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Trump Pentagon launches competition for America’s next great military base
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced plans to build a modern, self-sustaining military fortress, saying the site will be selected through a merit-based competition among governors pitching their…
‘Drug-dealing’ network shielded by blue states targeted in SCOTUS challenge
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Louisiana Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill is escalating her fight against abortion pills entering states that ban abortions through two lawsuits — one targeting the providers accused of distributing the…
Republican glee erupts as White House boasts sharp decline in immigration from Muslim-majority nations
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The political right celebrated after a White House X account posted a graph showing that legal immigration to the U.S. from nations with Muslim majority populations has all but halted. The account highlighted a 96…
Schumer tanks popular insider trading ban in Dem effort to derail Republican’s agenda ahead of midterms
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats shut down Republicans’ bid to deal with two key issues for voters heading into the midterms. Republicans tried and failed to pass a bill that would marry differing policy issues: banning lawmakers…
Secret phone-record seizure sparks personal lawsuit from GOP senator
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A top Republican senator whose phone toll records were secretly subpoenaed during Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump sued the former special counsel in his personal capacity…
US faces another major Middle East troop withdrawal, but threat remains
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military is scheduled to end its mission in Iraq on Wednesday, bringing to a close a military operation that has lasted more than two decades — despite an ongoing war in Iran sparked earlier this year. The…
Democrats split on AOC as some battleground candidates distance themselves from ‘Squad’ lawmaker
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is fast becoming a central figurehead in the 2026 midterm election cycle, and a polarizing one at that. Some moderate candidates are shunning the progressive rising star’s…
Liberal stronghold set to adopt eye-popping minimum wage amid business exodus
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seattle is slated to increase its minimum wage to $22.14 an hour in 2027 as the broader metro area contends with a sharp drop in job openings and Seattle businesses face mounting cost pressures. Beginning in 2025…
Senate hopeful’s ‘treading water’ narrative crumbles under $500K campaign payouts to family
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn repeatedly said his family is “treading water” financially because of rising grocery and gas prices last week, but federal campaign finance records show his campaign has paid…
Inside the neighborhood living on the edge of America’s tech frontier
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ASHBURN, Va. — First came the explosions, the heavy machinery and the red dust that coated the neighborhood. Soon after, towering, windowless buildings emerged just beyond a thin row of trees. Months after the…