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In the 2026 midterm elections battle for control of the House, when Republicans will be defending their razor-thin majority, it seems nothing's out of bounds.The GOP-controlled state legislature in Texas meets in special session next week, as top Republicans in the red state push to redraw the current congressional maps to reduce the number of districts controlled by already marginalized Democrats.It's part of a broader effort by the GOP across […]

The White House dismissed comments that the Trump administration's efforts to yank already approved federal funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting pose a public safety threat. The rescissions package the Senate approved early Thursday pulls more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that provides federal funding for NPR and PBS."These are not honest news organizations," Leavitt told reporters Thursday. "These are partisan left wing outlets that […]

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed additional details on President Donald Trump's health after photos showed some bruising on the back of his hands, and apparently swollen legs. "I know that many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president's hand and also swelling in the president's legs," she said Thursday. "So in the effort of transparency, the president wanted me to share a note from his […]

Critics are ripping apart the latest campaign ad for New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, which shows the former Empire State governor helping a fellow New Yorker by giving his vehicle a jump-start on the side of a city street."New Yorkers, start your engines…Together, we can fix this city!" Cuomo said in a post on Instagram that included the campaign video. "We can be there for each other. We […]

After President Donald Trump federalized California National Guard troops in response to anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, progressive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters, "It’s about time Donald Trump grow up. I want to get them back under my control."Speaking outside a Los Angeles church Wednesday, Newsom, who is believed to have presidential aspirations, urged Trump to release the remaining National Guard troops in LA. He called the deployment a […]

Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota was hospitalized Wednesday after she began feeling unwell while working at the Capitol, according to a statement from her staff."While at work at the Capitol today, Sen. Smith started to not feel well," read a post on X. "She went to the Capitol physician who recommended she undergo more thorough examination at GW hospital."SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AS DC STRUGGLES WITH HEATWAVEDoctors […]

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…- Jill Biden 'work husband' pleads Fifth Amendment, dodges House GOP cover-up probe questions- Israel strikes Syria's military headquarters as the regime clashes with Druze civilians- Senate marches toward passing Trump's $9B clawback bill after dramatic late-night votesSen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., has been referred to […]

New Yorkers are expressing skepticism after Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared to try to distance himself from the phrase "globalize the intifada," after spending months refusing to condemn the phrase many interpret as a call for violence against Jewish people.  The New York Times reported that Mamdani, who is Muslim and a self-professed socialist who has been highly critical of the state of Israel, told city business leaders that he […]

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Republicans fixated on Jeffrey Epstein are getting "duped" by Democrats, further defending Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the case. During an Oval Office meeting with the crown prince and prime minister of Bahrain, Trump said his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, reversed his first-term energy policies, leading to higher inflation. "What Biden did is he ended our policies," Trump told reporters. "He doesn't have a […]