Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first “stand your ground” law, calling it a “good, common-sense, anti-crime issue.” The law’s creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens from prosecution if they used force in self-defense. Then-Florida state Rep. Dennis Baxley, who cosponsored the bill, claimed – in the wake of George Zimmerman’s
The late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein discussed President Donald Trump in emails released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday. The Democrats on the committee released three emails Wednesday that Epstein’s estate provided them — prompting Republicans to release their own stash of 20,000 pages of Epstein documents hours later
In a collaboration no one saw coming, United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz and rapper Nicki Minaj are teaming up this week to spotlight Christian persecution in Nigeria. Revealing himself as a fan of the ‘Super Bass’ singer, Waltz deemed Minaj “arguably the greatest female recording artist.” Waltz said on X: “I’m grateful she’s leveraging her
Amid rumors he may pursue a 2028 bid for the White House, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, didn’t deny the possibility when asked about it on Monday morning. “Reporters are going to write headlines that get clicks and get eyeballs. I got a job — it’s representing 31 million Texans. And I’ll tell you right now
David Richardson is stepping down as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) acting administrator after steering the agency through a tumultuous hurricane season and launching a sweeping overhaul to make it faster, leaner and more accountable. A spokesperson at the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News the agency applauded Richardson’s leadership during a year
Former Democratic National Committee vice chair and progressive firebrand David Hogg campaigned in Nashville this weekend for congressional hopeful Aftyn Behn, a rising liberal star dubbed the “AOC of Tennessee.” Democrats are looking to build on this year’s electoral momentum and flip Tennessee’s deep-red 7th Congressional District in a special election on Dec. 2, having
EXCLUSIVE: A top parents’ rights advocacy group is sounding the alarm on “woke” LGBT literature being implemented into the curriculum at Chicago Public Schools, one of the largest public school systems in the United States. The report from Defending Education , released last week, alleges that Chicago Public Schools has been issuing “Pride guidances” to teachers
Senate Democrats are requesting an investigation into what they say is “partisan messaging” that the Trump administration used on official government websites during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Adam Schiff of California and others are urging the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch a probe into
New York City council member Chi Ossé filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission on Monday for a congressional campaign, positioning him to launch a primary challenge against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., for New York’s 8th Congressional District. Ossé is a far-left Gen Z activist and political ally of socialist Zohran Mamdani. The
A judge on Monday ordered the Department of Justice to hand over grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey, an unusual move that the judge said was necessary because of the department’s “highly unusual” activity during the secret grand jury proceedings. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick scolded the DOJ in the order for what
