Politics

A massive bipartisan swell advanced a Trump-backed affordable housing package out of the Senate on Thursday, but its fate in the House is up in the air.The bill, renamed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to incorporate a previous Senate housing bill that stalled last year, easily sailed through the upper chamber, given that many lawmakers support the wide-ranging slate of measures designed to increase the supply of affordable […]

Longtime Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina announced Thursday that he would run this year for an 18th two-year term in Congress."In a few minutes, I am going to sign the paperwork that's necessary in order to qualify for the Democratic nomination to run again," the 85-year-old Clyburn said at an event in Columbia, South Carolina.The move by Clyburn, who was first elected to the House in 1992, bucks […]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents busted a South Texas human smuggling ring, resulting in the arrests and sentencing of gangbangers who kidnapped a family and sexually assaulted a pregnant mother.Rodolfo Daniel De Hoyos, 22, a human smuggler who goes by the nickname "Rufles," was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison on Monday for conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens, causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy. […]

Dr. Mehmet Oz rushed to help after a woman collapsed during President Donald Trump’s speech in Kentucky on Wednesday.About halfway through Trump’s remarks at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, an older woman behind the president’s riser appeared to need medical attention, prompting Trump to ask the crowd, "Do we have a doctor in the house? Take your time, please."A medical team quickly reached her, including Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]

After deliberating and assessing the global oil market situation in the face of Middle Eastern conflicts stemming from the United States' attack on Iran, 32 different developed nations agreed to make an "unprecedented" move to help address "oil market challenges." The International Energy Agency (IEA) held an emergency meeting at its Paris headquarters Tuesday with energy representatives from the cohort of G7 countries, to "assess market conditions," which IEA Executive Director […]

The House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein wants U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear in 30 days for a deposition in a bipartisan push to uncover the extent of the disgraced financier's network and the Trump administration's handling of the case, Fox News has learned. The committee also wants Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to appear for a deposition "within the next ten days," a source close to the committee […]

The Senate moved closer Wednesday to advancing a sweeping housing package aimed at boosting affordability, but a Trump-backed provision banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes is emerging as a flash point.Lawmakers cleared another procedural hurdle for the bill Wednesday, setting up a likely final vote before they leave Washington Thursday.The Housing for the 21st Century Act passed the House last month by a 390-9 bipartisan vote. The legislation includes […]

The Trump administration on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to allow it to terminate the protected legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants living in the U.S. It's the latest effort by the administration to unwind Biden-era protections of hundreds of thousands of migrants living in the U.S. as part of the president's hard-line immigration enforcement agenda. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the high court Wednesday to immediately […]

Dorothy McAuliffe, the wife of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, announced Wednesday that she is entering the Democratic primary race for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District."As a mom of five, grandmother, former State Department official & First Lady of Virginia, I’ve spent my life fighting for children, families, and those without a voice," she wrote in a post on X.The Associated Press reported that Virginia voters will decide April 21 whether […]