House Republicans push election overhaul with voter ID, mail-in ballot changes ahead of midterms

House Republicans are rolling out a massive election overhaul package ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, including new voter ID requirements as well as limitations on how and when votes are cast. The Committee on House Administration is unveiling new legislation on Thursday called the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, which would impose new […]

Snowstorm could’ve sparked grid catastrophe if Biden climate policies weren’t reversed: Energy Dept

: The electric grid kept the lights on for much of the country hit by the weekend’s massive snowstorm chiefly because the Trump administration broke from Biden-era plans, keeping five major coal-fired power plants online and allowing grid providers to draw in more fossil fuel-based energy in vulnerable areas. The Energy Department made the claims […]

EXCLUSIVE: Senate bill targets Minnesota-style ‘runaway fraud’ to force scammers to repay taxpayers

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is introducing legislation Thursday targeting fraud in federal programs — a proposal that would set early-warning tripwires to flag suspected scams and push agencies to claw back taxpayer dollars, Fox News Digital has learned. ‘It’s absolutely unacceptable that the fraud running rampant in Minnesota could end up costing taxpayers more […]

China executes 11 people convicted in scam crackdown

China executed 11 people convicted of intentional homicide, fraud and other crimes linked to a cross-border scam operation, after the country’s top court approved their death sentences, authorities said Thursday. The announcement was published on the webiste for the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, China’s highest state body responsible for criminal prosecution and oversight. The executions followed […]

Senate Democrat fires back after VP Vance makes Forrest Gump comparison

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois fired back at Vice President JD Vance after he likened her sparring session with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about America’s Venezuela policy to an argument between the fictional character Forrest Gump and Isaac Newton. ‘Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio […]

Former Rick Scott staffer jumps into crowded Florida primary for open House seat

A former staffer for Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is launching his own congressional bid on Thursday, Fox News Digital has learned. Republican Austin Rogers is formally jumping into the race for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, a solidly Republican seat encompassing part of the Sunshine State’s panhandle. It’s currently being represented by Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., […]

Trump taps Colin McDonald for newly-created role of assistant attorney general for fraud enforcement

President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated federal prosecutor Colin McDonald to serve in the newly formed role of assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement. McDonald is currently serving as an associate deputy attorney general at the Department of Justice. ‘I am pleased to nominate Colin McDonald to serve as the first ever Assistant Attorney […]

Gulf shipping operations grind to halt near Iran; US quietly prepares for possible strike: ‘Heightened risk’

Shipping in the Persian Gulf dipped sharply Wednesday as tensions with Iran intensified amid signs the U.S. was positioning military forces for a potential strike, according to maritime intelligence assessments. The U.S. Navy’s USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group entered the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Monday, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News […]

Gulf shipping operations grind to halt near Iran, US quietly prepares for possible strike: ‘Heightened risk’

Shipping in the Persian Gulf dipped sharply Wednesday as tensions with Iran intensified amid signs the U.S. was positioning military forces for a potential strike, according to maritime intelligence assessments. The U.S. Navy’s USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group entered the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Monday, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News […]

Powell warns Lisa Cook’s Supreme Court case could be most consequential legal threat in Fed’s history

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that a Supreme Court showdown over sitting Fed governor Lisa Cook could have far-reaching consequences for the central bank’s independence and the U.S. economy. ‘I would say that that case is perhaps the most important legal case in the Fed’s 113-year history. As I thought about it, it […]