CJP issues 48-hour-ultimatum to Rajasthan govt; Ashutosh Ranka asks it to arrest BJP ‘goons’
The CJP has given Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar 48 hours to act against those accused of attacking its volunteers during a Jaipur school inspection.
Will India approach Interpol to arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed?
Mumbai Police have approached the Union Home Ministry to use Interpol to serve proclamation orders against six Pakistani 26/11 accused, including Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
Delhi Police registers FIR over student’s pellet gun injury after Rahul Gandhi’s protest
Rahul Gandhi had reached the Parliament Street police station earlier in the day and was joined by several party leaders including his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump
Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House’s plans for the region, welcoming a construction pause without breaking from a president they’re loath to cross.
Pressure mounts to allow treated oilfield waste in Texas rivers and on rangeland
As oil and gas companies run out of places to dispose of their wastewater, Texas regulators are drafting permits to treat and reuse it outside the oilfields.
Surprise election upset shows hating Trump is no longer enough as Democratic voters turn to new playbook
A growing number of Democrats who grabbed national attention as they led the resistance to President Donald Trump during his first term in the White House are the latest casualties in this year’s primary battle between the party’s left-wing and the establishment. The latest victim: Alexander Vindman, who gained national prominence nearly a decade ago as the then-Army lieutenant colonel and National Security Council official who served as a key witness against Trump during the president’s first impeachment trial. Vindman, who made resisting Trump a key part of his Senate bid, was upset Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary by state Rep. Angie Nixon. A Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, Nixon landed a double-digit victory over Vindman despite being outspent by a roughly 10-to-1 margin. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB His defeat, as well as losses to challengers from the far-left by other one-time resistance stars such as Reps. Diana DeGette of Colorado and Dan Goldman of New York, appear to point to shifting priorities for a Democratic base moving left, starving for change and eager to use midterm election victories to escape the political wilderness. Also falling short so far this primary season are Reps. Shri Thanedar of Michigan and Al Green of Texas, who led the Trump impeachment pushes. They both went down to younger challengers. Meanwhile, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, who was a member of key committees handling Trump’s second impeachment in 2021, fell short as he bid for the Senate. A congressional run by longtime Trump critic George Conway, a co-founder of the anti-Trump Republican group the Lincoln Project, failed to ignite. And former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who was honored for his efforts during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, lost for a second straight cycle as he campaigned for a congressional seat in Maryland. WHO’S UP AND DOWN IN THE LATEST FOX NEWS MIDTERM ELECTION POWER RANKINGS Billionaire Tom Steyer, an environmental and political activist and former Democratic presidential candidate who helped bankroll the resistance during Trump’s first term, unsuccessfully ran for California governor this year. And Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, who along with DeGette was a manager of the 2021 Trump impeachment, dropped his gubernatorial bid and quit Congress amid mounting sexual assault and harassment allegations, which he denied. Veteran Democratic political commentator Ben Rhodes, who served as a leading official in former President Barack Obama’s administration, has repeatedly argued that opposition to Trump is insufficient to build a lasting political movement. He has emphasized that to win at the ballot box, Democrats must articulate how they’ll help address voters’ economic concerns and day-to-day frustrations. Shannon Jackson, a longtime progressive political strategist and grassroots organizer best known for his leadership roles in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, told Fox News Digital that “it’s not enough anymore just to oppose Trump.” Referring to the onetime resistance leaders who lost their primaries this year, Jackson said, “They’ve stood up to Trump, but the fact is it’s not enough anymore. We need to recognize why Trump won, we need to recognize the failings of the Democratic Party and the Democratic leaders who have gotten us to this point, and we need to improve upon it.” SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Jackson, a top consultant for progressive leader Rep. Ro Khanna of California, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, said, “what really happened is that we’ve seen the progressive movement succeed… it’s an entire wave that’s coming across the country.” While progressives and socialist-aligned candidates have bested establishment-backed contenders in a slew of nomination showdowns this spring and summer, including high-profile Senate primaries this month in Michigan, Minnesota, and Florida, moderates are also scoring victories. The center’s latest wins came in Florida, where Rep. Jared Moskowitz crushed a DSA-backed challenger on Tuesday. The same day, longtime Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, a former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair, won renomination in a dramatically altered district against four candidates, including a socialist. MEET THE FAR-LEFT INSURGENTS WAGING WAR ON THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT Longtime strategist and political commentator Maria Cardona, a DNC committee member, told Fox News Digital she doesn’t buy the narrative that “huge heroes of Trump resistance one are just not cutting it anymore.” “Voters want someone who is going to fight for them. Whether or not you call yourself establishment, a moderate, a progressive, or DSA, voters don’t care. Voters want to see you fighting for them,” Cardona emphasized. Cardona said “whether you are a Abdul El-Sayed, who is new on the scene, or a Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who has been there for decades but who has delivered for her community and is still seen as a fighter, you’re going to win. You have to deliver. That’s the secret.”
Top JPMorganChase exec warns regulatory proposal could squeeze credit for millions of small businesses
FIRST ON FOX: A top executive at JPMorganChase warned that proposed federal bank capital rules could damage small businesses across the country, airing caution that Main Street may have less access to credit from banks. As regulators move to finalize Basel III Endgame, one of the most important global financial regulatory standards to date, Chase Business Bank CEO Stevie Baron said in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital that the current framework could potentially have unintended consequences for small businesses as capital requirements could prevent lending. “The latest revisions to the 2023 proposal are a step in the right direction, but as we reiterated to regulators, more work is needed to ensure the final rules do not increase the cost of lending or reduce access to credit for small businesses,” Baron explained. Baron specifically noted proposed changes to the Global Systemically Important Bank (GSIB) surcharge, saying that formula could encourage trading over lending, raising borrowing costs for millions of small business owners. JAMIE DIMON SAYS HE WOULDN’T BUY STOCKS OR TREASURYS AT CURRENT PRICES JPMorganChase is considered a GSIB, and is required to adhere to higher loss-absorbing equity and capital requirements than other smaller banks. “The Fed should reconsider the proposed changes to the GSIB surcharge calculation, and, in particular, retain the current approach to the short-term wholesale funding factor that accounts for the size and funding diversification benefits of universal banks,” Baron added. “Regulators should ensure the surcharge framework does not penalize the everyday lending and banking services relied on by small businesses.” He also argued that “capital requirements should not increase just because the economy is growing, or routine activity is expanding,” and that “policymakers should ensure the capital framework operates as a coherent whole, rather than layering multiple requirements on top of the same risks.” Baron oversees more than 7 million small and medium-size businesses and over $19 billion in business banking average loans in FY2025. The American Dream Initiative, which was announced by JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” in March, seeks to expand the total number of small and medium-sized businesses to 10 million in additional to a number of changes at the bank to promote growth in the U.S. economy. A senior JPMorganChase executive told Fox News Digital that acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling visited JPMC headquarters last week to discuss the initiative and steps the bank is taking to implement changes under the Trump administration. After the 2008 financial crisis, global regulators developed the Basel III regulatory package to ensure banks have enough capital and financial cushion to weather economic volatility to protect taxpayers. U.S. regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller, initially proposed the framework, dubbed Basel III Endgame in 2023 but withdrew the draft for revision after pushback. SURVIVING SINCE LINCOLN: HOW SIX GENERATIONS BEAT THE SMALL BUSINESS CURSE In March, Trump administration regulators proposed the latest draft of Basel III Endgame, with a comment deadline of July, though banks are still lobbying for changes as regulators move to enact permanent policy. Top lawmakers, like Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, have also warned about potential lending shortfalls if the framework is enacted. “I have long said that overly complicated capital rules can slow economic growth without making our financial system safer,” Scott said in a March statement. “The Biden administration’s plan would have made it harder to get a mortgage, harder to start a business, and more expensive to make ends meet. That is the wrong direction when families are already feeling squeezed. There is still more work to do. We need rules that keep our financial system strong while making sure banks can lend, and our economy can grow.” Baron aligned with Scott’s view that there needs to be assurance that banks will be able to lend freely, stating in his memo that small businesses could be restricted from expansion and investing in growth should there be limited access to capital. His memo is part of a new JPMorganChase series titled “from the desk of,” where top executives, including Dimon, have shared their takes on various economic and political policies and how they affect America’s largest bank.
AOC blasted as too moderate by Maoist DSA faction as 2028 buzz grows
The Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) Liberation Caucus is rejecting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., as a potential candidate for Democrats in the 2028 presidential election, arguing she is too far removed from the socialist agenda. “Liberation condemns Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s continued retreat from socialist politics and rejects any effort to present her as the future presidential standard-bearer for DSA, or for the broader socialist movement,” the DSA Liberation Caucus wrote in the statement. DSA slammed Ocasio-Cortez as an “opportunist” and condemned her vote to defend Israel’s right to exist and for not holding firm as an anti-Zionist. “In short, it was determined that she had failed to meet conditions concerning Palestine solidarity,” the statement said. DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS ERUPT OVER 2028 ENDORSEMENT AS AOC SPECULATION GROWS: ‘DANGEROUS PATH’ After withdrawing a conditional endorsement of the “Squad” Democrat in 2024, DSA’s National Political Committee “determined” that Ocasio-Cortez hosted a public panel with an alleged Zionist organization — the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. She was also trashed for joining a group of House Democrats to co-sign a statement — after voting against providing Israel with supplemental weapon funding — that voiced support for Israel’s right to have defensive systems. The statement continued to attack her, pivoting to her recent remarks in an interview with ABC, where Ocasio-Cortez walked back on her support for the movement to defund the police and the language used around policing in 2020, calling the 2020 “Woke 1” era for progressives “crazyyyyy.” “She has dismissed the mass radicalization around policing and abolition as part of the supposed excesses of ‘Woke 1’, seeking to reduce the historic Black-led uprising of 2020 to an embarrassing political phase,” the statement reads. It continues, “Ironically, her first electoral victory came in the heat of ‘Woke 1’, where she trafficked in the language of abolition. Now that she feels that she no longer needs it, she condemns it. This is the action of an opportunist dilettante, devoid of any principles whatsoever, not a socialist.” ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ SHRUGS OFF PAST ‘DEFUND THE POLICE’ COMMENTS, JOKING ‘WOKE 1 WAS CRAZY’ The DSA’s rejection of Ocasio-Cortez comes shortly after the organization recently announced its new program that calls for the complete elimination of the Senate, president and Supreme Court. The DSA said this program, “Workers Deserve More,” must be accepted and promoted by all candidates in order to receive a formal DSA endorsement. “This is why the current rumblings for and prospects of an AOC presidential campaign should be met with a clear answer from the socialist left: No,” the group said in the statement. “We will not endorse or give succor to a campaign to put a social democrat at the head of an empire, where she will make even more capitulations to the imperialists, and drag our organization into antagonistic contradiction after antagonistic contradiction.” While the national DSA does not endorse Ocasio-Cortez, and vehemently opposes her presidential bid, the New York City DSA chapter has routinely endorsed Ocasio-Cortez throughout her races. The statement claims that the NYC DSA chapter has hinted at “splitting away” from the DSA over disagreements similar to endorsing Ocasio-Cortez. HASAN PIKER VOWS NEVER TO CRITICIZE MAO ZEDONG IN RESURFACED VIDEO, HAILS HIM AS ‘GREAT LEADER’ “This is not the behavior of socialist cadres,” the Liberation Caucus said in the statement. There has been widespread speculation that Ocasio-Cortez will run for president or Senate in 2028, and is polling as the leading choice among Democrats. But she has not yet formally announced if she will run. Formed in 2025, the DSA Liberation Caucus openly describes itself as a “Marxist-Leninist-Maoist caucus in Democratic Socialists of America.” The group’s website has a page dedicated to a list defending Maoism that includes labeling the period of mass starvation and disaster as “misconception 4” on the list. Both the DSA Liberation Caucus and Ocasio-Cortez’s office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
AOC endorses Sen Ed Markey as incumbent faces Dem US Senate primary challenge from Rep Seth Moulton
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., endorsed Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., as the incumbent senator faces off against Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., in the Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Senate primary. “At a time when powerful special interests are making life harder for everyday Americans, Massachusetts working families need a champion in the U.S. Senate to stand up for them and fight corporate greed,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement released by Markey’s campaign. “Ed Markey has spent his career doing exactly that, from our partnership on the Green New Deal to running his campaign without accepting a dime of corporate PAC money. His work is an inspiration to many of us who are committed to building a better future for all, and that’s why I’m proud to endorse him,” the congresswoman added. AOC DOCUMENTS EGG-FREEZING JOURNEY, TAKES AIM AT TRUMP ADMIN OVER WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES The House lawmaker previously backed Markey during his last election cycle. “The toughest fights need the most inspiring leaders, and that’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She’s got vision, she knows what’s at stake, and she never backs down,” Markey said in a statement. “We introduced the Green New Deal to tackle the climate crisis, lower costs, and build an economy that works for working people, not corporations and billionaires. I am incredibly proud to have her endorsement and look forward to continuing to fight alongside her for the livable future we deserve.” BOMB-THROWER DEM MAKES SHOCKING PROMISE TO KICK SCHUMER TO CURB DURING SENATE DEBATE Markey, who turned 80 this year, has served in the Senate since mid-July 2013, but he had previously served in the House for more than 36 years. Moulton, who is 47 and will turn 48 in October, has served in the House since 2015. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR CLAIMS GOP ‘STOLE’ TWO SCOTUS SEATS IN 2016, 2020, CALLS FOR EXPANSION The Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Senate primary is on Sept. 1, and early voting is Aug. 22–28.
Socialism surges among Democrats as party leaders reject DSA agenda: ‘Pack of fools’
The top Democrat in the House is making it clear that he doesn’t support the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) agenda. But even though House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York doesn’t back the DSA’s far-left policy proposals, a majority of Democrats hold favorable views of socialism, according to two national polls released in recent weeks. That’s not the case for most Americans, and especially Republicans, who hold negative views of socialism, according to the surveys. “I don’t support the DSA agenda, as has been articulated by the DSA itself,” Jeffries said during an interview this past weekend on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE MIDTERM RACES Jeffries wasn’t the only major Democrat taking aim at the socialist agenda on the Sunday talk shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, called socialism a “failed experiment” during an appearance on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” Longtime Democratic strategist and pundit James Carville was less diplomatic. “They’re a bunch of silly people… a pack of fools,” Carville said as he referred to DSA members, during a Monday appearance on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime.“ DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB The DSA’s agenda includes defunding and abolishing police and prison systems, ending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations and detentions, abolishing borders, granting voting rights to noncitizens and implementing a single-payer “Medicare for All” health system. The DSA’s new platform also calls for abolishing the Senate, and replacing the presidency and Supreme Court with leadership chosen by and subordinate to Congress. Candidates backed by or aligned with the DSA, as well as other left-wing progressives, have won a series of victories over more moderate incumbents and candidates supported by the party establishment in primary showdowns this spring and summer, including high-profile wins this month in crucial Democratic Senate primaries in Michigan, Minnesota and Florida. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Ahead of those victories, a Fox News national poll conducted last month indicated 52% of Democrats but just 11% of Republicans held positive views of socialism. According to the poll, Democrats had more favorable opinions of socialism that capitalism. A CBS News survey in the field earlier this month had similar findings. The poll results come in the wake of years of pessimistic views of the nation’s economy, as Americans have struggled with persistent inflation for most of this decade. “Health insurers have acted irresponsibly making access to affordable and quality care beyond challenging for Americans, wages aren’t keeping up with soaring inflation and there is no plan to reconcile any of these issues. Voters are looking for a solution to the affordability crisis,” longtime Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo told Fox News Digital. Caiazzo, a veteran of progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, emphasized that “progressives are winning primaries around the country because the electorate is desperate for leaders that will address the affordability crisis that has swept the country.” Sanders’ marathon battle with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination has had a lasting impact on the party. “Since 2016 and the Bernie Sanders campaign, there are lots of Democrats, particularly younger ones, who don’t think socialism is scary and wouldn’t mind seeing more of it in U.S. policy-making,” political scientist Chris Galdieri told Fox News Digital. SOCIALISTS ACCUSED OF ‘MOTOR MOUTH’ RHETORIC AS LONGTIME DEM STRATEGIST UNLOADS ON FAR-LEFT CANDIDATE It’s a different story for Republicans. “For Republicans, ‘socialism’ has been a boogeyman for almost a hundred years, and it was used as a criticism of everything from the New Deal to Obamacare,” Galdieri, a politics professor at Saint Anselm College, said. “Republicans take it as a matter of fact that socialism is a bad thing and polls reflect that.” Polling from Gallup conducted late last year also highlighted that “socialism starts from a much less favorable position in Americans’ minds” compared to capitalism or free enterprise. “Republicans are far more likely than Democrats or independents to say there is nothing good about socialism,” a release from Gallup noted. It also pointed out that a majority of Democrats “praise socialism either for providing access to basic services and strengthening the social safety net or for promoting greater economic equality.” New England College President Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist, points to a different reason for the ongoing socialist surge. “Most Americans do not know what socialism means in theory or in practice,” Lesperance argued. “I’d wager that the votes for democratic candidates identifying as socialists has much more to do with being young and new, and not the same as establishment candidates that have dominated elections for years.” “That is the bigger story here — voters participating in democratic primaries want new options, and they will even vote for self-described socialists to force the change they want to see,” Lesperance told Fox News Digital. Regardless of the contributing factors, Republicans see the leftward lurch in the Democratic primaries as ammunition they can use to try and save their congressional majorities in the upcoming midterm elections as they face a rough political climate. “I’m absolutely convinced we’re going to defy the historic trend and keep and grow the House majority for Republicans,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday in an exclusive campaign trail interview with Fox News Digital. Referring to Republicans, Johnson said, “I’m so grateful we have common sense on the ballot. This really is a contrast election between commonsense candidates… and crazy, and that’s what the other side represents.” President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to Democrats as “communists.” And this week, referring to socialist politicians, the president charged, “They’re driving out the middle class. You’re not going to have anybody left to pay any taxes. And if you don’t pay taxes, you know what happens. Squalor, squalor, filth.” But Democrats discount the GOP attacks. “It’s an attempt by Republicans to try to frame the debate around