It’s open season in the California gubernatorial primary after former Vice President Kamala Harris said she will not pursue a 2026 bid to be Gov. Gavin Newsom’s successor. On July 30, Harris said in a statement that she would not seek elected office “for now.” “In recent months, I have given serious thought to asking the people of California for the privilege to serve as their Governor. I...

House GOP fiscal hawks have requested tens of millions of federal dollars for projects in their home districts for fiscal year 2026, an analysis by Fox News Digital has found. It’s common practice for congressional lawmakers to request funding for specific community initiatives for the people they represent – measures called “earmarks.” Critics of such funding have often referred to it as “pork,” however. This coming fiscal year,...

President Donald Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to Washington D.C., a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News ahead of a Monday morning Trump news conference on crime in the nation’s capital. The troops would likely be pulled from the DC National Guard, although the decision about sending National Guard troops is not final, the official said.  Federal agents have deployed to DC streets...