Teens’ reading and math scores have stagnated, US test results show

WASHINGTON — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic’s disruptions, while older students’ test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data released by the federal government. Nine-year-olds rebounded to pre-pandemic reading scores and saw some recovery in math, according to data from a test taken regularly in the U.S. since … Read more

Gaming-world veteran who ripped ‘woke’ culture scores Trump-backed battleground primary win

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trump-endorsed candidate Marty O’Donnell advanced in a crowded GOP primary race to face off against Democratic incumbent Rep. Susie Lee in Nevada’s 3rd congressional district. O’Donnell is best known as the composer for the popular “Halo” and “Destiny” video game franchises and has run his campaign on … Read more

Trump scores victory despite growing GOP divide after Senate passes $70B ICE, Border Patrol funding package

Senate scraps border and ICE funding vote Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the pushback against President Donald Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ on ‘The Bottom Line.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans managed to stitch together a unified front to advance President Donald Trump’s roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement … Read more

Trump scores major Republican primary victory as Cassidy ousted in Louisiana

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Five and a half years ago after he voted to convict President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana was sent packing by Republican voters as he ran for re-election. Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming topped Cassidy in … Read more

Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline

MODESTO, Calif. — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam. Lately, there’s been a lot to celebrate in elementary schools in Modesto, California. Both reading … Read more

DOJ taunts media after Trump scores win in battleground-state ballot fight

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice took aim at reporters it viewed as biased on social media on Wednesday after a federal judge sided with the government in a dispute over 2020 ballots and election materials it seized in Fulton County, Georgia, in January. “Wrong again, MacFarlane,” a DOJ … Read more

Kremlin-friendly ex-president Rumen Radev scores big election win in Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria — The center-left coalition of ex-president Rumen Radev has emerged as the clear winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, the country’s central electoral commission said Monday, ending half a decade of political fragmentation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. With all the ballots counted on … Read more

Trump admin scores Minnesota court win in Medicaid fraud crackdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge declined to block the Trump administration’s Medicaid funding deferral to Minnesota, finding the state’s challenge was premature and giving the White House a temporary legal win as it expands its anti-fraud push. Judge Eric Tostrud, an appointee of President Donald Trump, concluded this week … Read more

Trump scores ‘massive court victory’ with appellate ruling on ICE detention

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illegal immigrants nabbed by ICE do not have to face bond hearings, a step that has become a potential legal impediment to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, a second federal court found Tuesday. The case involved Mexican national Joaquin Herrera Avila, who was captured in Minneapolis … Read more

Pritzker scores big: Stratton wins Illinois Senate primary in test of governor’s clout

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Illinois is now a giant step closer to becoming only the fifth Black woman elected to the Senate in the nation’s history. Stratton on Tuesday topped Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, her top two rivals among a crowded field of … Read more