Trump admin asks Spanberger, Virginia officials not release illegal charged with groping high school girls

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump Department of Homeland Security has requested that Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger and officials in immigrant-friendly Fairfax County not release an adult illegal alien charged with groping several high school girls on school grounds. Illegal alien Israel Flores Ortiz, 19, is facing nine counts of assault … Read more

Blizzards, severe storms, heat wave hit U.S. with array of extreme weather

From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling over the East Coast, chaotic weather put more than half the nation’s population in the path of extreme conditions Monday. Airport delays and cancellations piled up in some of the nation’s largest airports, with more than 4,700 flights canceled … Read more

Fraud scrutiny clouds Schumer’s Obamacare credit push after his Pentagon ‘luxury’ spending jab

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s push to revive expired enhanced Obamacare tax credits by contrasting their cost with Pentagon spending is colliding with fresh scrutiny of the Affordable Care Act, as policy experts warn the program is riddled with improper enrollments, fraud vulnerabilities and rising taxpayer costs. … Read more

Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that one of his predecessors told him he wished he had been the one to bomb Iran. It appears he did not speak to any of the four former presidents. An aide for George W. Bush told NBC News that “they haven’t been in touch,” while an … Read more

Most Americans support requiring photo ID to vote. Democrats in Congress reject it.

WASHINGTON — Republicans are aggressively touting a popular provision in their sweeping SAVE America Act to overhaul elections nationwide: requiring photo identification to vote. It’s a policy long opposed by Democrats in Congress, who liken it to nefarious Jim Crow-era laws aimed at preventing African Americans from voting. But that message is increasingly falling flat … Read more

Illinois primary puts Democratic divides on display up and down the ballot

Virtually all of the different battles simmering inside the Democratic Party this year are on display in Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois, where retirements by key House Democrats and the state’s senior senator opened new theaters for intraparty hostilities. Deep disagreements over issues like immigration and Israel policy, tactical battles over how best to take on … Read more

Wrestler, senator, tribal citizen: Who is Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s pick to lead DHS?

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin appears on track to become the next Homeland Security secretary this month. He will be taking over a hulking agency that is strained by a government shutdown, on alert for heightened risks from war in Iran, and under pressure to carry out mass deportations. Mr. Mullin’s rise to a Cabinet nomination … Read more

Pritzker flexes political muscle in Illinois Senate primary as 2028 buzz builds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is unopposed for his party’s nomination as he seeks a third term steering the nation’s sixth-most populous state. But the billionaire governor and potential 2028 White House contender has plenty on the line as Illinois on Tuesday holds a slew of competitive … Read more

What is a talking filibuster and why are Senate Republicans split over using it?

Republicans are divided over employing a rarely used Senate procedure to pass a voter ID bill ahead of November’s midterm elections. Many Republicans want to force Democrats to use what’s known as a talking filibuster against the SAVE America Act, a bill requiring Americans to provide proof of citizenship before registering to vote, then to … Read more