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Boston's sanctuary sheriff was arrested Friday on federal charges after allegedly leveraging his elected position to extort $50,000 from a cannabis executive who was seeking state approval to open a dispensary—a scheme FBI Director Kash Patel called a betrayal of public trust.Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, 67, who oversees more than 1,000 employees in the Boston-area, was handcuffed Friday morning in the Southern District of Florida after a federal grand […]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Illinois on Friday to call out Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, accusing both Democrats of "being obstructionist" when it comes to getting criminal illegal immigrants off the streets. Noem, speaking in a Chicago suburb, highlighted the recent ICE arrests of a Mexican illegal immigrant convicted of predatory sexual criminal assault against a victim under the age of 13, a Polish national convicted […]

The Department of Defense plans to build the largest federal migrant detention facility in the U.S. to date, at Fort Bliss in Texas, which is expected to have up to 5,000 beds for illegal aliens.Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson announced the project during a press briefing Thursday, stating that construction began in July. "Since then, work has begun for initial detainment capacity of 1,000 illegal aliens with initial operating capacity likely […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the "shark attack," the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training.The practice was usually employed at the beginning of training by having several drill sergeants swarming trainees and yelling in their faces at the top of their lungs."It starts at basic training. It starts at our military academies," Hegseth said Thursday during […]

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday announced a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.The Justice Department and State Department announced the reward, up from $25 million. The United States has accused Maduro of aiding drug cartels and street gangs, as well as operating a corrupt and repressive regime. "Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations like TdA (Tren de Aragua), Sinaloa and Cartel of the […]

Former President Joe Biden's campaign team allegedly opted against a Super Bowl interview last year because of special counsel Robert Hur's report, Fox News Digital has learned.A source familiar with Anita Dunn's interview with the House Oversight Committee told Fox News Digital the report, in which Hur described Biden as "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory," factored into Biden breaking with the decades-old tradition.But a source close to Dunn […]

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., responded to comments from a Democratic challenger referring to her as an "ESL puppet" in a post criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration policies."My story is not unique. It’s the story of so many Korean Americans and immigrants across the country who are proud Americans and are making our communities better every day. I’m proud of my accent and will keep using my voice to protect […]

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…-Abbott, Paxton launch legal blitz on fleeing Democrats in redistricting showdown-4 key Senate seats Senate Republicans want to win and keep Dems on their heels - Veteran Biden insider Anita Dunn  appears in House Oversight autopen probeThe FBI on Thursday is ousting at least three officials, […]

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has condemned the Department of Health and Human Services' move to shift funding away from mRNA vaccine development, claiming it undermines President Donald Trump's agenda to make the nation healthy again."We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted," Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, according to an HHS press release."BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because […]