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FIRST ON FOX: A pro-Trump former Florida prison warden who oversaw executions is urging President Biden to commute all federal and military death sentences before leaving office."I voted for President Trump in all of his campaigns, and I agree with him on most of his positions, but not the death penalty," Ron McAndrew, former warden of the Florida State Penitentiary, wrote in a letter to the outgoing president. "I have written to President Trump personally to ask him to stop calling for more executions."McAndrew, a self-described "law-and-order guy," Air Force veteran and pro-life Catholic, said that after overseeing three electric

A number of large groups of illegal immigrants have been caught at the southern border in recent days, as the number of migrant encounters remains lower than in previous months, but fears persist of a border surge before the Trump administration takes office.On Sunday, the Texas Department of Public Safety encountered a group of 154 illegal immigrants in Eagle Pass, Texas. The group included six special interest immigrants from Afghanistan and 20 unaccompanied minors.They were turned over to Border Patrol, Texas authorities said.‘NOW’S THE TIME': TRUMP VICTORY HAS BIDEN ADMIN BRACING FOR MIGRANT SURGE AT SOUTHERN BORDER In Arizona, Border Patrol

Republicans hold a slim majority in the House of Representatives, though the size of that narrow margin will not be known until the final five undecided races are called.The five House races that remain uncalled as of Tuesday morning are in Alaska, California, Iowa and Ohio. The balance of power currently sits at 218 seats for Republicans, and 212 for the Democrats.Democratic incumbent Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola is in a tight race in Alaska’s at-large congressional district, where she is trailing Republican entrepreneur Nick Begich.As of Tuesday morning, Begich holds just over a 2-point lead at 48.5% of the vote

A group of House Republicans is pushing to overhaul how funds are organized at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to more quickly get aid to communities devastated by Hurricane Helene.Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., chair of the House GOP Policy Committee, is leading a new bill that would move unspent funds the agency has from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as certain unspent funds earmarked for previous natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, into the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund.It comes just hours before the House Oversight Committee is set to hold a high-stakes hearing over accusations that FEMA aid was politicized,

COVID-19 can cause a long list of health issues, including flu symptoms, respiratory problems and even organ damage, according to medical experts — but a new study suggests that the virus could have a surprising impact on cancer.The study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation on Friday, found that COVID infection was linked to cancer regression, which could serve as a foundation for new cancer treatments in the future.The SARS-CoV-2 virus — which causes COVID — is made up of RNA (ribonucleic acid), a molecule that is found in all living cells.VACCINES FOR FLU AND COVID: SHOULD

Radio host Charlamagne Tha God and former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the "Morning Joe" co-hosts' controversial visit to the estate of President-elect Donald Trump was nothing more than a play for ratings.MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, two of Trump's fiercest critics in the media, revealed on Monday they had a face-to-face meeting last week with the president-elect at Mar-a-Lago, saying it was an important opportunity for those who disagree to speak with each other. Haley spoke about the incident on an episode of her SiriusXM show, "Nikki Haley Live," that will be released in full on Wednesday,

Authorities in Utah are offering a $30,000 reward for information related to the shooting death of a federally protected wild horse in the Onaqui Herd Management Area.The male horse, identified as Pyrite/Goldie/Glory by the Onaqui Catalogue, was found dead on Nov. 10 approximately three miles southwest of Simpson Springs in Tooele County, according to the Bureau of Land Management's Utah State Office.Evidence leads authorities to believe the horse was shot during the week of Nov. 3 and died from his injuries over the weekend.$100,000 REWARD OFFERED AFTER FEDERALLY PROTECTED WOLF FOUND DEAD IN ARIZONAA member of the public found the

If you take a step back – make that several steps back – it’s easier to understand what Donald Trump is doing.Why would he deliberately ignite a media firestorm over such controversial nominees as Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth, and to a lesser degree with Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.?The short answer is that the president-elect can’t run again and wants these nominees to disrupt – or even blow up – the departments they’d be in charge of running. And if they don’t have the usual credentials, if they’ve never run a large organization, he doesn’t give a damn.But wouldn’t

A man has been arrested and charged with murder after the Leon County Sheriff's Office found human remains linked to a missing persons case on a property in Buffalo, Texas.Michael Dean Davis Jr., 27, was arrested in connection with the discovery of the remains now known to belong to a mother that has not been seen or heard from by family members since July 2022, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.The investigation into the case began on June 19 after LCSO received a report of a missing person and child. Both were then entered into the National