Politics

New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash on social media over a response to a question from a reporter about his public safety platform, which critics say offered little to no specifics. "What would your public safety plan look like? Explain it to our viewers," CBS New York's Marcia Kramer asked Mamdani over the weekend."Absolutely, you know, prior to the West Indian parade, I visited Little Caribbean and […]

The White House revealed Tuesday that President Donald Trump "immediately directed" his special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to inform Qatar of the "impending attack" by Israel. Israel's military targeted senior Hamas leadership in Doha, launching what it described as a "precise strike." Khalil al-Hayya and Zaher Jabarin were the two targets of the explosion that rocked the Middle Eastern nation’s capital, Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst said Tuesday, citing […]

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley launched a Wisconsin gubernatorial bid, taking a jab at President Donald Trump in a campaign video.He asserted in the video that "Donald Trump's chaos and cruelty means that the Wisconsin that we cherish will perish, unless we unite and fight back."Crowley's campaign site describes him as a "proud Democrat" and claims that "Republicans aren’t just attacking the programs we all rely on — they’re trying […]

EXCLUSIVE: A top aide and confidante to former Obama official Lois Lerner who targeted conservatives and conservative groups was fired by the Internal Revenue Service, Fox News Digital has learned.Sources told Fox News Digital that Holly Paz, who served as the IRS Commissioner of Large Business and International Division, was terminated Monday.KEY AIDE IN IRS' TEA PARTY TARGETING CONTROVERSY PUT ON LEAVE AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF NEW ANTI-GOP EFFORTPaz was placed […]

Late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) detonated the first Senate "nuclear option" in 2013, curbing the filibuster to confirm executive branch nominees - except for the Supreme Court.Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ignited the second "nuclear option" in 2017 to confirm Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, and lower the filibuster bar for nominations to the High Court.THUNE LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR NUCLEAR OPTION IN SENATE FIGHT OVER TRUMP […]

President Donald Trump said that "blood is on the hands of the Democrats" after the brutal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, North Carolina, who was attacked and killed on a light rail train by a man with a lengthy criminal history last month. Social media exploded over the weekend after surveillance footage, released by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), showed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska boarding a Lynx Blue line […]

The House Oversight Committee has released another tranche of files related to Jeffrey Epstein on Monday night, which includes a message from former President Bill Clinton in the late pedophile's infamous "birthday book."The surprise document dump by the GOP-led panel came hours after Epstein's estate turned materials over to House investigators, pursuant to a congressional subpoena.Among the documents released by the committee is the reported book compiled by Epstein accomplice […]

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett pushed back against partisan portrayals of the Supreme Court, telling Fox News’ Bret Baier that justices "wear black, not red or blue" and follow the Constitution, not politics.She appeared on Fox to promote her new book, "Listening to the Law," and to address public perceptions of the Court’s work and independence.Barrett stressed that the Court is not divided into partisan teams. She also defended […]

FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump’s push to establish "America’s global AI dominance" could run into friction from an unlikely source: the "effective altruism" movement, a small but influential group that has a darker outlook on artificial intelligence.Trump signed an executive order earlier this year titled, "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence." This week he met with top technology industry leaders, including Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates and others, […]