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… -Inside Trump’s urgent meeting with House GOP to pass the ‘big, beautiful bill’ -GOP senators renew call for DOD watchdog to probe former Joint Chiefs boss Milley for alleged […]
Family tells Biden ally: ‘He should be OK’ after prostate cancer diagnosis
A longtime friend of Joe Biden said the family told him Monday the former president would be “OK” after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. “I talked to the family. He’s doing good,” said former Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.), who has known Biden for decades but has not spoken to the former […]
Walz: ‘A mistake’ for Democrats not to defend transgender rights
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the former Democratic nominee for vice president, said it would be “a mistake” for the party not to defend the rights of transgender Americans from Trump administration policies as it figures out how to win over voters in the next election cycle. The identities of trans, nonbinary and intersex Americans have […]
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter seen smashing Speaker’s Lobby door charged with burglary
A Virginia man who was pardoned by the Trump administration after being seen smashing the Speaker’s Lobby door during Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol was charged with burglary. Henrico County police responded to a call for breaking and entering on May 9. The police officers spoke with the homeowners, who said that around […]
DHS on Walz labeling ICE agents ‘modern-day Gestapo’: ‘Sickening’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sharply criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for comparing immigration enforcement officers under President Trump to the secret police force of Nazi Germany in a commencement speech over the weekend. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said likening the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to the Gestapo is “sickening” in a […]
Watch: Moment police car is hit by lightning in Oklahoma
Severe weather stormed through the Midwest and South over the weekend and into Monday.
Trump’s call with Putin exposes shifting ground on Ukraine peace talks
Statements from both world leaders reveal two very different realities about ending the war in Ukraine.
Kristi Noem incorrectly defines ‘habeas corpus’ in Senate hearing
Watch: Homeland Security Secretary is asked what “habeas corpus” means during a Senate hearing.
Dem lawmaker fundraises off federal assault charges after ICE facility confrontation: ‘Doing my job’
FIRST ON FOX: New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver is fundraising off her federal charges for allegedly “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement” earlier this month at the gates of Delaney Hall, which is a privately-operated Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark. “As you know, Trump is using his Department of Justice to target […]
House GOPers Claim Bill Will ‘Eventually’ Pass After Trump Bullying. But Not Everything Is ‘Hunky Dory’
President Donald Trump attended the closed-door House Republican conference meeting Tuesday morning in an attempt to convince two obstinate factions to get on board with the party’s reconciliation package. One group of members has been calling for steeper spending cuts; another group of largely blue-state Republicans has been unhappy with leadership’s state and local tax […]
Kristi Noem Is Dangerously Ignorant
Several top members of the Trump administration have been evading constraints on their lawless actions by playing a clever game of feigned ignorance as to the plain requirements of the Constitution and a series of adverse court rulings. Then there’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose ignorance appears to be utterly genuine. Appearing before a […]
Rapid snowmelt jeopardizing summer water supply across the US West
Above-normal temperatures combined with paltry precipitation levels have led to rapid snowmelts across the U.S. West — reducing water supplies for the spring and summer, federal meteorologists are warning. Nearly all Western basins are now experiencing a late season “snow drought,” or a period of unusually minimal snow accumulation for a given point in the […]
Chasten Buttigieg on possible Pete Buttigieg 2028 run: ‘I’m not really ready to think about it’
Chasten Buttigieg says he’s not “ready to think about” husband Pete Buttigieg potentially launching a 2028 White House bid. “I’m not naive to the reality that people talk about it — that he’s very good at what he does,” Chasten Buttigieg said Tuesday in an interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” when asked about his […]
Rubio to Van Hollen: We deported gang members, ‘including the one you had a margarita with’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s efforts to deport alleged gang members to El Salvador in a fiery exchange with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Tuesday. In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio knocked his former colleague for traveling to El Salvador to check on the well-being of a […]
Russia and Ukraine to ‘immediately’ start ceasefire talks, says Trump
Trump sounded optimistic after a two-hour phone conversation with Putin, but a deal still appears far off.
Trump pressures Republicans to back his ‘big beautiful’ tax bill
The fate of Trump’s tax plan remains mired in uncertainty despite a last minute, in-person pitch to Republicans.
Rep. Jared Golden vows to stop Trump ally Paul LePage from entering Congress
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is passing on a potential statewide bid for governor or the Senate and instead will seek re-election in a key swing congressional district that Republicans are working to flip in the 2026 midterm elections. “I have decided the best way to continue serving the people of Maine is to […]
Rubio, Kaine clash on South African refugees: ‘You don’t like that they’re white.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., clashed in a heated and racially charged exchange over South African refugees on Tuesday – with Kaine accusing Rubio and the Trump administration of prioritizing white South African farmers for refugee entry. The spat was prompted after the United States last week welcomed dozens of […]
Acting ICE director demands Tim Walz apologize for calling agents ‘modern-day Gestapo’
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is demanding that former Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz apologize after he called agents “[President] Donald Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Lyons said that “if the governor doesn’t like the laws, he’s free to advocate that Congress change them, but he should refrain from putting ICE officers in danger by likening them […]
The Story About Biden Getting Old Is Getting Old
Washington is abuzz these days, The Atlantic has learned. I love it when Washington is abuzz. Let’s jump right in. Why the buzzing? Because apparently, Joe Biden is still really old. Older than he was last summer, when Washington was even more abuzz about the 46th president being really old—and about whether he was fit […]
