A former FBI agent told Fox News Digital that there was “a clear mental illness component” that motivated would-be assassin Ryan Routh to take aim at former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15. Before he was charged with two gun-related crimes in a Florida court on Monday, Routh, 58, had more than a hundred interactions with police between the 1980s …
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Virginia’s in-person early voting begins as election season picks up steam
The election season is in full swing Friday as Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 cycle and six other states – Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming – make absentee ballots available, some with restrictions. Minnesota and Virginia lean blue, but have deep red pockets Two competitive states begin voting …
Read More »Newsom's deepfake election laws are already being challenged in federal court
New legislation signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom regulating AI-generated “deepfake” election content and requiring the removal of “deceptive content” from social media is now being challenged in court. The new laws build on legislation passed years earlier regulating campaign ads and communications, according to the governor’s office. But two of the three new laws are being challenged in the …
Read More »Trump touts support from nearly 60% of Teamsters members: 'Nobody ever expected' this to happen
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, for the first time since 1996, is not endorsing the Democratic presidential nominee after a poll showed nearly 60% of its members support former President Trump. “They’re going to, I guess, remain neutral. But that was sort of a big event. Nobody ever expected anything like that to happen,” Trump said on “Gutfeld!” Wednesday in …
Read More »Trump assassination attempt: FBI's Ryan Routh tip highlights vetting demand challenge, former agent says
Ryan Routh, the alleged gunman in what authorities believe was the second assassination attempt on former President Trump, was the subject of a 2019 tip to the FBI. Police say a Secret Service agent on Trump’s detail opened fire after a gun muzzle was spotted poking through the perimeter fence of Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, …
Read More »Schumer coins 'Trump shutdown,' slamming GOP amid spending fight
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., placed blame on former President Trump and Republicans for a potential partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending measure on Wednesday. He filed cloture on Thursday in a procedural move in order to act as quickly as possible once the House passes a continuing resolution (CR), which is a …
Read More »Lady Gaga's father endorses Trump in 2024 race: 'He's a patriot'
The father of pop icon Lady Gaga is throwing his support behind former President Trump in the 2024 presidential election. “I endorse Donald Trump. I endorse his policies,” Joe Germanotta said on “Fox & Friends” Thursday. The restaurant owner’s announcement came days after the second assassination attempt against Trump as the election remains in a dead heat. “They’re two vastly …
Read More »Trump says Howard Stern was great until he ‘went woke’ and ratings have 'gone down the tubes'
Former President Trump said SiriusXM radio host Howard Stern’s ratings have “gone down the tubes” since the shock jock “went woke.” Trump appeared on Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” on Wednesday, where he was asked about surviving a pair of assassination attempts, the ABC Presidential Debate and criticism he receives from celebrities, among other topics. Host Greg Gutfeld played a video of …
Read More »Ohio Haitian community leader argues ‘America should be an open country for everybody’
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A Haitian community leader in an Ohio town that burst into the national spotlight over longtime residents’ claims about disturbing incidents involving refugees argues that America’s history means the country should be open to taking in more migrants. “America is a beacon of the world in terms of democracy, where they say that human [rights] have to …
Read More »'I've never seen this': Top Republican details level of Secret Service 'lack of cooperation'
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., described the level to which the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service have prevented the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) from obtaining crucial materials to investigate the failures that led to the assassination attempts against former President Trump. “Things like the autopsy report, you know, the House has it under subpoena. We …
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