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California sheriff seizes 650,000 ballots in defiance of state officials over election count dispute

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized over 650,000 ballots to probe alleged excess votes in California's Proposition 50 special election.

Far-left activists stay in 5-star Cuban hotel as island suffers total blackout

CodePink sponsored flights to Cuba to protest President Donald Trump's sanctions, but the group faced backlash for staying in luxury hotels.

Enhanced role for immigration officers at US airports as shutdown frustrates travels and screeners

Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs

Trump mocks 'discombobulated' Schumer over Democrats' near gaffe on funding ICE

President Donald Trump mocked Chuck Schumer after the Senate minority leader accidentally said "We must fund ICE" on the Senate floor amid the DHS funding shutdown fight.

Mullin's confirmation survives key test vote as DHS remains shutdown

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is on track for Senate confirmation as DHS secretary after Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., cast the key vote to advance his nomination out of committee.

Newsom's claim Texas and Florida are the 'real high tax states' picked apart by expert: 'Fatally flawed'

Just Facts President James Agresti told Fox News Digital that Gov. Gavin Newsom's claims that California is more tax-friendly than Texas and Florida simply don't add up.

Mamdani's estate tax plan could drive wealth out of state, critics warn

NYC Mayor Mamdani's estate tax plan would cut the exemption to $750K and raise rates to 50%, a move critics say could burden middle-class families.

California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election

A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he's investigating a ballot count discrepancy

Schumer knocks Trump on Iran, plan to send ICE to airports: 'Asking for trouble'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called President Donald Trump's plan to deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports "impulsive" on Sunday.

As cattle herds shrink and beef prices rise, investors back AI cow collars

A New Zealand agtech startup's AI-powered cattle collars are drawing major investor interest as beef prices climb 18% and labor shortages hit farms.

Supreme Court hears arguments Monday over late-arriving ballots, a Trump target

The Supreme Court is taking up a case from Mississippi over whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump

Tom Kean Jr.'s political roots date to 1776. Is that enough to protect the Republican's House seat?

Tom Kean Jr.'s bid for a third term representing New Jersey's 7th Congressional District offers a window into the larger battle for control of the narrowly divided House

Dem Senate candidate in the hot seat after anti-meat comment resurfaces: 'This will haunt him'

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico faced fierce backlash after a resurfaced video showed him urging Texans to go meat-free to fight climate change.

Trump orders War Dept to postpone strikes on Iranian energy sites, citing 'productive' talks to end war

President Donald Trump, in an all-caps post early Monday morning, declared progress toward "resolution" of the war on Iran.

Senate ready to confirm Mullin to Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

The Senate is heading toward a vote to confirm Markwayne Mullin as the new secretary of Homeland Security