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The Trump White House is firing back after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., warned on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs could put Michigan’s auto industry in peril. During her seventh State of the State Address, Whitmer sounded the alarm on Trump’s plan to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, prompting the White House to fire back."Whitmer seems to be running more for Governor of Canada in her stout defense of a deadly status quo in which over a million Americans have been slaughtered by the Chinese poison of fentanyl pouring across our northern and southern borders," White House Senior

Comedian Chris Distefano told Fox News Digital that he hasn't seen American pride on such a large scale since the aftermath of the terror attacks on 9/11.The comedian noted that, although the country is clearly still divided across political lines, he feels that people are becoming "exhausted" by the constant political strife and may be ready to start unifying as Americans again."I think our country, honestly now, personally, I know that it's very divided, but I think that — and it might be because of exhaustion, if you think the other way — I do think that we're going to

Russia is loving the Oval Office spectacle that took place yesterday with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. However, there is one prominent Russian voice that has not been heard yet, that of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who, at the time of this writing, has yet to comment on the situation.Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is a staunch defender of Putin, was delighted by what he called the "proper slap down" that Zelenskyy received at the hands of Trump and Vance. In the same post on X, Medvedev wrote that Trump was right

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul put a wrench in a City University of New York (CUNY) constituent college's plans to fill a "Palestinian Studies" professorship posting that would have allegedly peddled antisemitic and anti-Israel discourse with topics like "apartheid," "settler colonialism," "genocide" and more."Governor Hochul has directed CUNY to immediately remove this job posting and conduct a thorough review of the position to ensure that antisemitic theories are not promoted in the classroom," a spokesperson for the governor told The New York Post."The governor has continued to strongly condemn all forms of antisemitism and has made clear that hateful rhetoric

The American people did not re-elect President Donald J. Trump to continue the failed Biden-Harris policy of "as much as it takes for as long as it takes" for the Ukraine war. On the contrary, President Trump campaigned on ending the killing and resolving the conflict, and he received a broad political mandate for this approach.While he has not advocated for cutting Ukraine off, he has argued strongly for increased NATO investment in defense to reduce the burdens on the United States and effectively deter Vladimir Putin from further adventurism in Europe.It has also not gone unnoticed that Ukrainian President

A Pennsylvania woman, 26, says she only vaped for one year before her lungs collapsed.Petrea Mckeithen was 21 when she took up the habit, she told Fox News Digital during an on-camera interview. (See the video at the top of this article.)"Everybody warned me about it, but I didn't listen — I wish that I did," she said.SMOKING AND VAPING CAN HAVE THESE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON FERTILITY, DOCTORS WARNMckeithen quickly became addicted to vaping, primarily due to the flavor."It’s really, seriously addicting," she said. "You get addicted to the vape clouds and the flavors — it's themed, it's cool. It's

Pope Francis, 88, had a peaceful night and is resting after a breathing crisis, the Vatican said on Saturday.Francis had an isolated breathing crisis on Friday requiring non-invasive, mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said. He had experienced a bronchospasm that led to an episode of vomiting and inhalation. He then began non-invasive ventilation and was responding well.The pontiff still remains conscious and alert.POPE SUFFERS BREATHING CRISIS AMID PNEUMONIA BATTLE, VATICAN SAYSFrancis was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14 after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened. Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and subsequently the

A Texas state lawmaker introduced legislation that would amend the state's ban on gender transition procedures or treatment for minors to also apply to adults in the Lone Star State.H.B. 3399 filed by Rep. Brent Money, a Republican, would change the language in the current law banning gender-transitioning procedures or treatment for children by replacing the word "child" with "person."Money's proposal would prohibit medical procedures "for the purpose of transitioning a person's biological sex" or "affirming the person's perception of the person's sex" if the perception is not consistent with the person's biological sex.PENTAGON SAYS TRANSGENDER TROOPS ARE DISQUALIFIED FROM

Joel Embiid's stellar 2022-23 season, which culminated with the Philadelphia 76ers center receiving NBA MVP honors, seems like a distant memory. The 7-footer's pro basketball career has been hampered by injuries, with knee issues contributing to his latest setback.On Friday, the Sixers announced the seven-time NBA All-Star would be forced to watch games from the sideline for the rest of the season due to a left knee injury. He underwent a procedure to address the knee problems last February, but never seemed to return to form. Emiid and the Sixers tried to manage the pain and swelling in the knee

A jury on Friday convicted an Illinois landlord in a 2023 stabbing that claimed the life of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy, Wadee Alfayoumi, and left his mother critically injured.Joseph Czuba, 73, was emotionless after being found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of committing a hate crime, FOX 32 Chicago reported.Alfayoumi's mother, Hanaan Shahin, told police Czuba was upset about the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and ensuing war and attacked her and her son Oct. 14, after she asked him to

President Donald Trump reclaimed items seized during a 2022 raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, which was executed by former special counsel Jack Smith.Trump staff members were seen loading boxes onto Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews Friday after the Department of Justice (DOJ) returned them to the president’s possession."The Department of Justice has just returned the boxes that Deranged Jack Smith made such a big deal about. They are being brought down to Florida and will someday be part of the Trump Presidential Library," Trump said in a post on Truth Social Friday evening. "Justice finally won out.

In the chaotic aftermath of an explosive Oval Office press conference Friday with President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his frustration with the administration began after it issued a series of controversial comments in the five weeks after Trump’s inauguration."It's not about mad," Zelenskyy told Fox News’ Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier on "Special Report." " president, vice president or somebody or senators — doesn't matter, big politicians — when they, for example, say that Ukraine is almost destroyed, that our soldiers run away, that they are not a heroes, that Ukraine lost millions of civilians, that his president

Two window washers working on the side of a New York City skyscraper are lucky to be alive after the scaffolding they were on broke free before being buffeted by winds around 78 floors up and slamming into the side of the building, shattering multiple panes of glass.New York City Fire Department (FDNY) deputy chief Michael Trahan said crews responded at about 9:45 a.m. on Friday to a report of workers being trapped on a scaffolding at 25 Columbus Circle."When units pulled up, the scaffolding was swinging around, smashing into the building," Trahan said. "There was glass all over the

The Department of Defense (DOD) is sending 1,140 additional U.S. troops to the southern border of the United States to help bolster the efforts of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to control the influx of illegal immigrants."The DOD continues to work with the Department of Homeland Security to fill critical capabilities gaps at the southern border in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, ‘Protecting the American People Against Invasion,'" U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) said.There are currently 4,300 U.S. active-duty troops at the southern border, and an additional 1,140 troops will bring the total to 5,440 active-duty service members.USNORTHCOM said

FIRST ON FOX: Republicans are demanding records showing the extent to which the Biden administration used taxpayer money to defend its position that student-athletes are employees of the universities for which they play.Representatives Tim Walberg, R-Mich., and Rick Allen, R-Ga., made the request in a letter to Marvin Kaplan, the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) newly appointed chairman, and acting General Counsel William Cowen. They demanded a full accounting of the expenditures incurred during the Biden administration's years-long case against the University of Southern California, the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA.President Joe Biden's NLRB argued the entities intentionally obscured the

FIRST ON FOX: A group of top Republican lawmakers, MAGA world personalities and key allies of President Donald Trump are descending on Washington D.C., to gather and chart even more accomplishments under his leadership in his first 100 days. Republican Sens. Rick Scott of Florida, Mike Lee of Utah, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee will be guests at an event next week, hosted by Rescuing the American Dream (RAD), a group run by Scott allies. "The First 100 Days: How Conservatives Can Help President Trump Accomplish His Agenda" will also feature Ohio gubernatorial candidate

A man allegedly carrying $2.5 million in cash destined for the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah reportedly was detained Friday at Beirut’s airport in a bust that an expert told Fox News Digital is "unprecedented." "The detainee and the seized funds will be handed over to the investigation division at the General Directorate of General Security," Lebanon's finance ministry said in a statement obtained by Reuters, which cited sources saying that the man had been traveling from Turkey.  "The $2.5 million dollar seizure is unprecedented," David Daoud, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. "We haven’t

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sparred during their meeting at the White House to end the Russia-Ukraine War, including Trump telling the Ukraine leader that he's "talked too much." Amid Zelenskyy's visit to the White House, Vance said that a path to securing peace between Russia and Ukraine was through the U.S. engaging in diplomacy, including speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to White House pool notes of the meeting. "We signed a deal with Putin. He did not keep it, what kind of diplomacy are you talking about?" Zelenskyy told Vance. "Very disrespectful," Vance

Potential No.1 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, Shedeur Sanders, spoke to reporters on Friday at the NFL combine and did not lack confidence. Sanders, 23, said he knows he can turn an NFL franchise around."We went from Jackson State to Colorado and changed two programs back-to-back. You don't think I could come to an NFL franchise and change a program again? It's history, it's always going to repeat itself," Sanders said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"If you ain’t trying to change the franchise or the culture, don’t get me. So, you should know history repeats itself over

EXCLUSIVE: New York City workers slammed the city’s congestion traffic pricing in a new ad from the Department of Transportation."I think with raised toll prices, raised train fares, now you want to add like tolls on the streets, I think it’s definitely borderline stealing," one man said in the clip. "It’s ridiculous, it’s gonna.. it’s destroying the city," another New York worker said. "It makes it more expensive for me to come to work," one man stated. BLUE STATE'S BAIL LAWS PANNED BY POLICE CHIEF AS VIOLENT SUSPECTS REPEATEDLY CUT LOOSEThe video is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to

A fugitive wanted for the attempted murder of his estranged wife more than 40 years ago has been captured after his con of assuming a dead man’s identity for decades finally unraveled, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Stephen Craig Campbell, 76, managed to evade authorities for years under a different identity and fraudulently claimed around $140,000 in retired social security benefits but was arrested in New Mexico last week during an armed standoff with police who found nearly 60 weapons at his residence, prosecutors said. The alleged swindler was on the run for planting a booby-trapped toolbox rigged with explosives outside the

Tatum O’Neal shared her scathing reaction to being cut out of her late father Ryan O'Neal's will. For most of her life, the 61-year-old actress had a famously turbulent relationship with the actor, who died at the age of 82 from congestive heart failure in 2023. During a recent interview with Variety, O'Neal revealed that she only learned that Ryan had disinherited her after his death and gave a candid response to the snub."Keep it, motherf-----," O'Neal said.Ryan shared Tatum and her brother Griffin O'Neal, 60, with his late ex-wife Joanna Moore. He was also father to son Patrick O'Neal, 57,

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, shared a message on X in which he declared, "Make Iraq Great Again!"His post included a graphic featuring the Iraqi flag along with the letters "MIGA," and the phrase "MAKE IRAQ GREAT AGAIN." An X user wrote in response to Wilson's post, "American first huh?""Forget Iraq and worry about Americans," another account wrote when replying to the congressman.Wilson has been speaking out on social media about various foreign countries, including Iraq and Iran.REPUBLICAN REP. JOE WILSON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO PROPOSE $250 BILL FEATURING TRUMPWilson asserts that Iran controls Iraq.He

Alec Baldwin's No. 1 protector, wife Hilaria Baldwin, came to his defense Sunday after the Emmy Award-winning actor threatened to physically harm a comedian.Jason Scoop exclusively told Fox News Digital that he had no idea his life was in danger before he attempted to speak to the "Beetlejuice" star outside the actor's home in Manhattan."Truthfully, if I'm being, like, bullet to my gun to my head … No, I didn't think he would threaten to murder me by snapping my neck in half," Scoop said. "That was my favorite part. The ‘in half.’ Oh, snap your neck in half."ALEC BALDWIN

A Texas judge, who has been described as "rogue" and an activist by the Houston Police Officers' Union, remains under fire after she set bond for the second suspect charged with capital murder in the death of Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda.Judge Hilary Unger of the 248th District Criminal Court in Harris County set bond at $3 million for Ronnie Palmer on Thursday, according to a court document shared by the Harris County Deputies' Organization (HCDO). Palmer has been in jail since July with no bond on that charge until now.In addition to the capital murder charge, he is also