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President Donald Trump on Thursday linked Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood amid scrutiny over his alleged family ties to the Islamist organization."He's a Muslim Brotherhood guy, 100%," Trump said during a lunch in the White House Rose Garden. "He's a Muslim Brotherhood guy. How about having him be on the Senate Intelligence Committee? How about that? The guy's 100% Muslim Brotherhood."El-Sayed has come under scrutiny from Republicans over social media posts made by his half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, alleging their mother was an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt during the 1970s.COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERT WARNS

The Department of Justice touted hundreds of arrests as part of its Operation Show Me Justice in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday.Beginning in August, the operation included members of the U.S. Marshals Service, ATF, DEA and the St. Louis Police Department, all surging their efforts to target guns, drugs and other crimes in the city.Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter announced the conclusion of the months-long operation alongside Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.FBI ANNOUNCES 305 ARRESTS, 24 MISSING CHILDREN RECOVERED IN CHICAGO DURING OPERATION NEW DAWN"Through Operation Show Me Justice, the teams have arrested 435 for drug crimes, firearm crimes, other

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed got into a tense exchange with NBC's Tom Llamas on Wednesday as his claim about having no family connections to the Muslim Brotherhood draws scrutiny.On "NBC Nightly News," El-Sayed was pressed about social media posts made by his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi, alleging their mother was an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt during the 1970s after he denied there were any family connections to the controversial Islamist group during an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday's "Meet the Press.""Can you just explain it?" Llamas asked after reading some of Abdelhadi's posts.ABDUL

Alaric Jackson's fateful punch of Bradley Chubb, which has been in the news cycle for multiple days, finally received a firsthand explanation from the man on the receiving end of the blow.On the same day the NFL reduced Jackson's suspension from two games to one, Chubb gave reporters a moment-by-moment account of what happened.And, frankly, Chubb's account paints Jackson as overreacting, if the Buffalo Bills linebacker is to be believed.RAMS OFFENSIVE LINEMAN PUNCHES BILLS LINEBACKER AFTER THRILLING GAME: 'TEMPERS GOT FLARED'Chubb admitted that the highly charged fourth quarter between the Bills and Rams played on everyone's emotions. Chubb said both

An 8-year-old California girl died following a severe asthma attack after allegedly living for years in a filthy home infested with cockroaches, mold and pet feces, prompting felony child neglect charges against her mother and stepfather, prosecutors said.The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said this week that the girl's mother, Gabrielle Hanson, 32, and stepfather, Jacob Randolph, 39, knew about the dangerous conditions inside their San Jose home and had been repeatedly warned by medical professionals and social workers about the risks to their seven children.Despite the warnings, the couple allegedly waited eight hours before seeking medical help when

The U.S. military is deploying several hundred Army soldiers to Latin America for training and joint exercises with regional forces as the Trump administration expands its campaign against drug-trafficking networks, Fox News confirmed.The deployment involves soldiers from the Army's 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum, New York, with the first troops from a roughly 600-soldier battalion expected to deploy to Panama, according to The New York Times, which first reported the deployment.A senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that the troops are being forward-staged under U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which will determine where they are ultimately deployed.According to

President Donald Trump wished Pope Leo XIV a speedy recovery Wednesday following his lung cancer diagnosis, revealing that he is friends with the pontiff's brother, whom he described as an enthusiastic MAGA supporter.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Arizona to Montana, Trump expressed optimism about the 71-year-old pontiff's recovery following surgery to remove part of his right lung."I want to see Pope Leo get well. I hear the prognosis for that type of a problem. It's a cancer. It's big stuff. Anytime you have cancer," the president said. "But the prognosis seems to be good, I've

Joni Mitchell has officially become an American citizen at age 82, more than six decades after she first moved to the United States.The music icon, who hails from Canada, announced the news on Instagram as she shared a photo of herself beaming while holding an American flag along with a video from her naturalization ceremony."A journey that began 62 years ago," Mitchell wrote in the caption of her post.ART GARFUNKEL JOINS GROWING LIST OF CELEBRITIES CONSIDERING A MOVE ABROAD OVER TRUMP PRESIDENCYMitchell wore a red and navy blue floral cardigan that had an American flag pin along with a red

The Justice Department is threatening emergency legal action against California election officials unless they take steps to prevent suspected noncitizens from voting in November's midterm elections, setting a Thursday deadline as state officials push back.In letters sent Tuesday, Acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter demanded that California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan review a list of potentially ineligible voters within 48 hours. The DOJ instructed officials to segregate ballots from individuals whose citizenship cannot be verified and warned it would seek emergency legal relief if its demands were not met by noon

Kai Trump has undergone another wrist surgery for a recent golf-related injury.President Trump’s eldest grandchild, 19, posted an update to Instagram on Wednesday, announcing that the procedure was a success. She included a selfie from her hospital bed showing her left arm in a cast and sling.According to the statement included in the post, Trump, who is a competitive golfer on the University of Miami Women’s Golf team, underwent surgery to repair a wrist injury sustained during her first tournament of the season.KAI TRUMP RECALLS ‘A LOT OF CRYING’ WITH MOM VANESSA BEFORE COLLEGE AMID BREAST CANCER BATTLE"While I had

Tonight brings us the third game in the NLCS with the Brewers heading to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers. FanDuel is offering new users a chance to bet on the game and earn $250 in bonuses. Simply bet $5 today to receive a $50 bonus bet. Repeat that process for five days to earn $250 in bonus bets. The Brewers have looked like the vastly superior team in the series so far. Games 1 and 2 saw Milwaukee win in very different ways. They simply survived in Game 1, beating the Dodgers 2-1. In the second matchup, they pounded

The Philadelphia Phillies are committed to Don Mattingly.The Phils fired Rob Thomson from his managerial post in the midst of the season and brought in Donnie Baseball on an interim basis.With Mattingly in the clubhouse, the Phillies turned their season around but narrowly escaped a late-season collapse, and they lost in the National League Wild Card Series to the Atlanta Braves.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEBut the Phillies must have liked what they saw, Mattingly will have the interim tag taken off and be hired full time. He signed a two-year deal, the team announced Wednesday.It, of course, should