Politics

President Donald Trump on Friday touted an agreement with Venezuela that he said would lower gas prices by giving the U.S. majority control over 65 billion barrels of oil from the South American country's proven reserves.The breakthrough comes as disruptions to global energy markets from the Iran war continue to push up prices at the pump, with Americans now paying an average of $4.08 per gallon for regular gasoline, up […]

Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., introduced a measure Thursday condemning socialism in all its forms, telling Fox News Digital he wants to use the vote to force moderate House Democrats to take a more public stance against the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)."I keep hearing people like Hakeem Jeffries and others in the Congress saying that they oppose the DSA. Let's see if they're willing to vote for a resolution that […]

A Pennsylvania county commissioner is challenging Gov. Josh Shapiro’s announcement of two measles-associated deaths, fueling a growing clash with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the state’s outbreak swells to 460 confirmed cases across 31 counties.Joshua Parsons, one of three Lancaster County commissioners, accused Shapiro of being intentionally "deceptive" during a press conference earlier this week, when the Democratic governor pointed to two "measles-related deaths" in […]

President Donald Trump said Friday that he's going to be at the Pentagon to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.A reporter on Friday asked the president why he was not planning to be in New York for the somber occasion."Because I'm going to the Pentagon," Trump shouted to the press at Joint Base Andrews.On Thursday, The New York Times reported that Trump was not planning to attend […]

The Trump administration filed lawsuits against four states Thursday over laws allowing illegal immigrants to receive financial benefits offered to state residents, including in-state tuition, state grants and state-funded student loans.The Justice Department argued that laws in Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Arizona allowing illegal immigrants to receive benefits are in violation of federal law, which states that an illegal immigrant is ineligible to receive higher education in-state benefits unless […]

The Abdul-El Sayed campaign on Thursday launched an attack aimed at White House aide Natalie Harp just a week after attacking second lady Usha Vance in a similarly vicious manner.After President Donald Trump’s edict renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America during a heated trade battle with Canada the El-Sayed campaign waded into the fray on X."If we’re just renaming everything now… When are we making this official?" the campaign said […]

The first arrest in what a Trump administration prosecutor says will be a broader election fraud crackdown was announced Friday in Los Angeles, and the White House seized on the case to hit back at longtime critics.First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli announced a Honduran national was charged with two felony counts and could face deportation if convicted, while criticizing California’s current voter registration […]

The Trump administration has started construction of a section of a border wall in Arizona despite objections from a Native American tribe.The wall is part of a $46 billion effort to shore up the southern border with 30-foot steel bollard walls, vehicle barriers and technology designed to stop illegal immigration and smuggling.However, the Tohono O'odham Nation has said the construction will damage land sacred to the tribe, The Associated Press […]

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish the U.S. Space Academy.Trump said the location of the academy was yet to be determined but compared its significance to that of the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.The U.S. Space Academy will be for students looking to enter the U.S. Space Force, a new branch […]