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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Harris surprised social media Tuesday night by claiming on the debate stage that she and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are gun owners. In Philadelphia Tuesday night, Republican presidential candidate former President Trump attempted to highlight how Harris has distanced herself from prior far-left stances since becoming the nominee."She has a plan to defund the police. She has a plan to confiscate everybody's gun. She planned to allow fracking in Pennsylvania or anywhere else," Trump said. "That's what her plan is, until just recently."In response later, however, Harris shot back – and revealed she and

An awkward moment occurred last year between Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders and seasoned football reporter Ed Werder, and there still seems to be some beef between the two. Making an appearance on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich," Dakich asked Werder what he did to "piss him off way back in the day," in reference to Sanders. Werder said he has no clue, but he also does not think it takes much to tick off "Coach Prime."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Do you have to do something to him? Do you have to do something?" Werder

Former President Donald Trump’s top allies are rushing to declare victory after his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night.GOP lawmakers are touting a Trump win even as they criticize ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for their handling of the debate, accusing them of acting with bias against the ex-president."President Trump delivered a powerful America First message directly to the American people focusing on reining in inflation and strengthening our economy, securing our border, and peace through strength foreign policy," House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said in a statement at the tail end

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a lawsuit calling for changes to how police in Washington, D.C., handle mental health crises can move forward, rejecting the district's efforts to dismiss the case.Bread For The City, a nonprofit that provides food, legal help, and resources for people in D.C., sued the district over claims that its police response to mental health crises often worsens situations.The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of the nonprofit in July 2023, accusing D.C. of violating the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The ACLU said on social media that the ruling is

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris faced off for the first time in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a debate moderated by ABC News on Tuesday. The event was technically the second presidential debate of the election but was the first since President Biden ended his campaign and Democrats nominated Harris for president instead. A variety of issues were broached during the debate and plenty of shots were taken at one another, but there were several moments that stood out more than others. Here are the top 5 moments from the match-up. ABC DEBATE MODERATOR ACCUSED OF ONLY FACT-CHECKING ONE CANDIDATETrump said he "was

A group of demonstrators held a protest in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night over a recent fatal police shooting of a man in the southeast part of the district.This comes after 26-year-old Justin Robinson, a member of the D.C. violence interruption program called Cure the Streets, was shot and killed by police officers earlier this month at a McDonald's on Marion Barry Avenue.Cure the Streets is a pilot public safety program launched by the Office of the Attorney General of D.C. that seeks to reduce gun violence.5 SUSPECTS DETAINED IN WASHINGTON, DC AFTER RAMPANT BURGLARIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OVERNIGHTThe Metropolitan Police

Democratic elected officials and political operatives heaped praise on Vice President Kamala Harris for her debate performance against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening. "America got to see tonight the leader I’ve been proud to work alongside for three and a half years. Wasn’t even close. VP Harris proved she’s the best choice to lead our nation forward. We’re not going back," President Biden posted on X early Wednesday morning after the debate wrapped up. "Well, that was a knockout. I'm looking forward to seeing how Republicans try to spin this one," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer posted to X in

The biggest loser in the first (and likely only) presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump was ABC News, which hosted the face-off. The moderators, David Muir and Linsey Davis, embarrassed themselves and their network by, among other things, fact-checking Trump in real time on more than one occasion – sometimes incorrectly – while allowing Harris to spout serial lies and distortions. Social media blew up early on in the debate with commentators on the right, in particular, calling Tuesday night’s face-off the worst and most one-sided debate in history. IN THE TRUMP-HARRIS FACE-OFF THERE WAS A

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 52 days as the presumptive, and now, official Democratic nominee for president without holding an official press conference. She and former President Trump met on Tuesday at the ABC News Presidential Debate.Under pressure to sit down for a substantive interview after weeks of stonewalling, Harris finally ended her interview drought last month when she was joined by running mate Tim Walz for a pre-taped piece with CNN's Dana Bash last Thursday in Georgia that was a far cry from a traditional press conference."Anyone who wants to lead the free world should be able to handle

Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride could become the first trans person elected to Congress after she won a primary Tuesday night.McBride ran virtually unopposed as the only candidate in the primary to have raised any funds, and she had the backing of Delaware Sens. Chris Coons and Tom Carper and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who is running in the Senate race to replace Carper. McBride already became the first-ever transgender state senator in the U.S. after winning election to the Delaware Senate in 2020. The activist-turned-politician, 33, argues there needs to be more diverse representation in Congress.Delaware’s House seat has been

Voters in Rhode Island showed up at the polls today to decide who will square off in November's U.S. Senate race.The Rhode Island Democratic primary pitted incumbent Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who is seeking a fourth term, against Michael Costa, a former Republican who had a brief run for governor in 2022. The Republican contest, meanwhile, pitted State Rep. Patricia Morgan against former Warwick City Administrator Raymond T. McKay.Sheldon Whitehouse emerged as the Democrats' champion and will square off with GOP nominee Patricia Morgan in November.The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday evening, less than 20 minutes after polls closed.Costa

A new piece from far-left outlet The New Republic ripped Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for playing it too "safe" by not talking about her policies this close to the November election.The outlet’s senior editor, Alex Shephard wrote that the approach to lying low and let the media propel her campaign on good "vibes" is not working anymore. He declared that the "honeymoon is over" and argued that Harris’ strategy resulted in making her look like an empty suit."But having too few policies is also risky, not least because it makes Harris look like she doesn’t stand for anything," Shephard

A poster that featured Kamala Harris in Eagles gear with a caption that read, "Kamala, official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles," was spotted at a Philadelphia bus stop and later proven to be forged last week.The artist who took credit for the piece, Philadelphia native Winston Tseng, released a statement on Monday claiming the poster was supposed to be a satirical piece and never meant to be put up in a public space. He denied any knowledge of how it ended up there. "The absurd poster of Kamala Harris wearing an Eagles helmet is my artwork, but I don't know how

When investigators found a South Carolina woman disheveled and chained up in a large shipping container, they did not know they had uncovered a serial killer now convicted of seven murders.Local real estate agent Todd Kohlhepp held Kala Brown captive for a grueling 65 days. After she was reported missing for over two months, investigators found Brown on Kohlhepp's property and learned he had killed Brown's boyfriend, 32-year-old Charlie Carver. REAL ‘MINDHUNTER’ JOHN DOUGLAS SAYS HE BELIEVES SERIAL KILLER TODD KOHLHEPP MURDERED MORE VICTIMS IN DOCWhat started with investigators following up on a tip regarding a potential sex crime turned into

A judge granted a default judgment against Sean "Diddy" Combs for $100 million Monday after the rapper failed to appear at a court hearing.Combs was ordered to pay Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, 51, $100 million by Lenawee County Circuit Court Judge Anna Marie Anzalone, Fox News Digital confirmed. A court can grant a default judgment if a party fails to meet certain obligations within a specific time frame.Cardello-Smith originally filed his lawsuit against Combs on June 10. The Michigan inmate requested a temporary restraining order and the court granted his motion after Diddy failed to appear at the hearing on Aug.

A Massachusetts high school is refusing to play another school’s girls’ field hockey team due to biological male players on its roster.The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District released a statement to media members on Tuesday saying that they’re forfeiting the girls’ field hockey game against Somerset Berkley Regional High School.The decision to forfeit, which came after coaches and team captains convened on the matter, comes after a new policy that was put in place allowing players and/or coaches to opt out of any games or competitions against an opposing team that "includes a member of the opposite sex."CLICK HERE FOR MORE

Artem Chigvintsev's former "Dancing with the Stars" partner, Lea Thompson, is reflecting on her experience working with the pro dancer just weeks after the 42-year-old was arrested for domestic violence. During an appearance on Cheryl Burke's podcast, "Sex, Lies and Spray Tans," the 63-year-old actress described Chigvintsev as "intense" during their rehearsals and revealed that he'd often "get mad" at her. "It was hard working with him because it was his first year, and it was a big deal to him," Thompson told Burke. "He was so intense. It was so much more important to him than to me, honestly. And so

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is plowing full steam ahead on his plan to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, despite growing uneasiness within the House GOP.Johnson’s plan involves a six-month extension of the current fiscal year’s government funding levels, known as a continuing resolution (CR), and combining it with a GOP bill to require proof of citizenship in the voter registration process.As of Tuesday afternoon, House Republican leaders are expected to hold a vote on the measure Wednesday – despite at least half a dozen GOP lawmakers already expected to vote against it."We're not looking

FIRST ON FOX: The House Judiciary Committee is requesting a briefing from the Justice Department on how it is working to combat "potential conflicts of interest and political bias" in its lawsuit against Google, amid reports that the Big Tech giant’s lead attorney is helping prep Vice President Kamala Harris for the debate against former President Donald Trump. Fox News Digital obtained a letter House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday morning. "The Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government continue to conduct oversight of how

Washington and Baghdad are working on a plan to draw down the U.S. troop presence in Iraq as soon as next year.The U.S. and Iraq have reached an "understanding" on plans to have hundreds of U.S. troops leave Iraq by September 2025 and the remainder leave by January 2027, according to a new Reuters report. However, no set-in-stone decision has been made, two defense officials told Fox News, and the timing is in flux. While the U.S. pulled out the last of its troops from Afghanistan in 2021, some 2,500 troops still remain in Iraq, and 900 remain in Syria. The remaining

Tulsi Gabbard revealed on Monday how she went about calling out Vice President Kamala Harris on the debate stage during the Democratic primaries in 2019 during an appearance on "Jesse Watters Primetime." "She was treated with kid gloves by the mainstream propaganda media. She was treated with kid gloves, even by every other candidate that was on that debate stage. No one questioned her, challenged her, or called her out for the record as prosecutor that she claimed to be proud of," Gabbard said. The former congresswoman called out Harris in a 2019 primary debate where she hammered the then-Democratic senator for

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. are hosting a Gold Medal ceremony for the 13 U.S. service members killed at Abbey Gate during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Johnson is expected to posthumously present the Gold Medal, Congress' highest honor, to the 13 fallen Americans who were killed during the August 2021 ISIS-K suicide bombing at the Kabul Airport. He opened the ceremony on Tuesday by naming the fallen and apologizing to their families. The 13 U.S. service members killed at Abbey Gate were: Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Marine

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., revealed the "biggest thing" he believes can help former President Donald Trump in his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia. During Tuesday night's debate in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Scott said that "the best thing Trump can get her to do is if she could talk 99% of the time.""It'll be interesting to see which Kamala Harris shows up," Scott told Fox News Digital. "The Harris that has been part of the Biden administration that has opened the border, ruined the economy and … stopped supporting Israel and allowed Iran to have all the

A New York-based former American Airlines mechanic who was facing financial troubles before being convicted of conspiracy to traffic cocaine has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison in a plot where he hid bricks of the drug under a passenger plane cockpit, according to federal authorities.Customs agents caught Paul Belloisi, a 56-year-old Smithtown resident, red-handed in 2020 after they discovered more than 25 pounds of the drug and swapped it out with a fake parcel covered in a substance that would later glow under black light, according to federal investigators. Court records show he had filed for bankruptcy

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk spent the offseason negotiating a new deal with the team and was nearly traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers over a contract dispute.In fact, FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer said over the weekend the 49ers had a deal in place to send Aiyuk to the Steelers when things changed at the 11th hour. Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 million extension and the rest is history.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAiyuk started on Monday night against the New York Jets. Just as the first half was coming to an end, Brock Purdy found