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A Dominican man wanted in his home country for human smuggling that resulted in the deaths of three minors was deported by ICE Miami earlier this week, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Batista Matos, 36, was sent home on an ICE removal flight for the fifth time on Monday. He departed Miami for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he was met by local law enforcement and taken into custody.CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGE "The return of this fugitive to the Dominican Republic is a prime example of how ICE works closely with our international law enforcement partners to identify,

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing a new Democratic challenger in his bid to replace Eric Adams as New York City Mayor, according to reports. New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, 64, will officially launch her campaign with a rally over the weekend, per reporting from FOX 5 NYC. With the Democratic primary just four months away, Adams is expected to immediately petition to secure ballot access. In a statement to media outlets, Adams said New Yorkers couldn't afford to live in the city, that City Hall was "in chaos," and alleged that President Donald Trump was "corrupting our city's

Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the Trump administration’s desire to end Russia’s war in Ukraine during an interview Wednesday on "Hannity.""We are blessed and fortunate to have a president that is looking to bring an end, if possible, to a conflict that's cost billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives and destruction that will take a generation for Ukrainians and others to be able to recover from," Rubio said.The United States and Ukraine have been working to get their relationship back on track after an unprecedented verbal spat last week at the Oval Office between Presidents Donald Trump,

President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order, possibly Thursday, aimed at abolishing the Department of Education, The Wall Street Journal reported.The newspaper cited several people briefed on the matter and reviewed a draft of the order. It directs newly sworn Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department" based on "the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law." DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CANCELS ANOTHER $350M IN 'WOKE' SPENDING FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS"The experiment of controlling American education through Federal programs and dollars—and the unaccountable bureaucrats those programs and dollars support—has failed our

Sharon Stone isn't letting her age define her. The "Basic Instinct" actress turns 67 next week, and she told The Sunday Times that she still loves her body. "A lot of people give up as they get older," she said in the interview published this week. "They let go of their body because it’s collapsing anyway, or it’s like, ‘I’m not defined by my body any more.’" She continued, "But you still have to love that body. I joke that my underarms have pleats now. I think, ‘Well, I had beautiful arms and now they’re strong and painting and like angel wings. So what

Fox News Channel was by far the most-watched network during President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress, ahead of all broadcast and cable news competitors. A whopping 10.7 million total viewers, including 1.9 million viewers in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54, tuned in to Fox News' coverage of Trump's highly-anticipated address to the nation from 9:15-11 p.m. ET, which was the longest address to Congress by any president. Across all FOX linear platforms, including FOX Network and FOX Business, the total increases to roughly 13.8 million total viewers.The three major broadcast networks trailed in comparison, with ABC coming in second

Two arrests have been made in connection with the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were found dead, frozen in their friend's snowy Kansas City backyard after an NFL watch party over a year later. "After an investigation of nearly 14 months, two suspects are now facing felony charges in Platte County, including involuntary manslaughter, related to the deaths of three Chiefs fans in January of 2024," the Kansas City Missouri Police Department said during a press conference on Wednesday. Jordan Willis and Ivory J. Carson have been charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of delivery

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a mother and son living in the United States illegally both have criminal histories amid backlash over their arrests in California last month.The family of Yolanda Perez and her son, Jonathan Tejeda-Perez, said the pair were arrested near their home in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte on Feb. 24. The family said that ICE agents claimed to have had a warrant but never showed them one, Fox Los Angeles reported. Yolana Perez's daughter, Xitali Tejeda, told the news outlet that her mother was ambushed while moving her car for a city street-sweeping vehicle

A group of Russian nationals and migrants from the Dominican Republic were intercepted in U.S. waters and handed over to federal immigration and border patrol authorities, according to the Coast Guard.The Coast Guard said that Puerto Rico law enforcement spotted the 20-foot "panga-style" boat about three nautical miles off the coast of Aguadilla, a town on Puerto Rico’s northwestern tip, on Friday, Feb. 28 and alerted the maritime agency.The small vessel had five individuals onboard – three men who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals, and a man and a woman who claimed to be Russian nationals.  The Coast Guard noted that

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Democrats for acting like "children" at President Donald Trump’s Tuesday address to a joint session of Congress. "The behavior of Democrats last night was completely disgraceful and demonstrated how severely out of touch they are with the American public," Leavitt told reporters Wednesday at a White House press briefing. "It was the most shameful moment in the history of presidential addresses and that beautiful chamber and what was supposed to be a unifying moment for our country." Democrats started to boo Trump when he started his speech, prompting Republicans to respond in turn by chanting

Both Republican and independent voters reacted positively in the aftermath of Rep. Al Green’s disruption of President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, which resulted in the Texas Democratic lawmaker being removed from the House chamber.Chants of "USA!" broke out in the House chamber as Green attempted to disrupt Trump’s speech, with Fox News voter dials showing that Republican and independent voters, represented by the red and yellow lines respectively, had a positive reaction to how the interruption was handled.Meanwhile, Democratic voters, represented by the blue line, had a mostly neutral reaction that trended slightly toward negative as the "USA!"

Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died Tuesday night at the age of 70, Fox News has learned.Turner, who previously served as the mayor of Houston, Texas, was elected to replace the late Rep. Shiela Jackson Lee, who died in July of last year.Turner served 27 years in the Texas House of Representatives, and was elected mayor of Houston in 2015 and again in 2019.Turner was on Capitol Hill as recently as Tuesday afternoon ahead of President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.The lawmaker was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, in 2022.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,

What started as a promising on-screen partnership has turned into one of Hollywood’s most bitter legal showdowns.The once-private feud between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has erupted into a full-blown public spectacle, with multi-million-dollar lawsuits, shocking allegations and a flood of leaked documents and text messages.Now, Fox Nation’s new special, "Blake vs. Justin: It Didn’t End With Us," unpacks the twists and turns of this high-profile battle, offering viewers a deep dive into how these former co-stars became enemies.Before their falling out, Lively and Baldoni were two of Hollywood’s most likable stars. Lively rose to fame as Serena van

FIRST ON FOX: Elon Musk's PAC is going live on the national airwaves with a $1 million spot thanking President Donald Trump for delivering on his campaign promises, such as deporting illegal immigrants and "draining the swamp" with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which Musk himself was tapped to lead. "After four long years of humiliation, of failure at home and embarrassment abroad, our long national nightmare is finally over," the ad from America PAC says while displaying past viral footage of former President Joe Biden, such as him tripping on the stairs of Air Force One. "Strength is back. Common

Maine state GOP Rep. Laurel Libby applauded President Donald Trump’s remarks on keeping biological males out of girls’ and women’s sports on Tuesday night in his speech to a joint session of Congress.Libby was censured in the Maine House of Representatives over a social media post that pointed out a transgender athlete had won a girls’ competition. Libby had also been vocal in her disagreement with how Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ spat with the president went down in February. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe two clashed over the state’s decision not to alter its gender-participation policy to comply

1. What you may have missed from Trump's address to Congress.2. Trump promises 'this will be our greatest era.'3. Freshman senator blasts Trump on kitchen table issues in Democratic rebuttal.KICKED OUT – Democrat removed from House chamber after disrupting Trump's speech. Continue reading …FACING JUSTICE – Trump says US apprehended ‘top terrorist’ behind attack that killed 13 US service members. Continue reading …A STAR IS BORN – Boy battling cancer steals the show as Trump bestows 'the biggest honor of them all.' Continue reading …CALL OF DUTY – Emotional moment Trump delivered surprise to West Point applicant. Continue reading …'NEVER,

There is "no comparison" between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, according to one royal expert.  On Tuesday, the same day that Markle's new lifestyle series premiered, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams noted to Fox News Digital that Princess Kate and husband Prince William's popularity is "very high."Meanwhile, Markle has a 21% approval rating, another British royals expert, Hilary Fordwich, told Fox News Digital, citing a recent YouGov poll in Britain, adding that the Princess of Wales is "Britain's most popular living royal.""With Love, Meghan," premiered on Netflix on Tuesday and includes the Duchess of Sussex in the kitchen and garden with

President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress and to the American people was a strong reaffirmation of his campaign promises to make America great again, make American healthy again and so much more. Befitting the dramatic energy of his first six weeks, the president spoke at length, recounting not only his administration’s many accomplishments but also laying out an agenda for the next four years. It was a powerful, uplifting and timely message. Timely, because in recent days the country has been buffeted by concerns about a trade war and spats with foreign allies; the president’s forceful arguments in favor of his

Georgia's Senate passed two bills to ban most gender-transitioning treatment for minors and inmates in state prisons, with some Democrats joining Republicans in supporting the measures.Lawmakers voted 34-19 on Monday for a bill to ban most gender-transitioning treatments, including puberty blockers, for anyone under the age of 18, even for people already on treatment. In 2023, the state banned most gender-transitioning surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender children unless they were already receiving treatment."You’re asking to make changes that will have changes to the rest of their lives," GOP Sen. Ben Watson, the bill's sponsor, said Monday. "It is

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., blasted President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda Tuesday after the president addressed Congress, claiming that Trump would have lost the Cold War if he’d been president in the 1980s. Slotkin’s remarks come after Trump delivered an address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday in a speech similar to the annual State of the Union, where he declared that "America is back" and that the "American dream is surging." "We all want an end to the war in Ukraine, but Reagan understood that true strength required America to combine our military and economic might with moral clarity," said

A 13-year-old boy who survived cancer named DJ Daniel stole the show during President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night when the president introduced him to the audience and officially swore him in as a member of the Secret Service. "Joining us in the gallery tonight is a young man who truly loves our police," Trump told the crowd. "His name is DJ Daniel is 13 years old, and he has always dreamed of becoming a police officer. But in 2018, D.J. was diagnosed with brain cancer. The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six

Reactions poured in as Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber for protesting in the middle of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night. However, Green and other Democrats protesting were drowned out with chants of "USA" at the start of the president's remarks. On social media, several conservatives slammed Green and the Democrats, saying their behavior was "out of control.""The Democrats are out of control. They are embarrassing themselves. Heckling the President, especially in a forum like this, is not how they will win," former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer posted on X.TRUMP DECLARES 'AMERICA

Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as he contemplates wading into the 2026 Michigan Senate race. The two met last week to discuss Buttigieg potentially running for outgoing Democratic Sen. Gary Peters' seat in the Trump-won swing state, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital. HOUSE GOPERS HOPE TRUMP KEEPS DOOR TO MINERAL DEAL OPEN FOR UKRAINE DESPITE OVAL OFFICE DISPUTESchumer's office and a representative for Buttigieg did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital. The meeting was first reported by Politico. Buttigieg, 43, previously served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, before launching

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order Tuesday to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in women's college sports. He was joined by former San Jose State University volleyball player Elle Patterson, who claims she lost out on a scholarship to a trans athlete. Braun said his order ensures fairness in women’s sports in a news release."Women’s sports create opportunities for young women to earn scholarships and develop leadership skills," Braun said. "Hoosiers overwhelmingly don’t want those opportunities destroyed by allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports, and today’s executive order will make sure of that."The order states, "This executive order

President Donald Trump blasted CBS's "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan, suggesting "anybody on the street" can do her job. Trump sat down with The Spectator’s Ben Domenech for a wide-ranging interview and was asked about a February exchange Brennan had with Secretary of State Marco Rubio where she attempted to link the horrors of the Holocaust to free speech."I call it ‘Deface the Nation,’" Trump said when Domenech asked him about the viral exchange."Brennan is like anybody on the street that you could take and say, ‘Go in and ask a few questions,’" Trump added. "That was so bad, I don’t