Faith in American dream dwindles amid sour economic sentiments, poll finds
A recent Wall Street Journal-NORC poll of adults in the U.S. revealed widespread sour economic sentiments, with just 31% indicating that they think the American dream — that a person can get ahead by working hard — remains true. A whopping 46% indicated that they believed it previously held true but no longer does, while 23% indicated that the idea of the American dream never held true. The nearly 70% of individuals taking those views marks the greatest level in nearly 15 years of polls, according to the Journal. The survey of adults conducted between July 10-23, 2025 has an “overall margin of sampling error is +/- 3.39 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level, including the design effect,” the study methodology section of the survey notes. NEW NGA CHAIR SAYS AMERICA IS ‘EXCEPTIONAL’ IN PUSH TO REVIVE A FADING DREAM Many people are concerned about the cost of groceries, with 28% extremely concerned about food prices, 28% very concerned, and 30% somewhat concerned, while just 10% were not very concerned and just 4% had no concern about the issue. While 66% in the survey indicated that they have shifted to cheaper products to cut grocery store costs in the last year, just 33% indicated that they have not done so. I’M GEN Z AND MANY IN MY GENERATION LOST FAITH IN THE AMERICAN DREAM. PROVE THEM WRONG Only a quarter of those surveyed agreed that people like them and their family have a good shot of increasing their standard of living — just 6% strongly agreed, while 19% somewhat agreed, 23% strongly disagreed and 19% somewhat disagreed, and 32% did not agree or disagree. The 25% statistic of those indicating they have a good chance of bettering their living standard marked a record low for polls dating to 1987, the Journal reported. A large majority of those surveyed indicated that, in comparison to their parents’ generation, it has become more difficult to purchase a home. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOUTS LOW LABOR DAY GAS PRICES, RISING WAGES FOR WORKERS While 58% indicated that it is now much harder to buy a home, 23% felt that it is a little more difficult, 2% thought it is much easier, 5% felt it is a bit easier, and 11% did not see any difference in home-buying difficulty.
Federal judge releases woman accused of threatening to kill Trump
A woman arrested last month for allegedly making death threats against President Donald Trump has been released by a federal judge who has clashed with the Trump administration several times this year, including by attempting to block the deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. Chief Judge James Boasberg ordered Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, released no later than Aug. 27 under electronic monitoring and instructed her to visit a psychiatrist in New York City once she retrieves her belongings from a local police station. Boasberg’s order came after US Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya ordered Jones to be held without bond and undergo a competency evaluation. She cited her “very troubling conduct” of social media posts aimed at the president, combined with the fact that she had then traveled to the District of Columbia, per WUSA9. INDIANA WOMAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS TO DISEMBOWEL TRUMP Jones took part in a “dignified arrest ceremony” for Trump at a protest in Washington, D.C., which circumnavigated the White House complex and was arrested following an investigation into her series of concerning Instagram and Facebook posts. In early August, Jones labeled Trump a terrorist, referred to his administration as a dictatorship, and stated that Trump had caused extreme and unnecessary loss of life in relation to the coronavirus. “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present,” an Aug. 6 post directed at the FBI states. In an Aug. 14 post directed to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Jones allegedly wrote, “Please arrange the arrest and removal ceremony of POTUS Trump as a terrorist on the American People from 10-2pm at the White House on Saturday, August 16th, 2025.” The next day, Jones voluntarily agreed to an interview with the Secret Service, during which she called Trump a “terrorist” and a “nazi,” authorities said. She said that if she had the opportunity, she would kill Trump at “the compound” if she had to and that she had a “bladed object,” which she said was the weapon she would use to “carry out her mission of killing” the president. Following the protest in Washington, D.C on Aug. 16, Jones was interviewed again by the Secret Service, during which she admitted that she had made threats towards Trump during her interview the previous day. She was charged with threatening to kill, kidnap, or seriously hurt the president and sending messages across state lines that contained threats to kidnap or harm someone. BONDI DOJ FILES COMPLAINT ALLEGING MISCONDUCT BY FEDERAL JUDGE JAMES BOASBERG Upadhyaya expressed concern over the gravity of Jones’s threats and ruled they were serious enough to justify detention and scheduled a status conference and preliminary hearing for Sept. 2, with prosecutors required to secure an indictment by Sept. 15. But Jones’s lawyers, who had argued their client was unarmed and had no real desire to follow through with the threats, appealed Upadhyaya’s detention decision, and Boasberg overturned Upadhyaya’s detention order. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Justice Department for comment. Boasberg, a President Barack Obama appointee, has found himself in the crosshairs of the Trump administration several times this year. In March, he issued a temporary restraining order seeking to block Trump’s use of a 1798 wartime-era immigration law, the Alien Enemies Act, to summarily deport hundreds of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador. Boasberg ordered all planes bound for El Salvador to be “immediately” returned to U.S. soil, which did not happen, and later, ordered a new investigation to determine whether the Trump administration had complied with his orders. In April, he ruled that the court had grounds to move on possible contempt proceedings, though that ruling was stayed by a higher appeals court, which has yet to consider the matter. His March 15 order touched off a complex legal saga that ultimately spawned dozens of deportation-related court challenges across the country — though the one brought before Boasberg was the very first — and later prompted the Supreme Court to rule, on two separate occasions, that the hurried removals had violated migrants’ due process protections under the U.S. Constitution. Trump has publicly attacked him as a “Radical Left Lunatic” and called for his impeachment. In July, Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a misconduct complaint against Boasberg, accusing him of making improper comments about President Trump’s administration, Chief Justice Roberts, and roughly two dozen other federal judges — remarks that she allegedly argued undermined the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary. Boasberg allegedly warned the judges that he believed the Trump Administration would “disregard rulings of federal courts” and trigger “a constitutional crisis.” “Although his comments would be inappropriate even if they had some basis, they were even worse because Judge Boasberg had no basis—the Trump Administration has always complied with all court orders,” the complaint reads. “Nor did Judge Boasberg identify any purported violations of court orders to justify his unprecedented predictions.” Fox News’ Breanne Deppisch and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
Omar’s net worth jumps to as much as $30M in new disclosure after claiming ‘I am not a millionaire’
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s net worth has swelled to as much as $30 million in just one year, her congressional financial disclosures reveal. The 2025 disclosure, first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, shows that Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett, have a net worth ranging from $6 million to $30 million, despite claims earlier this year that she was “not a millionaire.” The vast majority of the wealth comes from Mynett’s two companies, a winery in California and a venture capital firm. Disclosures from the end of 2023 showed that those ownership stakes were valued at just $51,000, and they grew little in 2024. The Monday disclosure comes after years of Omar attempting to downplay or outright deny her personal wealth in comments to the press. FLASHBACK: DEMOCRAT REP ILHAN OMAR SAID US SHOULD BE ‘MORE FEARFUL OF WHITE MEN’ IN 2018 “Since getting elected, there has been a coordinated right-wing disinformation campaign claiming all sorts of wild things, including the ridiculous claim I am worth millions of dollars which is categorically false,” Omar told Business Insider earlier this year. “I am not a millionaire,” she added shortly afterward. She hit back on claims about her personal wealth in February, encouraging critics to “try checking my public financial statements.” Omar’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. MINNESOTA GOV. TIM WALZ SAYS IT’S TIME TO ‘TAKE SERIOUS ACTION’ AFTER DEADLY SCHOOL SHOOTING Mynett’s firm, Rose Lake Capital, is valued between $5 million and $25 million according to the 2025 disclosure, while the winery, eStCru Wines, is valued between $1 million and $5 million. News of the disclosure comes as Omar has renewed a push for gun control following last week’s school shooting in Minneapolis. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, when she called for “getting rid of assault weapons” in the wake of the deadly shooting at Anunciation Catholic School. TOP REPUBLICAN POINTS FINGER AT WALZ’S TRANS AGENDA AFTER CATHOLIC SCHOOL SHOOTING CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “It is important for us to make sure that we are offering a slew of solutions,” Omar told CNN anchor Brianna Keilar. “One is to make sure that we are getting rid of assault weapons in our community.” Fox News’ Marc Tamasco contributed to this report.
Federal judge rules Trump violated military law by activating National Guard in California
A judge on Tuesday found that President Donald Trump acted unlawfully when he activated thousands of National Guard members and deployed a handful of Marines to address anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots and protests in California. Judge Charles Breyer said Trump, as well as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, violated the Posse Comitatus Act, a 150-year-old law that says the military cannot typically engage in domestic law enforcement. Breyer, a Clinton appointee, blocked Trump and Hegseth from using the military in a way that violates the Posse Comitatus Act. The judge said his order only applies to California, but he noted the administration’s warnings about sending the National Guard to other blue cities across the country amount to “creating a national police force with the President as its chief.” TRUMP AND NEWSOM FIGHT OVER NATIONAL GUARD HEADS TO TRIAL IN CALIFORNIA Breyer’s opinion echoed remarks he made during a three-day trial last month when he questioned if presidents have any limits on when they can use the military for domestic purposes. “I go back to the thing that I’m really troubled by: What limiting factors are there to the use of this force?” Breyer asked during the trial. Trump federalized about 4,000 National Guard members in June to support federal authorities in California as they carried out immigration raids, despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s vehement objections. Breyer’s decision comes as most of the National Guard members have since been demobilized. Attorneys for California said during the trial, though, that 300 of them remained, which they argued was a “significant” number. “That’s certainly a large enough number of soldiers to constitute a Posse Comitatus Act violation,” a state attorney said. Newsom celebrated the order in a statement on social media, saying Trump “LOSES AGAIN.” “The courts agree — his militarization of our streets and use of the military against US citizens is ILLEGAL,” Newsom wrote. While the judge’s decision may have minimal impact on the ground in California, the case could still have nationwide implications as Trump and Hegseth deploy National Guard members in Washington, D.C., and threaten to do so in other blue cities to address street crime. The Trump administration is likely to appeal Breyer’s decision, which could result in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and even the Supreme Court weighing in on the administration’s unconventional use of the National Guard. TRUMP AND NEWSOM ON COLLISION COURSE AS FIGHT OVER NATIONAL GUARD INTENSIFIES IN COURT One witness during the trial, Major General Scott Sherman, who oversaw National Guard activity in California, testified that soldiers were trained on how to stay in compliance with the Posse Comitatus Act, which Breyer said was evidence that it was relevant to the lawsuit. The Trump administration had argued the law was not applicable in the case. The judge’s decision comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit quickly halted an emergency order Breyer issued in June in which he ordered Trump and Hegseth to hand control of the National Guard back to Newsom. The courts must be “highly deferential” to the president when reviewing his deployment of the National Guard, the appellate court found at the time. The same court is now likely to weigh in on Breyer’s new, narrower ruling.
Army secretary reveals how Rangers bypass Pentagon red tape to counter exploding drone threat
EXCLUSIVE: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said U.S. soldiers are improvising with government credit cards to buy and test battlefield gear as they adapt to the exploding drone threat — as the Army shifts its long-term posture toward countering China in the Indo-Pacific. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Driscoll described how elite units like the 75th Ranger Regiment are bypassing the Pentagon’s cumbersome procurement system to test new drones, sensors and weapons in real time. At the same time, he said the Army is aligning with the Pentagon’s assessment of China as the nation’s “pacing threat,” building a force optimized for the Indo-Pacific but still capable of deploying worldwide at a moment’s notice. After a visit with the regiment at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday, Driscoll said Rangers “basically just use their corporate credit card to go online and purchase things to test, and they will find what works.” “They’ll do a lot of that outside the traditional procurement process. That flexibility lets them innovate and test at a speed that’s just really hard to do in the conventional force,” he added. ‘THRILLED TO BE HERE’: ARMY SECRETARY SAYS GUARD TROOPS EAGER FOR DC CRIME FIGHT Driscoll described the 75th Ranger Regiment as “live G.I. Joe dolls.” Watching them train in close-quarters battle, he said, you can’t help but notice their sheer size and physicality as they wedge themselves through doorways during room-clearing drills. That raw power, he added, is a reminder of why the U.S. invests so heavily in maintaining elite infantry forces. But even America’s premier ground fighters are being forced to rethink how they operate. Driscoll said the age of slipping silently onto an objective under cover of night — fast-roping from a Black Hawk, breaching doors, and overwhelming defenders — is vanishing. The spread of cheap battlefield technology, from drones to acoustic sensors to loitering munitions, has made stealth insertions far more difficult. “We don’t really own the night like we used to,” he said, noting that night-vision gear and detection tools that were once expensive and rare are now accessible to adversaries at scale. That shift, he argued, has turned special operators into improvisers. Rangers and other elite units are now experimenting with disposable drones, commercial quadcopters and custom-built weapons to stay ahead. Unlike conventional forces bound by long acquisition cycles, these units have the flexibility to innovate quickly. The idea is for Rangers to test rapidly, see what works, and then pass those lessons along to the rest of the Army. The problem, he acknowledged, is what comes next. While small-unit experimentation is thriving, scaling those solutions across the broader force runs headlong into bureaucratic red tape. HEGSETH TEARS UP RED TAPE, ORDERS PENTAGON TO BEGIN DRONE SURGE AT TRUMP’S COMMAND Driscoll pointed out that Congress once gave the Army a dozen broad funding categories it could move money between — say, vehicles in one bucket, drones in another. Today, he said, there are more than 1,400 narrowly drawn “buckets,” some tied to specific makes and models, making it nearly impossible to pivot quickly. That rigidity might not matter for tanks or trucks, but with drone technology evolving every few weeks in Ukraine, he said, the Army risks falling behind. Driscoll visited the airfield just weeks after a shooting on base at Fort Stewart, where Hunter is located. He met with students of the criminal investigation division (CID), which is currently leading the probe into the shooting. Five soldiers were injured after a sergeant allegedly opened fire with a personal handgun he brought on base. While he praised the CID’s “speed and professionalism” with the investigation, Driscoll added, “The Army wants zero of these incidents, and so we are looking at everything we can to try to ensure it never happens again.” Driscoll spoke with Fox News Digital ahead of an expected global force posture review set for late summer or early fall. That review may lead to sizable shifts in the number of troops deployed at bases throughout Europe, the Middle East or the Indo-Pacific. Driscoll said the Army is aligning itself with the Pentagon’s assessment of China as the nation’s “pacing threat.” He emphasized that the service is designing its force to be effective in the Indo-Pacific — particularly in providing the logistics, sustainment and long-term presence needed to deter or fight a peer competitor. At the same time, Driscoll cautioned against focusing too narrowly on one theater. “Human history has been pretty difficult to predict where the next conflict may unfold,” he said, stressing that the Army must remain capable of deploying anywhere the president and defense secretary direct. That flexibility, he argued, is a defining feature of land power. Driscoll declined to outline his full recommendations for the upcoming review but made clear one priority: counter-drone measures. “With the Secretary of Defense’s support, we are putting together plans to make a pretty aggressive investment in how to counter the threat from drones across the world and here at home,” he told Fox News Digital. In his tenure, Driscoll has kicked off the Army Transformation Initiative, a top-to-bottom modernization drive he says is essential for the Army to remain decisive against peer adversaries like China. “If you look at what the Army was like in the late 1990s as it went into the counterinsurgency operations of the early 2000s, we really haven’t changed all that much,” he said. Now, “the Army is running as fast as it possibly can to try to reinvent itself, to be ready for modern warfare.”
Trump not on ballot, but president front and center in 2025 elections
His name isn’t on the ballot, but President Donald Trump is topic number one on the campaign trail this summer in the top 2025 election battles. Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the party’s gubernatorial nominee in New Jersey, is repeatedly tying her Republican rival to Trump and the president’s sweeping and controversial moves during his nearly eight months back in the White House. “As Trump has inflicted all this damage on our country, Republican politicians like Jack Ciattarelli have cheered him on every step of the way,” Sherrill emphasized in a fundraising email to supporters. Meanwhile, Ciattarelli, a former state lawmaker who came close to defeating Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy four years ago, is showcasing the president’s support. DEMOCRATS SHOWCASE UNITY, BUT CRACKS APPEAR, AS PARTY AIMS TO REBOUND AT BALLOT BOX “We’re going to look to deploy the president, the White House, in every way that we can, Ciattarelli said last week at an event at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. It’s not just New Jersey. Statewide and top municipal contests from coast to coast this year are being partially framed as referendums on Trump and his agenda. And Democrats and Republicans see the showdown in New Jersey, as well as in Virginia, the only other state that holds gubernatorial and legislative elections the year after a presidential contest, as key barometers ahead of next year’s midterms, when the GOP will be defending its House and Senate majorities. Add to that list the vote this November over congressional redistricting in California, the three state Supreme Court contests in battleground Pennsylvania, and New York City’s high-profile mayoral election. NEW RNC CHAIR VOWS TO ‘RIDE THE PRESIDENT ALL THE WAY TO VICTORY’ “In today’s hyper-partisan environment, every election is examined and (over)analyzed for its implications for national parties,” veteran political scientist Wayne Lesperance told Fox News. Lesperance, president of New England College, said that this November’s election results “will serve as fodder for pundits to make conclusions about President Trump and the GOP or the prospects for Democrats to regain control of Congress.” Democrats, who are aiming to exit the political wilderness following last year’s election setbacks, when they lost control of the White House and Senate and failed to win back the House majority, are highlighting their success so far this year in special elections. Pointing to a special election victory last week in red state Iowa, where the Democrats flipped a GOP-held state Senate seat, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Ken Martin touted, “We have overperformed in every single election that’s been on the ballot since Donald Trump was inaugurated.” “There’s wind at our back,” Martin said. TRUMP, DEMOCRATS, FLOAT HOLDING COMPETING CONVENTIONS AHEAD OF MIDTERMS But special elections are far from perfect barometers of things to come. “It defies logic to assume that the results of a state Senate race in one state provide insight into national public opinion about the president or the party of opposition,” Lesperance said. And Republicans point to the multitude of problems facing the Democratic Party. “Sadly for the DNC, the truth is that Democrats’ approval rating is at a 30-year low as the party has hemorrhaged more than 2 million voters over the past four years,” Republican National Committee communications director Zach Parkinson told Fox News. Here’s a closer look at 2025’s top elections. Republicans believe they have momentum on their side as they try to win their first gubernatorial election in blue-leaning New Jersey in a dozen years. They point to Trump’s showing in the Garden State last November, when the president improved from a 16-point loss in the state in the 2020 election to a six-point deficit in 2024. Ciattarelli, who is making his third straight bid for New Jersey governor, cruised to the GOP nomination earlier this year thanks in part to Trump’s endorsement. And in his primary victory speech, Ciattarelli argued that Sherrill would try to nationalize the race by linking him to Trump. “Mark my words, while we focus on these key New Jersey issues, my Democratic opponent will do everything in her power to change the subject. Trust me, if this campaign were a drinking game and you took a shot every time Mikie Sherrill says Trump, you’re going to be drunk off your a– every day… between now and Nov. 4,” Cittarelli said. Sherrill, a former officer in the U.S. Navy and a former federal prosecutor before first winning election to Congress in 2018, is the polling frontrunner in the general election showdown. Murphy, who was first elected governor in 2017, is term-limited. Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is facing off against former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in the race to succeed GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Youngkin is prevented from running for re-election, as Virginia’s constitution does not allow sitting governors to seek consecutive terms. The 61-year-old Earle-Sears was born in the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 6. She served in the Marines and is a former state lawmaker who made history four years ago when she won election as Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor. Spanberger, age 46, was born in New Jersey. The former intelligence officer in the CIA won election to Congress in 2018 before securing re-election in 2020 and 2022. The winner in November will make history as Virginia’s first female governor in the commonwealth’s four-century-long history. Additionally, if Earle-Sears comes out on top, she will become the nation’s first Black woman to win election as governor. Trump and his polices are a major issue in the state’s gubernatorial showdown. The president’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been on a mission this year to chop government spending and cut the federal workforce. The moves by DOGE, which was initially steered by Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, have been felt acutely in suburban Washington’s heavily populated northern Virginia, with its large federal workforce. Kyle Kondik, the managing editor of the nonpartisan political handicapper Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the
Day after Bombay HC issues clear out order, Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil makes BIG statement, says, ‘even if i die…’
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 5 days, have issued a big statement, after he was denied permission to continue his agitation at Azad Maidam. Manoj Jarange Patil went on a hunger strike recently and vowed not to drink water.
PM Modi inaugurates Semicon India 2025 in New Delhi, says, ‘ready to welcome all the investors…’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday innagurated the fourth edition of the ‘Semicon India’ in the national conference and delivered a strong message that the world trusts India and is ready to build the semiconductor future with India.
What is Vikram? India’s first fully indigenous 32-bit chip built by ISRO lab, presented to PM Modi at Semicon India 2025
As of the date, the government has approved 10 semiconductor manufacturing projects with a cumulative investment of more than Rs 1.60 lakh crore in six states: Gujarat, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
After Gurugram, incessant rainfall now wreaks havoc in Haryana, severe waterlogging reported in residential areas
Residents of Ambala’s Cloth Market, Nadi Mohalla, and many other localities are facing significant inconvenience and damage due to flooding. A local resident said that heavy rains since Monday have caused water to accumulate on the streets, making potholes invisible and posing a serious threat.