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Former CIA Director John Brennan, who served under former President Barack Obama, pushed for the so-called “Steele dossier,” which featured salacious material and unfounded allegations about President Donald Trump’s connections to Russia, to be included in an assessment evaluating Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to a review declassified Wednesday.  The CIA, FBI and […] ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s newly elected liberal majority on Wednesday voted to strike down a near-total state abortion ban, voting 4-3 to overturn the stringent, 176-year-old law.  The decision reflected a deeply partisan split, with all four liberal justices voting to invalidate the 1849 abortion law and the three conservative justices dissenting. It also crystallized the […] ...

They were bitter Republican rivals a year and a half ago, but President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were all smiles this week, as the two appeared side-by-side for the opening of a new migrant detention center in the Everglades. “The relationship between the governor and the president is fantastic,” DeSantis communications director […] ...

After facing several months of backlash, the Colorado state Capitol has replaced a controversial portrait of President Donald Trump, which he claimed was “purposely distorted” by the artist.  A new presidential portrait, recently donated by the White House, was installed last week at the Denver Capitol, the Colorado Capitol Building Advisory Committee told Fox News […] ...

Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani’s New York City primary win indicated a generational departure from the establishment Democratic Party that coalesced behind former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s unsuccessful bid.  However, the rank-and-file Democrats who catapulted the party into disarray, losing the White House and Congress in 2024, are already laying post-Trump policy groundwork.  Neera Tanden, who served […] ...

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk put a pause on bashing President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill,” and issued some praise for the president after an announcement that Israel had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire with Gaza.  Musk has been highly critical of Trump’s massive tax and domestic policy package that the Senate passed Tuesday […] ...

California is leading a coalition with 19 other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration for transferring Medicaid data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).   Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta said the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Northern District of California represents the […] ...

FIRST ON FOX: The State Department is launching a new “America First” rebranding initiative to consolidate all the logos for its offices under a singular one depicting the American flag — an effort that aligns with the agency’s massive overhaul plans.  Whereas separate logos existed previously for offices, including embassies, bureaus and programs under the […] ...

Republican leaders in the Senate convinced Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, to vote in favor of President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” with a series of spending initiatives for her home state. Negotiations over the bill stretched on to the eleventh hour before the bill was passed on Tuesday, with Murkowski opposing the legislation until she […] ...

The federal website created to host the U.S. national climate assessments, congressionally-mandated and peer-reviewed reports that cover the effects of climate change in the U.S. has been inaccessible so far this week. A Fox News Digital review found that the websites for the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the pages for the national assessments […] ...

FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration approved millions in disaster relief loans for small businesses that were rocked by the anti-ICE riots that plagued Los Angeles in June after Gov. Gavin Newsom downplayed the riots and blamed the violence on the Trump administration, Fox News Digital exclusively learned on Tuesday.  Small Business Administration chief Kelly […] ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved the release of 150 California National Guard troops from a federal security mission in Los Angeles, freeing them up for wildfire duty just as the state enters peak fire season. The decision came at the recommendation of Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of U.S. Northern Command, who oversees the mission.  […] ...

As the New York City mayoral results roll in, the Department of Justice is remaining silent on whether it will press charges against city comptroller and former Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander, who allegedly assaulted a federal immigration officer inside a courthouse. A spokesperson for the DOJ replied to Fox News Digital’s inquiry in an […] ...

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… – Self-deport or end up in ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Noem warns migrants during Trump visit – ‘We’re ignoring him’: GOP senators react to Musk’s threat to primary supporters of Trump’s […] ...

President Donald Trump is slated to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, according to an administration official.  Trump is also pushing for Israel to reach a ceasefire with Gaza, and told reporters Tuesday that a ceasefire was likely in the next week. “We hope it’s going to happen, and we’re looking for it […] ...

Mayor Eric Adams, chief among Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s detractors, quickly undercut Mamdani’s ambitious policy agenda after the socialist declared victory in New York City’s mayoral primary last Tuesday, arguing Mamdani does not have authority to deliver key campaign promises as mayor.  “He’s a snake-oil salesman,” Adams said of Mamdani on “Fox & Friends.” “He […] ...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will kick off his Independence Day weekend by traveling to Iowa on Thursday for “a very special event, honoring our Great Country.” “I am thrilled to announce that I will be traveling to one of my favorite places in the World, beautiful Iowa, on Thursday, July 3rd, to […] ...

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues its operations throughout the United States, debate rages on the right over President Donald Trump’s proposed “temporary pass” for some farmworkers and those in the hospitality industry. While touring “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida with Gov. Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the president elaborated on his proposal. […] ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., forced a name change for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” moments before the legislative package passed the upper chamber of Congress.  While Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., was chairing the Senate, Schumer raised a point of order against lines three to five on the first page of the legislative […] ...

FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration released data on Tuesday morning showing that it had slashed the federal government workforce, while promising that there is more to come as Trump continues his push to rid the government of waste.  Data released by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) shows that the United States employs 2,289,472 […] ...

FIRST ON FOX: A pair of Republican oversight hawks escalated a complaint on Tuesday about a district court judge who is presiding over one of the Trump administration’s cases, alleging the judge has a financial conflict of interest. Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman and member of the House Judiciary Committee, respectively, […] ...

EXCLUSIVE: The FBI blocked an investigation into allegations that the Chinese Communist Party manufactured fake driver’s licenses and shipped them to the U.S. in a scheme to influence the 2020 presidential election in favor of Joe Biden because it would “contradict” then-FBI Director Christopher Wray’s congressional testimony, newly declassified FBI documents obtained by Fox News […] ...

The House Rules Committee – which is the gateway for legislation to hit the House floor, meets shortly.  That committee will tee up the bill for floor debate tomorrow. The House will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The House GOP brass wants to consider the “rule” – which is the pre-debate. Expect dilatory tactics by […] ...

Senate Republicans coalesced to pass President Donald Trump’s colossal “big, beautiful bill” early Tuesday morning.  Senate Republican leaders and the White House have pitched the legislative behemoth as a means to turbocharge the economy, root out waste, fraud and abuse in a slew of federal programs, and to make crucial investments in defense and Trump’s […] ...

The House of Representatives is beginning the final legislative sprint of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” before the commander in chief signs it into law. The powerful House panel is the final gatekeeper before most pieces of legislation get a chamber-wide vote. It comes after the Senate spent more than 24 hours straight considering […] ...