Politics

Tensions boil in House over emerging Senate deal to avert government shutdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A likely emerging deal in the Senate aimed at averting a prolonged government shutdown could face significant headwinds in the House of Representatives.Senate Democrats are demanding that funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) be removed from a larger package of…

Texas Gov Greg Abbott calls for CAIR to be stripped of non-profit status

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called on the state’s attorney general to strip the Council on American-Islamic Relations of its non-profit status on Thursday.Abbott made the request in a letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton that was released by the governor’s office. The…

Supreme Court to review Trump petition on E Jean Carroll judgment

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court is set to hold a private conference on Feb. 20 during which the justices will consider a slate of petitions for review, including one from President Donald Trump. The president is requesting the justices review the 2023 verdict against…

Border czar Tom Homan vows to stay in Minnesota ‘until the problem’s gone’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House border czar Tom Homan vowed Thursday to remain in Minnesota leading Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations there “until the problem is gone.” Homan made the statement during a Thursday morning news conference, his first since President Donald Trump sent him…

ICE ended Maine enforcement surge, GOP senator says, citing Noem

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ceased “enhanced” activity in Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins said in a post on X, citing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.”While the Department of Homeland Security does not confirm law enforcement operations, I can…

Senate Democrat fires back after VP Vance makes Forrest Gump comparison

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois fired back at Vice President JD Vance after he likened her sparring session with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about America’s Venezuela policy to an argument between the fictional…

US moves fast to reopen Venezuela embassy after yearslong freeze

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. will “very quickly” reopen its embassy in Venezuela and establish a diplomatic presence on the ground, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.”We have a team on the ground there assessing it, and we think very quickly we’ll be able…