Massachusetts’ plan to offer postpartum screening home visits sparks online debate
Massachusetts is expanding a taxpayer-funded program that sends nurses into the homes of new parents after childbirth, fueling debate over the government’s role in family health care. Gov. Maura Healey recently announced plans to invest $2 million to expand the state’s Welcome Family program, which offers voluntary home visits from registered nurses after the birth of a child. Healey also proposed an additional $250,000 to strengthen the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Moms, which provides mental health support to providers caring for pregnant and postpartum patients. “Everybody in the state, when you have a baby, you’re going to have a home visit within days, weeks and that will be an opportunity for a healthcare provider to make an assessment to see if you need some additional support and resources,” Healey said during an interview last week on Boston Public Radio. CLANCY HOLDOUT JUROR TAPS FORMER TRUMP LAWYER TO FIGHT BACK AS HE’S ‘DRAGGED THROUGH THE MUD’: ATTORNEY Healey also said the state is investing in training healthcare providers to better identify the signs of postpartum mental health conditions. The announcement comes amid heightened public attention to postpartum mental health in Massachusetts during the high-profile trial of Lindsay Clancy, the former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing her three young children in January 2023. In a case ultimately declared a mistrial because of a deadlocked jury, Clancy’s defense argued she was suffering from severe postpartum mental illness. The case has reignited debate over how postpartum mental health conditions are identified and treated. LINDSAY CLANCY’S FAMILY WAS ‘VERY CONCERNED’ ABOUT HER MENTAL HEALTH IN THE MONTHS BEFORE SHE KILLED HER KIDS State officials say the program is intended to improve maternal health outcomes by connecting families with additional support. The announcement also sparked debate on social media, where some users questioned whether the program represented an appropriate role for government. “Doctors and pediatricians are more than capable to conduct appropriate screenings for their patients. Say no to home visits,” one user wrote on X, while another called the program “creepy” and “massive government overreach.” Not everyone opposed the proposal outright. “More overreach. However, if it’s an offer, and not a mandate, it could be a good thing for some young families and single moms,” comedian Bob Phillips wrote on X. The reaction reflects a broader national debate over how states should balance maternal mental health, taxpayer costs, individual privacy and the role government should play in supporting new families. Fox News Digital reached out to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Healey’s office for additional comment.
Trump to meet with Mamdani in New York amid high-stakes midterm push
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will meet with President Donald Trump at Gracie Mansion on Monday to discuss issues affecting New York City and its residents, the mayor’s office confirmed to Fox News. The discussion will take place at Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City’s mayor. City Hall said it will focus on issues affecting America’s largest city. DSA-BACKED CANDIDATES ARE WINNING PRIMARIES AND THEIR VISION FOR AMERICA IS VERY DIFFERENT A time for the meeting has not been announced, and the White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for additional details. Monday’s sit-down will mark the third face-to-face meeting between Trump and Mamdani. The two first met in the Oval Office in November 2025, shortly after Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election, and met again at the White House in February. DSA-BACKED CANDIDATES ARE WINNING PRIMARIES AND THEIR VISION FOR AMERICA IS VERY DIFFERENT It also comes as New York City prepares to host world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly and the campaign for November’s midterm elections enters its final weeks. Mamdani has become one of the nation’s highest-profile progressive mayors as progressive Democrats and Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates have won several high-profile primaries this election cycle, fueling a broader debate over the Democratic Party’s direction ahead of the midterms. During their first Oval Office meeting in November, Trump and Mamdani said they had discussed housing, affordability and other issues affecting New Yorkers despite their political differences, and both expressed optimism about working together where they could. Monday’s meeting will be their latest opportunity to continue those discussions.
Why Trump zeroed in on Greenland, the world’s largest island, mostly covered in ice — in 3 charts
President Donald Trump’s Greenland push has moved from threats to a new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he says will give the United States “permanent control” over the island’s security and allow Washington to expand its military presence there. The agreement still requires approval from Danish and Greenlandic lawmakers. Its full terms have not been made public, but officials say it would leave Greenland under Danish sovereignty while barring China, Russia and other non-NATO adversaries from establishing military bases or making certain sensitive investments on the island. TRUMP THREATENS TARIFFS ON COUNTRIES OPPOSING GREENLAND TAKEOVER PLANS Greenland rarely draws global attention. But as Arctic ice melts and great powers compete for influence, the world’s largest island has become a strategic prize. A semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, Greenland is home to a key U.S. military base and sits near emerging shipping routes and critical mineral deposits. Greenland’s roughly 56,000 residents are spread across five municipalities, with most living in small coastal towns. About 80% of the island is covered by an ice sheet, leaving much of its vast interior uninhabited. Despite its small population, Greenland is nearly the size of Alaska and Texas combined. Its location off Canada’s northeastern coast places Greenland at the heart of Arctic defense planning. The U.S. has maintained a military outpost in northwestern Greenland since 1953 at Pituffik Space Base, now operated by the U.S. Space Force. Russia also maintains military installations in the region, while China has sought greater access since declaring itself a “near-Arctic state” in 2018. Retreating Arctic ice is opening shipping lanes around the island that could shorten trade routes between North America, Europe and Asia. The changing landscape has also drawn attention to Greenland’s rare earth elements and other critical minerals used in technology, renewable energy and military systems. CHINA’S GRIP ON RARE-EARTH MAGNETS COULD CRUSH US DRONE INDUSTRY BEFORE IT GROWS Rare earth elements are especially important in high-performance magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, generators and precision-guidance systems. They are also used in missile guidance, radar, sonar, satellites and advanced aircraft. China dominates the global rare-earth supply chain, accounting for roughly 60% of mining and more than 90% of processing capacity. As the U.S. and European Union seek to reduce their reliance on Beijing, Greenland has emerged as a potential counterweight. Trump’s agreement may fall short of his earlier goal of bringing Greenland under U.S. control, but it could still give Washington a larger military and strategic foothold in the Arctic. As competition over shipping routes, defense positioning and critical minerals intensifies, Greenland’s importance is likely to grow.
Trump says new arch will also deploy drones, position snipers and store ammo
President Donald Trump said Sunday that his planned triumphal arch near the Arlington Memorial Bridge will be converted into a military complex capable of housing drones, deploying snipers and storing ammunition. “At the strong request of the United States Military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch … into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. TRUMP REVEALS ARC DE TRIOMPHE-STYLE MONUMENT FOR AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY Trump said the 250-foot structure would have the “rapid ability” to deploy large numbers of drones, as well as snipers positioned on the roof and plaza areas. He also said the complex would store “large quantities of sniper ammunition.” “There will be no facility like this anywhere in the World,” Trump wrote. The monument, inspired by Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, is intended to welcome visitors crossing the Memorial Bridge from Arlington National Cemetery into the nation’s capital. The proposed structure would be clad in granite and topped with three golden statues. FROM THE GILDED OVAL OFFICE TO A NEW BALLROOM: A LOOK AT TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE PROJECTS The project has drawn criticism from preservationists, lawmakers and veterans, who argue that it could disrupt views of the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. Opponents have also questioned whether the project requires congressional approval under federal law. The National Capital Planning Commission has approved the site and preliminary plans, but the project still requires additional review. Construction was previously expected to begin this month. The arch is one of several major construction and renovation projects Trump has pursued in Washington. TRUMP GAVE THE OVAL OFFICE A GILDED MAKEOVER – AND COVERED THE COST HIMSELF The administration has also begun work on a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom. The sprawling addition, announced last July, will accommodate approximately 650 seated guests and follow the White House’s classical design. The White House currently lacks a formal ballroom, and the new structure is expected to replace the existing East Wing. Then-White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the ballroom is estimated to cost $200 million and will be financed by Trump and private donors. The ballroom is not the only update. Trump has introduced gold accents in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, lined the “walk of fame” with portraits of former presidents, including a photo of the autopen representing former President Joe Biden’s time in office, added stone pavers to the Rose Garden lawn and installed two 88-foot flagpoles. The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for additional comment.
El-Sayed’s Senate bid raises new concerns over a powerful privilege that comes with the job
Conservatives who spoke with Fox News Digital are raising concerns about what could happen if Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed wins his election and, by virtue of holding office, becomes eligible to receive certain classified information. Unlike congressional staffers and many executive-branch officials, senators are not required to obtain a formal executive-branch security clearance to be eligible for classified information related to their official duties. If El-Sayed wins in November, he would not have to go through the same formal security-clearance process as many other government officials because members of Congress are generally considered eligible for access to classified information by virtue of holding elected office. Those issues have raised concerns among some national security and policy experts. COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERT WARNS ABDUL EL-SAYED SENATE BID RAISES HOMELAND SECURITY CONCERNS “Anyone refusing to disavow America-hater Hasan Piker should never be elected to Congress. El-Sayed will use his perch in the Senate to undermine America and empower its enemies,” Daniel Samet, a research fellow specializing in Middle East policy at the center-right American Enterprise Institute, told Fox News Digital. Samet argued that El-Sayed has associated with people who support the intifada and terrorist causes and that he has shown sympathy for radical Islamist ideology. Fox News Digital and other outlets have reported on El-Sayed’s appearances and political relationships with individuals who have expressed support for or made favorable statements about U.S.-designated terrorist organizations. In April, for instance, El-Sayed was introduced at a campaign rally by Amir Makled, a man who previously celebrated dead members of the terrorist organization Hezbollah as “martyr[s].” A few months later, at a mosque opening, El-Sayed shared a stage with Sheikh Fadhel al-Sahlani, a cleric who has previously praised Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and made remarks minimizing the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust. EL-SAYED’S ISNA APPEARANCE DRAWS SCRUTINY OVER CONTROVERSIAL SPEAKERS He also accepted an endorsement from Osama Siblani, who has praised both Hamas and Hezbollah. Critics have also pointed to El-Sayed’s relationship with Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who once said that America “deserved 9/11.” El-Sayed has since called that statement “dumb,” and distanced himself from Piker, though stopped short of totally disavowing him. “Abdul’s running to keep Americans safe and bring down costs for Michigan families. Mike Rogers spent his entire career selling out Michigan, and has directly profited off shady business dealings with foreign companies,” campaign spokesperson Cole Wozniak told Fox News Digital. “Rogers made hundreds of thousands of dollars working for companies that partnered with Chinese firms posing ‘national security threats’ to the US, and worked for a Saudi-linked company that pushed for regulations that could have ‘enabled Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear weapons.’ Mike Rogers got rich selling out Michiganders and he can’t be trusted to keep us safe,” the statement continued. On China, the El-Sayed spokesperson was apparently referencing Rogers’ work in the telecommunications industry at companies that had business dealings involving Huawei. While serving in the House, Rogers was a vocal critic of Huawei. The Saudi Arabia jab was a reference to Rogers’ work with a Saudi-linked company that drew criticism over its efforts to transfer nuclear energy technology to the Middle Eastern kingdom. The Rogers campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Thursday. Beyond El-Sayed’s professional relationships, critics have also pointed to statements and past employment involving members of his family. FATWAS, HOLY WARS AND SOCIALISM: INSIDE THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE WHERE EL-SAYED DREW A HERO’S WELCOME “His affiliation with communists like Hasan Piker who claimed America deserved 9/11 combined with repeated calls to abolish ICE compound these concerns. Senators handle sensitive intelligence with major national security implications; Giving someone like El-Sayed access would put American lives at risk,” Heritage Action government relations director Chip Wyatt, who previously served as a mid-level staffer to Sen. Mike Lee, told Fox News Digital. The Senate hopeful’s half-sister has also been criticized over an “October 7th blessing” she posted on the first anniversary of the 2023 Hamas attack. El-Sayed previously told Fox News Digital that, while he loves his sister, the two have disagreements as it relates to foreign policy. His campaign has also stressed that no one speaks for El-Sayed except for the man himself. Some have suggested that, with the crop of Democratic Socialists of America affiliated candidates making runs for office in 2026, the alleged problem could be much bigger than just El-Sayed. “I think it’s a huge issue, and I don’t think it stops at just him,” America First Works president Ashley Hayek told Fox News Digital. “You have to look at all the candidates that are being adored by groups like the DSA, the Working Families Party, UnidosUS, the Party for Socialism and Liberation — they’re all tied together. A lot of these groups are also funded by Neville Singham.” A 2023 New York Times investigation identified Singham as a major funder within a network of U.S. activist organizations that the newspaper reported had connections to pro-Beijing messaging. CONGRESS IS A HUGE TARGET FOR SPIES. MEMBERS AND STAFF NEED A WAKE-UP CALL AND TRAINING Concerns that a senator could leak information they’re not supposed to are not merely hypothetical, according to Bryce Poole, a senior legal fellow at Advancing American Freedom, a think tank affiliated with former Vice President Mike Pence. “It was not that long ago, it was 2024, when Robert Menendez was prosecuted and convicted for being a foreign agent of Egypt essentially and in 2025 I believe he was sentenced to 11 years,” Poole, who specializes in national security law, told Fox News Digital. “Now, if I recall correctly none of this stuff that he actually shared with the Egyptians was alleged to have been classified, but it was still non-public information that was sensitive information that he only had access to by virtue of his office as a senator. So it’s not that this is just a hypothetical problem.”
WATCH: Exclusive look at blue-collar workforce fueling America’s AI boom
EXCLUSIVE: Fox News Digital got an inside look at a Houston training site preparing blue-collar workers for construction jobs tied to the massive infrastructure buildout powering America’s artificial intelligence boom. The site will host a new training program under America’s Workforce Academy, a Meta-backed initiative aimed at expanding the skilled-trades workforce needed for data centers and other infrastructure projects. Meta is investing an initial $115 million in the academy and working with Associated Builders and Contractors, CBRE, the National Urban League and local organizations on workforce-training programs around the country. In Houston, Meta is partnering with Associated Builders and Contractors on a general construction training program scheduled to begin Nov. 2. AI ‘DOOMERS’ RISK KNEECAPPING US VS CHINA, BUT EX-PENTAGON VET SAYS BOTH EXTREMES MISS THE MARK Separately, the academy launched its fiber technician training program, developed with CBRE, in July in Indianapolis and Columbus. The first class graduated in August, and new classes begin every week. In an interview with Fox News Digital at the Houston training site, Joel Thames, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development, described America’s Workforce Academy as “the largest workforce development investment in history.” He said that while blue-collar workers are often left out of the debate over artificial intelligence, the academy will give everyday Americans a stake in the data-center buildout while preparing them for jobs in construction. “This program is heavily weighted towards the worker,” he explained. “There’s a lot of controversy that surrounds data centers and we encourage folks to get involved and really question and understand what’s being built in their backyards,” he said. “But if they are going to be built, our goal is to ensure that the worker is safe, they go home safe every night, that they build them correctly, and that they earn credentials that they can take into other facets of construction.” Announced earlier this year, America’s Workforce Academy has been praised by blue-collar advocate Mike Rowe for working to “completely rethink the way we train the next generation of skilled workers.” According to Meta, graduates of the Houston program’s four-week intensive training will earn an industry-recognized National Center for Construction Education and Research credential and an America’s Workforce Certificate. Thames said the program is responding to demand for skilled workers as construction expands around data centers and other infrastructure projects. He cited a shortage of approximately 349,000 U.S. workers needed to meet current construction demand. Meta has framed the broader workforce initiative in similar terms. “The United States labor market needs hundreds of thousands of fiber technicians, welders, plumbers, electricians and other skilled trade workers,” the company said in a news statement. “At Meta, we see this as an incredible opportunity for these American heroes to power America’s future.” TRUMP FIRES BACK AT AI SAFETY CROWD WITH BLUNT ‘WHOEVER WINS AI WINS’ WARNING Thames said Meta approached ABC with a plan that included job opportunities for workers and funding for the training, while ABC would handle instruction and credentialing. The Houston-area program will operate out of an approximately 20,000-square-foot facility near the Houston Ship Channel equipped with classrooms, a computer lab and two bays for hands-on practical training. The facility is operated by the Construction & Maintenance Education Foundation, a nonprofit educational affiliate of ABC Greater Houston that will host the Houston-area training for America’s Workforce Academy. Houston is one of several locations involved in Meta’s workforce initiative, with additional programs underway in Ohio and Indiana, and another program scheduled to start in Louisiana in November. A Meta spokesperson said 277 students have already graduated in Ohio and Indiana, with more classes graduating every week. According to Thames, the workforce is rising to meet the need. “As soon as [Meta] announced it, we had thousands of applicants,” he said. Thames said the academy is expected to graduate about 300 people per month across its programs, with plans to expand. He emphasized that the Houston curriculum is designed around construction skills and worker safety rather than instruction about artificial intelligence itself. DEMOCRATS SOUND ALARM OVER AI JOB APOCALYPSE — BUT LABOR MARKET ISN’T FOLLOWING SCRIPT “Even if the data center bubble burst and there’s no more data center work, they’re going to have credentials that they could build off of,” he said. The growth of AI data centers has increased demand for electricians, plumbers, heavy-equipment operators and other skilled tradespeople needed to build and maintain the infrastructure supporting the technology. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Rather than taking a position on the pace of AI development, Thames said ABC’s focus is on ensuring workers are prepared for the construction jobs being created. “At the end of the day, if the data centers are being built, we want them built correctly, we want them built safely, we want to ensure that these workers have what they need to continue and build a long career in construction,” he said. “If the data centers are going to be built, we want to make sure that those jobs land with Americans and American workers and keep those in house,” Thames concluded.
WATCH: AI safety scare sparks Cap Hill fight over guardrails: ‘China’s going to eat our lunch’
President Donald Trump’s dismissal of AI danger warnings as a “hoax” is fueling a Capitol Hill debate over whether Congress can impose new safeguards without slowing U.S. development and handing China an advantage. “I don’t think President Trump really knows what he’s talking about,” Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Fox News Digital. “I do think we don’t need to be just complete doomsdayers about it.” “[Trump] says almost everything is a hoax that he doesn’t agree with,” Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said. RESEARCHER WHO DEPARTED AI ROLE OVER FEARS OF RACING INTO EXTINCTION SAYS PEOPLE ARE ‘BEGGING’ FOR REGULATION The comments come after three top leaders in AI called for the slowdown of AI development, insisting the rapid speed at which the technology is developing poses serious safety risks for humans. Some Anthropic researchers even went as far to say that the pace AI is moving at could wipe out humanity. But Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., warned against allowing safeguards to impede American development. “It’s not unreasonable for us to expect to have some guardrails,” Sheehy said. “I mean, it’s gonna be the most world-changing technology of our era.” He continued, “We don’t wanna slow it down cause if we slow down, China will win,” he added. “But we also need to make sure that it’s being done safely.” Some Democratic lawmakers say the industry’s own warnings strengthen the case for congressional action, arguing that concerns raised by the companies developing AI should be difficult for Washington to ignore. “The American people don’t normally hear from the businesses themselves saying that, ‘You know, we got some concerns about our own products,’ right?” Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said. “So when that happens, I think people are paying attention.” DEMOCRATS EMBRACED AI’S GROWTH BEFORE TRUMP CAME ALONG — NOW THEY WANT TO SLOW IT DOWN “What I would love to see is for my Republican colleagues to realize that when the CEOs of these organizations are saying we need some guardrails, that maybe it’s time to step up and have Congress do its job,” Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said. The recent widespread panic has intensified an already active debate in Congress, prompting more bipartisan efforts by lawmakers to introduce legislation that enforces guardrails on AI, and control over how quickly it continues developing. These calls for additional safeguards are colliding with the growing concern that slowing AI development in America could allow China to gain ground in the global technology race. “China is the only one that benefits from the United States slowing down AI,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said. “They’re the biggest beneficiary of it. “If we stop now, China’s going to eat our lunch,” she said. Mace, along with other Republican lawmakers, warn that the intentions of AI companies calling for a slowdown and government intervention also may be deceiving. AI ‘DOOMERS’ RISK KNEECAPPING US VS CHINA, BUT EX-PENTAGON VET SAYS BOTH EXTREMES MISS THE MARK “These AI companies are beneficiaries of [a slowdown] too because the big three are cornering the market, and more regulations and slowing it down helps them monopolize the market,” Mace said. The debate is set to move beyond Capitol Hill next week, when Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington for a summit where conversations are expected to be had regarding AI and safety risks. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who agreed a slowdown is needed in AI development, is expected to be among the technology executives attending Trump’s state dinner for Xi.
‘Not a slam dunk’: Trump’s 2028 mail-vote push hinges on one big legal question
President Donald Trump faces legal uncertainty over whether his administration can put new federal mail-ballot rules in place ahead of the 2028 presidential election, legal experts told Fox News Digital. The president issued an executive order in March directing the Postal Service to pursue new rules for federal mail ballots, including standardized ballot envelopes with an Official Election Mail designation and unique machine-readable barcodes. Per the order, the Postal Service would be empowered to turn away ballots that failed to meet its new standards, or those belonging to individuals who don’t appear on state-submitted lists of eligible mail voters. On Sept. 14, the Supreme Court declined to lift a preliminary injunction blocking the rules from being implemented ahead of November’s midterm elections. Now, whether or not his changes can be implemented before the 2028 election looms large over Washington. Experts who spoke to Fox News Digital argued that the ruling will hinge on how the Supreme Court parses competing claims to authority between the executive branch’s ability to regulate mail and the right of states to administer elections however they see fit. USPS WOULDN’T DELIVER BALLOTS IN STATES THAT REFUSE TO FORK OVER MAIL-IN VOTER INFO UNDER PROPOSED RULE “If the court views this primarily as an attempt by the president to regulate federal elections, the court is likely to invalidate it,” Florida State University law professor Michael Morley told Fox News Digital. “The president has no constitutional authority over federal elections and Congress has not delegated him broad statutory authority over the field.” If the Supreme Court views the case through another lens, however, Morley says that could change things. “In contrast, the court may instead view the new rules primarily as administrative requirements for the post office to ensure efficient operations and protect the integrity of the [mail],” he said. “Viewed from this perspective, the rule would be viewed as a much more prosaic matter and likely be upheld. It would be remarkable for the court to conclude the Postal Service lacks authority to regulate the process through which millions of parcels of important (i.e., election-related) mail are submitted for delivery.” ALABAMA AG MARSHALL FIRES BACK AT USPS MAIL-BALLOT ORDER CRITICS: ‘THIS IS ABOUT SECURING ELECTIONS’ The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to uphold the injunction preventing Trump’s executive order from being implemented ahead of the midterms. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh voted to uphold the injunction, noting that, though the Post Office may have the authority to implement such a regulation, forcing its new rule to be implemented so close to an election likely runs afoul of federal law. Some have attempted to use the ruling to predict how the court will ultimately rule on the merits of the post office’s ability to regulate election-related mail. FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM RESTRICTING MAIL-IN BALLOTS AHEAD OF MIDTERMS “At least six justices seem to think that the administration will lose on the merits,” Stephen Richer, a legal fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute, told Fox News Digital. “The Constitution doesn’t vest authority to regulate elections to the president and I think that they would say that this effectively dictates how elections can be run.” “The Constitution delegates brought authority to the Congress and to the states to administer elections. And having this requirement sure seems like an additional requirement for administering mail voting elections,” Richer, who was formerly a Republican election official in Arizona, continued. Others, however, see the court’s ruling as primarily a procedural consideration rather than a proper rebuke of the administration’s efforts to regulate mail voting. “Justice Kavanaugh, whose vote decided this outcome, was explicit that he believes the Postal Service likely has the statutory authority to require verified voter lists and tamper-resistant envelopes for federal ballot mail,” America First Policy Institute senior legal fellow Chad Mizelle told Fox News Digital. “He concluded there simply wasn’t enough time left before the midterms to implement the rule responsibly. That’s a timing question, not a ruling on the underlying law,” Mizelle, who recently served as the chief of staff at the Justice Department, added. “What’s at issue here is pretty basic: verified voter lists and tamper-resistant envelopes for ballot mail. The kind of chain-of-custody standards most people would assume already exist for something as important as a ballot.” Regardless of what the Supreme Court’s decision ultimately means for the rule’s future, the president has characterized the injunction blocking its implementation in the 2026 elections as a major defeat. SKID ROW FORGERIES, ILLEGAL VOTES AND A MAYORAL CANDIDATE: ELECTION FRAUD CASES PILE UP NATIONWIDE “Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to our totally CORRUPT and out of control Mail-In voting ‘disaster,’” the president wrote on Truth Social shortly after the court handed down its decision. “It is a big loss for Republicans, and America itself, and makes cheating by the Radical Left ‘Dumocrats,’ on Mail-In Ballots, a much easier thing to do.” There have been individual cases of election and mail-ballot fraud, but they do not show that widespread fraud is occurring across U.S. mail voting. If the president is right about the impact of his mail voting rule, however, that leaves a big question mark on the board as Election Day approaches. “It’s an interesting issue. It’s not a slam dunk,” Ilya Shapiro, a former law professor and current senior fellow at the right-leaning Manhattan Institute, told Fox News Digital. “And it’s not about whether mail voting is good or bad. It’s about who gets to set the rule for it, whether it’s the state, Congress or federal agency acting under general postal statutes that are quite broad.” The White House did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Friday.
GOP senator alleges Schumer behind ‘hit job’ report on former patients
A Republican senator running in a tightening race in ruby-red Kansas argued that an explosive report detailing allegations of hundreds of lawsuits against his former patients was a political “hit job” planted by top Democrats. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told Fox News Digital that a report from The New York Times that detailed hundreds of lawsuits against patients of his former OB-GYN practice over missed medical bills, some of which ended in arrests, was a political attack planted by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “I think that Kansans look at a story like this and realize it’s from something like the National Enquirer, that this is totally a hit job by left media, an article paid for by Chuck Schumer,” Marshall said during an interview at the Republican National Committee midterm convention in Dallas. BIG MONEY PROPELS DEM MEGACHURCH PASTOR TO VICTORY IN LONGSHOT KANSAS SENATE BID Marshall was one of the founding partners of the Great Bend Regional Hospital and had his own OB-GYN practice called the Heartland Regional OB-GYN before winning his first bid for Congress in 2016. During that time, and even after he was in office, the report alleged that Marshall and his lawyers filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding medical bills and charged patients an 18% annual interest rate. Of those, 81 patients were arrested for missing court dates, The New York Times reported, and the outlet interviewed some of those who were arrested. “I would never want anyone to be arrested because of money that they owe myself or the hospital,” Marshall said. “But we had standard policies. Once they went to collections, I was never asked another — had nothing else to do with the process. These were professional companies that did the collection processes.” Marshall noted that as one of the few doctors who accepted Medicaid in the area, many of his patients would travel from other cities to see him. He said that typically it would be nine months to a year before a collection agency was considered, and when that became an option, they would turn to the “same collection agency that most every other doctor and hospital in the region did as well. They were all standard practices.” ‘WHY WOULD HE DO THIS TO US?’: ONE CRUCIAL TRUMP DECISION IS HURTING HIS BASE, REPUBLICANS WARN “My golden rule with my office manager is, look, if a person’s making a payment of $5 a month, that’s fine,” Marshall said. “As long as you’re communicating, make an effort, if they miss one, just communicate with us.” “So only a very small, small, small fraction of the unpaid bills even went to collections,” he continued. “But once it left our office’s hand, we had nothing to do with any further decisions.” The report comes as Marshall is running for a second term in the Senate. He’s facing Adam Hamilton, the Democratic nominee and a megachurch pastor who led the largest United Methodist congregation in the country. Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign, told Fox News Digital, “Roger Marshall’s own lawyer said Roger Marshall specifically requested an 18% interest rate, 50% higher than the statutory rate in Kansas.” “Roger Marshall’s own lawyer said Roger Marshall allowed him to seek warrants, arrests, and garnishments of new and expecting mothers,” Brody said. “One woman said she requested a payment plan but was pressed to pay in full and another reported she was arrested while struggling with payments.” GOP SENATOR ACCUSES NYT OF SITTING ON BOMBSHELL ALLEGATION TO PROTECT SCHUMER, DEMS “Senator Marshall should explain why he sued a woman who claimed he was charging her for his own mistakes, and why he had patients jailed for as little as $115,” he continued. Though Kansas is favored to stay in the GOP’s control, Vice President JD Vance, one of the Trump administration’s most valuable surrogates on the campaign trail this cycle, stumped for Marshall last week. While Vance lauded Marshall as a valued ally to President Donald Trump and instrumental in implementing his agenda, he was interrupted by a protester who referred to The New York Times’ report. “Now, this guy, this guy, I’m telling you, ladies and gentlemen, here’s what happened is he decided to come in and lie about my very dear friend Doc Marshall, because the reality is that Doc Marshall has stood up for everyday Americans every single day he’s been in the United States Senate,” Vance said. But back in Dallas before the Vance event, Marshall maintained that his office’s practices were above board, and questioned The New York Times’ characterization of what happened. “Look, I’m not even gonna give The New York Times the honor of me reading their article. But I just think that I trust our judges a lot more than what they’re describing there,” Marshall said. “Our judges wouldn’t do what they’re describing in that article. There had to be something else going on.” “So it’s just amazing to me. Here, I’m the only OB-GYN in the middle of 60,000 people on call every night,” he continued. “I didn’t get a night off for 30 years darn near. And take so many people we gave pre-care to and there’s so many bills that we just wrote off as well. So I just think this is very much a mischaracterization of the whole process.”
Working-class Americans say their town is the next Dearborn — and they’ve had enough
WARREN, Mich. — Neighbors remember the sound of church bells ringing on Sundays. A brick building with two sharply sloped roofs and a steeple — a Lutheran church for more than 80 years — still stands, but the cross that once stood atop the steeple is gone. About six years ago, the property was sold and turned into the Al Ihsaan Islamic Center. “They’ll turn anything into a mosque,” Justin Tye, 57, told Fox News Digital during a guided tour of his hometown, where the foreign-born Muslim population has grown significantly over the past decade. TRUMP INAUGURATION PASTOR SAYS DEARBORN CHRISTIANS ‘AFRAID’ TO SPEAK OUT IN MUSLIM-MAJORITY CITY Tye remembers the church as the centerpiece of his American suburb where local children would gather on the lawn to play pickup sports. Lebanese, Iraqi and Syrian immigrants, mostly Chaldean Christians, began moving to the Detroit area in the early 20th century, after Henry Ford’s combustion engine drove demand for laborers in the newly-minted auto industry. Warren, now the third-largest city in Michigan after Detroit and Grand Rapids, exploded almost overnight with the post-World War II auto manufacturing boom, as war veterans moved to the area to work for Ford and General Motors. The blue-collar, white-picket-fence community incorporated as a town in 1957. After leaving Warren in his adulthood, Tye returned 13 years ago and purchased his childhood home. At that time, he says, it hadn’t changed dramatically. Now, it’s much different. TRUMP INAUGURATION PASTOR SAYS DEARBORN CHRISTIANS ‘AFRAID’ TO SPEAK OUT IN MUSLIM-MAJORITY CITY Shortly after his return, foreign-born Muslims began flocking to the area. Wars in the 1990s and 2000s led to a boom of Middle Eastern migrations, as America took in a growing Muslim refugee and immigrant population. Long-standing chain migration policies allowed family members to follow their relatives to the United States, and foreign immigrant visas have exploded in recent years. This, Tye said, has been the story of Warren. But his town’s plight is overshadowed in the media by nearby Dearborn, a now Muslim-majority city that has garnered national and international attention. Within a seven-mile radius of his neighborhood, there are now five mosques. Fox News Digital toured the area while Tye pointed them out. An old industrial machinery business is now a mosque, as is a former Baptist church. Tye pointed out a residential home that local Muslims sought to turn into a mosque before a bitter zoning battle, where the Warren City Council eventually decided against the change. PASTOR UNLEASHES ON DEARBORN AS RELIGIOUS TENSIONS ERUPT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: ‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’ Tye and several neighbors interviewed by Fox News Digital feel like they’re being pushed out of their own hometown. “It all started when they bought the mosque, roughly six years ago,” said Tye, standing on the street corner in front of Al Ihsaan alongside his longtime neighbor, Wendy Schneider. “After Ramadan, they would have their [Eid al-Fitr] prayer service. It was unannounced. We didn’t know anything,” he continued. “All of a sudden, we were just woken up to 100-plus people behind the mosque, with an imam on a podium with big amplifier speakers, belting out his prayer service. So it woke up the whole neighborhood.” Since that day, Tye says the neighborhood has turned to “chaos,” especially during Muslim holidays and weekly Friday afternoon prayers. Schneider, noting that she requires frequent doctor appointments but doesn’t make plans to leave her home on Friday afternoons, when worshipers flood the neighborhood for Jummah prayers. Both neighbors claim the roads have become more dangerous, accusing the town’s immigrant residents of driving erratically and claiming those who don’t speak English don’t fully understand the rules of the road. “One thing that I’ve found is that the driving conditions around here are very dangerous, and especially on their Friday, I make no appointments,” Schneider said. “Because it’s too dangerous to try to leave my house.” For the same reason, Tye didn’t renew his motorcycle license plates this year. Michigan motor vehicle accident data shows that in 2010, the city had 3,607 crashes. In 2024, the last year for which the data was available, Warren had 4,086, a 13.3% increase. Nationwide trends show about an 11% increase in crashes during the same time period. MICHIGAN SENATE RACE: EL-SAYED’S TIES TO EXTREMIST FUEL ANTISEMITISM CONCERNS AMONG JEWISH VOTERS A third neighbor, who has lived in Warren since 1971 and who declined to be named, echoed to Fox News Digital that the influx has disrupted their way of life. WATCH: EL-SAYED PRAISED ‘BEAUTIFUL’ SENSE OF COMMUNITY ABROAD WHILE TRASHING US AS ‘WHITE SUPREMACY’ “Seems like every restaurant that closes up — American restaurant — there’s a Muslim restaurant that opens up. I’ve seen four or five of them so far,” he said. A fourth neighbor, who also asked not to be named, was born and raised in Warren in a home his family has owned since 1966. Like Tye, he left Warren but later returned. It’s been a decade since he came back. “I’m normally laid back. Things don’t bother me,” he said. “But it’s like, this is my neighborhood and they’re just taking it over, and that’s what bothers me. And they don’t care.” Tye said: “This whole neighborhood has been flipped in a decade — less than a decade — to Muslim. Sure enough, they’re nice, they wave and everything. But I go by their actions, and their actions aren’t nice.” “Disrespecting the neighborhood, disrespecting the people who live here, parking in our driveways, blocking our driveways, parking on our lawns,” he continued, rattling off examples of how life has changed. A local outlet ran a story in 2021 accusing residents of harassment of the Muslim worshipers during Eid-al-Fitr celebrations. “It’s like Christmas for us and to have people attack you on a holy day, it does hurt a little bit more,” worshiper Mubarak Mozeb told WDIV at the time. Others added that they didn’t feel welcome in the neighborhood. Tye told Fox News Digital he’s never