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By C. Todd Lopez, Pentagon News Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Johnny "Joey" Jones lost both of his legs in combat in Afghanistan in 2010 and was medically retired in 2012. Today at the Pentagon, after 14 years out of uniform, he reenlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administered the oath of enlistment to Jones, whom he knows from working together at Fox News, where Jones is a contributor across a variety of broadcast platforms and offers insights on military topics.  "I don't think there's a better spokesman for the Marine Corps, understating what it's all about, what it means to serve, the brotherhood that exists, than how Joey talks about it on television so that the American people understand it and connect to it in a visceral way," Hegseth said. "You can talk about it academically, or from a detached perspective, or you can talk about it having lived it, the way he has. ... It's i...

By NEIL MUNRO California Gov. Gavin Newsom is transforming himself into a 2028 populist for the white-collar middle class now threatened by ruthless layoffs and accelerating Artificial Intelligence. “There’s a reason Donald Trump’s in office, there’s a reason Bernie [Sanders] fills stadiums: they’re both right on the diagnosis,” Newsom told a May 19 meeting held by the  pro-migration Center for American Progress . “The pitchforks, yeah, they’re here, they’re not just coming,” said Newsome, who is widely expected to run for the president in 2028 with much financial support from California’s tech sector. He explained the public’s alarm at economic trends as he carefully excused himself and his progressive allies from any blame: The system’s broken. It’s broken, folks. 10 percent of people own two-thirds of the wealth, the same 10 percent own 93 percent of the value of the stock market. [A] A 30-year-old is not doing better than her father for the first time in history. T...

By Frieda Powers A new proposed resolution could put certain government positions out of reach for those who are naturalized U.S. citizens. A constitutional amendment introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)  would limit serving in Congress or as federal judges to only those who are natural-born U.S. citizens. Mace, who is running for governor in South Carolina, said it is a “long overdue joint resolution” in a  social media post on Wednesday, specifically naming foreign-born members of Congress who demonstrate their “loyalty is not to America.” “Ilhan Omar. Shri Thanedar. Pramila Jayapal. All born in foreign countries, none were citizens by birth. All sitting in the United States Congress. All making clear every single day their loyalty is not to America,” Mace wrote, singling out Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). Ilhan Omar. Shri Thanedar. Pramila Jayapal. All born in foreign countries, none were citizens by birth. All sitting in t...

By Frieda Powers Questions swirling about the Minnesota daycare fraud scandal have Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) decrying the “flat-out false” claims against her. The “Squad” member spoke out amid scrutiny of the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal in her state and seemed to pin responsibility on the Trump administration as she defended herself in a statement to  Fox News Digital  on Wednesday. “Any claim that I had knowledge of this scheme is flat-out false,” Omar said in a written statement. “The MEALS Act was signed into law by President Trump and passed with bipartisan support as part of a broader legislative package. Trump’s USDA Secretary set the regulatory framework during the rollout of the program,” the Minnesota Democrat added. “I have always championed feeding kids and will continue to ensure our children do not go hungry.” Fox News noted that Omar “refused to answer and walked away without responding” when pressed about her alleged connection with the fraud that has c...

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A former Navy SEAL told Fox News Digital that Platner's post is 'not something we do' By Andrew Mark Miller Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s deleted Reddit account has continued to cause headaches for his campaign in recent months, and a recently resurfaced post appearing to mock a U.S. soldier almost killed in combat is stirring up more controversy.  "This video never gets old," the Reddit account "P-Hustle" — which Platner has acknowledged he owned — posted in June 2019, in reference to a  viral video  from the helmet cam of Pfc. Ted Daniels taken during a clash with Taliban fighters in 2012 that ended in Daniels being shot four times. He earned a Purple Heart for his injuries. "Dumb motherf-----  didn't deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat a-- wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban's part is the only reason this mouthbrea...

By Jennie Taer The Justice Department unsealed a federal indictment Wednesday against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, accusing the 94-year-old communist leader of playing a central role in a 1996 attack that left three Americans and one United States citizen dead. Castro, the younger brother of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, faces charges including conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, destruction of aircraft, and murder, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced in Miami to a cheering crowd. The Trump administration hopes to try Castro on United States soil. The charges stem from a 1996 incident wherein Cuba shot down two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. The organization attempted to search for Cubans fleeing the communist country by boat. Four people were killed in the attack. “For nearly 30 years, the families of four murdered Americans have waited for justice,” Blanche said. “Raul Castro and five codefendants partic...

By Ben Smith Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) walked into Wednesday's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with a plan: Corner acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao over reports of broken toilets and food shortages aboard Navy ships, and make him look like a man who blew off his own sailors to run cover for the administration. It did not go that way. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle stepped in and confirmed what Cao had been saying: A significant portion of the toilet problem came down to misuse, the Navy knew it, and the service had already responded. Kaine had spent his hearing time building a case against a man who turned out to be largely correct. Wow. Hillary’s former running mate, Sen. @timkaine , accused Navy Secretary @HungCao_VA of lying and got publicly stuffed into a locker by CNO Adm. Caudle. Cao said legacy media inflated reports of food shortages and broken toilets into fake news. Kaine called Cao a liar and… pic.twitter.com/ulFZ63gw3q — John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad)...

WOULD NEW JERSEY even be New Jersey if the Garden State didn't have diners? (Getty) By Paul Moriarty Some of my fondest memories of New Jersey are eating with family and friends at diners across the state. When you walk into a family-owned diner, you can expect not only a good meal, but also to be treated like one of their own. And where else can you get breakfast at midnight or chicken parm before work in the morning? Eating and spending time at these establishments is part of what makes living in New Jersey so special. Visitors can find one right on the highway and stop by anytime for food during a road trip. It’s part of our DNA and our history. So when these diners struggle and shut down, the communities they serve feel it. As a legislator from South Jersey, I’ve heard from many folks whose local diners have closed in the past few years. I’ve also heard from families who have had to shut down their businesses because of crippling financial pressures, even though they ...

By Kristine Parks A Texas high school student who went viral after calling out an Islamic group for passing out hijabs on his campus  told members of Congress  last week that he has received death threats for speaking up. Marco Hunter-Lopez, a 16-year-old student at Wylie East High School and president of the campus Republican Club, told Fox News Digital he was invited by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, to testify May 13 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government in a hearing titled, "Sharia-Free America." Hunter-Lopez  testified  about an incident that occurred on Feb. 2 on his high school campus, when he encountered an Islamic booth where four adult women from the organization "Why Islam?" were passing out hijabs to female students, copies of the Quran with conversion instructions, and a pamphlet titled, "Understanding Sharia." The incident  drew national attention  after Hunter-Lopez posted videos of t...

By Andrew Mark Miller, Kiera McDonald Rep.  Ilhan Omar , D-Minn., refused to engage when asked by Fox News Digital if she would cooperate with the investigation into Minnesota’s "Feeding Our Future" scheme. The progressive lawmaker is accused of having ties to those involved in the scandal that federal prosecutors say cost taxpayers roughly $250 million. But when asked about her connections, Omar stayed silent. "Did you ask Minnesota Democrats to block the subpoena for the investigation of feeding our future on the state level?" Omar was asked when confronted in the halls of Congress on Monday, but did not respond. She then ignored a second question: "Would you cooperate with that subpoena and provide documents if they request it here in the House Oversight Committee?" It's thought that Omar's MEALS Act, a federal COVID-19 relief measure she sponsored in 2020, ties her to the massive scandal. Many Republicans argue her bill enable...

By Rusty Weiss Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy turned the tables on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) after she tried to ambush him over his family’s America250 road trip during a tense Senate hearing Tuesday. Duffy took a cross-country trip with his family, celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary. The journey was filmed for an upcoming reality TV-style series. It should be noted that "The Great American Road Trip" involved no taxpayer dollars for the Duffy family and was paid for by a nonprofit . Still, some Democrats didn't like the idea. Because if there's anything they hate, it's a show celebrating America. “It doesn’t smell right,” Gillibrand confronted , perhaps a more appropriate description of her congressional career. “I think it’s wrong, and I think you should explain to the American people why you should spend your time and why you should be getting a vacation that is paid for by companies that you regulate,” she added. She fired her shot. And D...