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Israel announced Thursday that it will reopen the Rafah border crossing for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt for the first time since May 2024.  Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, said the crossing ‘will open this coming Sunday (February 1st) in both directions, for limited movement of people only.’  ‘The return of residents from Egypt to the Gaza Strip will be permitted, in...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., unloaded his frustrations with the latest iteration of a government funding package backed by President Donald Trump and laid out a stark warning to the top House Republican and the White House in the process.  Graham is one of the few remaining holdouts blocking the Senate from moving on to a government funding package brokered by Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as lawmakers race to beat the government...

Former CNN host Don Lemon retained a high-priced attorney familiar with defending clients against the Trump administration following his arrest related to his involvement in a protest at a St. Paul, Minnesota, church. Lemon is being represented by Abbe Lowell, an attorney well known for taking on cases where a prominent political figure needs legal help; most notably Hunter Biden. Biden, the surviving son of former President Joe Biden, is Lowell’s most visible recent client....

The House of Representatives is preparing a rare weekend meeting as congressional leaders race against the clock on a partial government shutdown. The House Rules Committee, which acts as a gatekeeper before most legislation sees a chamber-wide vote, is expected to meet on Sunday at 4 p.m. to consider a federal funding deal that is poised to pass the Senate on Friday. It means the full House could vote on the bill as early as...

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has directly communicated expectations to Iran as pressure mounts for Tehran to accept a nuclear deal, even as Iranian officials publicly signal interest in talks. Asked whether Iran faces a deadline to make a deal, Trump suggested the timeline already had been conveyed privately.  ‘Only they know for sure,’ he said, confirming when pressed that the message had been delivered directly to Iranian leaders. Trump also...

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer announced Wednesday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison will testify under oath next month as part of a congressional investigation into a massive fraud scandal involving the state’s welfare programs. Walz and Ellison will testify at a hearing on ‘Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II’ on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. EST, the committee says. Walz, who...

The Justice Department released more than 3 million Jeffrey Epstein records including his personal emails Friday, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche telling Fox News Digital that ‘in none of these communications, even when doing his best to disparage President Trump, did Epstein suggest President Trump had done anything criminal or had any inappropriate contact with any of his victims.’ ‘During the course of our investigation, we seized years and years’ worth of Epstein’s personal...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said his department will ‘be prepared to deliver whatever this president expects’ following a warning to Iran about its nuclear program.  Hegseth made the remark Thursday during a Cabinet meeting, one day after President Donald Trump told Iran that ‘time is running out’ to strike a deal.  ‘They should not pursue nuclear capabilities. So we will be prepared to deliver whatever this president expects of the War Department, just like we did...

House Republicans are breaking fundraising records as they build resources to defend their razor-thin majority in November’s midterm elections. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which is the campaign arm of the House GOP, on Friday highlighted its robust fundraising last year, as well as ‘record’ hauls by House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer. The fundraising surge is much needed, as Republicans face a rough political climate due...