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Senate Democrat fires back after VP Vance makes Forrest Gump comparison

Senate Democrat fires back after VP Vance makes Forrest Gump comparison


January 29, 2026
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois fired back at Vice President JD Vance after he likened her sparring session with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about America’s Venezuela policy to an argument between the fictional character Forrest Gump and Isaac Newton. ‘Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio […]
Former Rick Scott staffer jumps into crowded Florida primary for open House seat

Former Rick Scott staffer jumps into crowded Florida primary for open House seat


January 29, 2026
A former staffer for Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is launching his own congressional bid on Thursday, Fox News Digital has learned. Republican Austin Rogers is formally jumping into the race for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, a solidly Republican seat encompassing part of the Sunshine State’s panhandle. It’s currently being represented by Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., […]
China executes 11 people convicted in scam crackdown

China executes 11 people convicted in scam crackdown


January 29, 2026
China executed 11 people convicted of intentional homicide, fraud and other crimes linked to a cross-border scam operation, after the country’s top court approved their death sentences, authorities said Thursday. The announcement was published on the webiste for the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, China’s highest state body responsible for criminal prosecution and oversight. The executions followed […]
Minnesota fraud case is ‘canary in the coal mine’ for government systems — including elections, lawyer wars

Minnesota fraud case is ‘canary in the coal mine’ for government systems — including elections, lawyer wars


January 28, 2026
A Minnesota fraud scandal is a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for how easily swindles can seep into government systems — including election administration — Republican election attorney Justin Riemer told Fox News Digital.  ‘What you’ve seen happen in Minnesota and now similar fraudulent schemes in other states, this should be very much a canary […]
House Freedom Caucus draws line on DHS, ICE funding as Minneapolis unrest fuels shutdown risk

House Freedom Caucus draws line on DHS, ICE funding as Minneapolis unrest fuels shutdown risk


January 28, 2026
House Freedom Caucus leaders are drawing battle lines in the federal funding fight as the threat of a partial government shutdown grows by the day. Senate Democrats are threatening to sink a massive government spending bill — which would impact the Department of War, Department of Transportation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other […]
Trump says Noem doing ‘very good job, ‘won’t step down as homeland security chief amid Minnesota shift

Trump says Noem doing ‘very good job, ‘won’t step down as homeland security chief amid Minnesota shift


January 28, 2026
President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday he has no plans to ask Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem to step down from her role. Trump was asked about Noem’s status during a gaggle with reporters outside the White House. He told the press that he still thinks Noem is doing a ‘great job.’ ‘Is Kristi Noem […]
Trump hails Rubio as diplomatic mentor as secretary of state’s power grows

Trump hails Rubio as diplomatic mentor as secretary of state’s power grows


January 28, 2026
President Donald Trump credits Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the one for training him to become a diplomat, comments that come as Rubio has increasingly secured more responsibility and influence over the president during the second Trump administration.  Trump described Rubio’s guidance as he described his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and shared […]
Senate Republicans tee up key shutdown test vote as Democrats dig in on DHS funding

Senate Republicans tee up key shutdown test vote as Democrats dig in on DHS funding


January 28, 2026
Senate Republicans are marching forward with a massive funding package to avert a partial government shutdown, despite Senate Democrats doubling down on their resistance to the Homeland Security funding bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday teed up a key test vote for the six-bill package for Thursday. The move allows Senate Republicans […]
Minnesota fraud case is ‘canary in the coal mine’ for government systems — including elections, lawyer warns

Minnesota fraud case is ‘canary in the coal mine’ for government systems — including elections, lawyer warns


January 28, 2026
A Minnesota fraud scandal is a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for how easily swindles can seep into government systems — including election administration — Republican election attorney Justin Riemer told Fox News Digital.  ‘What you’ve seen happen in Minnesota and now similar fraudulent schemes in other states, this should be very much a canary […]
Senate GOP critics say Noem ‘needs to go’ amid fallout from Minneapolis shootings

Senate GOP critics say Noem ‘needs to go’ amid fallout from Minneapolis shootings


January 28, 2026
A pair of Senate Republicans are demanding that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem lose her job in the wake of a pair of fatal shootings in the midst of the agency’s immigration operations in Minnesota.  Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are no strangers to being critical of the Trump […]
Iowa man stops Trump at restaurant with unexpected request before speech

Iowa man stops Trump at restaurant with unexpected request before speech


January 28, 2026
President Donald Trump paused during a restaurant stop in Iowa after a patron asked if he could pray for him ahead of the president’s remarks near Des Moines. Video shared on X by White House aide Margo Martin shows the moment unfolding inside the Machine Shed restaurant, where a man from the crowd addressed Trump […]
Ted Cruz urges US to arm Iranian protesters as militias threaten ‘total war’ against America

Ted Cruz urges US to arm Iranian protesters as militias threaten ‘total war’ against America


January 28, 2026
Sen. Ted Cruz called for the U.S. to arm Iranian protesters Tuesday as unrest continues inside the nation and Iran-backed militias issued threats against Washington. ‘We should be arming the protesters in Iran. NOW,’ Cruz wrote in a post on X. ‘For the Iranian people to overthrow the Ayatollah — a tyrant who routinely chants […]
Rubio scheduled to appear before Senate to outline Trump’s Venezuela policy

Rubio scheduled to appear before Senate to outline Trump’s Venezuela policy


January 28, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will publicly testify on the Trump administration’s policy in Venezuela Wednesday morning after vowing to lawmakers that no more military action was expected in the region.  Rubio’s return to the Hill, an increasingly frequent occurrence in recent months, comes after he, President Donald Trump, administration officials and Senate Republican leadership […]
GOP senators launch task force to crack down on fraud tied to Minnesota scandal

GOP senators launch task force to crack down on fraud tied to Minnesota scandal


January 27, 2026
A cohort of Senate Republicans plans to launch a targeted task force aimed at tackling fraudsters in the wake of the Minnesota fraud scandal. Republican members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee announced that they would form a task force dedicated to rooting out fraudsters abusing federal funding. The seven-member panel […]
Venezuelan opposition leader says democratic transition would be ‘fall of the Berlin Wall’ for Americas

Venezuelan opposition leader says democratic transition would be ‘fall of the Berlin Wall’ for Americas


January 27, 2026
Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado argued that a successful democratic transition for her country would rapidly transform the nation’s economy and reverse years of instability, reshaping the region’s political landscape. Machado told the New York Post in an interview that such an outcome would define Trump’s foreign policy legacy, comparing it to the fall […]