Politics

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is pumping up for a new fight.The longtime Hollywood action star, the last Republican governor in Democrat-dominated California, says he's mobilizing to oppose the push by current Gov. Gavin Newsom to temporarily scrap the state's nonpartisan redistricting commission."I’m getting ready for the gerrymandering battle," Schwarzenegger wrote in a social media post Friday, which included a photo of the former professional bodybuilding champion lifting weights.Schwarzenegger, who […]

President Donald Trump said Friday he "won’t be happy" if he does not walk away from his meeting with President Vladimir Putin with a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier he doesn’t like to have "too many expectations," but "I’d like to have a ceasefire." "I wouldn’t be thrilled if I didn’t get it," he said. "Everyone says, ‘You're not going to get a ceasefire. You – […]

Zohran Mamdani confirmed to reporters that he spoke to former President Barack Obama on the phone soon after declaring victory in New York City's Democratic primary in June. "It was a call that I was honored to receive," Mamdani said during an anti-Trump event in the Bronx on Thursday.The 33-year-old mayoral hopeful told reporters that after winning the primary, he discussed with Obama "the importance of hope in our politics and […]

Several Democratic lawmakers are pushing a joint resolution that aims to put the kibosh on President Donald Trump's move this week to leverage the services of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department as he tries to crack down on crime in the nation's capital.The resolution reads, in part, "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That pursuant to section 740(b) of […]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem temporarily relocated her personal residence as she's facing an increase in threats against her and "vicious doxxing," a department spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Friday. "Following the media’s publishing of the location of Secretary Noem’s Washington D.C. apartment, she has faced vicious doxxing on the dark web and a surge in death threats, including from the terrorist organizations, cartels, and criminal gangs that DHS targets. Due […]

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is launching an investigation into Meta after reports found that the company green-lit internal rules that allowed AI chatbots to have "romantic" and "sensual" exchanges with children. Hawley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, wrote in a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that his committee will dive into whether Meta's generative-Al products enabled exploitation, deception or other criminal harms to children. Further, […]

In 1992, then-Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., sounded much like President Donald Trump does today, repeatedly warning about Washington, D.C.’s crime crisis — the same issue that ultimately led the current Republican leader to take control of the city’s authorities.Biden argued in favor of the need to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C., as he took to the Senate floor that September to warn against stopping at red lights late […]

As National Guard troops ramped up their presence in the nation's capital on Thursday, about seven National Guard Humvees and other military vehicles, and around 25 to 30 troops, stood guard outside D.C.'s Union Station.   President Donald Trump's move to federalize parts of the District of Columbia's police force began earlier in the week, but troops from the National Guard scaled up their presence Thursday, with several stationed around the […]

Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a redistricting bill, calling their actions "inspiring," according to reporting.Texas state Rep. Gene Wu, who is chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, posted on X on Thursday, thanking the former president for meeting with the lawmakers via Zoom.Wu said the Democrats were "encouraged" by Obama’s words and "remain committed […]