Cassidy backs Blanche for attorney general, clearing way for confirmation

Washington — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana announced Friday that he will support Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, clearing the way for him to lead the Justice Department in a permanent capacity. “Mr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this, but the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche,” … Read more

Federal judge acknowledges Supreme Court ruling clearing path for Trump to end Haiti TPS

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Wednesday notched a major immigration victory after a federal judge acknowledged that the court order blocking the administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians is no longer in effect following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mullin v. … Read more

Democrat drops out of South Dakota’s Senate race, clearing path for independent candidate

Julian Beaudion, the Democratic nominee for Senate in South Dakota, announced Tuesday that he is ending his campaign, clearing the way for independent Brian Bengs to take on GOP Sen. Mike Rounds this fall. Beaudion is the latest Democrat in a solidly Republican state to drop out of a race that also featured an independent … Read more

Democrat moves to drop out of Nebraska’s Senate race, clearing the path for an independent

Nebraska Democratic Senate nominee Cindy Burbank has submitted a letter requesting her name be removed from the ballot, a move that would set up a one-on-one matchup between Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent challenger Dan Osborn. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Rani Taborek-Potter, a … Read more

Trump admin backs off controversial $2B fund, clearing path for stalled GOP immigration bill

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice (DOJ) pressed pause on the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund on Monday, giving Senate Republicans runway to hammer through a massive immigration enforcement funding package in the process. The DOJ announced on X that it would abide by a Virginia federal court’s order to … Read more

Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed governor, clearing path to replace Powell as chair

Washington — The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors on Tuesday, a crucial step in President Trump’s push to make Warsh the central bank’s leader after months of uncertainty due to a criminal probe of outgoing chief Jerome Powell. The chamber voted 51-45 to confirm Warsh to a 14-year term … Read more

Trump administration moves to toss remaining Jan. 6 convictions, clearing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers

The Trump administration moved Tuesday to clear some of the last remaining convictions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, as some still stood following President Donald Trump’s mass pardons last year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Tuesday filing to the U.S. … Read more

Judge cites ‘stand your ground’ law in clearing 3 more Florida officers in shooting of a UPS driver

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida judge on Monday cleared three more police officers of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a UPS driver who had been taken hostage during a 2019 robbery. Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra ruled that Miami-Dade police officers Richard Santiesteban, Leslie Lee and Rodolfo Mirabal — who had been … Read more