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America 250 gear on Amazon: Save up to 60% on hats, garden flags and more

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:44:24 -0400

America's 250th birthday is nearly here, so Amazon has rolled out deals on America 250 merchandise. Celebrate all year with the best patriotic T-shirts, hats, flags, collectibles and other keepsakes to help commemorate the historic milestone.

Trending America 250 deals

Freedom America flag tee: $12.99 (28% off)
Patriotic embroidered baseball cap, 2-pack: $16.99 (15% off)
Wooden eagle decor: $12.97 (13% off)
America 250 foil cup: $14.12 (12% off)
250th anniversary women's floral American flag shirt: $17.96 (10% off)

America 250 T-shirt: $19.99 (17% off)

Original price: $23.99

Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with this cotton T-shirt featuring a classic American flag graphic and the commemorative anniversary dates. The simple design can be worn long after the holiday.

American flag polo: $25.99 (35% off)

Original price: $39.99

Stay comfortable during Fourth of July celebrations in this moisture-wicking polo. A bald eagle and American flag graphic add a patriotic touch, while the wrinkle-resistant, stretchy fabric is designed for all-day wear and easy movement.

Adjustable America 250 hat: $9.99 (9% off)

Original price: $11.99

Prefer a more rugged option? This distressed baseball cap fits the bill perfectly. It comes embroidered with the years 1776 and 2026 with the American flag peeking through the distressing. An adjustable metal buckle provides a customized fit, while a moisture-wicking sweatband helps keep you comfortable in the heat.

America 250th table runner: $3.98 (60% off)

Original price: $9.98

Add a patriotic touch to your table with this America 250 anniversary table runner. Designed to fit most dining tables and kitchen islands, it's an inexpensive way to decorate the nation's milestone birthday at just $4.

Patriotic gift bundle: $19.99 (20% off)

Original price: $24.99

Shopping for a patriot or just want more bang for your buck? This America 250 gift set includes a 3-by-5-foot flag, an embroidered baseball cap and socks that fit men's sizes 6-12 and women's sizes 7 to 13. Just click the coupon box before you check out and get $5 off.

Red, white and blue pins, 6-pack: $9.99 (29% off)

Original price: $13.99

Add this best-selling pin to your Fourth of July hats, tees or bags for an extra pop of red, white and blue. It comes in a pack of six to share with your friends and family.

Stick flags, pack of 6: $6.99 (30% off)

Original price: $9.99

Rain or shine, these wrinkle-resistant, waterproof flags are ready for your Fourth of July festivities. Display them in your yard, line a walkway or wave them proudly at a parade.

America 250 garden flag: $7.99 (20% off)

Original price: $9.99

Even your garden can look patriotic with this America 250 flag. It's double-sided, so you see the American eagle and celebratory design from all angles.

Commemorative Betsy Ross flag: $36.79 (20% off)

Original price: $45.99

Celebrate America 250 with this durable 3-by-5-foot flag, featuring embroidered stars inspired by early U.S. flag designs. Made from fade-resistant nylon with brass grommets for secure display, it's built to withstand the elements while showcasing your American pride. Make sure to clip the coupon before checking out to get the 20% discount.

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America 250 commemorative flag: $9.99 (50% off)

Original price: $19.98

Show your patriotic spirit with this America 250 anniversary flag, designed to add a festive touch to your yard or garden. The design features a soldier graphic accented with red, white and blue for a bold outdoor display.

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Riley Green drops new single 'Go Again' with Hannah McFarland ahead of September album

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:57:46 -0400

Riley Green has country music fans going crazy with his new song.

Green has become one of the most recognizable faces in the country music world, and his spot at the top of the mountain is well-earned.

His music tells deep stories and often takes listeners on an emotional roller coaster. It's been awesome watching his rise.

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That now includes a new song that is guaranteed to be a monster hit.

Riley Green releases "Go Again."

The incredibly talented country music singer dropped his new single "Go Again" with Hannah McFarland on Friday morning, and it has fans buzzing.

It's exactly what his fans have come to expect from the "Jesus Saves" singer.

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Give it a listen below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

It didn't take long at all for the comments on YouTube to start popping off. One person wrote, "This song hits you in the feels."

Another added, "This song is so beautiful!!!"

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A third wrote, "Amazing song!"

I think it's safe to say country music fans are loving Riley Green's new music, and there's a lot more on the way. His new album "That’s Just Me" drops on September 18th. Bet the house it will blow up the country music charts. I can't wait. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

Blue-haired World Cup fan breaks silence after his emotional reaction goes viral

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:56:26 -0400

Blue wigs, face paint and bold team colors have been some of the defining fashion statements of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — with Japan's supporters turning heads in the stands in particular.

Many fans from all over the world who have been packing stadiums across North America are embracing colorful hairstyles, face painting and elaborate outfits to cheer on their national teams. For supporters of Japan, bright blue wigs turned into one of the tournament's most recognizable looks.

The Japan men's national team is known as the "Samurai Blue." Although the country's flag is red and white, the team has worn shades of blue since the 1930s, according to reports.

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Today, the deep indigo color is closely associated with the team, inspiring many supporters to wear blue wigs, jerseys and face paint on game day.

The trend gained even more attention earlier this week after a blue-haired Japan supporter went viral following the team's Round of 32 match against Brazil on June 29.

A video circulating across social media showed the fan cycling through a range of emotions while surrounded by Brazil supporters. The fan, later identified as Japanese streamer gamix.o7, appeared to laugh, cry and celebrate with rival fans after the final whistle.

He later said on social media that he'd accidentally purchased a ticket in the Brazil supporters' section.

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The clip quickly spread across social media, with viewers focused as much on the fan's animated reactions as they were on the interaction between Japanese and Brazilian supporters. (Japan lost to Brazil in the Round of 32 at Houston Stadium.)

"Bro just went through 13 different emotions in 20 seconds," one viewer commented.

Others praised the sportsmanship displayed in the stands.

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"What I have learned from watching these last few weeks of [soccer] is these fans have absolutely top-notch humor and sportsmanship. Every country has been fantastic," another user wrote.

"They're being good sports for the most part," another commenter added.

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Some viewers even predicted the fan and his reactions would become one of the lasting memories of this year's tournament.

"Something tells me we'll see him again in the next World Cup, and we are all gonna remember ... it," one user wrote.

Blue wigs aren't the only creative way Japan supporters have shown their team spirit.

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Other videos from the tournament show fans waving bright blue trash bags in unison — creating a sea of the team's signature color in the stands before kickoff.

The full schedule of FIFA World Cup games plus coverage and other details can be found on Fox News Sports.

Cruz pushes bill to hold tax-exempt sponsors accountable as DOJ probes Singham network

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:51:02 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is doubling down on his bill that would strip the tax-exempt status of individuals and organizations that funnel funds to nonprofits engaging in political violence as the Justice Department probes the finances of far-left financier Neville Roy Singham.

Fox News Digital learned that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche authorized the investigation by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton into the financial workings of a network of nonprofits funded by Singham.

"I’ve long said that Democrat billionaires are funding left-wing political violence to push anti-American and foreign-aligned interests through tax-exempt entities," Cruz told Fox News Digital. "The DOJ is absolutely right to investigate Neville Roy Singham’s funding network, which has been critical in bankrolling those efforts."

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In March, Cruz introduced the Stop Proxy Organizations Nurturing Subversive Operations and Riots Act, or SPONSOR Act, which would amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the liability of 501(c)(3) nonprofits for the groups they fund or sponsor. Under the legislation, such nonprofits would be criminally and civilly liable for violations of the law by their sponsored entities.

Critics allege that nonprofits in the Singham network use fiscal sponsorships so projects can avoid detection by law enforcement agencies and tax authorities. Cruz said he introduced the SPONSOR Act to "give law enforcement the tools they need to follow the money, close these loopholes and enforce accountability."

According to a Fox News Digital investigation, Singham, a U.S. tech tycoon now living in Shanghai, has funneled $278 million into the broad network of nonprofits since 2017. The nonprofits regularly mobilize agitators for demonstrations across the country, including anti-ICE protests and anti-Israel protests, Fox News Digital has reported.

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Singham hasn’t responded to repeated requests for comment that Fox News Digital has sent him over the past several months.

Singham routed his financial contributions through Goldman Sachs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc., a donor-advised fund, including $22.44 million to The People's Forum Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hub for far-left activity in Manhattan.

The People’s Forum is connected to a slew of proxy organizations, such as Venceremos Brigade, a controversial organization that has worked with Cuban government officials for decades to bring American activists to Cuba for political and labor solidarity work. The donation page for the Venceremos Brigade identifies it as a fiscally-sponsored project of the People’s Forum.

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ICE Out of New York, which is known for rallying agitators to protest ICE operations, also hosts events at The People’s Forum and has participated in a number of demonstrations with The People’s Forum coordinators.

Cruz chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights, which oversees grants to the Justice Department and is responsible for the regulation of the court system. The committee regularly holds hearings with Justice Department officials.

"Loopholes in the Internal Revenue Code allow radical groups to use tax-exempt funds to bankroll violent, anti-American activity opaquely and therefore with impunity," Cruz said in a statement when the bill was introduced. "The violence that has spread in recent years in our cities and on our college campuses is not organic. It is enabled by funding from well-resourced organizations that exploit such loopholes, including and especially through fiscal sponsorships."

The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, and the House version was introduced by Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas.

"Congress has a duty to safeguard the integrity of our nonprofit system and ensure our tax laws are not exploited by extremist or radical groups operating in the shadows," Moran said in a statement when the legislation was introduced.

Cruz is joined by a host of GOP lawmakers who have criticized Singham’s pro-CCP influence in the U.S., with Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, going as far as to call Singham a "traitor."

Banks sat down with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, when he said that Singham’s nonprofit network poses a threat to the country. He highlighted CodePink, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that Banks said has targeted and confronted him directly on Capitol Hill.

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Fox News Digital has identified direct funding from Singham to CodePink, which Singham’s wife Jodie Evans co-founded.

"Neville Singham is a traitor to our country. He has ties to the CCP," Banks said. "He is an American citizen, but all of his loyalties lie with the Chinese Communist Party. And when you begin to untangle the web of his massive fortune and his philanthropic activities, the money that he sends to left-wing groups in America, and not just groups that espouse ideologies, but espouse violence."

The best Fourth of July sales we're shopping right now: Wayfair, HexClad and more

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:01 -0400

The Fourth of July brings more than fireworks and barbecues. It also marks one of the first and biggest shopping weekends of the summer. This year, we're eyeing weekend-long deals from HexClad, Wayfair, Best Buy, REI and Brooklinen, with outdoor furniture, cookware and camping gear being the standout categories worth shopping. Top deals include a HexClad barbecue pan for 44% off, a Ninja Slushi machine for $50 off and this six-person outdoor dining set at Wayfair for less than $1,000.

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HexClad

HexClad is offering deep discounts on cookware, knives and themed bundles. (FOX is an investor in HexClad).

Hybrid fry pan set with lids, 6-piece: $329 (38% off)
Stainless steel mixing bowl set: $79 (20% off)
Kitchen utensils set: $199 (20% off)
Beechwood cutting board: $87 (20% off)

BBQ tool set, 8-piece: $60 (39% off)

Original price: $99

Get all the grilling essentials in one HexClad set, now on sale for $60. The rust-resistant collection includes a spatula, tongs and fork with soft-grip handles, plus four skewers and a basting brush for everything from burgers to kebabs.

12-inch hybrid fry pan and lid: $156 (22% off)

Original price: $199

HexClad's 12-inch fry pan features the brand's hybrid construction, combining stainless steel with a nonstick cooking surface for even heating and reliable browning. The stay-cool handle provides a more comfortable grip, and the pan is both oven- and dishwasher-safe for added convenience.

12-inch barbecue pan: $89 (44% off)

Original price: $159

Grill vegetables, seafood and other smaller foods without worrying about them falling through the grates with this HexClad barbecue pan. Perforations along the bottom allow heat and smoke to circulate for even cooking, and right now it's on sale for $89 — a savings of $70.

Damascus steel knife set, 6-piece: $369 (44% off)

Original price: $654

Save $285 on this HexClad Damascus steel knife set while the deal lasts. The hand-sharpened blades are designed for precise slicing and chopping, while the green Pakkawood handles add a distinctive look to any kitchen.

Wayfair

Find deals on gardening essentials, patio furniture and grills during Wayfair's Fourth of July sale.

Vertical planter boxes: $51.99 (64% off)
Patio set with rocking chairs and loveseat: $169.99 (60% off)
Patio umbrella: $81.99 (48% off)
Weber Genesis gas grill: $949 (14% off)

Folding Adirondack chair, set of 4: $499.96 (54% off)

Original price: $1,076

Add flexible seating to your outdoor space with this set of four Adirondack chairs, built from weather-resistant HDPE. They withstand sun exposure and summer storms without fading or warping, and they fold flat for easy storage.

Wicker patio set: $319.99 (72% off)

Original price: $1,142.82

This wicker patio set includes a loveseat, two armchairs and a coffee table for just $340. The modular design makes it easy to rearrange the pieces to fit everything from compact patios to larger decks.

Outdoor dining set, 6-piece: $809.96 (49% off)

Original price: $1,599.96

Host family dinners and outdoor gatherings with this six-person dining set made from durable, all-weather materials. The gently curved chair backs are designed for comfort, and right now you can save more than $700.

Wood planter box: $77.99 (44% off)

Original price: $139

Grow vegetables, herbs or flowers with this raised cedar planter, no digging required. The naturally weather-resistant cedar construction is built for outdoor use, while drainage holes in the bottom help prevent excess water from collecting around your plants.

REI

Gear up for summer adventures with REI deals on sneakers, camp gear and more.

Patagonia Terravia Sacoche crossbody bag: $28.83 (41% off)
JetBoil cooking system: $107.93 (40% off)
Nike Swoosh support bra: $28.93 (31% off)
Petzl climbing helmet: $56.19 (25% off)

Hoka women's Clifton 10 road-running shoes: $124.93 (19% off)

Original price: $155

The Hoka Clifton 10 is designed for running but works just as well for everyday walks. A breathable knit upper helps keep feet comfortable, while the cushioned midsole and durable outsole handle miles on the road or around town.

Patagonia men’s water-repellent shorts: $36.83 (50% off)

Original price: $75

Go from the beach to weekend outings with these Patagonia shorts. The quick-drying fabric helps keep you comfortable on hot days, while drainage holes in the pockets allow water to escape after a swim. Their versatile design makes them an easy choice for outdoor adventures and casual dinners.

Coleman camp stove: $206.19 (25% off)

Original price: $275

The Coleman Cascade combines a grill and a griddle, so you can make burgers, steaks, pancakes, eggs and more on the same setup. The cast-iron surfaces provide even heat retention, while built-in wind guards help keep the burners protected when cooking outdoors.

Flexlite camp chair: $67.39 (25% off)

Original price: $89.95

Compact enough to fit in your backpack, the Flexlite camp chair sets up quickly and supports up to 250 pounds. The durable fabric withstands repeated use, making it a reliable companion for camping trips, hikes and outdoor events.

Best Buy

Score discounts on appliances, lawn equipment, vacuums and more.

Energizer 3-in-1 charging stand: $15.99 (60% off)
Countertop nugget ice maker: $132.99 (56% off)
Costway portable air conditioner: $229.99 (48% off)
Car jump starter: $139.99 (46% off)

Dyson V11 Plus cordless vacuum: $449.99 (29% off)

Original price: $629.99

The Dyson V11 tackles both hard floors and carpets in a lightweight cordless design. Its Motorbar cleaner head helps reduce hair tangles as you clean, while the LCD screen displays real-time battery life and power mode information so you know when it's time to recharge.

eufy X10 Pro Omni robot vacuum and mop: $499.99 (38% off)

Original price: $799.99

Take the work out of floor cleaning with the eufy X10 Pro Omni vacuum and mop. AI-powered laser navigation helps it clean around furniture and tackle everyday messes, while the companion app lets you create no-go zones and customize cleaning schedules.

Ninja Slushi frozen drink maker: $299.99 (14% off)

Original price: $349.99

Beat the heat with the Ninja Slushi, which makes frozen drinks without the need for ice. The 88-ounce reservoir is large enough for entertaining, while five preset programs let you prepare slushies, frozen cocktails, milkshakes and more with the push of a button.

Greenworks string trimmer: $219.99 (28% off)

Original price: $299.99

Greenworks' battery-powered lawn mower weighs just 11 pounds, making it easier to maneuver than many traditional models. The cordless design can cover approximately 0.5 to 0.75 acres on a charge while delivering performance comparable to many gas-powered alternatives.

Brooklinen

Get 20% off popular Brooklinen sheets and towels and up to 50% off bundles.

Dreamweave waffle robe: $111.20 (20% off)
Washed European linen core sheet set: $311.20 (20% off)
Dreamweave waffle bed blanket: $159.20 (20% off)
Down comforter: $159.20 (20% off)

Dreamweave waffle bath towel bundle: $68.45 (50% off)

Original price: $138

Brooklinen’s waffle-weave towel bundle is designed to absorb water quickly while maintaining a soft, lightweight feel. Available in a range of colors and patterns, the set pairs nicely with a variety of bathroom styles.

Classic Percale hardcore sheet bundle: $269.35 (30% off)

Original price: $387

These classic sheets are designed to help hot sleepers stay more comfortable throughout the night and fit mattresses up to 16 inches deep. Helpful side labels make it easy to orient the fitted sheet correctly, speeding up bed-making.

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Plush bathrobe: $119.20 (20% off)

Original price: $149

This popular robe is made from lightweight Turkish cotton that's soft, breathable and quick-drying. It won't trap as much heat as heavier robes, making it a comfortable option to throw on after a shower, even during warmer months.

Amazon's Fourth of July sale: Save up to 80% on tech, clothing, generators and more

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:35:57 -0400

America is celebrating its 250th anniversary this Fourth of July, and retailers are matching the milestone with some of their biggest summer discounts. Standout deals include Apple AirPods for $99, a reader-favorite Shark vacuum at 50% off and a commemorative America 250 baseball cap, plus savings on everything from grills and robot vacuums to kitchen appliances.

Kitchen and grilling deals

Stock up on blenders, coffee makers and grills while deals last.

Keurig K-Elite K-Cup pod coffee maker: $94 (55% off)
HexClad 10-inch hybrid frying pan: $132 (22% off)
Ninja FlexFlame grill and smoker: $999.99 (17% off)
Iceman by Chefman Slush-Ease: $283.47 (19% off)

Vitamix Ascent X3 blender: $399 (39% off)

Original price: $649.95

Save $231 on the Vitamix Ascent X3, a high-performance blender built for everything from smoothies and frozen desserts to hot soups. Discounts this deep on Vitamix blenders are uncommon, making this a notable deal while supplies last.

Keurig K-Duo hot and iced coffee maker: $149.99 (32% off)

Original price: $219.99

The Keurig K-Duo brews both K-Cup pods and ground coffee, giving you more flexibility for your morning routine. It also includes settings for hot and iced coffee, with a stronger brew mode designed to reduce dilution over ice. A drip-minimizing glass carafe and warming plate help keep coffee hot after brewing.

Ninja Kitchen System: $129.99 (41% off)

Original price: $219.99

Ninja's Kitchen System includes multiple blending containers for everything from smoothies to chopping herbs and vegetables, helping reduce the need for separate appliances. The powerful motor and blade assembly are designed to handle tougher ingredients like ice and nuts with ease.

Charbroil Performance Series gas grill: $271.31 (10% off)

Original price: $299.99

The Charbroil Performance grill offers enough cooking space to prepare up to 17 burgers at once, making it a solid option for family cookouts and backyard gatherings. An electronic ignition system starts the grill with the push of a button, so there's no need for a lighter.

Patio and backyard deals

Find coolers, patio furniture and other outdoor gear for less.

Best Choice Products solar LED patio umbrella: $44.99 (57% off)
Coleman 54-quart steel cooler: $149.99 (25% off)
Wicker swivel rocker chairs: $618.99 (21% off)
Ninja Foodi air fryer: $198.64 (20% off)
Coleman Ice Chest wheeled cooler: $59.99 (20% off)

Solar string lights: $24.98 (29% off)

Original price: $34.99

Add a warm glow to your backyard with these solar-powered string lights. They automatically turn on at night after charging during the day, and the included remote lets you switch between three different lighting modes to match the occasion.

Folding Adirondack chair: $103.99 (21% off)

Original price: $129.99

Watch Fourth of July fireworks from the comfort of this Adirondack chair, now just $100. The classic design adds a timeless touch to any patio or backyard, and it folds flat for easier storage when the season ends.

Igloo Trailmate cooler: $229.99 (21% off)

Original price: $289.99

The Igloo Trailmate is built for beach days, tailgates and camping trips, with oversized all-terrain wheels and an elevated design that rolls more easily over uneven ground. It also includes a removable serving tray for drinks and snacks, plus built-in holders for fishing rods and other gear.

Shark FlexBreeze Pro indoor and outdoor mist fan: $179.99 (28% off)

Original price: $249.99

Take the edge off hot summer days with this portable misting fan, which delivers cooling airflow and mist for patios, backyards and outdoor gatherings. The versatile design converts from a pedestal fan to a tabletop model in seconds, and the rechargeable battery provides up to 24 hours of runtime on a single charge.

Home deals

Vacuums, pillows and cleaning products are heavily discounted right now.

Lefant LiDAR Robot vacuum and mop: $129.99 (59% off)
Dryer vent cleaner: $7.99 (43% off)
Chenille bath rug: $9.37 (37% off)
Pain relief cooling pillow: $39.98 (33% off)

Shark Rocket Ultra-Light corded stick vacuum: $99 (50% off)

Original price: $199.99

Unlike battery-powered models, the corded Shark Rocket provides continuous power for uninterrupted cleaning. Weighing less than nine pounds, it's easy to carry from room to room, and the included upholstery tool helps remove pet hair from furniture and other soft surfaces.

Shark Matrix Clean robot vacuum: $269.99 (55% off)

Original price: $599

The Shark Matrix Clean robot vacuum uses a grid-style cleaning pattern to cover floors thoroughly from edge to edge. After each cleaning cycle, it automatically empties into a self-emptying dock that can hold debris for up to 60 days. The self-cleaning brushroll is designed to reduce hair wrap and minimize maintenance.

Beckham Hotel Collection bed pillows: $59.99 (25% off)

Original price: $79.99

Save $38 on this two-pack of hotel-style pillows. The no-shit fill is designed to help the pillows maintain their shape overnight, while the 250-thread-count cover provides a soft, smooth feel.

Shower storage shelves, 5-pack: $15.19 (46% off)

Original price: $27.99

Keep shower essentials organized and off the ledge with this five-piece shower caddy set. The adhesive installation requires no drilling, and each shelf is designed to hold bottles, soap and other bathroom essentials while supporting up to 40 pounds.

Travel deals

Get ready for your next trip with carry-ons, toiletry bags, neck pillows and more.

Travel neck pillow: $16.86 (23% off)
Bagsmart travel duffle: $29.99 (19% off)
Luggage scale: $7.99 (11% off)

Samsonite Freeform hardside carry-on: $118.99 (46% off)

Original price: $219.99

Save $101 on this scratch-resistant Samsonite suitcase. The distinctive color makes it easier to spot at baggage claim, while 360-degree spinner wheels help you maneuver smoothly through busy airports.

Bagsmart hanging toiletry bag: $12.99 (43% off)

Original price: $22.99

Bagsmart's hanging toiletry bag keeps skincare, toiletries and other travel essentials neatly organized with multiple compartments. The built-in hook lets you hang it on a towel rack or bathroom door for easy access without taking up valuable counter space.

Packing cubes: $29.99 (25% off)

Original price: $39.99

Keep your suitcase organized with this 10-piece packing cube set. Multiple cube sizes, a shoe bag and a hanging toiletry case make it easier to separate clothing, shoes and travel essentials while maximizing luggage space.

Tech deals

Save hundreds on outlet extenders, AirPods and more.

Blink Outdoor 4 cameras, 5-pack: $104.99 (65% off)
Beats Solo 4 wireless headphones: $149.95 (25% off)
Travel power strip: $16.99 (19% off)
Apple AirTag, 4-pack: $89 (10% off)

Wall charger and surge protector: $9.99 (23% off)

Original price: $12.96

Turn one wall outlet into nine with this outlet extender, which includes five AC outlets and four USB ports. It also features built-in surge protection to help safeguard connected devices from power spikes.

Apple AirPods 4: $99 (23% off)

Original price: $129

Apple's AirPods 4 are available for less than $100 for the Fourth of July. The updated design provides a more secure fit, while the dust-, sweat- and water-resistant construction is built for everyday use. Improved audio quality makes them a solid choice for music, podcasts and calls.

Bose QuietComfort wireless Bluetooth headphones: $179 (50% off)

Original price: $359

These Bose QuietComfort headphones have dropped to their lowest price yet. Plush ear cushions provide lasting comfort during extended listening sessions, and up to 24 hours of battery life keep the music going throughout the day.

Generators deals

Power outages are common in the summer, so grab these discounted options now.

Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus: $1,799 (36% off)
Pulsar 7,250-watt dual-fuel generator: $998 (23% off)
PowerSmart 3600-watt portable inverter generator: $379.99 (17% off)
DuroMax 15,000-watt tri-fuel generator: $2,499 (17% off)

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 portable power station: $458.99 (45% off)

Original price: $829

The Jackery Explorer 1,000 v2 powers appliances like fridges, electric pots and AC units, but takes up a fraction of the space of other generators. It has multiple charging ports, including USB-C, USB-A, a DC car port and three AC outlets. Activate emergency charging and get back to full battery in just one hour.

EF EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 power station: $2,599 (30% off)

Original price: $3,699

The EF EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 provides up to 4,000 watts of power for backup use during outages or off-grid living. It supports charging through standard AC power or compatible solar panels, and the connected app makes it easy to monitor and manage the system from your phone.

Clothing deals

Popular brands on sale include Eddie Bauer, Carhartt and Hanes.

Button-up pajama set: $14.99 (58% off)
Eddie Bauer men's Rainier pants: $42 (40% off)
Carhartt men's Iconic K87 T-shirt: $13.68 (32% off)
Under Armour men's golf polo: $28.04 (30% off)

USA 250th anniversary hat: $13.99 (30% off)

Original price: $19.99

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Made with cotton sourced from American farms, this Hanes zip-up hoodie is a lightweight layer for cool summer evenings. An adjustable drawstring hood and roomy front pockets add everyday comfort and convenience.

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With summer in full swing, this $10 polo is a wardrobe staple. Reviewers say it fits true to size, and the quick-drying fabric makes it a practical choice for everything from golf outings to backyard barbecues.

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At 80% off, this wireless sports bra is one of the biggest discounts in the roundup. The stretchy fabric provides a barely-there feel, while the wide straps offer comfortable support for everyday wear and low-impact workouts.

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HexClad's July 4 sale brings Black Friday pricing to select chef-approved cookware

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:01:56 -0400

HexClad, the cookware brand backed by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, has rolled out the deals for its Fourth of July sale, running now through July 6. Find discounts on everything from cookware sets and themed bundles, to best-selling individual pans and kitchen accessories like aprons and specialty knives. (FOX is an investor in HexClad).

Latest deals

Double-burner griddle: $149 (25% off)
HexMill tabletop salt and pepper grinder set: $129 (24% off)
Dutch oven: $159 (20% off)
Cocktail shaker: $79 (20% off)
Mixing bowls set: $79 (20% off)
Bistecca plate set: $79 (20% off)
8-quart stock pot: $149 (17% off)
Hybrid pizza steel: $129 (13% off)

Prime Time bundle deals

Get more bang for your buck with these curated bundles.

HexClad Ultimate Everything Collection: $2,179.99 (34% off)

Original price: $3,293

HexClad didn't call it the Ultimate Everything Collection for nothing. This massive bundle includes hybrid cookware, matching lids, a Damascus steel knife set, steak knives and six mixing bowls. If you're looking to overhaul your kitchen in one purchase, this set checks nearly every box.

12-piece hybrid pots and pans set: $599 (40% off)

Original price: $999

If your cookware collection needs an upgrade, HexClad's 12-piece hybrid set offers a strong foundation. The bundle includes three fry pans and three saucepots in a range of sizes, along with matching lids. Oven-safe construction and stay-cool handles add versatility for everything from weeknight dinners to larger cooking projects.

6-piece hybrid fry pan set with lids: $329 (38% off)

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Get every essential fry pan size in one purchase with HexClad's six-piece set. The collection includes 8-, 10- and 12-inch pans plus matching lids, making it easy to tackle everything from eggs to family-sized meals.

HexClad Barbecue Bundle: $469 (16% off)

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Take your grilling setup beyond the basics with HexClad's Barbecue Bundle. The package includes a grill pan, a dual-sided cutting board and a carving set, giving you tools for cooking, prep and serving. The cutting board features separate surfaces for carving and chopping, while the carving knife is built for clean, precise slices when it's time to serve.

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7-piece Damascus steel knife set: $389 (50% off)

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Pot and pan deals

HexClad's wide range of pots and pans makes it easy to bring give your cookware that pro-feel.

12-inch hybrid fry pan: $139 (22% off)

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Barbecue pan: $89 (44% off)

Original price: $159

HexClad's barbecue pan makes it easier to grill smaller, more delicate foods like vegetables and fish while still allowing heat and smoke to circulate. It's also dishwasher-safe and designed to handle metal grilling tools without fuss.

Hybrid wok: $95 (20% off)

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HexClad's wok is the perfect pan for stir-fry and other single-pan meals — and the Prime Time sale finally drops the price to less than $100. It uses the same hybrid technology as HexClad's other pans to create a nonstick surface that still sears well. The handle stays cool and won't scratch if you use metal utensils.

Hybrid grill topper: $149 (12% off)

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Love grilled food but hate losing ingredients through the grates? This grill topper pan keeps vegetables, shrimp and other smaller foods contained while still allowing smoke and heat to reach your food. The spacious design holds enough for a full meal, and the nonstick surface makes cleanup easier when the cookout is over.

Cooking accessory deals

Find discounts on knives, aprons, cutting boards and other non-cookware staples.

Damascus steel boning and fillet knife: $99 (23% off)

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HexClad's fillet knife pairs eye-catching design with everyday utility. The Demascus steel blade is built for precise cuts, while the green Pakkawood handle helps it stand out from the rest of your knife collection. Use it for fish, meat and other prep work that calls for a sharp, maneuverable blade.

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More than just a cutting board, this beechwood board pulls double duty as a serving piece. Use it for meal prep, bread making and slicing meats and cheeses, then bring it straight to the table for charcuterie spreads and family gatherings. The light wood finish adds a clean, classic look to any kitchen.

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Democratic Socialists of America leader says ‘many’ in group would be 'thrilled' at AOC in 2028

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:31:53 -0400

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) New York City co-Chair Gustavo Gordillo remarked on MS NOW Thursday that his organization would be "thrilled" if Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., decided to run for president in 2028.

In light of another DSA-backed candidate defeating an incumbent Democratic candidate in the Colorado primary elections, "MS NOW Reports" host Antonia Hylton asked Gordillo if his organization had begun any work on the 2028 presidential election.

"I think that we will be trying to influence the next presidential primary," Gordillo answered. "And it’s still too soon to say how...to say who."

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He added, "You know, I think that many in the organization would be very thrilled if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ended up running, but ultimately that’s her decision, and we’ll be in conversation."

Fox News Digital reached out to Ocasio-Cortez's office for comment.

On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, who was first elected to Congress in 1996 and took office in 1997, was defeated by DSA-backed Melat Kiros, a first-time candidate and former attorney who is 29 years old.

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Kiros’ stunning victory comes a week after Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old progressive community organizer in New York City, booted incumbent Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and state Assembly Member Claire Valdez, another DSA-aligned contender, won a congressional primary to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez.

Ocasio-Cortez has expressed support for these candidates despite their past controversial comments, such as Chevalier calling the U.S. "a f---ing disgrace." In an interview with MS NOW's Jen Psaki last week, she encouraged Democrats in Congress to show more support for DSA-backed candidates.

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"I actually think the more important advice that I would give would be to my incumbent colleagues — which is you will create a self-fulfilling prophecy by deciding who these young women are before you've met them," Ocasio-Cortez said.

Ocasio-Cortez has not yet committed to a presidential run in 2028 and was coy when asked about it by Fox News Digital last month.

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"Could I be president?" Ocasio-Cortez said. "Could I not be president? Maybe, maybe not."

DAVID MARCUS: Commie Dems would destroy everything World Cup fans love about America

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:31:20 -0400

Two stories have captured the attention of our nation over the last few weeks: One is the rise of communist candidates within the Democratic Party and the other is the zeal with which European World Cup tourists have come to love America. It turns out these stories are very much related.

If you look at what amazes Europeans about our great nation, they are almost all things that Marxists like soon-to-be Democrat member of Congress Darializa Avila Chevalier and her leader, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, would seek to destroy.

If you go down the line and match them up, it is almost perfect. What the Europeans love are road trips with cheap gas, big box stores, air conditioning, authentic small towns and free refills. These are all blessings of capitalism.

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On the issue of cars, it is crystal clear that the commies in the Democratic Socialists of America want fewer of us driving them. This explains their penchant for congestion pricing that bars private vehicles from certain roads.

This anti-car attitude also extends to fuel prices, because these are people who think "Drill baby, drill" will kill the planet, and that if you can’t afford an electric car, you should just be taking the free buses.

When it comes to our giant stores, Europeans are treating trips to Walmart, Costco and Buc-ee's as if they are in a museum, amazed not just by the scale, but by the audacious variety of products. You can see the surprise and joy lift their faces to wonder.

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It's like the Europeans are Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka's Everything Factory.

These marvels of 21st century consumerism are detested by the communists, which is why New York City has no Walmarts. And make no mistake, if these people take national power, the entire country will have no Walmarts.

In fact, under the kind of Marxist rule that candidates Melat Kiros in Colorado and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan want, it's not just the Walmarts, but the small, unique towns they serve, the ones that enthrall our European cousins, that will disappear, as everyone is made to live in the longhouse, each according to their ability, etc.

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Even on air conditioning, perhaps the wonder of all wonders to our visitors, Commie Mamdani stepped in it this week, urging New Yorkers to set their thermostats at a toasty 78 degrees amid a heatwave. There is no word, of course, on whether hizzoner is himself following this rule he created.

It is not a coincidence that the Marxists taking over the Democratic Party seek to destroy everything that amazes Europeans, because their specific and stated goal is to make America more like Europe.

Most of the harebrained schemes that the communists like Chevalier support are already on the books in lefty Europe, where socialism has choked economic growth to the point that they aren’t even in the same stratosphere as the United States.

What Europeans are experiencing, first hand, is the explosive commercial possibilities that exist in our free-market capitalist society, and to them it looks like science fiction.

There really couldn’t be a clearer warning sign of the dangers of Marxism than these visitors, who are living the supposed dream of free healthcare and high taxes on everything, and declaring that Americans live in a wonderland.

Sadly, the would-be communist leaders dominating Democratic Party primaries, perhaps because most of them come from money and spend decades getting useless degrees, have absolutely no appreciation for the gifts of capitalism wowing the European tourists.

These commies don’t build anything, they just tear things down. That's why they embrace the childlike assumption that something, anything must be better than the capitalism they so despise.

Of course, they argue, there must be better systems out there in the world. Of course, ours cannot be the pinnacle of societies. But guess what? It is, and the gobsmacked testimonials of Europeans, who live under socialism, prove it.

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The joy that World Cup tourists are finding in America is not just a testament to our nation’s greatness, but to capitalism’s greatness. Almost every moment of shock and awe is a product of our imperfect, but free markets.

What the communists in our nation are going to learn is that, outside of their weird little urban bubbles, Americans do not want to live like Europeans. And the World Cup has taught us is that many, many Europeans would prefer to live more like Americans.

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Jena Sims' golf swing could use some work, buy Rocky's mouthguard & roofers fight on the job

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:22:58 -0400

The sun is just starting to rise on this beautiful July 3 morning and Friday Screencaps is here to inspire you to go out and have a weekend the boys will be talking about 250 years from now.

Let's start with the elephant in the room –– my MASSIVE golf trip to northern Michigan that spanned parts of seven days and included an astonishing (for me) 166 holes of golf, and not one drop of rain. There was even a first for me on this trip in the weather department –– a round that was called off for lightning that never produced rain over our heads.

The round ended as I was standing in the middle of a fairway after a beautiful drive. There I was in the fairway holding my graphite shaft in mid-swing when a bolt flashed right over our heads. I've never moved so fast to a weather shelter than on Monday morning. That round ended after 15 holes, hence the odd number of holes played over the trip.

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It was mission accomplished for not getting electrocuted.

Let's work our way through some of the trip details that you guys actually care about:

Trip details: 16 guys made the first half of the trip; 40 guys were on the second half.

Best course we played: The Bear (Traverse City) This one probably isn't close. This Jack Nicklaus course lived up to its reputation as one of the hardest golf courses in Ohio, with more bunkers over 18 holes than I'd ever seen in my life. Let's just say going out the night before playing this beast isn't the best idea. I did card a full integrity 46 on the back to take the sting out of the front nine.

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Believe it or not, I've played at some nice resorts in Michigan, and Grand Traverse might be the classiest. The beer hut behind the 18th green was super classy. The carts were high-end. The soft music coming out 40 or 50 speakers hidden around the clubhouse were at the perfect level.

Best party scene: (tie) Shanty Creek Resort (Bellaire, MI - home to Short's Brewery) & Garland Golf Resort I know, I know...have a backbone and pick one, right? Guys, you can't go wrong with either here. Shanty has a ski village area with bars and restaurants with bachelorette parties, wedding parties and golfers right in the mix. Hence, it's a party.

Money is flying around. Everyone is in a good mood. Young guys shoulder to shoulder with weekend warrior dad golfers. It's adult summer camp.

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And then there's Garland, which is like partying at your own lodge in the middle of a forest in the middle of nowhere Michigan where cellphone reception can be a legit issue. The tiki hut bar at Garland is sneaky. Very sneaky. If you end up on that patio with the right crew, you're in for a couple of nights you won't soon forget. Dave Sanderson, who runs the place, is a Georgia native, Auburn fan, and an OutKick reader. If you're looking for a resort run by a guy who gets us, Dave is the man. He's one of us.

Best golf course food we ate: Garland's hanger steak. Game over. I'm actually surprised the chef didn't run out of hanger steak based on how much of it our group bought over three nights. Runner-up would be Garland's firecracker shrimp. Tuesday night, I witnessed Millennial Chris B. in Bowling Green all but lick his plate clean of the sauce they pour over the shrimp.

At Shanty, you're ordering steak bites at the hotel bar. You won't be disappointed.

Best sandwich we ate: Get the white pepper sandwich at Short's in Bellaire. It's a turkey avocado with roasted red pepper and an aioli that is to die for. We had the sandwich two straight days.

How did I play? Did I shoot in the 80s? No, but I did shoot a 95 at The Legend, the Arnold Palmer course up there that kicked my ass in the fall. Due to the difficulty of the greens, that feels like a major accomplishment. Give me about 3-4 more times playing these courses and I would know where to place my misses.

My biggest issue remains around the greens. I need to chip much better, especially when I'm playing on greens that are 50 yards wide and I'm leaving myself 40 footers for pars. I had my fair share of pars, but I also had three-putt triples that are absolutely soul crushing.

Bonus weather information: Friday morning, it was in the low-to-mid-50s and we were wearing pants. By Tuesday afternoon, the heat index at Garland was hovering somewhere around 105 and we were playing in a swamp that had received seven inches of rain the week before. Yes, the bugs got bad.

Prices: At Shanty, we paid $430 for two nights in their hotel (nice rooms, which actually shocked me because the resort is aging) and four rounds of weekend golf. I think Garland was $530 for three nights, four rounds and a round on The Sawyer, a walkable 10-hole reversible course where you take out three clubs and go for a barefoot stroll, if you're one of us. The Sawyer was a blast. I know some of the guys in our group weren't happy about hitting off a mat, but once we got out there, it was no longer an issue. The course is beautiful, green, spongy and the type of course where you soak up Pure Michigan.

If there's one thing I would change, it would be that The Sawyer needs a pop-up bar on the course and maybe a beer cart girl with a cooler on one of the holes. Dave said he's working on a plan. I trust the guy.

Were there any trip surprises? Nobody got arrested or needed medical attention. That's a solid trip. But there will be a surprise piece of content from me that you guys will see next week. Garland has a "Tee Shot Tuesday" Facebook content series that they asked me to appear in as a guest golfer. I'd played approximately 158 holes of golf by the time we shot "Tee Shot Tuesday," so keep that in mind when I post the video next week.

Bonus suprise: Mrs. Screencaps called to let me know our hot water tank started leaking on Saturday and had to be replaced. Needless to say, that wasn't cheap.

Conclusion: I was telling someone before this trip that Up North is now my Vegas. In my 20s and 30s, I needed the action of Vegas to get a dopamine rush. Those days are over. Now I just want to drive through the woods, listen to music, drink some beers with buddies and hit a golf ball a few hundred times.

At this point in life, I'm very fortunate to have found guys who share similar feelings about what these trips mean to the soul. It's that brief period of time in life where you can let loose before heading back down I-75 to the real world. It's like when we all used to get back on that plane heading home after a Vegas weekend.

You go home with incredible memories, stories we'll tell for years, and a determination to do it all over again next year.

Reminder: Jena's husband has five major championships. Let's just say that Jena wouldn't shoot under 200 Up North, but she'd sure love the Garland tiki hut bar scene.

Maybe it's by design that Brooks doesn't press Jena to become a better golfer. Guys, if she's a competent golfer, she's going to want into your golf groups.

That brings me to a new trend that I heard of over this golf trip –– Women who just want to ride along on the golf course while their husbands/boyfriends play. Is this a huge issue where you live? Courses around here are starting to not allow riders due to cart shortages because so many women want to ride along.

Ladies, please, just let us go act like morons for 4 1/2 hours by ourselves.

Do you set the thermostat to 78 when it's 95 out? Seems crazy, right? I was talking to my buddy Diesel on the way home from golf and he planned on setting his to 76 because his electric company was charging double for energy rates due to high temps.

Are these power companies setting us up for a future where THEY choose what's a reasonable temperature in your house? Remember, we now have these smart meters. Some of you have the smart thermostats that are wired in to the power companies.

I have a very, very bad feeling where this is all going.

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And with that, we head right into the most important 4th of July I'll live to see. The weather could be a major issue this weekend, but we will soldier on to celebrate the freedom we all enjoy (minus the double energy costs).

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As I've said many, many times on here, never lose sight at how fortunate we are to call this place home even as we live among people who absolutely hate this country. We must never allow them to become the norm. This country continues to be the greatest experiment in the history of the world because of all of you who believe in what those founding fathers wrote up 250 years ago.

Let's have an incredible weekend. I'll be back in the morning to add more perspective.

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The unwinnable war America's Founding Fathers fought and won changed human history forever

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:51 -0400

Two hundred and fifty years ago, 56 men met in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia to commit treason against the most powerful empire on Earth.

Representing 13 colonies of that empire, these men – a mix of landowners, entrepreneurs, politicians and others – had become enamored with a new set of ideas flowing from enlightenment thinkers and Christian teaching. Those convictions led them to start a war no sane person believed they could win.

Remember what government looked like back then. We now live in the world those 56 men created – a world in which even dictatorships like North Korea cloak themselves in the language of "republic."

But in 1776, freedom, equality and self-governance were nascent concepts espoused by philosophers and adopted only incompletely in a few small enclaves. The vast majority of countries in the world were hereditary monarchies and empires under which equal rights and individual liberty were not contemplated. The Founders’ fight seemed incomprehensible.

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In launching it, the Second Continental Congress largely tasked one man – Thomas Jefferson – with drafting the document that would articulate their vision for humanity and this new country and reshape history.

Imagine how he must have felt. Jefferson secluded himself from June 11 to June 28 in a rented home on Market Street to draft the document. He was 33 years old at the time. In isolation in that rented townhome he drafted what I think is one of the most beautiful passages in history:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Read it again. Read it as if you were living under a Spanish colony in South America or under the iron fist of the Qing dynasty in China. Read it as if you were a poor tenant farmer under the oppressive rule of King George in Virginia or an enslaved person in Georgia (whose freedom under the principles of the Declaration was still decades away).

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Read it as if you grew up in a system that assumed you were worth less than your neighbor by virtue of your social station, and under which your future was limited by the circumstances of your birth.

The Declaration was, in fact, a "revolutionary" statement articulating the ideological and factual basis for a coup against empire. But spiritually, it was more important than that.

It was a revolution against history. It was a revolution against the idea that some men (and women) are worth more than others. It was a revolution for the idea of dignity, human rights, and equality before law.

And when Jefferson submitted his document to the Congress, and those 56 men signed it and shipped it off to King George and to others rulers around the world, they ignited a war in the America colonies that would become a centuries-long war to transform the globe from tyranny to liberty.

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War they got. Five of the signers were captured, tortured and killed. Nine died from wounds or hardships fighting in the war. All were impacted – raked by violence, their homes and property ravaged, their children thrust into the violence they created. They starved. They lost battles.

They must have wondered if it was worth it – these ideals that had caused them to plunge a nation into violence. And then, unexpectedly, they won.

In creating America, those Founding Fathers reshaped history. We now live in a world in which nearly half of countries are democracies. The combination of political freedom, free markets and the technological innovation unleashed by those systems has lifted billions of people out of poverty – creating a world more than 100 times richer than the one that existed at the time of the Declaration of Independence.

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The dominant ideology now globally is the one articulated in the Declaration. And the revolution in America has become a revolution in human history.

This weekend in the United States we celebrate Independence Day. We celebrate 56 men who risked everything. But we also solemnly reflect on the charge of the Declaration and its authors.

All people are created equal. We are all endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. Each of us deserves life, liberty, and the ability to pursue our own unique paths to flourishing. But those inalienable rights are not guaranteed. As our forebears, we are called to embrace and fight for them.

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Abraham Lincoln once noted that great men "thirst and burn for distinction" and will have it, "whether at the expense of emancipating slaves, or enslaving free men." And around the world the powers that oppose liberty, dignity and opportunity fight ceaselessly to dominate others.

May we, on this Independence Day, marking America's 250th, fight back. May we have the audacity and conviction to oppose the enemies of liberty and to continue to fight for the promise of the Declaration and America’s spiritual foundation. May we do so out of love – for our neighbors and for the blessings of the Creator. And may we gain courage from the example of those 56 men, their hundreds of thousands of compatriots, and the unwinnable war they won. Happy Independence Day.

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Yosemite, Grand Canyon lead notable list of national park campgrounds for America's 250th

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:28 -0400

As Americans reflect on our 250-year history as a sovereign nation, there's no better time to appreciate the breathtaking natural beauty the country offers.

Several campgrounds sit within landscapes that have been federally protected for more than a century.

Yosemite Valley, for example, was preserved under the Yosemite Grant, which President Abraham Lincoln signed into law in June 1864.

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The area became Yosemite National Park in 1890, decades before many of the country's other iconic national parks were established in the early 20th century.

James Kaiser, the Montana-based author of several national park guidebooks, said each of our featured campgrounds offers a unique way to experience America's natural landscapes.

"North Pines in Yosemite and Watchman in Zion offer breathtaking scenery — even by national park standards," he told Fox News Digital.

"Both are situated beneath towering cliffs, and you’ll enjoy a spectacular light show at [the] golden hour. … When it’s time for bed, you’ll sleep under a glittering blanket of stars."

He noted that Blackwoods, Mather and Many Glacier are all situated in forests with more limited views, but campers are very close to some of the country's most spectacular scenery.

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These campgrounds "are steps from some of the most gorgeous scenery in America — the rugged coast of Maine, the multicolored depths of [the] Grand Canyon, and the towering peaks of Glacier," he said.

Here are five campgrounds generally considered the best across the nation.

1. North Pines Campground at Yosemite National Park

North Pines Campground is one of three campgrounds in Yosemite Valley that accept reservations.

The campground is known for waterfalls, granite cliffs, deep valleys and ancient giant sequoias, according to Recreation.gov.

Campsites typically sell out within minutes of becoming available, the site notes.

The campgrounds are near the Merced River, which offers rafting opportunities. Hiking, biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, fishing and photography are popular as well.

2. Mather Campground at Grand Canyon National Park

This campground is steps from the Grand Canyon's South Rim, where visitors can see the famous panoramic views.

The National Park Service's (NPS) website notes that the campground offers 327 camping sites.

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"Each includes a campfire ring … picnic table, parking space and room for up to six people, three tents and two vehicles," the site says.

There are flush toilets and drinking water, according to the site.

The campground offers 15 first-come, first-served sites that go on sale at 8 a.m. each day, and the site does not offer hook-ups or electricity.

3. Watchman Campground at Zion National Park

Near the Virgin River, Watchman Campground offers easy access to hiking trails, biking, ranger programs, photography and stargazing.

"Zion is known for its dynamic geologic history and Watchman Campground is no exception," Recreation.gov says.

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Named for the rocky peak above it, the campground is surrounded by tall sandstone cliffs that appear red and orange during sunrise and sunset.

Campers can also cool down in the river, which runs adjacent to the campground.

4. Many Glacier Campground at Glacier National Park

Many Glacier Campground sits within Glacier National Park, near Browning, Montana.

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The campground offers hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing and fishing amid towering mountain peaks, alpine lakes and dense forest.

It is situated in a Douglas fir, lodgepole pine and quaking aspen forest, Recreation.gov notes. "Vegetation is dense and provides partial shade for almost all campsites," the site says.

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Officials warn that at times there can be strong wind gusts, though tree cover provides some protection.

Many Glacier Campground is on the east side of the Continental Divide. Trails are available for day hiking and overnight backpacking, the site says.

5. Blackwoods Campground at Acadia National Park

Maine's Acadia National Park is the only national park in New England.

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It offers visitors access to the rugged Atlantic coastline, plus granite peaks and scenic hiking trails.

Blackwoods Campground, located on Mount Desert Island, gives campers access to mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands, forests, meadows and beaches.

All campground sites are wooded and within a 10-minute walk of the ocean, according to Recreation.gov.

Walks along the coastline, mountain hikes, biking, kayaking and canoeing and narrated boat cruises are all favorite pastimes at Acadia.

Supreme Court’s awful ruling encourages China’s Hunan Horse to invade America

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:26 -0400

Bad Supreme Court decisions are nothing new, but on the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, the justices laid an egg that will hatch some ugly ducklings.

The court ruled that children born here "to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States" and so are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Under this ruling, foreigners with zero allegiance to the United States can continue to give their children all the benefits of American citizenship with none of the responsibilities.

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In 2024, Emma Waters and I wrote about birth tourism and surrogacy by Chinese nationals. Like the Trojan Horse of Greek myth, this is a Hunan Horse that uses the 14th Amendment, and the lack of federal and state laws proscribing surrogacy, to smuggle in millions of aliens as citizens.

Rich Chinese take advantage of birthright citizenship for financial advantage and as an insurance policy. They can get their kids into state schools at lower tuition, and their kids can eventually sponsor them to immigrate. Corrupt Chinese officials, senior military and intelligence officers do the same thing, perhaps with more sinister motives as well. Their kids will be able to vote, join the military and get security clearances for federal jobs.

Wealthy Nigerians, Russians and other aliens, whose money is often the fruit of corruption, also come here using similar birth tourism packages, complete with shopping and spa days.

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But many who abuse birthright citizenship are poor and tap immediately into public benefits. They should be denied visas as likely public charges under U.S. immigration law, but they lie about their assets, ties to home and reason for travel. Also, over the years, consular officers have been told to ignore practically every type of welfare benefit when evaluating this ineligibility.

Every consular officer serving in a third-world country has seen cases of mothers applying for tourist visas who have American citizen children. In nearly all such cases I saw, the mother had not paid her hospital bill for the birth, and in most cases, she had also used welfare and health care programs meant for indigent American mothers and children.

Worse are the cuckoo’s eggs, like "progressive" darling Hasan Piker, born here while his Turkish parents were on student visas. They returned to raise him in Turkey, but he returned to the U.S. to make his fortune spewing antisemitic, anti-American, anti-capitalist bile on the internet.

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You can’t win them all. Trump v. Barbara settled things for now. So, what can be done?

Congress could legislate that for (and only for) the purpose of acquiring U.S. citizenship, the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" in the Fourteenth Amendment does not apply to people whose parents, at the time of their birth, were citizens of other nations. That would bring Justice Brett Kavanagh on board. But there would still be a 5-4 majority, until one of the five were to leave the court and be replaced by one more aligned with Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch.

That leaves a long shot: we can and should amend the Constitution. Americans ratified the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments that put an end to slavery and its inherent injustice. But those who wrote and ratified the 14th Amendment did so to protect freed Black Americans, not Nigerian millionaires on birth tourism packages.

What is done can be undone: the 18th Amendment banned alcohol, but the 21st Amendment put the beers back in our hands. So, the 14th Amendment must be revised by a new amendment making clear the citizenship and perhaps immigration status that is required of at least one parent for a child born here to become an American citizen at birth.

Meanwhile, Congress and the states can pass laws banning surrogacy and imposing costs on aliens who give birth at U.S. taxpayer expense.

Lax U.S. laws governing international surrogacy allow foreign nationals to "rent a womb" from American women. The resulting children get full American citizenship. Such cross-border surrogacy for hire is not regulated at the national level in the U.S., and about half of U.S. states openly encourage the industry. Indeed, 75% of foreign intended parents used clinics in California. Commercial surrogacy is illegal in China; why do we allow them to do it here, in any state?

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Abroad, the State Department can ratchet up visa adjudication standards in countries known to abuse birthright citizenship. Women of child-bearing age already must show their intent to return, sufficient funds for support and reason for going to the U.S. AI-driven estimations can help inform consular decisions about the risks of issuing them visas.

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Furthermore, women who have had prior children in the U.S. on visitor visas, or who have claimed public benefits while in the U.S. shouldn’t be allowed to travel here again for any reason. With AI and better data, consular officers can at least reduce the number of women arriving with the intent of giving birth. And they can certainly stop them returning to repeat it.

Most conservatives hoped for a win but knew it was likely we’d lose Barbara. We have no time to sulk – the tools are there to mitigate the damage, and we should use them.

Hollywood producer behind 'Apollo 13' rejects politics in his movies, seeks to unite audiences

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:07 -0400

ASPEN, COLORADO — Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer opened up Wednesday about his artistic philosophy when it comes to making films and TV shows.

"None of my stories are left or right. I'm not political in any of my movies. 'Frost/Nixon' was just an account of an event. But I'm never political," Grazer said. "I'm only about working on universal themes to create unity with other people, so we demystify other people, other people's problems."

Grazer, who has nearly 270 producing credits, including for "Apollo 13," "A Beautiful Mind," "Arrested Development" and "24," appeared alongside "Yellowstone" director and cinematographer Christina Voros and Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Joshua Seftel at the Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival in a discussion titled "Building Bridges at the Box Office."

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Grazer was asked by panel moderator Steven Olikara of Bridge Entertainment Labs whether Hollywood was still "curious" as many in the industry have rejected viewpoint diversity.

"Sure," Grazer responded with a grin after a long pause, sparking laughs from the audience. "I mean, some people are."

"The mechanics of the business of Hollywood has changed so significantly in the last four years, it could cause artists to be disincentivized," he said. "The compensation structure is predominantly based on a socialistic system — that was political — but in that everybody gets paid, you know, you get a streaming price. So you're not incentivized to work your ass off, feel the risk of that, own that, and fail, lose money, or make $90 million or something. That's what artists can do."

"And so curiosity really always, to me, was, at the very minimum, just being polite to human beings," he continued. "If you're interested in other people. And you ask — you start — you don't look at your phone, you start talking, and you enable the other person to communicate back to you, they usually will, and you usually create a human moment. It becomes memorable, at least for the day."

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On the subject of how filmmakers should celebrate the country's 250th, the famed producer insisted the idea of the "American dream" shouldn't be political.

"Be grateful to America, be kind to America. I think that's what would be really nice if that lived in the fabric of our culture," Grazer said.

Voros, who described herself as being a Brooklyn liberal before moving to a small town in West Texas to work on shows like "Yellowstone," said she had "preconceived notions" that were proven inaccurate based on the conversations she has had with the people there.

"I think we as a culture need to be careful of the filters through which we are guided to perceive this country and the stories of this country, because you can get into an echo chamber pretty quickly, regardless of where you live or what you feel," Voros said. She described this as "one of the most important things about storytelling," adding, "It is this moment where you can kind of crack the wall open a little bit and let the light come in."

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"I think it's important in storytelling to leave space for the audience to fill in some of the soul of it themselves. If you tell someone exactly how they're supposed to feel, it's very easy for them to reject that conversation creatively at all... You need to leave that space in stories, so people can make those stories their own and draw strength or hope or curiosity from them," she continued, later adding, "I hope as an audience, we remind ourselves to seek out, which is to not carry our assumptions into every story that is brought to us, and to try and leave a little space to learn something."

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Seftel similarly expressed that he "simply want[s] people to understand each other."

"It's not that hard to tell stories that help us understand each other. And I just hope we can keep doing that," Seftel said.

James Carville worries about the 'end of the two-party system' as democratic socialists gain popularity

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:37:07 -0400

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville and his podcast co-host Al Hunt lamented the rise of radicals in both parties and warned that this may be a sign that the two-party consensus is doomed on Thursday.

Carville has been outspoken about condemning the rise of certain democratic socialists who won their primaries in Democratic Party strongholds, to the point where he proposed the party have a schism to keep them out of power.

One factor for the radical changes in recent politics, Carville said, is that struggling young people believe that previous generations have utterly failed to help them. Carville argued that while there are some economic struggles, it is nowhere near as dire as young people believe it to be.

Talking on "Politics War Room," Carville said that he still believes that the old-guard Democratic pillars of pluralism and a regulated economy with a strong safety net and social insurance is the way for the United States to go, but lamented that younger generations just don’t believe in that vision anymore.

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"And it’s a very, very, very taxing time. I mean, the only thing on the horizon that was coming up would be the nomination of a Democratic candidate for president in 2028. I think that should be it. But I just think the party may have to splinter," he warned.

While Carville admitted that he is an elderly man, there are still young people who share his vision of Democratic Party politics, and yet, "People always talk about the end of the two-party system. We might seem pretty close to the end of it."

"There’s certainly no place for anything you would think of as traditional John McCain, Mitt Romney Republicans, because they got nowhere to go," he said. "So I don’t know where this is going, but it’s hard for me to see that the two parties are going to dominate American politics in the future as they have in the past."

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While Carville and his co-host both noted their differences with some more progressive Democrats like Pramila Jayapal and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Carville warned that the new wave of democratic socialists are a bridge too far.

"This new crop that's coming in, this is entirely different. This is not the same thing. I think people might be voting for it and hadn't thought about it. I don't know what they’re doing, but I got to tell you," he said. "This is the new trend and it's a very disturbing trend and it like people are just looking for a quick solution to just do anything that they can to stop the pain they're going through and I got news for you, there are no quick solutions."

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Caitlin Clark's peers make it crystal clear they hate her with insulting All-Star game vote

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:04:08 -0400

The Caitlin Clark Hate Tour rolled on this week in the WNBA, and the Fever star didn't even have to take a fist to the throat this time.

This one, however, may somehow hurt even more.

According to her peers, Clark is the 11th-best guard in the league. That's right. Eleven! The 24-year-old was voted as a starter in the July 25 All-Star game, but the breakdown of how the league, media, and fans voted raised some eyebrows.

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The fans voted Clark as the second-best guard in the league, behind Paige Bueckers. That's fair.

The media voted Clark as the third-best guard in the league. Again, pretty fair.

Her fellow WNBA players, amazingly, ranked her 11th, which is somehow worse than last year when they put her ninth.

The WNBA All-Star Game vote counts fans at 50%, while players and media each receive a 25% share of the ballot.

What a time to be alive:

It's pretty clear that the WNBA hates Caitlin Clark

It's just incredible. This really is one of the most fascinating things I've ever covered, and I've been doing this for more than a decade now.

They really hate her, don't they? REALLY hate her. It's remarkable, especially given she has made these scornful women richer than they ever thought possible. A rising tide lifts all boats, right?

Wrong, apparently.

There is no world that exists where Caitlin Clark is the 11th-best guard in the WNBA. It's not possible.

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I've watched the games. I've suffered through them. Most of the league is awful. Angel Reese misses shots so easy at times, I think she's faking it. I don't mean to shoot a stray at Angel Reese, but seriously, some of her highlights are so bad, you'd think it's AI.

No, they don't play the same position. I get it. My point is, though, that it just feels different when you watch Clark play than when you watch the rest of the league. It's why she's so polarizing. And by the way, she's having a good season, especially given she missed most of last year with a dozen different injuries.

She's currently second in the WNBA in assists-per-game (8.2) and tied for fourth in points-per-game (21.2). I know very little about basketball, but those are two pretty important stats for a guard, right?

Scoring the basketball and distributing it. Two things that are VITAL for a guard to be good at, and Clark is among the best in both categories.

Yet, her peers voted her the 11th-best guard in the league? OK. Sure thing.

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The jealousy is off the charts. Every day, it's something new. Last week it was Alyssa Thomas using her throat as a mop.

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And if that didn't tell you everything you needed to know, this surely does. Just open your eyes, folks!

It's now as clear as ever.

Democratic senate candidate called for mass release of criminals during prison abolition webinar

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:56 -0400

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat running for Senate in Michigan, has stated that "we need to be investing" in "any and all efforts to get people out of jails and prisons," in a recording reviewed by Fox News Digital.

El-Sayed joined a convicted murderer and a registered sex offender in September 2020 to speak at a webinar hosted by the University of Michigan’s Carceral State Project where he argued that the incarceration of criminals was a sign that "society has failed to deal with real problems" and, to address this, criminals should be set free.

While part of El-Sayed’s argument hinged on the notion that overcrowded prisons posed a public health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, he endorsed continuing to let people out of correctional facilities even after the pandemic passed. His comments came at the height of the defund the police movement, when violent crime spiked and Democratic-led cities made moves to cut their police forces.

El-Sayed, who has aligned himself with independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, is a leading candidate in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. On the campaign trail, he has promised to be critical of Israel and expand welfare programs if elected.

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"There are so many ways that society has failed to deal with real problems and has used policing and jails as a stopgap for all of these failures," El-Sayed told the panel. "We've got policies … which basically force people into jail because they're poor … we've got to think about all of them systematically but any and all efforts to get people out of jails and prisons and to keep people out of jails and prisons is policy that we need to be investing in particularly right now … this doesn't end when the pandemic's over."

The American Friends Service Committee, which was also involved in hosting the webinar, advertised it as an opportunity to discuss "the road to decarceration and abolition with Abdul El-Sayed," using the hashtags #FreeThemAll and #AbolishPrison to promote the event.

The Washington Free Beacon first reported on the resurfaced comments. El-Sayed appeared alongside a sex offender and a woman convicted of second-degree murder, according to the Free Beacon.

"When I was asked to participate in the webinar you’re writing about I did not know Dr. El-Sayed and I still don’t, except for what I see on TV," Martin Vargas, the sex offender, told Fox News Digital. "I don’t follow him nor am associated with his political campaign."

Vargas stated that he was almost certain El-Sayed was unaware of his past before agreeing to appear on the webinar.

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El-Sayed is locked in a heated Democratic primary to win the Democratic nod to run for Michigan’s open Senate seat in November. He is widely viewed as the most progressive of the three major candidates, raising electability concerns with some leaders in the party, NOTUS reported.

"Abdul El-Sayed cannot win a general election in Michigan, full stop," a longtime Democratic strategist previously told Fox News Digital. "This is a candidate who spent years calling police 'standing armies we deploy against our own people,' posted more than a dozen times in support of defunding the police, and then deleted his entire social media history the moment he decided to run statewide, hoping Michigan voters wouldn't notice. They will notice. And so will Mike Rogers."

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As alluded to by the Democratic strategist, El-Sayed deleted social media posts he made during the COVID-19 era in which he endorsed defunding the police, an idea once in vogue among Democrats that has since become far more controversial.

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"The last thing we have to remember is that jails and policing in America are like the ‘duct tape’ that people bring out to fix all the other broken systems," El-Sayed said near the end of the webinar. "If we're serious about fixing policing and, or rethinking policing, and fixing the mass incarceration system then we've got to fix all the broken problems that lead to them, right, where we're then applying the ‘duct tape’ that is so corrosive to the lives of so many people."

El-Sayed’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital.

BRET BAIER: This July Fourth, let’s find awe in the places that tell America’s story

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:50 -0400

When I went out into the country to talk about "The Case for America," my book celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary, it was an immersion experience. The capital of our country is in Washington, D.C., and that’s where I’ll be on July 4. But the heart of America lies across the nation — "from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam," in the great American outdoors.

To experience our vast land is always inspiring. It puts things in perspective. Our differences seem to fade away when they’re set against such a grand backdrop. Recently, I had an opportunity on my "Common Ground" podcast to talk with two congressmen — Arkansas Republican Bruce Westerman and California Democrat Jared Huffman — about their bill, the Great American Outdoors Act 250, an enhancement of the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act, which would invest $1.9 billion annually in national parks, public lands and Bureau of Indian Education facilities. Dozens of American institutions support the bill, which has received enthusiastic bipartisan support.

Bipartisan bills are also in the spirit of America. And we don’t think about it a lot, but the national parks play a fundamental role in the American story. There are 63 of them, in 33 states and territories. Last year alone, 323 million people visited a national park.

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The actor Kevin Costner, a passionate conservationist, testified before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee in support of the Great American Outdoors Act 250.

A passionate advocate for America’s public lands, Costner spoke poetically about their importance. "Nature sits in silence. It's beautiful, it's awe-inspiring, and it's also vulnerable to our worst instincts. There's really no better time for us to reaffirm our commitment to these places that tell America's story. Conservation can't afford to be a partisan issue."

In that vein, I’ve been thinking about President Teddy Roosevelt these days. He was perhaps the nation’s greatest conservationist. His love of the American outdoors is among his most important legacies. Roosevelt was the heartland president — and few places say American heartland like Medora, North Dakota, the site of the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, which had its dedication ceremony on July 1.

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President Trump flew in for the occasion, delivering heartfelt words about Roosevelt, saying, "We dedicate a living monument to a legend, statesman, soldier, frontiersman, and a true American hero."

President Trump has often expressed his admiration for Roosevelt, especially identifying with his forceful personality. It was meaningful that Trump chose the occasion to sign the Great American Outdoors Act Reauthorization inside the museum.

How did Roosevelt, a New York City-bred son of an elite family, end up finding a home and purpose in the Badlands of North Dakota? For Roosevelt, this pristine wilderness became a place of healing after the tragic deaths of his wife and mother.

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He found, to his amazement, that the unspoiled nature of the land and the people touched a chord deep inside. He wasn’t there long before he admitted, "The country is growing on me."

He wrote, "One of the chief attractions of the life of the wilderness is its rugged and stalwart democracy. There every man stands for what he actually is and can show himself to be." He found this authenticity refreshing, and the lifestyle healing. He acknowledged its difficulties but also wrote, "We felt the beat of hardy life in our veins, and ours was the glory of work and the joy of living."

Roosevelt went on to achieve greatness as president, but he never lost his connection to the land. North Dakota’s 70,000-acre Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a testament to that. Now it has been joined by the new presidential library, a project spearheaded by Interior Secretary and former Gov. Doug Burgum.

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will have its grand opening on July 4. Visitors to the Medora library will find an experience that not only evokes Roosevelt’s big, bold personality, but also has the feeling of coming home to Medora. It is the first presidential library to be fully digitized, making it easily accessible to all Americans, no matter where they live. Burgum told me the digital availability is intended to inspire young visionaries across the country to be engaged in the arena, just like Teddy Roosevelt.

To the south of Medora is America’s stunning presidential memorial, Mount Rushmore, which I’ve also had the pleasure of visiting. On July 3, I’ll be broadcasting "Special Report" live from the site.

I’d encourage all Americans to find a way to see this monument in person. Its vastness is hard to fully describe in words. Set in the Black Hills of South Dakota, on the highest peak, the sculpture is a 60-foot depiction of four presidents: George Washington, representing the nation’s birth; Thomas Jefferson, representing the nation’s growth; Theodore Roosevelt, representing the nation’s development; and Abraham Lincoln, representing the nation’s preservation. When the sculptor Gutzon Borglum spotted the peak where he chose to carve, he announced, "America will march along that skyline." Today, more than 2 million people visit Mount Rushmore every year.

Back in Washington last week, I visited another iconic memorial setting, George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon. Since I last visited the site in 2023 for my presidential biography of Washington, it has undergone a remarkable renovation. Touring the new site with Director Doug Bradburn was eye-opening. In every sense, it is a living memorial, a place Americans can bring their children for a fun and educational interactive experience. This is the way we build the values of citizenship into our young people.

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Bradburn told me there had been a significant uptick in visitors to the new facility. "People are coming," he said. "I think Americans are looking for answers to questions about who we are and where we come from. Places like Mount Vernon are critical, because kids have got to learn this stuff. They're not going to inherit it through their DNA. They value what their parents value, what their grandparents value, what their schools value. And so, it's important that these places are populated." I expect Mount Vernon will be packed this summer, as Americans seek out meaningful experiences of their history for the 250th.

I wrote "The Case for America" as an ode to the nation, and among the most gratifying outcomes has been the feedback of people sharing their own cases. When I asked people to share their videos, I was overwhelmed by the response, and I’ve aired some of them on my show. They cover a wide range of topics, as big as the country — families, young people, military veterans and a cross-section of people sharing their love for our nation. Many of them are immigrants or children of immigrants, expressing gratitude and optimism. It’s an important reminder of how big the American tent is.

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A final thought. The 250th anniversary happens to coincide with the World Cup being played in the United States. This month, we’ve had a huge influx of sports fans from around the world.

Judging from their social media posts and interviews, these global fans are falling in love with America. We’ve seen them in viral videos from the national parks and other sites, and somehow, in their sheer awe and enthusiasm, they’re able to reflect back to us the greatness we don’t always see.

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Let’s all find that moment of awe for ourselves this Fourth of July, as we celebrate 250 years.

Editor's note: Bret Baier's number one bestseller The Case for America: An Argument on Behalf of Our Nation, celebrates America’s 250th. Baier is also the author of six bestselling presidential biographies, including "To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower;" and "To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment."

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Republican unveils Declaration of Independence bill ahead of America's 250th birthday

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:33 -0400

A newly elected Republican lawmaker is putting America's founding principles back before Congress ahead of the nation's 250th birthday, arguing the country must recommit to them as socialist ideas gain traction on the left.

Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn., unveiled legislation reaffirming the Declaration of Independence — a move he said follows a congressional tradition of marking major national anniversaries with the founding document.

"Congress did this in America 100 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary," Van Epps told Fox News Digital in an interview. "We felt like this was the right time to do it so that generations forward understand that we love our country at America 250."

The Tennessee Republican, who was elected in a December 2025 special election, said he filed the bill in response to socialism’s rise in the Democratic Party, with the far-left attempting a major power grab ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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Van Epps specifically referenced a slate of socialist candidates poised to serve in Congress after winning primaries in deep-blue districts anchored in New York City.

Democratic congressional nominee Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old activist who won an upset victory against an establishment Democrat, has argued that the deportation of any illegal migrant is wrong, voiced support for the prison abolition movement and questioned Israel’s right to exist. She also co-founded a pro-Palestinian organization at Columbia University that called for "the total eradication of Western civilization."

"These folks that are supported and endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America are antithetical to the founding," Van Epps told Fox News Digital. "We've got to fight against that."

"Socialism, Marxist, leftist ideas have failed every time they've been tried in the history of the world," he continued, adding that those ideas are "not America at its core."

"What the founders set out to do 250 years ago … We've got to continue so that the next generations know about that freedom and liberty and pursuing that greatness."

It is unclear when the House will consider the resolution, as lawmakers left Washington early for the July 4 recess after a group of conservative Republicans effectively froze the floor in protest over the SAVE America Act and border security priorities.

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Earlier this month, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., also put the Declaration of Independence on the floor in the Senate, where it easily passed in the upper chamber.

Both Schmitt and Van Epps agreed to put forward companion legislation after playing in the annual Congressional baseball game ahead of America’s 250th birthday.

For Schmitt, it was to reinvigorate Americans’ pride in their country, which over the years, he contended, has steadily declined.

"A generation ago, American pride was nearly universal," Schmitt said on the Senate floor at the time. "After 9/11, more than 90% of Americans said they were proud to be an American. Today, Gallup puts that number at 58%."

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He described the idea behind the document as an inheritance passed down through the generations to remind Americans why the founding fathers opted to wrench control of the colonies’ future from England, and carve their own path as a new nation.

"That inheritance now rests in our hands, and too many powerful voices in this country teach the next generation to receive it with suspicion instead of gratitude," Schmitt said. "We are done being ashamed of America. We love our country. We honor the men who built it. We give thanks for the inheritance they placed in our hand, and we intend to keep it."

Cities brace for holiday weekend teen takeovers putting bystanders at deadly risk, former prosecutor warns

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:28 -0400

Cities across America are bracing for a wave of social media-fueled "teen takeovers" this Fourth of July weekend, with police departments in several states taking preemptive steps to stop the chaos before it starts.

The so-called teen takeovers, some of which have been organized on social media, have erupted across the country and now threaten to interfere with Americans' Fourth of July weekend. As the holiday weekend arrives, police departments across the country are taking steps to stop the chaos before it even starts.

In Falmouth, Massachusetts, police said they have increased staffing and are using drones to combat teen takeovers on beaches and stopping large gatherings before they become dangerous, according to Masslive.com.

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Lt. Ryan Hergt said in an interview with the outlet that the agency has taken steps to combat large gatherings, some by teens, after they struggled to contain them in past years.

In Ocean City, Maryland, police in June stopped a teen takeover that was advertised on social media as a "Late Night Beach Party Link Up." Police learned about the event through the Baltimore Police Department, and arrested several of the alleged organizers before the teen takeover could even happen, according to WTOP.

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Some towns are going even further. In Greenville, North Carolina, the city's mayor enacted a curfew ahead of the holiday weekend in response to threats of a teen takeover, according to The Reflector.

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"Greenville Mayor P.J. Connelly has established another temporary curfew for juveniles under the age of 18 in downtown Greenville to help ensure their safety," a statement from the city reads.

The city dealt with a teen takeover on June 20 in which several fights broke out in the downtown area, with social media posts threatening another similar event on June 27. As a result, a curfew was declared last weekend as well.

Past teen takeovers have proven the events have the potential to become dangerous.

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In Georgia's Tybee Island, an "unpermitted pop-up event" in April ended up with gunshots ringing out, which sent scores of teens running for their lives.

Margaret McLean, a former prosecutor, told Fox News Digital that law enforcement doesn't need to wait for chaos to unfold.

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"It's a big preventative measure that police are using. They're monitoring the social media... arresting some people for rioting. If these organizers are worried that they may face criminal charges or they may get a criminal record or possibly even go to jail, they may step back and decide not to organize one of these events," McLean said.

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She said teen takeovers are such a priority for police because of the potential for them to turn violent, fast.

"People can be trampled," McLean said.

"What makes them so dangerous is fights can break out and somebody, some innocent bystander can get pushed down or hurt, or they can fall and hit their head and then die from a bad head wound," she added.

Fox News' Stepheny Price contributed to this report.

A landmark Texas ruling breathes new life into one detransitioner's quest for justice

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:19 -0400

Texas detransitioner Soren Aldaco is speaking out after receiving a big win in a landmark Texas Supreme Court case on June 26 that could reshape how medical malpractice timelines are calculated.

The Texas Supreme Court decided that Aldaco did not file her 2023 claims too late to take her healthcare providers to court, reversing a lower court's finding that her lawsuit was "time-barred" due to the state's strict statute of limitations laws.

Aldaco shared her reaction to the ruling, that she described as a "huge" win, in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital.

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"It sets precedent that in this unique area of law, providers can't skirt accountability by playing with the dates and the statute of limitations."

Under Texas medical malpractice law, a patient generally has a strict two-year window (statute of limitations) to file a lawsuit. The core battle in Aldaco's case was determining exactly when that two-year countdown began.

The therapist's letter is crucial to Aldaco's case because the medical group that conducted her double mastectomy advised her to obtain one. Because Aldaco filed her lawsuit more than two years after that letter was written, the lower court ruled she was too late.

The Texas Supreme Court's unanimous opinion delivered by Justice James Sullivan, reversed the lower court's finding that her claims were time-barred. The court concluded that the statute of limitations began when the injury occurred, but not when her therapist referred her for the procedure.

The opinion stated, "The court of appeals rejected Aldaco’s arguments and held that the clock began ticking on February 22, 2021, when Wood ‘penned and provided the allegedly tortious recommendation letter’ without which the double mastectomy couldn’t have occurred... We disagree."

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Aldaco said she plans to continue "moving forward" in her case.

"Our goal is to seek every avenue possible to get justice against these providers who took advantage of my vulnerable mental state."

The case heard in the Texas Supreme Court only involves her former therapist and the associated counseling group who wrote a letter recommending surgery for Aldaco in February 2021.

The office of the attorney representing the physicians who conducted Aldaco's double mastectomy and their medical practice told Fox News Digital when asked about Aldaco's plans to move forward with her case: "The Crane Center Parties were parties to a separate appeal, and Ms. Aldaco’s claims were dismissed pursuant to a separate order entered on grounds unrelated to those at issue in the Texas Supreme Court’s decision."

According to Aldaco, "I had two years to sue from the date of harm. And that's what the Texas Supreme Court explored is whether the date of harm started when the letter was written or when I actually had the surgery, or even when I stopped seeing the provider a month before the surgery happened."

She thinks this decision will make healthcare providers "think twice" and "dig deeper" into what patients are experiencing before jumping to invasive medical interventions.

"I think in modern medicine, generally, it's really easy to slap a medication, you know, or a diagnosis onto a patient," Aldaco added.

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Aldaco said the case had a lot of complexities and described the treatments recommended as "bandage treatments" that didn't address underlying wounds.

"The thing about cases having to do with trans-related medical malpractice is there's these developmental factors at play that are unique compared to other areas of medicine," she added.

Aldaco believes her case will inspire others in similar situations.

"I just hope that this win that we experienced this week, both in my own case and at the federal, U.S. Supreme Court level, I hope that that encourages other people to seek justice."

Aldaco is taking her fight to the Texas Legislature.

"In our upcoming 90th legislative session, I intend to do everything I can to pass comprehensive legislation that'll open the statute of limitations for other people who have experienced similar harm."

Texas lawmakers expressed interest in addressing this issue.

Texas State Rep. Shelby Slawson told The Texan, "As soon as bill filing opens for the 90th Legislative Session, I will be refiling HB888/HB1088, and I am grateful to the sixty colleagues who signed the February statement — and more since then — who are committed to passing an extension of the statute of limitations for injured Texans like Soren."

Texas State Rep. Jeff Leach posted on X, "This Supreme Court Opinion, expertly written by the esteemed Justice James Sullivan, is just the next step in this important battle — with much more left to do in the next[Texas Legislative] session."

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In a February Fox News Digital op-ed, Aldaco wrote, "On Feb. 11, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in part of my case against the providers who facilitated my medical transition. One of my attorneys, John Ramer, articulated what has felt obvious to me for years: Accountability for doctors does not vanish because a patient "wanted it." During arguments, it was difficult to miss that even the defense doesn’t believe its own words."

Aldaco alleges that her transition was facilitated by medical professionals who ignored her underlying trauma and coached her to navigate insurance hurdles. According to Aldaco, her therapist showed no interest in exploring her history of being groomed, despite Aldaco’s explicit requests to discuss it.

Instead, she claims the therapist fast-tracked her medical transition by drafting a surgical recommendation letter that contained a significant falsehood: It stated Aldaco had been living as a male for at least 12 months — a standard clinical milestone Aldaco says she had not actually reached.

After the win, Aldaco said, "We need more voices telling their stories because it isn't just the few of us who have gone public, the many of us have gone in public. There's many people who are out there who need to be seen and recognized too."

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Aldaco's transition journey began at the age of 11.

"I discovered the darkest corners of the internet. In these chatrooms, I was sexually groomed by adult strangers who used my love for art against me," Aldaco wrote in the Fox News op-ed. "I made friends with other little girls on art forums around the same time, many of whom had similar experiences. One such girl began identifying as transgender. She told me she felt like "a boy trapped in a girl’s body."

Aldaco told Fox News Digital in a previous interview published in March when the Texas Supreme Court was hearing her case, "I was role-playing in these art forums, just like boyfriend, girlfriend role plays, cutesy, like innocent kid things. I mean, the most that we got into that was mature was kissing, right? But online, in those adult chat rooms, obviously I wasn't aware that there was more mature content that adults would end up leading me into," she said.

"I ended up having this psychiatric episode and my family took me to a hospital where the psychiatrist that was responsible for my care pressured me to essentially come out to him as trans," she added.

Aldaco claimed she didn't have intentions of doing so.

"This was something I never intended to do. I saw it as the role-play identity, and he insisted that it was safe to tell him, even though it was something I wasn't going to deal with 'til I was an adult," she said.

Fox News Digital reached out to the attorney representing Barbara Rose Wood and Three Oaks Counseling.

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Lee Greenwood says he's 'very proud' to stand next to Trump during America's 250th celebration

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:13 -0400

Lee Greenwood is proud to be an American.

The "God Bless the USA" singer told Fox News Digital he’s "very proud" to stand with President Donald Trump this Fourth of July and "flattered and honored" to be part of the country’s 250th anniversary celebration.

"I'm a farm kid from California and music was in my life since I was like 10 or 11, 12 years old," he said. "But it was while I was on tour in the United States, coast to coast, I realized there's so much about America we hadn't heard. So I wrote the song, ‘God Bless the USA,’ and ‘Proud to be an American.’ And now here we are on a 250th anniversary of this great country. I am so flattered and honored to be able to sing about it. And I'll be with the president of the United States in Washington, D.C., more than once."

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Responding to acts having previously pulled out of the event, Greenwood stressed that it shouldn’t be political.

"Well, I'm sorry about that. You know, in this case, there's no politics here," he explained. "This is celebrating America, this wonderful place that we have for 250 years of our republic."

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He said he wouldn’t be thinking in terms of Democrats, Republicans or Independents while he was singing.

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"We have to celebrate America, and I'm sorry they're not going to perform," he continued. "I will stand with our fantastic president, however, on … July 4th in Washington, D.C."

Greenwood said he’s supported Trump "from the very beginning" and he and his wife, Kimberly Payne, who he said was with the Miss USA pageant for almost 30 years, have been friends with the president for a long time.

"I'm just very proud to stand next to the man that I appreciate that runs our country," he said.

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Asked what lessons from our history future generations should remember, he said: "First of all, people say this country is so divided. Do you not remember the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, of course, Vietnam at a time when we just really had to struggle to find out who we were?"

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But Greenwood said he knows who we are.

"We're the only free country in the world that will take care of everyone else," he said. "And as we approach this 250-year anniversary of our country, there'll be more challenges in the future. But God bless this wonderful place."

The states that still allow trans athletes in women's sports face questions after Supreme Court ruling

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:26:58 -0400

The U.S. Supreme Court has codified the protection of laws in 27 states that prevent biological males from competing in women's sports.

Still, 23 states do not have such a law, and 19 of those states actively allow transgender athletes in girls' sports. The remaining four states restrict participation through state education agencies or athletic association rules rather than official state legislation.

Fox News Digital reached out to the governor's offices in all 23 states with questions about where they stand after the ruling.

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California

California has strong state laws (specifically AB 1266) that explicitly protect the rights of transgender students to participate in school programs and athletic teams consistent with their gender identity. They have been in place for over a decade.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said the Supreme Court ruling will not impact California's current setup.

"The Supreme Court’s decision does not affect California’s laws. The state remains committed to ensuring every Californian, including the LGBTQ community, is met with dignity and respect," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

A source within Newsom's office provided Fox News Digital a bulleted list titled "As a Governor, Governor Newsom has the strongest record in the country on protecting and expanding transgender rights."

The list included several bragging points, including "making it easier to update gender markers on official documents," and "appointed multiple trans judges."

The list concludes by pointing out, "California is one of 22 states that have laws requiring transgender students to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity. California passed this law in 2013 (AB 1266) and it was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown."

California is currently being sued by President Donald Trump's Department of Justice after trans athlete AB Hernandez won a pair of girls' state championships in 2025. Hernandez won back-to-back titles in 2026.

Illinois

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) handles transgender athlete participation through a formal policy, requiring students to submit documentation to their school to compete in accordance with their gender identity.

Gov. JB Pritzker's office responded with a link to a post by Pritzker on X.

"Going after LGBTQ+ kids isn't leadership — it's bullying. Today's decision is a setback for equality in this nation where every student deserves to learn and belong, no matter their gender. To those in the LGBTQ+ community, know that there's a place for you in Illinois," Pritzker wrote.

Hawaii

The state allows participation based on gender identity, with protections rooted in broader state anti-discrimination laws.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green's office deferred to the state's Department of Education. The Hawaii Department of Education told Fox News Digital the state will continue to comply with those state laws, and allow males to play in girls' sports.

"The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education will continue to implement its athletics policies in accordance with state law. The Supreme Court's decision does not change our current policies or practices," a spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

Nevada

While there is no current state law in Nevada to protect girls' sports, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has been an active advocate to change that. He now says he will be making a new push to get state legislation passed in light of the Supreme Court ruling.

"Today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court provides important legal clarity and affirms that states have the authority to protect fair competition in girls’ sports. Nevadans overwhelmingly believe that female athletes deserve a level playing field and the opportunity to compete against other biological females," Lombardo said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"Last week, I announced my intention to ask the Legislature to address this issue during the 2027 legislative session. Today’s ruling only reinforces the need for Nevada lawmakers to act. This is no longer a question clouded by legal uncertainty. It is an opportunity for the Legislature to provide a permanent, common-sense solution that reflects both the law and the will of Nevada voters.

"I remain committed to protecting opportunities for female athletes while treating every Nevadan with dignity and respect. I urge lawmakers from both parties to come together and finally settle this issue for our students, our schools, and Nevada families."

Minnesota

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) maintains a policy that allows transgender athletes to compete on a case-by-case evaluation basis, preventing a blanket ban.

Minnesota's state education agencies are currently being sued by President Donald Trump's Department of Justice for this policy, after a trans pitcher led a girls' softball team to a state championship in 2025.

Gov. Tim Walz's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Maine

The Maine Principals' Association allows students to compete on teams that match their gender identity, and the state's human rights act essentially requires such policies be enforced. Maine is also being sued by Trump's Department of Justice for these policies, after Trump and Gov. Janet Mills had an infamous White House spat over the issue in early 2025.

Mills' office did not respond to a request for comment.

Colorado

Colorado currently protects the right of transgender student-athletes to compete on school and collegiate sports teams that align with their gender identity.

Colorado voters will decide on a November 2026 ballot measure that could mandate teams based on biological sex.

Gov. Jared Polis's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Connecticut

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) allows transgender student-athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity without restrictions. Gov. Ned Lamont's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Delaware

The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) allows participation based on gender identity, though the state has seen recent local and political debates surrounding the issue. Gov. Matt Meyer's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Maryland

The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) provides statewide guidance explicitly allowing students to participate in sports in accordance with their gender identity. Gov. Wes Moore's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) policy states that students shall not be excluded from participating on teams that align with their gender identity. Gov. Maura Healey's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Michigan

The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) evaluates transgender student participation on a case-by-case basis, generally supporting inclusion while lacking a statewide legislative ban. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office did not respond to a request for comment.

New Jersey

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) allows students to participate on teams consistent with their gender identity without requiring medical documentation. Gov. Mikie Sherrill's office did not respond to a request for comment.

New Mexico

The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) currently permits athletic participation based on a student's gender identity. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's office did not respond to a request for comment.

New York

Transgender students are protected under the state's Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA). The state athletic association allows students to play on teams that align with their gender identity. Gov. Kathy Hochul's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Oregon

The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) has a formal policy allowing students to participate on athletic teams consistent with their gender identity. Gov. Tina Kotek's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) allows participation in sports in accordance with a student's consistently expressed gender identity. Gov. Dan McKee's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Vermont

The Vermont Principals' Association (VPA) explicitly protects the rights of transgender athletes to participate on athletic teams consistent with their gender identity. Gov. Phil Scott's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Washington

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) maintains a clear, inclusive policy allowing students to participate in athletic programs consistent with their gender identity. Gov. Bob Ferguson's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Restrictions implemented by high school athletic associations or state education agencies

Four of the 23 states have policies in place through state agencies or high school sports associations that protect girls' sports, but do not have official state laws.

Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) significantly changed its stance in early 2025. To comply with federal executive orders regarding Title IX funding, the PIAA removed its inclusive "Transgender Policy."

The organization amended its mixed-gender participation rules to reference biological sex rather than gender identity, stating that the rule is binding for member schools that receive federal funding.

Still, there is no official state law.

Gov. Josh Shapiro's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Wisconsin

In February 2025, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) updated its eligibility policy to mandate that only students designated female at birth are allowed to participate in girls' competitions, explicitly aligning with federal directives. This now functions as an agency-level ban.

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Still, Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed attempts to codify the protections in state law.

Evers' office did not respond to a request for comment.

Alaska

While there is no state law banning transgender athletes, the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) voted in 2023 to adopt a policy barring transgender girls from competing in high school girls' sports. This change was implemented at the request of the state's board of education.

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Virginia

Virginia lacks a legislative ban, but in 2023, the administration under Gov. Glenn Youngkin (and continued under current leadership) issued Department of Education model policies requiring students to participate in sports based on their biological sex at birth. Enforcement largely falls to individual school districts.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Trump kicks off Fourth of July weekend with symbolic salute to America’s legacy and more top headlines

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:21:17 -0400

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We’re all missing the socialist takeover that’s happening in plain sight

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:52 -0400

The Democratic establishment is in denial as a socialist insurgency grows inside its own party. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls Democrats "a great united party," even as Democratic Socialists of America-backed challengers defeat incumbents and organize as a disciplined voting bloc. Party leaders dismiss them as a fringe, but the DSA is building a "Freedom Caucus of the left" with the power to withhold votes, pressure leadership and force a socialist agenda.

Socialism is becoming the Democrats’ answer to MAGA because both movements are responding to the anger of Americans who feel forgotten by providing solutions. The median first-time homebuyer is now 40. Young Americans are struggling with the costs of housing, inflation and fewer opportunities. Parents are paying more for housing, groceries, healthcare and childcare while it seems like political leaders are insulated from the policies they pass.

MAGA speaks to the frustration by offering solutions centered on work, family, ownership, secure borders and national belonging. Democratic leaders keep defining their mission around getting President Donald Trump, leaving socialists to fill the economic void with promises of government relief from every economic hardship.

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The DSA does not need to win the nomination to guide the policies of a presidency. It just needs the ability to impact a future Democratic nominee.

The greatest warning of a socialist capture is the recent actions by the darling of the Democrat Party, California Gov. Gavin Newsom. He opposed California’s one-time 5% billionaire wealth tax, warning that it would drive wealth from the state. Then he proposed a federal version. He recognized the economic danger but advanced the policy anyway. That is what a takeover looks like. Extremists gain enough power that politicians embrace policies they once rejected just to keep their support.

The DSA spent years building a political machine to force submission. It trained organizers, supported candidates, developed policies and targeted low-turnout Democratic primaries. Its candidates have won across at least seven states and Washington, D.C., this election cycle, from local races and state legislatures to congressional primaries. Its influence grows as Democrats, under the guise of a "big tent," embrace the DSA agenda to avoid becoming a primary target. Political fear is forcing Democrats to embrace socialism.

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The polling shows why this strategy is working. Half of young Americans say inflation affects them "a lot," while 41% say the same about rising housing costs. Only 29% believe they will be financially better off than their parents. The younger generation is losing faith that hard work will deliver stability, homeownership or upward mobility and is looking for a party to fill the void. The socialist left has swooped in, hiding state control behind the word affordability, and young voters are listening.

The DSA offers voters affordability, which sounds like a win. However, the broader agenda includes public ownership, expanded welfare, defunding ICE, antisemitism, wealth redistribution and greater government control over housing. Socialism sells government control to pay for rent, groceries and medical bills, but the cost for this is less freedom over work, property and the future.

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Gallup finds that 57% of Americans view socialism negatively. This is a massive warning because the DSA does not need to win the presidency to wield power. A DSA congressional bloc can withhold votes and obstruct a president’s agenda until its policy concessions are made. Republicans have already seen how a small House faction can dictate terms to an entire majority and delay key legislation.

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The next Democratic president does not need to wave a socialist flag. A president can reject the label while socialist lawmakers block votes and activists enter the administration demanding policy changes. The movement succeeds as it continues to get policy concessions.

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America’s promise belongs to those born here and those who came legally. It is the freedom to work, build, own property and govern our own lives. The American Dream can be renewed through affordable energy, secure borders, hard work, homeownership, raising a family and the chance to get ahead. Socialism is a dead end because it promises wealth redistribution, punishes ambition and increases government dependency.

Socialists are already using their power to dictate how Democratic leaders govern. Americans demanding the return of common sense should recognize the warning before the American Dream becomes the American nightmare.

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Democratic Socialists of America leader says ‘many’ in group would be 'thrilled' at AOC in 2028

DAVID MARCUS: Commie Dems would destroy everything World Cup fans love about America

Jena Sims' golf swing could use some work, buy Rocky's mouthguard & roofers fight on the job

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The unwinnable war America's Founding Fathers fought and won changed human history forever

Yosemite, Grand Canyon lead notable list of national park campgrounds for America's 250th

1. North Pines Campground at Yosemite National Park

2. Mather Campground at Grand Canyon National Park

3. Watchman Campground at Zion National Park

4. Many Glacier Campground at Glacier National Park

5. Blackwoods Campground at Acadia National Park

Supreme Court’s awful ruling encourages China’s Hunan Horse to invade America

Hollywood producer behind 'Apollo 13' rejects politics in his movies, seeks to unite audiences

James Carville worries about the 'end of the two-party system' as democratic socialists gain popularity

Caitlin Clark's peers make it crystal clear they hate her with insulting All-Star game vote

It's pretty clear that the WNBA hates Caitlin Clark

Democratic senate candidate called for mass release of criminals during prison abolition webinar

BRET BAIER: This July Fourth, let’s find awe in the places that tell America’s story

Republican unveils Declaration of Independence bill ahead of America's 250th birthday

Cities brace for holiday weekend teen takeovers putting bystanders at deadly risk, former prosecutor warns

A landmark Texas ruling breathes new life into one detransitioner's quest for justice

Lee Greenwood says he's 'very proud' to stand next to Trump during America's 250th celebration

The states that still allow trans athletes in women's sports face questions after Supreme Court ruling

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