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FIRST ON FOX: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is facing scrutiny over a report that hundreds of thousands of noncitizen asylum seekers had their cases closed without a ruling, ushering in a sort of “mass amnesty.” “The American people deserve transparency and accountability regarding the administration’s handling of immigration and border security. The current state of affairs at …

The House voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress on Wednesday, referring the top Department of Justice (DOJ) official for criminal charges. The measure passed nearly along party lines in a 216 to 207 vote, with just one Republican, Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, voting against it. Joyce said in a statement after the vote, “As a …

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, is raising alarms about a U.S. government agency responsible for broadcasting media in foreign countries. The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an independent federal office that oversees entities like Voice of America (VOA), which alone supports 48 different languages and has 354 million viewers across the globe, according to its …

House Republicans are skeptical that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will act on their newly passed criminal referral against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Multiple GOP lawmakers argued it would be hypocritical of the DOJ not to act, given the recent prosecutions and guilty verdicts for former Trump administration aides Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon following similar referrals. “I don’t have …

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday refused to rule out President Biden commuting whatever sentence his son Hunter receives after he was found guilty Tuesday in a criminal trial focused on his purchase of a handgun in 2018. Jean-Pierre, responding to a reporter asking whether a commutation of Hunter’s sentence is “something that would be on the table,” …

Legal experts are weighing in on recently released undercover audio recordings of two Supreme Court justices, calling the recordings not “much of anything.” Liberal filmmaker Lauren Windsor recorded Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito and his wife Martha-Ann Alito without their knowledge at a dinner event on June 3. The audio files were later published by Rolling Stone. …

FBI Director Christopher Wray sounded the alarm to Congress again about the terror threat posed by the open border, just days before eight people suspected of ISIS ties were arrested across the United States. Just a week ago, Wray appeared before the Senate Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies to review President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 funding …

Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the2024 campaign trail. What’s happening… – President suggests DOJ prosecution of his son was political – Trump gains edge over Biden in key battleground state – Liberal activist defends secret recording of Supreme Court Justice Fired up over Biden gas relief President Biden …

If there was any remaining doubt about former President Trump’s sway over the Republican Party, dismiss it. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee firmly remains his party’s ultimate kingmaker — candidates who landed the coveted Trump endorsement all won their primary battles on Tuesday as four states held intra-party contests. And in a couple of high-profile cases, Republican primaries that were …

A fleet of Russian warships entered Cuban waters on Wednesday as they prepare to hold military drills in the Caribbean. The deployment is likely a warning to President Biden after he gave approval for Ukrainian forces to strike some targets within Russia using U.S. weaponry, according to Rebekah Koffler, strategic intelligence analyst and author of “Putin’s Playbook.” Russian President Vladimir …