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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a member of the far-left group of progressive lawmakers known as "the Squad," told congregants at a historically Black church that America needs robust immigration because "we done picking cotton."

Crockett, who represents Texas's 30th Congressional District, made the remarks during Connecticut-based Grace Baptist Church's 125th anniversary celebration held over the weekend. The comments were part of Crockett's broader attempt to slam the Trump administration for cracking down on illegal immigration.

"So I had to...

Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday after the Senate voted to end debate on his nomination.

The Senate voted 53 to 46 to advance Hucakbee's nomination. He now awaits a final confirmation vote as Israel continues its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

While Republicans have championed Huckabee as an ardent supporter of Israel, Democrats have questioned his previous "extreme" position on Palestinians.

ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS INTERRUPT HUCKABEE HEARING, ATTACK TRUMP NOMINEE'S...

The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes.

“Changes to the Underground Railroad page on the National Park Service’s website were made without approval from NPS leadership nor Department leadership," NPS spokeswoman Rachel Pawlitz said late Monday in an email. "The webpage was immediately restored to its original content.”

She did not say who ordered the changes or for what reason. The changes —...

The U.S. will impose a 104% tariff on China beginning at 12:01 a.m. EST Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a briefing Tuesday.

Starting tomorrow, the White House will begin collecting steep levies on imported goods from China, as President Trump follows through on a threat issued against Beijing on Truth Social Monday.

Mr. Trump on Monday threatened to slap an additional 50% tariff on imports from China after the nation said it would impose a 34% import fee on American products. China's retaliatory move came after Mr...

China has condemned Vice President JD Vance as "ignorant and impolite" after Vance referred to the U.S. borrowing money from "Chinese peasants."

"China's position on China-US economic and trade relations has been made very clear," foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said, adding, "It is surprising and sad to hear such ignorant and impolite words from this vice president."

President Trump has upended the world economy with sweeping tariffs and has ruled out any pause in his aggressive trade policy despite a dramatic market sell-off.

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FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency are set to announce a bevy of new actions Tuesday afternoon that will "unleash" coal energy following President Donald Trump's expected signature on an executive order reinvigorating "America’s beautiful clean coal industry," Fox News Digital learned.

"The American people need more energy, and the Department of Energy is helping to meet this demand by unleashing supply of affordable, reliable, secure energy sources — including coal,"...

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump wants to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world," and a top White House cryptocurrency policy official said that the administration is well on its way to ushering in "the golden age for digital assets."

Bo Hines, executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, sat for an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital this week to outline the Trump administration’s work thus far in the cryptocurrency space.

Cryptocurrency, or "crypto" for short, is a digital currency in which...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted Tuesday that "all options are on the table for each country" when it comes to making deals over the latest U.S. tariffs, but warned to those who retaliate that President Donald Trump "has a spine of steel and he will not break."

Leavitt said since Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariff announcements, 70 countries have already reached out to the president to begin negotiations.

"On the other hand, countries like China who have chosen to retaliate and try to double down on their mistreatment of...

A Democrat on the House Oversight Committee accused the Trump administration of offloading federal real estate in a haphazard "fire sale" as Republicans aim to cut wasteful government spending by selling unused or underutilized government buildings.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., the ranking Democrat on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee, took issue with the Trump administration’s approach during a hearing on Tuesday on reducing the federal real estate portfolio.

"The Trump administration is currently taking a fire sale...

Elon Musk on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trump's top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, as a "moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks" in a spat that underscores the discord among the president's top allies over his sweeping tariffs set to go into effect this week.

During a CNBC interview Monday, Navarro took a shot at Musk, saying the billionaire Tesla CEO is "not a car manufacturer" but a "car assembler" who obtains cheap parts for Tesla vehicles from abroad.

"We all understand in the White House, and the American people understand, that Elon's...

Tattoos of crowns, a clock and other symbols have been used by the Trump administration to allege Venezuelan men deported from the U.S. are members of the Tren de Aragua gang. But experts and police in a Colorado city who have investigated the gang say tattoos aren't reliable markers of affiliation.

The administration alleges the deportees it sent to El Salvador's notorious maximum security prison are gang members, mostly with Tren de Aragua, and some with MS-13. It has also acknowledged that "many" of them have no criminal records.

President Trump...

Elbridge Colby will now assume the Pentagon’s number three post after a contentious Senate battle ended in a vote to confirm him to the role.

The Senate voted 51 to 45 to confirm the national security strategist as Defense Department undersecretary for policy, with three Democrats joining most Republicans in voting in his favor. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was the lone Republican no vote.

Colby successfully overcame skepticism from GOP hawks like Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who worried over his previous statements on Iran, even as he lost the former...

FIRST ON FOX: A former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) senior staffer is speaking out about problems at the agency under the Biden administration, including diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and failures to combat China flooding the U.S. market with illicit vapes after the FDA’s top tobacco official was removed from his position.

"I think many of us had been anticipating it for quite some time, we knew that change was drastically needed at FDA when it came to tobacco control, because tobacco control had really gotten out of control," David...

The Trump administration plans to begin fining illegal immigrants subject to a deportation order $998 a day if they do not leave the United States.

"Illegal aliens should use the CBP Home app to self-deport and leave the country now. If they don’t, they will face the consequences," Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Tuesday. "This includes a fine of $998 per day for every day that the illegal alien overstayed their final deportation order."

Using a 1996 law that was not enforced until President...

House Republicans are in disarray ahead of an expected Wednesday afternoon vote to advance the Senate's version of a massive bill advancing President Donald Trump's agenda.

Several people who spoke with Fox News Digital said they were concerned that even the president may not be able to sway holdouts ahead of a planned Wednesday vote – despite Trump's ability to do so on key pieces of legislation on multiple occasions this year.

"This one is tough to tell," one senior House Republican said when asked if Trump could persuade enough critics to pass...