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- House Weaponization panel releases 17,000-page report exposing 'two-tiered system of government'

- Kristi Noem boasts outpouring of police, border union support for DHS chief: Current leaders 'betrayed us'

- Top Senate Dems pour cold water on latest GOP spending bill plans: 'Ready to stay' through Christmas

The Biden administration announced another $4.28 billion in student loan handouts as President Biden and Vice President Harris prepare to leave the White House.

The massive loan handout will give 54,900 public workers loan forgiveness.

"Four years ago, the Biden-Harris Administration made a pledge to America’s teachers, service members, nurses, first responders, and other public servants that we would fix the broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, and I’m proud to say that we delivered," Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a release on Friday…Read more

A HOLY EXIT: Biden heading to Vatican next month to meet with Pope Francis, Italian PM Meloni in final overseas trip…Read more

'POSSIBLY CRIMINAL': Trump files amicus brief to ‘immediately’ stop Biden sale of border wall, says conduct is ‘possibly criminal’…Read more

LEFT-WING 'LAUNDRY LIST': Watchdog seeks to halt an 11th-hour Biden DOJ effort to ‘handcuff’ a KY police department…Read more

CHRISTMAS RUSH: Top DOGE senator to demand lame-duck Biden agencies halt costly telework talks, citing voter mandate…Read more

'NO DEALS WITH THE DEMOCRATS': GOP lawmaker says vote on 'very similar' CR expected Friday morning…Read more

'DOGE SPEAKER': Mike Lee predicts demise of Johnson speakership, calls for 'DOGE speaker'…Read more

'PAY OUR TROOPS': Senate Republicans attempt to fast track emergency military pay as they brace for shutdown…Read more

SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: House Republicans reach new plan to avoid government shutdown after back-to-back defeats: Sources…Read more

KILL THE BILL: Here's a list of the 38 Republicans who defied Trump by voting 'no' on the failed spending bill…Read more

BUTTIGIEG BUZZ: Buttigieg appearance on New Hampshire talk radio fuels 2028 presidential race buzz…Read more

OPEN BORDERS: ICE response team in NYC arrested a Mexican illegal immigrant sex offender who "has been removed from the US on 5 separate occasions"…Read more

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-What to expect as Republicans try to salvage spending package, avoid government shutdown

-Georgia appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis and her team from Trump election interference case

-Paris Hilton-backed bill aimed at stopping abuse at child treatment facilities heads to Biden's desk

The chaotic collapse of the continuing resolution spending bill is putting House Speaker Mike Johnson’s, R-La., leadership under the spotlight and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has floated the idea of replacing him with Elon Musk, President-elect Trump's pick to co-chair his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Paul took to Musk’s X on Thursday morning to pitch the idea of the tech billionaire taking the House speaker’s gavel, noting that the speaker does not need to be a sitting member of Congress.

"The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress… Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk… think about it... nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds)," wrote Paul, a staunchly libertarian conservative on fiscal matters…Read more

COMPETING PRIORITIES: Biden sets economy-wide climate target: reducing emissions 61-66 percent in 2035 from 2005 levels…Read more

HEADING FOR THE EXIT: Where's Biden? Lame-duck president slammed for 'quiet quitting' amid major government funding battle…Read more

'BAD DAYS': Biden admin officials noticed stamina issues in president's first few months in office: report…Read more

'ENTIRELY DEAD': Trump cheers disqualification of 'corrupt' Fani Willis, says case is 'entirely dead'…Read more

KENNEDY CAUCUS: 'Make America Healthy Again' caucus launched by Sen Marshall after RFK Jr meeting…Read more

THREAT TO SAFETY: DOJ seeks to block Jan. 6 defendants from attending Trump inauguration…Read more

TURF WAR: House GOP campaign chair says Trump victory means ‘we’re going to be on offense' in '26 midterms…Read more

CLOCK IS TICKING: Trump issues new spending bill demands with government shutdown looming…Read more

'GOING ON OFFENSE': Tim Scott's Senate campaign arm staff revealed ahead of crucial 2026 swing state races…Read more

'DOES NOT HAVE MY VOTE': Massie comes out against Johnson retaining speaker's gavel: 'He does not have my vote'…Read more

TECH REVOLUTION: Experts praise long-awaited AI report from Congress: 'A thoughtful and forward-thinking framework'…Read more

BACK TO WORK: DOGE Caucus leader Joni Ernst eyes relocation out of DC for third of federal workers…Read more

SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to What Happened to the Interim Spending Bill…Read more

SHUTDOWN BASICS: Here's what happens during a partial government shutdown…Read more

TRUMP'S TAKE: Johnson will 'easily remain speaker' if he does this one thing, president-elect says…Read more

MCCONNELL HAS THOUGHTS...: 'America first' vs. 'America last': What does Trump's return mean for US foreign policy?…Read more

'SHOOTING FROM THE HIP': Some House Republicans privately furious at Elon Musk after government shutdown talks implode…Read more

'PRESIDENT MUSK': Dems complain the Tesla chief is running the show on GOP spending drama…Read more

PORK BARREL SPENDING: Here's what's in the spending bill that's drawing the ire of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy…Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Alex Soros and Huma Abedin hold star-studded engagement party at Anna Wintour's home…Read more

'WOKE' IS BROKE: State revamps curriculum, bans ‘woke garbage’ to teach all aspects of Obama-Biden-Trump era…Read more

ICE HEATS UP: ICE deportations catch up to Trump era in FY 2024 as Biden era comes to a close…Read more

ABORTION CIVIL WAR: Texas launches high stakes abortion pill lawsuit likely bound for Supreme Court…Read more

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-Congress unveils bill to avert Friday government shutdown with over $100B in disaster aid

-Supreme Court to take up challenge to TikTok ban

-Biden sinks to all-time low, while Trump's numbers rise, in new national poll

The House Ethics Committee has decided to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

Lawmakers on the secretive panel voted to make the report public after the final votes of this year – which are slated for Thursday.

The House Ethics Committee's multi-year investigation into Gaetz, involving allegations of sex with a minor and illicit drug use, came to an abrupt halt last month after he resigned from Congress hours after President-elect Trump tapped him to be his attorney general…Read more

COAL BURN: WV Democrats say Biden's 'egregious' pardon choices are 'what we would expect from Trump'…Read more

'WRONG-HEADED': Energy industry leaders blast Biden admin report on natural gas exports…Read more

'RECKLESS' SCOTUS: Justice was wrong to appear in 'queer' musical as court weighs trans case, expert says… Read more

11th HOUR FUNDING DEAL: Renewal of counter-drone authority, China crackdowns in last-minute government funding extension…Read more

51ST STATE: Trump says US subsidies to Canada make ‘no sense,’ suggests Canadians want to joint he Union…Read more

TWO MORE AMBASSADORS: Trump names Herschel Walker, Nicole McGraw to ambassador positions before issuing warning to GOP senators…Read more

'NOTHING': Pete Hegseth says he hasn't heard from West Point since employee 'error' denying his acceptance…Read more

FARMING FRUSTRATION: Farm state Republicans appear skeptical about RFK amid his quest for HHS confirmation…Read more

NEW GAMEPLAN: New mission for longtime Trump ally and friend Herschel Walker…Read more

'SHOULD NOT PASS': Key Trump ally comes out against massive emergency spending plan…Read more

CALMING FEARS: Senator says RFK told him that he agrees with Trump on abortion, will have light touch regulating farmers…Read more

ON THE HILL: Spate of health scares and violent threats highlight growing vulnerabilities for lawmakers on Capitol Hill…Read more

'HOUSE IS ON FIRE': Massie drops colorful analogy opposing foreign aid, mocks Speaker Johnson with AI-generated image…Read more

BRIDGE TOO FAR?: Congress agrees to fully fund Baltimore Key Bridge rebuild in plan to avert government shutdown…Read more

DOGE HOUSE: Lawmakers eye 'low hanging fruit' for government efficiency after first DOGE Caucus meeting…Read more

'NOT BUYING THE ANSWERS': Johnson demands Biden admin 'do its job' on New Jersey drone sightings…Read more

'BAD DEAL': Republican lawmakers savage spending bill as Mike Johnson defends it: 'We gotta get this done'…Read more

'AMERICA FIRST ACT': Mike Lee angles to halt welfare for illegals going on under Biden with key budget process…Read more

'IT'S MY JOB': Fetterman meets with Trump nominees, pledges 'open-mind and an informed opinion' for confirmation votes…Read more

MYSTERY THICKENS: Drones spotted over Camp Pendleton in California posed no threat to operations…Read more

'UNLAWFUL': EPA grants California permission to ban new gas car sales by 2035…Read more

PATTERN OF DISREGARD': Red states seek court action against Biden admin's ‘shameful’ border wall disposal…Read more

RULING BLOCKED: Montana judge temporarily blocks rules banning transgender people from changing sex on state documents…Read more

BOOK WORM: UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect could see most serious charge downgraded: defense attorney…Read more

'POSSIBLY DEADLY': FBI warns New Jersey residents not to shoot down drones or point lasers at aircraft…Read more

'GETTING OUR BUTTS KICKED': Democratic Party chair frontrunner acknowledges 'we're getting our butts kicked right now'…Read more

'FALSE MEDIA NARRATIVE': DeSantis slams media bias on illegal immigration response as report shows Florida saw economic growth…Read more

'MAGA'VENUE: Lawmakers prep legislation to name several heartland highways after Trump…Read more

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-Red state reveals plan to purchase auctioned border wall materials to store for Trump

-Electoral College vote moves Trump another step toward officially becoming president

-Vance will likely be 2028 front-runner, but RNC chair 'excited about the bench that we have'

Former Rep. Liz Cheney is facing calls from GOP legislators that the FBI investigate her for "potential criminal witness tampering" related to her former role on the Jan. 6 House Select Committee, a report released Tuesday by the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight chairman, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., details.

"Based on the evidence obtained by this Subcommittee, numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, the former Vice Chair of the January 6 Select Committee, and these violations should be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Evidence uncovered by the Subcommittee revealed that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney tampered with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge," the report, which was provided to Fox Digital, found. 

Cheney, in comments provided to Fox News Digital on Tuesday afternoon, defended her former committee's investigation, while arguing Loudermilk's report "intentionally disregards the truth and the Select Committee’s tremendous weight of evidence."

"January 6th showed Donald Trump for who [he] really is – a cruel and vindictive man who allowed violent attacks to continue against our Capitol and law enforcement officers while he watched television and refused for hours to instruct his supporters to stand down and leave," Cheney said to Fox News Digital....Read more

SCHOOL'S OUT: Jill Biden leaves job at Virginia community college ahead of White House departure…Read more

'ALMOST A CRIMINAL ACT': Biden taken to task for selling border wall materials …Read more

'DEEPLY DISTURBING': Biden administration pressuring African country to adopt lax abortion laws in exchange for foreign aid: report…Read more

'SLAP IN THE FACE': Biden clemency for convicted fraudsters met with outrage…Read more

THE BIG C: Biden's clemency for doc in chemotherapy fraud scheme contrasts with longtime 'Cancer Moonshot' advocacy…Read more

LAST-DITCH EFFORT: Two new student debt relief programs from Biden barrel toward imminent release…Read more

PUBLIC SHOWDOWN: Pete Hegseth may release sexual assault accuser from confidentiality agreement, setting up public showdown…Read more

'UNOFFICIAL CO-PRESIDENT': Elizabeth Warren wants answers from Trump over Elon Musk 'conflicts of interest'…Read more

EXCITEMENT AND WORRY: Majority of Americans optimistic about Trump agenda, poll finds, despite tariff concern…Read more

'PHENOMENALLY BAD IDEA': Dems push drastic move that Mike Lee calls 'a phenomenally bad idea'…Read more

IN THE DOGE HOUSE: Top Republican touts 'real motivation' behind House DOGE Caucus' mission before first meeting…Read more

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: House AI task force says 'unreasonable' to expect immediate congressional action on AI in 250-page report…Read more

WHAT HAPPENED?: Republican demands info from State Department on delayed Afghanistan flights….Read more

SPARTZ FLY: House GOP lawmaker rejects committee assignments to dedicate time to DOGE…Read more

GETTING STARTED: DOGE Caucus senator introduces 2 bills to kick-start waste cuts in Trump term…Read more

BLOW TO SQUAD: AOC loses bid to be top Democrat on powerful House Oversight Committee…Read more

'CONSEQUENCES': GOP rebels plot mutiny against Johnson over government shutdown drama…Read more

SWING-STATE CURVEBALL: Swing state governor's race sees a twist as top Dem will run as independent…Read more

'WE NEED SOLUTIONS': Chicago community activist sounds off on migrant crisis: 'I welcome' Trump border czar…Read more

MOVING TO SANCTUARY CITIES: TN lawmaker proposes sending illegal migrants accused of minor crimes to sanctuary cities instead of deporting…Read more

NO TAX ON TIPS: Virginia Gov. Youngkin calls for end to taxes on tips ahead of legislative session…Read more

LOOKING AHEAD: ‘America First’ group says its voter-targeting made a difference as Trump picks several leaders for WH…Read more

'UNDERMINED CLIMATE PROGRESS': Environmental group launches six-figure battleground state ad buy against Newsom's 'climate leadership'…Read more

DRONES: Government agencies say joint investigation into drone sightings reveals no threat: ‘We recognize the concern’…Read more

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- Biden admin expected to offer California waiver to ban gas-powered cars by 2035: report

- RFK Jr set to face abortion, vaccine scrutiny in sit-downs with senators on Capitol Hill

- Mitt Romney predicts the GOP's 2028 presidential standard-bearer

Vice President Kamala Harris tried to encourage Democratic staffers facing layoffs from the DNC on Sunday, telling them that their "spirit will not be defeated."

Harris made the comments during the DNC's holiday celebration in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. She spoke alongside President Biden and first lady Jill Biden at the event, which played host to staffers who were let go from the DNC without severance packages after the election.

"This holiday season, like any time of the year, let us really be conscious of all the blessings we have. Let us celebrate the blessings we have; let us celebrate and advance the blessings we have yet to create," Harris said. "And let us always remember our country is worth fighting for, and our spirit will not be defeated." Read more.

FINAL PUSH: Biden expected to grant CA waiver for gas car ban before Trump admin takes over…Read more

'OUR MILITARY KNOWS': Trump says Biden admin has answers to drone mystery…Read more

BACK ON THE BENCH: Republicans fume over judicial unretirements taking away vacancies for Trump to fill…Read more

'DID I AT LEAST LOOK COOL?': Trump adviser collapses on stage while giving speech at Young Republican gala…Read more

TIME TO CALL: Trump can save Syrian Kurds from Turkish aggression…Read more

'IS THAT A SERIOUS QUESTION?': Trump tangles with reporter asking about Iran preemptive strikes…Read more

KENNEDY TO CONGRESS: RFK Jr set to face abortion, vaccine scrutiny in first hill meetings since Trump selection…Read more

MONEY TALKS: Showdown over $36T US debt crisis looms in Congress, new data show…Read more

'SO IMPORTANT': Paris Hilton urges GOP-led House to pass bipartisan Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act…Read more

'REAL ANSWERS': Schumer asks DHS to deploy 360-degree radar tech amid drone mystery…Read more

RED TAPE RIP-OFF: Business group accuses California regulators of gangster behavior…Read more

'TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS': Venezuelan expert sounds alarm about what's next if sanctuary city policies continue…Read more

'VIOLATED THE LAW': State AG sues New York doctor who allegedly prescribed abortion medication by mail…Read more

'BRING THEM ALL HOME': Israeli hostages' families hold Central Park rally, call on Biden, Trump to get loved ones from Hamas…Read more

'MATH' PROBLEM: Economists pan Hochul's 'inflation refunds' as inflationary…Read more

'MAKE LIFE MULTIPLANETARY': Elon Musk moves to make Starbase, Texas, the official ‘gateway to Mars’…Read more

'LOST CONTROL': Investigator's eye in the sky tumbles to ground during approach to mystery drone…Read more

IDENTIFY, TRACK, MITIGATE: Government demands more counter-drone powers as current authorities set to expire…Read more

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- Dem claims Trump wielding nuclear strike authority 'should terrify you' —  then people point out the obvious

- Tren de Aragua being used as tool of Maduro regime, says former high-ranking Venezuelan military officer

- 'Politically motivated' FBI treated conservatives like domestic terrorists on Wray's watch: whistleblower

President Biden has sparked anger among Pennsylvanians after he commuted the sentence of a corrupt judge who was jailed for more than 17 years after he was caught taking kickbacks for sending juveniles to for-profit detention facilities.

In what came to be known as the kids-for-cash scandal, former Judge Michael Conahan shut down a county-run juvenile detention center and shared $2.8 million in illegal payments from the builder and co-owner of two for-profit lockups. Another judge, Mark Ciavarella, was also involved in the illicit scheme, the effects of which are still felt today among victims and families. 

The scandal is considered Pennsylvania’s largest-ever judicial corruption scheme with the state's supreme court throwing out some 4,000 juvenile convictions involving more than 2,300 kids after the scheme was uncovered…Read more

ANOTHER ROUND: Biden administration announces $500M aid package to Ukraine…Read more

‘ADDRESS THE BIAS': Biden admin launches national strategy to combat Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate…Read more

FINAL VERDICT: Negative economic and political ratings for Biden as he exits…Read more

FINAL STRETCH: White House says to 'expect more' climate funding before President Biden leaves office…Read more

SYRIA QUANDARY: Trump's pledge against 'forever wars' could be tested with Syria in hands of jihadist factions…Read more

'FEEL THE PAIN': Canadian premier threatens to cut off energy imports to US if Trump imposes tariff on country…Read more

'WE SHOULD KNOW': Sen. Booker 'frustrated' by lack of transparency about drones, says it's causing ‘misinformation to spread’…Read more

MOVING ON UP: Top GOP rebel angles for key House leadership-backed committee post…Read more

'SHOULD BE SHOT DOWN': Sen. Blumenthal says mysterious drones spotted recently 'should be shot down, if necessary'…Read more

PELOSI: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi injured, hospitalized while traveling to Luxembourg…Read more

'HORRIFIC RINO': GOP Sen. Murkowski says she's 'not attached to' GOP label, but is 'still a Republican'…Read more

'ACT DECISIVELY': Senate Dems demand Biden extend protections for illegal immigrants ahead of Trump admin…Read more

'PREVENTABLE' CRIME: DA to seek death penalty against illegal immigrants accused in Nungaray murder case…Read more

'EQUALLY ANGRY': Legislators across political spectrum ‘equally angry’ over handling of drone sightings: New Jersey lawmaker…Read more

SHOCKING DEATH THREATS: WV lawmaker arrested after threatening to kill entire region's delegation over caucus beef…Read more

'EGREGIOUS HYPERPARTISANSHIP': Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on transgender surgeries, prompting outcry from GOP lawmaker, supporters…Read more

THEORIES RUN WILD: Drone experts rule out US government experiment, unsure of other New Jersey drone phenomenon theories…Read more

LEFT-WING ATTACK: Climate justice group has deep ties to judges, experts involved in litigation amid claims of impartiality…Read more

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-5 biggest FBI scandals during Christopher Wray's tenure as director

-Biden commutes 1,500 jail sentences, grants pardons for 39 others: 'Largest single-day grant of clemency'

- Rep Banks rips West Point as school apologizes for 'error' saying Hegseth wasn't accepted

The pick by President-elect Trump to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, seems to be on track to get enough GOP Senate support to be confirmed, despite facing a handful of allegations ranging from sexual assault, excessive drinking and fund mismanagement, all of which he has denied. 

One Republican senator told Fox News Digital that they weren't aware of any GOP senators who are a "hard no" on confirming Hegseth.

Hegseth "certainly" doesn't seem to be in a position where he may feel pressured to withdraw, they added…Read more

BOGUS BIDEN INFO: Informant accused of feeding FBI bogus Biden information pleads guilty to 4 counts…Read more

'I MEAN IT': Biden says the GOP doesn't understand the importance of advancing women's well-being…Read more

PETE PUSH: Marine critic of Afghan withdrawal to lead rank-and-file enlistees in Senate visits promoting Hegseth…Read more

GARLAND RESPONDS: Garland lauds 'principled' Wray for 'integrity and skill' after resignation announcement…Read more

MAGA ENFORCERS: Trump allies turn up the heat on GOP Senate holdouts in nomination battles…Read more

THUMBS UP: What Americans think about Trump's cabinet nominees…Read more

'A STAR': Trump says Ric Grenell will be 'high up' in administration after report says ex-intel chief will be Iran envoy…Read more

'LAND OF LAWS': Former House candidate reveals how Trump will conquer Dem resistance with immigration mandate…Read more

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: A DOGE in the fight…Read more

THUMBS UP: Fetterman still enthusiastically supportive of Stefanik for US ambassador to UN: 'Always was a hard YES'…Read more

BYE, BYE BERNIE?: Sen. Bernie Sanders says upcoming term will 'probably' be his last…Read more

DEEPER IN DEBT: House passes nearly $1 trillion defense spending bill, adding to US debt of $36 trillion…Read more

'BACK ON TRACK': US oil and gas producers pressure House to pass pivotal permitting bill and get America ‘back on track’…Read more

CLASSIFIED BRIEFING: House Speaker Johnson says he's getting a classified briefing today…Read more

FUNDING FIGHT: House Pentagon funding bill would ban transgender treatments for minor children of military personnel…Read more

ORDER IN THE COURT: House passes bill that would give Trump more federal judges to appoint…Read more

SENATE APPEAL: Conservative group debuts major ad buy in key senators' states as 'soft appeal' for Hegseth, Gabbard, Patel…Read more

MIGRANT CRIME: Migrant teen stabbing in lower Manhattan…Read more 

'NOT ELIGIBLE': Scholarship programs slapped with lawsuits for alleged discrimination against White men…Read more

'SHOULD BE DEPORTED': Illinois governor says 'violent' illegal immigrants should be deported, open to meeting with Trump officials…Read more

MIGRANT CLAMPDOWN: Trump border czar meeting with NYC Mayor Adams despite sanctuary city status…Read more

IN AND OUT?: DC councilman a step closer to facing expulsion after law firm finds he violated code of conduct…Read more

R'OIL' SALE: Alaska outraged at federal oil lease sale setup being ‘fitting finale’ for fossil fuel-averse presidency…Read more

'DESPICABLE': Immigration activists fume at NYC mayor’s meeting with Trump border czar: ‘Despicable’…Read more

'UNBEARABLE LOSS': Venezuelan migrant released by ICE kills 7-year-old two months later…Read more

'MALICIOUS SLANDER': China denies new report linking CCP to four sites in Cuba allegedly used to spy on the US…Read more

'CONFIDENTIAL': DOJ IG reveals number of FBI confidential sources on the ground during Jan 6…Read more

'WE MUST BE CLEAR': Youngkin to draft sanctuary city ban, making state funding contingent on ICE cooperation…Read more

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-Trump border czar fires back after House Dem promises ‘resistance’ to deportations

-New mission for House Republican military veterans: Support Trump defense secretary nominee Hegseth

-Red state AG slams Biden admin's attempt to 'rewrite' immigration law: 'Alice in Wonderland stuff'

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced plans to step down from his post at the end of the Biden administration.

Fox News learned just moments before the announcement that Wray would make the announcement during an FBI town hall in Washington, D.C., during which thousands of FBI employees are expected to join virtually across the country.

"After weeks of careful thought, I’ve decided the right thing for the Bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current Administration in January and then step down," Wray said during the town hall. "My goal is to keep the focus on our mission – the indispensable work you’re doing on behalf of the American people every day. In my view, this is the best way to avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray, while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important to how we do our work."…Read more

PARTING GIFTS: Biden admin extends $10B Iran sanctions waiver 2 days after Trump election win…Read more

WIDESPREAD DISAPPROVAL: Biden flip-flop on pardoning son Hunter is wildly unpopular with Americans, poll finds…Read more

BIG REPORT DROPS: House small business panel releases year-end report on 'partisan' Biden agency electioneering allegations…Read more

'SORRY': Outgoing Treasury Sec. Yellen 'sorry that we haven't made more progress,' believes deficit must be decreased…Read more

BENCHED: Biden, Democrats back away from bill that would give Trump more federal judges to appoint…Read more

FINAL GOODBYES: Biden could pardon these Trump antagonists amid Dem fears that 'revengeful first year' is looming…Read more

'TENS OF BILLIONS': Mast blasts Blinken over 'tens of billions' of US taxpayer dollars sent to Taliban post-Afghanistan withdrawal…Read more

MONEY MOVES: Trump Treasury pick reveals whether Fed Chair Powell will finish term…Read more

POST-PRESIDECNY SENTENCING?: Bragg pitches post-presidency Trump sentencing in renewed push urging Judge Merchan to keep conviction alive…Read more

'FUELING OBESITY': GOP governor calls on incoming Trump officials to ban junk food in food stamps: 'Make America Healthy Again'…Read more

CHIPS DEPLOYED: Top DOGE senator demands answers on plan to exhaust CHIPs Act funds before Trump arrives…Read more

COMING BACK?: Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, convicted of illicit contact with minor, files to run for NYC Council…Read more

TIME IS MONEY: House GOP fiscal hawks warn Trump tax cuts in danger of expiring under new Senate-backed plan…Read more

HANDICAPPING TRUMP: Manchin, Sinema tank Schumer lame-duck effort to secure Dem majority on top labor board…Read more

'GOING CRAZY': Outgoing Rep. Jamaal Bowman issues 'Dear White People' thread following Daniel Penny acquittal…Read more

ROOTING OUT WOKE: Democrats in a bind over defense bill that bans transgender surgeries for minors but boosts enlisted pay…Read more

'COMMON GROUND': Hakeem Jeffries says he's 'prepared to find common ground' with Trump next year…Read more

WORKING REMOTE: Nation's largest labor union for federal employees rebukes GOP's efforts to end telework…Read more

'REWARD': 'DeSanta Claus' strikes again: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces extra days off for state workers…Read more

D.A. DOUBLES DOWN: Fani Willis declines to share Jack Smith, Jan. 6 records, citing legal exemptions…Read more

FIGHTING BACK: Federal judge who refuses mental evaluation at age 97 fights suspension…Read more

E STREET SHUFFLE: Dem NJ gubernatorial candidate cops to faking playlist to feature Bruce Springsteen…Read more

'WASTING TAXPAYERS' MONEY': New Yorkers protest removal of 400 migrants from Albany hotels…Read more

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-DNC fundraiser Lindy Li takes aim at 'vindictive' torrent of criticism over Hegseth comments

-Republicans rip Hochul's 'inflation refunds' as a bribe to 'make NYers like her'

-Trump shooting task force says DHS, Secret Service haven't produced docs on golf course incident

President-elect Trump is pressing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to name his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's seat in the Sunshine State, Fox Digital has learned. 

President-elect Trump named Rubio as his pick for secretary of state last month, leaving DeSantis the decision to name a successor to the position. DeSantis said last month that he will likely name his pick for the seat by early January. 

Speculation has mounted in recent weeks that Lara Trump is a likely choice for the role, as Republican lawmakers such as Sens. Rick Scott, Lindsey Graham, Katie Britt and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida voiced support for her filling Rubio's Senate shoes. Lara Trump is married to the 45th president's son, Eric Trump, and co-chaired the RNC amid the 2024 presidential campaign…Read more

'DEBANKED': Biden admin's cold-shoulder approach to crypto concerns industry leaders: 'needs to be looked at'…Read more

'LAST DITCH EFFORT': Biden admin report could slow Trump's efforts to unleash domestic natural gas, experts say…Read more

LEAST THEY CAN DO: Biden administration approves project to limit Trump-era oil and gas lease mandate in Alaska…Read more

'ENVY OF THE WORLD': Biden says Trump inheriting ‘strongest economy in modern history,’ slams tariff plan as ‘major mistake’…Read more

'EYES AND EARS': Meet Natalie Harp, Trump's 'valuable resource' who lawmakers say is 'critical' to his operation…Read more

'GREAT STATE OF CANADA': Trump taunts 'Governor' Trudeau of 'Great State of Canada' as he continues tariffs push…Read more

HEGSETH HYPE: Trump transition rolls out Hegseth hype video amid Capitol Hill meetings…Read more

'TOP PRIORITY': GOP senator reveals 'transformational' bill Republicans want to pass in 2025…Read more

'IT'S OFFENSIVE': GOP senator wages war on airline industry's ‘discriminatory pricing’ targets…Read more

RAKING IT IN: McConnell’s Senate money machine makes transition to Thune as new era begins…Read more

'HE IS FINE': Sen. McConnell reportedly fine after falling during GOP lunch…Read more

'UNIFIED GOVERNMENT': Incoming House Republican reveals agenda for new Congress after ousting Dem incumbent…Read more

'LIBERTY IN LAUNDRY': House set to challenge Biden green energy standards for washing machines with 'Liberty in Laundry' bill vote…Read more

UNDER REVIEW: SCOTUS hears arguments in case that could reshape environmental law…Read more

'FULL FORCE OF THE LAW': DOJ arrests five Guatemalan nationals in connection with deaths of over 50 migrants…Read more

'PROBLEMATIC': Wisconsin mom mulls lawsuit alleging school district is pushing 'horrifying' race-based policy…Read more

'COWARD': Pennsylvania Dem Gov. Shapiro condemns UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect: 'Coward, not a hero'…Read more

SANCTUARY SHUTDOWN: Blue city announces shuttering of migrant shelters as numbers drop…Read more

SWITCHING SIDES: DeSantis welcomes Florida state lawmaker to Republican Party as she ditches Democrats…Read more

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What's happening…

-Biden breaks Obama record for filling Federal Registers…

-Elon Musk and Ron Paul agree on cutting foreign aid…

-Laura Trump resigns from RNC as rumors of a Senate run swirl…

Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley doubled down that he believes Christopher Wray has failed his "fundamental duties" as FBI director in a blistering letter expressing he has "no confidence" in Wray’s continued leadership over the agency. 

"For the good of the country, it’s time for you and your deputy to move on to the next chapter in your lives. I’ve spent my career fighting for transparency, and I’ve always called out those in government who have fought against it," Grassley wrote in a letter to Wray on Monday morning, referring also to the FBI’s deputy director Paul Abbate. "For the public record, I must do so once again now."

Grassley went on to say he "must express my vote of no confidence in your continued leadership of the FBI. President-elect Trump has already announced his intention to nominate a candidate to replace you, and the Senate will carefully consider that choice. For my part, I’ve also seen enough, and hope your respective successors will learn from these failures," Grassley, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, continued…Read more

'GOVT KNOWS BEST': Biden breaks Obama record for filling Federal Register with most regulations …Read more

'LEADING BY EXAMPLE': White House responds to intraparty criticism about Biden's final days …Read more

THWARTING THE ENEMY: Pentagon announces new counter-drone strategy as unmanned attacks on US interests skyrocket …Read more

CEDING THE FLOOR: Progressive Dems rage at Biden for giving Trump the spotlight during final weeks in office …Read more

'HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY': Biden updates the nation following fall of Syrian Assad regime …Read more

'SERIOUS AND GROWING THREAT': Pro-life groups sound off after Trump says he will not restrict abortion pills: 'Serious and growing threat' …Read more

PRESSURE CAMPAIGN: Elon Musk joins Trump allies in House GOP pressure campaign over social media bill …Read more

'ASSAULT ON THE RULE OF LAW': Cheney responds to Trump suggesting jail time for J6 committee members …Read more

'INTEGRITY CANNOT BE FOLDED': Hundreds of vets back Tulsi Gabbard for DNI …Read more

ROAD TO FBI: John Cornyn 'inclined' to back Trump FBI pick Kash Patel after Senate meeting …Read more

'BIASED,' 'WRONG': Top Dem objects to defense bill banning funds for transgender medical care for minors …Read more

BIG APPLE SHOWDOWN: House Dem's torrent of attacks against own party fuels primary showdown buzz …Read more

'NOT WRONG': Elon Musk agrees with Ron Paul's call to 'ELIMINATE foreign aid' …Read more

SENATOR TRUMP?: Lara Trump announces she is stepping down as RNC co-chair amidst talk she may be up for Florida Senate seat …Read more

EARLY START: Dem senators-elect start weeks in advance by filling vacancies in CA, NJ …Read more

'SANITY IS RETURNING': 'Pansexual and Panromantic Pride Day' leaves folks looking forward to Trump …Read more

BAD FOR BUSINESS: Execs scramble for security after UnitedHealthcare CEO murder: experts …Read more

'DIPLOMATIC': Trump's tariff threats are tools in Trump's 'war chest' to advance U.S. interests …Read more

END OF AN ERA: Hunter Biden: A look at how the saga spanning over six years unfolded …Read more

WINNING SCENT: Trump releases new fragrances in ad featuring first lady : 'They represent us WINNING' …Read more

HISTORIC OFFENSIVE: Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the terror leader at the center of Assad’s fall? …Read more

WHY TRUMP WON: Donald Trump says this is the reason he won last month's presidential election …Read more

RESISTING THE LAW: Blue state attorney general advises state officials on how to resist ‘draconian’ Trump deportations …Read more

'DERAILING' MIGRANT CRIME: Report offers roadmap to defeat Tren de Aragua in US cities …Read more

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-Nevada Dems say 'working-class' states need to be prioritized in 2028 primary schedule

-Biden aides consider preemptive pardons for Fauci, Schiff and Cheney

-Republicans slam Biden migrant parole program: ‘Rife with fraud’

Many Americans don't trust the federal government, and Elon Musk — an eccentric billionaire business tycoon tasked by President-elect Donald Trump with helping slay the unwieldly bureaucratic leviathan — thinks that's just the right attitude.

"I think we should not trust the government," Musk has previously declared.

Apparently, people are way ahead of him. 

"As of April 2024, 22% of Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right "just about always" (2%) or "most of the time" (21%)," Pew Research Center noted earlier this year…Read more

'DARK MARK': Hunter Biden pardon will be 'dark mark' on Biden legacy: historian…Read more

'BRACE FOR IMPACT': Boston City Council doubles down on obstructing deportations ahead of Trump inauguration…Read more

TRUMP HEARING: Trump assassination attempt hearing devolves into screaming match…Read more

MORE POLICE SUPPORT TO COME: Massive police org calls on Trump, Rand Paul to swiftly confirm Noem to DHS…Read more

DEMS 'SELLING AMERICAN PEOPLE A LIE': Selling Americans a 'lie': How election integrity attorneys battled left-wing efforts to upend voting laws…Read more

WELCOME TO THE HILL: You've been elected to Congress. Now what? Freshman Republican reveals what it's like to enter office…Read more

'PENDULUM IS SWINGING': 'The pendulum is swinging': Experts weigh in on historic SCOTUS transgender case amid oral arguments…Read more

SHAKING UP THE HOUSE: Dem Rep. Nadler steps down from top spot on Judiciary Committee, endorses Raskin…Read more

'UNDO THE DAMAGE DONE': Firebrand GOP lawmaker demands Mayorkas preserve border crisis records for Trump admin…Read more

'FAILED': Pro-Trump impeachment Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy targeted for ouster of Freedom Caucus founding member…Read more

SLIM MARGIN: Former Dem congressman who lost by 109 votes in 2020 confirmed to lifetime judicial seat…Read more

'MINI ANTIFA WARRIORS': Former Obama officials who now run popular podcast selling ANTIFA gear for kids: "ANTIFA baby onesie"…Read more

'YOU'RE WELCOME!!!': Trump congratulates bitcoiners — El Salvador's Nayib Bukele takes victory lap with bitcoin over 100K…Read more

‘HIGHLY CONCERNING ISSUE’: Arizona Republican lawmakers ask for investigation into county recorder's handling of 2024 election…Read more

‘DISTUBRING & DISGUSTING’: Sexual misconduct at Veterans Affairs facility is ‘disturbing and disgusting,’ House committee chairman says…Read more

'MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE': Soros DA ripped by police for 'war' on cops after officer sentenced to prison…Read more

ALLEGED STONEWALLING?: Iowa sues Biden administration to verify status of 2,000 registered voters who may be noncitizens…Read more

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-Incoming GOP Senate majority leader unveils legislative agenda for Trump administration's first 30 days

-Federal judge accuses President Biden of attempting to 'rewrite history' in Hunter Biden pardon

-'Overwhelming evidence' of negative consequences from gender 'treatments' focus of landmark Supreme Court case

Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, along with other Republican Congress members, filed an amicus brief in support of U.S. gun manufacturers, urging the Supreme Court "to uphold American Sovereignty and the Second Amendment."

The case, Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, stems from a lawsuit filed in 2021 by the Mexican government, in which the government alleged U.S. gun manufacturers, like Smith & Wesson, Ruger and others, should be liable for gun violence carried out by cartels south of the border, because the companies were allegedly aware their firearms were being trafficked into the country.

"I am leading this amicus brief to uphold American sovereignty and our Second Amendment. The lawsuit filed by Mexico seeks to trample on our Constitution," Cruz told Fox News Digital. "I look forward to the Supreme Court ending this madness, putting an end to Mexico’s assault on our Second Amendment, and sending a clear message that American sovereignty will not be eroded by any country."…Read more

'ALL HELL TO PAY': Trump bucks Biden's 'don't' doctrine on world stage, hits adversaries with 'all hell to pay' deadline…Read more

PARDON-PALOOZA: Jeffries wants Biden to dole out pardons for people aggressively prosecuted 'for nonviolent offenses'…Read more

'EXPECT MORE': Who else could Biden pardon after sparing Hunter from sentencing?…Read more

CALLING FOR FAST CASH: Top Dems, activists call on Biden admin to dole out more student loan forgiveness before term ends…Read more

'NOBODY IS SAFE': Dem senator urges Biden to extend protections for illegal immigrants before Trump admin…Read more

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ: Biden appears to rest his eyes at African summit in Angola…Read more

FILLING OUT THE ROSTER: Trump announces picks for Army secretary, trade adviser, hostage envoy, NASA…Read more

SECOND THOUGHTS?: Trump floats DeSantis as potential defense secretary replacement if Hegseth falters…Read more

OPEN CABINET: Trump transition signs agreement for FBI background checks…Read more

PENTAGON PITCH: Pete Hegseth ramps up Pentagon pitch with back-to-back meetings on Capitol Hill…Read more

'VOLUNTARY RETURN': Some migrants, anticipating Trump's policies, are already turning back home: report...Read more 

WINNER IN CA-13: Democratic challenger Adam Gray flips California's 13th Congressional District in nation's final House race…Read more

FIRST ON FOX: GOP senator to propose ban on gender transition treatment for minors…Read more

'IT'S DISAPPOINTING': Top House Democrat says Hunter Biden pardon was 'disappointing,' calls out Biden for flip-flop…Read more

SPEAKER-SUPPORTED: House GOP leaders endorse Trump-backed candidate Jimmy Patronis for Matt Gaetz's old seat…Read more

FRESHMAN FOCUS: Republican Rob Bresnahan, who ousted six-term House Democrat, reveals how he did it...Read more

NEXT UP: Outgoing GOP congressman seeks role as Trump's drug czar after first nominee falls through…Read more

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: People are policy…Read more

DIVIDED BENCH: Supreme Court appears divided over state bans on gender transition 'treatments' for minors…Read more

JUST LIKE 'ASPIRIN'?: Sotomayor compares trans medical 'treatments' to aspirin in question about side effects during oral arguments…Read more

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-Hunter Biden’s pardon sets troubling precedent, risks politicizing Justice Department, critics say

-Senate Democrats name top leadership positions after losing chamber majority

-House Dem moves to force vote on releasing Gaetz ethics report

The Senate GOP leader on Monday slammed decisions by two federal judges to reverse their announced retirements after Republican former President Trump won re-election in November.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized the pair of "partisan Democrat district judges" after they announced plans to "unretire" after "the American people voted to fire Democrats last month." 

"Looking to history, only two judges have ever unretired after a presidential election. One Democrat in 2004 and one Republican in 2009. But now, in just a matter of weeks, Democrats have already met that all-time record. It's hard to conclude that this is anything other than open partisanship," McConnell said in remarks delivered on the Senate floor…Read more

'IMPARTIAL INSTITUTION': Hunter Biden's ex-biz partner reveals Trump DOJ blueprint he would like to see after last-minute pardon…Read more

GUNNING FOR JUSTICE: DOJ special counsel says Hunter Biden’s indictment should not be dismissed…Read more

TRUMP TRUMPS BIDEN: Mar-a-Lago trumps White House as president-elect overshadows Biden on world stage…Read more

HUNTER BIDEN SAGA: Hunter Biden gun case terminated after pardon, but Delaware judge stops short of full dismissal…Read more

'MAJOR INCREASE': John Bolton declares hiking US defense budget the 'most important priority in foreign affairs today'…Read more

'MOUTHPIECES FOR GOVERNMENT': Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy agree on 'need to scrutinize' US funding for NGOs…Read more

'DEEP STATE' FOE: FBI has long been accused of politicization ahead of Dem concern over Kash Patel nomination…Read more

PARTING WORDS: Outgoing DNC chair defends party, says 2024 could have been worse for Democrats…Read more

LEADERSHIP ELECTION: Senate Democrats to hold leadership elections after losing chamber majority…Read more

'NO LONGER EMPLOYED': House Democrat staff member fired following arrest by Capitol Police…Read more

PROMOTED: General involved in Afghanistan withdrawal has promotion confirmed by Senate…Read more

GETTING TESTY: Recently ousted Dem senator said he's 'getting the f*** out of here' when asked about presidential pardon…Read more

CROSSING THE AISLE: Dem lawmaker joins Republican-led DOGE caucus with push to remove Secret Service from DHS…Read more

'FROM THE ASHES': Conservative group's roadmap calls for Congress to rebuild new US immigration system ‘from the ashes’…Read more

'ABOVE THE LAW': Dem Rep. Dean Phillips blasts Biden after Hunter pardon, says some people ‘are indeed above the law’…Read more

'CHOOSE WORDS CAREFULLY': Denver mayor criticized by hometown paper over vow to resist Trump deportations…Read more

STACKING THE DECK: Daniel Penny prosecutor dangles race card again over defense objection despite no hate crime charges…Read more

SHOOTER TO SHOP OWNER?": Would-be Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr. opening music store…Read more

'COMMON SENSE': Ohio Lt. Gov. touts state's 'common sense' bathroom bill, hopes to see similar bills 'across the country'…Read more

RED LIGHTS: AOC's 'Red Light District' plagued by crime as Democrat who helped her rise to power says she 'disappeared'…Read more

GANG EXECUTIONER?: Suspected Tren de Aragua gang member in Texas charged with murder, kidnapping…Read more

FALLEN HEROES: Trump, DeSantis join thousands to mourn three Florida deputies killed in roadside crash…Read more

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-Five things to watch for on immigration and border security in 2025

-Trump asks about 'J-6 Hostages' in response to Biden's pardon of Hunter: ‘Such an abuse’

-Republicans hammer Biden's 'No one is above the law' claim following Hunter pardon: ‘Aged like fine milk’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced the press for the first time Monday after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter – an outcome that both Biden and Jean-Pierre previously insisted multiple times would not happen.

One reporter asked Jeane-Pierre if those previous statements denying a pardon "could be seen as lies" to the American people.

"One thing the president believes is to always be truthful with the American people," Jeane-Pierre said, repeatedly saying that Biden "wrestled with [the decision]."…Read more

'OVER-PROMISED': Biden travels to Africa where policies were ‘over-promised and under-delivered,' amid massive China expansion…Read more

'LIAR': Lawmakers harshly criticize Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter…Read more

'THERE WAS NONE': Special counsel denies 'vindictive or selective' prosecution in Hunter Biden case…Read more

BEG YOUR PARDON?: 2 times Biden said he would not pardon son Hunter Biden…Read more

'FAMILY AHEAD OF THE COUNTRY': Dem Colorado governor criticizes Biden for Hunter pardon…Read more

EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT: President Biden's pardon of son Hunter a political gift for Trump…Read more

'I BET YOU...': Trump previously predicted Biden would pardon his son Hunter…Read more

'A DISASTER': Biden blocks new mining in region that produces about 40% of nation's coal: 'It's a disaster'…Read more

DEFENSE DOUBLE DOWN: Biden still believes 'no one is above the law,' White House says in wake of Hunter pardon…Read more

JILL BIDEN SPEAKS: 'Of course I support the pardon of my son,' Jill Biden tells reporter…Read more

PARTING GIFT: Biden administration to announce $725M weapons package to Ukraine months before Trump is sworn in…Read more

'CONSEQUENCES': Trump victory boosts conservatives in Latin America, wake-up call to dictators: 'there will be consequences'…Read more

CONSERVATIVE PUSHBACK: Thomas Massie, conservative commentators vocally oppose Trump's DEA nominee…Read more

'HELP US IN THIS FIGHT': Harris campaign still asking for donations weeks after massive loss to Trump…Read more

‘IRREPARABLY DAMAGED’: Mike Johnson unleashes on Biden's handling of justice after Hunter pardon…Read more

'IT'S A SETBACK': Democrats criticize Biden over Hunter pardon…Read more

HOUSE STAFFER ARRESTED: US Capitol Police arrest House Democrat staff member after finding ammunition in bag…Read more

DOWN TO THE WIRE: Single House race stands between Republicans and 1-seat majority…Read more

'TRUMP-PROOFING' CALIFORNIA: Newsom proposes $25M from state legislature to take on Trump administration in courts…Read more

REFUND THE POLICE: Experts see a tougher-on-crime shift in blue, purple states…Read more

CRISIS: New York City is home to nearly 60k ‘criminal’ migrants: Report…Read more

'NOT BASED ON SCIENCE': COVID was 'most likely' leaked from Wuhan lab and social distancing had no basis in science: select committee…Read more

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-op 5 biggest political turkeys ripped by conservatives in 2024

-Connecticut House Democrats report being targeted by bomb threats on Thanksgiving

-Biden thankful for smooth transition of power, urges Trump to 'rethink' tariffs on Canada and Mexico

Several liberal figures called on conservatives and President-elect Donald Trump supporters to give thanks to illegal immigrants on Thanksgiving, suggesting they acknowledge a large portion of migrants were the ones who harvested and packed their entrées enjoyed on Thursday.

"Everyone at the dinner table today, especially MAGA, please give thanks to the undocumented immigrants that picked and packed the food you’re enjoying," said former Obama Housing & Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro.

"They deserve our grace. Happy Thanksgiving," the former San Antonio mayor added.

Castro’s post was lambasted by respondents, who rhetorically asked which crops were being picked by the migrants flooding New York City and Chicago, while others suggested the characterizations were "racist" assumptions about farmworkers…Read more

TRANS IN MILITARY?: Trump team dismisses reports he will discharge trans in military: 'No decisions on this issue have been made'…Read more

COMMON UNDERSTANDING: Trump says Mexico will stop flow of migrants after speaking with Mexican president following tariff threats…Read more

'RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS': Trump delivers Thanksgiving message to 'Radical Left Lunatics'…Read more

MEDIA SHAKEUP: Inside how podcasters helped make Trump close the deal with young male voters…Read more

STILL HOT: Political betting markets still have plenty of action despite end of election season…Read more

IOWA RACE: Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks beats Dem challenger in state's 1st Congressional District…Read more

GAME PLAN: New Republican Governors chair, pointing to campaign battles ahead, touts 'our policies are better'…Read more

CALIFORNIA RACE: Democrat Derek Tran unseats Rep. Michelle Steel in California's 45th Congressional District…Read more

GIANT CUTS: Top auto giants reporting job, factory cuts amid heightened push into EV market…Read more

BUS RIDE BACK HOME: Texas could bus migrants to directly to ICE for deportation instead of sanctuary cities under proposed plan…Read more

'HUGE WIN': Federal court of appeals just ruled that Texas has the right to build the razor wire border wall…Read more

EVACUATION DAY?: What is Evacuation Day? The forgotten holiday that predates Thanksgiving…Read more

CANADIAN 'EMPIRE'?: New York lawmaker suggests NYS, New England secede to Canada over Trump…Read more

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-Special Counsel Jack Smith's federal Trump cases cost taxpayers more than $50 million, financials show

-3 House races still uncalled 3 weeks from Election Day

-Federal judge blocks Biden labor protections for foreign farmworkers

Incoming border czar Tom Homan joined Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday at a key border area in Texas, and will serve meals to troops stationed there over Thanksgiving – praising the governor's "unprecedented success" in securing the border, ahead of what is expected to be significant cooperation between the Trump administration and Abbott’s team next year.

Homan and Abbott served meals to Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers in Eagle Pass, Texas. Homan praised Abbott for his job.

"Governor Abbott has done an amazing job. Illegal immigration in Texas is down 86%, 86% think about that. This is a model we can take across the country. We're going to help Governor Abbott finish the job he started," he said.

Homan was appointed "border czar" by President-elect Trump this month after Trump’s election win. A former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Homan will be one of the most high-profile figures in terms of the mass deportation operation the incoming administration has planned….Read more

'DEPORTER IN CHIEF': Deportations higher under Obama than Trump…Read more

'SUIT'ING UP: Dem attorneys general prepare for legal battle with Trump, after filing hundreds of challenges last term: He 'threatens civil rights'…Read more

RED WHITE & BLUE CARPET: Glenn Youngkin 'personally invites' new Trump admin to settle in Virginia over Maryland and DC…Read more

'USELESS': Tom Cotton slams ‘partisans and obstructionists’ in DOD reportedly plotting to block Trump plans…Read more

'A LOT OF WASTE': 'A lot of waste': Blackburn and Ramaswamy talk DOGE cuts…Read more

HOWARD KURTZ: Why Trump dropped Matt Gaetz…Read more

'BETRAYAL OF PARTY VALUES': DNC union launches GoFundMe to help former staffers hit by massive layoffs after election losses…Read more

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: Congress has just weeks to avoid a partial government shutdown after Thanksgiving…Read more

FILIBUSTER: Kyrsten Sinema responds to Democrats admitting filibuster will help them stop Trump agenda: 'Schadenfreude'…Read more

LAST MINUTE: Blinken set to testify on Afghanistan withdrawal in House amid looming contempt vote…Read more

'GENDER COMMUNISM INDOCTRINATION': NYC elementary school blasted for teaching 'gender identity' course to kindergarteners…Read more

READY FOR LIFTOFF: Federal judge sides with SpaceX after environmental group tried to stop rocket launches…Read more

WHAT'S NEXT: What's next for this popular Republican governor after he leaves office?…Read more

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-Trump begins endorsing replacements to replenish GOP majority in House as cabinet picks shrink lead

-White House insists Biden, Harris have 'one of most successful administrations in history' despite 2024 loss

-New study finds DEI initiatives creating ‘hostile attribution bias'

Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to drop all charges against President-elect Donald Trump stemming from Smith's investigation into the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach, Fox News Digital has learned.

Judge Tanya Chutkan will need to approve the request before the case is dismissed.

Smith also filed a motion to drop his appeal in his classified records case against Trump--a case that was tossed in July by federal Judge Aileen Cannon. Cannon ruled Smith was unlawfully appointed as special counsel. 

The moves come after Smith, earlier this month after Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, signaled he would begin winding down his case against Trump. The filing went live on the Department of Justice docket on Monday afternoon…Read more

VISCERAL CRIES: PETA protests Biden turkey pardon with 'Hell on Wheels' display with subliminal messaging meant to make people go vegan…Read more

PARDONED: Biden does his final White House Thanksgiving turkey pardoning: 'Last time to speak here as your president'…Read more

AG PICK: Pam Bondi, Trump's pick for attorney general, praised as 'loyal' and 'qualified' for top US prosecutor role…Read more

‘UNLIKELY COALITION’: A criminal reform advocate sees opportunities in a second Trump term…Read more

'STRONG' ON ENERGY: Trump planning to lift Biden's LNG pause, increase oil drilling during first days in office…Read more

'FIRED UP': ICE group praises Trump for Homan, Noem picks to lead immigration team: ‘Fired up’…Read more

'NO NUCLEAR WEAPON': Here's how the US and Israel could thwart Iran’s nuclear efforts under a new Trump administration…Read more

RAZOR-THIN MARGINS: Size of slim Republican House majority hangs on 3 uncalled races…Read more

'TOTAL ENDORSEMENT': Trump urges Florida Republican to mount congressional bid: 'RUN, RANDY, RUN!'…Read more

READY ON 'DAY ONE': Ohio congressman vying to replace JD Vance in the Senate says Trump's agenda must be priority on 'Day One'…Read more

GAETZ SEAT: Fighter pilot, decorated combat veteran Jeff Witt announces bid to fill Florida House seat vacated by Gaetz…Read more

NEW NEIGHBOR: Maryland governor defends $190K Trump-centric consulting contract as president-elect moves in next door…Read more

THE 'NEW JOE BIDEN': NY Dem Rep. Ritchie Torres dubs Gov. Kathy Hochul 'the new Joe Biden,' warns of potential 2026 election loss…Read more

'WE WILL INTERVENE': Gavin Newsom threatens intervention if Trump kills Biden's $7.5K EV tax credit…Read more

GET OUT OF DENVER: Denver mayor says he’s prepared to go to jail over opposition to Trump deportations of illegal immigrants…Read more

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-Who will Trump pick next for attorney general after Gaetz's withdrawal?

-Biden administration loosens immigration restrictions ahead of second Trump term

-Biden blamed for Laken Riley murder while Trump brings hope for slain cheerleader's mom

Matt Gaetz, the former Florida representative and Trump nominee for Attorney General, announced Thursday that he is withdrawing as Trump's pick for the top prosecutor, citing what he described as the "distraction" his nomination had caused due to a swirl of allegations about paying underage women for sex. 

"While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition," Gaetz said.

"There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1."

The news comes amid a swirl of allegations surrounding Gaetz, who for months had been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee until his resignation last Wednesday from the current congressional session…Read more

WARP SPEED CONFIRMATIONS: Democrats advance five more Biden judicial nominees…Read more

CANCELING DEBT: Biden administration informs Congress it will forgive $5B in economic loans to Ukraine…Read more

'MAKE OR BREAK': Heritage launching $1M campaign targeting senators who could 'make or break' Trump Cabinet confirmations…Read more

HELPING TRUMP: New Republican Governors Association chair says 'focus' is on helping Trump get 'off to a strong start'…Read more

WHITE HOUSE FOR SALE?: Trump's incoming White House chief of staff's lobbying interest come under scrutiny…Read more

BIG FAMILIES: Trump administration staffed by parents with big families…Read more

INVESTIGATE THE WASTE: Comer to create DOGE subcommittee chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene to work with Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy…Read more

'UNCONSTITUTIONAL': Ted Cruz urges White House to halt $1.25B in 'digital equity' funds…Read more

'SHOCKING DEPARTURE': FBI director, Homeland Security secretary refuse to publicly testify, Senate chairman says…Read more

SKIPPING OUT ON SENATE: Hawley says Mayorkas, Wray 'absolutely' skipped Senate hearing due to Laken Riley verdict, calls for subpoena…Read more

'NO STANDING': Fetterman says 'F--- that' amid bipartisan backlash over arrest warrants targeting Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant…Read more

'EFFICIENT AND ACCOUNTABLE': GOP-led DOGE bill aims to slash outflow of federal dollars…Read more

SENATE SHOWDOWN: GOP secures deal with Schumer to save coveted appellate judges for Trump…Read more

3 MORE TO GO: 3 uncalled House races to determine size of House GOP majority…Read more

'PASSION IN MY HEART': Democratic Pennsylvania election official apologizes for controversial comments as Senate recount begins…Read more

WHAT WENT WRONG?: Harris campaign officials explain what went wrong-  and what Trump did right…Read more

MANHUNT UNDERWAY: Connecticut manhunt underway after suspect allegedly kills mother, infant in drive-by shooting…Read more

READING THE AUTOPSY: Daniel Penny defense calls forensic pathologist to witness stand: 'The chokehold did not cause the death'…Read more

SMIRKING SUSPECT: Florida mom accused of drowning 14-year-old daughter in bathtub, authorities say…Read more

DISMANTLING DEI: Conservative watchdog releases 'toolkit' to help parents file complaints with the Department of Education…Read more

NOT GUILTY PLEA: Father of Georgia high school shooting suspect pleads not guilty…Read more

WAR GAMES: Would the US win a war with China over Taiwan? US lawmakers briefed on the potential outcome…Read more

LAST CALL: Caravan of 1,500 migrants forms in Mexico…Read more

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- Speaker Johnson makes clarification after statement regarding transgender House member-elect

-Top 10 states where Trump outperformed in 2024

-Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia says with Trump’s election, ‘we’ve got a friend in the White House’

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said he would vote to confirm his former political opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator if Oz plans to protect the government programs. 

"If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I’m voting for the dude," Fetterman tweeted.

Fetterman defeated Oz, a Republican, in Pennsylvania's 2022 U.S. Senate race…Read more

'THEY MAKE US STRONGER': Biden Defense Secretary argues women, racial diversity 'make us stronger' as Trump admin looms…Read more

MR PRESIDENT!?: Biden skips taking questions at G-20 in Brazil, despite reporter pleading with him…Read more

MACHINE BIAS: Biden admin warns AI in schools may exhibit racial bias, anti-trans discrimination and trigger investigations…Read more

MAJOR CHANGES: Biden makes another Ukraine policy shift with approval of sending anti-personnel mines…Read more

'WOMEN'S ONLY SPACES': Speaker Johnson announces new Capitol bathroom policy in response to controversy over trans new House member…Read more

'CLEAR DEADLINE': Biden admin Commerce Dept seeks to exhaust CHIPS Act funding before Biden leaves office…Read more

WHISTLEBLOWER'S FREEDOM: Trump Cabinet picks increase odds Edward Snowden could see life of freedom in the US…Read more

VISA ABUSE: Trump could seek to roll back habitually ‘defrauded’ immigration program, expert says…Read more

WHITAKER TAPPED: Trump taps former acting AG Matthew Whitaker as NATO ambassador…Read more

THE SPRINT: Race to confirm Trump nominees kicks off in January - Chad Pergram…Read more

'IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL': Trump lawyers demand Bragg case be 'immediately dismissed,' say election 'supersedes' 'political motivations'…Read more

NUCLEAR THREAT: Iran vastly increased nuclear fuel stockpile ahead of Trump return, UN agency finds…Read more

'EXIT RAMP': Trump's cut to Biden's EV tax credit, backed by Musk, may impact auto industry, experts say…Read more

HEAR HIM OUT: Lindsey Graham urges GOP not to form 'lynch mob' ahead of Gaetz confirmation…Read more

'VERY PLEASED': House passes bill to bolster geothermal energy production by increasing lease sale frequency…Read more

BATHROOM BATTLE: Nancy Mace’s effort to ban transgender Delaware Democrat from Capitol women's restrooms gains support…Read more

STILL WAITING: 5 uncalled House races to determine size of Republican majority…Read more

'GO THE WAY OF THE DODO': Incoming Senate Dem Elissa Slotkin torches identity politics in 2024 autopsy…Read more

WATCHERS ON THE WAY: Congressional election observers deploy to Iowa for recount in uncalled House race…Read more

TOLEDO TOSSUP: Democratic Ohio Rep. Kaptur narrowly wins re-election, keeping Republican majority at 218 seats…Read more

NEVER AGAIN: DePaul University student assaulted by anti-Israel agitator seeks legal action: 'I will never apologize'…Read more

HISTORIC REJECTION: Calif rejects minimum wage hike…Read more

'OPEN TO MEETING': Elon Musk wants to meet Alex Soros — and Soros says he's open to it…Read more

HITTING HOME: Illegal with suspected Tren de Aragua ties robbed Manhattan prosecutor in her apartment building: police…Read more

EX-POLL WORKER INDICTED: Ex-Georgia poll worker indicted for mailing bomb threat to polling place: FBI..Read more

AMENDMENT: Louisiana lawmakers weighing constitutional amendment that would send more juvenile offenders to adult jails…Read more

'THIS IS THE RESULT': Democrat mayor slams his own party after deadly hours-long stabbing spree…Read more

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