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Grading Trump: Where the president stands in the eyes of Americans four months into his second term

Trump's legislative success contrasts with low approval ratings on economic issues like tariffs and inflation overshadowing his presidency's achievements.

Prove citizenship to vote? For some married women, it might not be so easy.

Legislation in Texas, part of a broad GOP push led by President Donald Trump to require voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship, is expected to go before the state House soon. Critics say the bill would make voting more difficult for women who ch…

Rubio warns court order blocking deportations to South Sudan causes 'irreparable harm' to foreign policy

The Trump administration is challenging a court ruling on a deportation flight, citing threats to U.S. foreign policy and Article II authority.

The Art of Social Engineering

When British sculptor Thomas J Price explains that his “strategy of inclusion” will counter the “endless stream of limiting tropes and identities for Black people,” he is inadvertently mimicking totalitarian injunctions.

The Rushed, Blundering Effort to Send Deportees to Third Countries

Many of those sent to countries that aren’t their own are at heightened risk for abuse.

Know Thine Enemy

An insider’s naive and myopic account of China’s system and intentions.

Trump Is Gradually Winning the Culture Wars

FBN's Larry Kudlow comments that President Trump is winning the culture wars, "but we have a long way to go."

Rahm Emanuel For President?

White House dismisses scores of National Security Council staff

Trump plan for fast-tracking nuclear power takes aim at regulators

Fmr Harvard President Summers Slams Trump Actions

Former Harvard President Larry Summers has called the Trump administration's actions on Harvard University and their high percentage of foreign students "a prescription for failure."

Trump Says Russia Stole Hypersonic Rockets

President Donald Trump on Saturday complained about hypersonic rockets "stolen" by Russia, reports Newsweek.

Senators Visit Canada, Seeking a Reset Amid Trump’s Provocations

Democrats and one Republican made the trip, seeking to stabilize the U.S.-Canada relationship after President Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and suggested it should become the 51st state.

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.

Who’s in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial: The witnesses, lawyers and more

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s high-profile, sex trafficking trial is not being publicly broadcast. Here are the key players.

FEMA faces backlog of emergency aid requests as hurricane season nears

Trump sanctions are ‘full-frontal assault’ on organized crime at the border, expert says

New sanctions launched by the Treasury Department are a “full-frontal assault" on one of the most violent cartels at the southern border, an expert told Fox News Digital.

Army Report Links Pentagon Equipment Glitch to Aborted Landings at D.C. Airport

The diversion of two commercial flights on May 1 has raised new questions about equipment and safety in some of Washington’s busiest airspace.

IL Rethinking 'Glow, Baby, Glow' and Kiwis Canx the Last of Ardern's Net Zero Diktats UPDATE

Life’s Ancient Bottleneck

Of the six chemical elements necessary for life, phosphorus is the rarest. It determines what grows and shrinks, who lives and dies. By disrupting the planet’s phosphate cycle, unchecked factory farming could have apocalyptic consequences.

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…

Should Illiterate Graduates Sue Schools That Failed?

Lawfare is a flawed and harmful approach to shaping education policy, as it often creates many more problems than solutions.

When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin

In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped.

Judge strikes down Trump’s sanctions against Jenner & Block law firm

The ruling said the president was trying “to chill legal representation the administration doesn’t like” by punishing several law firms.

Four top lawyers depart Paul Weiss, first law firm to make a deal with Trump

The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk

The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.

Sen. Fetterman: Media Members Have 'Weaponized' Mental Health Issues

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., says media members have "weaponized" his absence on Capitol Hill to portray him as mentally unfit and that he has begun attending more Senate hearings and votes because of it.

In the wake of the Republican National Convention earlier this month, Fareed speaks with historian Niall Ferguson about how and why the modern-day GOP has changed since the Reagan era of the 1980s.

San Francisco's Public Transit Mess is Feeling Doom Loopy Again

What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism

Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”

Fetterman Says His Openness on Mental Health Issues Is ‘Weaponized”

The first-term Pennsylvania Democrat said his openness about his mental health issues has been “weaponized” against him, prompting him to start showing up for votes and hearings he considers useless.

Trump threatens E.U. with 50 percent tariff, takes aim at Apple over iPhones

Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

U.S. Sues Four New Jersey Cities Over ‘Sanctuary’ Policies

Justice Department lawyers say in a lawsuit that Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson are shielding illegal immigrants from lawful prosecution.

Patty Morin to Newsmax: Trump Is Trying to Protect American Families

Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin, the 37-year-old mother of five who was murdered while hiking in Maryland told Newsmax on Saturday that President Donald Trump is trying to remove criminal illegal aliens "to protect American people and Amer…

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day

Fareed explains why AI's massive energy demands are straining the power grid, but also why AI could enable big breakthroughs in sustainability and clean energy.

Syria granted sanctions waiver by Trump administration to encourage rebuilding

Syria receives sanctions relief under Trump, allowing reconstruction while prohibiting transactions benefiting Russia, Iran, or Assad regime supporters.

Vice President Kamala Harris, a former US senator from California who previously served as the state's attorney general, could be the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket after receiving President Joe Biden's support t…

Biden’s Age Wasn’t a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.

The story about the former president getting old is getting old.

These Are the U.S. Universities Most Dependent on International Students

What was once a sign of international renown now looks like a vulnerability.

Planned Parenthood is On Life Support

Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is

But she doesn’t.

Trump admin steps up overhaul of National Security Council, weeks after Waltz’s departure

The Trump administration is overhauling the National Security Council after it announced former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz would depart his post overseeing the agency.

Steve Scalise leads outside the glare of the House speakership

The House majority leader, having come back from a shooting and a cancer bout, has shifted into the role of GOP elder statesman after having once sought the chamber’s top job.

Exclusive: Immigrant arrests at courthouses signal new tactic in Trump’s push for mass deportations

Did You Oppose COVID Mandates? Biden Administration Designated You 'Domestic Violent Extremists'

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.

Book Sparks New Round of Debate Over Biden. Good

It's healthy for Democrats to reflect on a major screw-up -and it can be done at the same time as fighting Trump.

The Women Excluded from Parsi Life

The Zoroastrians of India are a tiny and rapidly shrinking group. Yet they exclude women who marry out and their offspring from their community.

The Mars Vanity Project

Elon Musk’s Mars plans are not just illusory, they are dangerous.

Trump addresses a West Point upended by his changes

When Trump last spoke at the U.S. Military Academy, the institution was reckoning with racial justice protests sweeping the country. Now, he is taking credit for ridding the military of “social experiments.”

Jussie Smollett Settles Lawsuit, Proclaims His Innocence

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Seek Return of Guatemalan Man to U.S.

Judge Brian Murphy criticized the government for errors in the case and said the man, who feared persecution if he was deported, was likely to show “his removal lacked any semblance of due process.”

Trump Addresses a Military He’s Remaking in His Image

The president returns to West Point having transformed his relationship with the armed forces.

Frank Moore, a Top Aide to Jimmy Carter, Is Dead at 89

After serving as chief of staff when Carter was governor of Georgia, he followed him to Washington, where both men encountered a hostile political establishment.

The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden

While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.

People Don't Understand That Processed Foods Are Poison

It's an illusion to think that processed food is cheap because you end up paying for it with diabetes, autoimmune dysregulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation and more.

Qatar: Futuristic City, Medieval Morals

Donald Trump has an opportunity to influence the Qatari monarchy away from supporting jihad and towards promoting peace. But will he take it?

Republicans Still Can’t Say No to Trump

The GOP has mounted little resistance to the president. His “big, beautiful bill” was another test.

Wendake or Bust

In the 26th instalment of ‘Nations of Canada,’ Greg Koabel describes Jesuit efforts to study and proselytise the Wendat people amid the Indigenous political tumult of the 1630s.

US Bishops Set to Collide with CPB, Trump on Immigration

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is on a collision course with the Trump administration over competing views on immigration and the role the government should play in caring for at-risk migrants, according to a statement the confere…

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.

A Disunited Kingdom

New SNP leadership and an unpopular Labour Party may yet force Scottish independence back onto the political agenda.

New Math Problem Trump's Megabill Faces in the Senate

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has a few hurdles to overcome if he's going to get the GOP's megabill to Trump's desk by July 4.

McCaul touts money in Trump tax bill to pay Texas back for fighting Biden border policies

House Republicans secured $12 billion in their reconciliation bill for states that incurred costs over the border crisis during the Biden administration.

Trump DOJ moves to dissolve Flores decree which governs detention of unaccompanied minors in the U.S.

Attorney General Pam Bondi argues the 'Flores Consent Decree' is outdated and restricts immigration policy. The DOJ's motion will be heard in federal court.

Hmmm: Did 'Free Palestine' Terrorist Get Support from Goldman Sachs and China?

Podcast #285 The Green Delusion

Iona Italia talks to engineer Paul Brown about the hidden costs of renewables and the skewed incentives that are driving some countries towards unsustainable energy policies.

Pivoting From Tax Cuts to Tariffs, Trump Ignores Economic Warning Signs

The president’s economic policy approach is so far rattling markets, businesses and consumers.

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.

Gingrich Urges GOP Senate to Pass Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is urging Senate Republicans to swiftly pass President Donald Trump's sweeping economic legislation, warning that delays or major revisions could jeopardize the administration's agenda and stall vital reforms,

Google chatbot slammed for ‘anti-American’ claims about ‘White Memorial Day’

Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini is being slammed for “anti-American" claims about the supposed White supremacist origins of Memorial Day.

Democrats' Joe Rogan Problem

Democrats want to spend millions searching for a liberal Joe Rogan. It won't work.

Trump’s Plan to Cap Drug Prices Doesn’t Exist

Instead, he seems content blaming foreign countries and hoping for the best.

We Tracked Police Killings 5 Years After George Floyd

Killings by the police didn’t go down after George Floyd’s death and the protests that followed — they went up. Steven Rich, a data reporter, explains his findings and what may have contributed to the increase.

Polls Moving Toward America in the 'Right Direction'

The national media use polls the way they deploy all kinds of facts.

Understanding U.S. Across 15 Types of Communities

A deep dive into data from the excellent American Communities Project.

House GOP Warns Senate: Don't Weaken Trump Agenda

House Republicans are sounding alarms to their Senate counterparts, urging them not to dilute the sweeping legislative package that delivers on President Donald Trump's core domestic priorities - or risk unraveling the hard-fought coalition that g…

Welcome to The White Christian Nationalist Presidency

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...

Labor Policy Is Family Policy

Financial support for American families won't be impactful unless it considers our economy's new and rapidly changing labor dynamics.

WATCH: GOP senators rail against staggering $4.7 trillion in untraceable Treasury payments

Fox News Digital asked Republican senators on Capitol Hill to respond to the approximately 500,000 untraceable payments made by the Treasury Department each year.

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.

The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying

In theory, the Democratic Party is a political organization aimed at gaining power and implementing an agenda. In practice, the Democrats more closely resemble a hospice, if not a funeral home. An inordinately large number of party leaders are so …

Chris LaCivita's Homecoming

Apple Faces New Test From Trump Tariff Threat

President Donald Trump's post on Friday suggesting Apple could be hit with a 25% tariff has had an immediate effect on Apple's stock value.

SCOOP: House Republicans request ban on federally funded 'transgender animal' experiments in 2026 budget

A group of House Republicans, led by Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, have requested Fiscal Year 2026 spending bills to include language prohibiting federal funding for transgender experiments on animals.

New York City Faces the Threat of an Antisemitic Mayor

Yoo Calls for Special Counsel in Biden Health Probe

John Yoo, a former deputy assistant attorney general, said Friday a special counsel might be necessary to investigate allegations of a cover-up regarding President Joe Biden's health and executive decision-making, suggesting parallels to past hist…

LA Hotels Revolt as City Approves $38 Minimum Wage

Fulfilling a Trump Pledge, U.S. Lifts Some Sanctions on Syria

President Trump had promised to lift sanctions during his trip to the Middle East, where he met with President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria.

Trump talks with Putin, spars with South African leader, threatens EU tariff hike in 18th week in office

President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, hosted the president of South Africa at the White House and threatened more stringent tariffs against the European Union this week.

Europe’s Been Negotiating by the Book, but Trump’s Tearing It Up

The Trump administration sees tariff talks as a chance to pressure a rival into concessions. E.U. officials have acted as though they were dealing with an ally.

Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?

Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I’d expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.

Friday's Final Word

Bipartisan effort launched to onshore manufacturing of key supplies never before 'Made in USA'

Senators from both parties want to make 'Made in America' the norm for critical infrastructure manufacturing

Haiti Using Small Drones to Bomb Street Gangs

Haiti's government is growing desperate, now resorting to using handheld drones to drop bombs on local gangs as the situation on the western half of Hispaniola becomes more dire, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

Starmer Has Given Away Chagos & SURPRISE! What the Deal Papers Say Is Not What the British Were Told

Why Is Trump Approval Rising?

In any event, all the bad news about Joe Biden is, by definition, good news for Donald Trump.

Dick Morris to Newsmax: Big, Beautiful Bill Will Mean 'Clear Sailing' for 2026

President Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill" will pass the Senate and wind up on his desk for a signature, and the way it's been laid out will mean "clear sailing" into the 2026 elections, author and Trump advisor Dick Morris said on Newsmax …

Student Scapegoats

The Trump administration’s decision to start revoking the visas of international students is vindictive, petty, and counterproductive.

Trump Gives Commencement Address at West Point, Stressing a New Era

The president said the graduating cadets would enter a service no longer subject to “absurd ideological experiments” or “nation-building crusades.”

Trump pursuing revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status, Treasury secretary says

The Big, Beautiful Republican Shrug

Republicans routinely criticized Democrats for rushing bills through Congress. Now that they’re in power, they don’t seem to mind.

Hochul Warns GOP Bill Could Cut Migrant Aid

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday warned that the state stands to lose critical funding under the Republican-led tax and spending bill, threatening health care services for undocumented immigrants, seniors and new mothers.

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…

Poised to Strike

Israel prepares for a final push into Gaza—but will it be stymied by criticism from abroad and discontent at home?

Trump Hands Putin Another Victory

The U.S. president promised peace on day one. Now he’s enabling Russia’s advances.