Politics

Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump said the U.S. will "hit" drug smugglers attempting to enter the U.S. by land after a series of lethal strikes on cartel boats at sea.The president was questioned about his use of military force to crack down on drug smugglers in the Caribbean and Pacific following the eighth such strike in recent weeks.Trump acknowledged "it is violent" but said […]

Democrats pulled out all the stops Wednesday to delay the vote on a short-term spending bill to reopen the government, the 12th time the Senate has considered the measure since the government entered a shutdown Oct. 1.Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., embarked on a nearly 24-hour speech at 6:23 p.m. Tuesday, concluding his remarks at 5 p.m. the next day. Merkley, 68, warned viewers of the authoritarianism he said had become […]

Maine Democrat Graham Platner, a first-time Senate candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., says he has covered up a tattoo widely recognized as a Nazi symbol after critics unearthed old social media posts and demanded he quit the race.Platner’s campaign is facing intense scrutiny after it was revealed he once had a skull-and-crossbones tattoo resembling the Totenkopf used by Hitler’s SS paramilitary forces. Platner said he got the tattoo in […]

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said Wednesday she would "strongly consider" a run for the U.S. Senate, telling SiriusXM’s "The Lurie Daniel Favors Show" that recent polling suggests she would be a top contender in the Texas Democratic primary.During the interview, Favors asked Crockett about her district redrawn by the Texas legislature and whether she planned to continue running to represent her new district.Crockett said she had no idea where she […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he supported President Donald Trump’s proposal to freeze the current front lines of the war while both sides work toward a longer-term peace agreement.Trump "proposed, ‘Stay where we stay and begin conversation,’" Zelenskyy told reporters during a brief visit to Oslo, Norway. "I think that was a good compromise, but I'm not sure that Putin will support it, and I said it to the […]

Boca Raton’s Republican mayor, Scott Singer, told Fox News Digital that if socialist Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayor’s race next month, Florida could see a fresh wave of relocated businesses."The threat of people leaving high tax, high crime jurisdictions like New York and other places is real," Singer told Fox News Digital. "It's been happening for years, and Boca Raton has been the beneficiary of a lot of […]

The White House slammed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., as tensions on Capitol Hill grow over the ongoing government shutdown."[Rep. Jeffries], making sure U.S. troops get paid while Democrats keep the government shut down for free healthcare for illegal aliens — that’s called putting America First. But you wouldn’t know about it," the White House wrote on X in reference to Jeffries' criticism of the Shutdown Fairness Act.The legislation […]

President Donald Trump is slated to meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Wednesday — days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House.NATO announced Tuesday that Rutte would visit Washington Wednesday, but the organization did not provide any additional details regarding the nature of the trip. However, it comes as Trump has said he wants to direct his focus on ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, following the […]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer choosing to endorse New York City Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani at this stage in the race would demonstrate "weakness," Democratic commentator Kaivan Shroff told Fox News Digital. With less than two weeks until Election Day, the New York Democrats have yet to endorse Mamdani's mayoral campaign, despite the self-identified democratic socialist securing the party's nomination over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo […]