Politics

For months, Americans have voiced frustration over the stubbornly high cost of living.But economists say a more troubling shift is emerging. Consumers are increasingly reporting that their incomes aren’t keeping up with the financial pressures they face.Joanne Hsu, director and chief economist of the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers, says the change is showing up more clearly in recent readings."Consumers have been expressing frustration from high prices consistently for […]

Nearly a decade before launching his run for Congress, Tejano musician Bobby Pulido filmed himself defacing President Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star — a stunt that’s resurfacing as the award-winning singer seeks a U.S. House seat in South Texas.The video, originally posted to Instagram, depicts Pulido urinating on Trump’s plaque with the caption, "when you gotta go, you gotta go."TEXAS REP JASMINE CROCKETT WEIGHS SENATE BID AFTER REDISTRICTING […]

A federal court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his former lawyer, Alina Habba, are still on the hook for a $1 million penalty for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, former FBI director James Comey and others.The ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals relates to a now-dismissed lawsuit filed by Trump relating to Russian collusion claims. Trump was first ordered to pay the $1 million […]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March greenlit the Trump administration's decision to proceed with deporting more than 200 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador despite an emergency court order, the Justice Department said Tuesday — news that injects fresh friction into a high-profile, politically fraught immigration fight.Noem’s role in the Alien Enemies Act removals was detailed publicly for the first time in a disclosure Tuesday night to U.S. District Judge […]

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued an order dismissing the 2020 election interference case against President Donald Trump and his co-defendants after the state of Georgia had moved to drop the matter."The State having moved for an entry of nolle prosequi for all remaining defendants, the Court grants the motion," the order declares. "This case is hereby dismissed in its entirety."Trump's lead Georgia defense counsel Steve Sadow described […]

FIRST ON FOX: Top brass at the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital the agency’s Investigations unit is now on the case of a Virginia educator and his brother accused of plotting to attack ICE, potentially with explosive rounds.Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Wednesday that Kempsville High School assistant principal John Wilson Bennett and his older brother Mark Booth Bennett were overheard at a Vietnamese restaurant in Virginia […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday accused several House Democrats of meeting with a criminal illegal immigrant at an ICE detention facility, calling the visit a move in which they "chose to stand with criminal illegal aliens over American citizens."According to the department, four House Democrats — Reps. Juan Vargas, Mike Levin, Sara Jacobs and Scott Peters — visited the ICE San Diego Field Office on Monday and […]

Zohran Mamdani and other top New York City officials could see their salaries jump under a proposed 16% pay hike that council members are hoping to push through soon, according to reports.A bill introduced by Councilwoman Nantasha Williams, D-Queens, would raise members’ salaries from $148,500 to $172,500, the New York Post reported Tuesday.If passed, the pay hike would also apply to the new mayor, public advocate, comptroller and borough presidents.It […]

The Department of War released an update via X on Tuesday regarding "potentially unlawful conduct" exhibited by Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in the viral video titled "Don't Give Up the Ship" which critics claim encouraged treason from service members. War Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded an update on the review by Dec. 10."The Department of War recently received information regarding potentially unlawful comments made by CAPT (Ret) Mark E. Kelly in a […]