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Tate brothers to remain behind bars for now as UK seeks extradition on rape, trafficking charges

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:10:36 -0400

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain behind bars for now after appearing in federal court in Miami Monday, where they formally began fighting the United Kingdom's bid to extradite the controversial brothers on dozens of charges, including rape and human trafficking.

During the brief hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis informed the brothers they were being held on a provisional arrest warrant from the U.K. and that extradition proceedings were already underway.

The judge later scheduled a status hearing for July 27 as the brothers prepare to challenge both the extradition request and whether they should remain in custody while the case moves forward.

Attorney Joseph McBride told reporters that the brothers are innocent and said he does not expect them to be released.

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"There will be a series of hearings," McBride said of the extradition process.

Andrew and Tristan Tate appeared wearing gray jail uniforms and shackles and each responded, "Yes, your honor," when Judge Louis advised them of their rights.

The judge also explained that the proceeding was an extradition matter, not a criminal trial, and that the brothers would not be required to attend every hearing.

The brothers were arrested in Miami over the weekend after British authorities announced 38 additional charges involving four additional alleged victims.

Andrew Tate, 39, faces seven additional rape counts, as well as charges related to sex trafficking and indecent images of a child. Tristan Tate, 38, faces charges including two rape counts and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.

British police said the new allegations bring the total number of charges against the brothers to 59. The alleged offenses are said to have occurred between July 2010 and August 2017.

"We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offenses including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child," Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said.

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The Tate brothers, who hold dual U.S. and British citizenship, have denied wrongdoing.

They also face separate criminal proceedings in Romania, where authorities have been investigating them since December 2022.

"I want to make it clear there is no place for male violence against women and girls in our society and we will continue to work tirelessly to support victims and investigate all reports made to us," said assistant chief constable Karena Thomas, lead for Britain's Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit.

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The brothers have built a large online following promoting their views on masculinity and wealth, while Andrew Tate has previously described himself as a misogynist.

Andrew Tate is additionally due to face a civil trial in Britain brought by four women who accuse him of physical and sexual abuse.

The four claimants, who have been granted anonymity, allege Tate subjected them to physical or sexual violence between 2013 and 2015. Two say they were in an intimate relationship with Tate, while two worked for his online webcam business.

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Andrew Tate denies those allegations. In his written defense, his lawyers said the claims are false and that all sexual activity was consensual.

Fox News' Andre Tinoco and Reuters contributed to this report.

Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz becomes latest SEC coach to make ridiculous complaints about Big Ten schedules

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:11:07 -0400

The more that college football changes, the more some things remain the same. In this case, SEC coaches complaining about schedules.

As we rapidly approach the start of the 2026 season, the landscape of the sport has changed significantly. In the pre-NIL era, the SEC, led by Nick Saban's Alabama dynasty, dominated college football. In 10 years, from 2013-2022, SEC teams won six National Championships, three for the Crimson Tide, two for Georgia, and the Joe Burrow-led 2019 LSU Tigers.

But NIL almost immediately upended roster construction, creating more parity within the sport as former, say, Alabama backups, took bigger paydays to start elsewhere. As a result, there's a much more level playing field across college football, other teams in other conferences have improved their rosters, and the top of the SEC is no longer heads and shoulders above the competition.

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Unsurprisingly then, the SEC has failed to even reach the National Championship game in three straight seasons. And even worse, teams from the Big Ten Conference have not only reached the final, but won it in each of those years. Based on some preseason analytics-driven rankings, the Big Ten might be favored to win its fourth straight title with Ohio State and Oregon topping the sport.

There are reasonable, logical explanations for this abrupt change in power structures. And then there's what Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz says. At SEC media days, when describing why the Big Ten has surpassed his conference, Drinkwitz said it comes down to "When you don't play a (non-conference) A4 game," per Brett McMurphy.

Brandon Marcello from CBS Sports added that Drinkwitz believes the SEC coaches already "regret moving to a nine-game conference schedule," and that "Lane Kiffin has long been in front saying a move from eight games would be an issue."

Ah. So that's the problem. The Big Ten hasn't had enough tough non-conference games. Well, let's take a look at Missouri's non-conference schedule in 2025 under Drinkwitz, shall we?

Central Arkansas 61-6
Kansas 42-31
Louisiana 52-10
Massachusetts 42-6

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Real murderers' row of tough teams, isn't it? Even better, Drinkwitz and Missouri's schedule was so hard they played, and this is not a misprint, six straight home games to start the season. They opened the season on Aug. 28, and their first road game of the year, and again, this is not a misprint, was Oct. 18.

They played four road games, at Auburn, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. They went 2-2. Their total distance traveled from Columbia all season, was 1,805 miles. Big Ten Conference team USC played a road non-conference game against Notre Dame, which is nearly 2,100 miles from Los Angeles. One Big Ten team traveled more for a single game than Missouri did all season. "And that stuff matters," as Kiffin said when making farcical, inaccurate excuses for the SEC's recent underperformance.

It is remarkable, dishonest deflection. Yes, Missouri still played a tough schedule because of their conference games, but to act as though the Big Ten only won a National Championship because of non-conference schedules is ludicrous. Indiana finished its undefeated season by beating Ohio State, Alabama, Oregon and Miami. Missouri lost to Virginia, 13-7, in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. Apparently that's due to the much tougher non-conference slate Missouri faced and their grueling travel schedule of four road games where they quite literally never left the central time zone. It's almost impossible to give yourself more small advantages than Missouri did.

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All of these excuses and explanations and justifications are wrong, and missing the point. The Big Ten has caught up to the SEC because of NIL and the transfer portal. The SEC's depth has improved because they distribute tons of money to each program, they have large fanbases that support the football teams, and there are fewer incentives to sit at Alabama now than there were before. Games between elite teams are mostly 55%/45% or 60%/40% toss-ups, and contending programs like Texas or Georgia could rebound and win a title this year.

The SEC has long had non-conference scheduling advantages, with teams like Missouri giving themselves four free wins, eight home games, FCS bye weeks in November and little travel. Then pointing to win-loss records, propped up by four free wins, as "proof" of how tough the SEC is. Now that other conferences are emulating them, they're crying foul. Yes, moving to nine conference games is going to hurt their records. That's what happens when advantages are removed.

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It's impossible to take these scheduling complaints seriously when the SEC is 2-7 against other Power 4 conference teams in the College Football Playoff the past three seasons. Even including games against themselves, the SEC is just 5-9 the past three tournaments. The Big Ten is 13-5. Maybe worry about that first.

Bryson DeChambeau wanted President Trump to intervene in his Open Championship penalty: report

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:09:50 -0400

Bryson DeChambeau’s two-stroke penalty at the 2026 Open Championship was one of the most talked-about incidents on the course throughout the tournament, and it continues to make headlines after a recent report mentioned he wanted to get President Donald Trump involved.

DeChambeau, who shares a close friendship with Trump, especially after playing golf together on the LIV Golf star’s YouTube channel, was docked two strokes during his second round after he was seen stomping on tall grass near his ball, which is an illegal move.

Rory McIlroy claimed that DeChambeau was holding the final major of the golf season hostage after refusing to sign his second-round scorecard after finishing.

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Now, golf writer Geoff Shackelford is reporting DeChambeau wanted to get Trump involved.

"Sources with knowledge of the thirty-minute discussion said DeChambeau wanted the President to join a campaign against the eventual two-stroke penalty that ultimately dropped his score from 66 to 68," Shackelford wrote. "The request came after DeChambeau had already been given a rare bit of special dispensation to return to the scene where he’s stomped around tall fescue rough in his backswing."

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Trump reportedly denied DeChambeau’s request to step in. The White House has not immediately responded to a request for comment by Fox News Digital.

There’s no telling what DeChambeau may have thought Trump could do, but after what occurred in the FIFA World Cup with Team USA, perhaps he was hoping for a similar result.

Trump contacted FIFA president Gianni Infantino, yet another close friend, to ask about a review of the red card given to Folarin Balogun – Team USA’s star striker throughout the tournament. Balogun’s controversial red card would’ve had him sidelined for the Round of 16 against Belgium, but FIFA suspended the red card, allowing him to play.

It ultimately made no difference, as Belgium handed the U.S. a 4-1 defeat to knock the host country out of the tournament earlier this month.

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DeChambeau finished tied for 14th place at 4-under for the tournament at Royal Birkdale this past weekend. New Zealand’s Ryan Fox secured his first-ever major championship after birdying his final hole to beat out American Cameron Young by one stroke with a 10-under tournament finish.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ousted DHS counterterrorism chief sues millionaire ex over alleged sugar daddy smear campaign

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:07:05 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: A former high-ranking Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official who was publicly sidelined in a "sugar daddy" media firestorm is fighting back with a major defamation lawsuit, accusing her wealthy ex-boyfriend of weaponizing her gender to destroy her counterterrorism career after she rejected a marriage ultimatum.

Julia Varvaro, the 29-year-old former DHS deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism, filed a federal complaint Monday in the Eastern District of Virginia, alleging defamation per se and defamation by implication against Robert "Bob" Bianchi, multimillionaire CEO of federal contractor SDVO Solutions.

The lawsuit accuses Bianchi, 57, of fabricating a DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) complaint that falsely claimed Varvaro’s college education was funded by "sugar daddies" and her jewelry consisted of "trophies."

He then leaked the confidential complaint, private photos and text messages to The Daily Mail to ignite a tabloid scandal, according to the suit.

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The lawsuit specifically targets "defamation by implication," accusing Bianchi of strategically manipulating intimate text messages to frame their age-gap relationship as a transactional "sugar baby" arrangement.

Attorneys argue a leaked text message exchange where Bianchi teased, "Don’t f— with Daddy on fashion," and Varvaro replied, "Daddy knows all," was lighthearted banter about their age difference — not evidence of sex work.

The lawsuit also addresses Apple Cash transfers that Bianchi framed as "consideration for sex," noting the payments were standard financial flows of a committed relationship.

In one private text exchange, when Bianchi suffered from kidney stones in Europe and Varvaro allegedly covered his emergency medical bills, screenshots included in the suit show he texted her, "I'm sorry lover ... Thanks for your help today. I was struggling," to which Varvaro replied, "It's okay lover as long as you are good is the only thing that matters ... Whatever you need I will figure out as long as you're good."

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Later, after she drove him through snowy roads, screenshots show Bianchi messaged her: "I love you Julia. Thanks for being You," and gave her his home keycode, texting, "I’m yours lover... you are always welcome, any time or day."

Bianchi also frequently messaged her support, writing, "I'm proud of the work you do. You're making a difference," and expressed his gratitude after introducing her to his children: "Thanks for a nice evening. I appreciate you meeting all my kids... I love you."

However, attorneys claim the tone shifted during a historic 76-day government shutdown in February, when Varvaro was furloughed.

The lawsuit alleges that when she planned to take a temporary bartending job to pay rent, Bianchi insisted she come to him for the funds instead. But when she accepted, Bianchi used her financial vulnerability as leverage for control.

In another exchange, he purportedly texted her: "I told you I am not paying your bills until we are engaged."

Varvaro said she refused the ultimatum, ended the relationship, and told him she did not need "an ATM."

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Varvaro’s attorney, Vel Freedman, described the fallout of the subsequent media controversy as "devastating."

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Freedman revealed Varvaro has been "terribly" impacted, suffering public humiliation, losing her position and seeking therapy under the care of physicians.

He also highlighted the unique weaponization of gender in the alleged smear campaign, noting that Bianchi's allegations were tailored to be "extraordinarily devastating to her career and her reputation... in a way that is sort of unique to being a woman."

The legal battle flips the narrative from April 22, when the media initially reported she was ousted. An anonymous complainant, now identified as Bianchi, told The Daily Mail he spent $40,000 on Varvaro, that she used drugs, and had a dating profile on Seeking — a website that markets itself as "a space where love and luxury meet."

Varvaro maintains she met Bianchi on Hinge, a separate dating app that uses a Nobel-Prize-winning algorithm to learn users' "type," according to the company.

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Once his identity was unmasked by the press, however, attorneys said Bianchi recanted, telling People Magazine their relationship was actually "brief and personal" and "not a 'sugar' relationship."

Despite his retraction, Varvaro was terminated from DHS and had her employment offer as a CIA targeting officer rescinded.

It is unclear what specific concerns or infractions prompted Varvaro's dismissal.

The CIA, DHS, Hinge and Seeking did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. Bianchi could not immediately be reached for comment.

Johnson has three-word answer on whether House will leave early

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:06:53 -0400

With the House facing a jam-packed final week before August recess, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is making clear lawmakers won't leave Washington until they finish their work.

Asked by Fox News on Monday whether he would send the House home early if GOP leaders failed to win a critical vote slated for Tuesday afternoon that would tee up consideration of several major bills, Johnson had a quick three-word response.

"I will not," he said.

The speaker’s comments come as he attempts this week to put a GOP-authored stock trading ban on the floor along with a stopgap spending measure funding the government through the midterm elections, while bringing a must-pass annual defense policy bill up for a second time.

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GOP leaders are also racing to pass a $95 billion budget framework providing for $73 billion in defense and intelligence funding as the Iran war drags on while also funding agriculture and election integrity priorities. The Trump-endorsed blueprint has spurred criticism from fiscal conservatives, who argue it lacks spending offsets.

The first test comes Monday evening when the House Rules Committee is expected to report out a rule setting up a chamber-wide procedural vote on the legislative items Tuesday.

Given House Republicans’ slim margins, Johnson can afford to lose just three GOP defections if all members are present and voting.

House conservatives have repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to vote down party-line procedural votes this year over various concerns, including frustration over the SAVE America Act stalling in the Senate.

"The fact that there is no payfor and no language defunding Planned Parenthood is enough for me to vote no," Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., a fiscal hawk, told Fox News Digital on Monday, regarding the budget framework.

Trump urged Republicans in a Truth Social post Monday to support the budget plan, arguing it would include as much of the election measure "as possible."

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Burlison has voiced concern about getting elements of the SAVE America Act through the Senate’s stringent budget reconciliation requirements — a process in which the Senate parliamentarian plays an outsize role.

"I am open to a dialogue with the administration on how we can ensure that the SAVE language is solid and what we might be able to do with stopping abortions by mail," he told Fox News Digital.

Meanwhile, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Monday that Congress should stay in Washington until a short-term funding package and the SAVE America Act reach Trump’s desk.

"After this week, the House and Senate won’t be in session at the same time again until SEPTEMBER 14 if we keep the current schedule," he wrote on social media. "That’s insane. We STILL need to pass the SAVE America Act and prevent Democrats from shutting down the government in October."

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"This would NOT fly in the business world. We need to stay here until we get ALL our work done. That’s what the American people expect of us," he continued.

Birth tourism fight shifts to US ‘tropical maternity ward’ with history of Chinese exploitation

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:05:31 -0400

The congressional fight over birthright citizenship shifted to the U.S. territories this week after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s effort to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present.

Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., said a Senate proposal as well as the overall birthright citizenship debate leaves untouched the five inhabited U.S. territories, where citizenship at birth was established by federal law rather than directly under the Fourteenth Amendment.

"The ‘Barbara’ decision leaves open the door for Congressional action on citizenship in the American territories," Griffith said in introducing the End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act, referring to the Supreme Court’s recent birthright citizenship ruling.

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"Because of the current birthright laws in place in the territories, any child born in a U.S. territory minus American Samoa, regardless of a parent’s nationality, accesses U.S. citizenship automatically."

Four of the five U.S. territories – the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) would be covered by Griffith’s bill. American Samoans are not automatically conferred U.S. citizenship upon birth.

"This bill should stop the so-called ‘birth tourism’ that is taking place in the American territories," Griffith said.

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Congress established birthright citizenship in most territories by statute, and Griffith argues it therefore has the authority to revise those laws.

"Accordingly, I am leading the charge in Congress to rectify this problem, clarify U.S. citizenship laws in the territories and combat foreign nationals who are exploiting loopholes in our citizenship laws to take advantage of U.S. generosity."

After the federal government assumed control of CNMI immigration in 2009, DHS used parole authority to permit eligible Chinese and Russian visitors to enter the islands without visas — a policy critics say facilitated birth tourism.

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That change led CNMI to be "flooded with so-called birth tourists" in what a New York Post report described as a "tropical maternity ward" of citizens ripe to reach voting age around 2030.

Residents of the five inhabited territories cannot vote in the presidential general election while living there, though they participate in party presidential nominating contests. Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa and CNMI elect House delegates, while Puerto Rico elects a resident commissioner. None may vote on final passage of legislation on the House floor.

Federal prosecutors shut down one of the CNMI's largest commercial birth-tourism operations during the first Trump administration.

Prosecutors said one individual, Sen Sun, operated a lucrative birth-tourism business on Saipan that "illegally employed dozens of caretakers… all Chinese nationals… without work authorization," according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Guam and CNMI. Sun pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens.

Griffith’s bill relies partly on the Insular Cases, a group of early-20th-century Supreme Court decisions addressing how constitutional protections apply in U.S. territories.

Lower courts later applied that territorial framework in citizenship cases, including the D.C. Circuit’s 2015 decision in Tuaua v. United States, which held that the Citizenship Clause does not confer birthright citizenship on people born in American Samoa.

Asked about Griffith’s bill and the recent reports on birth tourism in her territory, Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds, R-CNMI, said she supports securing U.S. borders and stopping anyone who "tries to abuse America’s immigration laws."

"If someone is exploiting our immigration system, they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I have zero tolerance for fraud or abuse," King-Hinds said.

However, she claimed Griffith’s bill is targeting the wrong people – noting the 2009 shift in territorial immigration authority to the federal government.

King-Hinds said that with people admitted to CNMI under federal oversight, Congress should strengthen enforcement rather than "single-out" Americans living there.

King-Hinds said CNMI has a unique relationship with the mainland through what is called its "Covenant" – a negotiated agreement she said deserves "careful consideration" before Congress adjusts rights granted to people born there.

"I am also deeply concerned about creating one standard of citizenship for Americans born in the fifty states and another for Americans born in the territories. The people of the CNMI have disproportionately and proudly served in our Armed Forces, contributed to this nation, and lived as loyal Americans for generations. They should not become the testing ground for policies that Congress cannot or will not apply elsewhere."

"I stand ready to work with my colleagues to accomplish those goals, but I will always fight to protect the rights of the people of the Northern Mariana Islands," she said.

Fox News Digital also reached out to Dels. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., Pablo Jose Fernandez, D-P.R., and James Moylan, R-Guam, for comment.

In the 2022 case United States v. Vaello Madero, the Supreme Court upheld Congress’ exclusion of Puerto Rico residents from the Supplemental Security Income program. Justice Neil Gorsuch agreed with the judgment but wrote separately to argue that the Insular Cases should be overruled.

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"A century ago in the Insular Cases, this court held that the federal government could rule Puerto Rico and other territories largely without regard to the Constitution. It is past time to acknowledge the gravity of this error and admit what we know to be true," Gorsuch wrote – potentially setting up another court battle, should Griffith’s bill gain further steam.

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Other critics have countered that if territorial residents want full rights, they should actively pursue statehood as Alaska and Hawaii did in the modern era.

Griffith’s proposal could force Congress and the courts to confront how much authority lawmakers retain over citizenship rules in the territories.

Fox News Digital's Robert Schmad contributed to this report.

Bill Maher says it’s 'so stupid' for anti-Trump artists to bail on Kennedy Center performances

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:00:09 -0400

Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher said it’s "stupid" for musicians and artists to cancel Kennedy Center performances over President Donald Trump’s attempt to put his name on the iconic building.

Maher recently accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, where Trump serves as the chairman. The HBO comedian sat down with ABC’s Jonathan Karl, who asked about artists who have refused to perform at the Kennedy Center over Trump.

"That’s so stupid. First of all, you’re just giving him the victory. He doesn’t own the Kennedy Center. He doesn’t own comedy," Maher said in an extended version of the interview posted online.

"Life goes on. That’s the message I would send," he continued. "I’ve always watched the Kennedy Center honors. This is kind of like that but for one guy. It’s the same thing. You’re up in the box, you know, it’s awesome. It’s great, and it’s rare, and it’s America, and he doesn’t own that, either."

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The musical "Hamilton," actress Issa Rae, banjo player Béla Fleck, the San Francisco Ballet, cellist Seth Parker Woods, violinist Hilary Hahn, composer Philip Glass, Renée Fleming, Vocal Arts DC, the Brentano Quartet, the Seattle Children's Theatre, the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Washington National Opera and Sonia De Los Santos are among the shows, performers and artists that have bailed on the Kennedy Center because of Trump, according to NPR.

Maher dismissed people letting Trump "ruin everything," and made light of the Trump administration initially attempting to stop him from receiving the award.

"I was like, ‘Game on,'" Maher said.

"This was after our dinner, our famous dinner, you know, back to sniping and yelling," he continued. "But, better than no dialogue, in my view, so, when he did that, I was like, ‘Good move, dude.’"

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Maher and Trump have traded barbs over the last year despite meeting for dinner at the White House last year, which landed the HBO host in hot water with some liberals.

Maher, a longtime critic of Trump, said the president was "was gracious and measured" during the reportedly cordial meeting. But the White House dinner wasn’t enough to stop Trump from criticizing Maher, who previously suggested he respected the hostility from the administration.

"I love that, you know, he takes the game seriously. Like no, ‘I’m going to block this guy.’ I respect the move," Maher said on his "Club Random" podcast in late April.

Maher has also said anyone who stopped watching his show because he had dinner with Trump is an "idiot."

The battle over the Kennedy Center began in February 2025, shortly after Trump was inaugurated for a second time as president. He replaced several trustees on the board, while also appointing himself a trustee.

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The new Trump-allied board then elected him chair, enabling him to fire the previous president of the center, Deborah Rutter.

Trump and the center’s board changed the name of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to "Trump-Kennedy Center," but U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee, said the iconic venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.

The saga culminated on June 13, when workers began removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. The sign previously said "The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts."

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Family identifies young woman found fatally shot in home owned by Rep Ayanna Pressley's husband

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:52:23 -0400

Family has identified the young woman found fatally shot Saturday inside a Boston home owned by the husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.

While police have not officially identified the victim, her family identified her as 18-year-old Yoseliani Marte in a GoFundMe campaign created by her mother.

In the fundraiser, Marte's mother said her daughter was killed as a "result of domestic violence."

Police responded to a residence in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood around 1:52 p.m. Saturday, where they found the victim suffering from a single gunshot wound, according to police reports obtained by Fox News Digital.

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According to public records, the home is owned by Conan Harris, who has been married to Pressley since 2014.

Pressley and Harris do not live at the two-family residence, which has been reported as a rental property, according to the Boston Herald.

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The home is currently listed for sale for $1.15 million.

A spokesperson for Pressley's office told Boston 25 News that neither the congresswoman nor her family were involved in the incident and that Pressley extends her deepest condolences to the family and loved ones impacted by the tragedy.

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A neighbor said the usually calm neighborhood was shaken by the large police response Saturday.

"We got home and there were police coming down the street, they blocked off with crime tape over there and neighbors gathered around," a neighbor said, according to Boston 25 News.

"I mean it’s sad, it’s really sad because you know this neighborhood is a wonderful place to be."

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Family and friends reportedly held a vigil for the victim Sunday night.

The manner of death remains under investigation, Boston police said.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Pressley’s office for comment.

Army veteran in custody after launching incendiary attack at NYC federal building

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:14:14 -0400

A U.S. Army veteran with anti-ICE and anti-government views was in custody after lighting fireworks and setting a fire outside a New York City federal building on Monday morning before he was tackled and taken into custody, authorities said.

The suspect, Andrew Arrabaca, 43, arrived at the employee entrance to 26 Federal Plaza around 8:30 a.m. and lit a large firework inside a canister before firing five to seven pellets from an airsoft rifle at the building, authorities said.

He then pulled out a bucket and dumped a liquid that ignited a fire, authorities said. He was subdued by federal agents and police officers moments later.

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"Mr. Arrabaca came armed with bad intentions," said James Barnacle Jr., the assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York City Field Office. He noted that the building "has long been a target of extremists, of terrorists. And today the extremism was brought here."

Barnacle said two individuals were injured, including a federal employee and a civilian, though he described the injuries as "minor" and said both were "treated and released."

Arrabaca shouted anti-ICE and anti-government statements during his arrest, authorities said. During an interview with investigators, he allegedly said he was targeting the building and that "he was okay if he hurt or killed people going in and out of the building, whether they were federal employees or civilians."

"Obviously, he is an anti-American, anti-government extremist," Barnacle said. "We know that from what he said."

One of the people injured was an immigrant who was at the building for a hearing. Barnacle said, which he described as "ironic, given Arrabaca's alleged hatred for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

After his arrest, authorities found Arrabaca with two axes, a hammer, a machete and three knives, as well as other "destructive items."

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At the scene of the incident, authorities found two airsoft rifles and the container with the flammable liquid also affixed to the suspect's cart was a sign reading "ICE off our Streets," New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Tisch said Arrabaca was from the upstate enclave of Poughkeepsie, but that his last known address was in Harlem. A Toyota RAV4 belonging to him was found in that neighborhood and was being held by police pending a search warrant.

Arrabaca served in the Army from 2001 to 2005 as a mechanic on Patriot missile systems, authorities said. No additional details about his military service were disclosed.

No charges have been filed as of Monday afternoon, officials said.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. both issued statements about the episode.

"What occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning was deeply disturbing. I’m relieved no one was seriously injured and that a suspect is in custody. My team is in touch with the NYPD and we will support the federal investigation. Our administration will continue to ensure that every New Yorker is safe in their city — and hold accountable any who threaten that," Mamdani said in a post on X.

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"I am grateful to law enforcement for their swift actions to stop an attack at 26 Federal Plaza this morning, for successfully apprehending the suspect and for keeping the people of New York City safe. Acts of terror and violence have no place in our City and will never be tolerated. The individual responsible for this must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Jeffries said in his statement.

Fox News' Brendan McDonald contributed to this report

'Game of Thrones' star Lena Headey says outrage over infamous nude scene left her stunned

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:33:04 -0400

More than 10 years after one of television's most talked-about scenes, Lena Headey set the record straight about a decision that sparked backlash far beyond Westeros.

Headey pulled back the curtain on the backlash that erupted after Cersei Lannister's infamous "Walk of Atonement" in "Game of Thrones," revealing she still found the outrage baffling.

"I was really shocked by the anger, by this idea that I’d duped the audience," Headey told The Telegraph. "But by that point everyone knew [the cast], it was insane simply going anywhere, and I was with 3,000 extras."

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She explained that while acting is "a joy," the scale of filming the scene would have made it impossible for her to fully inhabit the emotional performance if she had also been worrying about being naked in front of thousands of people.

"I wouldn’t have been able to do the emotional part of the job," she told the outlet. "I’d have been in full-on defensive mode."

Looking back, Headey said she was in a very different position than many younger actresses entering the industry. Her experience on set gave her the confidence to set boundaries she doesn't believe everyone feels comfortable asserting.

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"By that point, I’d been through the wringer," the actress said. "I could stand up for myself. I’m not saying those actresses couldn’t, but they were much younger and more vulnerable, and had far less experience of being in front of people and the camera and performing. Whereas I was of an age where I’d just tit about and diffuse anything uncomfortable with idiocy."

At the time, Headey told Entertainment Weekly some viewers believed she was "less of an actress" because she didn't perform the nudity herself.

"I've done nudity. I'm not averse to it," she explained in 2016. "But I know I'm a very emotional actor and I get really driven by that. In order to do my job, I allow myself to be really vulnerable. I don't know any other way to do my job. Things really affect me. And the thought of being naked for three days and trying to contain her in the way she would be I think I would feel very angry. I didn't want to be angry. I don't think Cersei would be angry. I did what I thought she would do, emotionally."

Headey praised body double Rebecca Van Cleave for taking on the physically demanding role, acknowledging that appearing nude on camera was far from easy. She also said being a mother and an established public figure made filming the nude portions herself feel like more than she was willing to take on.

"I didn't phone it in," she noted of her performance. "I was actually there for three days with Rebecca."

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For Headey, the controversy also reflected a much bigger issue she believes many actresses faced early in their careers.

"There was this rite of passage all young female actors had to go through, which usually involved snogging and falling in love, and having sex and showing your boobs," she told The Telegraph. "They’d call them the ingénue parts, to make it sound nicer."

The "300" actress admitted she rarely questioned those expectations when she was starting out because she was simply grateful to be working.

"But I just got on with it," she explained. "I didn’t go to drama school, so I would just arrive on a set and be, ‘Oh my God, I’ve got a job.’ And when it came to those moments, I don’t think I even questioned that I should be safe. Instead, I’d go home and cry, or think, ‘Oh, that felt weird and too familiar.’ Now I look back and feel, ‘Hmm, that was rough.’"

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Those experiences ultimately changed the way Headey viewed power dynamics throughout the entertainment industry.

"The weird protection that we offer predatory men in the business because of the disproportionate power they wield, set against the need among vulnerable actresses to work to put food on the table to get the job – it makes me very angry. A job can be completely soured by one person who, for some reason, is allowed to get away with it."

She said the #MeToo movement exposed how widespread those experiences were and believes younger actresses today are far more willing to reject situations that make them uncomfortable.

"The attitude today is, ‘I’m not f---ing doing that,'" she emphasized.

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Sophie Cunningham acted like an adult this weekend while Angel Reese pandered, red-hot Red Sox & Cubs SMACK!

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:30:40 -0400

'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on OutKick.com.

Whoaaaaaaaaaaa Nellie! What a weekend. What a weird, exhausting, annoying, weekend full of insufferable WNBA antics that make me truly question whether or not we're all just living in a simulation.

Goodness. Thank God SEC Media Days start today, and NFL teams start reporting to camp this week. That means football is close.

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The World Cup is over, which means we finally get new episodes of Masterchef again. It also means we're one step closer to returning to real football in this country.

More of that, please, and less of Angel Reese. PLEASE.

We'll dive in here in a bit.

Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham acts like an adult while the rest of the WNBA panders to the #MOB for the umpteenth time. It's so painfully obvious how silly this league is after this weekend, as if it wasn't before.

What else? I've got Ryan Fox winning the British Open in record time, Rory being full of bologna, and my Red Sox refusing to lose a game. Seriously, have y'all seen this run they're on right now? It's insane.

Penultimate Monday of July, folks. Dial it in. Fall is inching closer. Time to start getting those affairs in order for Week 1.

Start working on those summer chores NOW. Get the lawn fixed. Get the garage cleaned out. Check off all the boxes in July, so you're ready to roll in August.

But first, enjoy a Monday 'Cap:

This Angel Reese story is silly, even by WNBA standards

I've covered a lot of silly things out of the WNBA since it became semi-relevant a few years back, but this Angel Reese nonsense I had to write about — twice! — on Saturday is now the leader in the clubhouse.

Imagine being as insane as these people are. You just wake up every day, looking for the next "racist" comment so you can virtue-signal and play the victim. I knew the second I saw the Tempo coach call Angel Reese a "protected species," it was going to blow up.

And then Angel reposted it and dangerously spread a false narrative.

And then the Tempo coach predictably apologized to the MOB, for literally no reason. None at all.

And then, right on cue, the WNBA suspended her for one game. Why? I have no earthly idea. The girl who choked Caitlin Clark got the same suspension a coach did for calling a player a "protected species." Think about that.

They're screaming 'RACISM!' because a coach argued that a player was getting special treatment — which has literally been happening for as long as sports have existed.

Think about how silly these people are, and how silly this league is. It's an unserious league.

Hell, it's not a league. It's a movement. That's what the WNBA is. If we start treating it like a movement, and not a sports league, it all starts to make so much sense.

"Zach, just stop writing about it!"

That's the obvious response, and one I will undoubtedly get later today. I can't do that. If we do that, they win. And they may still win, but at least we'll be able to stand in their way a little longer.

Anyway, I say all that to highlight Sophie Cunningham, who is, easily, the most marketable, most sane person in that insufferable league.

While Angel was spreading dangerous lies on the internet and showing off a level of ignorance that I didn't know existed in a person, Sophie spent her weekend hosting a camp for 300 kids and acting like an adult.

Choose your fighter, America:

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If the WNBA wants to market their league and actually grow the game, Sophie Cunningham should be front and center.

That's right. I said it. Sophie Cunningham is the most marketable person in the league right now, and it's not particularly close. She has fun. She doesn't take the game too seriously. She doesn't race-bait or pander or virtue-signal.

She spent her Sunday at a camp playing basketball against 300 kids. They all wanted to do the "point" with her. She wasn't online race-baiting or pandering or acting silly.

What a concept!

She doesn't do the nonsense, mainly because she's a normal person. There's an idea Just be a normal person. It goes a long way!

Let's see if the WNBA takes or leaves that free advice ...

"The WNBA Players Association is currently prohibiting licensees from using the Sophie point, saying that it is "derogatory."

Allllllllllrighty then! Morons.

Good luck to that league. Football season starts in a month.

Thank goodness.

OK, let's move on because we're 700 words in on a Monday and I'm quite sure I've filled my WNBA quota for the day.

Anyone keeping up with what the Boston Red Sox are doing right now in Major League Baseball? Thirteen wins in a row. 18-2 in their last 20. From 6 games out of a wild card spot to 1.5 games up. Only six out in the division.

Incredible:

Rory, Ryan & SMACK!

I buried the Sox earlier this year, rightfully so. The team STUNK. Naturally, Red Sox fan Bill made sure to keep me on my toes over the weekend:

The Tracy Turnaround continues. Who said the talent from Triple A WOOSOX would be called up to turn the RedSox around? Oh yes, me!

The 2nd place YankeesSuck have been swept, now the 1st place Tiny Rays look to be next after losing 4 straight already.

Zach, your analysis has been poor and your commentary on the Sox worse.

Thanks, Bill! To be fair, my analysis was spot-on up until two weeks ago. I did not see an 18-2 run coming, no. Hand up, I'll be the first to admit that.

If Red Sox fan Bill truly saw it coming, I'd like him to email me tonight with the lotto numbers. If it wins, I'll split it 50/50!

OK, rapid-fire time on this Monday. First up? How about the balls on Rory McIlroy calling out Bryson for being "performative" during Friday's second round?

Well ain't that the pot calling the kettle black:

Yeah, come on. What are we doing here? Rory hates Bryson, and that's fine. I like it, actually. Golf needs a good rivalry. It's great for the game.

But don't sit up there and call out Bryson DeChambeau when you bitch and moan as much as anyone on tour. Let's be realistic, Rory. For once.

You know who's NOT performative? British Open champ Ryan Fox, who is, without a doubt, the fastest golfer I've ever seen play:

This Ryan Fox is incredible. Admittedly, I'd barely heard of the guy until this weekend. But watching him over the final few holes yesterday — specifically the last two shots — was just a joy. Guy just got up there and let it rip. No thinking. No lining up. No mulling it over with his caddie. No standing over a 3-foot putt for an hour.

Give me a club and let's get on with it. We could all learn something from that, myself included.

OK, that's it for today. Good start to the week, everyone. We're in the stretch run of July. Let's keep grinding and end this month strong.

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And if you're going to a baseball game tonight — especially in Chicago — stand your butt UP during our great national anthem!

Is the Angel Reese story the dumbest thing you've seen today? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.

Inside underground El Paso storm drain system Border Patrol says cartels exploit to smuggle illegal migrants

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:09:38 -0400

Hidden beneath the streets of El Paso lies what U.S. Border Patrol agents describe as "a city underneath our city," a sprawling network of storm drains built for flood control that authorities say Mexican cartels continue exploiting to smuggle illegal migrants from Mexico into the United States.

Fox News was granted rare, exclusive access underground with the El Paso Sector’s elite Confined Space Entry Team (CSET), joining agents as they navigated the dangerous maze of tunnels where Border Patrol says smugglers continue searching for vulnerabilities, despite illegal crossings and apprehensions at historically low levels.

Border Patrol told Fox News it takes smugglers and illegal migrants 45 minutes to an hour to make it through the storm drains, which are hot and tight, with oxygen levels that can change or drop unexpectedly.

The underground system stretches for miles beneath El Paso. According to Border Patrol, there are 32 known entry points from the Rio Grande into the United States and hundreds of exit points scattered throughout neighborhoods, parks and commercial areas across the city.

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Jason Hartman, who leads the El Paso Sector’s Confined Space Entry Team, said one of the biggest challenges is where smugglers can emerge once they make it through the underground network.

"There are exit points into schools, into elementary schools, where we sleep, where we play," Hartman told Fox News. "At any point, you can have smugglers or bad guys coming up in your backyard, in your playgrounds, in your kids’ schools."

Just outside one of the storm drain entrances, evidence of previous crossings remained behind. Fox News observed tools, a wallet and even a Mexican driver’s license left near the entrance, items agents say migrants and smugglers often abandon during the journey.

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Border Patrol guards entry points near the Rio Grande, and Hartman says agents rely on technology to detect movement inside the underground network.

"We do have technology that lets us know when they’re in there, where they’re going, when they come out," Hartman said. "Technology grows at a rapid pace."

Still, some manage to slip through. So far this fiscal year, Border Patrol says agents have apprehended 161 illegal migrants that used El Paso’s storm drain system. At the height of the border crisis, Hartman said agents sometimes encountered groups of up to 70 migrants moving through the underground maze. Today, he said, it’s more common to encounter groups of just two or three.

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Agents assigned to the specialized team undergo extensive training in a full-scale replica storm drain, learning how to operate in confined spaces while constantly monitoring oxygen levels that can change without warning.

Hartman said the physical conditions alone can be exhausting before agents ever encounter a smuggler.

"For me, it’s the heat and the time and the air," Hartman said.

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Border Patrol says because it is more difficult and risky to illegally cross the border, smugglers have dramatically increased what they charge migrants, between $20,000 and $30,000 per person, to guide them through the storm drains.

"Cartels are desperate to try to get people in," said Hamid Nikseresht, a U.S. Border Patrol Special Operations supervisor. "They’re desperate to try to fund the networks globally that they fund because this isn’t just a localized issue. This is a global issue."

Cruise ship hit with third stomach illness outbreak in two months, review underway

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:25:05 -0400

Health officials have reported a gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard an Alaska cruise ship, marking the vessel's third stomach bug outbreak in about two months.

The National Geographic Sea Bird, operated by Lindblad Expeditions, was the subject of a July 15 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP).

The CDC said the outbreak aboard the trip was reported July 12 — halfway through its July 10 to July 15 voyage from Sitka to Juneau, Alaska.

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The latest incident marks the third gastrointestinal illness outbreak reported aboard the ship since late May, according to the VSP.

In the most recent outbreak, 18 of the ship's 62 passengers — or nearly a third of those aboard — reported being ill.

The predominant symptoms were "vomiting [and] abdominal cramps," the report said. As of Monday, the source of the outbreak is unknown.

Officials reported that the ship's crew isolated the ill passengers and crew. Officials also increased "cleaning and disinfection procedures according to their outbreak prevention and response plan."

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"VSP is remotely monitoring the situation, including review of the ship's outbreak response and sanitation procedures," the statement added.

The CDC said the cause of the outbreak remains unknown, though norovirus is a common cause of gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on cruise ships.

"Finding the agent that caused an outbreak [meaning the causative agent] can take time," said the VSP. "When an outbreak occurs, people whose symptoms [meet] the case definition are asked to provide stool or vomitus samples."

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"In this outbreak, samples are pending confirmatory testing," the report also noted.

Fox News Digital reached out to Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Expeditions, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Fox News Digital also reached out to the CDC.

Users on an online forum expressed disgust over the latest outbreak.

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"They need to use bleach to sanitize every inch of that ship," one commenter said.

"Gross," another person said.

After a previous outbreak on the National Geographic Sea Bird two months ago, a Reddit user wrote, "It happens every year and all the time."

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Another wrote at the time, "My sister and I were on the Sea Bird, on the cruise [that] left Sitka on May 31st. Lindblad told us they were doing extra sanitizing of the ship."

The incident follows a string of cruise-related health incidents that have made headlines in recent months.

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In April, a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius drew international attention after it was linked to three passenger deaths.

Also in the spring, more than 100 people fell ill during a norovirus outbreak aboard the Caribbean Princess, according to the CDC.

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The National Geographic Sea Bird is a 152-foot expedition vessel carrying up to 62 guests.

Its shallow draft allows access to narrow inlets and wildlife-rich fjords beyond the reach of larger ships.

Hailey Ostrom is back defending summer at the lake armed with her golf club and bikini

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:12:02 -0400

Believe it or not, the fight against the creep of fall into summer has already begun. The disrespect is at an all-time high. It really hit home for me last July when a Halloween display was out at a grocery store at the beach.

The beach? They're making their money off of summer vacations in July. What are they doing? Our very own Senior Editor of Content Development has already started receiving reports of Halloween decorations in the wild.

My own wife has fallen victim to it. This weekend, while her parents were in town and the temperature was well into the 90s, she came home with a Halloween-themed bag. But all hope is not lost.

That's where golf influencer Hailey Ostrom comes in. I know she was in Sunday Screencaps taking on Lake Powell, but she stepped up again for summer on Monday, still out at the lake.

Her message over the weekend on Twitter was slightly different from the one she delivered on Instagram. This message was straight to the point, "Just here to remind you it’s summertime."

How do you do that? You do that out on a boat in a bikini enjoying the water. You also do that by dusting off a trusty play from the content playbook. That's what Hailey did on Monday.

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She pulled out her driver, as she's done before, and she crushed golf balls off the moonscape all in the name of respecting summer.

That is how you fight the creep of fall. Listen, fall is great, mostly because it brings with it football, but let's keep the Halloween decorations in the warehouse until fall arrives.

We do that by not purchasing the early arriving fall items and shaming those around us who do. We also fight the creep by smashing golf balls off of moonscape in a bikini.

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Let's take a moment as we wrap this up to recognize and thank Hailey Ostrom for her continued support of and respect for summer. We're only gifted a limited number of them in our lifetimes.

'Today' suspect caught on camera before hate crime arrest, rap sheet reveals attempted kidnapping conviction

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:08:03 -0400

The man accused of a hate crime when he approached "Today" co-host Craig Melvin at NBC's Manhattan studio has a criminal record spanning at least two decades, with charges including attempted kidnapping and trespassing, according to court records.

New York City police arrested Andrew Truelove, 41, last week after NBC says he snuck into a vestibule near Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center and approached Melvin.

A review of footage from the show reveals a man resembling Truelove and wearing similar clothing was pictured in the background as early as 8:03 a.m. the day of the incident. At 8:05 a.m., the man in the background took off a backpack and appeared to place it in or behind a bush outside the building. He could be seen multiple times until 8:34 a.m., when actress Anne Hathaway was on set to discuss her role in the latest adaption of "The Odyssey."

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According to the NYPD, Truelove was arrested at 8:57 a.m. after he allegedly confronted Melvin with a racial slur in a private area of the building not open to the public.

He was allegedly looking for Al Roker when he found Melvin instead.

In October 2007, Truelove was accused of trying to abduct an 8-year-old from a school in Norfolk, Virginia. He was convicted at trial and sentenced to 10 years in prison, of which six were suspended, followed by 10 years on probation, court records show.

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A psychiatrist testified he had symptoms of bipolar disorder and had stopped taking medications after gaining more than 100 pounds prior to the incident, according to The Virginian-Pilot.

Truelove has an extensive rap sheet in the state of Virginia, where court records show he was also accused of trespassing, destruction of property, making bomb threats and multiple probation violations.

In 2023, he served 90 days in jail for the property destruction case. In 2014, he was arrested on charges of stealing signs from memorials dedicated to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.

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He faces hate crime charges of burglary, a felony, and menacing, a misdemeanor, in connection with the Melvin incident.

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"An individual entered an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A," a "Today" spokesperson said in a statement. "The person approached anchor Craig Melvin, who alerted security. The individual was detained and taken into custody by law enforcement without further incident. There was no altercation, and no one was injured. TODAY is cooperating fully with law enforcement as they investigate the matter. NBC and TODAY take the safety and security of our employees, talent, staff and guests extremely seriously. We are reviewing the incident and our security protocols and remain committed to providing a safe and secure environment for everyone who works at and visits our studios."

Court records in New York show man with the same name and age as Truelove has additional pending cases in connection with an alleged assault in the NYPD's 5th Precinct in January, trespassing and reckless endangerment charges on the city's transit system from May — and a 12-count criminal mischief indictment from last year.

He's now being held on $10,000 bail in a New York City jail.

Melvin's colleague, Savannah Guthrie, is the daughter of missing Nancy Guthrie, whose Feb. 1 disappearance remains unsolved. She is believed to have been abducted from her home after Nest video shows a masked intruder on her front steps in the Catalina Foothills of northern Tucson, Arizona.

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With no arrests or publicly identified suspects in the Guthrie case, some web sleuths have pondered a potential connection. However, Truelove has not been linked to the abduction by any law enforcement agency, and he does not match the physical description of a masked man seen on Guthrie's front porch around the time she was taken.

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New York jail records list Truelove as about 6 feet tall and 250 pounds. The masked intruder has been described by the FBI as 5 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall with an average build.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Truelove has reportedly traveled through the Sonoran Desert region, according to a 2023 profile in the Los Angeles Times that focused on his bout with homelessness on the West Coast after getting off of probation in Virginia.

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It was not immediately clear when he arrived in New York City.

Truelove is due back in court Wednesday.

Sen Darline Graham reveals whether she will run for a full-term during ‘Hannity’ exclusive

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:04:55 -0400

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, told Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity on Monday that she plans for a full Senate term.

Darline Graham was sworn into office last week following the sudden death of her brother, becoming the first female senator from the Palmetto State and the first sister of a lawmaker ever appointed to the upper chamber. She sat down with "Hannity" for her first interview since her brother's tragic passing and her appointment to the U.S. Senate.

Hannity noted that South Carolina law dictates that she will need to decide if she plans to run for a full term before her brother’s funeral has even taken place, as the filing period for a special primary runs from July 21 to July 28.

"It is a tremendous amount of pressure," Graham told Hannity.

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"I have been praying a lot, talking to my family. But with the love of my family, with the support of his staff, I know I’m a hard worker. I learned that from Lindsey," she continued. "He cared about the people of this state. I have worked for almost 30 years for the people of this state."

Graham then said, "I feel like I can do it. I feel an inner peace about it."

Hannity then pressed Graham on whether she has decided.

"I’m in," she said.

The late Lindsey Graham’s communications director said Friday that the senator's "life and legacy" will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 28, in Washington, D.C., and on Wednesday, July 29, in Columbia and Pickens County, South Carolina.

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Lindsey Graham died July 11 at age 71.

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A statement released by Graham's office on Sunday cited preliminary findings from the District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, identifying the cause of death as an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

The full interview with Sen. Darline Graham airs tonight on "Hannity" at 9 p.m. ET.

Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman contributed to this report.

Border czar Tom Homan fires back at Margaret Brennan over ICE pursuit

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:01:23 -0400

White House border czar Tom Homan defended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) use of unmarked vehicles Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," clashing with moderator Margaret Brennan over whether officers displayed emergency lights while pursuing a Houston man who was fatally shot.

Homan argued that unmarked vehicles helped officers locate suspects and maintained that the recent deaths could have been avoided through compliance.

"But bottom line is, we’ll see when the investigation plays out, but they’d be alive today if they simply complied with a vehicle stop by federal law enforcement officer. Just comply," Homan said.

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Brennan raised concerns about the unmarked vehicle used before an ICE officer fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Salgado’s family said he believed he was being pursued by robbers rather than federal agents.

"Well, the family of the man in Houston said that he thought he was being robbed because it was an unmarked vehicle," Brennan said. "Not that it was law enforcement at all."

Homan maintained that ICE vehicles contain equipment allowing officers to identify themselves during stops.

"They had emergency lights. They activate emergency lights. Blue lights," Homan said. "You know, in my vehicle I drive, where I’m with my security detail, we have emergency lights."

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Brennan challenged Homan to substantiate that claim, noting that publicly available videos did not appear to show emergency lights and the officers involved were not wearing body cameras.

"That there were lights, because the videos that we’ve seen there aren’t, and because there weren’t body cameras," Brennan said. "It is hard to substantiate some of what you are saying."

Homan acknowledged that he had not reviewed the videos of the Houston incident.

"OK, well, I have not seen the videos," Homan said.

The border czar qualified his earlier claim, saying the vehicles should have contained lights and sirens but acknowledging that he could not confirm whether officers used them.

"Now, if they didn’t activate the lights, again, I haven’t seen that video," Homan said. "If they didn’t activate the lights, then there’s an issue there, right?"

"A lot of police departments, I’m in New York City right now, a lot of NYPD officers are driving unmarked vehicles, and that helps them find people that don’t want to be found, right?"

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He backed the nationwide deployment of body cameras, arguing that the footage would allow the public to see encounters from an officer's perspective.

"I think body cameras are the way to go," Homan said. "I think body cameras let the American people know what that officer sees when he takes that action."

Homan said ICE had purchased cameras and was training personnel to deploy nationwide. The agency will require officers to record vehicle stops with at least one body camera.

Salgado was not the intended target of the Houston operation, federal officials acknowledged. ICE initially said he rammed a federal vehicle and attempted to run over an officer, prompting the officer to fire in self-defense. Witnesses in Salgado’s van disputed the agency’s account.

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Six days later, an ICE officer fatally shot a Colombian driver in Biddeford, Maine, who also was not the operation’s intended target. DHS said the officer opened fire while "fearing for public safety" as the driver attempted to flee. Investigations into both shootings remained underway.

A third man, a 28-year-old Mexican national, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer after fleeing federal immigration agents in St. Augustine, Florida.

The best birdwatching gear for beginners, from binoculars to bird feeders

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 02:00:42 -0500

Birdwatching is one of the easiest hobbies to pick up. You can get outside, explore nature and discover the birds around you without spending a fortune on gear. From binoculars and free birding apps to comfortable hiking gear, these essentials will help you spot more birds, identify new species and make the most of every outing.

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Bird-watching apps can help, but every enthusiast should own a field guide. Clear photos help you identify species by appearance, and the compact size makes the guide easy to slip into a bag or jacket pocket. You'll also learn how birds hide and how to locate them in the wild.

Binoculars: $35.99

Looking for a reliable pair of binoculars to see birds up close? You'll discover a wide range of options, from these budget-friendly, travel-sized pairs to premium Nikon models that offer a wider field of view and more powerful magnification. Bushnell, another highly sought-after brand, also offers waterproof binoculars.

Binocular harness: $19.89

During hikes, use a harness to keep your hands free while carrying your binoculars. It wraps around your shoulders and chest for an easier fit than a standard neck strap. You can also choose backpack harnesses with a pocket for storing your binoculars.

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This smart bird feeder has a built-in camera that connects to the Netvue app on your phone. When a bird lands, you can view it up close in real time. For one of the most high-tech options, go with a Birdfy feeder. Using AI, it identifies each visitor automatically, and its night mode lets you keep watching after dark.

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A classic bird feeder brings more visitors to your yard so you can watch them right from your window. Its thin design blends well with your outdoor decor, and six perches provide plenty of feeding space.

Birdhouse: $37.92

Give your winged backyard visitors a dedicated place to nest with this birdhouse. Grooves below the entrance help birds climb out more easily, while the elevated mesh floor improves air circulation. Shop now for less than $40.

Spotting scope: $149.99

To get a closer look at birds, choose a spotting scope. It works like a compact telescope and includes a mount for your smartphone, letting you capture high-definition photos.

Birdfy smart bird bath: $169.99 (43% off)

The Birdfy Bath Pro has an integrated smart camera that lets you catch a glimpse of neighborhood birds in crystal-clear detail. Its wide-angle lens and automated tracking capture videos and photos, then send them straight to your phone.

Merlin bird ID app: free

The Merlin app identifies birds by their songs, so you can tell which ones are nearby while walking, hiking or hanging out in your backyard. Download it for free from the Apple Store.

Field notebook: $10.95

There's more to birdwatching than simply observing. A field notebook lets you record every sighting. The Rite in the Rain field journal is waterproof and features space for drawings, along with sections to note the date, time and weather.

Audubon bird call: $19.99

When you're out hiking, a bird call can attract more species to your area, so you can identify them more easily. The Audubon Store has official versions that are American-made and hand-tuned to mimic actual species. They also fit comfortably in your pocket.

Bird bath copper disk: $12.99

Copper disks like this one have natural antimicrobial properties that reduce buildup in bird baths. The disk slowly releases ions into the water, helping prevent algae so your bird bath stays cleaner longer. It's also compatible with solar fountains and bubblers.

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During birding walks, block out harmful UV rays with this shirt that offers UPF 50+ protection. The quick-drying fabric won't hold onto sweat, so you stay cooler longer. A tag-free collar and hidden seams help prevent irritation and chafing.

Bucket hat: $9.49

Prevent sunburns with the help of a protective hat. It can be something as simple as a funny ball cap showing off your love of birds, or you can pick up a simple bucket hat for less than $10 on Amazon. The bucket hat comes in multiple camo patterns and a few neutral colors.

Small hiking backpack: $14.39 (10% off)

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Birdwatching often involves hiking into the woods, so grab a small backpack to carry water, snacks and other essentials. This lightweight pack offers plenty of space and folds into a compact storage pouch when not in use.

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Skechers hiking boots: $84.99

Snag a pair of Skechers boots for long walks and wooded trails to keep your feet comfortable. They have a waterproof suede upper and a memory foam-filled insole that cushions every step. Find a similar pair in women's sizes and styles.

Future birders can get most of the items on the list in just 24 hours if you're an Amazon Prime member. You can join or start a 30-day free trial to start your shopping today.

Lindsey Graham succession fight upended as Trump's chosen successor jumps in

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:57:17 -0400

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., wants to make her role as caretaker for her brother’s seat in the Senate permanent.

Graham, who was appointed to finish off the remainder of her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham's term, is officially entering the special election to claim the Republican nomination in South Carolina after a push from President Donald Trump.

Graham, during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, acknowledged the "tremendous amount of pressure" to take over the position and run.

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"I feel like I can do it, I feel an inner peace about it," Graham said. "Will it be difficult? Yes."

When asked if she had made a decision on what she would do, she told Hannity she had.

"I'm in," Graham said.

Her addition to the growing roster of hopefuls to replace the late lawmaker will likely shake up the race less than one day before candidates can begin officially filing to run for the nomination.

So far, Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Russell Fry, R-S.C., and businessman Mark Lynch have all publicly committed to running. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has strongly suggested that she’ll throw her hat into the arena, too.

Meanwhile, Mace and Norman are turning their steel against their colleague, Fry, in what’s shaping up to be a messy, Palmetto State brawl to capture the Republican nomination for Graham’s seat.

Mace argued that should Fry win the nomination, and subsequently the general election, he would vacate his "Republican House seat until next May."

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"That narrows an already razor-thin majority and puts the Speaker's gavel in play," Mace said. "I will never hand Hakeem Jeffries that gift."

"If you're running for two offices at once, you've already told us who you are," she continued. "That's not about politics anymore — that's about power. You're either with the people you serve or you're not."

Fry announced Monday morning that he would enter the race, hours after Norman tossed in his hat, too. Mace has been making public overtures that she wants to jump in, but has so far not made anything official.

A source in Fry’s political orbit told Fox News Digital that the lawmaker has "accomplished more than all the potential candidates combined," having passed three bills in his first four years in Congress.

"This is really about giving voters a choice and not a coronation," they said.

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Still, the conservative duo are going for blood against Fry, arguing that his bid for the seat is purely politically motivated and jeopardizes the House’s already slim majority heading into the midterm elections later this year.

Under South Carolina law, Fry can appear for multiple offices on the ballot. He was unopposed for his primary election for South Carolina’s 7th congressional district, and if he wins the nomination, he’ll be on the ballot twice for both.

Ultimately he’ll have to choose if he wins both, which would trigger another special election to fill his place.

The top two Republicans in the South Carolina Statehouse, South Carolina Senate President Thomas Alexander and South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, said in a statement that the upcoming special election has "highlighted issues in South Carolina law," and noted that, "In the coming weeks, we intend to address these important issues so that we can provide the process available for our citizens."

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That is not a problem for either Mace nor Norman, who both ran and failed to clinch the Republican gubernatorial nomination last month.

"SC Republican voters soundly rejected Nancy and Ralph as recently as last month because conservatives are tired of career politicians who care more about their own social media than getting actual results for families," South Carolina state Sen. JD Chaplin, and a spokesperson for Fry's campaign, told Fox News Digital.

Norman was less venomous in his take on the situation, and noted on X that he respected Fry and had enjoyed his time serving with him in the House. Still, his candidacy, he argued, "could leave his seat vacant until May 18th."

"This would leave his constituents unrepresented, jeopardize President Trump’s agenda, and put the House at risk of being led by a Speaker Hakeem Jeffries," Norman said. "We can’t let that happen!!"

The American dream now comes with a ZIP code: Here's where starter homes are still within reach

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:32:51 -0400

For many would-be homeowners, the financial hurdle to buying a starter home has grown dramatically over the past seven years. The income needed to afford a typical starter home has jumped more than 80% since 2019, according to a new Realtor.com report.

Americans now need an annual household income of about $78,000 to afford a typical starter home, up from roughly $43,000 in 2019—an increase that has far outpaced wage growth and left many first-time buyers struggling to break into the housing market.

"First-time buyers aren't sitting on the sidelines because they don't want to own a home—it's because, for many of them, it's just not possible right now," Hannah Jones, senior economist at Realtor.com, told Fox News Digital.

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The analysis paints a mixed picture for first-time buyers. While the supply of starter homes has slowly improved since bottoming out during the pandemic housing crunch, elevated mortgage rates, higher home prices and a lingering shortage of affordable listings continue to keep many aspiring homeowners on the sidelines.

The recovery has also been uneven, creating sharply different conditions depending on where Americans are looking to buy.

A wave of new construction has helped fuel the strongest recovery in starter-home inventory across the South and West, according to Jones, while buyers in much of the Northeast continue to face rising prices and limited supply. Builders in those regions have increasingly focused on smaller homes and lots, she said, helping expand the supply of entry-level housing and better match what first-time buyers are looking for.

The South has experienced the strongest turnaround of any region, adding nearly 170,000 affordable listings since the market bottomed out in 2022. Starter-home prices there have also declined 3.5% from their pandemic peak.

"Buyers in parts of the South and West are seeing more homes in their price range, while much of the Midwest remains relatively affordable compared with the rest of the country," Jones said.

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The West has seen the biggest improvement in affordability since the pandemic housing boom. Starter-home prices have fallen 7.3% from their 2022 peak, led by markets such as Denver, Phoenix and Colorado Springs, according to the report.

The Northeast has moved in the opposite direction.

Realtor.com found the typical starter home now costs about $444,000 in the Northeast, with prices climbing 12.6% since 2022 alone.

Meanwhile, the Midwest remains the country's most affordable region in absolute dollar terms, although affordability there has also begun to erode as prices continue climbing. More than half of homes listed in the Midwest still fall below the $350,000 threshold, giving buyers more options than elsewhere in the country.

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Even as inventory has improved, many first-time buyers remain priced out. Realtor.com found purchases of homes priced below $350,000 fell about 10% in April compared with a year earlier, suggesting higher borrowing costs—not just limited supply—remain one of the biggest obstacles facing would-be homeowners.

Jones said many prospective buyers are waiting for mortgage rates to ease or for more inventory to come onto the market before taking the plunge into homeownership.

NFL players may collectively bargain for grass fields in future negotiations but it would come at a cost

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:13:56 -0400

Days after the FIFA World Cup Tournament left some of its American NFL venues with the pristine grass fields it installed, the change back to synthetic turf normalcy has already begun. And that's unwelcome news for NFL players.

That is why the NFL Players Association will consider whether to make a requirement for grass fields across the NFL a top-tier demand in future collective bargaining negotiations with the league, according to a union source.

A final decision on that approach is not imminent, the source said.

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The reason this is an issue now is that NFL players watched World Cup matches on grass fields played in six NFL stadiums that normally house artificial turf. The last of those happened Sunday at MetLife Stadium, where the Final between Argentina and Spain was decided on a field sodded with North Carolina Bermuda grass.

And that made the NFL players long for the grass fields they believe are easier on their bodies and perhaps mitigate some injuries.

But MetLife will be converted back to turf in the coming weeks in preparation for the New York Giants and New York Jets to play preseason and regular-season games and the five other venues that hosted World Cup games have already torn out the million-dollar grass fields and replaced them with man-made turf.

The NFL players who longingly watched the same stadiums they play in go from artificial turf to grass started a social media campaign to keep the grass. Aligned with the NFLPA, players such as San Francisco Giants tight end George Kittle and Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams advocated for playing on grass fields across the entire league.

But that campaign hasn't and probably won't change anything. It's a losing battle because it relies on NFL owners making a conscious decision to lose money – either by having to more often replace grass fields after events such as concerts, or hosting fewer events.

The social media campaign was an appeal that will have no effect in the coming season.

That leaves the NFLPA considering whether to advocate for the overwhelming desire of its membership in both casual and then formal talks with the NFL in hopes of including the issue in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement after the current one expires in March 2031.

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There is no certainty this will happen because, as one NFLPA source told Fox News Digital, asking for something always means having to give up something and that often means money in negotiations with owners – as in players would get less.

To get grass mandated in a CBA, the players would have to give up something else. At a bare minimum, the league would want to split the total cost of installing and maintaining grass in stadiums where more durable turf is the norm.

Owners might also try to make the installation of grass fields part of an exchange for the addition of an 18th regular-season game and more international games.

Without a collectively bargained agreement on the topic, players will be left at the whim of owners who may or may not decide to replace their turf with grass to please their players.

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"That's a hope and hope is not often a good strategy for getting what you need," a player union source said.

The Buffalo Bills will meet that hope because they have installed grass in their new Highmark Stadium that will debut in the coming season. But that means that 14 other NFL stadiums, housing 16 home teams, will continue use synthetic turf.

That includes the stadiums that hosted World Cup matches played on grass.

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Trump intervenes as House GOP revolt puts SAVE America Act at center of spending showdown

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:13:35 -0400

President Donald Trump is throwing his weight behind House GOP leaders’ latest gambit to pass the SAVE America Act as some fiscal hawks are skeptical of the bill’s increase to federal spending while the national debt balloons to $39.5 trillion.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is spearheading an effort to pass elements of the election integrity bill through the budget reconciliation process, which would sidestep the need for Democratic support in the Senate in order to get the bill to Trump’s desk.

The legislation would also add some $73 billion in national security spending as the war between the U.S. and Iran continues after multiple stalled attempts at peace talks.

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"The fact that there is no payfor and no language defunding Planned Parenthood is enough for me to vote no," Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital on Monday. "I am open to a dialogue with the administration on how we can ensure that the SAVE language is solid and what we might be able to do with stopping abortions by mail."

Trump took to Truth Social to personally thank Johnson and House Budget Committee members for their work cobbling together the new reconciliation bill, which would include $95 billion in new government spending through 2036.

"I am asking all House Republicans to VOTE YES this week on the Budget Resolution, which is an important first step towards getting a Budget Bill. House Republicans must UNIFY, and fight for THE SAVE AMERICA ACT!" Trump posted.

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He argued the legislation would "get AS MUCH of THE SAVE AMERICA ACT as possible in a Budget Bill, along with aid to our incredible Farmers, and funding for our Military."

The bill, which was rolled out last week, is known as a budget "framework" setting rules for how much money the relevant congressional committees must spend. The details of exactly where the money will go will be determined in the coming weeks by lawmakers on those committees, before those details are patched back together into a massive piece of legislation.

But the framework does not currently have any spending cuts written into it, which immediately raised alarms for conservatives who are wary of additional government spending without cuts to offset it, also called payfors.

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Reps. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., and Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told Fox News Digital they were both concerned about the lack of payfors before Trump’s post but left the door open on whether they would ultimately support the bill.

Burchett predicted the legislation would be sent to the Senate, where SAVE America Act elements would be stripped from the bill before it is returned to the House.

"Then I’ll probably vote no," he added afterward. He did not immediately answer a follow-up question about whether he supports the original iteration of the bill.

A source familiar with thinking by the conservative House Freedom Caucus left the door open to the group backing the budget framework, but with the caveat that the full SAVE America Act is included in the final legislation.

"The SAVE America Act is our top priority — the president wants it done. Mandatory voter ID and proof of citizenship through reconciliation would be a game-changer for this country. But any watered-down version that makes SAVE policies optional? There will be issues," the source told Fox News Digital.

A senior House GOP aide said, "We can't spend years warning about our fiscal crisis and then abandon payfors the moment they're politically inconvenient. Americans are tired of the all-hat, no-cattle approach to fiscal responsibility."

But some House Freedom Caucus members are supportive of the chosen path, like Budget Committee member Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., who told Fox News Digital, "As a fiscal hawk I understand the apprehension of not having a clear payfor in sight, but as an American, I know it is even more irresponsible to have business as usual elections without the security the SAVE America Act will create."

The SAVE America Act — which would create a federal voter ID standard and mandate proof of citizenship in the voter registration process, among other elements — passed the House but has stalled in the Senate, where at least some Democrats would be needed to advance the bill to final passage.

Democrats have argued the bill is tantamount to voter suppression.

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House GOP leaders are now pushing to pass elements of the SAVE America Act in the wider reconciliation bill to sidestep that opposition. Budget reconciliation only requires a simple majority to pass in the Senate, lining it up with the House’s own threshold.

But that comes with strict rules on what is permissible to include in a budget reconciliation bill, which has traditionally been left up to the discretion of the Senate parliamentarian — a nonpartisan congressional staffer tasked with making those decisions based on the chamber’s existing rules.

Europe's 'green ideology' climate agenda risks crushing its industry, environment minister warns

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:12:29 -0400

UNITED NATIONS — Europe risks destroying its industrial base unless its leaders retreat from aggressive climate policies and respond to voters demanding economic results, Czech Environment Minister Igor Červený warned in an interview with Fox News Digital.

"If we don’t change the course, we will probably crush the industry," Červený said during his first visit to the United Nations, where he addressed the U.N. High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Červený pointed to the pressure facing European manufacturers, particularly the automotive sector, and warned that companies were increasingly moving production abroad.

The debate comes as Europe faces mounting pressure to revive its economy while maintaining ambitious climate targets. The discussion is increasingly relevant for the United States, Europe's largest trading partner, as Washington and Brussels navigate disagreements over energy policy, industrial competitiveness and the pace of the global transition away from fossil fuels.

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"If you look at the market at this moment, mostly in European countries, there is a very bad situation," he said. "We see many companies leave our territory and leave for China or another place in the world."

Without those companies, he said, European governments would lose both tax revenue and jobs.

Červený argued that European governments must find a "win-win" approach that protects the environment without undermining industry and employment.

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"We have to be very careful about this and be very reasonable and try to find some solution for both sides," he said. "If you look from a higher perspective at European countries, most of them provided only the green ideology. And I think this is a bad way."

Červený said resistance to the current approach was spreading beyond the Czech Republic, citing Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany and some Scandinavian countries.

The Czech Republic has been among several European governments pressing Brussels to ease parts of the Green Deal, including by delaying the bloc’s new carbon market for buildings and road transport and seeking changes to emissions-trading rules that Prague argues are raising energy costs and weakening industrial competitiveness.

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Červený’s warning stood in contrast to the position presented by European Commissioner for Environment Jessika Roswall during the ministerial segment of the U.N. High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York on July 13. The annual forum, convened under the U.N. Economic and Social Council, brings governments together to review progress toward the organization’s global development goals.

Roswall, speaking on behalf of the European Union and its member states, said the bloc remained committed to the 2030 Agenda, a U.N. framework adopted in 2015 that sets 17 goals covering issues including poverty, health, clean energy, infrastructure and environmental protection to be pursued by 2030. She warned that progress was being undermined by conflict, inequality and the "triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss."

She called for accelerated climate action, greater investment in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies, and support for a broader green transition.

"The challenge is not the lack of ideas, but the lack of speed," she said. "So let’s speed up together."

In his exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Červený also praised President Donald Trump for strengthening European politicians who favor a less regulatory approach.

"I’m glad that Mr. Donald Trump is president again, because this changed many things also in European countries," he said, adding that the United States gives smaller countries such as the Czech Republic a stronger partner in debates in Brussels.

Červený said Europe does not need to abandon sustainability, but should pursue it gradually and in cooperation with industry.

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"We have to change the course," he said, "because we don’t want to lose our industry, our economy, our benefits for society and the environment as well."

Leftist streamer sparks online firestorm over speech to College Dems in Mao-style suit: 'They're communists'

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:24 -0400

Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker sparked heated backlash over the weekend after addressing a group of college students wearing an outfit resembling the wardrobe of former communist dictator Mao Zedong.

"No more to Trumpism, but no more to the Democrats who compromise, who conciliate, and who betray us," Piker said to applause at the 2026 College Democrats of America summer convention in a clip that was widely shared on social media, including by the account DSA Watch, which called the appearance a "Hitler style speech" and was viewed over a million times.

Piker continued, "No more to the fascist reactionaries, but no more to the Democrats who will collaborate and cooperate with the fascists, who will fund ICE, who will fund Israel, who will help poison the planet, who will stiff workers and help bosses."

The appearance, and specifically the Mao-style suit, generated instant outrage on social media.

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"Hasan Piker dressed as Mao, brainwashing your kids at college," former Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt posted on X. "They’re communists. This was always communism. "

Pratt added, "Mao killed more people than Hitler. If Hasan Piker had dressed like a Nazi, we'd have an appropriate outrage. But because commies have infiltrated all our institutions & lied about how evil they are, we don't get the National Socialists were no worse than all other socialists. "

"We can all agree that dressing up as Mao while preaching this faculty lounge cosplay communism is a little on the nose, right? " GOP strategist Matt Whitlock posted on X.

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Atlantic Council senior fellow Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib responded on X saying, "The transformation of Hasan Piker is nearing completion: dressed up as Chairman Mao whom he called ‘one of the great leaders of this world who changed the entire universe,’ he & his followers are attempting a cultural takeover of the Democratic Party, which is letting them in."

"Serious issues aside, it remains funny to me the amount of costumery required to be a Leftist in good standing," CNN political commentator Scott Jennings posted on X.

A spokesperson for pro-Israel watchdog group Canary Mission told Fox News Digital that Piker is a "malicious figure who has repeatedly faced criticism for rhetoric supporting terrorism" and that the decision to host him "reflects the growing influence of socialist and extremist voices within the Democratic Party."

Piker, who has previously expressed admiration for Mao Zedong, the Chinese Communist revolutionary whose policies historians estimate contributed to the deaths of tens of millions of people, responded to the DSA Watch post on X saying, "no more to fascist trumpism and no more to the democrats who collaborate w fascists by funding ice and israel is a hitler style speech to you? "

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Fox News Digital reached out to Piker’s team for comment.

Piker, backed by roughly 10 million followers across various internet platforms, has endorsed several far-left candidates across the country, including campaigning with Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, as the Democratic Party grapples with a socialist wave of candidates that have won elections across the country.

Various campaigns and candidates have faced criticism for associating with Piker, a streamer who has made a variety of inflammatory comments including that the United States "deserved" 9/11.

"I never would and never will criticize Mao Zedong," Piker said earlier this year in a clip that is currently recirculating on social media. "One of the great leaders of this world."

A College Democrats of America Executive Board member at a college in New York told Fox News Digital that the group "platforming someone like Hasan Piker is antithetical to the party that common sense democrats are trying to present to the American people before November’s midterms."

The board member added, "We have a golden opportunity to stand up to Trump’s corrupt and authoritarian brand of politics, fight against the MAGA affordability crisis, and restore congressional checks on an executive branch that has far overreached its role in our government. Platforming malignant outside actors, such as Piker, who actively work to cloud our policy platform will only harm our broad electability amongst average voters."

Fox News Digital reached out to College Democrats of America for comment.

More than 100 Haitian immigrants with violent offense and sex crime convictions deported: DHS

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:31:24 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: More than 100 illegal immigrants from Haiti with convictions for violent offenses and child sex crimes in the United States were deported to their native country last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday.

A July 16 deportation flight that landed in Haiti included passengers with a range of criminal histories, including convictions for child molestation, domestic violence, and armed carjacking, DHS said.

"Last week, ICE deported pedophiles, carjackers, drug traffickers, and perpetrators of fraud to Haiti," said DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "Criminal illegal aliens have NO place in American communities. Our message to illegal aliens is clear: LEAVE NOW. If you don’t, we will find you and deport you."

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Among those deported was Styv Charles, who had a conviction for the molestation of a minor. Timothe Matel was previously convicted of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a minor.

Marc James Guerrier Pinard had an armed carjacking conviction, and Markendy Henry has convictions for selling narcotics, carrying a concealed weapon, selling marijuana, selling heroin, and drug trafficking.

Another passenger on the flight, Fito Almanor, has convictions for domestic violence and false imprisonment.

SUPREME COURT'S LATEST IMMIGRATION RULING WILL CAUSE AMERICANS TO 'DIE AND SUFFER' ATTORNEY WARNS

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cannot turn to federal courts to postpone the revocation of their legal status while challenging the Trump administration's policies.

In June 2025, the Trump administration ended TPS for roughly 520,000 Haitians residing in the U.S.

At the time, the administration said the move restores "integrity in our immigration system and ensures that Temporary Protected Status is actually temporary."

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Congress created TPS in 1990 with the intention of allowing residents of countries that faced natural disasters, war, or other unsafe, extraordinary conditions to find refuge in the U.S.

The program can be extended in increments of 18 months.

Fox News Digital's Preston Mizell contributed to this report.