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Politics 16 hours ago

Active-duty troops at southern border to cost $72M, Pentagon says

The cost of sending approximately 5,900 active-duty personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border to provide support to Customs and Border Protection amounts to $72 million, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump backs sentencing reform bill he says will give ex-inmates 'a second chance at life'

President Trump threw his support behind a bipartisan bill to reform federal sentencing guidelines Wednesday, which he said would "reduce crime while giving our fellow citizens a chance at redemption."

Politics 16 hours ago

Illegal border crossers now ineligible for asylum, White House says

The Trump administration announced Thursday that migrants who attempt to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally will not be eligible to claim asylum under a new rule meant to crack down on "meritless" claims.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump's birthright citizenship interview sparks the media reaction he wanted

It’s no accident that one week before the midterms, President Trump says he wants to revoke birthright citizenship.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump: Caravan migrants are 'wasting their time'

President Trump told Fox News that Central American migrants who are approaching the U.S.-Mexico border in caravans are "wasting their time" and vowed, "they are not coming in."

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump cites 2005 Obama remarks to support immigration policy

President Trump turned to an unlikely source Tuesday evening to offer support for his hardline immigration policies: his predecessor, Barack Obama.

Politics 16 hours ago

Harsh anti-Trump UN human rights report on US 'extreme poverty' cherry-picks data, assumptions, examination shows

A United Nations report on extreme poverty in the U.S., which has sparked strong denunciations from the Trump administration as being “inaccurate, inflammatory, and irresponsible,” is marred by carefully cherry-picked and suppressed data, unsourced negative assumptions about administration policies, and unsupported generalizations about allegedly regressive U.S. social and political policies, according to an examination of its source documents by Fox News.

Politics 16 hours ago

Pullout from Iran nuclear deal is latest Trump move to dismantle key Obama policies

President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that the United States would withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement is the newest element of Trump’s ongoing effort to dismantle predecessor Barack Obama's legacy.

Politics 16 hours ago

HUD chief Ben Carson proposes hiking rents for some low-income Americans getting housing subsidies

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson unveiled a plan Wednesday to increase rents in an effort to bring more money into the federal housing system and encourage residents to be more self-sufficient.

Politics 16 hours ago

White House mulls letting states require drug tests for some food stamp recipients

The Trump administration is considering adopting a plan that would allow states to require mandatory drug testing for some food stamp recipients, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

Politics 16 hours ago

White House, Dems restart negotiations over DACA, funding border wall

The White House and congressional Democrats traded proposals over the weekend about how to fix an Obama-era program protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation, Fox News has learned.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump to seek death penalty for some drug traffickers in plan to fight opioid crisis

The White House announced Sunday that it intends to seek the death penalty for certain drug traffickers "where appropriate under the law" in a bid to slow down the country's opioid epidemic.

Politics 16 hours ago

Judge throws out Massachusetts lawsuit over Trump birth control rules

A federal judge in Boston Monday threw out a lawsuit by Massachusetts' attorney general that attempted to block the Trump administration's rules expanding exemptions from ObamaCare's birth control mandate.

Politics 16 hours ago

White House backs off call to raise minimum age to buy long guns

The White House announced a series of recommendations Sunday night meant to stop school shootings, including a full audit and review of the FBI tip line after warnings about a student who killed 17 people at a Florida high school last month were not acted upon.

Politics 16 hours ago

Dreamers to Democrats: We're tired of your lies

The illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children – known as Dreamers – say that they have been failed by Democrats who are more interested in blaming President Trump and Republicans than delivering a congressional measure that would protect the young people from deportation as they await a path to legal residency.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump tells governors meetings on Florida massacre will be 'first on our list'

President Trump told the nation's governors Sunday night that they would discuss the mass shooting at a Florida high school during White House meetings.

Politics 16 hours ago

Gun background checks give 'false senses of security,' GOP congressman says

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie came out Sunday against legislation bolstering background checks for gun purchases, saying that such measures would amount to "trying to put lipstick on a pig" and create "false senses of security."

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump's early move on guns: Could he bridge the partisan gap?

Donald Trump could be the president who pushes Congress to do something about gun control, even if those steps are modest.

Politics 16 hours ago

Colorado Sen. Gardner to stop blocking some DOJ nominees over pot policy

Colorado's Republican U.S. senator will stop blocking nominees for some Justice Department jobs over concerns about the marijuana industry, saying Thursday that federal officials have shown good faith in recent conversations on the department's pot policy.

Politics 16 hours ago

Fox News Poll: Support for legalizing marijuana hits record high

With recreational use of marijuana now legal in nine states plus Washington D.C., the latest Fox News Poll finds a record number of voters nationally favor legalization.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump says he'd 'love to see a shutdown' if Dems won't back immigration changes

President Trump told Republican lawmakers Tuesday that he would "love to see a shutdown" of the federal government if Democrats do not support his proposed changes to immigration law.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump shames Senate for failing to advance 20-week abortion ban

President Trump slammed the Senate late Monday after legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy failed to survive a procedural vote.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump says he's not a feminist: 'I'm for women, I'm for men, I'm for everyone'

President Trump defended his treatment of women in an interview with British television Sunday, but said he did not consider himself a feminist.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump immigration proposal could provide path to citizenship for 1.8 million in US illegally

The White House Thursday released an immigration plan that would offer a path to citizenship for approximately 1.8 million of the so-called "Dreamers," along with a $25 billion investment in border security -- including for President Trump's long-promised wall.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump open to talking to Mueller, letting Dreamers 'morph' into citizens

President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he would "love" to talk to special counsel Robert Mueller under oath as part of Mueller's probe into alleged collusion between Trump's campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 election.

Politics 16 hours ago

Pence vows 'maximum' pressure on North Korea ahead of Olympics trip

Vice President Mike Pence promised in an interview with Fox News Wednesday night that the Trump administration would "continue to bring maximum economic and diplomatic pressure" on North Korea in response to the totalitarian nation’s ballistic and nuclear missile programs as he prepares to lead the U.S. delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump says 'I think I know answer' to drug crisis, adds US may not be ready

President Trump raised eyebrows Wednesday evening when he told members of Congress and health care practitioners that "I think I know the answer" to America's opioid crisis.

Opinion 16 hours ago

US employers desperately need workers. Let’s help millions of adults stuck on food stamps move into jobs

Since he took office, President Trump has been clear in his message that unemployed adults capable of working should expect welfare changes designed to move them off welfare and into jobs.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump pitches tax plan as 'the best Christmas present of all'

President Trump told a conservative think tank Tuesday night that his tax plan was "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revitalize our economy, renew our industry, and renew the American dream."

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump: NFL should have suspended Colin Kaepernick for kneeling

President Donald Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity Wednesday that the NFL should have suspended quarterback Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Politics 16 hours ago

EPA's Pruitt moves to repeal Obama-era Clean Power Plan

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Tuesday formally proposed repealing the Obama administration’s “Clean Power Plan,” in a move to ease regulations on coal-fired power plants.