President Donald Trump praised a teenage California lifeguard as a hero during a Monday meeting at the White House, after the 16-year-old rescued a 10-year-old boy in a viral ocean rescue. Trump met with Ryder Williams, 16, and his family, as well as Nathaniel Rai—who was swept into the ocean by a wave—and his family.  The rescue drew national attention when it was captured on video. “It’s an...

The House Ethics Committee is investigating a sitting Democratic lawmaker over allegations of sexual misconduct. The committee, which acts as the House of Representatives’ internal watchdog, announced Monday that it is investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., over allegations including “inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer.” Gomez told Fox News Digital in a statement that he “made personal mistakes outside my marriage” but added that his extramarital relations...

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is capitalizing on Democrats’ internal civil war as he crisscrosses the country in a bid to keep the House majority for Republicans in November. During a campaign stop in Virginia Beach on Monday, Johnson name-checked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., as he described the wave of socialist-linked primary wins in Jeffries’ home state. “It’s a fascinating thing to see the Democrat Party, they’re...