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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump transition, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.Here's what's happening…- House Ethics Committee to meet Wednesday after postponing Gaetz investigation meeting- Trump confirms support for major step in mass deportation push to 'reverse the Biden invasion'- Republicans file 12 Pennsylvania lawsuits in 'aggressive' push to end recountThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus will oppose President-elect Donald Trump's planned mass deportation campaign, Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif., declared during remarks on Friday.The congresswoman – who chairs the group composed entirely of Democrats – claimed that mass deportations would

Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr sent a letter to the heads of the Big Tech platforms last week alerting them that their companies will be investigated for their alleged roles in mass censorship of Americans in recent years.Carr addressed Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Apple CEO Tim Cook in an open letter calling on these companies to hand over information that will allow the FCC to understand how censorship has been conducted against the American people and prevent it going forward. "Over the past few years, Americans have lived through an unprecedented

Jose Ibarra, the suspect accused of murdering Augusta University student Laken Riley in February while she was on a morning run, is back in court Monday for the second day of his trial.Security guards escorted Ibarra, who was wearing a striped shirt and black pants with handcuffs around his wrists, into Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard's courtroom at the Athens-Clarke County courthouse Monday around 7:15 a.m.Prosecutors say Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, attacked and killed Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, while she was jogging along trails near Lake Herrick on the University of Georgia campus in Athens the

MSNBC staffers are lashing out at "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski after they shocked their liberal viewers by revealing their recent Mar-a-Lago meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. "Cowardice," one MSNBC employee reacted to Fox News Digital. "Doing exactly what Tim Snyder warns on our air not to do: obey in advance. It’s disgusting but frankly unsurprising."The source said MSNBC's rank and file are now "largely disdainful" of the network's morning stars, saying it "feels like they are just opportunistic."‘MORNING JOE’ CO-HOSTS HOLD FACE-TO-FACE MEETING WITH TRUMP FOR FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARS'Others have taken to social media to

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he is likely to make a decision on who will fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat by early January, emphasizing that the governor's office has already begun vetting several possible candidates President-elect Donald Trump officially announced last week that he would nominate Rubio, the three-term senator from Florida and a senior Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence committees, to serve as secretary of state in his incoming administration."Senator Marco Rubio is expected to resign from the Senate to assume duties as Secretary of State when the Trump administration takes power on January

Nicole Kidman has mortality on her mind.The Oscar winner recently mourned the death of her mother Janelle, who passed away in September at age 84. The 57-year-old lost her father, Anthony, in 2014.In an interview published on GQ Monday, the actress admitted that her emotions have been "even more" close to the surface as she reflects on her future.'THE PERFECT COUPLE' STAR NICOLE KIDMAN LIVES 'NORMAL LIFE' IN TENNESSEE WHILE DOMINATING HOLLYWOOD"Mortality. Connection. Life coming and hitting at you," the star described as what she has been feeling more deeply than ever."And loss of parents and raising children and marriage

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is warning Americans that Congress might attempt to pass a large omnibus spending bill ahead of the pre-Christmas deadline, which he said would allow the government to continue operating under Democrats' and President Biden's preferred spending levels. "Don’t let the swamp steal Christmas!" he penned in a letter to the American people, obtained by Fox News Digital on Monday. The document featured a rendering of Biden as the Grinch. THUNE 'ADAMANT' ABOUT TRUMP SUPPORT, DRIVING MAGA AGENDA DESPITE TENSE PAST RELATIONSHIP"Congress may soon deliver a massive Christmas gift to Joe Biden at the expense of

Burglars broke into a building on the royal family's Windsor Castle estate, Fox News Digital confirms.The Windsor estate, which houses several employees of the royal family and is also the location of Adelaide Cottage, where Prince William and Kate Middleton live with their three young children, was targeted in October."At around 11.45pm on Sunday 13 October, we received a report of burglary at a property on Crown Estate land near to the A308 in Windsor," Thames Valley Police told Fox News Digital in a statement.PRINCE WILLIAM LOOKS TO PRINCESS DIANA FOR GUIDANCE AS HE FIGHTS THROUGH ‘BRUTAL YEAR’: EXPERTS"Offenders entered

J.K. Rowling tore apart HBO’s John Oliver over his recent monologue about transgender athletes.The "Harry Potter" author responded to the "Last Week Tonight" host’s recent tirade against those opposing trans inclusion in women’s sports. During his remarks, he claimed there was no evidence biological male trans athletes have an advantage over biological females."The Harris campaign failed to formulate a response, especially when it's pretty easy to do," Oliver said Friday. "There are vanishingly few trans girls competing in high schools anywhere, even if there were more, trans kids like all kids vary in terms of athletic ability, and there is

The New York Giants will make a change at quarterback in Week 12.The Giants will bench quarterback Daniel Jones, according to multiple reports.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMTommy DeVito is expected to get the start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ESPN reported.Giants general manager Joe Schoen did not appear ready to make the commitment last week when he spoke to reporters as the team had a bye week. However, with gameday getting closer, New York appeared to make the shift. It is unclear if it will be a one-off deal."Yeah, in general, it’s not just — I understand

UFC star Jim Miller expressed hope that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will help clean up the government a bit after his win at UFC 309.Miller, who has the most wins as a UFC fighter with 27 wins, spoke to Joe Rogan after his victory over Damon Jackson at Madison Square Garden. He called for justice for Peanut the Squirrel.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"New York, I got one thing to say first – we need justice for Peanut. It’s not just a squirrel," Miller explained. "It’s all the kids that went hungry that night and all

FIRST ON FOX: The Boston Public School (BPS) system is facing a federal civil rights complaint after internal lesson plan documents were leaked showing the district was organizing racially segregated Whites-only programming for teachers and parents instructing them on how to be less racist. The parental rights advocacy group Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a complaint last week with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Boston-area office after uncovering several internal district lesson plans and other documents showing BPS was operating racially-segregated "affinity groups" for teachers and parents. PDE argued in their complaint, obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital, that the

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said early Monday morning that the agency's focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) will end next year.Brendan Carr, who currently serves as the senior Republican member of the FCC, posted a snippet of the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 on X, which stated that its second-highest strategic goal is promoting DEI."The FCC’s most recent budget request said that promoting DEI was the agency’s second highest strategic goal. Starting next year, the FCC will end its promotion of DEI," Carr wrote.The only strategic goal listed before promoting

It was a dark and stormy night when a video filmed from the cockpit of an airplane emerged on social media, showing the conditions pilots face when landing in heavy rain."This was the day I learned that planes have wiper blades," said TikToker @damailufta, who shared her front-row seat behind the pilots in the cockpit as their windshield wipers worked to clear the view for landing at Sola Airport in Stavanger, Norway.Mina Farmen Bertheussen, 30, who said she's a Norwegian Airlines flight attendant based in Oslo, wasn’t working the night she filmed the video; she was a passenger on her

A Florida man was arrested last week after state police said he pretended to be an undercover officer in order to avoid a background check.William Dennis Milstead, 64, was charged with falsely impersonating a police officer, making a false statement to obtain property and using a two-way communication device to commit a felony, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.Milstead was arrested after a real estate agency reported to the FDLE that he was attempting to lease a residential property without undergoing a background check.MAN IMPERSONATING AS OFFICER FORCES WAY INTO ORLANDO HOTEL ROOM, ROBS WOMAN AT GUNPOINT: POLICEMilstead

New Orleans police are investigating two shootings near a popular parade route on Sunday afternoon that left two dead and 10 others wounded.The first shooting took place at about 3:38 p.m. in the 1800 block of Almonaster Avenue, according to the police department. Officers assigned to work the Nine Times Second Line parade responded to gunfire in the area and found eight people who had been shot. All eight victims were taken to a local hospital by ambulance, and a ninth victim arrived at a local hospital by private vehicle.NEW ORLEANS DA RELEASED VIOLENT CONVICTS ONTO THE STREETS BEFORE NEW OVERSIGHT LAW

What looked to be a Los Angeles Chargers beatdown on the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on "Sunday Night Football" turned into a thriller in the second half.But the Chargers were able to take down the Bengals, 34-27, behind J.K. Dobbins’ 29-yard touchdown, his second of the game. The game was deadlocked at 27 apiece when Justin Herbert got the ball with just 45 seconds left to play, and he found Ladd McConkey on two amazing passes for a total 55 yards to get into Bengals territory. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt seemed like the Chargers would just run

MSNBC host Jen Psaki said the Democratic Party is lost in the "wilderness" and without a leader after Kamala Harris' stunning defeat to President-elect Donald Trump.In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Psaki was asked how Democrats regain their footing and begin to "chart their path forward" after losing the White House, Senate and House of Representatives. "Look, I think Democrats are in the wilderness, as you just said before, there is no clear leader of the party. Joe Biden is going to be out of office shortly. Kamala Harris just lost the election. There are a lot of

The Library of Congress email systems suffered a substantial hack earlier this year by a "foreign adversary," Fox News can confirm.It is unclear if the hack compromised accounts of those who work directly for the House and Senate.However, Fox News is told that U.S. Capitol Police has referred the matter to the FBI, and it is investigating the scope of the hack.Fox is told the Library of Congress notified impacted congressional personnel in the House and Senate, which included both Republican and Democratic offices.CHINESE SPIES HACKED TRUMP ATTORNEY TODD BLANCHE'S PHONE: SOURCE"The Library of Congress recently discovered a cyber breach

Newport Beach, California, Mayor Will O’Neill is blasting state lawmakers after the Coast Guard apprehended 21 migrants who were on a boat nearly a mile off the coast on Thursday.FOX 11 in Los Angeles reported that 18 of the migrants who were detained were from Mexico, while two were from Uzbekistan and one was from Russia."There’s no way you intend on trying to protect Uzbeki nationals coming in from our southern border," O’Neill said, directing his comments to California lawmakers. "Get your act together, figure this out, because we’re having real problems affecting real people in your cities all across

Christina Hall admitted that filming her new reality series, "The Flip Off," with her ex, Josh Hall, was anything but fun.The home renovation expert and her estranged husband were set to star alongside her first husband, Tarek El Moussa, and his new wife, former "Selling Sunset" star Heather El Moussa.Filming had already been underway on the new HGTV show when Christina and Josh filed dueling divorce documents in July, citing "irreconcilable differences." "When someone is insecure by you and doesn't like to watch you win, that really puts a damper on everything," Christina told Entertainment Tonight.HGTV STAR CHRISTINA HALL IS STILL

A Republican senator clashed with NBC anchor Kristen Welker in a Sunday interview after he pushed back against the scrutiny over President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominations, compared to their treatment of President Biden's more controversial staffing picks.Democrats in Congress and in the media have blasted Trump's cabinet nominees over their qualifications, including combat veteran Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense; South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as secretary of homeland security; Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., as attorney general; and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), among others. On NBC's "Meet the Press" on

A single-engine plane crashed at a California racing facility on Sunday, injuring at least three people and interrupting a drag racing competition.The crash was reported at the Pomona Dragstrip shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday. The venue was hosting the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Drag Racing finals at the time.The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported the incident on X, noting that at least three people received "moderate to severe injuries.""At 11:10 AM #LACoFD units responded to a single engine plane down," the social media post states. "3 passengers transported to local area hospitals with moderate to severe injuries."EXPLOSION

California Senator-elect Adam Schiff defended his claims of Russian collusion years later during a recent appearance on CNN’s "State of the Union." Host Jake Tapper asked Schiff Sunday about President-elect Donald Trump’s recent controversial cabinet nominations, such as former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. Although Tapper referred to these nominees as "disruptors," he wondered whether there was introspection in Washington over inspiring them. "You were censured in the House last year for, in their view, holding positions of power during the Trump presidency as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and, according to them, ‘abusing this

For the second week in a row, a division rivalry game ended with a blocked field goal for the win. This time, it was the Green Bay Packers blocking Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos’ game-winner from 46 yards out to win 20-19 as time expired. Last week, it was the Kansas City Chiefs keeping their undefeated season alive with a blocked field goal against the Denver Broncos. And similar to this game, a rookie quarterback’s great drive in crunch time was all for naught. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMCaleb Williams was looking for his first game-winning drive, and he got