Politics

FIRST ON FOX: The House Oversight Committee is planning to advance several bills next month to back up President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., Fox News Digital has learned.A source familiar with the committee's work told Fox News Digital that the panel will mark up bills to "combat juvenile crime in D.C., address the D.C. education system, and end restrictive policing policies enacted by the D.C. Council […]

MINNEAPOLIS – The Democratic National Committee (DNC) adjourned its summer meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday morning in light of the Catholic school shooting less than 10 minutes away. By a voice vote just minutes into the general session, the DNC adjourned its Wednesday afternoon meeting, approving all business and adopting the reports of the Resolutions, Rules and Bylaws Committees that were voted upon on Tuesday. Before adjourning, DNC Chair Ken Martin […]

A federal judge in Maryland issued a court order Wednesday blocking the Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S. until at least October, setting the stage for further court clashes with the government after he was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody earlier this week. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday extended a temporary restraining order she issued earlier this week, which requires Abrego Garcia to […]

Democratic lawmakers, including the two top congressional Democrats, are calling for gun control in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis school on Wednesday."I’m horrified by the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis and closely monitoring the situation. I’m thankful for the first responders on the scene," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote on X. "Students and teachers should not be putting their lives on the […]

On Tuesday, a judge rejected former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s attempt to prolong a taxpayer-funded legal battle with a woman who accused him of sexual assault, saying the New York City mayoral candidate was trying to litigate in an effort to repair his tarnished reputation."Cuomo has not advanced any viable argument for why the taxpayers of this state should continue to foot the bill for his continued use of […]

EXCLUSIVE: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll defended the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to help combat violent crime, insisting soldiers are "thrilled" to support their own communities.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Driscoll said the D.C. Guard was "purpose-built for this type of mission" and praised the 2,000 troops currently deployed — including 800 from D.C. and 1,200 from six other states. While some critics warn of […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday told reporters that he believes crime will be a major focus in the 2026 midterm elections, a theme he has hit on heavily in recent days to drum up support for his controversial "federalization" push in Washington, D.C.Speaking Tuesday at a Cabinet meeting in the White House, Trump was asked about his push to "federalize" the nation's capital by invoking the D.C. Home Rule Act […]

A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out an unusual lawsuit the Trump administration brought against all 15 judges of the district court in Maryland over a policy the court has regarding deportation cases.Judge Thomas Cullen, an appointee of President Donald Trump, scolded the administration for the confrontational lawsuit and said he dismissed it because the judges were protected by judicial immunity and because the executive branch lacked standing to bring […]

Democrats are expressing outrage that alleged gang member and illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be deported to Uganda. In the latest turn in Abrego Garcia’s high-profile immigration case, the alleged MS-13 gang member was arrested by ICE at an immigration check-in at a Baltimore facility on Monday and is now facing possible deportation to Uganda. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, ruled on Monday to temporarily block Abrego Garcia’s […]