Texas GOP Rep Wesley Hunt vows political comeback, does not yet endorse Cornyn or Paxton

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, vowed to make a political comeback after losing the Republican primary for a Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday. Hunt came in third behind incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Hunt opened his speech by thanking God that he … Read more

Former MLB star Mark Teixeira wins GOP primary in Texas congressional race

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Major League Baseball star Mark Teixeira has clinched the Republican primary to succeed GOP Rep. Chip Roy in southwest Texas. Teixeira secured more than 61% of the vote, avoiding a runoff in the 12-candidate primary field. Teixeira announced his candidacy for the Lone Star State’s 21st … Read more

Gun rights expert says Minnesota Dems tried to block her testimony on firearm bills to ‘avoid’ policy debate

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Second Amendment expert is accusing Minnesota Democrats of attempting to sideline policy advocates as they push for passage of a pair of gun control bills, arguing the lawmakers are leaning on emotional appeals instead of debating the measures’ real-world impact. Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow … Read more

Senate to vote on Trump’s war powers after attack on Iran

Washington — The Senate will hold a vote Wednesday on whether to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, amid shifting messaging from the administration about the strikes and warnings about more American casualties to come.  It’s the second time in less than a year that Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia … Read more

Noem to face House committee after grilling from senators on Trump immigration crackdown

  Updated 49m ago DHS shutdown continues as Noem faces lawmakers Much of DHS remains shut down amid a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over how to reform immigration agencies. In addition to ICE and CBP, DHS also oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard and other components. Workers … Read more

U.S. court convicts Japanese mafia leader for conspiring to traffic nuclear material to Iran

A member of Japan’s yakuza crime group was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York court on Tuesday after being convicted of trafficking nuclear material as well as drugs and weapons. Takeshi Ebisawa, 61, has been jailed since April 2022 on the drug and weapons charges, along with his Thai co-defendant Somphop … Read more

Noem preps to battle House Dems after bipartisan bashing in Senate over dogs, ICE

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem heads into a second straight day of high-stakes Capitol Hill combat Wednesday, this time facing House Democrats eager to press her on ICE arrests, warrantless operations and the Trump administration’s mass deportation push — all as a partial shutdown clouds her agency. … Read more

Iran strikes risk more voter frustration on the economy with rising gas prices

Barely a week after President Donald Trump hailed falling gas prices as one of his economic triumphs, his actions are sending the cost per gallon back up. The war Trump launched with strikes on Iran has spread across the Middle East, where more than a quarter of the world’s oil is produced. Gas prices spiked … Read more

Live Updates: U.S.-Israeli war with Iran sees strikes intensify in Tehran on Day 5 as the conflict spreads

  3m ago Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen on the fence about wading into the war The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel movement, which controls a large portion of Yemen, was still mulling a decision on whether to engage directly in the war between its benefactors in Tehran and the U.S. and Israel. On Sunday, the leader … Read more