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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., once said that failing to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was "legislative malpractice" — a position he is now rejecting in the current funding standoff with Republicans."We are here today to do a single job, and that should be to fund fully the Department of Homeland Security," Jeffries said during a 2015 speech on the House floor. Jeffries, near the start of his congressional career, urged the Republican-controlled House to pass a "clean" DHS bill that year when the department was on the brink of a partial government shutdown."Anything else is an

The fog of war usually refers to maddening confusion about what is happening on the battlefield.But right now we have the fog of peace talks: Are they real, are they going anywhere, and which side is telling the truth?It’s clear that President Trump, insisting he can end the war with Iran whenever he wants, is looking for an exit ramp to declare victory and get out.WINNING THE BATTLES, LOSING THE WAR? AMERICA MUST DEFINE THE ENDGAME IN IRANIt’s just as clear that the theocratic dictatorship–at least the leaders who survived the attacks that killed the ayatollah and many others–are digging

As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches past 50 days with no answers, one woman who has spent more than two decades searching for her own missing sister says this is the moment families fear most – when urgency begins to fade and the fight for answers becomes even harder.Julie Murray, whose sister Maura Murray vanished in New Hampshire in 2004, said what the Guthrie family is experiencing right now is something she recognizes immediately."What they’re going through is something you never forget," Murray said. "You can see it on their faces. You can hear the desperation in their voices."Murray

The family of Sheridan Gorman is pushing back on comments from Chicago and Illinois leaders, saying her killing was not a "senseless tragedy" and demanding accountability for what they call systemic failures.18-year-old Gorman was killed on March 19 at around 1:06 a.m. while she was with friends at a pier on the city's Rogers Park area. Officials say that Jose Medina-Medina, 25, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, allegedly fired one shot at the Loyola University Chicago student, killing her. Medina-Medina was apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 9, 2023, and was released into the U.S. under the Biden

The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement Wednesday with Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, over a legal battle tied to his contacts with a Russian diplomat during the Mueller probe. Official court papers seen by Fox News Digital do not disclose the financial terms of the settlement, but the government is said to be paying Flynn approximately $1.2 million to resolve the matter, The Associated Press reported. The agreement concludes a lengthy legal saga stemming from the Russia investigation.Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2017, to giving false statements to

NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie wants to return to work and the network wants her back too, but it still remains a question of "when and how," an insider tells Fox News Digital.Guthrie has been off the air since early February following the disappearance of her mother Nancy Guthrie from her home in Tuscon, Arizona, in a tragic case that has captivated the nation but led to few answers."She wants to come back and everyone wants her to come back," an NBC insider told Fox News Digital. "It's just a question of when and how — whether, given what she

Jessi Draper leveled explosive claims against her estranged husband as divorce drama heats up between the two.The "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star accused Jordan Ngatikaura of contacting an escort service and attending sex parties during their nearly six-year marriage.Draper said she ended her marriage to Ngatikaura because of irreconcilable differences, but claimed her estranged husband instead blamed her for an affair in his divorce filing – referring to "Vanderpump Villa" star Maricano Brunette. Draper has claimed she only kissed Brunette and viewers watched the allegations come out during season three of "Mormon Wives.""But the ironic thing about that is,

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg was rebuked by her fellow co-hosts on Tuesday after saying she had to present her driver's license to vote during a discussion about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.The SAVE Act, backed by President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers, would require proof of citizenship to vote."I'm sorry, you have to present your ID when you go to vote. I always have to give them my driver's license so they can make sure that it's me," Goldberg said.Co-host Sunny Hostin said, "You don't have to do that in New York."TWO DOZEN HOUSE REPUBLICANS GO TO