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Justice Department officials in Miami and Washington, D.C., are actively preparing to issue several grand jury subpoenas relating to an investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, Fox News has learned.U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones is supervising the probe, Fox News is told.Fox News reached out to the Justice Department, but sources there declined to comment. COMEY INDICTED FOR ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENT, OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGFox […]

The Republican push to flip a Democrat-held House seat in a swing district that President Donald Trump carried in his three White House runs just got a big boost.Hours after four-term House Democratic Rep. Jared Golden announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in the 2026 midterms in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, two top nonpartisan political handicappers shifted the now open seat towards the Republicans.The race in the district, which is […]

FIRST ON FOX: A State Department cable obtained by Fox News Digital directs U.S. embassies worldwide to enforce sweeping new visa screening rules under the so-called "public charge" provision of immigration law — a move that revives and expands a Trump-era standard officials say was relaxed under President Joe Biden.The guidance instructs consular officers to deny visas to applicants deemed likely to rely on public benefits, weighing a wide range […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sharply diverged from his Senate counterpart on Thursday as the upper chamber continues to negotiate a way out of the government shutdown.Johnson said he would not commit to holding a vote on extending COVID-19 pandemic-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of this year without congressional action.Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., however, had been floating a vote on such […]

Kansas leaders brought criminal charges Wednesday against Joe Ceballos, the mayor of a small city in rural Kansas, alleging he voted in several elections but is not a U.S. citizen.Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, both elected Republicans, announced they filed six charges in Comanche County against Ceballos, a lawful permanent resident from Mexico, for voting in elections in 2022, 2023 and 2024.Ceballos is […]

Following Zohran Mamdani’s decisive mayoral victory in New York City Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., dodged a question on whether the self-proclaimed democratic socialist is the future of the Democratic Party."You had record turnout in New York City for this election. Would you say that Mamdani is the future of the Democratic Party?" a reporter asked Jeffries during Wednesday's press conference on Capitol Hill."Well, what Democrats have done […]

Zohran Mamdani vowed Tuesday night during his victory address to "turn the page" on old-guard New York City Democrats. But within less than 24 hours, the mayor-elect of New York City announced a transition team comprised of folks with ties to the administrations of Bill de Blasio, Eric Adams, Michael Bloomberg and Joe Biden. "Let tonight be the final time I utter [Andrew Cuomo's] name as we turn the page on […]

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…-Supreme Court to weigh Trump tariff powers in blockbuster case-NYC fire chief announces resignation after Mamdani wins mayoral race-Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey wins re-election after fending off socialist challengerAs Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City, former DNC vice chair David Hogg told […]

EXCLUSIVE: Ultimate Fighting Championship pioneer and legend Royce Gracie has endorsed a pro-law enforcement candidate who is running for governor in California.One of the biggest names in mixed martial arts and the first UFC champion, Gracie made a name for himself by taking down much larger opponents through precision and skill.Now he is weighing into the political sphere in the race to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is term-limited […]