Politics

Congress wasn’t in session in August. But the Epstein files certainly were.The Epstein files dominated Congress before the summer recess. But when lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill in recent days, the first thing lawmakers wrestled with were the Epstein files again.Note: If you want something to go away, do not make it among the first orders of business.The Epstein issue gurgled through the summer. And House Republicans did little to […]

Joe Kennedy III on Friday denounced his cousin Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as "a threat to the health and wellbeing of every American" in a blistering social media post. The rare public rebuke comes one day after RFK Jr.’s contentious Senate hearing, deepening a family feud that has fractured one of America’s most famous political dynasties.Kennedy’s statement, viewed more than 1.2 million times, opens the […]

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running for New York City mayor, met with Rev. Al Sharpton on Friday. Cuomo shared a photo of the meeting at a New York City restaurant on his social media, writing, "Great breakfast catching up with my old friend, @real_sharpton."Sharpton also shared the photo on his social media, saying they had a "breakfast meeting," and that Democratic candidate and front-runner for mayor, Zohran Mamdani […]

An attorney representing the Department of Homeland Security and ICE has notified high-profile illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia that he will be deported to the tiny African nation Eswatini, after the alleged gang member’s lawyers said he fears persecution in 22 other countries. According to a removal notice shared with Fox News by ICE sources, the agency notified Abrego Garcia that in light of his claims of fear of persecution or […]

President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson as she runs to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst in Iowa.Hinson — a former TV news anchor who is in her third term representing Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, which covers the northeastern portion of the state — showcased her support for Trump as she launched her Senate campaign on Tuesday."I'm running to be President Trump's top ally in the […]

President Donald Trump has his sights on a new version of Air Force One as delays and cost overruns continue to plague Boeing’s long-awaited presidential aircraft replacements.The most recent data from 2020 says at least 20 planes make up the executive fleet. A newly constructed plane has not been added in nearly 27 years. Some of the ones currently in service are expected to stay flying for another 13 years."They're […]

Department of Justice officials have had several internal meetings about putting limitations on transgender people’s ability to purchase firearms, Fox News Digital has learned.The DOJ officials’ conversations are in an early stage and no concrete steps have been taken, according to conversations with multiple sources.But the discussions surrounding two hotly contested issues for Republicans — preserving Second Amendment rights and tightening policies related to transgender people — are happening.One source […]

An Idaho transgender athlete asked the U.S. Supreme Court this week to drop a challenge against a state law that "bars transgender girls and women from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams," according to a filing by her attorneys. In July, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Little v. Hecox, which began in 2020. A trans athlete at Boise State University, Lindsay Hecox, sued the state to compete […]

President Donald Trump attacked Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York on Friday morning, deriding him as a "psychopathic nut job" and "one of the most disgusting Congressmen in USA History" in a Truth Social post days after the congressman noted in a statement that he will not seek re-election in 2026."Jerry Nadler, one of the most disgusting Congressmen in USA History is, at long last, calling it 'quits' - […]