an extremist in San Francisco' after CNN interview… read more

No regrets: Harris said she has no regrets about defending Biden's eligibility… read more

Fact Check Failed: CNN fact checker slams Harris for claiming she “made it clear” she would not ban fracking in 2020… Read more

Harsh reporting: NBC reporter criticized for not responding to Harris's behavior… read more

(William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images; David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Terrible”: Vice President Harris criticized for insisting that “my values ​​haven't changed” amid policy changes… read more

Crisis of confidence: Harris lacked confidence and presidential presence in first TV interview: Body language expert… read more

Trials and tribulations

Time is running out: President Trump asks federal court to hear Bragg case weeks before sentencing… read more

Former President Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. (Emily Elconin/Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Tales from the Trail

“One week left”: Seven days left until voting begins. The “election season” begins earlier than expected… Read more

'What he does best': Biden, who missed the Arlington event for the holidays, slammed Trump in June for the decline in cemetery visits… Read more

Urge caution: In tough battle with Trump, Harris urges supporters to 'not pay too much attention to the polls'… read more

'We need more time': President Trump signals support for Florida heartbeat amendment… read more

This photo combo taken at a campaign rally in Atlanta shows Vice President Kamala Harris (left) on July 30, 2024, and former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Aug. 3. (AP Photo)

Nationwide

'It doesn't make sense': Conservatives attack Kamala Harris over latest 'wordplay' on climate change 'deadline'… read more

'Betrayal': Pro-lifers accuse President Trump of 'betrayal' over his change in stance on abortion and his response to Florida's Fourth Amendment… Read more

Why the secrecy: Illegal immigrant suspect in Laken Riley murder case wants to suppress certain evidence… read more

Jose Ibarra, the suspect in Laken Riley's murder, is seeking to suppress evidence. (Instagram/Athens-Clarke County Sheriff/WAGA/Pool)

'An honest mistake'…: Democratic rising star admits to falsely applying for Bronze Star award… read more

'It's not fantasy': Colorado has 'active investigation' into alleged immigrant gang violence, 'real people' are being harmed: District Attorney… Read more

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