Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on Thursday announced a 25-year prison sentence for the woman charged in a Kansas City-based sports reporter's murder in February.Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old Telemundo sports reporter, traveled to New Orleans on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in February and was found dead in his room at the Comfort Suites hotel in Kenner with Xanax in his system."This is a testament to the hard work and cooperation between my prosecutors in New Orleans and State Polices Troop NOLA," Murrill said in a Thursday statement. "Id like to thank my New Orleans Section Chief Daniel Smart for his hard work and dedication on this case. Id also like to thank District Attorney Jason Williams for his cooperation in this cross-jurisdictional matter. The evidence was overwhelming that this woman was a serial fraudster and took advantage of multiple tourists and innocent people over many years in the French Quarter."A New Orleans judge this week sided with the Attorney General's office in finding murder suspect Danette Colbert, 45, to be a habitual offender with five prior felony convictions involving fraud, on top of her pending charges in Jefferson Parish for second-degree murder.NEW ORLEANS BOURBON STREET HUSTLER SUSPECT IN SUPPER BOWL REPORTER'S DEATH MAY BE TIED TO 2ND FATALITY: POLICEIn 2024, the Orleans Parish District Attorneys Office found Colbert guilty of theft, computer fraud, and illegal transmission of monetary funds, and a judge sentenced her to a 10-year suspended sentence, meaning imprisonment can be delayed.On Thursday, prosecutors argued that the sentence was illegal due to her prior felonies, but Orleans Criminal District Court Judge Nandi F. Campbell denied their motion to correct Colbert's prior sentence.BOURBON STREET HUSTLER CHARGED WITH MURDER IN SUPER BOWL REPORTER'S DEATH, ACCOMPLICE ARRESTED: POLICEThe AG's office also filed a habitual offender bill, and Campbell agreed that Colbert was a repeat offender and sentenced her to 25 years without benefits."I wish we could have saved the life of Adan Manzano," Murrill said. "His family and co-workers remain in my thoughts and prayers. Im hopeful and confident justice will be served in Jefferson Parish as well, where Colbert is also facing charges of second-degree murder for Manzanos death."Colbert was nicknamed the "Bourbon Street Hustler" on social media due to her lengthy past targeting men in the French Quarter and stealing their money. She is accused of similar crimes in Las Vegas. Authorities believe she and an accomplice drugged Manzano and then stole his credit cards before authorities found him dead.SUPER BOWL REPORTER DEAD IN LOUISIANA HOTEL HAD XANAX IN SYSTEM AFTER BOURBON STREET HUSTLER MEETUP: POLICE"We don't want Ms. Colbert to see the light of day again," Kenner Police Department Chief Keith Conley said during a March news conference.U.S. Marshals and Hollywood police also arrested her alleged accomplice, Ricky White, in Florida. He is facing various charges, including simple robbery and multiple counts of fraud. He was later charged with murder in connection with Manzano's death.Colbert and Manzano "met in the French Quarter, probably in the wee hours of the morning," Conley previously told Fox News Digital."They came back to the hotel that was in the city of Kenner about 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, at which time we do have surveillance video from the lobby of the hotel showing them going into [Manzano's] room around that time," Conley said. "Then [Colbert] came out, ran to the store, came back about 30 minutes later, and within 10 or 15 minutes, she left the room. And he was never seen again on any video other than when he went into the room. So, she was the last one to be with him," the police chief said.Detectives found that one of Manzano's credit cards was missing while processing his hotel room, Conley told reporters during a news conference on Feb. 8. Authorities then obtained a search warrant allowing them to track the locations where the credit card was used after Manzano was found, which led them to Colbert.BOURBON STREET HUSTLER ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SUPER BOWL REPORTER'S DEATH LINKED TO LAS VEGAS DRUGGINGThe suspect is tied to other alleged drugging and robbery cases in New Orleans and Las Vegas, and Conley believes she may be involved in another man's death in New Orleans.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X"The men become incapacitated by some manner, at which time they lose all their money, their property. By the time they wake up or come to regain consciousness, they are out of a lot of money. Their credit cards have been used at various places, and they find themselves in an awful fix," the police chief explained.Police are asking anyone with information about Colbert to come forward. Some victims, Conley said, do not speak up due to the sensitive nature of the suspect's alleged crimes.Authorities executed a search warrant at Colbert's address after identifying her as a potential suspect in connection with Manzano's death and located a stolen gun that did not appear to be related to Manzano's death and narcotics.

Dozens of immigrants who illegally crossed into the U.S. via a newly established military-controlled zone along the U.S.-Mexico border have had their trespassing charges dismissed.Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory Wormuth began filing the dismissals late on Wednesday, ruling the immigrants did not know they were entering the military zone known as the New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA) and therefore could not be charged, according to court documents.Wormuth ruled that the federal government failed to demonstrate probable cause that the immigrants knew they were entering the zone.The government had argued in a criminal complaint that the military had posted signs in the zones stating in both English and Spanish that it was a restricted area and that unauthorized entry is prohibited.US MILITARY STATIONED AT THE BORDER IN NEW MEXICO NATIONAL DEFENSE AREA CAN DETAIN ILLEGAL MIGRANTSDespite signs indicating restricted access, the judge noted that the challenging terrain made it unlikely that the defendants saw the warnings.The decision marks a setback for the Trump administration's border crackdown as the trespassing charges were central to enforcing the NMNDA.READ THE ORDER APP USERS, CLICK HERE:The NMNDA was established in April and spans approximately 180 miles along the southern New Mexico border. U.S. Army personnel now patrol the area and are authorized to detain unauthorized entrants."Beyond the reference to signage, the United States provides no facts from which one could reasonably conclude that the Defendant knew he was entering the NMNDA (New Mexico National Defense Area)," wrote Wormuth in a 16-page ruling. Wormuth has served as a U.S. magistrate judge since 2009. Magistrate judges are appointed by district court judges and not by the president.The judge dismissed two charges faced by the 98 arrested immigrants: violation of a security regulation and entering military property for an unlawful purpose, both misdemeanors. A third misdemeanor charge of entering the U.S. illegally remains.Up to May 9, Ellison's office reported charging 339 migrants for entering the New Mexico military area.TRUMP ORDERS MILITARY TO TAKE CONTROL OF FEDERAL LAND AT SOUTHERN BORDERLast month, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited New Mexico to announce that the Army was taking control of the federal land as part of the Trump administration's efforts to curbillegal immigrationand trafficking.The 109,651 acres of federal land was transferred tothe Armyfor three years, subject to valid existing rights.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe switch in jurisdiction allows the government to protect sensitive natural and cultural resources in the region, while helping the Army supportU.S. Border Patroloperations in securing the border and preventing illegal immigration, according to the Department of the Interior.In March, the Defense Department authorized the military to patrol the southern border to provide "enhanced detection and monitoring" to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Fox News Digital emailed and called a Department of Justice attorney involved in the case for comment.Fox News' Louis Casiano and Reuters contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump returned to Washington from the first major trip of his second term with significant agreements in place.The deals struck in the Middle East mark historic moments for both the U.S. and its partners in the region. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar have all committed to increasing their investments in the U.S., similar to deals Trump has pushed for with U.S. partners across the globe.TRUMP PRAISES SAUDI ARABIA IN FIRST STOP ON MIDDLE EAST TRIPSaudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Trump signed several agreements on energy, investments, defense, mining and more that totaled $600 billion. This included a commitment by Google, Uber, Salesforce, AMD and Saudi Arabias DataVolt to invest $80 billion toward the development of revolutionary technologies in both countries.American companies will also take on major projects in Saudi Arabia, including the King Salman International Airport, King Salman Park, The Vault and Qiddiya City, according to the White House. The administration predicts the projects will generate a total of $2 billion in U.S. service exports.Additionally, several U.S. government departments will begin coordinating with Saudi government ministries, including the U.S. Department of Energy and the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as NASA and the Saudi Space Agency.Trump was also able to secure an agreement that would allow the U.S. to carry cargo between Saudi Arabia and third-party countries without stopping in the U.S., which the White House said is "an important right for cargo hub operations."TRUMP MAKES HISTORIC UAE VISIT AS FIRST US PRESIDENT IN NEARLY 30 YEARSTrumps deals with Qatar were arguably the most controversial of his trip, after both Republicans and Democrats criticized a plan for Doha to provide a jumbo jet that is expected to be used as Air Force One.Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., found themselves in a rare position on the same side of an argument. However, they objected to the plan for different reasons. While Sanders questioned the constitutionality of the administration accepting the Qatari jet, Cruz cited "significant espionage and surveillance problems." Additionally, Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and John Kennedy, R-La., expressed their lack of trust in Doha."Qatar is not, in my opinion, a great ally. I mean, they support Hamas. So, what I'm worried about is the safety of the president," Scott told reporters on Tuesday.The deals Trump secured during his trip will see Doha and Washington participate in agreements worth $1.2 trillion, according to the White House. This is in addition to economic deals totaling $243.5 billion, which include the sale of American-made aircraft to Qatar Airways.The White House also touted a defense deal that will "lock in Qatars procurement of state-of-the-art military equipment from two leading U.S. defense companies." The two countries also agreed to a multibillion-dollar agreement to strengthen their security partnership.STATE DEPARTMENT APPROVES SALE OF $1.4B WORTH OF HELICOPTERS, F-16 PARTS TO UAE AHEAD OF TRUMP'S VISITTrump left the UAE with $200 billion in commercial deals, including a $14.5 billion commitment from Etihad Airways to invest in 28 American-manufactured aircraft. Additionally, Emirates Global Aluminum is set to invest $4 billion in an aluminum smelter project in Oklahoma, which will be one of the first new smelters built in the U.S. in 45 years, according to the White House.The UAE and the U.S. also reached energy agreements in which the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company will partner with ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum and EOG Resources to expand oil and natural gas production. The White House said in a statement that the deal is expected to "help lower energy costs and create hundreds of skilled jobs in both countries."The deals made during Trumps trip to Abu Dhabi are set to expedite a commitment the UAE made in March to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion investment framework in the U.S., which covered a range of industries, including energy and AI.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on Thursday announced a 25-year prison sentence for the woman charged in a Kansas City-based sports reporter's murder in February.Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old Telemundo sports reporter, traveled to New Orleans on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in February and was found dead in his room at the Comfort Suites hotel in Kenner with Xanax in his system."This is a testament to the hard work and cooperation between my prosecutors in New Orleans and State Polices Troop NOLA," Murrill said in a Thursday statement. "Id like to thank my New Orleans Section Chief Daniel Smart for his hard work and dedication on this case. Id also like to thank District Attorney Jason Williams for his cooperation in this cross-jurisdictional matter. The evidence was overwhelming that this woman was a serial fraudster and took advantage of multiple tourists and innocent people over many years in the French Quarter."A New Orleans judge this week sided with the Attorney General's office in finding murder suspect Danette Colbert, 45, to be a habitual offender with five prior felony convictions involving fraud, on top of her pending charges in Jefferson Parish for second-degree murder.NEW ORLEANS BOURBON STREET HUSTLER SUSPECT IN SUPPER BOWL REPORTER'S DEATH MAY BE TIED TO 2ND FATALITY: POLICEIn 2024, the Orleans Parish District Attorneys Office found Colbert guilty of theft, computer fraud, and illegal transmission of monetary funds, and a judge sentenced her to a 10-year suspended sentence, meaning imprisonment can be delayed.On Thursday, prosecutors argued that the sentence was illegal due to her prior felonies, but Orleans Criminal District Court Judge Nandi F. Campbell denied their motion to correct Colbert's prior sentence.BOURBON STREET HUSTLER CHARGED WITH MURDER IN SUPER BOWL REPORTER'S DEATH, ACCOMPLICE ARRESTED: POLICEThe AG's office also filed a habitual offender bill, and Campbell agreed that Colbert was a repeat offender and sentenced her to 25 years without benefits."I wish we could have saved the life of Adan Manzano," Murrill said. "His family and co-workers remain in my thoughts and prayers. Im hopeful and confident justice will be served in Jefferson Parish as well, where Colbert is also facing charges of second-degree murder for Manzanos death."Colbert was nicknamed the "Bourbon Street Hustler" on social media due to her lengthy past targeting men in the French Quarter and stealing their money. She is accused of similar crimes in Las Vegas. Authorities believe she and an accomplice drugged Manzano and then stole his credit cards before authorities found him dead.SUPER BOWL REPORTER DEAD IN LOUISIANA HOTEL HAD XANAX IN SYSTEM AFTER BOURBON STREET HUSTLER MEETUP: POLICE"We don't want Ms. Colbert to see the light of day again," Kenner Police Department Chief Keith Conley said during a March news conference.U.S. Marshals and Hollywood police also arrested her alleged accomplice, Ricky White, in Florida. He is facing various charges, including simple robbery and multiple counts of fraud. He was later charged with murder in connection with Manzano's death.Colbert and Manzano "met in the French Quarter, probably in the wee hours of the morning," Conley previously told Fox News Digital."They came back to the hotel that was in the city of Kenner about 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, at which time we do have surveillance video from the lobby of the hotel showing them going into [Manzano's] room around that time," Conley said. "Then [Colbert] came out, ran to the store, came back about 30 minutes later, and within 10 or 15 minutes, she left the room. And he was never seen again on any video other than when he went into the room. So, she was the last one to be with him," the police chief said.Detectives found that one of Manzano's credit cards was missing while processing his hotel room, Conley told reporters during a news conference on Feb. 8. Authorities then obtained a search warrant allowing them to track the locations where the credit card was used after Manzano was found, which led them to Colbert.BOURBON STREET HUSTLER ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SUPER BOWL REPORTER'S DEATH LINKED TO LAS VEGAS DRUGGINGThe suspect is tied to other alleged drugging and robbery cases in New Orleans and Las Vegas, and Conley believes she may be involved in another man's death in New Orleans.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X"The men become incapacitated by some manner, at which time they lose all their money, their property. By the time they wake up or come to regain consciousness, they are out of a lot of money. Their credit cards have been used at various places, and they find themselves in an awful fix," the police chief explained.Police are asking anyone with information about Colbert to come forward. Some victims, Conley said, do not speak up due to the sensitive nature of the suspect's alleged crimes.Authorities executed a search warrant at Colbert's address after identifying her as a potential suspect in connection with Manzano's death and located a stolen gun that did not appear to be related to Manzano's death and narcotics.

Former Democratic Rep. Beto ORourke told the "Pod Save America" podcast on Thursday that former President Joe Biden "failed this country" by seeking re-election, which he believes contributed to current President Donald Trumps return to the presidency in 2024.O'Rourke argued that Biden should not have sought a second term and slammed the former president for trying to "sell" the public on the idea that he was the only candidate capable of defeating Trump."Its not just you and me, but our kids and grandkids and the generations that follow that might have to pay the price for this," he said, adding, "We might very well lose the greatest country that this world has ever known."DEMOCRAT BETO O'ROURKE SAYS HE'LL RUN FOR SENATE IF TEXANS WANT HIM TOThe former congressman and failed 2022 Texas gubernatorial candidate continued to place blame on Biden's reelection efforts for the Democratic Party's loss in 2024, suggesting that having an open primary would have benefited the party."It might be in part because of the decision that Biden and those around him made to run for re-election instead of having an open primary, where the greatest talent that the Democratic Party can muster could be on that stage, to have a competition of ideas and track record and vision, and really excite not just Democrats but the people of this country who did want change," O'Rourke asserted.He claimed that "if anything was clear coming out of 2024," it was that Americans wanted change.DEM SENATOR SAYS 'NO DOUBT' BIDEN DECLINED COGNITIVELY DURING PRESIDENCYCLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREORourke also criticized members of Congress who, in the lead-up to the 2024 election, claimed that Biden was "running circles" around them in closed-door briefings."It just doesn't add up with what I'm seeing with my own lying eyes," he recalled, adding that Democrats covering for Biden's alleged decline in mental acuity while in office created a credibility issue for the party moving forward.During a speech at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics in 2023, O'Rourke echoed a similar sentiment towards Biden's reelection efforts, telling the crowd that Democratic voters were "unexcited" about a second Biden term."This is critical if you want to win in 2024. It is no secret that Democratic voters are unexcited about Biden that's putting it politely. It is no secret, thanks to the poll that we just read," he said."The young voters, especially, are leaving his banner in droves. Now will they vote for Donald Trump? Will they vote for [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]? Will they not vote at all? I don't know. But let's give them a reason to vote for the president. Something bold, something big, something that matches the rhetoric that he used in 2020 and inspires voters in 2024 is what's needed right now," O'Rourke added.

Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter made a woman's day on a United Airlines flight to the point where she said she would get her sons to buy his jersey.The woman called Hunter the "nicest young man," but the second overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft tells Fox News Digital there was no act behind it.Thats the type of person he is.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"It was just a regular interaction. It was me being me," Hunter said over the phone while describing his experience with Sandy Hawkins Combs last week. "A nice lady sat next to me, we conversed, and made sure I took care of her like I do my grandparents or any elderly person. So yeah, thats all it was."For Combs, though, it was more than just someone being nice to her, as she wrote in a Facebook post."I had the most wonderful flight home from Denver," she wrote. "I met the nicest young man who sat next to me. He offered to put my bag in the overhead compartment and helped me with my tray. He was always polite, saying yes maam or no maam. Anyone would be proud to have him as a son or grandson so polite," Combs said of Hunter.UNSUSPECTING MOTHER FLATTERED BY NICEST YOUNG MAN TRAVIS HUNTER ON FLIGHT: I WANT HIS JERSEY"People walking by were saying congratulations, great job, or even taking pictures. I turned and asked him, Who am I sitting next to? I looked at his Jaguar pants, smiled, and asked, Are you an athlete? He smiled and said, Im Travis. Yes, I was drafted by the Jags. I already told my sons I want his jersey."After hearing about that last bit from Combs, Hunter called it a "blessing" that she wanted to support him after the one interaction."I didnt expect nothing to go into the media, but it was just me being me," he said.Despite it being "regular" for Hunter, the Colorado star has been dealing with spotlight for many years now. It will only continue to grow at the NFL level, especially considering his draft stock and how the Jaguars have already set the bar high for the two-way player.Hunter knows, though, that being humble plays a big role in his life, on and off the field."Humbleness is how I got here, so thats all I know," he said. "Be humble and just put in the work. Keep my head down and grind."ONE OF ONEAs Hunter continues to put in work, he's also excited for an important milestone in his early career seeing himself on an NFL trading card for the first time.Hunter partnered with Panini America, along with several other incoming rookies, where they will receive their first Panini NFL trading cards at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere."Just super excited to see myself on my own card, so its definitely a blessing," he said.One day, Hunter's rookie card could be worth quite the pretty penny, but he understands it's up to him to make that happen."I dont know," he said when asked how much he would pay for his rookie card. "I still got to put in some work."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A Mexican social media influencer was shot dead while livestreaming at a beauty salon in a region renowned for cartel violence, with prosecutors saying she was the victim of a targeted attack by a hitman.Valeria Mrquez, 23, amodel and beauty influencer with more than 113,000 followers on TikTok, collapsed on camera after being shot in the head and chest by a masked gunman who fled the scene on a motorbike with an accomplice, prosecutors said.The brazen murder is being investigated as femicide, a gender-based crime under Mexican law, with Mexican President Claudia extending her condolences to Mrquezs family and saying that Mexico's security cabinet is working to solve the murder with the prosecutor's office.AFTER CARTELS KILLED MY HUSBAND, MY FAMILY WAITED 40 YEARS FOR JUSTICE. THANKS TO TRUMP, ITS FINALLY HEREHours before the grisly killing, Mrquez had expressed concern that two men had arrived at the salon in the state of Jalisco near Guadalajara in western Mexico, claiming to have a "very expensive" gift that needed to be delivered to her in person but she wasnt there at the time, according to a witness."Maybe they were going to kill me," Mrquez said in her video minutes before she was killed while livestreaming from the salon. "Were they going to come and take me away, or what? Im worried."When the men returned, they asked if it was Mrquez who was now in the salon.She was heard saying, "They're coming," before a voice in the background asked, "Hey, Vale?""Yes," Marquez replied, just before muting the sound on the livestream.Moments later, she was shot to death. A person appeared to pick up her phone, with their face briefly showing on the livestream before the video ended.Denis Rodrguez, a spokesperson for the Jalisco State Prosecutors Office said investigators believe that the men were hired assassins.WEALTHY SUBURB ROCKED BY SUSPECTED CARTEL MURDER-FOR-HIRE SHOWS DRUG LORDS' REACH ACROSS US: EXPERT"The aggressor arrived asking if the victim (Mrquez) was there. So it appears he didnt know her," Rodrguez said. "With that, you can deduce without jumping to conclusions that this was a person who was paid. It was obviously someone who came with a purpose."Mrquez was handed a stuffed animal and a bag of Starbucks coffee while she was on the livestream before the fatal shots rang out.The region is firmly controlled by one of the most powerful cartels in Mexico, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and murders by hired guns on motorcycles, often known as "sicarios," have become a common occurrence.Rodrguez said that authorities were also investigating if the death was connected to the murder of a former congressman just hours earlier in the same area of Guadalajara, also carried out by two men on a motorcycle.The killing has sent shockwaves through a country that faces high levels of violence against women.Sheinbaum said on Thursday that an investigation is under way to first find those responsible and the motive behind this situation."We are working to find those responsible and determine the motive behind this situation. Obviously, we express our solidarity with the family during this unfortunate situation. Our solidarity goes out to her family," she said.Friends and relatives held a funeral for the slain influencer on Thursday.Jalisco is ranked sixth out of Mexico's 32 states, including Mexico City, for homicides, with 909 recorded there since the beginning of Sheinbaum's term in October 2024, according to data consultancy TResearch.Fox News' Alexis McAdams, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" failed to pass the House Budget Committee on Friday, in what appears to be a massive blow to House GOP leaders' plans to hold a House-wide vote next week.Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., and Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., all voted against the legislation. Smucker's vote was a procedural maneuver that allows him to bring the legislation up again, rather than opposition to the legislation.House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, said the panel would likely not meet again on Friday, and could reconvene on Monday.The committee met to mark up and debate the bill, a massive piece of legislation thats a product of 11 different House committees individual efforts to craft policy under their jurisdictions. The result is a wide-ranging bill that advances Trumps priorities on the border, immigration, taxes, energy, defense and raising the debt limit.Emotions ran high in the hallway outside the House Budget Committees meeting room from the outset, however, giving the media little indication of how events would transpire.Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, who had been at home with his wife and newborn baby, surprised reporters when he arrived at the Cannon House Office Building after he was initially expected to miss the committee meeting.His appearance gave House GOP leaders some added wiggle room, allowing the committee to lose two Republican votes and still pass the bill, rather than just one.But at least four House Republicans went into the meeting warning they were opposed to the bill.Shortly before the meeting was expected to begin, Roy, Norman, Clyde and Brecheen abruptly left the room while saying little to reporters on the way out.Each came back a short while later and criticized the legislation in their opening remarks.The fiscal hawks are frustrated about provisions curbing Medicaid in the bill not going into effect until 2029, and had similar issues with the delay in phasing out green energy subsidies from former President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.."Only in Washington are we expected to bet on the come that in five years, then everything will work. Then we will solve the problem," Roy said during debate. "We have got to change the direction of this town. And to my colleagues and other side of the aisle, yes, that means touching Medicaid."At one point, Norman came out of the room and called for the committee to recess in order to work through the fiscal hawks concerns."If they call for a vote now, it's not going to end well," he said, adding he was still waiting on commitments from House GOP leaders.Minutes later, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., who is not a member of the committee but had been meeting with holdouts, told reporters he wanted the legislation to advance through the Budget panel "as soon as possible."When asked about Normans comments, he said, "I just walked out of the meeting with him a few minutes ago as well, we're working on some questions that Ralph and others have, and we're going to be getting them answers as soon as we get them back from the Trump administration. His questions were the same as Chips and a few others, and they're very specific questions, valid questions we're working on getting those answers right now."

Before Lauren Sanchez meets her fianc, Jeff Bezos, at the wedding altar, she held a star-studded bachelorette party in Paris.Dinner was hosted on Thursday, May 15, at the chic restaurant Lafayette's, as the intimate gathering of 13 women featured Hollywood A-listers, including Kim Kardashian, mom Kris Jenner, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria."The atmosphere was very relaxed and very Parisian," a source shared with People. "It was a pre-wedding all-girl party for 13."MYSTERY COUPLE MISTAKEN FOR JEFF BEZOS AND LAUREN SNCHEZ AT CANNESSanchez, 55, took to Instagram to post the dinner menu for her special soire, which included fried chicken, Caesar salad and Norwegian smoked salmon for starters. For the main course, roasted chicken and rigatoni were listed on the menu, which was decorated with red lipstick marks.Celebrity guests sipped on espresso martinis, danced to Earth, Wind & Fire and indulged in a surprise vanilla meringue cake, according to People.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSSanchez donned a white double-breasted coat with gold buttons, with a black-and-white satin off-the-shoulder cocktail dress underneath. She wore white heels and diamond earrings and held a matching purse that appeared to be in the shape of a diamond ring. Her hair was styled half up and half down with loose curls.Kardashian stepped out in a brown tube top, showcasing her toned midriff, and high-waisted dark gray leggings with a gold chained belt. She had a large fur stole draped over her shoulders and wore a gold necklace to match her belt.KATY PERRY, LAUREN SANCHEZ SHOW OFF BLUE ORIGIN FLIGHT SUITS THAT BRING SPICE TO SPACEPerry wore a strapless pink satin corset dress with white strappy heels.Sanchez shared moments from the celebration on Instagram, as she expressed gratitude to the women who came to celebrate her before she tied the knot with the Amazon founder."Forever starts with friendship, surrounded by the woman whove lifted me up, illuminated my path in dark times, and shaped my heart along the way," her caption read.Bezos proposed to Sanchez with a 30-carat diamond in 2023.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERW Magazine reported that Sanchez's 30-carat engagement ring is estimated to be worth anywhere between $3 million and $5 million. The outlet reported that Sanchez had two engagement parties one in Beverly Hills and another in Positano, Italy.Multiple reports claim that the Amazon billionaire and his fiance of two years will be tying the knot this summer in Venice, with several outlets sharing that wedding invitations were sent to guests months ago.

Liberal New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg responded to recent revelations of former President Joe Biden's inner circle covering up for his mental decline, arguing that the Democratic Party engaged in "groupthink" and refused to allow dissent, especially in the critical final months of the campaign."There was certainly some covering-up going on, especially among Bidens insular inner circle," Goldberg wrote in a Times column published on Friday. She was responding to a book by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson revealing the Biden team's "cover-up" for the former president."But more than lying to the public about Bidens increasing infirmity, I think too many Democrats were lying to themselves," Goldberg wrote. "The original sin that party leaders now need to grapple with is their tendency toward groupthink, inertia and an extreme and wildly counterproductive risk aversion."FORMER BIDEN OFFICIALS OFFER RARE PRAISE FOR TRUMP'S BOLD MIDDLE EAST MOVESThe book, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," included revelations that aides discussed the possibility of Biden needing a wheelchair if he was elected to a second term and that the former president didn't recognize A-list actor George Clooney at a political fundraiser in June.Goldberg, who also raised questions about Biden's cognitive ability in the months before the election, said that the Democratic Party's senior leadership is facing a reckoning for denying those concerns."For many people, Republicans especially, the Democratic Partys ongoing insistence that Biden was basically fine looks like a fraud committed against the electorate," Goldberg wrote.BIDEN MADE HARRIS CAMPAIGN A 'NIGHTMARE,' DESTROYED HER CHANCES BY STAYING IN 2024 RACE TOO LONG, AIDES CHARGECLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE"But while his closest associates might have hidden the worst of the erosion, it was plain enough to anyone willing to see it," she said. "Again and again, voters told pollsters that the president was too old to run for re-election. If ordinary people recognized the problem, why couldnt the insiders?"Goldberg argued that the normalization of "gerontocracy" in American politics, while one explanation for the Democratic Party's refusal to come to terms with Biden's mental decline, is not as comprehensive an answer as its tendency toward "groupthink.""They needed less deference and more courage," Goldberg said of House Democrats who refused to speak out on Biden's mental decline. "They still do."Fox News' Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.