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Amid Galgotias University ‘chinese’ robodog controversy, the government issued big warning for exhibitors at AI Impact Summit 2026.
Dan Crenshaw vs. Steve Toth primary is a fight over who’s the real RINO
Crenshaw, fighting to remain in his Houston-area congressional seat, has drawn criticism from right-wing media and a challenge from Toth, among the most conservative members of the Texas House.
How to spot AI-generated images and online content during the 2026 primary elections
Identifying falsified or digitally enhanced videos, photos and ads takes attention and awareness, but helpful tools are out there.
Texas Tech medical school cancels talk on health, ethical considerations in late-pregnancy abortions
University leaders declined to give a reason. Abortion opponents said the discussion would have promoted illegal activity, something advocates deny.
Former Rep MTG asserts that Americans don’t want US war against Iran
As the possibility of U.S. military action against Iran looms, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene asserted in a post on X that Americans do not want the U.S. to wage war against the Islamic Republic. “Americans do not want to go to war with Iran!!!” Greene exclaimed in the post. “They want to be able to afford their lives and get ahead. They want to be happy and enjoy life. They want their government to put elite pedos in jail. And they voted for NO MORE FOREIGN WARS AND NO MORE REGIME CHANGE,” she added. IRAN SIGNALS NUCLEAR PROGRESS IN GENEVA AS TRUMP CALLS FOR FULL DISMANTLEMENT Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment. Greene, who had previously been a longtime, staunch supporter of President Donald Trump’s, had a major falling out with the president last year and left office early last month in the middle of her House term. TRUMP MAKES ENDORSEMENT IN CONTEST TO FILL HOUSE SEAT VACATED BY EX-ALLY MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE Trump has been pressuring Iran to make a deal to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, Trump said in a Truth Social post that he “insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated.” “If it can, I let the Prime Minister know that will be a preference,” he wrote. MTG CALLS TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENT OF SALAZAR ‘AN INSULT TO HIS BASE’ CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “If it cannot, we will just have to see what the outcome will be. Last time Iran decided that they were better off not making a Deal, and they were hit with Midnight Hammer — That did not work well for them. Hopefully this time they will be more reasonable and responsible,” Trump declared in the post.
Democrats’ DHS shutdown halts ICE oversight they demanded
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) internal watchdog has been forced to pause a significant chunk of its oversight of immigration enforcement as Democrats continue to withhold support for funding the Cabinet-level agency. A spokesperson for the DHS office of the inspector general (OIG) told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that most of its audits and inspections have had to be paused during the partial government shutdown, including many dealing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Democrats have called for stricter oversight of ICE since President Donald Trump surged federal law enforcement agents to blue cities across the country in a bid to crack down on illegal immigration. But at least seven of the internal DHS probes into ICE conduct have been suspended after Democrats walked away from a bipartisan deal to fund the department, plunging it into a shutdown. REPUBLICANS WARN DEMOCRATS’ ICE REFORM PUSH IS COVER TO DEFUND BORDER ENFORCEMENT “Most of OIG’s audits, inspections, and similar reviews … are paused during the lapse in appropriations. A small number of OIG audits related to disaster relief continue because they are supported by an extant appropriation,” the spokesperson said. “OIG’s Criminal Investigators are excepted from furlough and are continuing their work during the lapse. OIG does not publicly confirm or deny the existence of any particular criminal investigation.” Probes that have been paused include determining “whether ICE investigates allegations of use of excessive force and holds personnel accountable” and conducting “unannounced inspections to assess compliance with ICE detention standards and ensure safe, secure, and humane conditions of confinement,” according to the spokesperson. GOVERNMENT TO SHUT DOWN AT MIDNIGHT AFTER DEMS, WHITE HOUSE FAIL TO STRIKE DHS DEAL An investigation into whether Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are conducting domestic U.S. operations in accordance with DHS policies and federal law has also been halted. The CBP probe is notable given it was CBP agents who shot and killed nurse Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen, during an anti-ICE demonstration in Minneapolis last month. Democrats had called for investigations and stricter guardrails after the incident took place. FEDERAL JUDGE TEMPORARILY LIFTS DHS RESTRICTIONS ON LAWMAKER VISITS TO DETENTION FACILITIES But Pretti’s killing, along with the ICE-involved killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, were two of the main catalysts that Democrats said drove them away from an earlier bipartisan deal struck on funding DHS for the remainder of the fiscal year. The original DHS funding bill, which passed the House but failed in the Senate, included new mandatory training requirements for ICE and a mandate for body cameras for federal law enforcement. Democratic leaders have said that was not enough, however, and have rejected another compromise offer sent by the White House in recent days. Democrats reportedly sent back their own counteroffer to Republicans this week, but there appears to be little movement on either side toward an agreement. Two of Democrats’ biggest demands, requiring judicial warrants to execute ICE enforcement action and banning masks for ICE agents while requiring clearly accessible identification, have been panned as non-starters by Republicans. In addition to affecting ICE oversight, a lengthy DHS shutdown also threatens funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), among other offices within DHS.
How to watch President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address to Congress live
President Donald Trump will deliver his 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 24, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. Viewers hoping to watch the speech live will have no shortage of options. All major news networks, including Fox News, will feature live coverage of Trump’s address. Fox News coverage is slated to begin shortly before Trump’s remarks begin, at 8:50 p.m. ET, and will end shortly after the conclusion of the annual address at 11 p.m. Follow Fox’s coverage on Fox News Channel, FoxNews.com, the Fox News App, Fox Nation and the Fox One app. RNC MOCKS ‘FORGOT SOMEONE AGAIN’ AFTER DEMS’ PRESIDENTS DAY POST LEAVES OUT BIG NAME Most networks, including Fox, have links to livestream the State of the Union, and the event will be streamed live on the White House’s website and YouTube page as well. Start your State of the Union afternoon with Martha MacCallum on “The Story” at 3 p.m. ET, featuring the latest preview of Trump’s address. TRUMP RALLIES HOUSE GOP AT KENNEDY CENTER DAYS AFTER MADURO CAPTURE Then at 4 p.m., Will Cain will offer a fresh perspective on the issues at hand in this year’s address on “The Will Cain Show.” At 5 p.m., don’t miss “The Five,” where Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters and Dana Perino offer their take on the news of the day and what might happen when Trump takes the dais at the Capitol. Afterward, Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier offers America’s favorite nightly newscast on “Special Report,” where he and his panel will preview the State of the Union. Laura Ingraham picks up preview coverage at 7 p.m. with “The Ingraham Angle.” Expect Jesse Watters to continue that trend at 8 p.m. on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” where he will preview what to expect. Then, at 8:50 p.m. ET, Bret and Martha return to introduce Trump’s address to the Fox News audience and will host up-to-the-second reaction afterward with Fox analysts, including Perino and Brit Hume.
Climate groups sue Trump administration over EPA’s bombshell deregulation decision
Climate activist groups sued President Donald Trump‘s administration on Wednesday in an effort to block officials from undercutting environmental regulations. The lawsuit targets the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to revoke an Obama-era “endangerment finding” that serves as the underpinning for sweeping climate regulations. The finding, which the administration announced plans to revoke last week, asserted that pollution and climate change constitute harm to the American people. The lawsuit names the EPA and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, as plaintiffs. “EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the Clean Air Act,” said Gretchen Goldman, president and CEO at the Union of Concerned Scientists, one of the groups behind the lawsuit. “This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science,” Goldman added. TRUMP ADMIN EYES OVERTURNING BIDEN’S GREEN ENERGY LEGACY TO TUNE OF $7B Nearly 20 groups signed on to the lawsuit, including the American Public Health Association, American Lung Association, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sierra Club and others. The EPA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. The 2009 “endangerment finding” identified six greenhouse gases that the Obama administration said pose “a threat to public health and welfare.” That harm finding was used to justify climate regulations from the EPA such as raising fuel economy standards and limiting power plant emissions. TEXAS CHALLENGES NEWSOM’S GAS CAR CRACKDOWN, WARNING CALIFORNIA CAN’T DICTATE US AUTO MARKET Zeldin hailed the move as cutting through government red tape in an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week. “This amounts to the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States,” Zeldin said. Trump held an event at the White House last week with Zeldin and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. There they announced a new initiative for the Department of War to purchase electricity from coal-powered plants. The Washington Coal Club also named Trump the “Undisputed Champion of Coal” during the event. Trump has been consistently critical of global warming claims and climate regulation throughout both of his terms in office, famously withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement when he first took office in 2017.
Strategy session: Trump’s team huddles on midterm messaging with spotlight on economy
It’s all about the economy. That was the message from top members of President Donald Trump’s political team, as they huddled in a closed-door strategy session with Trump administration Cabinet members and their top aides on how best to sell the president’s agenda to voters in this year’s midterm elections. The meeting, which was confirmed to Fox News by sources familiar with the gathering, was hosted by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and deputy chief of staff James Blair, who is steering Trump’s political strategy. According to sources, the message during a slide presentation by chief pollster and strategist Tony Fabrizio was that the economy will be the top issue on the minds of voters, and that the White House needs to spotlight its efforts on easing affordability. TRUMP HITS THE ROAD TO SELL ECONOMIC WINS, AS REPUBLICANS BRACE FOR HIGH-STAKES MIDTERM SHOWDOWN The meeting was held as the GOP works to defend their control of the Senate and their razor-thin House majority in November’s midterms. Republicans are facing traditional political headwinds in the midterms, when the party in power usually loses House and Senate seats. Republicans are also dealing with the president’s continued underwater approval ratings, and a slew of surveys, including the latest Fox News polling, that indicates Americans are pessimistic about the economy and say things have not improved in the year since Trump returned to the White House. CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLING Meanwhile, Democrats have scored a series of ballot box victories and overperformances in off-year elections and special elections during Trump’s second administration, thanks to their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation. Trump wasn’t at the meeting, according to sources. But he’s expected to spotlight the economy and his administration’s achievements when he holds a political event Thursday in battleground Georgia, which is holding key elections for the Senate and governor this year. IMMIGRATION ONCE FUELED TRUMP’S 2024 WIN — NOW SAGGING APPROVAL TESTS GOP GRIP ON CONGRESS And the president will have an even bigger spotlight next week, when he delivers the annual State of the Union address. Vice President JD Vance offered a taste of the messaging in an interview Tuesday on Fox News’ “The Story.” Pointing to former President Joe Biden‘s administration, Vance argued, “We’re still digging out of the hole the Democrats put us in. And I think the question we’re going to put to the American people is, do you want to give the government back over to the people who, frankly, burned down the house and made most Americans much less wealthy and much less safe? Or do you want to double down on the president’s leadership?” The Tuesday evening meeting took place at the Capitol Hill Club, a private venue popular among political insiders that’s located next to the Republican National Committee’s headquarters, a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Besides messaging, sources say the meeting also focused on polling and the 2026 electoral map, with top Trump political aides walking those attending the gathering through new data on key midterm battlegrounds. And they also emphasized the importance of Cabinet officials hitting the trail as key surrogates to sell the president’s agenda.
House GOP moves to cement Trump energy agenda by taking sledgehammer to Biden-era regulations
FIRST ON FOX: A newly proposed bill by House Republicans would cement President Donald Trump’s energy agenda by taking a sledgehammer to a vast array of his Democratic predecessor’s regulations. Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Texas, is introducing legislation that would give all future energy-related regulations a five-year sunset window, while requiring many existing rules to be amended with a one-year expiry pending a review process. It comes after Trump levied a similar executive order that would target energy red tape imposed by former President Joe Biden during his first year in office. But if Goldman’s bill becomes law, it would significantly hamstring the ability of future Democratic administrations to impose new long-term energy policies like Biden’s, many of which Republicans have panned as burdensome and unnecessary. TRUMP ADMIN TO REPEAL OBAMA-ERA GREENHOUSE GAS FINDING IN LARGE-SCALE DEREGULATION He argued to Fox News Digital that those regulations were compounding the rising costs Americans have seen in their daily lives. “It is going through and looking at every single cost, basically from start to finish, of energy costs, and how it affects every single American taxpayer,” Goldman said of his legislation. “All anyone has to do is look at where they were a year and a half ago with costs of certain things. It was all based on regulations passed by the Biden administration, and that’s exactly what we hope to cut and codify.” The Texas Republican pointed out that increased energy costs, including prices at the gas pump, bled into other facets of Americans’ daily lives. “My dad and I owned a wine and food store and, yeah, when gas prices went up, the guy who drove the 18-wheeler full of cheese from Chicago, Illinois, charged us an extra $2,000 for that delivery because his gas prices were up tremendously. And so we couldn’t afford to eat that cost, so the cheese prices went up,” he said as an example. “Everything that every single American taxpayer touches — whether they know it or not, when energy prices are high, their cost of living is in turn going to be high.” TRUMP ADMIN’S ENERGY AGENDA HAILED FOR CRUCIAL ‘WINS’ AS GREEN ACTIVISTS LASH OUT His legislation would primarily target regulations issued under major energy and land laws overseen by the Departments of Energy and Interior. The House has already voted to roll back a number of Biden-era regulatory policies so far this term and with bipartisan support. Last month, 11 Democrats voted with Republicans to overturn Biden administration regulations on showerhead pressure. Both the House and Senate passed resolutions early last year to overturn Biden-era regulations targeting water heaters, with six Democrats joining Republicans in the House on that measure. Rising energy costs have been targeted by both parties as they make competing arguments ahead of the November 2026 midterms. But Goldman is arguing that Democrats have less of a footing to talk about affordability with select goods like gas seeing a decrease in prices this year. “We pushed back, and we made people realize, ‘No, wait a minute. Let’s talk about affordability. Let’s talk about where the cost of things were just over a year and two months ago, before Donald Trump came into office and before Republicans could push through good legislation that President Trump signed,” Goldman said. “I kind of find it quite interesting that all of a sudden the buzzword affordability isn’t much talked about anymore.” Co-sponsors of Goldman’s bill include Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, and Reps. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, Randy Weber, R-Texas, Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., and Barry Moore, R-Ala. A Senate counterpart was introduced by Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho.