Politics

The "decoy" Air Force One that President Donald Trump was snuck off of was protected by U.S. fighter jets on its flight to the United Kingdom, a senior Trump administration official told Fox News on Wednesday.The revelation pushes back on media fears the press corps and staff might have been left vulnerable to the perceived threat from hostile actors seeking to strike Trump's flight out of Ankara, Turkey, last month.The […]

FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican leading a dive into Dr. Anthony Fauci’s old government iPhone alleged that "career bureaucrats" within Fauci’s old agency are sabotaging the senator’s and others’ quest for information from the pandemic era.Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Fox News Digital that he believed longtime employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were putting up roadblocks to his own probe and other information trawling […]

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill says she would support a voter ID law in the Garden State — even as she slams President Donald Trump’s federal SAVE Act push as "voter suppression.""Governor Sherrill supports the current rules requiring ID for voter registration and she is open to considering proposals to strengthen those to make sure we have the strongest, fairest elections in the nation," a spokesperson in the governor's […]

In a late-night social media post, President Donald Trump celebrated Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's decision to remain on the bench for another term.Trump’s celebration of the 76-year-old conservative stalwart’s decision to put off retirement comes as the midterms raise the stakes over how long Republicans will retain the Senate majority needed to confirm any eventual successor."Great news for our Country! Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has announced that he […]

Wisconsin Democratic socialist gubernatorial primary candidate Francesca Hong fielded questions on Monday pertaining to progressive U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who did not endorse Hong in Tuesday's primary contest.Asked why she thinks the congresswoman — who is often referred to simply by her initials AOC — and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., did not back her, Hong said, "I have so much respect for the senator and the congresswoman, and […]

North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom has been named as the new GOP nominee for the state's 11th Congressional District in the wake of incumbent Rep. Chuck Edwards' announcement last week that he was nixing his re-election bid.The North Carolina Republican Party 11th Congressional District Executive Committee tapped Balkcom on Monday, reports indicate.U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., have both endorsed Balkcom in the race.GOP […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci privately discussed concerns about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for pregnant women in January 2021, including questions about fever after a second dose and a theoretical risk of miscarriage during the first trimester, according to newly released text messages obtained from his government-issued cell phone.The exchange involved Fauci, then-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Dr. Vivek Murthy, who would later become former President Joe […]

President Donald Trump announced in a Sunday Truth Social post that assistant to the president and White House staff secretary Will Scharf will soon serve as White House counsel."It is my Great Honor to announce that, effective September 1st, Will Scharf will become Assistant to the President and White House Counsel, replacing a man, David Warrington, who has done a truly outstanding job as White House Counsel and, before that, […]

Conservatives piled on former Vice President Kamala Harris after she warned Americans would have to "prove who you are" under the SAVE America Act, arguing her criticism inadvertently turned into a sales pitch for the Republican-backed bill."Incredible SAVE America Act saleswoman," wrote conservative commentator Eric Daughetry on X.Harris posted a video on her X account Friday discussing midterm elections while highlighting the SAVE Act, including lamenting to voters that "you’re […]