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President Donald Trump secured a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas this week that will end the war in Gaza and return hostages two years after the terrorist network attacked Israel Oct. 7, 2023 — all while the U.S. government remains in a shutdown due to a stalemate in the Senate. The president made the announcement on his Truth Social platform Wednesday."I am very proud to announce that Israel and […]

GREENBELT, MD— A federal judge in Maryland on Friday vowed to issue an order "as soon as possible" in a case involving the legal status of Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the Trump administration’s plans to deport him from the U.S. to a third country within days — capping an extraordinary marathon hearing in his case that stretched for nearly seven hours — and has dominated headlines and federal […]

President Donald Trump is in "excellent overall health," the president’s doctor said in a memorandum after a follow-up evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. Earlier this week, the White House announced that Trump, 79, would undergo a "routine" semiannual physical on Friday. The president also met with troops while at the hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. TRUMP'S STAMINA IMPRESSES THE EXPERTS"President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation […]

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday announced that the Department of War (DOW) is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth said the task force’s aim would be to "crush the cartels, stop the poison and keep America safe. The message is clear: if you traffic drugs toward our shores, we will stop you cold."The task force is launching at the direction of President Donald […]

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening…-First lady Melania Trump announces 8 Ukrainian children reunited with families after being taken into Russia-Pentagon agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots at Idaho air base-Ivy League professor who mocked Charlie Kirk's death still employed despite public outcry and 'resignation'When asked whether […]

Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defended Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James following her grand jury indictment on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, calling it a "shameless act of political retribution" from the Trump administration. "This is not simply an attack on Attorney General Tish James," Mamdani said Friday during a press conference with local New York leaders speaking out […]

A Democrat-led bid to force through a bill to pay the military during the government shutdown was blocked in the House on Friday.Democrats and some Republicans have been demanding a House vote on ensuring U.S. troops do not miss their coming Oct. 15 paycheck or any others as the government shutdown barrels into a third week.But GOP leaders have largely dismissed the request, panning it as a Democrat bid to […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called on "sanctuary politicians" to "tone down their rhetoric" against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers following the emergence of a Halloween display in Houston that depicts the hanging of agents. The display — located in the predominantly Hispanic Second Ward neighborhood of Houston, Texas — features multiple mannequins. Two of the figures — dressed in red hats, black shirts, khaki pants and black […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James faced an avalanche of criticism on social media Thursday following news she was indicted for mortgage fraud as many conservatives brought up past tweets of her taunting then presidential candidate Donald Trump for being indicted."Roses are red. Violets are blue. No one is above the law. Even when you think the rules don’t apply to you. Happy Valentine’s Day!" James posted on X in February […]