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Stephen Miller says Iranian officials are 'desperate' to strike a deal with Trump after escalation

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:49:28 -0400

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Tuesday that some Iranian officials are "desperate" to strike a deal with the Trump administration amid renewed strikes and escalating U.S. pressure on Tehran.

"There are elements in the country, in the government, that are desperate to make a deal with the United States," Miller said.

"And we entered into an agreement that the Iranians violated, they attacked commercial shipping through this strait, and President Trump made clear: 'You do not cross the United States, you do not violate an agreement with the United States. You do not break your word with President Trump or America, and you attack shipping in violation of that agreement, and you will pay a hellish price,' and that is what has happened," he added.

TRUMP SAYS IRAN CEASEFIRE IS 'OVER' AFTER IRANIAN ATTACKS TRIGGER MASSIVE US RESPONSE

Miller's remarks come as the Trump administration has resumed strikes against Iran following the collapse of a ceasefire that the White House says Iran violated by attacking commercial shipping.

Miller argued Tehran had grown accustomed to testing previous U.S. leaders without facing consequences but said Iranian leaders "made one vital mistake" by assuming they could do the same under Trump.

"They forgot that Donald Trump is the president of the United States," Miller said.

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"One way or another, whether it be through bombing, whether it be through the blockade, whether it be through economic strangulation, whether it be through global pressure brought to bear, any or all of these things, one way or another, this country, this regime, will ultimately be forced to change its ways."

Miller later said the administration believes the apparent divisions inside Iran are evidence that the president's strategy is succeeding.

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"For 47 years, there wasn't an inch of daylight. There wasn't any crack," Miller said. "Now you have this giant canyon-sized fissure as the country is fighting amongst itself for its future."

Miller reiterated the administration's objective of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, arguing that the regime must abandon its nuclear ambitions before lasting peace can be achieved.

Spend less time cleaning your pool this summer with Beatbot robot cleaners — up to 42% off

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:34:41 -0400

Before you dive into the pool this summer, make sure it's ready for swimming. Whether you're hosting a backyard barbecue or throwing a World Cup party, let a Beatbot robot pool vacuum handle the cleaning. Models are now up to 42% off.

Choose the entry-level iSkim to clean every corner of smaller pools, or step up to the Sora 30, which runs for up to five hours while collecting debris. For larger pools, the AquaSense 2 Ultra scrubs floors, walls and even the surface. Beatbot also offers a 3% discount for seniors and military personnel.

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Keep your pool clean all summer with the Beatbot AquaSense 2 Ultra, which scrubs floors, walls and the waterline in a single cleaning cycle. Use the companion app to monitor the robot, check your pool's water quality and choose from multiple cleaning modes. AI-powered navigation maps your pool for thorough coverage, then the robot returns to the surface for easy retrieval. Save $951 before the sale ends.

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Tackle leaves, dirt and other debris with the Beatbot Sora 30, which cleans everything from shallow platforms to walls and the waterline. Save $300 while the 30% discount lasts. Its five-hour runtime and 5-liter debris tank help it finish the job in a single cleaning cycle. When it's done, the robot returns to the surface, so you don't have to jump in to retrieve it.

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Beatbot iSkim: $319 (36% off)

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Go with the Beatbot iSkim if you're looking for an affordable way to automate pool cleaning. Now more than $100 off, this entry-level model features a 9-liter filter basket that holds more debris between cleanings, a built-in solar panel that helps keep the battery charged and all-terrain wheels that reach pool sides and corners. A full charge delivers up to 28 hours of runtime, making it a great fit for most residential pools.

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How the 'long march' through the institutions led to socialist takeover of Dem Party: 'Need to wake up'

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:41:58 -0400

The rise of socialist candidates across the United States has reignited a long-running debate over how far left the Democratic Party has shifted, with political veterans from both parties telling Fox News Digital the movement's success is the product of decades of ideological change that started with cultural institutions and that failing to confront it could have profound consequences for the country's future.

"Yuri Bezmenov, a KGB defector, warned of ‘great brainwashing’ schemes to undermine America and the West some 40 years ago," New York City Republican Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, who grew up in Soviet Ukraine, told Fox News Digital.

"What we’re seeing now is anything but ‘grassroots’; it’s the effect of decades-long campaigns to subvert American thought and way of life."

That campaign, some experts argue, is the underlying reason behind the rise of socialist candidates like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the candidates he backed for Congress last month, as well as Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, and the various other candidates who embrace socialist ideology.

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"Marxist schemes slowly mainstreamed once-fringe ideas like ‘America is systematically racist,’ or ‘all cops are bastards,’ and ‘capitalism is evil,’" Vernikov explained. "The biggest culprits are the education system, which is increasingly beholden to radicalized teachers’ unions, and moderate Democrat politicians who have refused to challenge – and in most cases embraced – their radical, anti-West peers. The next thing you know, we have a socialist mayor committed to the destruction of our value system and three of his cronies on their way to Congress."

Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation who fled communist Cuba in the 1970s, told Fox News Digital the path to this point over the last several decades was blazed by the "long march through the institutions" where the "cultural left took over the K-12 school system, higher education, art houses, media, entertainment, and museums."

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Gonzalez, co-author of the book "NextGen Marxism: What It Is and How to Combat It," pointed to a sweeping new White House report which concluded that the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) has become a taxpayer-backed institution of "ideological capture" and "extreme political activism."

"People think America is exceptional because it is rich and powerful, which completely misunderstands American exceptionalism and the concept of exceptionalism. American exceptionalism is not at all about America being free, rich and powerful," Gonzalez said.

"On the contrary, America is rich and powerful because of America’s exceptional nature. And that has nothing to do with being rich and powerful. It has to do with the fact that America derived its sovereignty from the concept of natural rights. They stopped demanding their rights as Englishmen and turned around and started demanding their rights as men under the concept of natural rights — that they have these rights that are endowed by the Creator with natural rights, and that these rights are eternal. Nobody has taught Mamdani this. Instead, they have taught Mamdani to hate America — that America is structurally oppressive and systemically racist — and that has been the message of these institutions."

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As concerns about the growth of socialism and communism grow, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is adopting and rolling out an updated platform that cuts at the heart of what many conservatives view as America’s constitutional framework and public-safety system, including calls to abolish the U.S. Senate, replace the Electoral College, defund police departments and abolish prisons.

Gonzalez told Fox News Digital that if he had to put a date on when the left’s cultural takeover began to explode, it would be the 1980s.

"It started in earnest in the 80s because the members of the New Left that had been terrorists, like the Weather Underground and the Black Panthers and so forth, they come out of hiding and they start taking over the teaching profession," Gonzalez explained.

"They go into cultural areas and by the late 80s, you have the doctrine of Critical Race Theory, before that, you have critical legal theory and that takes over the law schools and then it gravitates to all faculties and then it comes to the Ivy walls in the second decade of the of the twenty-first century with Obama, Obama creates the environment for it."

Much has been made in recent months about the disappearance of "moderates" within the Democratic Party and some attribute that to what Gonzalez referred to as the "decimation" of moderate Democrats in red and purple districts during the Obama years.

Obama, who moved in many of the same Chicago political and civic circles as former Weather Underground co-founder Bill Ayers during his early political career, is often accused by conservatives as opening the door to the far-left of the party with his rhetoric and big government policies like Obamacare. During Obama's eight years in office, Democrats lost more than 1,000 elected offices nationwide, including 63 House seats, 12 Senate seats, 12 governorships, and roughly 940 state legislative seats, in one of the party's most severe down-ballot declines in modern history.

During Obama's presidency, as moderate Democrats were losing elected offices across the country, several high-profile left-wing movements emerged, including Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter. The country also witnessed widespread protests, and, in some cities, riots, following high-profile police shootings, including the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown.

How did the Democratic Party go from pragmatic bipartisan leaders in the 1980s and 1990s to the schism between socialists and moderates that exists today? Gonzalez suggested patriotism is the underlying issue.

"I would go back to pre-Bill Clinton," Gonzalez said when asked about the last time the Democratic Party had leaders who could stand up to the socialist wing. "I would say Tip O'Neill, and Dick Gephardt, these are people that I strongly disagreed with when I was alive back then, I disagreed with them on Central American policy, but they loved the flag, they loved America, they loved capitalism. Tip O'Neill would not have put up with Mamdani's balderdash on collectivism or seizing the means of production."

A Gallup poll released in late June found Americans' national pride has fallen to its lowest level in the survey's 25-year history, with just 53% saying they are "extremely" or "very" proud to be American. The survey also found a sharp partisan divide: 93% of Republicans said they were extremely or very proud to be American, compared to 27% of Democrats, continuing a trend of widening differences in national pride between the two parties.

Veteran Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf told Fox News Digital the political divide in the United States now essentially boils down to two groups: those who love the country and those who don’t.

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"If you hate this country, it doesn't matter whether you are a Republican or a Democrat," Sheinkopf said. "If someone hates the country, you have an obligation to do whatever you can to stop them. And the people telling you they hate this country mean they hate its residents as well. They hate differences, they hate multi-ethnic societies, they hate Western democracy, and they're going to do whatever they can to stop it. If you look at the DSA website, it's pretty clear."

As far as what can be done to reverse the spread of communist ideology within the Democratic Party, Sheinkopf said Democrats need to " engage in real partisanship as opposed to blabathons" while focusing less on Trump and more on engaging with "programmatic arguments" on substantive issues.

"Low turnouts benefit the enemy, the enemy are the enemies of democracy and people have to stop thinking about it as Republican or Democrat," Sheinkopf said, referencing the low turnouts in places like New York City where socialists have seen major victories.

Sheinkopf explained that in addition to the failures of leadership within the Democratic Party, his generation did a "crappy job" warning their children of the dangers of socialism, and instead installed the "religion called social justice."

"What it is, is the beginning of the fall of Western civilization by its disruption and that's the idiocy that people fail to understand," Sheinkopf said.

A Fox News poll released in March found a record 38% of registered voters said it would be a good thing for the United States to move away from capitalism and toward socialism, up from 32% in 2022 and just 18% when the question was first asked in 2010, underscoring a growing openness to socialist ideas even as a majority of voters still oppose such a shift.

Communist and socialist organizations have also become increasingly visible at high-profile demonstrations over the past year. During May Day protests in Minneapolis this spring, members of Communist Party USA and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization marched alongside other activist groups carrying communist and socialist banners while participants called for a "revolution" and displayed anti-capitalist messaging, Fox News Digital extensively reported.

Similar scenes have played out at demonstrations in New York City, where communist organizations have openly distributed literature, displayed communist flags and promoted Marxist ideology at larger anti-Trump protests.

The political shift has gotten the attention of President Donald Trump, who earlier this month in a speech at Mt. Rushmore described communism as "the greatest threat" facing the United States.

"It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor or even 9/11," Trump said. "We're not going to let this happen to us. Believe me, we're not letting it happen, because communism is the enemy of free people."

Historians estimate communist regimes, many of which described themselves as socialist states, in the Soviet Union, China, Cambodia and elsewhere were responsible for the deaths of more than 100 million people during the 20th century through executions, forced labor, famine and political repression.

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"This needs to be taken very seriously," Gonzalez told Fox News Digital. "Mamdani tells you about collectivism, that's one of the ways you know he's a communist, he doesn't tell you what follows collectivism, the gulags follow collectivism and Marx himself tells you why the gulags follow collectivism."

"Marx in the manifesto says when you take people's property away, they get awfully angry and they're gonna fight back and you're gonna need, ‘despotic inroads.’ This is what the English translation of the German says, despotic inroads. In other words, you're going to need to be repressive. And that's gulags. And that follows collectivism. America needs to understand there is a specter haunting America, and it's communism. They need to wake up to this."

Trump reverses DHS policy, orders ICE to resume vehicle stops after one-day pause

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:40:28 -0400

The day after the Department of Homeland Security announced a pause on ICE vehicle stops, President Donald Trump instructed the agency to reverse course on what he called "one of ICE's most important and effective Crime Fighting tools."

In a social media post, Trump wrote, "We CANNOT give up one of ICE's most important and effective Crime fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!"

The president reasoned that the announced DHS policy shift would be "playing right into the criminal’s [sic] hands."

"The Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won’t happen on my watch," he wrote. Addressing federal agents directly, he then said, "ICE, be judicious, fair and smart, and go back and do your very important job."

ICE AGENTS INSTRUCTED TO END MOST VEHICLE STOPS IN MAJOR POLICY SHIFT

The White House confirmed with Fox News that the president had overturned the pause on vehicle stops. This comes after multiple ICE sources confirmed with Fox News on Tuesday that agents were being instructed nationwide to cease most vehicle stops, a major shift in the agency’s immigration enforcement operations.

According to the sources, agents were instructed to end all vehicle stops except for targets considered to be the most egregious with serious or violent criminal histories. The pause was said to be indefinite and was to remain in effect until DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin had approved new vehicle stop training, and it had been implemented to agents in the field.

The pause followed two individuals being fatally shot by ICE agents during vehicle stops in Maine and Texas within the span of one week.

One senior ICE source remarked to Fox News that the change is "horrible but needs to happen."

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Trump, however, appears to feel differently.

"The men and women of ICE are doing a GREAT job, one that has to be done. CRIME IS WAY DOWN IN AMERICA, in many cases with numbers that haven’t been seen in decades," he wrote.

He said that under former President Joe Biden, who he referred to as "Sleepy Joe Biden," allowed 25 million people into the country, many of whom he said were "unchecked and unvetted."

"Many were Criminals, and we have to get them out. In order to do this, we must be strong, tough, and smart," he wrote.

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To the ICE agents operating across the country, Trump wrote, "Keep those Crime Stat Records coming!" and "Remember, you are loved and respected in America."

The statement was reposted by DHS.

Biden book launch backfires as critics mock ‘autopen’ president into oblivion

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:37:00 -0400

Former President Joe Biden’s announcement of a forthcoming memoir drew swift mockery from conservatives Wednesday, with critics reviving questions about his health, age and use of an autopen during his presidency.

"This guy couldn't even sign his own name. He's not writing books. LMAO," wrote former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on X.

"Politicians write books to launder money. Nobody wants to read this, but the corrupt NGOs he provided for as President will buy up 100K copies and burn 'em to hold up their end of the bribes,’" the former reality TV star added.

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Biden's memoir, "PROMISE ME, AMERICA," will chronicle his presidency and reveal the "deeply agonizing calculation" behind his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, according to a press release announcing the book. The memoir is set to come out on Nov. 17, about two weeks after the midterms.

Biden announced the book in a video posted to X Wednesday. He added that he has been receiving treatment for his cancer diagnosis and that it has been going "really well."

"It's about the challenges we face as a nation and about the decisions I made and why I made them, leading the country through co rebuilding our economy and restoring our democracy after the attack on January 6th, ending our nation's longest war in Afghanistan, strengthening NATO and supporting Ukraine," Biden said.

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Social media users swiftly mocked Biden’s announcement.

"The first lie of Joe Biden’s book launch: ‘I’ve written a book,’" wrote conservative communicator Steve Guest.

"Could you imagine if this guy was halfway through his second term. it’s still insane to me that so many people lied about this man’s health to hold onto power," wrote The Brand Brief’s Nathan Brand on X.

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"Joe Biden couldn’t sign his own pardons. Now he’s ‘written’ a book, which Democrats forced him to release after the midterms so he wouldn’t be in the news to remind people how bad he was," wrote Outkick founder Clay Travis. "Who in the world is buying this book?"

"Who do we think wrote this book," questioned Daily Wire editor-in-chief Brent Scher.

"Did the autopen write this too," Missouri Republican Rep. Jason Smith questioned.

"Auto pen," Republican candidate for Congress in Florida Mark Kaye wrote simply.

Many X users responded to the video announcement with the photo in the Presidential Walk of Fame that shows an image of an autopen marking Biden’s name.

President Donald Trump replaced Biden’s portrait with the device previously used by the commander in chief to sign important orders, including pardons.

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Trump has railed against Biden’s use of the autopen, claiming the former president didn’t know what documents he was signing and that thousands of pardons were void. Trump and other Republicans have questioned Biden’s mental acuity while in office.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Office of Joe Biden and the White House for comment.

Family stopped alleged child kidnapper as police say staffing shortage delayed response up to 40 minutes

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:35:59 -0400

Portland police say a staffing shortage contributed to a 30- to 40-minute response to an alleged attempted kidnapping of a 7-year-old tourist at a downtown waterfront park over the weekend, with newly released police data showing the city typically has about 59 patrol officers on the streets at any given time.

The Portland Police Bureau recently released new staffing and response-time data as officials seek to explain how limited patrol resources affect emergency calls and why response times can vary across the city.

Shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, Portland police received reports of a naked man running through Tom McCall Waterfront Park, with one caller reporting the suspect had attempted to punch someone. Police previously said no officers were immediately available because they were responding to other emergencies.

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About 12 minutes later, another 911 caller reported the suspect had grabbed a 7-year-old girl and attempted to pull her away from her mother.

Officers ultimately arrested 31-year-old Daniel Vasey after finding him swimming in the nearby Willamette River. He faces charges including attempted kidnapping in the first and second degree, first-degree custodial interference, third-degree assault and harassment.

Investigators said Vasey grabbed the girl's arm while her mother held onto the other arm, lifting the child off the ground during the struggle. The girl's father and several bystanders intervened, punching, slapping and pulling Vasey away before one witness used pepper spray to stop him, according to police.

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The family, police said, was visiting Portland from out of state.

Officers did not reach the scene for an estimated 30 to 40 minutes after the initial 911 calls because they were tied up responding to a barricaded suspect in Portland's Old Town neighborhood, according to FOX 12 Oregon. During a news conference this week, Deputy Chief Brian Hughes said major incidents can quickly consume available patrol resources.

"We don't have the appropriate amount of police officers to handle the amount of demand for police services," Hughes told reporters.

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Police said officers responding to a barricaded suspect in Portland's Old Town neighborhood were unavailable when roughly a dozen 911 calls began coming in about the naked man at Waterfront Park.

Sgt. Matt Jacobson, of the bureau's Major Crimes Division, said incidents like the barricaded suspect can quickly consume available resources.

"They're resource intensive. And so when you have a draw like that, it really puts a drain on the entire city, not just that precinct," Jacobson told reporters.

Hughes said the bureau was operating with 41 patrol officers across Portland that night, along with 10 officers working overtime, a roughly 24% reduction from planned staffing. He said there are no reserve patrol officers who can be called in immediately when multiple major incidents unfold at once.

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"Unless it's an on-call group of officers like the SWAT team or the traffic team, there's no additional officers that I can just bring in at a moment's notice," Hughes said.

According to the bureau's newly released staffing dashboard, Portland has 809 sworn members, including 572 officers. The bureau says 328 patrol officers are assigned to answer 911 calls across the city's three precincts.

Because patrol officers work rotating schedules, attend court, take leave, complete mandatory training and handle ongoing calls, the bureau estimates about 59 patrol officers are typically working on Portland streets at any given time.

The bureau says officers were dispatched to approximately 221,000 calls for service in 2025, about 605 calls per day, or one every 2.4 minutes.

Officials also released new response-time data showing that delays are driven primarily by calls waiting for an available officer rather than travel time.

According to the bureau, high-priority calls average 19.5 minutes from dispatch to arrival, including about 10.9 minutes waiting for an available officer. Medium-priority calls average 46.7 minutes, while low-priority calls average nearly 95 minutes.

Hughes said officers are often forced to triage calls because there are not enough available patrol units to respond immediately.

"It's just triaging calls as they come in on the street, as opposed to having enough officers to handle each call as they came in," Hughes said.

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The staffing dashboard also shows the bureau has 68 sworn vacancies. Police estimate Portland has about 1.26 sworn officers per 1,000 residents, compared with what the bureau says is a national average of approximately 2.4 officers per 1,000 residents.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Portland Police Bureau seeking additional information about its staffing shortages and response times.

Left-wing interviewer presses Ro Khanna on whether Hamas was justified to attack Israel on October 7

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:16:30 -0400

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., refused to say that any attacks on Israel during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack could be justified despite repeated questioning from a far-left journalist on Tuesday.

The exchange came after Drop Site reporter Jeremy Scahill asked Khanna during a livestream event about the congressman's recent claims that he was detained by armed Israeli settlers while visiting the West Bank last week.

Though Khanna expressed support for ending the Israeli "occupation" of Gaza and accusing Israel of "apartheid" and "genocide,", Scahill took issue with Khanna's reluctance to enact a total arms embargo on Israel.

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"What you're saying is that the accountability then doesn't lie on American policy toward Israel," Scahill told Khanna. "It's sort of something abstract. 'Well, Israeli civilians could die.' Israeli civilians are dying in these attacks because of the apartheid."

Scahill then appeared to argue that the terrorist attacks against Israel could be justified as efforts to "kill Israeli soldiers."

"You know, do Palestinians have a right to kill Israeli soldiers, Congressman? On October 7, when they attacked the military bases in the Gaza envelope, did the Al-Qassam Brigades and Saraya al-Quds have a right to kill Israeli soldiers? Yes or no?" Scahill asked.

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"I mean, I think October 7's attack was a terrorist attack, so I don't justify it," Khanna answered.

Scahill insisted that the "first targets" of the Oct. 7 attacks were "multiple military bases" and asked if there was any justification in attacking them.

"I am not for violence in any way. I mean, I am for making sure that we end the occupation," Khanna began.

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"Do they have a right to do it, Congressman? Do they have a right to attack Israeli soldiers?" Scahill pressed.

"No, I'm not going to say that Hamas had a right to attack Israeli soldiers or kill Israelis. I don't think that advances peace or advances Palestinian statehood," Khanna said.

Khanna defended Israel's right to fight back against Hamas for the attack, though he still accused Israel of being guilty of genocide. However, he continued to face pushback from Scahill for refusing to answer whether Palestinians could be justified in killing Israeli soldiers.

"It's a double standard. You're saying there are ways that Israel should be able to kill Palestinians, but there is never a condition under which Palestinians can attack armed uniformed soldiers of a force that is still considered an occupying force under international law," Scahill said.

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Khanna is one of several Democratic politicians who have criticized Israel since its war against Hamas. Opposition to Israel has since become a top political issue among Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.

A new chapter for America’s 250th: 'J250' initiative puts Jewish contributions in the spotlight

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:15:59 -0400

Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, recently introduced "pro-Semitism," an educational vision centered on celebrating Jewish contributions to America alongside the continued fight against antisemitism.

Kaploun underlined his new push by saying, "the Jewish people are more than the hatred that defines us." His remarks came during America's 250th Birthday Shabbat Dinner, where government officials, Jewish leaders, educators and community members gathered to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary.

The evening also served as the launch of the J250 Initiative, a landmark educational project dedicated to advancing public understanding of the profound, foundational role Jewish Americans have played in the American story.

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The launch comes as the FBI's most recent annual hate crime data shows anti-Jewish incidents reached their highest level since the bureau began tracking the statistics in 1991.

According to the FBI's 2024 Hate Crime Statistics, law enforcement agencies reported 1,938 anti-Jewish hate crime incidents. Although Jews comprise roughly 2% of the U.S. population, they were the targets of nearly 69% of all religion-based hate crimes reported nationwide. Organizers say that while antisemitism must continue to be confronted, educating Americans about Jewish contributions offers another powerful way to combat prejudice.

The J250 Initiative reflects what organizers describe as a shift away from a defensive, reactive approach to combating antisemitism and toward an inspiring, proactive celebration of Jewish contributions throughout American history. They say rather than allowing Jewish identity to be viewed primarily through the lens of persecution, the project highlights what organizers call the nation's "Jewish American Golden Age" by celebrating generations of Jewish patriots, entrepreneurs, scientists, physicians, public servants, soldiers, philanthropists and civic leaders whose contributions have helped shape and strengthen the fabric of the republic since its founding.

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The core mission of J250 is to uncover overlooked stories from the American Revolution through modern American history.

Among the first individuals to be featured are Haym Salomon, the Revolutionary War financier whose support helped sustain Gen. George Washington's army; Francis Salvador, widely recognized as the first Jewish American to die fighting for American independence; and Continental Army officer Solomon Bush. Organizers say these are only a few of the 250 stories that demonstrate the enduring impact Jewish Americans have had on the nation's history and development.

The initiative also highlights more recent Jewish Americans whose contributions helped shape the nation's culture, science, medicine and public life.

As a Jewish immigrant, Irving Berlin arrived in the United States as a child after fleeing persecution and went on to become one of America's most celebrated composers and songwriters. His classics, including "God Bless America," "White Christmas" and "There's No Business Like Show Business,: helped shape the soundtrack of the nation and remain woven into America's cultural identity.

The project also recognizes American Jewish physician Dr. Jonas Salk, whose development of the first successful polio vaccine stands among the greatest medical breakthroughs in history. His discovery saved millions of lives and transformed public health. By choosing not to patent the vaccine, he ensured it could be widely distributed, protecting generations of children from polio worldwide.

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Another featured Jewish American is baseball legend Sandy Koufax, who rose to become one of the greatest pitchers in history, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to multiple World Series championships and earning three Cy Young Awards. At the height of his career in 1965, Koufax chose to sit out Game 1 of the World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur, a decision that became one of the defining moments in American sports. His decision inspired generations of athletes and became a lasting symbol of integrity, conviction and the freedom to live one's values.

"As I said in my Senate confirmation hearing, education is the best way to combat antisemitism," Kaploun told Fox News Digital, "Teaching the world about the greatest Jewish contributors to American history gives people the knowledge to counter those who spread hate and lies about the American Jewish community."

The initiative also includes a Jewish American Heritage curriculum, a national social media campaign and a student scholarship competition encouraging young Americans to explore Jewish history through the broader American story.

"Jewish Americans have helped build the America we love today, from the battlefields of the Revolution to the frontiers of modern science," said Arie Lipnick, co-founder of The J250 Foundation. "It is only by renewing these foundational lessons that we can ensure the promise of America burns brightly for the next 250 years."

Kaploun also reflected on his family's immigration to the United States. "My great-great-grandfather immigrated from Galicia in the 1880s. My great-grandfather immigrated to the United States in 1913," he said. "They could have never dreamed that their great or great-great grandson would one day be hosting America's Birthday Shabbat Dinner. But that is exactly the American dream."

He said America's founding ideals of religious liberty, freedom of speech and equal opportunity created an environment in which generations of immigrants, including Jewish Americans, could contribute to the nation's success while remaining faithful to their heritage.

Physician and philanthropist Dr. Miriam Adelson echoed the evening's themes of unity, gratitude and hope.

"I love America as I love Israel," Adelson told attendees. "We need to hope, we need to love each other. Maybe the next generation will be better and better."

Her remarks reinforced the initiative's message of fostering greater understanding, mutual respect and optimism for the future.

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For organizers, J250 represents more than a historical project. It is an effort to ensure that Jewish history in America is not defined solely through the lens of antisemitism, but through the lens of patriotism, service, sacrifice, innovation, civic leadership and nation-building. The organizers say they hope to reclaim stories that have too often been overlooked and inspire a deeper appreciation for the role Jewish Americans have played in shaping the country over the past 250 years.

"If these last 250 years demanded we create the word 'antisemitism,'" Kaploun said, "let these next 250 years lead us to create a new word in its stead: ‘pro-semitism.’ Being proud to be Jewish, educating the world and respecting one another. That is what it means to be pro-semitic."

Skip the bargain bin: 13 school supplies that pay for themselves

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:06:13 -0400

It's easy to save money on back-to-school basics like pencils and notebooks, but some purchases are worth spending a little more on. A backpack that lasts for years, a TI-84 graphing calculator students can use from high school through college and AirPods for less than $100 can all pay off over time. We rounded up 13 back-to-school buys worth the investment, organized by age group.

Kindergarten supplies

Little ones can be hard on their gear, but these picks will grow with them and actually last.

Kipling Seoul 15-inch backpack: $154

Kipling's signature crinkled nylon backpack is designed to stand up to everyday wear, while the padded shoulder straps help distribute the weight of heavy school supplies. Choose from a variety of kid-friendly colors and prints, then complete the set with a matching lunch bag and pencil case.

Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids tablet: $189.99

The Fire HD 10 Kids tablet comes with a durable bumper case and a two-year worry-free guarantee, so Amazon will replace it if it breaks during normal use. Parents can manage screen time and age-appropriate content with built-in controls. It also comes with a one-year Amazon Kids+ subscription.

OmieBox insulated bento box: $49.95

Pack hot and cold foods in the same lunch container with the OmieBox. The built-in insulated thermos keeps warm foods separate from cold snacks, while the leakproof design helps prevent spills. The removable parts are dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.

Kipling Minions Monkey keychain: $39

This Kipling monkey clip makes a kindergartner's bag instantly identifiable in a pile of identical backpacks while doubling as a fun, collectible toy they'll get attached to.

High school supplies

High school is where the workload gets real, and these supplies can stand up to longer study sessions.

Apple AirPods 4: $99 (23% off)

Original price: $129

It's rare that Apple products go on sale before the school year, but the AirPods 4 are now on sale for under $100. They pair instantly to an iPhone, iPad and Mac, and have up to 30 hours of battery life to last through several full school days.

Owala FreeSip Sway water bottle: $35.99 (20% off)

Original price: $44.99

This Owala bottle is easy to carry and has a versatile lid that lets you drink from the spout or sip through the straw without tilting your head back. It keeps water cold all day, and the locking lid prevents spills in backpacks.

Honeywell LED desk lamp: $84.98 (20% off)

Original price: $105.99

This Honeywell lamp provides bright, adjustable lighting for homework with customizable brightness and color temperature settings. Students can switch to a warmer lighting setting later in the evening, while the flicker-free LED helps reduce eye strain.

TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator: $139

While less expensive calculators are available, many math teachers build lessons around the exact keystrokes used on graphing calculators like the TI-84 Plus CE. It's approved for the SAT, ACT and AP exams and can last students from Algebra II through college.

College supplies

Shop everything from laptops to bedsheets that students will use throughout all four years of college.

Apple 13-inch MacBook Neo: $689.99

Apple designed the MacBook Neo as an ideal first laptop for students. The chip handles note-taking, research, spreadsheets and streaming, while up to 16 hours of battery life lasts through a full day of classes. At just 2.7 pounds, it's light enough to carry around campus all day.

Rocketbook Fusion Hybrid reusable planner: $31.99

While the price may seem a bit high for a planner, the RocketBook Fusion si worth the investment since it digitizes everything you write down on its reusable paper. You can then scan and upload lists and notes directly to cloud platforms like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneNote and more. For students who prefer planning on paper instead of their phone, it's an investment they'll actually use.

Sandisk 1TB Extreme portable SSD: $181.29

Backing up important files is one of the easiest ways to avoid losing schoolwork. This rugged, pocket-size SanDisk SSD offers 1TB of storage and backs up files in minutes, giving students plenty of space for notes, assignments and projects throughout college.

Branch ergonomic desk chair: $359

Dorm-issued desk chairs often leave a lot to be desired. This ergonomic Branch chair has adjustable lumbar support, armrests and seat height, while the breathable mesh back helps keep students comfortable through hours of studying.

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Brooklinen Luxury Sateen Twin XL sheet set: $179

A quality sheet set can make a dorm room feel more like home. This Brooklinen set is crafted from long-staple cotton with a sateen weave for a soft feel that's built to withstand years of use and washing.

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Tim Walz becomes GOP punchline in sweeping new war on welfare fraud

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:01:22 -0400

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republicans are naming the centerpiece of a 12-figure anti-fraud package after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, arguing his administration's handling of massive welfare fraud schemes made him the symbol of government waste they hope to eliminate.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa., is dropping the legislation just as fraud-exposing journalists, such as Nick Shirley, testify to the Homeland Security Committee about videotaped discoveries in the "Feeding Our Futures" scandal in Minnesota and other similar alleged rackets elsewhere on Wednesday.

The "Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions (WALZ) Act" from Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is at the core of the broader anti-fraud package targeting Minnesota-style violations, COVID fraud, foreign remittance abuse and repeat offenders, and is projected to save taxpayers roughly $240 billion, Fox News Digital learned.

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The WALZ Act requires federal payments be made as reimbursements to states only after a service is proven to have been provided – a process critics say Minnesota failed to police adequately.

It also requires that if a state program receiving federal funding sees a six-month increase in disbursements of more than 10%, the HHS inspector general must investigate that program.

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One of Ernst’s pieces of the package, the Returning Unspent COVID Funds Act, would claw back more than $65 billion in federally-disbursed COVID funds – now six years after the height of the pandemic – to avoid future abuse of those funds.

"While hardworking Americans are struggling to make ends meet, fraudsters are getting away with ripping off $1.4 billion of taxpayer money every single day," Ernst told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

"Government grift and graft is endless, but the public’s patience isn’t and neither is mine. The Senate will have an opportunity to bring this crime spree to an end by passing my Protecting American Taxpayers Act. This bill stops fraud before it happens and takes back the loot that’s already been stolen. As for the scammers, they’re going to the slammer."

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Fox News Digital reached out to Walz for comment on lawmakers using his name.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., also contributed legislation to the package that would extend the statute of limitations for the government to prosecute COVID fraudsters.

Keen-eyed federal employees would also be able to claim monetary rewards from the federal government under the package – as part of the "Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act" from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., that instructs inspectors general to pay out sums to those who uncover fraud or waste.

The anti-fraud package also goes far beyond America’s borders to protect U.S. taxpayers, according to Ernst.

Sen. Tim Sheehy’s, R-Mont., No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act would instruct the State Department to implement a process to discourage NGOs and foreign nations from financially supporting the Taliban, including via U.S.-provided foreign assistance that Washington gives to such groups or governments.

Outside the oft-reported welfare scams and social services fraud operations, the package also brings attention to other ways the federal taxpayer has purportedly been defrauded over the years.

Suspected abuse of remittances – or funds sent by U.S.-resident foreigners to their home countries – has been a thorn in the side of some conservatives for years.

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Part of Ernst’s package also includes a bill from Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, that would require people who send wire transfers and remittances abroad to certify that they are not already on public assistance; essentially protecting the taxpayer from their welfare funds being shifted to other countries.

"For decades, Washington’s failed welfare program rewarded dependency while enabling fraudsters and criminals to exploit the system to take advantage of American taxpayers," Moreno said in a January statement after initially drafting the legislation. "If an individual has enough cash to send money overseas, they have no business taking welfare benefits from hardworking Americans. The abuse ends now."

In Ernst’s package, a proposal by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., called the Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act, would prevent previously convicted fraudsters from receiving Small Business Administration funds.

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A source familiar with Senate procedure said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., could tee up a vote by filing cloture – ending debate – on the legislative process for the massive package as early as late this week.

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Co-sponsors of the greater anti-fraud package include GOP Sens. David McCormick of Pennsylvania, Charles Grassley of Iowa, Jim Justice of West Virginia, John Kennedy of Louisiana and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso of Wyoming, among several others.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.

Messi at plus money to score gives England vs Argentina World Cup semifinal a compelling betting angle

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:47:44 -0400

Well, yesterday's game did not go according to plan. Not only did I lose on the total bet that I placed, but my France ticket went up into flames as they decided it probably wasn't worth trying to win. In fairness, Spain looked like the better team in the game, looked more precise, more aggressive, and just smarter out on the pitch.

England comes into this semifinal with some momentum. The team looked a bit shaky in the beginning of the tournament, but I feel like it has found a way to piece things together. It also doesn't hurt that Jude Bellingham has become a monster out there. He is now up to six goals, which ties Harry Kane for the lead on the team. Both are still in the conversation for the Golden Boot, but that will still need some time to be determined. England hasn't looked elite on defense outside of a key stretch in the Mexico game, but now has its full team back after being without one guy due to a red card.

In the first few games of the World Cup, you had to wonder a bit if England was just there to be there. In its first match, England took down Croatia 4-2. In the next game, there was very little going and it played to a draw against Ghana. The third match saw Kane put the team on his back and net two goals in a 2-0 win over Panama. In the knockout stages, Congo DR gave England all it could handle. The match against Mexico was one of the best games I've ever watched, and the defensive stance started due to the aforementioned red card. Norway arguably had a shot to win, but one of the dumbest plays ever happened as it was a 2-on-1 opportunity for Norway and no one passed the ball to Erling Haaland, one of the best scorers in the tournament. England survives and now plays here.

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Surviving might also be a good way to describe what Argentina has done this World Cup. Things have not been easy for this squad in two of the past three games. There has been plenty of controversy, especially during the Egypt game. Although there was reason to have controversy around the England team as well, due to a ball hitting the camera before a goal was scored. Things happen, but some of them have been a little more questionable than others.

We know that Argentina's goal is to get the ball to Lionel Messi. He is one of the best players ever, and the hope is to position him to score as much as possible. He has certainly done his fair share with eight goals in the World Cup. He didn't score against Switzerland, and he really doesn't go many games without finding the net.

Does it make sense to bet on Messi here to score? At +125, this is one of the first times (and might be the only time) that I can remember him in the World Cup this year to be plus money to score a goal. England has allowed a goal in all but two of its World Cup games, so it isn't like the team is untouchable. I'll pull the trigger on Messi.

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I also think the over 2.5 is a good look. Yes, I think the teams will be a little conservative, and one is likely to score then try to play keep away. However, mistakes happen, and both teams have very capable scorers and sets. Maybe it is better to play Both Teams to Score at -130. Sure, either team could win 3-0 and the over cashes, but this bet doesn't. If it ends 1-1 after 90 minutes, I lose. That's betting. I'm a little more confident in three goals being scored, though. I'll take the over.

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Bessent credits Trump immigration policies with helping return jobs to Americans as wage gains resume

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:44:09 -0400

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued Tuesday that President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is helping return jobs to American workers. He said the administration expects real wage gains to resume as deportations continue and private-sector hiring strengthens.

Bessent told Fox News' Jesse Watters that "mass unfettered immigration has stopped," citing what he said were roughly 1.82 million voluntary and mandatory deportations.

He said data indicates wage growth for American workers.

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"So prior to April, we saw real wage gains for working Americans every month during President Trump's term. I think we'll be back to that next month."

Bessent said the administration's immigration enforcement has redirected employment opportunities to U.S. workers while strengthening the private sector, which he said is the primary driver of sustained wage growth.

"What's more important is these are private sector jobs," he added.

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"Government jobs can be — we have some great government servants — but real wage growth does not come from government jobs. It's the private sector."

The Treasury secretary also praised Trump's efforts to shrink the size of the federal government, saying the White House is "right-sizing" the workforce following an expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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"There was this incredible blowout and government bloat, and it's like the president says, 'I could create 1 million, 2 million jobs if I wanted to blow up the government,' but then the deficit goes up, productivity goes down," he said.

"And I think we're in the middle — or on the cusp — of a big productivity boom just like we had in the '90s."

Cowboys cheerleaders at World Cup, World Cup fan Freddy is stunned by Tennessee man's gun collection & MEAT!

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:30:36 -0400

Let's get Wednesday rolling with a fresh new edition of Screencaps, wildfire smoke working its way south out of Canada and my brain questioning if I'm being a little too strict with the pool behavior of Screencaps Jr.'s friends.

But, first, let's get started with our World Cup friend Freddy who was in Tennessee on Tuesday to watch France-Spain and shoot guns with some red-blooded Americans who showed the German how we celebrate freedom on our turf.

Simple: by blowing s–t up.

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It's good to see Freddy back to doing what he does best on Twitter – showing the Real America that the coastal LIBS absolutely despise. And his numbers are back to being through the roof. Nearly 1M people have now seen the video of the Tennessee guys unloading some serious weaponry.

The video of the Tennessee homeowner's gun collection is over 1.1M views and there's nothing the scumbag LIBS who ran him off Twitter two weeks ago can do about it.

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Is it reasonable to correct 13-year-olds who are swimming in my pool or am I being the uncool dad; should kids just be allowed to act like they're Johnny Manziel at a Spring Break party

This is something that we're starting to deal with on a fairly regular basis at this point. We've tried to let Screencaps Jr. have some leash this summer because boys want to be boys, but as time goes on, it feels like there's a quickly declining level of respect for the pool and the rules we've set for some of the 13-year-olds who show up and want to act like maniacs.

Screencaps Jr. is starting to say that we're embarrassing him by telling the friends to knock it off.

I'm sure many of you guys have been down this road. Did you ever have a problem telling one of the boys you've coached in baseball, or who has spent the night at your house multiple times, to stop being an idiot in your pool or on your property?

I remember random parents having no problem telling me to stop being an idiot when I was 13. I thought this was basic parenting. I thought this was part of the "it takes a village" saying.

And, as for the kid who told Screencaps Jr. that the next pool party is at his house because there won't be any rules is welcome to have the next party. Have at it, chief.

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Mailbag:

– Nick asks: Do you think the MLB All-Star Game should stop having fans select the starters, or are you OK with it? Personally, it always bothered me even as a kid that that some players got voted in because of reputation, and not what kind of season they were having. See Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken Jr., Ozzie Smith, etc., on the downsides of their careers. But that's me.

Kinsey: Not only should fans be allowed to vote in the all-stars, they should have to use those paper ballots like we all got at games back in the 1980s and early 90s. I remember smuggling 40 or 50 of those ballots out of Riverfront Stadium thinking I was going to rig the ASG for Barry Larkin.

– Mike T. in Idaho writes: 41% of American men under 30 believe they could score on a penalty kick at the World Cup if given the chance. Chance of that happing at World Cup level play .00001.

Kinsey: I am in the 41% camp. We're talking about a 12-yard kick. It's actually achievable based on the distance. Is a guy going to go to the plate and get a hit off a 98 mph fastball? No chance. Could I put a foot on a ball from 12 yards out against a 6-foot-6 goalkeeper? Yes. It doesn't mean I'm going to make the shot, but I can make contact and give myself a chance. The first part of the act is easily achievable.

The world of dynamic pricing has made its way to bowling alleys

Just when you thought Big Private Equity hadn't thought of everything, it turns out they're using dynamic pricing for lanes on Saturday nights when you used to pay the same price as on a Tuesday night.

If you have a mom and pop lane in your town, you better go support that business before some PE bro swoops in and turns it into an operation where you have to have an app to rent lanes.

Why do Canadians live so close together with so much land available?

– Justin in Sherwood Park, Alberta explains: Even though there's a sh-tpile of land up here & you'd think we'd have lots of space between our neighbours, all of the cities are run by rabid tax & spend leftists who want to impose their will on us regular folk. My house was built in 1990, so we have decent space between us & next door, but the new areas are brutal - only 8' is required between lots now. Zoning & building regulations have changed over the past few years to allow this, driven by developers who want to squeeze more houses into the area.

It also doesn't help that elected officials & bureaucrats all share the same brain: I swear that they went to Amsterdam once, saw all the bikes & tiny houses, & said "this is what we need back in Canada". So now we get to enjoy a bunch of infill housing (where one house is torn down & two skinny houses are built on the same footprint) & bike lanes (seriously - in Edmonton, they've spent millions on converting vehicle lanes into bike lanes in a city that experiences winter for 6 months a year).

Don't even get me started on the electric bus debacle, where they spent tons of money on electric buses, discovered that they don't work so well in the cold, spent tons more on battery blankets to keep them warm, discovered that they didn't work either, then had to mothball the whole fleet when the supplier went bankrupt...

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And with that email, my work here is done today. I need to hear from the pool owners. Do you allow teens to turn your pool into Panama Beach 1989 or do you expect them to have some sense? I'm trying to find some balance here.

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Imam who prayed before Congress faces formal rebuke after celebrating Graham's death

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:08:47 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: A Texas imam invited to pray before Congress is facing backlash on Capitol Hill after celebrating Sen. Lindsey Graham's death in a social media post that wished him "an eternity in ruins" over his support for Israel.

Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, plans to introduce a resolution on Wednesday that would formally condemn Omar Suleiman, the president and co-founder of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, near Dallas.

"In other news, Lindsey Graham is dead," Suleiman wrote on social media early Sunday morning, shortly after news broke that Graham had died. "Bye Lindsey. May you live an eternity in ruins for the ruins you helped create in Gaza. Ameen."

Van Duyne, who represents the suburban Dallas district where Suleiman lives, said Congress must condemn his incendiary message, pointing to his 2019 opening prayer before the House, which he delivered at Democrats' invitation.

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"This type of action from a religious leader that claims to preach about love and not hate needs to be condemned," Van Duyne told Fox News Digital in an interview. "That was anything but love. That was depravity."

"Is this really what you believe—that you're going to take a sitting senator who has just died, and you're going to condemn his soul to an eternity of ruins because you don't agree with his politics?" she continued.

Graham, who served in Congress for decades, was a leading advocate for Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and the United States’ months-long conflict with Iran. He was also a fierce defender of Ukraine, Taiwan and those living under authoritarian regimes.

Van Duyne said she is talking with leadership about putting her resolution on the floor and hopes Democrats will support it.

"It needs to be condemned by those Democrats who called him to the House floor to preach," the Texas lawmaker said. "I would love to be able to get Democrats who are on the floor who don't agree that this is the type of action that a religious leader should take."

Suleiman was invited by former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, to deliver the opening prayer in the House chamber in May 2019. She died in 2023.

The imam was asked to perform the invocation despite a history of controversial remarks, including calling for a third Intifada — a phrase widely interpreted as calling for violence against Israel and Jews — and claiming that Zionists are "enemies of God," the Jerusalem Post reported.

"It's a hatred of a people" that fueled Suleiman's remarks celebrating Graham's death, Van Duyne told Fox News Digital. "I thought it was very important to highlight that."

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The resolution alleges that Suleiman has "defended convicted terrorists" and traveled to Turkey to support members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who are banned from traveling to the United States.

Suleiman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Texas imam was not alone in celebrating Graham's death. Van Duyne argued the vitriol from some progressive commentators and left-wing activists reflects a broader decline in civility.

"The words are getting more hateful," the Texas Republican told Fox News Digital. "The call for violence is getting more dangerous."

"It has absolutely gone beyond reason," she continued. "And to have a religious leader that joins in that, that is calling for that, is horrible. And yes, we should be condemning it."

Her measure also highlights Sharia law’s "incompatibility" with constitutional principles and American life.

Van Duyne, who served as mayor of Irving, Texas, before winning election to Congress in 2020, has long warned about the spread of radical Islam and efforts to promote Sharia law in the Lone Star State.

"There are Republican leaders in Congress who are speaking out against it. Eleven years ago, I felt like I was on my own," Van Duyne told Fox News Digital. "They are in my hometown, and they are in cities across the country, and I think what you're seeing is elected representatives standing up to it."

The resolution also pays tribute to Graham, who she said supported her during her runs for Congress and appeared with her at some fundraisers.

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"When he didn't agree with somebody, he would tell them," Van Duyne said. "But it was never in a hateful, malicious manner, and I think we have lost the soul of debate. We have lost the soul of actual compromise in this country."

Alzheimer's stole pieces of our lives. A new treatment is giving us a fighting chance

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Millions of Americans are rightfully terrified of Alzheimer’s disease. They have witnessed its devastating impact on their families and friends. But we, five patients from different corners of the country, offer our stories to bring hope to others. We reclaimed our lives from this devastating disease by getting diagnosed early enough to benefit from new anti-amyloid treatments.

Our lives show these new treatments can slow progression and add meaningful time.

Like millions of Americans, we followed expert guidelines to reduce the risk of cognitive decline: exercising regularly, following healthy diets, staying mentally and socially active, and building lives around serving our families and communities.

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And still, Alzheimer’s came for us.

Disease prevention is a critical piece of the fight against Alzheimer’s. And yet, lifestyle measures alone did not prevent our decline.

Each of us was diagnosed early enough for one of the new anti-amyloid treatments to become an option. These treatments work best when initiated early. We knew they were not cures, but rather an opportunity to slow the disease enough to preserve the moments, independence and relationships that make life meaningful.

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For us, treatment has been a lifeline.

I, Brent Beasley, am a retired internal medicine physician. When I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, it helped explain the lapses that led my employer to terminate me before anyone understood what was happening in my brain. With treatment, I went from losing control of my daily routine to once again serving as a deacon at my church, working as an advocate for patients with the disease, and teaching medical students about compassionate bedside care.

I, Lori Baetz, a retired engineering technician, went from experiencing terrifying episodes of getting lost in my own neighborhood to returning to my daily walks and routines with confidence and independence.

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I, Ralph Carmona, a retired community and corporate sector advocate, have run five marathons since my 2015 diagnosis and treatment in a clinical trial. I am now able to serve on advisory boards, engage in public outreach for Alzheimer’s research and financial support, and continue running marathons. I often tell people that I went from not making my high school track team to qualifying for the Boston Marathon years after my diagnosis.

I, Kathi Rigby, am a mother, grandmother and advocate. Treatment improved my memory and mental sharpness, giving me more time to make memories with my husband, six children, 22 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. It has also allowed me to continue serving my community and advocating for other patients to inspire hope rather than surrender to the disease.

I, Michael B., am a prolific lifelong entrepreneur. I have never let my brain idle and have exercised daily since I was 15. And yet, three years ago, my family and I noticed I was in a downward cognitive spiral, and I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Treatment has given me my life back. Now 85, I am physically and mentally strong. Every day, I complete a 1.5-mile walk, 25 pushups and 35 sit-ups. I drive independently, frequent the gym, and pour energy into my loved ones.

We are not alone. Each of us knows more people who have benefited from early diagnosis and treatment.

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Alzheimer’s remains a devastating disease that requires more research to improve our understanding of why these medicines slow progression, how they can be improved, and what other breakthroughs may still lie ahead. But early diagnosis is a gift. It gave us the chance to pursue lifestyle interventions, plan for the future, participate in clinical research, and benefit from treatment before irreversible cognitive decline occured.

We want that chance for others.

To change the trajectory of Alzheimer’s disease for future generations, early diagnosis must become a national priority. Patients deserve the chance to learn what is happening while they still have time to act.

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That means expanding access to blood tests that can help identify Alzheimer’s disease earlier and more accurately. It means empowering primary care doctors — the clinicians many Americans see most frequently — to recognize cognitive impairment sooner and guide families through treatment and lifestyle options. It means supporting caregivers so patients can remain at home, engaged and independent for as long as possible.

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A brighter future would also require ensuring that patients who are good candidates for these treatments can pursue them without burdensome Medicare administrative policies and private insurance denials that block access.

Better tools to fight Alzheimer’s disease are finally here. We ask that current and future patients have the opportunity to use them.

Lori Baetz is a retired engineering technician in Haslett, Michigan. Kathi Rigby is an Alzheimer’s advocate and patient living in Anaheim, California., and Summerfield, Florida. Ralph Carmona is a retired community and corporate sector advocate in Portland, Maine. Michael B. is a retired entrepreneur in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Beasley and Mr. Carmona appear in the new podcast series Ahead of Alzheimer’s.

Schumer's mentor pushed birthright citizenship crackdown. Now Moreno dares Democrats to reject it.

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:59:55 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican has a plan to challenge the Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship, and he’s taking a decades-old page from Democrats to do it.

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, will soon circulate legislation that was once pushed by the late, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that, among several things, would drastically reduce the scope of birthright citizenship.

The bill, first obtained by Fox News Digital, is a mirror image of Reid’s initial offering from 1993. It’s a comprehensive immigration reform package that cuts legal immigration substantially, caps refugee admissions at 50,000 annually and speeds up deportations with limited court review, among several provisions.

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Moreno painted his objective as twofold: try to tackle the Supreme Court’s decision last month with legislation and show how Democrats have strayed from their immigration policy over the last three decades.

"What it's going to do is highlight two things," Moreno said earlier this month. "The Democrats of today are nothing like the Democrats of 1993 and, if they choose to reject a bill sponsored by their majority leader that they named an airport in Las Vegas after, then I think my Republican colleagues have no choice."

"We have to recognize that these Democrats want to systematically destroy this country," he continued.

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On the birthright citizenship matter, the Moreno-Reid product would tackle the main argument made by the Court, which interpreted the meaning of "subject to the jurisdiction of" within the 14th Amendment to effectively mean all children born in the U.S. are automatically granted citizenship.

The unorthodox bill would modify that language to "subject to the jurisdiction of" a foreign country. Under the proposal, illegal immigrants, most temporary visa holders and others who are temporarily in the country and their children would not qualify for automatic citizenship.

That’s an interpretation that Democrats of today have rejected. Notably, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who was mentored by Reid, cheered the Supreme Court’s decision.

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"No matter how much President Trump tries to steal citizenship from people that the Constitution has said have earned it and reverse the grand American tradition of welcoming newcomers to our nation, the Supreme Court confirmed today that those born in America are American," Schumer said last month.

Reid disagreed.

In a press release from 1993, Reid made many of the same arguments that Republicans have made for the last few years on issues at the southern border and abuse of birthright citizenship.

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Reid said that "our borders have overflowed with illegal immigrants, placing tremendous burdens" on several programs, and that "our federal wallet is stretched to the limit by illegal aliens getting welfare, food stamps, medical care and other benefits, often without paying any taxes."

"We are a country founded upon fairness and justice. An individual in real threat of torture or long-term incarceration because of his or her political beliefs can still seek asylum," Reid said at the time. "But this bill closes the door to those who want to abuse America's inherent generosity and legal system."

Trump officials unveil private sector blueprint for life after USAID

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:50:54 -0400

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is laying out its clearest blueprint yet for what comes after decades of traditional U.S. foreign aid, arguing that private investment, trade and American business — not taxpayer-funded assistance — should become America's primary engine for development abroad.

At a U.S. Mission to the United Nations "Trade Over Aid" forum in New York Monday, Ambassador Mike Waltz, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that the administration is "completely reforming how we do aid" by moving away from taxpayer-funded programs and toward private-sector-led development.

"For too many years, the United States and other countries have poured billions and billions of dollars into these aid programs and got very little in return," Waltz said. "You go to these forums at the United Nations and at development agencies around the world, and you never find the private sector. You find NGOs and academics and governments, but you don’t find the creators of growth and the creators of jobs."

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Waltz said the new model is designed to "create jobs, to create business for American companies in line with America First," while also raising living standards abroad and reducing instability that can fuel terrorism and poverty.

The administration moved to dismantle USAID in 2025, arguing the agency was inefficient and too often disconnected from U.S. foreign policy. Asked directly whether "Trade Over Aid" is replacing USAID, Waltz said USAID’s functions had been folded into the State Department as part of a broader efficiency effort, but insisted the initiative is about something larger than one agency.

"What we’re doing, this isn’t about USAID or what replaces it," Waltz said. "That was an efficient effort to get our aid to serve our foreign policy, not the other way around. But what I think is more important is how do we help American businesses and how do (we) help create jobs around the world and reduce dependency."

The stakes are immediate: with USAID reorganized under the State Department and aid budgets under pressure, the Trump administration is trying to show that it has a replacement model for how the U.S. helps poorer and fragile countries. The answer it is pitching is not more traditional aid, but more private capital, more trade, more deals for American companies and fewer open-ended taxpayer commitments.

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The forum brought together representatives from dozens of countries, U.N. agencies, international financial institutions and major private-sector players, including Microsoft, Google, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Boeing, Walmart, Mastercard, Meta and others.

Czech Environment Minister Igor Cerveny, who attended the forum, said the idea resonated with his country’s own post-communist experience.

After communism, he said, the Czech Republic had to rebuild through work, business, industry and innovation rather than dependency.

"If you work on your economy, on your industry, on your society, on nature as well, probably two, three, five years later, (you will) be in a better position," Cerveny told Fox News Digital. "You have your own money. You are not now the slave of (asking). You are now the master of your destiny."

Cerveny said trade gives countries an "opportunity to cooperate" rather than forcing them to return again and again with the same request: "Please give me some money."

Ambassador Dan Negrea, who is spearheading the initiative in the U.S. Mission, told Fox News Digital that shrinking aid budgets around the world make a new model necessary.

"We need to think differently about how we help developing countries in an environment in which, in the United States, we are indebted and we cannot continue to spend money on helping other countries the way we used to," Negrea said. "Development aid is going down not only in the U.S., but in countries around the world."

Negrea said the initiative has received less resistance from developing countries than from traditional donor nations.

"Interestingly, there is less pushback from countries receiving aid than from some donor countries that like to continue in this attitude of charity, being magnanimous to other countries," he told Fox News Digital. "For years and years and for decades, many developing countries are saying that they want to end this status of recipient of charity and move to a much more dignified relationship of partners and development."

But some leaders from developing countries also warn that trade cannot replace aid overnight, especially in emergency settings. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Francophonie, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, told Fox News Digital that aid remains critical in crises such as the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC.

"Aid sometimes can transform dramatically a situation," she said. "This is not something you can change overnight with trade. But yes, over a long term, trade is the pathway to create greater growth, greater economic prosperity, and therefore also more equal relationships between countries."

Kayikwamba Wagner added that the shift must be "adapted to circumstances" and not be "too abrupt."

The initiative already has drawn 46 countries, and launched a digital library with 63 capacity-building offers from private companies, governments, NGOs, philanthropies, academic institutions and international organizations.

But when pressed on what those offers have produced so far, Negrea acknowledged the initiative is still in its early stages. The library was inaugurated last week, he said, and the goal now is to turn offers into concrete outcomes.

"We want to see more deliverables," Negrea said. "We want to see actual transactions that were done. We want to see countries using the digital library to see usable capacity building offers coming from around the world. So we want to help without the cost to the U.S. taxpayers, but at the same time creating opportunities for American companies."

The central challenge facing the effort is whether private capital will go where aid has traditionally been most needed: fragile countries with weak institutions, unreliable infrastructure, corruption, conflict or markets too risky for major investors.

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Waltz argued that is exactly where institutions such as the U.N. Development Program, the World Bank and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation can play a role.

"When we talk to organizations like J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and others, they’re saying, we want to invest hundreds of millions into these industries abroad, but they need better laws, they need better arbitration," Waltz said. "We need to know that we can get our money out for our investors here in the United States."

He said the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and U.S. contributions to the World Bank can provide "risk insurance and guarantees" for investments in riskier markets, including critical minerals projects needed by the U.S. technology sector.

"It is incredibly risky," Waltz said. "Sometimes these capital providers like on Wall Street and in New York are only going to go to the safest place. Sometimes it makes sense, for example, as we’re looking for critical minerals for our tech industry, to go into risky places, but they need a little help."

The strongest note of caution came not from critics outside the room, but from inside the forum itself.

Alexander De Croo, the former Belgian prime minister who now leads United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), said trade and aid should not be treated as enemies.

"Trade is a destination, but development is how we get to that destination," De Croo said. "Markets do not build themselves. They have to be built."

De Croo said investment flows when rules are predictable, institutions are trusted and workers have the skills to seize opportunity. He described UNDP’s role as helping countries build those foundations. "There is no country over the past decades that has successfully developed without a strong private sector and without trade being a big part of that," he said.

Christopher Sharrock, Microsoft’s vice president for United Nations and international organizations, also warned that aid still has a role that markets cannot fully replace.

"Aid does do an essential job and it does a job that possibly nothing else can do," Sharrock said, pointing to vaccination campaigns, famine response and natural disasters as areas where assistance remains critical.

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For the Trump administration, "Trade Over Aid" is being pitched as a more disciplined, America First answer to development: fewer handouts, more deals, less dependency, more jobs for American companies and foreign partners alike.

But the test will be whether it can deliver not only in countries already ready for investment, but in the hardest places — the places where aid has long filled the gap because markets would not.

Demand to end 'scam' visa program replacing American workers surges, West Virginia congressman reveals

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:46:25 -0400

A West Virginia congressman is fed up with popular work visas, and revealed to Fox News Digital a behind-the-scenes surge of Republican lawmakers who also support abolition of the foreign worker program.

"I think the H-1B visa program is a scam, and it's one that has been perpetrated on the American worker for far too long," Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., said in an interview.

"Essentially, we shipped all our manufacturing jobs overseas and people were told to 'learn how to code,'" he continued. "Well, now they're being replaced with the H-1B visa workers on the coding jobs as well. So when is the American worker actually going to get a win here?"

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H-1B visas are billed as temporary work authorizations for "high-skilled" foreign workers who are qualified to do jobs that American workers do not have the skills to do. But the companies that use them are not required to prove that they couldn't find a qualified American to do the same job, raising criticism among those who want to stop outsourcing jobs to foreign workers.

Companies who use the most H-1B visas include Amazon, IT consulting firm Cognizant, Infosys, IBM and Microsoft.

Microsoft set off a firestorm last week when its XBOX gaming division laid off 1,600 workers, despite the parent company being approved for 2,273 H-1B visas this year alone.

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"We're sending all of our kids to college, trade school or what have you, to get advanced knowledge or career preparation for the workplace, and we're coming in with H-1B visas and displacing them with lower skilled, lower paid workers, and many of young people are ending up either unemployed, or baristas at Starbucks, or you name it with $200,000 in debt," Moore lamented to Fox News Digital.

The typical H-1B visa is limited to three years, but employers can file extensions that last up to six years. And while the foreign workers are in the United States, there is nothing stopping them from pursuing permanent residency.

According to data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 80% of H-1B visa holders who become permanent residents do so through employment-based green cards. Permanent residents can later become naturalized citizens.

Moore insists the idea that H-1B workers are more skilled than American workers is a "complete fallacy," and said that the only reason they're being brought to the United States is because they will work for less pay than the ordinary American.

"This is a rigged market against American workers," said Moore. "It's not free market capitalism at all, because the government is handing these out and also setting the levels of how many H-1B visas are going to be issued."

"This is all controlled by the government, and it's obviously big corporate lobbyists that are pushing for more H-1B visas. This is not an exercise in the free market."

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As of 2021, National Foundation for American Policy analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data estimated that there were 619,000 H-1B workers in the U.S. — a number that is likely higher today.

Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorizations, Moore says, are perhaps more pernicious than H-1B visas, and further disprove the idea that H-1B visas are for "high skilled" foreign laborers.

Foreign students who come to the U.S. on F-1 student visas often use OPT as a bridge between studying in the United States and receiving an H1-B visa.

"Look at the OPT program, right, where they're doing the training," Moore said. "They're going through our university system. Obviously they're coming through our university system because it's the greatest on the planet."

Moore wants to abolish both programs completely, and says there's a quiet groundswell of support for his efforts behind the scenes.

"I'm certainly not the lone voice in this," he told Fox News Digital. "I might be the loudest. Some people are quietly talking about it, but I have had many, many of my colleagues here in Congress come up and talk with me since I've started talking about this and thank me for speaking up."

"So I have a lot of support behind me on this issue, and there's others who are starting to speak up as well."

Recently, President Donald Trump tried to limit employers' use of the H-1B program by imposing a $100,000 fee for companies seeking H-1B applications.

A federal judge struck down that order, reasoning that it amounted to a tax that only Congress has the ability to impose.

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For Moore, it all comes back to protecting American labor.

"The American worker is the only worker on the planet that has to compete with labor from all over the world inside their own borders. We're the only ones. It doesn't make any sense to me at all, and we're putting all of our young people in a disadvantaged position."

Crash footage of ESPN analyst who had arm amputated raises uncomfortable questions about GoFundMe

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:35:14 -0400

New dash cam video of ESPN analyst Matt Miller's car crash last month that led to his eventual arm amputation has raised more questions than answers.

Miller, who covers the NFL Draft for ESPN, was involved in a life-threatening car crash last month in Missouri. Details of the crash have been sparse, but we do know Miller suffered several serious injuries, one of which led to an eventual arm amputation.

The ESPN analyst announced last week that he was stepping away from the company to focus on his recovery, which was newsworthy given the turmoil that has surrounded him since the accident.

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In the weeks since the crash, Miller has been accused by dozens of fans of suspicious dealings in his fantasy football leagues. The Missouri attorney general opened an investigation into him earlier this month, and ESPN placed him on leave last weekend.

Although sources told OutKick that Miller's leave was purely based on his health, they also said that questions related to the ongoing social media chatter and the AG's report will be addressed in due time. Until then, he is expected to remain on leave.

As for video of the crash ... it was obtained by the California Post on Tuesday, and shows Miller's Ford Bronco veer across the double-yellow line on a two-lane road into an oncoming truck. The semi appeared to move out of the way, but both vehicles collided.

The incident took place around 3:50 p.m. on June 17 on a Jasper County roadway.

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Around the time of the accident, a Reddit thread went viral with several fans accusing Miller of suspicious dealings in his fantasy football leagues.

According to the popular fantasy football platform "Sleeper," Miller was the commissioner of 91 fantasy leagues last season alone.

Dozens of fans who at one time played in a league organized by Miller came forward, and they all had the same story.

Miller would allegedly start a league. He would advertise the league. He would claim that a portion of the proceeds for the league would go to some charity.

And then, according to several accounts, he would go largely silent after the league started and after the league ended, with players in said league going months without a payout ... if they got one at all.

After the June 17th crash, a GoFundMe was started for Miller, and promoted by Miller via his X account. The initial goal was $10,000. It was then raised to $55,000 once that goal was hit.

Several fans confirmed to the outlet Awful Announcing that they received delayed payment from Miller after his crash and resulting GoFundMe, which was suspiciously paused at $51,000 after the AG opened the investigation on July 2.

"As a result of the accident, I sustained significant injuries, including multiple fractures and broken ribs. I also underwent a life-saving amputation of my left arm," Miller posted on X after his crash before eventually mentioning, and linking, the GoFundMe campaign created for him.

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The Reddit thread, and resulting outrage on social media, came to a head earlier this month when the Missouri AG got involved.

"The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is now soliciting complaints directly from anyone with relevant information, including those who are not Missouri residents," Awful Announcing wrote on July 2. "A consumer complaint can be filed online or by phone through the Consumer Protection team at 800-392-8222."

Miller, who is still in the hospital, and has not yet commented on any of this. That doesn't mean he's oblivious, though.

Last weekend, the longtime draft analyst posted that he was stepping away from ESPN to recover, while also limiting who could comment on his post.

"A quick update: The surgery to remove my left arm was successful with hopes of an eventual prosthetic replacement. Similarly, the femur and patella surgeries were also successful and the fantastic surgery team was able to save my left leg," he said. "To best focus on my healing and recovery, I’m stepping away indefinitely and will be placed on leave from ESPN. Thank you to all for the prayers and thoughts; please keep them coming."

"Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Get well soon, Matt," wrote Adam Schefter.

"Speedy recovery. I still remember when I was coming out of college how much you supported me," added former Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas. "It was like everything you said turned out to be true. Hopefully I can do the same for you boss."

Schefter and Thomas were two of only 14 people who replied to Miller's latest post because it was safeguarded with an "Only some accounts can reply" tag.

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Every single reply was positive, which was a stark difference from Miller's previous updates about his accident, which were open to the public. Those posts were flooded with comments about the ongoing investigation, the viral Reddit thread, and the resulting GoFundMe.

A GoFundMe, by the way, which will now certainly come under further scrutiny with the new footage.

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The US-Israel strategic alliance – partnership, not charity

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:16:26 -0400

On Jan 8, 2011, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head in Tucson, Arizona. Among the tools first responders reached for was the "Emergency Bandage," a pressure dressing so closely associated with the Israeli military that American troops had nicknamed it the "Israeli bandage." It saved her life.

The deep friendship between America and Israel has saved, and continues to save, American lives. Israel is a friend and an ally in the deepest sense of the word.

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The U.S. House of Representatives is about to vote on security assistance to Israel, including an amendment from outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to strip that assistance altogether. Policy disagreements may exist, even between closely aligned nations. Yet these should not come at the cost of American lives and regional stability.

The anti-Israel representative, Massie, found himself on the wrong end of the president after Donald Trump endorsed his opponent in his recent GOP primary. The result: Ed Gallrein beat the incumbent Massie as his constituents turned on his increasingly unpopular positions.

Israel's detractors have long framed American support as charity, as a one-way handout to a dependent client state. In doing so, they ignore what the relationship actually is: a reciprocal strategic security and technology partnership, built on shared values, that has paid the United States back many times over.

The current conflict with Iran illustrates this unique relationship. In 1979, the Islamic Republic's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, first called the United States the "Great Satan" — one day after the regime seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, launching the 444-day hostage crisis. Later that year, Khomeini branded Israel the "Little Satan," a deliberate hierarchy casting Israel as an American outpost. Israel is a beacon of Western values in a dark region, and it is that light the regime is eager to extinguish. The decades since have seen American, Israeli and Western bloodshed by the Islamic Republic and its proxies — Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis.

Two truths follow. First, believe your enemies when they tell you who they are: when they chant "Death to America," they mean it. Second, what starts with the Jews never ends with the Jews. Hamas' terror against Israel in the 1990s spilled into New York on 9/11 and beyond. America's enemies are Israel's enemies, and both are fighting for the benefit of civilization as a whole.

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Israel is also not a passive recipient of technology, but a major exporter and co-developer of it — its cyber technology is widely adopted by the U.S. and NATO. The Iron Dome, among the most successful missile-defense systems in operational history, is a joint U.S.-Israeli venture built with American components, alongside David's Sling and Arrow. Israeli innovations in drones, cybersecurity and armor have flowed into American systems as much as American funding has flowed into Israeli ones.

It does not stop there. In 2017, it was reported that top Israeli cyber experts had penetrated a small cell of extremist bombmakers in Syria. That was how the U.S. learned ISIS was working on explosives designed to fool airport X-ray machines by looking exactly like laptop-computer batteries.

In another incident, Iran launched a large-scale drone attack on the Al-Tanf base near the Iraq-Syria border, which housed about 200 U.S. troops. The base was evacuated shortly beforehand, due to early warning from Israeli intelligence. No American casualties were reported. The long and profound Israeli-U.S. intelligence cooperation has saved numerous innocent lives. From the most recent Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump, to that regime’s use of crime syndicates in Australia and Europe to attack Iranian dissidents and other civilian targets, Israel is strategically positioned to be the West’s eyes and ears in a dangerous, volatile region filled with hostile forces to freedom and democracy.

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Nearly every dollar Israel receives is spent on American-made weapons, aircraft and systems. The money doesn't leave the U.S. Treasury so much as flow through it, landing with American manufacturers and supporting jobs in all 50 states. Israel Aerospace Industries alone works with more than 800 American suppliers across 44 states. This isn't charity — it's an alliance that saves lives through shared intelligence, battle-tested defense systems and a military that never asks for U.S. troops to defend it.

That's a partnership between two capable allies, not a welfare arrangement. It is the kind of alliance, on a January morning in Tucson, that puts the right bandage in the right hands at the right time. Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to Washington at the time, called learning of that fact one of the proudest moments of his tenure.

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Some partnerships are measured in treaties and dollars. Others are measured in a single life, saved.

Ex-MLB All-Star calls out Netflix's Elle Duncan for remarks about Barry Bonds fight

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:07:11 -0400

Former Philadelphia Phillies All-Star pitcher Ricky Bottalico must have been watching the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night.

The pre-show broadcast on Netflix that included Elle Duncan, Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols and Anthony Rizzo rehashed Bonds’ fight with Bottalico in 1998. Bottalico plunked Bonds during a game between the Phillies and San Francisco Giants, sparking the only time Bonds charged the mound.

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While Duncan said that Bottalico swore the pitch got away from him, Bonds denied it.

"No, it didn’t, it did not get away," Bonds said. "He’s a good pitcher and he’s a good man. In that situation, it was part of the game of baseball during that time, and I accepted it."

Bottalico pushed back on Duncan’s notion that the ball got away from him as he appeared on 97.5 The Fanatic on Tuesday before the MLB All-Star Game took place in Philadelphia.

"That is a bold-faced lie." he said. "I’ve told the story on this show, I’ve told the story on NBC Sports Philadelphia, I have told the story. I was told to go in and hit Barry Bonds. It’s that simple.

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"When it happens, in the newspapers in the next day and all that back then, I had to say I didn’t do it on purpose or else I’m suspended for a month. It’s that simple. Yes, we had to lie back then."

Bottalico said he walked back to the locker room and his coaches said, "Do not tell me you did it on purpose."

"Elle, wrong, wrong, wrong, oh did I say wrong? Wrong," he added.

Bottalico said the team was frustrated with Bonds because he stole a base when the Giants were up seven runs. He said he wasn’t even supposed to pitch that day as he was coming off of surgery and had already made an appearance the night before.

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The righty made one All-Star appearance in his career – the 1996 season. That year, he had a 3.65 ERA in 69 appearances. He played five consecutive years for the Phillies before becoming a journeyman reliever around the league.

'Significant' early Christian church emerges beneath former fish market in ancient city

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:48 -0400

Archaeologists in Italy recently unearthed the remains of a city's earliest known Christian church — all near the site of a former fish market.

The discovery was announced in a June press release by the Archaeological Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan Area of Venice and the Provinces of Belluno, Padua and Treviso.

Pictures shared with Fox News Digital show the remains of the ancient church, including intricate polychrome mosaic floors and human burials alongside its foundation walls. The remains are located in Oderzo, some 40 miles northeast of Venice, in the area of a former pescheria, or fish market.

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The church dates to between the fourth and fifth centuries A.D., during the Late Roman period. Oderzo was known as Opitergium at the time.

Excavation at the site began last November as part of preparations for a residential redevelopment project in the city's historic center.

Archaeologists determined the 1,600-year-old building was a large rectangular church measuring about 75 feet wide and at least 98 feet long, with a central aisle and two side aisles.

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"The foundations, up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) thick and built from brick bonded with mortar, rest on wooden piles driven into the alluvial soil—a construction technique widely used in antiquity to improve stability," officials said in a statement translated from Italian.

The church's eastern end has not yet been excavated — suggesting the complex may be even larger than currently known.

At the site, archaeologists also uncovered four burials containing the remains of seven individuals.

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"Anthropologists are currently studying the remains of the seven individuals, and future specialized analyses are expected to provide additional information about both the cemetery and those buried there," officials said.

Researchers have not yet determined when the church fell out of use, though evidence suggests it was abandoned and later stripped of building materials before being destroyed during the Middle Ages.

Archaeologists believe the discovery represents the earliest known Christian place of worship in ancient Oderzo, as the church dates to a period when Christianity was becoming the dominant religion of the Roman Empire.

Officials described the discovery as "exceptionally significant."

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The discovery "[opens] a new chapter in the history of ancient Opitergium during the Late Roman and Early Medieval periods," the statement said.

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Italy's rich history has produced a string of archaeological discoveries in recent months.

This summer, archaeologists uncovered a hidden chamber beneath Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy, that they believe could be the oldest surviving structure at the imperial estate once owned by the Roman emperor.

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Earlier this spring, construction crews building a highway in northern Italy uncovered the remains of an ancient sanctuary near Ponso.

EXCLUSIVE: GOP rep introduces bill to bar biological men from joining Daughters of the American Revolution

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:34 -0400

FIRST ON FOX — A House Republican is introducing legislation that would require the Daughters of the American Revolution to limit membership to biological women, saying the historic organization's congressional charter should reflect its original mission after the group adopted a policy interpreted as allowing transgender applicants.

Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., introduced the Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act on Wednesday.

"The DAR has a longstanding tradition of celebrating and empowering women who represent the exceptional heritage of the birth of our Nation," Cline said in a statement provided exclusively to Fox News Digital.

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"However, as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the organization has now abandoned the very principles on which it was founded," Cline added. "Rather than honoring and preserving a lineage-based organization for women, it has embraced radical gender ideology at the expense of the women it was created to serve."

"The Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act is common-sense legislation that requires the Congressionally-charted DAR to return to serving the true daughters of the American Revolution," he said.

The bill would impose a requirement to the federal charter that limits membership to only individuals who are biological females and otherwise keeps the genealogical and membership qualifications established by the corporation.

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Cline's bill notes that the term "female" means someone "who naturally has, had, will have, or would have but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that produces, transports, and utilizes the large gamete (ova) for fertilization.’’

Last year, the DAR denied a motion by local members to restrict biological males who identify as transgender from joining the organization.

The group, founded in 1890, is made up of a membership of women who are direct descendants of American Revolutionary War patriots. It voted 1,481 to 984 on June 26 against a measure to keep membership for those "born female," the New York Post reported.

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Cline’s office said his legislation has gained support from Concerned Women for America, American Principles Project, Independent Women Forum and the Heritage Foundation.

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Fox News Digital reached out to the DAR for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

MLB All-Star Mike Trout shuts down idea of leaving LA, says doubters fuel push to get Angels back to playoffs

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:45:45 -0400

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout opened the 2026 MLB All-Star Game with a strikeout in his first plate appearance.

Trout is making his 12th All-Star appearance near home, with Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park sitting roughly 40 miles from where he was born and raised in New Jersey. But the Angels entered the break once again at the bottom of the AL West standings.

The Angels have not reached the postseason since 2014, the longest active playoff drought in MLB, with the Pittsburgh Pirates next on the list after last playing October baseball in 2015.

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At 38-59 entering the break, Los Angeles faces long odds of reversing course and mounting a playoff push, but Trout said the doubt surrounding the team has only fueled his motivation.

"I think the fuel of people doubting us kind of makes it more of a fire for me to try to get back to the playoffs," Trout told the Los Angeles Times. "I think that's the biggest key for me."

Trout made his big league debut with the Angels in 2011, but the franchise has reached the postseason just once during his tenure.

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The lack of team success has raised questions about whether he would consider playing elsewhere in the twilight of his career. But ahead of Tuesday’s All-Star Game, the three-time AL MVP said he still has unfinished business in Southern California.

"Could I take the easy way out and just leave? Yeah," Trout said.

"But I think – I said this last year around this time, but it's the same feeling I've been having – I really haven't sat down and talked to anybody about it specifically, but I know there's a time where, if things change, who knows? I don't know. But, for me, right now, my focus is on trying to get this club back in the playoffs."

If Trout’s playoff hopes are going to become reality this season, the Angels must make up 10 games in the wild-card race or close an 11.5-game deficit behind the first-place Texas Rangers in the AL West.

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Trout’s long-term future remains tied to the Angels after he signed a record-breaking extension in 2019 that runs through the 2030 season and includes a full no-trade clause. Injuries have interrupted much of his otherwise stellar career, but he entered the All-Star break having played in 78 of Los Angeles’ 97 games while hitting 18 home runs.

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