Politics

The Trump administration announced Wednesday plans to establish a new militarized zone along the U.S.–Mexico border in California.The Department of the Interior said roughly 760 acres in San Diego and Imperial Counties will be placed under Navy jurisdiction to "strengthen ongoing border security operations."Adding the installation will effectively allow federal personnel to detain suspected illegal immigrants for trespassing on U.S. territory.The department described the National Defense Area as a high-traffic […]

The Trump administration is weighing whether to pursue terrorism-related sanctions against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), as officials review allegations the agency has ties to Hamas and consider steps that could further pressure its leadership and operations, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The United Nations agency provides aid, schooling, healthcare, shelter and social services to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, […]

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters that he is "absolutely delighted" that progressive firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is running for U.S. Senate.Johnson was asked during a House leadership press conference on Wednesday what he thought of Crockett entering the race and whether he was worried about her chances of flipping one of Texas’ Senate seats.In response, Johnson rubbed his hands together and smiled."I’m absolutely delighted that Jasmine Crockett is […]

As Minneapolis continues to deal with the fallout of a massive fraud scandal likely amounting to over $1 billion, Fox News Digital spoke to three Republican lawmakers in the state who explained their belief that Gov. Tim Walz deserves much of the blame."I would say the number one culprit in the fraud going on here in Minnesota is our executive," state Sen. Julia Coleman, who represents Carver County in southwest […]

Progressive Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s pastor, a radical reparations activist who once claimed America was "born in political violence," is now running as a Democrat to replace her in Texas' 30th Congressional District.A Texas Democratic Party document reviewed by Fox News Digital confirmed that Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, a Dallas megachurch pastor and social justice activist, is running to replace Crockett following her announcement that she is running for Senate.In […]

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Minneapolis Public Schools (Board), Special School District No. 1, the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) and MPS Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams over alleged racial discrimination against teachers.The DOJ claims that since July 1, 2021, the defendants have worked with a teacher's union to provide "black teachers, teachers of color, and 'underrepresented' teachers preferential treatment in employment decisions." Meaning that teachers who were deemed […]

Senate Republicans rammed through the first procedural hurdle on their road to confirming nearly 100 of President Donald Trump's nominees on Wednesday.The move tees up a later vote on 97 of Trump’s picks and marks the third time Senate Republicans advanced a bloc of the president’s nominees since changing the confirmation rules in September.The final vote to confirm the latest tranche of picks is expected next week. Once Republicans clear […]

Minnesota is under renewed scrutiny for how a now-defunct nonprofit was able to allegedly siphon hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars — a breakdown that some critics say was fueled in part by officials easing off oversight due to accusations of racism.The defunct nonprofit, called Feeding our Future, was run largely by Somalians, and it sued the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) in 2020, alleging discrimination. Critics have suggested that […]

President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that West Virginia National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who was critically wounded in a Thanksgiving eve ambush-style shooting in Washington, D.C., has begun showing incredible signs of recovery.Speaking at an event in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Trump told supporters he has remained in close contact with Wolfe’s family since the shooting that also killed 20-year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom.The president described Wolfe's parents’ […]