Dem Katie Porter makes surprising announcement about political future

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., appears to be retiring from politics, telling the Sacramento Bee that it’s unlikely she runs for office again after a series of failed bids for national positions.Porter, fresh off a fifth-place finish in the California governor’s race, told the Bee “I am closing the door on being a candidate,” in a Friday interview with the outlet.”I cannot foresee that path back,” she added.Porter, who left her Congressional seat to run for the Senate seat vacated by the late Dianne Feinstein in 2023, also lost that race, garnering…

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10 Ways Small Businesses Can Use AI To Grow–And Even Hire More Workers

A quartet of witnesses testifying this week to the House Small Business Committee disputed the commonly-held belief that artificial intelligence will displace human workers and insisted that small businesses which use AI are likely to wind up having to hire more employees–because they’ll grow.Already, a majority of small businesses are…

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Long-hidden UFO information at center of Trump push to free former officials

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to waive prior nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for former government employees and contractors cooperating with unidentified anomalous phenomena investigations, Fox News Digital has learned.”President Trump recently directed the Department of War and the intelligence community…

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Families can save up to ,500 on back-to-school shopping in these states thanks to upcoming tax-free holidays

Kids are bummed, but parents are beaming.  While summer isn’t over just yet, back-to-school shopping can soon be checked off the list. And your state may be the reason for some serious savings. Running from July into August, states across the country have sales tax holidays — tax-free weeks where states eliminate tax from select items. However, the money-saving holiday is only in certain states. As of 2026, there are only 18 states that participate in the tax break. However, some will provide year-round clothing relief. For example, clothing and footwear are typically exempt from sales tax year-round in Vermont.…

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