Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn, is endorsing Aaron Reitz for attorney general, Fox News Digital has learned. Paxton is throwing his support behind Reitz, who previously served under him as Texas deputy attorney general for legal strategy, just days after …
Read More »DNC chair demands Dems stop 'bringing a pencil to a knife fight' at fiery summer meeting
MINNEAPOLIS – As Democrats hunger for more forceful pushback against sweeping and controversial moves by President Donald Trump and Republicans, the party’s national chair stressed that it’s time to “stand up and fight.” And in a fiery speech Monday, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Ken Martin argued that the president …
Read More »81% of Americans see crime as a 'major problem' in big cities, new poll shows
A new AP-NORC poll released Wednesday shows that the vast majority of Americans see crime as a huge issue in the United States and approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of it. The poll showed that 81% of Americans agree that crime is a “major issue,” including 96% of Republicans …
Read More »Trump honors Charlie Kirk's legacy and describes him as a 'martyr for American freedom'
President Donald Trump praised Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s legacy Sunday, calling him a “martyr for American freedom.” “I know I speak for everyone here today when I say that none of us will ever forget Charlie Kirk, and neither will history,” Trump said to the tens of thousands …
Read More »Trump flips his shutdown approach, leaving Congress to take the heat
This government shutdown isn’t President Donald Trump’s first rodeo navigating a lapse in government funding — but this time, the focus is less on the White House as all eyes are locked on Congress and its budget impasse. While the 35-day shutdown during Trump’s first term centered around the president’s …
Read More »Cities that canceled Columbus Day could lose federal funds under new GOP bill
A new House GOP proposal would withhold funding from U.S. jurisdictions that celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. It comes after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation last week declaring Oct. 13 Columbus Day in honor of the famed explorer as well as the heritage of Italian Americans …
Read More »Meet the 3 senators who broke with Democrats to support a bill to keep government open
Three senators — Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, along with Independent Angus King of Maine — broke ranks Tuesday night to side with Republicans on a GOP spending bill that would have kept the government open. And now, they’re facing heat for it. While …
Read More »Kennedy says Schumer 'nervous as a pregnant nun' as socialist wing tightens grip amid government shutdown
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of engineering what he called a “political shutdown” to appease the far-left wing of the Democratic Party — a claim Schumer has denied. “His relationship with the truth is very casual,” Kennedy told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday. “He’s …
Read More »Jeffries tells Lawler to 'keep your mouth shut' as shutdown sparks Capitol Hill confrontations
The National Hockey League played seven games in its young 2025-2026 season by the end of the day last Wednesday. The contests featured a grand total of two fights. The government shutdown had run for eight days by the end of the day on that Wednesday. And the now lengthy …
Read More »Mike Johnson, world leaders to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize after Israel-Hamas deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced a global effort to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as phase one of the recent Middle East peace agreement goes into effect. “I’m proud to tell you that together with my friend, Speaker Ohana of the Israeli Knesset, the equivalent …
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