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Newsom slaps 25% tax on private detention centers in sweeping pushback against key Trump policy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill earlier this week that would impose a 25% tax on private detention centers, a policy that would apply to all the facilities that partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Golden State. "If we can’t kick out private facilities, we’ll go after their profits," Newsom said in a press release. The move, which Newsom hailed as a way to push

DHS exposes dilemma behind SCOTUS deportation fight: ‘We have two choices’

The Supreme Court temporarily cleared the Trump administration to continue its third-country deportation policy this week, as DHS’ top lawyer mounts a public defense of an immigration authority the administration says previous presidents largely left dormant. DHS has increasingly used so-called "third-country" removals when a removable alien cannot be returned to their home country or that country

MAGA mom's dire warning over tech guardrails as Trump puts pedal to the metal on race with China

A conservative political activist who has been deeply entrenched in right-wing politics for decades is calling on the government to implement safety guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI), especially when it comes to protecting children and ensuring that the booming technology doesn't displace American workers en masse. "If something happens with one of these companies, whether it's a child ta

‘Activist judge’ rules Congress cannot bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections

A Biden-appointed judge is being labeled an "activist judge" by conservative critics after ruling that the federal government's application of a law barring noncitizens from voting in elections violates the Constitution in a federal criminal case. In a 31-page ruling , U.S. District Judge David Leibowitz of the Southern District of Florida dismissed federal charges against Chelsea Cox, a woman ori

Lawmaker’s stunned face and other viral moments cap rough week for political class

Politicians from both parties had a rough week as slip-ups and unpopular messaging sent floods of unwanted attention their way. Chief among this week’s gaffes was Republican Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt’s botched attempt to accuse former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury during Tuesday’s Senate testimony — a basketball mix-up that unraveled as cameras captured the stunned reaction of Republican

Top investigator in Biden-era election probe wanted to tear key constitutional right away from lawmakers

Newly uncovered documents reveal that one of former special counsel Jack Smith’s top deputies advocated for repealing a key constitutional protection for lawmakers. "I’m an advocate for repealing the clause but absent that, we’re stuck with it and the way it’s been interpreted," JP Cooney, who served as Smith’s principal deputy prosecutor, wrote in a 2021 exchange first obtained by the Washington

From Democratic insider to party exile: Lindy Li isn’t ruling out another run for Congress

Before raising millions of campaign dollars for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris or breaking ranks with the Democratic Party to publish a tell-all political memoir, Lindy Li was trying to build a political career from the candidate’s podium. "I just knew," Li said. "I knew that I was supposed to run for Congress. But I didn’t know I was supposed to do it at twenty-four years old." In the lead-up to the

How foreign hackers could 'crumble' America by targeting one essential utility

A massive surge in cyberattacks on Americans' water supply in recent years has exposed a shift in hackers' focus from financially motivated ransomeware to attacks designed to disrupt one of the most essential pieces of civilian infrastructure, senior Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials told Fox News Digital. "Everyday life completely crumbles" when drinking water and wastewater systems

Expert tears apart Talarico's viral claim his agenda is based on Jesus's teachings: 'Butchering the Bible'

Texas Senate nominee James Talarico once proclaimed the Bible gives him a moral reason to fight for his progressive policies, but one expert is now accusing Talarico of spreading a "perverted version" of Christianity to justify his agenda. Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, set off a wave of criticism this week after saying his support for universal healthcare and rejection of "this corrupt syst

Three college students face federal charges over alleged threats against Trump ahead of campus rally

Three University of South Alabama students were arrested Friday over alleged threats against President Donald Trump ahead of his evening rally on the Mobile campus, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News. The students were each charged with threatening the president over social media posts allegedly made in the days leading up to Trump's visit, according to the Lagniappe Daily. The federa

Blue state councilman mocked after claiming self-driving cars are 'murdering' pets: 'Hide your cats'

One Minneapolis city council member prompted widespread mockery on social media after going to bat for "cat lovers," claiming Waymo cars are killing cats and urging officials to require humans in the self-driving vehicles. "I will say cats have been killed and cats have been killed by these autonomous vehicles," Jason Chavez told fellow council members. "I have a cat. I don't want my cat getting k

Dems demanding Venezuela brief face State Department fury as senators leave town before meeting

The State Department is accusing Democrats of performative "grandstanding" by demanding a sweeping Venezuela oil deal briefing then postponing it so the Senate could leave town early. Four senior Senate Democrats demanded documents they already knew were coming, according to material reviewed by Fox News Digital. Then, the Senate rescheduled a congressional briefing on the agreement planned for Oc

Obama judge halts Trump firing bid as decades-old legal authority tees up possible major reversal

An Obama-appointed judge blocked President Donald Trump from firing court-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Roger Rogoff, ordering the Justice Department to recognize Rogoff as the rightful officeholder and restore his ability to serve. "This is yet another ruling from an activist judge trying to thwart President Trump’s agenda and undermine his constitutional authorit

Socialist streamer Hasan Piker faces fury after pressuring Talarico to enact far-left policy if elected

Far-left streamer Hasan Piker is getting dragged online after calling for Texas Senate nominee James Talarico to "play ball" by governing as a leftist if elected in this year's midterms . Talarico, running to be the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Texas in more than three decades, has publicly realigned on some of his more radical stances and tried to campaign on a more moderate platform de

Trump campaign insider reveals strategy behind midterm blitz that White House hopes pays off big

A veteran campaign strategist who worked for Donald Trump's 2024 reelection bid told Fox News Digital that pundits are misreading the strategy behind the president's 32-state pre-midterms rally tour, which includes stops in deep red states. Thursday, the president spoke in Denton, Texas, a suburb of Dallas before traveling to Oklahoma, a longtime bastion of conservatism that hasn't been carried by

DOJ moves to boot federal judges from immigration cases over NYT interview

The Justice Department wants several Minnesota federal judges removed from immigration cases after accusing them of crossing an ethical line by publicly criticizing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The complaint argued the judges improperly commented on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement while related cases were still pending, undermining public confidence in their i

DHS torches sanctuary Fairfax after accused child predator released despite immigration detainer

Homeland security officials blasted Fairfax County, Virginia after DHS arrested an illegal immigrant convicted of pedophilic crimes, including aggravated sexual battery of a parent with a child and illicit filming of a naked minor, following the Democrat-led municipality's refusal to honor an ICE detainer. The dispute comes as DHS and Republicans in Congress remain at odds with county leaders, inc

California mayor accused of drunken behavior, racial slur, harassment in chief of staff's claim

Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken has been accused of repeatedly appearing intoxicated during city-related events, making racially derogatory remarks and asking intrusive questions about sexuality, according to a newly released 25-page government claim. Berenice Ballinas, who has worked in Aitken's office since December 2022 as her chief of staff, alleges harassment, discrimination and retaliation bas

'DSA jihadi': LA mayoral candidate torched after defending 'genocide' comment during Jewish forum

Nithya Raman, the far-left Los Angeles mayoral frontrunner, defended her appearance on controversial streamer Hasan Piker's program and stood by her use of the term "genocide" to describe Israel's actions in Gaza when pressed by a Jewish audience Tuesday night, raising alarm among some Jewish voters. Raman's appearance before hundreds of attendees at a Jewish community mayoral forum quickly turned

Inside the House GOP's 4-week battle plan to save its majority

FIRST ON FOX: House GOP leaders are quietly laying their battle plans for the final month ahead of the November midterm elections. A new memo being sent to Republicans across the country, first obtained by Fox News Digital, reveals four key topics that the House GOP is focusing on in the final four weeks before the election: the border, fraudulent use of taxpayer dollars, the economy, and public s

Trump’s first-year government overhaul delivers change Washington hasn’t seen since the 1960s

The Trump administration has reduced the federal workforce to the lowest point in roughly 60 years, according to newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of August, just 2.67 million people were employed by the federal government, down from just over 3 million when President Donald Trump took office, marking the lowest headcount since 1966, per the BLS. The administration has es

Iraq sounds alarm on terror threat from Syria one day after US troops leave

Iraq is preparing for the possibility that Islamic State fighters could spill across the border from Syria, the country's foreign minister said Thursday. It comes just one day after the U.S. military formally ended its counter-ISIS mission in Iraq. Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told reporters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that Baghdad is closely watching recent ISIS activity in neighboring Syri

EXCLUSIVE: 128 GOP lawmakers call for federal probe into Planned Parenthood's taxpayer funding

FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of 128 Republican lawmakers is pressing the federal government to scrutinize Planned Parenthood's taxpayer funding and potentially launch an investigation into the organization and its affiliates. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., led the bicameral effort, asking Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General T. March Bell to rev

A must-win midterm state is the real loser of Trump's Canada trade war

President Donald Trump's escalating trade fight with Canada could deliver an economic blow to one of the country's most closely watched battleground states, potentially raising costs for automakers and prices for consumers. Michigan, home to a fiercely contested U.S. Senate race this November, is particularly vulnerable because its auto industry depends heavily on a cross-border supply chain with

How a hidden scam plaguing college campuses has racked up a multimillion-dollar price tag

A hidden scheme draining millions from the federal student aid system and infiltrating college campuses has emerged as a key target of the Trump administration's fraud crackdown, with officials faulting Biden-era identity verification policies for opening the door to it. One fraud expert is now highlighting the red flags students and parents must look out for as the fall semester begins, warning f

AOC's dramatic retelling of Cornell rape allegations collides with complaint details

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., painted a far more sweeping picture of a Cornell University sexual assault case than what's alleged in the underlying civil complaint, while also making claims the university disputes. Speaking during a town hall hosted by More Perfect University on Sunday in Ithaca, New York, Ocasio-Cortez addressed allegations outlined in a civil complaint filed last month

EXCLUSIVE: Supreme Court prayer grotto case could impact 'every single zoning law' in America, attorney says

FIRST ON FOX — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a Kentucky church’s fight to build a prayer grotto on its property, taking up a dispute over what constitutes a "substantial burden" on religious exercise under federal land-use law. Ryan Gardner, senior counsel at First Liberty Institute, which represents the Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, told Fox News Digital the implications stret

Mamdani pledges millions to combat antisemitism while leaving key question unresolved

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced plans to combat antisemitism Tuesday afternoon despite leaving out a definition for what separates it from other forms of racial or religious prejudice. He also did not formally recognize the existence of Israel as he unveiled plans to create the Interagency Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. The plan’s announcement puts renewed scrutiny on Mamdani, the

Sleeper Senate race emerges as unexpected headache for Republicans ahead of midterms

Republicans fully acknowledge they are facing political headwinds going into the midterm elections in November, and those winds are swirling in a race that has become quietly competitive as Election Day nears. Kansas has, for nearly a century, consistently elected Republicans to the Senate. But in a midterm election year when voters are unhappy with the Trump administration’s actions and its impac

Fox News Poll: Turek, Hinson in close Iowa Senate race

Economic concerns and party loyalty are key factors shaping Iowa’s U.S. Senate matchup. A Fox News statewide survey of Iowa likely voters finds Democrat Josh Turek with a two-point edge over Republican Ashley Hinson, 49% to 47%, well within the margin of error. Among registered voters, Turek is ahead by 4 points, 50% to 46%. That also falls within the range of sampling error and has been unchanged

Fox News Poll: It’s a Lone Star Senate showdown between Talarico and Paxton

Weeks before Election Day , Democratic engagement and positive ratings give Democrat James Talarico a razor-thin edge over Republican Ken Paxton in what is, so far, shaping up to be a photo finish for the Lone Star State’s U.S. Senate seat. This analysis, released Thursday, is among Texas likely voters, unless otherwise noted. Talarico enjoys a net positive personal rating of 8 points (52% favorab

Reporter's Notebook: Congress dodged a fall shutdown, but the real fight looms

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall…" – Oscar Wilde Congress certainly collapsed into fall this year. It lacked the usual mayhem of an imminent government shutdown for the first time in years. The government is usually only funded through September 30, the end of the federal fiscal year. Lawmakers solved that fiscal riddle early. So the beginning of fall in Congress is usually anything bu

Trump’s new high-tech government hub holds some bizarre surprises: ‘Enjoy finding them’

Users digging into President Donald Trump’s new AI-powered America.gov discovered a series of hidden features embedded across the federal platform, including a "Minecraft"-inspired response and a search bar that transforms into a hot dog. The Trump administration unveiled the revamped America.gov on Tuesday, consolidating information from more than 29,000 government websites into a single AI- powe

Trump handing 1 million Americans Obamacare refund checks in 30 states

The Trump administration is issuing refund checks to about 1 million Americans, accompanied by a personal letter from President Donald Trump, to people the administration says were overcharged for Obamacare. An administration official told Fox News Digital that the U.S. Treasury began issuing $500 refund checks to more than 950,000 Americans across 30 states. Each refund comes with a letter from T

State's largest mosque leader’s deportation fight takes dramatic turn as Trump admin scores major win

An immigration judge ruled Wednesday that federal authorities can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on national security grounds. Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoked federal immigration law in June 2025 to determine that Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, could be deported because his presence in the United States could have potentially serious adver

Iranian negotiators kicked out of US as talks stall, Trump lays out 'possible' timeline for more strikes

Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly ended talks and ordered the Iranian delegation to leave the U.S. after negotiations stalled, yet again, with no clear sign of a breakthrough more than seven months into the conflict, an official confirmed to Fox News Digital. And now, President Donald Trump is directly warning Iran it's "possible" he will go harder with strikes in the Middle East after the m

Dem Senate nominee apologizes to Jewish voters after 'genocide' remark sparked backlash

The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, Troy Jackson, apologized for remarks in which he said he believed Jewish residents of Maine were rejecting the term "genocide" to describe Israel’s war in Gaza because of the Jewish persecution during the Holocaust. In comments to Jewish Insider, Jackson said he had misspoken, stating that he apologized "for the pain that caused." "I believe what’s

Supreme Court to scrutinize key pillar of Trump deportation machine in blockbuster case

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a blockbuster challenge to ICE's mandatory detention policy after the Trump administration asked the justices to review the case. The outcome of this case will determine whether certain noncitizens held in immigration detention while awaiting deportation are entitled to bond hearings, an issue that has divided the federal appeals courts. Nine federal appea

Sotomayor denies mom's bid to get son into elite NYC school amid racial discrimination fight

Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied a Brooklyn mother's emergency bid to enroll her Asian American son at an elite New York City high school, alleging that a city program geared toward admitting students from economically challenged neighborhood into the school discriminates against Asian students. The lawsuit centers on allegations by Yi Fang Chen, whose son was denied admission to Stuyvesant High Sch

FAA breaks controller hiring record after chief warned system was ‘chronically understaffed’

FIRST ON FOX: The Federal Aviation Administration broke its all-time record for air traffic controller hiring this year, bringing on 2,235 trainees as the agency works to reverse years of staffing shortages across the nation. The FAA surpassed its fiscal year 2026 goal of hiring 2,200 air traffic controller trainees, marking the most hired in a single fiscal year in agency history, the Department

Pro-life group says mail-order abortion pills violate federal law, urges Trump admin to take action

EXCLUSIVE: A pro-life group has released a new report calling on the Trump administration to take action against mail-order abortion drugs, arguing that it can enforce a 19th-century federal law to crack down on abortion pill shipments. In the report obtained by Fox News Digital, the Restoration of America Foundation (ROAF) said Democrat-led states' shield laws — adopted to protect providers in bl

Biden-era federal prosecutor hit with criminal investigation referral over alleged false statements to FBI

FIRST ON FOX — A former senior federal prosecutor who served in the Biden administration has been hit with a criminal investigation referral asking the Justice Department to look into whether she misled federal agents about her role in an investigation, Fox News Digital has learned. Jina Choi joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California in late 2023, shortly after whic

States leading nation on the biggest education battles gripping classrooms revealed in first-ever report

FIRST ON FOX : The escalating battle over what children should be taught in public schools continues to drive America's culture wars, and a new report ranks every state on some of the most contentious issues affecting today's classrooms. Red states dominated the ranking, which measures all 50 states and Washington, D.C., on issues spanning parental rights, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), ge

Teen's tragic killing by illegal immigrant becomes flashpoint in battle for control of Congress

A teenage girl's tragic death, allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant who was previously deported from the U.S., has now become a political flashpoint in her hometown. Sheridan Gorman's grieving parents made their heartbreaking plea for change directly to the two candidates running to represent their district in suburban New York during an electoral debate earlier this week. They asked Dem

Election crime arrests keep piling up as Dems insist it 'just doesn't happen'

Federal authorities made arrests in a string of election-related indictments against noncitizens in recent weeks, colliding with Democratic claims ranging from such voting being "extremely rare" to assertions that it simply "doesn’t happen." The cases come amid a partisan fight over the SAVE Act , which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Democrats argue th

Progressive lawmaker's baby bump photo sparks online firestorm as she faces prison time: 'Disgusting'

Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., caused an uproar on social media when she made a post defending her decision to get pregnant despite potentially facing nearly two decades in prison for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers at Delaney Hall detention center protests. "People might find it crazy that even though I’m facing 17 years in prison, I made the decision to get pregnant," McIver posted

ICE arrests illegal alien accused of sexually assaulting children after Fairfax County release: DHS

A Honduran illegal immigrant facing multiple child sex crime charges is back in federal custody after authorities in Fairfax County, Virginia , released him from an immigration detainer, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) arrested Oscar Evaristo Nunez Sept. 15 during a targeted enforcement operation, DHS announced Wednesday. Nun

‘We Beat Disney, Fauci, Soros’: Ron DeSantis unleashes ‘Florida model’ in hard-hitting midterm rally

Pitching his administration’s conservative record as a national blueprint for Capitol Hill, Governor Ron DeSantis rallied Republicans in Osceola County on Tuesday night, portraying Navy veteran Dan Green’s bid for Florida’s 9th Congressional District as part of a broader push to bring aggressive Florida-style governance to Washington. Speaking before a crowd in St. Cloud, south of Orlando, DeSanti

Mamdani's taxpayer-funded influencer army accused of plotting pressure campaign against NYC CEOs

Senior officials in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration are reportedly plotting a coordinated social media pressure campaign against some of the city's most powerful business leaders, looking to mobilize a 200-plus influencer network run through City Hall. Mamdani's network of social media creators working for him first drew scrutiny earlier this month after the Columbia Journalism

Biden Afghan migrant program hit with 40% vetting failure rate: 'Alarming'

Federal inspectors identified one or more documentation or vetting errors in 40% of asylum applications they reviewed for Afghan nationals admitted under the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome program, concluding the deficiencies increased the risk U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) could miss information that may have made some applicants ineligible for asylum. The Se

Fox News Poll: Michigan voters split between El-Sayed and Rogers

Michigan voters have concerns about both candidates in the U.S. Senate race and that leads to a tight contest, according to a new Fox News poll. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has a slim 1-point edge against Republican Mike Rogers, 50-49%, among Michigan likely voters. The survey, released on Wednesday, is the first Fox News Poll this season among likely voters, so a direct comparison can’t be made to pr

Pentagon data breach exposes Social Security numbers, personal info of 2.76M US military, civilian personnel

A Pentagon personnel database breach exposed sensitive personal information belonging to 2.76 million living U.S. military and civilian personnel, and 294,000 deceased individuals, a Pentagon official confirmed to Fox News. Unauthorized users accessed unencrypted files containing Social Security numbers and military or civilian employment information between October 2025 and July 2026. The Defense

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Elon Musk lands new Trump administration role shaping future of American warfare

Elon Musk is taking on a new role in the Trump administration, this time helping the Pentagon determine which weapons and technology American troops will need to fight the wars of the future. War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that Musk will co-lead Project Meridian, a new Pentagon initiative tasked with looking years and even decades ahead to identify emerging domains of warfare and t

Trump Pentagon launches competition for America's next great military base

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced plans to build a modern, self-sustaining military fortress, saying the site will be selected through a merit-based competition among governors pitching their states as potential locations. The megaproject, dubbed the "Next Great American Base," was unveiled during an address at Marine Corps Base Quantico as part of Hegseth’s six strategies to mo

Unearthed clip exposes the Talarico comment that triggered backlash from parents

James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, once dismissed public outcry about explicit material in Texas public schools as a kind of "conspiracy theory" at a July 2022 hearing on education. "We’re going to spend hours hearing bills that are just kind of conspiracy theory-driven and kind of kooky stuff. And we’re going to hear some of that today, I think, in the public testi

GOP challenger tears into Dem's 'moderate' image: 'Votes with the squad 90% of the time'

Republican congressional candidate Scott Singer is making the case that party, not just policy, will be decisive in his closely watched South Florida showdown with Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz , arguing that the incumbent’s moderate, pro-Israel image is at odds with his voting record and the direction of the Democrat Party. Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton , told Fox News Digital that he be

'Drug-dealing' network shielded by blue states targeted in SCOTUS challenge

Louisiana Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill is escalating her fight against abortion pills entering states that ban abortions through two lawsuits — one targeting the providers accused of distributing the drugs and another challenging the blue-state laws shielding them from prosecution. Murrill, along with Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, sue

Blanche announces charges against 10 permanent residents accused of Minnesota voter fraud

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday that a federal grand jury had indicted ten lawful permanent residents accused of voting illegally or attempting to do so in multiple Minnesota elections, including the state’s August 2026 primary. The ten defendants, originally from Liberia, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, Bosnia, Germany, Ghana and Lithuania, allegedly lied to election officials and

Republican glee erupts as White House boasts sharp decline in immigration from Muslim-majority nations

The political right celebrated after a White House X account posted a graph showing that legal immigration to the U.S. from nations with Muslim majority populations has all but halted. The account highlighted a 96 percent cut in legal immigration from majority-Muslim countries since 2024 and attached a graph from the Cato Institute, a notoriously pro-immigration think tank. The graph showed a dras

Dems kill Republican's chances of lowering Americans' electricity bills in key election flashpoint

Democrats blocked a push to tackle one of the key issues driving this midterm election cycle, and may have given a vulnerable Republican a political lifeline in the process. Republicans’ effort to crack down on rising electricity costs caused by the boom in data centers across the country was stifled on Wednesday by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats, despite cruising thro