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Democratic lawmakers deflected questions on why the stock market has had success under President Donald Trump in spite of their dark predictions on the administration’s tariffs while speaking with Fox News Digital on Capitol Hill.Some downplayed the market’s success, indicating that it has no bearing on the country’s true economic pulse.Asked by Fox News Digital why the stock market is still doing well if Trump’s tariffs are hurting the economy, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., shot back, "The stock market is not the economy."She insisted that because of the tariffs, Americans "are feeling price crunch when they go to the

Colorado football's third season with Deion Sanders at the helm has been met with considerable headwinds. The Buffaloes have dropped four of their last five games and enter a Week 11 matchup with West Virginia with a 3-6 record.Nevertheless, Sanders continues to have the support of one of the university's key athletic decision-makers. Rick George, Colorado's athletic director, expressed confidence in the job Coach Prime is doing. George's only preference would be for the team to pick up more wins."I’m proud of Coach Prime. It’s been a tough year what he’s been through. He’s been a trooper, been working hard,

The convicted founder of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, said he was "a little bit surprised" by President Donald Trump's pardon of him on "Special Report" Friday."We have never met," former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao told "Special Report" anchor Bret Baier in an exclusive interview. "We have never talked." TRUMP CRYPTO CHIEF SAYS WE ARE IN THE 'GOLDEN AGE' FOR DIGITAL ASSETS, 'CLEARING THE DECK' OF BIDEN BARRIERSIn 2023, Zhao pleaded guilty to a money-laundering–related charge. He served a four-month prison sentence under the Biden administration. President Donald Trump pardoned him Oct. 21, according to the Department of Justice.White

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Chicago this week arrested a Mexican national and former DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient with a violent and lengthy criminal history who entered the U.S. illegally, officials said.ICE described Alan Eduardo Garcia’s arrest as "high-risk" because of his "repeated aggression and attempts to evade arrest."Garcia’s criminal record includes arrests and convictions for felony strangulation, domestic battery, disorderly conduct, battery causing bodily injury, aggravated battery against a handicapped or pregnant woman and unlawful use of a firearm.ICE officers likely saved the life of the 31-year-old, who was arrested as part of

Senate Democrats again blocked a plan by Republicans to ensure that federal workers and the military would receive a paycheck as the shutdown back and forth revs into high gear.Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., again tried to advance a modified version of his "Shutdown Fairness Act" bill that would see federal workers and the military paid now and during subsequent government shutdowns.Last month, it was blocked over concerns from Senate Democrats that it did not include furloughed workers.SCHUMER, DEMS UNVEIL ALTERNATIVE SHUTDOWN PLAN, ASK FOR ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO OBAMACARE SUBSIDIESJohnson noted on the Senate floor that after discussions with Senate Democrats

Former President Barack Obama said that recent Democratic Party election wins show that Americans "don’t want cruelty" in a podcast appearance posted Friday. During the latest episode of the progressive podcast "Pod Save America," Obama celebrated Tuesday's Democratic victories in New Jersey, New York City and Virginia, saying they show that voters are "paying attention" and want more humane leaders."It was a good reminder that it turns out that the American people are paying attention. They don't want cruelty," Obama said. WATCH: KAINE DEFENDS JONES AMID AG CANDIDATE’S TEXTS ENVISIONING MURDER OF GOP LEADER: ‘STILL A SUPPORTER’Democratic candidates secured victories in various

Ahead of a 15th attempt to reopen the government, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told reporters that he doesn’t expect a resolution to the 38-day government shutdown to come any time soon, casting gloom on optimistic forecasts of a resolution this week."I think we're at least seven days and more likely 10 and very possibly two weeks away from opening up at the best," Kennedy said.OPTIMISM FADES AS SENATE DEMOCRATS DIG IN, HOLD OUT OVER OBAMACARE DEMANDSHe said he expected Democrats would maintain a united front against a short-term spending extension on Friday. "I have been told that the Democrats who've been

The Trump administration on Friday asked a federal appeals court to block, for now, a lower court's decision that would require it to fully fund the nation's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food aid program by the end of the day. Lawyers for the Justice Department asked the First Circuit Court of Appeals to temporarily stay an injunction handed down one day earlier by a federal judge in Rhode Island. The appeal is the latest in an ongoing court fight over the food aid program that funds 42 million low-income Americans. U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture