A Miami grand jury indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., on charges of allegedly stealing millions of dollars in disaster relief funds to make illegal campaign contributions, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. According to the indictment, the Florida Democrat allegedly conspired to steal $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds alongside her brother
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House later this week. “Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran ‘Kwame’ Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21,” Trump
The House of Representatives unanimously voted against a provision that allows Republican senators whose phone records were seized by former Special Counsel Jack Smith to sue the federal government. The provision was included in the recently passed bill to end the 43-day government shutdown, which President Donald Trump signed into law last week. Despite supporters
President Donald Trump may have made amends with SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, after referencing the billionaire in a speech Wednesday and after Musk attended a dinner at the White House Tuesday evening. While the two publicly exchanged harsh words in the spring after Musk left his post heading up the Department of Government
President Donald Trump at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, said people from Saudi Arabia think Americans are “crazy” for advocating for transgender athletes in women’s sports. At the forum, hosted at the Kennedy Center, Trump described being shocked watching a congressman fighting for biological men playing in women’s sports, explaining a
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., called for an end to the presidential pardon through a post on X on Monday. “I’ve been in support of getting rid of a presidential pardon for either party. I don’t think it makes sense in the modern world. And we just saw why it’s a problem last week,” Slotkin said.
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… -Republicans feud over ‘Arctic Frost’ accountability measure, but critics offer no clear alternative -GOP blasts ‘false racism’ claims after judges block Texas redistricting plan – Mamdani backs candidate who
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House on Nov. 19 voted to rescind a provision from a recent bill to fund the federal government that would have permitted senators to receive major cash payouts from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as compensation for unlawful phone record searches conducted on them. On Wednesday, the House voted 426–0 to rescind the
Larry Summers will take a leave of absence from teaching at Harvard University while the school investigates his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The school announced its investigation into their former president Tuesday, saying it was conducting “a review of information concerning individuals at Harvard included in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents
Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) censure resolution aimed at fellow Republican Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) was referred to the House Ethics Committee on Wednesday night. The House overwhelmingly voted to refer it to the committee, 310-103, with most Republicans and 106 Democrats backing the motion. Mills introduced the motion to refer it to committee, stalling Mace’s
