Politics

Officers with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must consider the "positive contributions" of immigrants applying to become U.S. citizens as part of a more "holistic" approach, according to an agency memo. The new policy directs USCIS officers to account for an applicant's positive attributes, rather than simply the absence of misconduct. "Becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen means being an active and responsible member of society instead of just having a right […]

In a major step toward ending the years-long war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement during Tuesday's press briefing. She clarified that "if necessary" there could be a trilateral meeting involving the U.S. after Putin and Zelenskyy meet."President Trump spoke with President Putin by phone, and he agreed to begin the next […]

Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisc., described the scene of a horrific highway crash that prompted him and other bystanders to help save an 11-year-old child this weekend.Van Orden told the Washington Examiner that he and his family were driving in Iowa when he saw the crash in his rearview mirror."I’m watching a Dodge Grand minivan disintegrate. It seemed to drift off the road at about 70 miles per hour, more […]

A Democratic state lawmaker spent the night on the Texas House floor, refusing a Republican-imposed police escort to prevent her and her Democratic colleagues from leaving the state again as the GOP looks to redraw congressional districts.Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier stayed on the House floor in the Texas Capitol on Monday night and Tuesday. The House is not set to convene again until Wednesday, when a vote on the […]

FIRST ON FOX: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new nationwide push to purge illegal immigrants from public health insurance programs on Tuesday.Under the new initiative, CMS will issue monthly enrollment reports to states that identify any Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees whose citizenship or immigration status cannot be confirmed through federal databases. These databases will include the Social Security Administration and Department […]

Laken Riley's mother and stepfather endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, a House Republican running for U.S. Senate in Georgia, according to a campaign press release.Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student murdered last year by Venezuelan man Jose Ibarra, who was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. "There is simply no one else in this race who deserves to be in the U.S. Senate more than […]

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a major Democratic leader and rumored presidential candidate, signed a bill into law opening student financial aid to all residents, regardless of immigration status, opening a pathway for illegal immigrants residing in the state to receive educational financial benefits.The move was slammed by conservative Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., as rewarding illegal immigrants and a "slap in the face" to Illinois families and students.The bill purports to […]

President Donald Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House, to begin coordinating next steps in the peace process aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The president posted on his Truth Social platform Monday evening saying that he had called Putin at the conclusion of a day of meetings to begin "the arrangements for […]

Following Texas Democratic lawmakers’ return on Monday after vacating the state for two weeks, President Donald Trump urged the state legislature to move quickly to pass a highly controversial redistricting bill, saying, "Please pass this Map, ASAP."Amid a packed day meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, Trump urged Texas leaders to act quickly, writing in a Truth Social post that the redistricting bill is "one of the […]