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The Senate voted Tuesday along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, clearing a procedural hurdle to set up a final vote on the controversial Trump ally to lead the federal law enforcement agency.Lawmakers in the Upper Chamber voted 48-45 to advance Patel's nomination, as Democrats hold concerns that he would operate as a loyalist for the president and target the administration's political enemies.This sets up a final confirmation vote later in the week. Some of Trump's other more controversial picks — including new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National

DOGE's Elon Musk opened up in an interview alongside President Trump with Fox News Sean Hannity about a dinner party where he said he realized how "real" Democratic animosity toward Trump can be."I happened to mention the president's name and it was like they got shot with a dart in the jugular that contained like methamphetamine and rabies," Musk said in the Tuesday night interview while recounting a situation where he mentioned Trump's name at a dinner party and quickly received pushback.Musk imitated people at the party going crazy and questioned why they couldn’t have a normal conversation."It's like they've

President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk responded to allegations from liberal media pundits and Democratic leaders that they are creating a constitutional crisis, arguing their detractors "are guilty of the crime of which they accuse us.""That's always the first thing they do. 'He's in violation of the Constitution.' They don't even know what they're talking ," Trump said during the pair's first joint interview on "Hannity" Tuesday.The 47th president added the accusers "couldn't care less about the Constitution."TRUMP, MUSK SHUT DOWN MEDIA ATTEMPTS TO ‘DRIVE US APART’ AMID DOGE EFFORTSMusk added during the "Hannity" exclusive that the allegations

The Madden family is back in the National Football League.The Washington Commanders announced on Tuesday that they have hired John Madden's grandson, Jesse, to their coaching staff as an offensive quality control coach.Jesse was recently a member of the Michigan football program, graduating this past year after winning the national championship in 2024.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe was a quarterback for the Wolverines his freshman season in 2021 before switching to defensive back. Madden, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, had a 103-32-7 record in 10 NFL seasons coaching the Oakland Raiders and led them to a win

A jury found rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty Tuesday on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.Rocky, whose full name is Rakim Mayers, invoked his 5th Amendment right and waived his right to testify during the weeks-long trial in Los Angeles.He initially faced 24 years in prison after turning down a 180-day pre-trial plea deal offered by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. BLAKE LIVELY, RYAN REYNOLDS' ‘SNL50’ APPEARANCE COULD ‘UNDERCUT ANY CLAIM FOR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS’: EXPERTDuring the trial, Rocky's longtime partner, Rihanna, was present in the courtroom. On one occasion, she brought both of their toddler sons, the

FIRST ON FOX: Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy ended its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs Tuesday, along with its social advocacy efforts including immigration reform and racial equity grantmaking, Fox News Digital has learned. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s chief operating officer Marc Malandro sent an email to staff Tuesday evening with the announcement. The move comes after Zuckerberg's Meta ended its DEI programs last month-- a move to ensure that the company is "building teams with the most talented people."Meta also ended its fact-checking program and lifted restrictions on speech to "restore free expression" across Facebook, Instagram and Meta platforms, admitting its content moderation practices

After being attacked by an immigrant rapist, Jon Fetherston, a former Massachusetts migrant shelter director, is blowing the whistle about the "rampant" abuse in the Massachusetts migrant shelter system, which he said is "just a big, colossal mess."Fetherston, who served as the director of the Marlborough migrant shelter from 2023 to 2024, said that the amount of crime, domestic abuse and child neglect that takes place in the Massachusetts migrant shelter system is "mind-boggling." In an interview with Fox News Digital, Fetherston revealed that he was grabbed and attacked by a Haitian immigrant after he was confronted about raping and

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data or firing federal employees. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that plaintiffs – who represented more than a dozen Democratic-led states – failed to show the necessary evidence of harm caused by DOGE's access in order to be granted a temporary restraining order.The decision from Chutkan, an Obama appointee, is a blow to the coalition of 14 attorneys general who sued last week to temporarily restrict DOGE's access to federal data personnel information about government employees.Plaintiffs argued that the leadership role held by