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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., offered mild praise for his successor on Tuesday during a rare appearance back on Capitol Hill.McCarthy told Fox News Digital he was in Washington for Monday night's swearing-in of his former aide, newly minted Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., who won a tight race to replace him. McCarthy said he was also there for a press conference commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. KEVIN MCCARTHY'S GHOST IS HAUNTING HOUSE GOP'S NEXT BIG LEGISLATIVE FIGHTWhen asked by another reporter whether he thought Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was doing a "good job," McCarthy said, "Johnson is working

One top expert on Latin America is warning that Mexico’s incoming president is likely to be more of the same and "bad news" for the United States when it comes to cooperation on issues like border security.Claudia Sheinbaum is projected to win Mexico’s presidential election and succeed outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Sheinbaum's Morena Party was also projected to hold majorities in both chambers of Congress. President Biden said Monday that "I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first woman President of Mexico" and that he looks forward "to working closely with President-elect Sheinbaum in the spirit

Angelina Jolie is an Oscar-winning actress known for her many notable roles in addition to her humanitarian work. Jolie was born on June 4, 1975 to actor parents Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. Early in her career, she was in the film "Gia" (1998), which garnered much success and led to many more roles. In 1999, she starred in "Girl, Interrupted," which earned her an Oscar for best supporting actress. Other movie roles during this time in Jolie's career included "Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000), "Beyond Borders" (2003) and "Taking Lives" (2004).ANGELINA JOLIE'S KIDS ARE ALL GROWN UP, WEAR HER OLD DRESSES

A Los Angeles man was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a visit to Mexico, and the suspected captors sent his family graphic videos and a threatening photo.Their loved one was blindfolded and tied up in a rectangular concrete trench with weapons pointed at his head, according to court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital. The suspects – a Mexican family – allegedly pistol whipped their victim and fired a shot near his head. The violent confrontation was recorded and sent to his family in L.A. with ransom demands of $70,000, federal prosecutors said. MEXICANS GO TO POLLS FOR HISTORIC ELECTION AMID RECORD VIOLENCE

Happy Monday everyone. So, today, jury selection began in Hunter Biden's gun trial. And as a welcome gift, those selected were given a free dime bag. To make sure it's a jury of his peers, they're looking for people who were given phony jobs in Ukraine, smoke, crack in a sensory deprivation tank, had sex with a dead family member's wife, while impregnating a stripper. So far, they found one. Possible witnesses include Beau Biden's widow, Hallie Biden, Hunter Biden's ex-wife Kathleen, and the gun store clerk in Delaware. Or, as Hunter calls it, his dream foursome.Over the weekend, President

Nearly 100 anti-Israel agitators stormed and occupied the lobby of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco on Monday, before police apprehended several for not leaving the grounds.FOX 2 in San Francisco reported that it was not immediately clear how many activists were detained, though a spokesperson for the consulate said roughly 100 demonstrators entered the building.Police responded to the scene with vans to remove the demonstrators, and the station said at least a dozen were removed from the consulate.Demonstrators were warned multiple times to leave the building before they were detained, according to the San Francisco Police Department.MAJOR US LAW

Kevin Coster is opening up about the early days of his career, and his struggle to break through.During a recent interview on Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast, Costner recalled "feeling that I was never going to make it," when he was working as a stage manager at Raleigh Station while struggling to make it as an actor."Once I got through the door, I kind of went pretty fast," he said on the podcast. "It wasn’t Tom Cruise sliding across the floor at 18. It was for me at 27, 28. I was a stage manager at Raleigh, working for $3.25

"Star Trek" actor Zachary Quinto was called out for his behavior at a Toronto restaurant over the weekend.Manita on Ossington Ave took to Instagram on Sunday to call the star an "entitled child" while eating at their establishment."Zachary Quinto - an amazing Spock, but a terrible customer," their statement began, referencing his role in "Star Trek.""Yelled at staff like an entitled child after he didn’t reply to two texts to inform him his table was ready and refused to believe the empty tables in the dining room weren’t available for him despite being politely informed they were spoken for," the