FISA spying power scheduled to expire as House fails to extend it before leaving town

WASHINGTON — A powerful surveillance tool backed by the intelligence community is scheduled to expire Friday after the House failed to pass an extension and left town for 12 days. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It would be the first time Congress has allowed Section 702 … Read more

Bessent flips script on shouting Democrat: ‘No wonder people are leaving’ his blue state

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was screamed at during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing this week by a Chicago-area Democrat amid a heated exchange over the Trump economy. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., followed several other Democrats in condemning rising prices during the Iran conflict, while Bessent … Read more

San Francisco immigration court shuts down after purge of judges, leaving asylum cases in chaos

SAN FRANCISCO — There are no immigrants waiting for rulings anymore at San Francisco’s main immigration court, no lawyers making arguments. The court, which had 21 judges when President Donald Trump was sworn in last year, had only two left when it closed May 1. The rest had been fired, retired or resigned amid a … Read more

Controversial FDA official leaving drug center post in latest departure at agency

The leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, marking the latest high-level shake-up at the FDA.  Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) … Read more

Football practice was leaving a teen athlete out of breath. A rare cancer was to blame.

Cameron Rider had always been an athlete and loved hockey and baseball. The summer before his junior year of high school, he decided to join the football team. Pre-season practices in August left him fatigued and out of breath, but Rider, 16 at the time, just thought he was getting used to the new sport.  … Read more

Biden backs Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia governor in his first endorsement since leaving office

Former President Joe Biden on Friday backed former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ campaign for governor in Georgia, his first endorsement since leaving office last year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I’ve known her for a long time, and she’s something special,” Biden said in … Read more

Southern US wildfires force residents to flee, leaving them unsure if their homes are standing

NAHUNTA, Ga. — NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through the South have forced hundreds of Georgia residents to flee in minutes, leaving them distraught about the homes and animals they left behind. The fires that spread this week during an extreme drought in Georgia and Florida have blanketed cities hundreds of miles (kilometers) away … Read more

Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving in latest departure of a top defense leader

WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term but just the latest top defense leader to step down or be ousted. No reason was given for the unexpected departure of the Navy’s top … Read more

Byron Donalds cracks down on persistent border blind spot leaving US vulnerable to overstays

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds introduced legislation that would require biometric tracking of every entry and exit from the United States, as part of a Republican push to crack down on visa overstays and fraudulent immigration documents. With illegal crossings down sharply under President … Read more

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaving Trump administration, in latest exit from Cabinet

Washington — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving the Trump administration, the White House confirmed Monday.  White House communications director Steven Cheung said Chavez-DeRemer is taking a position in the private sector.  The department’s Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling will take on the role of acting secretary, Cheung said.  This is a breaking story and will … Read more