Politics

The research arm of the federal judiciary announced it would remove a controversial climate-centric section from the latest edition of its influential scientific-evidence guide for judges, days after a Fox News Digital report highlighted sourcing accused of liberal bias.The Federal Judicial Center regularly publishes its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, and the climate policy chapter of its fourth edition, released on Dec. 31, included several pages of content critics said […]

A progressive candidate backed by champions of the left, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is close to pulling off an upset victory with votes still being counted in a Democratic congressional primary for a blue-leaning seat in New Jersey.Analilia Mejia, a progressive organizer, has a slight lead — nearly 900 votes out of more than 63,000 votes counted — ahead of former Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski in the […]

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee piled onto calls from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on Monday for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to step down in light of alleged business ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Files released by the DOJ suggest that Lutnick and Epstein bought stakes together in a technology company called Adfin in 2012.Lutnick, who is listed among nine other investors, appears as a "signatory" alongside Epstein, who is […]

English is now the only language in which people can take driver's license tests in the Sunshine State.The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced last month that the change to English as the only language for the tests would start Feb. 6."Previously, knowledge exams for most non-commercial driver license classifications were offered in multiple languages, while Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) and Commercial Driver License (CDL) knowledge exams […]

President Donald Trump is defending federal law enforcement efforts in Minneapolis, saying crime has fallen sharply after what he described as the removal of "thousands of criminals" from the city.In an interview with NBC News’ Tom Llamas that aired Sunday, Trump said crime in Minneapolis is down as much as 30%, attributing the decline to tougher enforcement."The crime numbers in Minnesota, in Minneapolis in particular, are down 25, 30% because […]

EXCLUSIVE — Detroit native and cultural icon Kid Rock is taking sides in the race for Michigan governor.The famed musician and entertainer with a working-class persona who is known for his conservative political views is endorsing Republican Rep. John James in the 2026 race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.The Michigan governor's office and a Democrat-controlled open U.S. Senate seat are top targets for the GOP to flip in […]

For the first time in decades, the world’s two largest nuclear superpowers are no longer bound by any treaty limiting their arsenals.The last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia, known as New START, expired Thursday.WORLD ENTERS UNCHARTED ERA AS US-RUSSIA NUCLEAR TREATY EXPIRES, OPENING DOOR TO FASTEST ARMS RACE IN DECADESThe lapse removed limits on how many nuclear weapons Washington and Moscow could deploy on missiles, […]

President Donald Trump's beef import plan aims to cut prices, but cattle ranchers say it misses what’s crushing them most — the power of meat packers."Meat packers have created a system where they win no matter what — at the cost of everyone else," said Will Harris, a fourth-generation cattleman and owner of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia.Harris, who plans to hand off the operation to his children, said […]

One of the most anticipated parts of Super Bowl Sunday is not necessarily the game, it's the commercials throughout the big game.Hundreds-of-millions in advertising revenue will hit the airwaves Sunday night, but not everyone is trying to get you to buy something. Viewers can expect to see anti-hate ads, ads that focus on Christianity, and ads supporting political candidates that want viewers to buy in to their political views.A 30-second […]