Dem House leader Hakeem Jeffries still withholds endorsement after meeting with Zohran Mamdani
After meeting with leading New York City mayoral contender Zohran Mamdani, Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., issued a lukewarm statement through a spokesperson about the meeting and did not endorse his party’s nominee. Mamdani, a New York state assemblyman and self-proclaimed socialist who has promised to overhaul New York City and launch massive new government programs, has been endorsed by progressive politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Despite winning the Democratic Party’s nomination over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo by a wide margin, Mamdani has yet to be endorsed by the party’s top leaders, Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Jeffries and Mamdani met in New York City for about an hour Friday. After the meeting, Politico reporter Nicholas Wu posted a statement from Jeffries spokesperson Justin Chermol that called it “constructive” but did not include any mention of an endorsement. AOC WELCOMES SOCIALIST MAMDANI TO NATION’S CAPITAL AS DEM LEADERS WITHHOLD ENDORSEMENTS Chermol said “the meeting between Leader Jeffries and Assemblyman Mamdani was constructive, candid and community-centered, with particular focus on affordability. “Leader Jeffries and Assemblyman Mamdani discussed a variety of other important issues, including public safety, rising antisemitism, gentrification and the importance of taking back the House in 2026.” According to Chermol’s statement, the two “agreed to reconvene shortly, alongside other members of the New York City congressional delegation and a few high-level community leaders.” MAMDANI SPARKS SOCIAL MEDIA FRENZY WITH VIRAL CLIP DISCUSSING WHAT HAPPENS IF HE RUNS OUT OF MONEY Mamdani is seen by many as a controversial candidate, partially due to his socialist policy proposals and heavy criticism of the state of Israel. Mamdani, who is Muslim, has declined to say whether Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish state and his initial refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada.” However, he recently began distancing himself from the phrase. On Thursday, Jeffries told reporters “as has been the case with every single high-profile endorsement decision that I’ve made in the past, I have a sit-down conversation, and then I take it from there.” The meeting with Jeffries comes after Mamdani’s recent visit to Washington, D.C., where he attended a breakfast hosted by Ocasio-Cortez and mingled with some of the party’s most powerful players. Since then, he secured the endorsement of Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who serves as the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee. BIPARTISAN HOUSE RESOLUTION AIMS TO CONDEMN PHRASE THAT’S CREATED FIRESTORM FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI Mamdani is running to unseat the current mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, who is running for re-election as an independent. He is also facing off against Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and activist Curtis Sliwa, who is the Republican Party nominee.
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Mamdani Laughs Off Question About ‘Communist’ Label
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… – Trump directs AG Bondi to work on unsealing grand jury transcripts in Epstein case: ‘We are ready’ – Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote – NYC Democratic socialist Mamdani meets top Democrat with endorsement decision on the line EXCLUSIVE: ASTORIA, N.Y. – New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, refused to respond to questions from Fox News Digital about critics calling him a communist and whether he plans to walk back any of his far-left statements. Outside his Queens apartment on Friday morning, Mamdani laughed off the questions and did not answer, despite mounting scrutiny as the mayor’s race between himself, Mayor Eric Adams, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa heat up. “Do you have any response to those who label you a communist?” Fox News Digital asked Mamdani. “Do you plan on walking back any statements when you meet with [House] leader Jeffries like seizing the means of production?” Mamdani repeatedly laughed, but did not answer the questions… READ MORE. BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Who is Annie Tomasini? The longtime Biden loyalist subpoenaed to testify about his alleged mental decline OPENED RECORDS: EXCLUSIVE: DOJ emails show Biden White House communicated over Garland memo HIDDEN TESTIMONY: Legal pathway clearly exists for Trump’s request to make Epstein grand jury testimony public EVEN PLAYING FIELD: Trump Interior Department moves to dismantle ‘regulatory favoritism’ for wind, solar projects WOKE WASTE SLASHED: FIRST ON FOX: DHS cancels $18.5 million in Biden-era grants designated to fund LGBTQ and DEI programs ‘ANY AND ALL’: Trump directs AG Bondi to work on unsealing grand jury transcripts in Epstein case: ‘We are ready’ ‘WATCHING CLOSELY’: Trump calls for immediate end to ‘unjust’ trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro PLAYING MEDIATOR: State Department said US ‘unequivocally condemns’ Israeli airstrike in Syria, calls for ‘dialogue’ KREMLIN RAGES: Russia says NATO threatens WWIII in latest deterrence plan that could take down Kaliningrad ‘faster than ever’ MOVEMENT LIMITED: Police search former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s home, political headquarters DANGER ZONE: Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians PLEADING FOR HELP: Pro-Israel GOP congressman says military strikes on Syria are ‘suicidal’ and ‘mocking’ Trump SILENT TRUTH: Third ex-Biden WH aide pleads Fifth in House GOP cover-up probe VIRAL VITRIOL: Stefanik uses viral CEO cheating photo to slam Mamdani, Hochul CIRCLE OF TRUST: Longtime Joe Biden aide to appear under subpoena after Jill’s ‘work husband’ pleads Fifth SOCIALIST TAKEOVER: SCOOP: House Republican campaign arm anchors Mamdani to potentially vulnerable Democrats SIGNATURE SCANDAL: Republican introduces measure to ban autopen use when presidents sign certain items DEFICIT DEAL: Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote BUDGET BATTLE BLUES: Trump’s modest spending cuts package survives narrow Senate vote as some Republicans break ranks FARM AID: GOP senator reveals the ‘dirty’ secret to Trump’s Make America Healthy Again movement ‘SIGNIFICANT STEP’: PETA applauds GOP lawmakers’ demand to halt NIH funding for ‘cruel’ overseas animal testing FOLLOW THE MONEY: House Republicans allege Biden-Harris admin funded anti-Netanyahu protests before Oct. 7 NEW FACES SURGE: Mamdani-mentum: Who are the other socialist candidates soaring among Democrats NO COMMENT: Mamdani silent on ‘communist’ label, refuses to say if he will walk back radical positions RETURN TO THE ROCK: EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration eyes Alcatraz reopening to house nation’s ‘worst of the worst’ SLOGAN SHIFT: Mamdani walks back ‘globalize the intifada’ stance during NYC business meeting RELIGIOUS LIBERTY WAR: Catholic bishops call mandatory reporting law ‘brazen act of religious discrimination’ ‘CONDEMN THIS’: Unearthed social media posts expose radical views of anti-ICE suspect captured by FBI RADICAL RISING: NYC Democratic socialist Mamdani to meet top Democrat with endorsement decision on the line TRY, TRY AGAIN: Republican who lost to Tim Walz in 2022 announces another Minnesota gubernatorial bid Get the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
State Department says 59,000 tons of food assistance are in motion after reports of incinerated aid
FIRST ON FOX: The State Department says it is working swiftly to distribute tens of thousands of tons of food aid around the globe, pushing back on reports that the U.S. was preparing to incinerate hundreds of tons of stockpiled supplies before they could be delivered. According to figures shared with Fox News Digital, the agency currently has 59,305 metric tons of in-kind food commodities stored in warehouses across the United States and abroad. “We have already programmed all the food expiring before October 2026,” a senior State Department official said. “The idea that we have tons of expiring food we are letting go to waste is simply false.” The State Department says it has approved 44,422 metric tons of food to be transferred or reprogrammed through partnerships with the World Food Program (WFP), Catholic Relief Services, Mercy Corps, and Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA). That includes 30,000 tons of short-dated food supplies already programmed for delivery to crisis zones like Syria, Bangladesh, and Sudan. RUBIO OFFICIALLY KILLS USAID, REVEALS FUTURE HOME FOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS An additional 12,000 tons of aid is awaiting final reprogramming, a delay the department attributes to a temporary hold by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Title II apportionments — an issue officials say has now been resolved. “To the extent there is a delay that is causing operational problems, it is not from the State Department,” the official said. “All of the food expiring in the next 16 months is accounted for.” The official also dismissed recent media coverage, arguing that the focus on a limited amount of food near expiration distorts the larger picture. “The very small portion — less than 1% of USAID’s food stockpiles — addressed by the mainstream media was the exception that distracts from a very extensive and orderly process we directed to ensure that all of the food was accounted for in an efficient and strategic manner.” The public defense comes after several outlets reported that the Trump administration ordered the incineration of roughly 500 metric tons of emergency food stored in Dubai as it neared expiration. According to Reuters, while 622 tons were successfully redirected to countries including Syria, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, another 496 tons — valued at $793,000 — were destroyed, with an additional $100,000 in disposal costs. The incident occurred as part of a broader restructuring of U.S. foreign aid policy. In early July, the Trump administration officially dissolved USAID, transferring authority over development and humanitarian programs to the State Department. That shift has been accompanied by efforts to rescind billions of dollars in foreign assistance. A temporary aid pause in January prompted the former State Department inspector general to warn that as much as $500 million worth of food aid was at risk of expiring. However, the department says assistance is now back online under a restructured model. STATE DEPARTMENT REVEALS PLAN TO DELIVER ‘LIFE-SAVING’ MEALS TO 1.4M STARVING CHILDREN With USAID phased out, the State Department is now responsible for managing large-scale aid programs, and it is under pressure to deliver. Lawmakers and aid groups are closely watching to see whether the newly reprogrammed food aid reaches intended recipients. Democrats seized on the incineration reports during congressional hearings this week, accusing the Trump administration of turning its back on urgent humanitarian needs. The reports were first published by The Atlantic. Earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined the administration’s vision for foreign assistance, saying he was abandoning what he called a “charity-based model” in favor of empowering growth and self-reliance in developing nations. “We will favor those nations that have demonstrated both the ability and willingness to help themselves,” Rubio wrote, “and will target our resources to areas where they can have a multiplier effect and catalyze durable private sector — including American companies — and global investment.” The new approach is designed to emphasize trade and investment over direct aid, and to position the U.S. to better counter China’s growing global influence.
Pentagon to probe Microsoft’s use of Chinese engineers on sensitive defense systems, Hegseth says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was “looking into” a cloud computing program run by Microsoft utilizing foreign workers from China, which was criticized this week for potentially lacking adequate safeguards, which could provide the CCP easy access to classified defense data and systems. A ProPublica report released Tuesday accused Microsoft of allowing China-based engineers to assist with Pentagon cloud systems with inadequate guardrails in an effort to scale up its government contracting business. In response, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent a letter to Hegseth Thursday asking for information and documents about the program, including a list of all Department of Defense (DOD) contractors that hire Chinese personnel to provide maintenance or other services to DOD systems, a list of subcontractors that hire Microsoft’s American-born “digital escorts” required to supervise foreign computer scientists while they work on DOD systems and documents on the training these supervisors receive to identify suspicious activity. “In light of recent and concerning reports about Microsoft using engineers in China to maintain DOD systems, I’ve asked the Secretary of Defense to look into the matter,” Cotton said in a post on X sharing his letter to Hegseth. “We must guard against all threats within our military’s supply chain.” TEMU SUED BY KENTUCKY FOR ALLEGEDLY GIVING CHINA ‘UNFETTERED’ ACCESS TO USER DATA A few hours after Cotton’s X post, Hegseth responded, “Spot on senator.” “Agree fully,” Hegseth said in his own X post responding to Cotton. “Our team is already looking into this ASAP. Foreign engineers — from any country, including of course China — should NEVER be allowed to maintain or access DOD systems.” The ProPublica report cited current and former employees and government contractors who worked on a cloud computing program deployed by Microsoft in 2016, which involved a “digital escort” framework. The program, meant to meet federal contracting regulations, used a system of “digital escort” chaperones for global cybersecurity officials, such as those based in China, meant to create a security buffer so that they can work on agency computing systems. DOD guidelines require that people handling sensitive data be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. HEGSETH ABRUPTLY PULLS PENTAGON OFFICIALS FROM ‘GLOBALIST’ ASPEN CONFERENCE According to sources who spoke to ProPublica, including some who had intimate familiarity with the hiring process for the $18-per-hour “digital escort” position, the tech employees being hired to do the supervising lacked the adequate tech expertise to prevent a rogue Chinese employee from hacking the system or turning over classified information to the CCP. The sources elaborated that the escorts, often former military personnel, were hired for their security clearances more than their technical abilities and often lacked the skills to evaluate code being used by the engineers they were supervising. In China, people are governed by sweeping laws compelling government cooperation with data collection efforts. “If ProPublica’s report turns out to be true, Microsoft has created a national embarrassment that endangers our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines. Heads should roll, those responsible should go to prison and Congress should hold extensive investigations to uncover the full extent of potential compromise,” said Michael Lucci. Lucci is the CEO and founder of State Armor Action, a conservative group with a mission to develop and enact state-level solutions to global security threats. “Microsoft or any vendor providing China with access to Pentagon secrets verges on treasonous behavior and should be treated as such,” Lucci added. KAINE QUESTIONS WALTZ ON HEGSETH’S ROLE IN SIGNALGATE DURING UN AMBASSADOR CONFIRMATION HEARING A Microsoft spokesperson defended the company’s “digital escort” model Tuesday, saying all personnel and contractors with privileged access must pass federally approved background checks. “For some technical requests, Microsoft engages our team of global subject-matter experts to provide support through authorized U.S. personnel, consistent with U.S. government requirements and processes,” the spokesperson added. “In these instances, global support personnel have no direct access to customer data or customer systems.” The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) public information office was initially unaware of the program when ProPublica began asking questions about it, but it eventually followed up to point out that “digital escorts” are used “in select unclassified environments” at the Defense Department for “advanced problem diagnosis and resolution from industry subject-matter experts.” In Cotton’s letter to Hegseth, the Republican senator requested answers to his questions by the end of the month. Microsoft did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment on this article.
Trump vows to make US ‘crypto capital of the planet,’ signs GENIUS Act into law
President Donald Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act Friday — a landmark piece of legislation that establishes federal regulations surrounding digital currency. Trump recalled ahead of signing the bill how he previously vowed to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the planet” during a keynote address during a bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, in July 2024, where he said that regulations his administration would implement would be “written by people who love your industry, not hate your industry.” “I pledged that we would bring back American liberty and leadership and make the United States the crypto capital of the world,” Trump said Friday. “And that’s what we’ve done. And under the Trump administration this is only going further.” Stablecoins are a form of digital currency tied to a stable asset like gold or the U.S. dollar, which aims to keep their prices more consistent. “Just as I promised last year, the GENIUS Act creates a clear and simple regulatory framework to establish and unleash the immense promise of dollar-backed stablecoin,” Trump said Friday. “This could be perhaps the greatest revolution in financial technology since the birth of the internet itself.” Included in the GENIUS Act are provisions requiring monthly public disclosure of reserve competition, as well as annual audited financial statements for issuers with more than $50 billion in market capitalization, according to the Senate Banking Committee that spearheaded the legislation. HOUSE PASSES BILL MAXINE WATERS DUBBED ‘A FULL-SCALE CRYPTO CON’ The House passed the GENIUS Act Thursday by a 308–122 vote, after the measure cleared the Senate in June by a 68–30 margin. “For far too long, America’s digital assets industry has been stifled by ambiguous rules, confusing enforcement and the Biden administration’s anti-crypto crusade,” Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., said during a press conference Thursday. “But President Trump and this Congress are correcting course and unleashing America’s digital asset potential with historic, transformative legislation.” Despite the bipartisanship and support from a host of Democrats, the legislation didn’t pick up votes from all members of the president’s party. VANCE DECLARES ‘CRYPTO FINALLY HAS A CHAMPION’ IN TRUMP WHITE HOUSE Twelve Republicans voted against the measure, which has attracted scrutiny from lawmakers like House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., due to conflict of interest concerns as Trump has promoted a digital currency called $TRUMP. SENATE PASSES LANDMARK CRYPTO LEGISLATION AS BANKING CHAIRMAN TOUTS ‘HISTORIC DAY’ “By passing this bill, Congress will be telling the world that Congress is OK with corruption, OK with foreign companies buying influence, and OK with criminals buying Trump coins to seek pardons and beneficial treatment,” Waters said on the House floor Thursday. In addition to the GENIUS Act, the House also passed two other measures related to cryptocurrency Thursday: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) to install some additional regulatory framework for digital assets, and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, which aims to stop the Federal Reserve from central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and jeopardize their privacy. Fox News’ Liz Elkind contributed to this report
Illegal pleads guilty to impregnating his own daughter at blue state migrant shelter
Illegal alien Ronald Joseph was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to raping and impregnating his own teenage daughter while living at a government-run Massachusetts migrant shelter. Joseph, a 44-year-old Haitian national, was living in a government-run hotel in Marlborough, Massachusetts, when it was discovered he had repeatedly raped his own daughter, resulting in the 14-year-old girl becoming pregnant. Though the crimes were committed between 2023 and 2024, Joseph was not arrested until Jan. 31, 2025, when he was charged with aggravated rape of a child and held without bail. In a statement Thursday, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Marlborough Chief of Police David Giorgi confirmed Joseph pleaded guilty to aggravated rape of a child for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old victim. According to the statement, Judge Kenneth Salinger of the Massachusetts Superior Courts sentenced Joseph July 11 to 12-15 years in prison. MEXICAN WOMAN IN US ILLEGALLY CHARGED WITH FAKING HER OWN ICE ‘KIDNAPPING’ The statement said, during the investigation, an extensive ultrasound was conducted, which placed the time of conception within the timeframe when the child and Joseph were living together at the shelter. After the baby was born, mouth swabs were taken and tested from the victim, her child and Joseph, which determined it was 23 trillion times more likely than not that Joseph was the biological father of his daughter’s baby. According to The Boston Globe, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also filed an immigration detainer against Joseph. The outlet reported an ICE spokesperson saying that Joseph entered the U.S. in May 2023 without valid paperwork but was granted entry into the country and given a date to appear before an immigration judge. Earlier this year, Jon Fetherston, a former Massachusetts state employee who was running the Marlborough shelter when the crime was uncovered, told Fox News Digital that when he confronted Joseph, the Haitian migrant grabbed and attacked him. A report by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, obtained by Fox News Digital, further confirmed that after Joseph was informed he would lose access to his daughter, he “got very agitated and started yelling” at Fetherston, stating that “this was all his fault, and he was to blame.” DEMOCRATS SPENT THOUSANDS IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO VISIT ILLEGAL KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA: REPORT Fetherston told Fox News Digital that as soon as Joseph heard he was losing custody of his daughter, he “reached across the table and grabbed me and got angry with me and started cursing and yelling and screaming and swinging at me because he realized what was happening.” Rather than arrest Joseph immediately, Fetherston said he was directed by authorities to order the immigrant a Lyft ride to another shelter in Worcester County. “I’m going to be honest. The entire experience has shaken me to my core,” said Fetherston. After Joseph’s sentencing, Fetherston told Fox News Digital “the arrest of Ronald Joseph is not an isolated incident,” but rather “it’s the byproduct of a reckless, opaque and mismanaged system that has operated without accountability for far too long.” FEDS CHARGE 3 MORE MEN IN MARYLAND MS-13 RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY INVOLVING MURDER: ‘REIGN OF TERROR’ “Crimes occurring within these state-funded shelters have been intense, frequent and deeply concerning to the general public,” said Fetherston. “From sexual assaults to drug trafficking and violent behavior, the state has failed both the migrants and the Massachusetts taxpayers.” Joseph is not the only illegal immigrant who has been caught committing crimes while living in a Massachusetts shelter. In December, Dominican national Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, 28, was caught storing an AR-15, ammunition and about $1 million in fentanyl in another state-run hotel in Revere, Massachusetts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGE In May, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat who has been critical of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, announced the state would be closing the remaining 32 shelters this summer. Healey cited a decline in need for the shelters. A statement by her office said the number of families in shelters had dropped below 5,000. Commenting on the shelter closures, Fetherston told Fox News Digital the plan “raises more questions than it answers.” FROM NEW YORK TO ARIZONA, MIGRANT FACILITIES SHUTTERING IN WAKE OF TRUMP’S BORDER CRACKDOWN “Where exactly are these unvetted individuals going? Massachusetts has one of the lowest housing inventories in the country. Are we really expected to believe that after two years of failure to house residents properly, the state has suddenly solved the crisis overnight?” he said. “This isn’t policy. This is political gaslighting.” Fox News Digital reached out to Healey’s office for comment but did not hear back prior to publication deadline.
House committee alleges Biden admin used funds to back anti-government protests in Israel
The Biden-Harris administration is accused of misusing taxpayer dollars to fund protests in Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to Oct. 7. The House Judiciary Committee recently released a memo outlining the allegations and showing a possible money trail. “The Committee’s oversight has revealed that the Biden-Harris Administration provided grant funds to groups that contributed directly and indirectly to the judicial reform protests that sought to undermine the Israeli government,” the committee wrote in the memo. NETANYAHU EXPLAINS HOW HIS PARTNERSHIP WITH TRUMP IS ‘DIFFERENT’ THAN PAST PRESIDENTS Netanyahu shared one of the charts from the memo on his X account and decried the “massive foreign intervention in an attempt to replace the right-wing government in Israel.” “An official document published by the U.S. Congress reveals astonishing information that confirms what many have long suspected: the previous U.S. administration transferred nearly a billion dollars to left-wing NGOs in Israel, with the aim of undermining the rule of the government,” Netanyahu wrote in Hebrew. APP USERS CLICK HERE TO READ THE MEMO In March, the House Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs sent letters to six American and Israeli NGOs asking for “documents related to any grants, cooperative agreements, or other awards received from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) or State Department.” According to the Judiciary Committee’s memo, the organizations have produced a total of 380 documents so far. The six NGOs were Blue White Future (BWF), Movement for Quality Government in Israel (MQG), PEF Israel Endowment Funds, Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), Middle East Peace Dialogue Network (MEPDN) and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. OFFICIALS IN BIDEN ADMIN WORKED TO UNDERMINE NETANYAHU AFTER CEASEFIRE TALKS COLLAPSED, FORMER AIDE SAYS Before Hamas’ attacks on Oct. 7, Israel was embroiled in an internal battle over judicial reform measures. This sparked a heated debate and widespread protests throughout the country. The House Judiciary Committee noted that then-President Joe Biden condemned the reform measures and appeared to express support for the protests. “Like many strong supporters of Israel, I’m very concerned. I’m concerned that they get this straight. They cannot continue down this road. I’ve sort of made that clear,” Biden told reporters in March 2023, according to CNN. Part of the quote also appears in the memo. The committee claims BWF received funds from NGOs, including some U.S. grant recipients, and funded the coalition headquarters for the protests. Additionally, the committee alleges the Biden-Harris administration gave $42,000 to MQG to conduct activism training in Israeli high schools. ISRAELI MINISTER PUSHES BACK AGAINST US, INTERNATIONAL CRITICISM OVER JUDICIAL OVERHAUL PEF Israel Endowment Funds is accused in the memo of providing over $884M to groups involved in anti-democracy protests. Similarly, the committee said the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors “likely provided portions of its $20 million in federal grants” to groups funding the protests. Additionally, the committee questions whether MEPDN violated its 501(c)(3) status “by funding anti-democracy protest.” When it comes to JCF, the committee claims the organization gave over $42.8M to the protest headquarters and the two main funders of the protests. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The committee noted in the memo that the investigation is ongoing and that more American and Israeli NGOs will be added. Fox News Digital reached out to the six NGOs mentioned in the memo and did not receive responses in time for publication.
Republican who lost to Tim Walz in 2022 announces another Minnesota gubernatorial bid
Former Minnesota state Sen. Dr. Scott Jensen, the Republican who lost the state’s 2022 gubernatorial contest to incumbent Gov. Tim Walz, has announced another bid for the governorship. “Two decades of liberal policies have made Minnesota too expensive, too dangerous, and thrown our culture outta whack. Tim Walz made it worse. A leader must take responsibility. Tim Walz didn’t. And so he shouldn’t be governor,” Jensen said in a campaign video posted on Thursday. Then-former President Donald Trump endorsed Jensen before the Minnesotan lost in the 2022 gubernatorial contest. 21 DEMOCRATS WHO MAY TRY TO SUCCEED TRUMP IN THE 2028 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION “Minnesota finally has a chance to have a great Governor. His name is Dr. Scott Jensen, the Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, and he will bring Minnesota back from the brink,” Trump said in an October 2022 Truth Social post. “Strong on both fighting Crime and delivering Solid and Sensible Education, the results will be quickly seen – and there won’t be any more fiery takeovers of police precincts. Minnesota will be Great Again. Dr. Scott Jensen has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” he continued. WALZ URGES DEMOCRATS TO ‘BE A LITTLE MEANER,’ ‘BULLY THE S–T’ OUT OF TRUMP: ‘A CHALLENGING FEW YEARS’ Walz, who is currently serving his second consecutive term, could run again next year since the state does not have a gubernatorial term limit. MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, VOWS TO ‘FIX’ WHAT TIM WALZ ‘BROKE’ Walz served as then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate last year during the 2024 presidential election.
GOP senator reveals the ‘dirty’ secret to Trump’s Make America Healthy Again movement
FIRST ON FOX: For one lawmaker, the path to making Americans healthier starts in the dirt. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., has styled himself as an early adopter of the Make America Healthy Again movement, a political slogan born on the 2024 campaign trail that has since seen major companies tweak their products to nix artificial additives. But Marshall sees the initiative, commonly known as MAHA, as one that can start sooner than switching the oil in deep friers or swapping out high-fructose corn syrup for cane sugar in soda. SENATORS PUSH BACK AGAINST VOUGHT’S CALL FOR MORE PARTISAN SPENDING PROCESS He has his own four pillars of MAHA, which include dialing up efficiency in agriculture; healthier, more nutrient-rich food; affordable access to primary care healthcare; and addressing mental health challenges among young people. But it all starts below the surface with soil health. “Soil is a dirty topic, you know, pun intended,” Marshall told Fox News Digital in an interview. MAHA diehards and farmers are, at a surface level, at odds with one another, he said. For example, returning to an entirely organic food production process devoid of fertilizers would create healthier food, but also crank up the costs on consumers and strain farmland. TWO REPUBLICANS VOTE AGAINST TRUMP’S $9 BILLION CLAWBACK OF FOREIGN AID, NPR FUNDING Earlier in the week, Marshall held a roundtable with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to try and bridge that gap. “Soil health seems to be the common ground,” he said. “So healthy soil meets healthy food meets healthy people. Rather than MAHA telling these farmers what you can and can’t do, we wanted to say, ‘What’s our goal here?’ If we have the same goals, then we’re going to figure this out. Well, the goal is healthy soil.” Getting those two in a room together, along with experts on regenerative agriculture, which is a more holistic approach to farming that targets soil health by restoring and enhancing ecosystems, is just a part of his plan. He also intends to drop a massive package of bills that is divided up into categories that echo his four pillars, including legislation geared toward health care, mental health, nutrition and agriculture. Among the nearly 30 bills and amendments in the package is one Marshall is particularly keen to see codified. The Plant Biostimulant Act would spur usage of organisms that can be placed into the soil and that latch onto the roots of plants that absorb nitrates and more water, he said. ‘LONG OVERDUE’: SENATE REPUBLICANS RAM THROUGH TRUMP’S CLAWBACK PACKAGE WITH CUTS TO FOREIGN AID, NPR The bill ties in directly with his passion for regenerative agriculture, which uses fewer fertilizers, water and other status-quo farming techniques to produce healthier foods on more sustainable farmland, which, in turn, would yield a cheaper, more nutritious diet for Americans. “It’s growing more with less,” he said. Among the various, bipartisan pieces of legislation from both chambers are bills that would push mobile cancer screenings with grant funding, add mental health warnings for kids scrolling through social media, require more transparency in food ingredients, expansion of employer healthcare coverage for chronic diseases, and measures that would allow bleeding edge soil health technology and processes to be considered conservation practices and eligible for Farm Bill funding, among others. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Most bills need to get 60 votes to pass in the Senate, Marshall noted, and that led to a desire to incorporate as many bipartisan measures in the package as possible. It’s also a topic that, in spite of the political polarization in Washington, “unites us, rather than divides us.” Still, with President Donald Trump in office, he sees the chance for the measures to pass as a kind of now or never moment. “We’re seeing a time in our lives where the incidence of cancer, the age of cancer, is growing younger and younger, the age of Alzheimer’s onset is growing younger and younger, and we believe it’s an inflammatory reaction to the food that we’re eating that leads to all that,” he said. “We think heart disease, hypertension, is really an inflammatory reaction… to the food we’re eating and the constantly high sugar levels in our blood system,” he continued. “So absolutely, I think, seize the moment. This is it.”
Biden DOJ actively sought ‘federal hook’ for school board memo about ‘domestic terrorists,’ documents reveal
FIRST ON FOX: A conservative legal group revealed a tranche of correspondence on Friday from the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) shedding new light on the behind-the-scenes discussions about a controversial directive former Attorney General Merrick Garland gave about school boards. The document dump included an email from a deputy attorney general aide that said the DOJ was searching for a “federal hook” to use to address a letter by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) raising alarm about parents who were, at the time, expressing outrage at school board meetings across the country over COVID-19 mandates, critical race theory, and transgender policies. “We’re aware; the challenge here is finding a federal hook. But WH has been in touch about whether we can assist in some form or fashion,” deputy attorney general aide Kevin Chambers wrote to a colleague on Oct. 1. EXCLUSIVE: CONSERVATIVE GROUPS URGING TRUMP ADMIN TO EXPOSE ANTI-CHRISTIAN ‘PATTERN’ IN BIDEN FBI Garland issued a directive to the FBI in October 2021 about a “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence” against school administrators. Garland said during a congressional hearing soon thereafter that he had issued the order just after the NSBA sent a letter to the White House, which the NSBA later retracted, that had asked the White House to investigate parents displaying threatening behavior at school board meetings as possible “domestic terrorists.” The emails were uncovered by America First Legal, a conservative group aligned with President Donald Trump. The organization’s president, Gene Hamilton, said in a statement that the emails revealed a “conspiracy that was ultimately aimed at depriving parents of two fundamental rights–the right to speak, and the right to direct the upbringing up their children.” The revelation comes as the White House has changed its posture during the Trump administration to overtly coordinate with the DOJ, including to investigate the president’s political opponents. Trump signed executive orders in April directing the DOJ to investigate former Homeland Security official Miles Taylor and former cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs. Fox News Digital reported this week that the White House counsel’s office is coordinating with the DOJ to investigate Biden’s use of an autopen. One recently fired DOJ employee of nearly two decades alleged to CBS News that the Trump administration had done away with policies on coordinating with the White House. “There used to be a line, used to be a very distinct separation between the White House and the Department of Justice, because one should not interfere with the work of the other,” the ex-employee said. “That line is very definitely gone.” This is a developing story. Check back for updates.