Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith is facing backlash and mockery on social media after she appeared to not understand a question from the media about the department’s “chain of command” amid President Donald Trump’s recent federalization of the department.  “Can you tell us what the chain of command is now?” a reporter was heard asking Smith during a press conference Tuesday morning.  “What does that...

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… -Female military recruits surge across all service branches -Climate group scrubs judges’ names from website after unearthed chats unmasked cozy ties -DC paid protester requests surge 400% amid Trump’s federal takeover of city police: crowd company The federal government argued before a...

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani maintains a hefty lead in the race, according to a recent Siena poll of registered voters. Mamdani is polling at 44%, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who’s running as an independent, is at 25%. Republican Curtis Sliwa is at 12%, and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams is at 7%. “While City Democrats favor Mamdani over Cuomo 53-32%, with single digits for...