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Trump weighs striking Iranian nuclear facilities: ‘I may do it, I may not do it’

President Donald Trump said it’s up in the air whether he will sign off on military strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities — comments that come as his administration weighs U.S. involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran.  Trump told reporters outside the White House Wednesday that he hasn’t ruled…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Cuomo’s lead shrinks with under one week until New York City mayoral primary: poll

The 2025 race for New York City mayor is tightening, with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead shrinking with less than a week to go until the crucial June 24 Democratic Party mayoral primary, a new poll indicates. A Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll released Wednesday shows that Cuomo –…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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SCOTUS rules on state ban on gender transition ‘treatments’ for minors in landmark case

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Tennessee law banning gender-transition treatments for adolescents in the state is not discriminatory. At issue in the case, United States v. Skrmetti, was whether Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1, which “prohibits all medical treatments intended to allow ‘a minor to identify with, or live…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Potential Youngkin successor focused on message in tough race to keep swing-state ‘red’

EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears was officially named the Republican Party’s gubernatorial nominee on Tuesday evening, and during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, she described herself as “not a very conventional candidate.” She said her goal is to reach voters across the political spectrum while working to…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Republicans demand answers on blue state health program accused of leaking patient data to Big Tech

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are putting California’s state-run public health insurance exchange on notice with a letter demanding answers about its leaking of private patient data to third-party entries as part of a marketing effort.  Spearheaded by several Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the letter to…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Senators Ricketts, Fetterman unite against China’s quiet invasion of US farmland

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts is leading the charge with Democrat Sen. John Fetterman to codify oversight on foreign countries buying American farmland. The bipartisan Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure (AFIDA) Improvements Act seeks to implement recommendations published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in January 2024, which found the AFIDA…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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FBI Director Patel says man who threatened Trump used same message as Comey’s ‘destructive’ Instagram post

FBI Director Kash Patel took to social media on Tuesday to condemn a former Coast Guard officer who was arrested for allegedly threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump, which Patel claimed resulted, in part, from a “destructive” Instagram post shared earlier this year by his predecessor, former FBI director James…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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GOP Louisiana state senator says he’s running for US Senate because incumbent Republican ‘sucks’

Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez announced a U.S. Senate bid, declaring in a campaign video that he is “running for the U.S. Senate because Bill Cassidy sucks.” The video highlights old footage of Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, noting that he voted to convict President Donald Trump. Cassidy voted to convict…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Senate hearing on who was ‘really running’ Biden White House kicks off Wednesday

Senate Republicans are gearing up for the first full-scale congressional hearing into the alleged cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline. Senators John Cornyn, R-Texas., and Eric Schmitt, R-Mo. will co-chair a Senate Judiciary Hearing Wednesday that delves into “what exactly went on” during Biden’s term and why the…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Biden-appointed judge blocks Trump’s move to only allow two genders on US passports

Biden-appointed U.S. Judge Julia Kobick issued a ruling Tuesday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s move to only allow two genders, male and female, on U.S. passports. In line with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump proclaiming the U.S. only recognizes two genders, the Department of State eliminated…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Virginia Democrats choose nominee to challenge GOP Attorney General Jason Miyares

Former Virginia state Del. Jay Jones secured the Democratic nomination for Virginia attorney general. The Associated Press projects that Jones has won the Democratic primary and will challenge incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares this November.  Miyares was elected attorney general in 2021 alongside Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who is…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Florida attorney general held in contempt after challenging court’s block on immigration law

A federal judge found Tuesday that Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was in civil contempt of court over her ruling to pause a new state law making it a crime for people living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered on April 29…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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New York Dem accused of ‘staged’ arrest after being released by federal authorities within hours

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a Democrat, has been released after being held for only a few hours for allegedly assaulting an immigration official on Tuesday.  While Lander, who is running for mayor of New York City, is now being held up as a hero by many progressives, some…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Thune warns Iran should return to negotiating table ‘if they’re smart’

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., doesn’t envision, nor want, the U.S. military becoming directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran, but that hinges on whether the Islamic Republic rejoins the negotiating table. “Dismantling Iran’s nuclear program is what this is all about,” Thune told…

byThe editor18 June 2025
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Virginia Republicans pick radio host to run alongside Winsome Sears in race to replace Youngkin

Conservative Richmond radio host John Reid will be the Republican nominee for Virginia’s lieutenant governorship, after running unopposed in Tuesday’s statewide primary election. Reid was the only man left after Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity – the rare Republican officeholder in the vote-rich but heavily Democratic Washington, D.C. metro —…

byThe editor17 June 2025
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DOJ seeks to keep anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil detained in Louisiana immigration jail

Department of Justice attorneys asked a federal judge on Tuesday to reject anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil’s request for authorities to release him or transfer him from an immigration detention center in Louisiana to one in New Jersey. The government attorneys said the courts do not have the authority to intervene…

byThe editor17 June 2025
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Alleged Chinese scheme to influence 2020 election for Biden being probed by FBI, Senate Judiciary Committee

Allegations that the Chinese Communist Party manufactured fake driver’s licenses and shipped them to the U.S. in a scheme to influence the 2020 presidential election in favor of Joe Biden are being investigated by the Senate Judiciary Committee after the FBI revealed its own probe into the potential bombshell Monday…

byThe editor17 June 2025
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New poll reveals majority of Californians oppose this key benefit for illegal immigrants

A majority of Californians oppose providing healthcare coverage for adults who are in the United States illegally, despite the Golden State currently offering it. The Public Policy Institute of California survey revealed that 58% opposed and 41% of those polled were in favor of the policy. The move took effect…

byThe editor17 June 2025
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hospitalized after allergic reaction

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, according to a DHS spokesperson. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital. It is unclear what triggered…

byThe editor17 June 2025
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Trump blows off Gabbard downplaying Iran nuke threat, but WH still says president and intel chief are in sync

The White House said President Donald Trump and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are closely aligned on Iran after the president recently declared he did not “care” what Gabbard had to say during previous Senate testimony after she argued Iran was not building a nuclear weapon.  Gabbard dismissed concerns…

byThe editor17 June 2025

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