Politics

California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed legislation that will block state officials from enforcing other states’ laws that hinder access to transgender medical procedures and drugs. The new law, sponsored by Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, passed the legislature in late August. It is a response to recent efforts from some red states to ban transgender procedures …

FIRST ON FOX: Legislation introduced Friday by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., would expand the Department of Homeland Security’s powers to conduct counter-narcotic operations against cartels pushing fentanyl across the U.S. southern border as the country remains racked by an opioid crisis. The Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act would amend the Controlled Substance Act to provide DHS’ Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) …

The Library of Congress explained why it hosted an event for the investiture of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson but did not appear to hold any events celebrating the installations of Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, or Amy Coney Barrett. The Library of Congress is set to honor the investiture of Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday in …

A House Democrat blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday for a “failure of House leadership” by refusing to call up legislation to impose tougher stock trading restrictions on members of Congress. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., said she has been working with members since 2020 to call up a bill that would strengthen the provisions of the STOCK Act, a …

WASHINGTON – While half of Senate Republicans voted to oppose Thursday’s short-term funding bill over excess spending, keeping the government open is the first priority, senators from both sides of the aisle who voted for the measure told Fox News. “Nobody wants the government shut down,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, who voted for the measure, said. “We want to focus on …

With November’s midterm elections less than six weeks away, President Biden is aiming to boost his party as Democrats try to defend their razor-thin majorities in Congress and strive to pick up ground in the battle for the states. “We’ve got to win. We have got to win,” the president said to cheers from a crowd of supporters on Wednesday night.  …

FIRST ON FOX: Several Republican lawmakers shared their concerns about President Biden’s latest gaffe in which he appeared to search for the late Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., in a crowd while calling out for her. During his remarks at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Wednesday, Biden appeared to search for Walorski, who died in a …

Multiple experts contacted by Fox News Digital argued that there isn’t sufficient evidence to suggest climate change caused Hurricane Ian or any individual natural disaster. The experts’ comments come as a series of media outlets, Democrats and progressive commentators continue to blame the hurricane on human-caused global warming. Hurricane Ian slammed into southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm on …

U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Thursday overruled an order by Special Master Raymond Dearie that said former President Donald Trump needed to provide any “final” objections or disputes regarding the items seized by the FBI during its unprecedented raid on Mar-a-Lago last month. Last week, Dearie asked the Trump team that by no later than Sept. 30 to …

Unaccompanied migrant children housed at an emergency shelter inside Fort Bliss were said to have suffered from panic attacks, anxiety and a “pervasive sense of despair” as they were held for prolonged stays without regular updates, according to a watchdog report issued this week. The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General issued the report on the Emergency …