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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…-House Speaker Mike Johnson praises Trump's first 100 days: More than most leaders 'accomplish in their entire lifetimes'-Where President Donald Trump stands with Americans 100 days into his second presidency-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vows crackdown on military obesity after shocking Reserve, Guard reportThe White House kicked […]

President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order Monday instructing the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security to create a list of all sanctuary cities failing to adhere to federal immigration laws, providing them a chance to abandon their sanctuary status. The order comes as Trump seeks to speed up deportations, following through on a key promise he made on the campaign trail during his third bid […]

FIRST ON FOX: As the Senate reconvenes this week after a spring break, the Honest Elections Project is urging GOP leaders to move quickly to close a loophole they say is allowing noncitizens to vote in federal elections.According to Honest Elections Project, an election integrity watchdog group, judicial interpretation of the National Voter Registration Act, often called the Motor Voter Act, effectively ties states’ hands, making it difficult to put […]

The U.S. Secret Service filed federal criminal charges against a man accused of snatching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse while she was out with her family on Easter eating lunch.The criminal complaint filed in court on Monday charges 49-year-old Mario Bustamante Leiva with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and robbery.The complaint alleges that Bustamante Leiva committed three robberies between April 12, 2024, and April 20, 2025, and […]

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order requiring truck drivers to pass English literacy tests, which will bolster road safety, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump will sign an "order directing the Department of Transportation to include English literacy tests for our truckers. This is a big problem in the trucking community," Leavitt said on Monday afternoon during a press conference with new members of the media. […]

The U.S. military has pummeled over 800 targets since mid-March in a campaign aimed at eliminating Houthi terrorists and restoring freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, according to an update from Central Command. Since the start of "Operation Rough Rider" on March 15, U.S. forces have executed an "intense and sustained campaign" to dismantle the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization's capabilities, CENTCOM said Monday. The strikes have destroyed critical military infrastructure, […]

A Milwaukee judge arrested Friday for allegedly hiding a previously deported illegal immigrant in her jury room had a notice posted to her courtroom door for people who feel "unsafe" coming to the courthouse, Fox News learned Monday.The notice posted to Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan's courtroom door was dated April 14, four days before she allegedly helped Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an illegal immigrant, and his attorney leave the courthouse […]

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order backing local police departments with federal support in a rejection of left-wing "soft-on-crime policies" that "have fueled chaos" and caused Americans to live in fear, Fox News Digital learned. On Monday, Trump is expected to sign an executive order that aims to "empower state and local law enforcement with federal resources, focus federal prosecutions on high-impact crimes, protect law-abiding Americans, and […]

House Republicans are rushing to get started on a multitrillion-dollar bill to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, with their own leader’s self-imposed deadline less than a month away.Lawmakers on five different committees are huddling within their panels this week to debate and advance specific aspects of what will become one massive piece of legislationHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said he wants to get a bill on Trump’s desk by […]