Politics

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., defended his campaign-funded travel and fundraising events after recent reporting detailed luxury travel, childcare and event expenses paid through his political committees, arguing that trips to the Super Bowl and Miami were legitimate efforts to raise money for his political operation."You have to go where the money is to raise money," Gallego told Fox News Digital when asked about criticism surrounding the expenditures.It was recently reported […]

The Senate was left in a state of confusion and anger in the wake of President Donald Trump's last-minute declaration that he would not sign into law a colossal housing package filled with his own priorities. It comes as Trump is expected to have a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans who are already frustrated with a laundry list of his recent decisions that have either derailed or blown up their attempts […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., issued a stark warning after a trio of far-left candidates prevailed in New York's primaries, saying communism is now "on our own shores." "It is a very serious time," Johnson said at a news conference Wednesday. "Every American needs to wake up and understand the threat.""The Marxists have nominated some of the most radical candidates to ever run for office, and they're running for Congress," he […]

An Obama-appointed judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort on Monday to let a handful of states ban SNAP recipients from using food stamps to buy soda, candy and other sugary products."Amid a chronic disease epidemic, President Trump was elected with a resounding mandate to Make America Healthy Again," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital. "This administration has rightfully put real food at the center of SNAP to […]

President Donald Trump announced a pair of executive orders investing in quantum computing Monday, moving forward an unprecedented partnership between government and industry while simultaneously moving to secure the U.S. from cryptographic threats.The first executive order, titled "Ushering In The Next Frontier Of Quantum Innovation," outlined a strategy to update the National Quantum Strategy by "promoting commercialization and deployment of" quantum technologies and partnering with industry leaders.To drive that point, […]

Hope they have Maalox and Pepto-Bismol on hand when President Donald Trump visits Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Republicans over lunch.Senate GOP Steering Committee Chairman and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., invited Trump for the luncheon Wednesday. Some Senate Republicans may wonder if they’re the ones on the menu. Both Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, are out after the president refused to endorse them and they lost […]

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is continuing to recover and will not vote this week, spokesman David Popp said."Senator McConnell is still working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery. However, he will not be voting this week," he said in a statement.McConnell was hospitalized earlier this month, though the reason has not been disclosed.SEN MITCH MCCONNELL HOSPITALIZED, 'RECEIVING EXCELLENT CARE,' HIS OFFICE SAYSFox […]

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., wants to show "who the good guys are and who the bad guys are" with a legislative wish-list he wants to pitch to President Donald Trump in Republicans' meeting with the president this week.In a letter to fellow Senate Republicans obtained by Fox News Digital, Scott laid out a plan for the next six months that would take away Democrats’ ability to shut the government down […]

Chicago's mayor has become the subject of ridicule after promoting his transgender violence state of emergency amid a deadly Juneteenth weekend where dozens of people in his city were shot and six were killed."Since declaring a Transfemicide State of Emergency, our administration has strengthened the City’s capacity to support LGBTQ+ Chicagoans," a Sunday X post from Mayor Brandon Johnson said. "This framework builds on that work by centering the voices […]