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President Biden's assertion of executive privilege to prevent recordings of his interviews with special counsel Robert Hur from being released shares some similarities with former President Trump's attempts to use privilege while in the White House, according to one legal expert.

Though transcripts of Biden's interview with Hur have already been released to a committee, the White House asserted executive privilege to block the audio recordings from becoming public while arguing in lockstep with Attorney General Merrick Garland that "law enforcement...

Search and rescue teams are still trying to reach the site due to the difficult weather conditions, officials say.

The following is a transcript of an interview with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates that aired on May 19, 2024.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we go now to the former Secretary of Defense and Chancellor of William and Mary, Robert Gates. Good morning to you.

FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT GATES: Good Morning, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: When we last spoke back in October, you said that the US confronts graver threats to security than it has in decades, perhaps ever. And among the US presidential candidates at that time, you didn't hear anyone with...

Republicans are reacting with outrage to the Biden administration's refusal to reveal information about details of those on the terror watchlist encountered at the southern border after officials cited privacy interests for turning down a Fox request on the matter.

"What is Joe Biden, this administration and the Democrats, what are they hiding?" Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wondered on the "Verdict with Ted Cruz" podcast.

"They have not released what countries they came from. I assume, based on their refusal to do so, that the country list is really...

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi experienced a "hard landing" on Sunday, according to Iranian state media.

Iranian media, according to multiple reports, said rescue teams were dispatched to the site, though there have been multiple conflicting reports regarding the incident. There has been no official word from the Iranian regime.

This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.

The Associated Press contributed

Deep blue New York is in play.

In a major throwdown to Democrats, former President Trump will host a campaign rally in the Bronx on Thursday as he sets his sights on flipping the Empire State red this November, a situation that would have been unfathomable in 2021 when he departed the White House.

Trump’s campaign announced Friday night that Thursday’s rally will take place at 6 p.m. in Crotona Park, a 127-acre public park just blocks away from the boundary line of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district. The New York Post reports that the...

As their final witness testifies, legal experts assess the evidence so far and chances of a conviction.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces what could be his final court hearing in England over whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges

Sen. Chris Van Hollen insisted Sunday that he's unconcerned about how President Joe Biden will fare at his first debate with former President Donald Trump next month.

The incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with Azerbaijan.

Florida is drawing plenty of attention for its abortion battles, and it's showing widespread support for abortion access in the state, though that does not translate into making it a presidential battleground.

That's because voters here rate Florida's economy as mixed and the national economy as bad, with inflation and immigration having more impact on the contest right now.

Florida's voters tend to think they'll be better off financially with Donald Trump, who leads comfortably in his bid to carry the state for a third straight time.

There is...

When Arizona and Florida attracted the national spotlight over their abortion battles, this question arose: Would the issue upend the presidential contests in those states — or offset the drag on President Biden that inflation and the border have had on him nationally?

And the answer, right now, is no. Biden trails in Arizona by 5 points despite winning it last time, and Trump is comfortably up by 9 points in Florida, after winning it twice in the last two cycles.

Because despite broad support for abortion rights in both states, that effect...

Slovakia’s defense minister says the country's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remains in serious condition but now has a positive prognosis, four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves across the d...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrats in charge of the Minnesota Legislature and DFL Gov. Tim Walz late Saturday night announced they reached an agreement that would pay rideshare drivers more per ride but also keep Uber and Lyft operating in state, after the companies planned to exit this summer due to a Minneapolis ordinance.

The rate in the deal, according to DFL House Majority Leader Jamie Long, is $1.28 per mile and $0.31 per minute, which he told reporters amounts to a 20% pay increase for drivers. It includes other protections and benefits for...

Several Jewish university undergraduate students, many of whom had already experienced 2020 COVID-19 high school graduation cancellations, didn't have the college graduation ceremony they had hoped for amid a wave of anti-Israel unrest on campuses nationwide.

Students who spoke to Fox News Digital shared their experiences over the last few weeks, ending with abrupt commencement cancellations and surprise anti-Israel protests during ceremonies.

Yola Ashkenazie, a recent Barnard College of Columbia University graduate, told Fox News Digital, "It...