Fox News: Politics

Trump pardons 9 people convicted of tampering with emission controls on diesel engines

Trump pardoned people convicted of Clean Air Act violations who he said were "persecuted by the Biden Administration" and punished for "fixing their car."

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 11:48 am

Pope Leo urges US to welcome immigrants in America 250 speech before visiting global migrant hotspot

Pope Leo XIV accepted the 2026 Liberty Medal virtually from the Vatican before departing for Lampedusa to urge Europe to accept more migrants.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 11:47 am

OpenAI's Sam Altman wants to negotiate a 5% stake in company for US if competitors agree to key provision

Sam Altman reportedly met with Trump and Bernie Sanders about offering 5% of OpenAI to the public, but only if Anthropic and Meta do the same.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 11:41 am

NC governor faces criticism for skipping Trump-backed America 250 event

Chuck Edwards accused Gov. Josh Stein of choosing partisanship over patriotism by boycotting the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 10:00 am

Top Trump official touts how DC makeover is proof America is rejecting 'decline by choice'

Doug Burgum defends Washington D.C. infrastructure push, citing 510 graffiti removals, monument restoration, and crime reduction ahead of July 4th.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 8:00 am

Pro-Trump artist unleashes powerful message about American flag, touts massive Old Glory painting

A Trump-supporting artist is painting a potentially record-breaking 9-by-17-foot American flag at the Great American State Fair but insists the flag belongs to everyone.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 7:00 am

Newsom, Walz urge Congress to block anti-climate bill in their ‘woke’ crusade

Democratic governors urge Congress to reject the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act as the Supreme Court prepares to hear the Boulder ExxonMobil lawsuit.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 7:00 am

Immigrant business owner who built the American dream says birth tourism is a 'slap in the face'

Kris Ramsingh, a Trinidad-born Virginia businessowner, calls birthright citizenship a "slap in the face" to legal immigrants who worked hard.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 6:00 am

House Dems dodge questions on SCOTUS trans athlete ruling, shift blame to 'culture wars'

House Democrats mostly sidestepped questions on the Supreme Court transgender athletes ruling, pivoting to the economy and Washington dysfunction.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 4:00 am

Al Green responds to July 4 question with renewed call to impeach Trump

Democratic lawmakers affirm pride in American democracy and freedoms while voicing concerns about the administration ahead of the 250th Independence Day.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 4:00 am

Trump hails America as 'most exceptional nation ever to exist' in Mount Rushmore speech

President Trump declared communism the greatest threat facing the U.S. and vowed the country would never become a communist nation in his Mount Rushmore speech.

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 12:38 am

Trump grants pardons to 'persecuted' mechanics in right-to-repair crackdown: 'I am setting them all free'

Trump granted full pardons to more than half a dozen people, calling the prosecutions "weaponization."

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 5:04 pm

Mamdani blasts ICE agents, Elon Musk and 'supremacy' in America 250 speech ahead of July 4 weekend

Zohran Mamdani blasted Elon Musk, ICE and oligarchs in a fiery America 250 speech flanked by naturalized citizens ahead of July 4 weekend.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 1:15 pm

Trump calls out NATO ahead of summit, calling it 'ridiculous' for US to persist on 'one sided path'

U.S. President Donald Trump blasted NATO on Truth Social over defense spending disparities ahead of the alliance's upcoming summit in Ankara, Turkey.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 11:19 am

Cruz pushes bill to hold tax-exempt sponsors accountable as DOJ probes Singham network

Ted Cruz pushes the SPONSOR Act to strip tax-exempt status from nonprofits funding political violence as the DOJ launches a grand jury probe.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 9:51 am

Democratic senate candidate called for mass release of criminals during prison abolition webinar

Abdul El-Sayed called for decarceration and abolishing prisons in an unearthed 2020 webinar, raising concerns about his Michigan Senate race bid.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 8:00 am

Republican unveils Declaration of Independence bill ahead of America's 250th birthday

Rep. Matt Van Epps said his bill reaffirming the Declaration of Independence directly responds to socialist candidates gaining ground in primaries.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 8:00 am

We asked Americans to grade the economy. Then we asked if it would change their vote.

Americans at the Great American State Fair gave the economy a grade B but said values, faith, family and party affiliation matter more at the ballot box.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 7:00 am

James Carville breaks with famous ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ slogan because of Trump

James Carville says his famous 1992 catchphrase "It's the economy, stupid" now haunts him because of what he calls Trump's corruption today.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 6:00 am

Vulnerable House Dem's bipartisanship push clashes with fantasy to ‘beat the s--- out of’ Hegseth

Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., who is up for re-election in a crucial swing-district, said she wanted to “beat the s--- out of" Pete Hegseth after touting bipartisanship during an address to Nevadans.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 6:00 am

Trump kicks off Fourth of July weekend with symbolic salute to America’s legacy

Donald Trump returns to Mount Rushmore for Fourth of July fireworks before heading to the Salute to America event on the National Mall Saturday.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 6:00 am

Massachusetts woman steps in after 'shameful' Dem governor boycotts Great American State Fair

Massachusetts women pays her own way to the Great American State Fair after Gov. Maura Healey and other Democratic governors boycott Freedom 250 event.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 6:00 am

FIRST ON FOX: James Talarico slammed for calling American flag ‘complicated symbol’ ahead of Independence Day

A new ad calls James Talarico an "America-laster" for calling the American flag a "complicated symbol" ahead of the Independence Day holiday.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 5:30 am

Louisiana attorney general accused of threatening local officials in criminal indictment

A New Orleans grand jury indicted Liz Murrill on 16 counts including intimidation, while Gov. Jeff Landry vowed to pardon her "as fast as the law allows."

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 5:29 am

Socialist Surge: Far-left Democrats test national playbook after blue-city primary shocks

Democratic Socialists of America candidates are winning primaries nationwide, with races in Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida up next.

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 5:00 am