2 months ago
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), a prominent conservative voice in the Senate GOP conference, says he's willing to support President Trump's proposal to give $5,000 dividend payments to U.S. adults provided that they are structured as tax refunds and go to people who work and pay taxes.
Asked about Trump's proposal, Cruz told Fox News's Jesse Watters that his support "depends on how it's structured."
"I would like to see it structured as a tax refund," he said. "I would be all for structuring it as a tax refund."
"But I think we should be incentivizing work. I don't think we should be paying people that are not working," he argued.
Trump unveiled the proposal at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas and has drawn pushback from both Republican moderates and conservatives.
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Asked about Trump's proposal, Cruz told Fox News's Jesse Watters that his support "depends on how it's structured."
"I would like to see it structured as a tax refund," he said. "I would be all for structuring it as a tax refund."
"But I think we should be incentivizing work. I don't think we should be paying people that are not working," he argued.
Trump unveiled the proposal at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas and has drawn pushback from both Republican moderates and conservatives.
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
They're drones that are launched remotely, can break through windows, help clear classrooms and have an embedded speakerphone to communicate with teachers and police. All that before disorienting and incapacitating a potential school shooter in about a minute.
The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an increasing number of school districts – part of a growing school security industry as parents and schools find new ways to protect students and staff from carnage.
Though it's hard to put an exact figure on the industry, it's estimated to be in the billions. Justin Marston, the co-founder and CEO of Campus Guardian Angel, says he estimates between $3 and $4 billion is spent annually on securing schools with tools such as his drones, school resource officers and metal detectors; the Urban Institute think tank estimated $2.62 billion was spent on school resource officers alone in 2023.
It's all aimed at preventing the unique and devastating reality in the United States of shootings in schools.
Parents who lost children in mass shootings are driving awareness and helping push for improved security measures in schools to try to reduce the threat, and they're part of the reason the school safety industry has grown to what it is today.
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The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an increasing number of school districts – part of a growing school security industry as parents and schools find new ways to protect students and staff from carnage.
Though it's hard to put an exact figure on the industry, it's estimated to be in the billions. Justin Marston, the co-founder and CEO of Campus Guardian Angel, says he estimates between $3 and $4 billion is spent annually on securing schools with tools such as his drones, school resource officers and metal detectors; the Urban Institute think tank estimated $2.62 billion was spent on school resource officers alone in 2023.
It's all aimed at preventing the unique and devastating reality in the United States of shootings in schools.
Parents who lost children in mass shootings are driving awareness and helping push for improved security measures in schools to try to reduce the threat, and they're part of the reason the school safety industry has grown to what it is today.
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3 months ago
By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi, Timour Azhari and Chen Aizhu
LONDON/DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - China has held direct talks with Yemen's Houthi movement to enable its tankers to sail through the southern Red Sea without being attacked after the Iran-aligned militia pledged to prevent access to Saudi ports, six sources with knowledge of the matter have said.
The Houthis declared their blockade on July 20, opening a new front against the U.S. and its allies in the Iran war and expanding attacks on tankers carrying energy and other supplies to markets beyond the Middle East.
Beijing has asked the Houthis directly to promise safe passage for its tankers, according to the sources, who included a senior Iranian official.
China was among the first countries to contact the Houthis directly about transits through Bab el-Mandeb, the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea with Yemen on its eastern bank, said the sources, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.
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LONDON/DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - China has held direct talks with Yemen's Houthi movement to enable its tankers to sail through the southern Red Sea without being attacked after the Iran-aligned militia pledged to prevent access to Saudi ports, six sources with knowledge of the matter have said.
The Houthis declared their blockade on July 20, opening a new front against the U.S. and its allies in the Iran war and expanding attacks on tankers carrying energy and other supplies to markets beyond the Middle East.
Beijing has asked the Houthis directly to promise safe passage for its tankers, according to the sources, who included a senior Iranian official.
China was among the first countries to contact the Houthis directly about transits through Bab el-Mandeb, the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea with Yemen on its eastern bank, said the sources, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.
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4 months ago
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said the House will attempt to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act "one more time" through a budget reconciliation bill.
"The president has that as a top priority, and so do I," Johnson told Fox News's Shannon Bream in an interview on Sunday. "We passed it three times in the House. We're going to try one more time on a budget reconciliation bill, and I think that will be the way to get it through the Senate, and finally, to the president's desk."
Johnson defended the House version of the SAVE America Act as the "backbone" of what President Trump is pushing for to pass the Senate.
He said that although a prohibition on mail-in voting with exceptions and other requests made by Trump could be included, the "bigger reach" is to hone the bill to focus on providing proof of citizenship when registering to vote and the presentation of photo ID before casting a ballot — the core components of the bill.
"That eliminates the problem, all the fraud and everything that everybody's concerned about in our elections, particularly, frankly, in these blue states," Johnson said.
"The president has that as a top priority, and so do I," Johnson told Fox News's Shannon Bream in an interview on Sunday. "We passed it three times in the House. We're going to try one more time on a budget reconciliation bill, and I think that will be the way to get it through the Senate, and finally, to the president's desk."
Johnson defended the House version of the SAVE America Act as the "backbone" of what President Trump is pushing for to pass the Senate.
He said that although a prohibition on mail-in voting with exceptions and other requests made by Trump could be included, the "bigger reach" is to hone the bill to focus on providing proof of citizenship when registering to vote and the presentation of photo ID before casting a ballot — the core components of the bill.
"That eliminates the problem, all the fraud and everything that everybody's concerned about in our elections, particularly, frankly, in these blue states," Johnson said.
