FIRST ON FOX: President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, said Wednesday that he’s seeking a “smooth transition” to replace Christopher Wray, who had announced just moments earlier that he plans to step down from his post leading the bureau at the end of the Biden administration. “I look forward to a smooth transition,” Patel told Fox News Digital on Wednesday in response to the announcement...

After a number of key legislative priorities related to cracking down on China failed to make it into the yearly defense bill, Republicans are working on ways to get them signed into law before the end of the year.  On Wednesday, the House will vote on the sprawling 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets policy plans for the Pentagon’s $895 billion budget. That legislation was negotiated...

Democratic New York Rep. Dan Goldman is being ripped for comments he made during a House hearing on illegal immigration about Nassau County law enforcement, saying he is looking forward to not having to hear from Nassau police officers again. Nassau County Police Commissioner Pat Ryder, who testified during the hearing, told Fox News Digital he was “taken aback” by Goldman’s comments, which he said were “disrespectful” to...