Politics

Biden's upcoming meeting with Pope Francis comes amid rift with U.S. bishops

President Biden is slated to meet with Pope Francis for his first time as president just weeks before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will convene in part to draft a document guiding bishops regarding whether politicians who support abortion should be barred from Communion.

Washington & Lee University orders College Republicans to remove Glenn Youngkin campaign materials

College Republicans at Washington & Lee University were told last month to take down materials in support of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin -- a move the university said was done to keep it in compliance with its non-profit status under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Youngkin demands resignations from Loudoun County School Board in wake of bombshell email

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin called for the resignations of Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler and the Loudoun County School Board in the wake of a bombshell email this week. The email showed that Ziegler alerted the board to reports of a male student wearing a skirt allegedly assaulting a female student in a girl's bathroom – about a month before Ziegler publicly declared that he had no record of bathroom assaults.

Obama stumps for Terry McAuliffe in razor-thin Virginia governor's race

Barack Obama headed to Virginia Commonwealth University Saturday to throw his support behind Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in the deadlocked Virginia gubernatorial race.

McCarthy seeks Biden meeting after ‘alarming’ border numbers, warns against 'mass amnesty' push

FIRST ON FOX: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is requesting a meeting with President Biden in the wake of "alarming" border numbers which showed more than 192,000 migrant encounters in September.

Hawley calls for AG Garland to resign after he 'mobilized the FBI to intimidate parents without legal basis'

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland to resign

Organized migrant caravan moves toward US, surging past Mexican forces

A massive and organized migrant caravan is on its way from southern Mexico toward the U.S., and has already surged past a blockade by Mexican forces attempting to stop it from getting to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Rep Sherman calls for naval forces in Ethiopian conflict, US diaspora frustrated by messaging

As the humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia continues to escalate lawmakers on the Hill are calling on the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea to stop the violence – but Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., is looking to the U.S. Navy for help.

Probe into Border Patrol agents drags on over a month, despite Mayorkas claim it would take 'days'

An ongoing investigation into Border Patrol agents pictured on horseback turning away Haitian migrants – and who were the subject of false claims that they "whipped" migrants – is still ongoing, a month after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas promised the probe would take "days, not weeks."

RNC targets McAuliffe rallies with billboards, says it topped 5M voter contacts in Virginia

The Republican National Committee is campaigning hard in the race for Virginia governor in an attempt to block Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe from scoring a win, telling Fox News it has already made contact with 5 million Virginia voters.

Virginia Democrats sue USPS over delayed delivery of election-related material

The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service on Friday, alleging local branches failed to deliver and process election-related material ahead of its gubernatorial race, thereby "threatening to disenfranchise thousands of Virginia voters."

Drivers of color are much more likely to get pulled over for minor traffic violations. But the Philadelphia City Council passed a bill aimed to end that practice. Could this prove a model for other cities?

Smerconish warns the censors of political incorrectness that there needs to be nuance and discussion -- and there could be a political price to be paid at the polls.

Why Biden is flailing

While the causes of Biden's decline are numerous... perhaps the biggest one is that Americans believe there are big economic problems and that Biden isn't focused nearly enough on them.

A caravan of thousands from Haiti, Central and South America has gathered near the Mexican border - where there has already been a record 1.66m arrests in the past year. What can be done?

Nevada man charged with voter fraud, accused of casting ballot using dead wife's name

The Nevada attorney general has filed two counts of voter fraud against a Las Vegas man who allegedly voted twice in the 2020 general election – including once in his late wife's name. 

Virginia governor's race: How to vote

Virginia's gubernatorial election looms with less than two weeks left to vote for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, members on the House of Delegates, and some local office candidates.

National School Boards Association sorry for 'language' in letter that likened parents to domestic terrorists

The National School Boards Association issued an apology for a letter sent to the Biden administration which targeted parents who are concerned over their child's school curriculum and seemingly related their actions to that of domestic terrorists.

January 6 defendant spoke at far-right rally attended by Proud Boys, despite court order against associating with the group

An Arizona political commentator charged in the US Capitol riot spoke at a small right-wing rally in Phoenix last month that was attended by over a dozen Proud Boys, even though a federal judge had ordered him not to associate with any members of the extremist group.

Biden escapes his White House 'gilded cage' at a faster pace than Trump

President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he's likened to a "gilded cage" for a weekend at his Delaware home. It's yet another weekend away from Washington as the President has spent a noteworthy portion of his first year in office at one of his two Delaware homes or at Camp David, working remotely.