Politics

President Donald Trump confirmed he voted by mail in Florida's special election Tuesday, but he pivoted from the media attack point to note his mail-in ballot reform agenda provides for "exceptions" — and not only because he has the privilege of being president."Yeah, I did," Trump shot back at a reporter Thursday at his second Cabinet meeting of 2026. "You know what? Because I'm president of the United States.""And because […]

Nearly a month since the U.S. and Israel launched military attacks on Iran, a slew of new national polls indicate that most Americans give the military strikes a thumbs down.But the surveys point to a continued broad partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans over the ongoing fighting in the volatile Middle East.Forty-two percent of voters support the current U.S. military action against Iran, and 58% oppose it, including nearly 4 […]

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is returning next month to New Hampshire, the state that for a century has held the first primary in the race for the White House.But that doesn't mean the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential nominee is looking to make a comeback in 2028.While a growing number of potential contenders for the next Democratic presidential nomination have made stops in New Hampshire, as well as in […]

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., pushed back against the prospect of imposing a moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers in the U.S., blasting the policy proposal as "China First.""The emerging chassis of AI must be built by America. We can put appropriate guardrails in place without handing the win on AI to China. A moratorium is China First," Fetterman asserted in a post on X.Fetterman included a screenshot of an Axios […]

Senate Democrats blocked an amendment to Trump-backed voter ID legislation that would have done something they publicly support and require photo identification to vote in federal elections.Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have shown interest in photo voter ID, which has grown in popularity among voters across the country."Democrats support voter ID," Schumer said on a press call earlier this month. "In fact, we included it, and it […]

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, signed legislation on Wednesday to limit the use of face coverings for law enforcement, including federal ICE agents, The law, which requires officers to present identification before detaining someone, comes as some federal agents have sought to hide their identities during immigration raids in communities across the country.Sherrill, who was sworn into office in January, said the mask restriction is part of an effort […]

The Trump administration has made new criminal referrals to the Department of Justice targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James, Fox News has confirmed.The referrals, submitted by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, allege potential insurance fraud tied to properties linked to James and have been sent to U.S. attorneys in Florida and, reportedly, Illinois for review."The Department of Justice can confirm that referrals were received by our U.S. […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement Wednesday with Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, over a legal battle tied to his contacts with a Russian diplomat during the Mueller probe. Official court papers seen by Fox News Digital do not disclose the financial terms of the settlement, but the government is said to be paying Flynn approximately $1.2 million to resolve the matter, The […]

The U.S. is positioning ground-capable forces in the Middle East after Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal Wednesday, a shift that gives Washington new — though limited and high-risk — options for potential operations inside Iran. Military experts say the deployments are not a precursor to a large-scale invasion but instead position the U.S. for targeted, short-duration missions, options that have taken on new relevance as diplomatic off-ramps narrow.In recent days, the […]