NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, posted on social media what appeared to be contradictory messages about the shooting over the weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.In the shooting that unfolded at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., gunman Cole Tomas Allen of California rushed through a security checkpoint with guns and knives. One Secret Service agent was shot in the chest but was saved by his bulletproof vest.The Justice Department charged Allen with attempting to assassinate the president, transporting a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, and discharge…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel remained defiant Monday night, insisting his now-viral “expectant widow” joke about President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump was simply about their age. “This was Thursday, and there was no big reaction to it until this morning, when I greeted the day facing yet another Twitter vomit storm,” Kimmel said during his monologue. “I said, our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at her. So beautiful. This is from the glow. Like an expected widow, which obviously was a joke about their age difference and the look…

The Los Angeles Angels have seemingly traded the rally monkey in for alley rats. Now, there is a new problem crawling into Anaheim: a rodent infestation at Angel Stadium.Health inspection reports that surfaced this week showed Section 432 at Angel Stadium was hit with a shutdown, and inspectors found the concession stands were not exactly running a tight ship.Turns out some uninvited, four-legged guests were making themselves at home. For once, the stench at the Big A is not just coming from the bullpen.Orange County Public Health Services did not find just one mouse sniffing around for scraps. Inspectors flagged…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dallas Mavericks first overall pick Cooper Flagg was named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, and it was a thrillingly close vote in the end.Flagg narrowly beat out Charlotte Hornets’ sharpshooter Kon Knueppel, his fellow Duke Blue Devils star who went three picks later than Flagg in last year’s draft, earning 56 first-place votes compared to Knueppel’s 44. So, Flagg finished with 412 total vote points to Knueppel’s 386.Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe finished in third place with 96 points (93 third-place votes), while San Antonio Spurs’ Dylan Harper and Memphis…

Last week we covered the new TOPS Sidekick Diver, a production model that originated as a winner in the Idaho company’s annual employee design contest. Well, it turns out that the contest had two winners, with the Snake River Rescue sharing the crown with the Sidekick. Interestingly, although it comes from a different designer – Jon Garcia – the Snake River Rescue is, like the Ana Espinoza-designed Sidekick, a dive knife. But the differences between the two pieces highlight the fact that, even in a more specialized sub-genre like this, there is plenty of room for different approaches. The Sidekick…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Dances With Wolves” star Nathan Chasing Horse has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault.According to the Associated Press, a Nevada judge sentenced the actor on Monday. Earlier this year, jurors found Chasing Horse guilty of 13 of the 21 charges he faced, most involving a victim who was 14 years old when the assaults began. According to the outlet, Chasing Horse stared straight ahead as the victims and their families told Judge Jessica Peterson about the trauma they continue to suffer from. “This is a miscarriage of justice,” the actor…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California’s “First Partner,” Jennifer Siebel Newsom, ripped into President Donald Trump after his contentious “60 Minutes” interview with the female host, slamming the president for “speak[ing] to a woman journalist with that level of contempt.”The interview included a contentious back-and-forth between Trump and Norah O’Donnell over her questions about the shooter from this past weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, with President Trump calling O’Donnell a “disgrace” and “disgraceful” amid the interview.Trump’s comments came after O’Donnell was reading excerpts from the shooter’s alleged manifesto, which described the president as a “rapist,” “pedophile” and…

The U.S. Navy commissioned the newest addition to its fleet of nuclear fast-attack submarines during a ceremony Saturday.The service formally welcomed the USS Idaho to active service at Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, after several years of construction, making it the 26th Virginia-class submarine ready to participate in military operations.“The Idaho connection is more than a name, it is a legacy — a legacy built before us that is being reborn today,” Cmdr. Chad J. Guillerault, Idaho’s commanding officer, said during the ceremony. “I am incredibly proud to be the commissioning captain of a vessel so steeped in tradition.”RELATEDThe…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former “The Voice” contestant Dylan Carter, who earned a four-chair turn while competing on season 24 of the singing competition series, has died. He was 24.The musician passed away in a single-vehicle car accident in South Carolina’s Colleton County on Saturday, according to local TV station Count on 2 News.Corporal Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol shared details of the accident with Fox News Digital on Monday. He said that the victim, who was the sole occupant of the car, was driving when his vehicle ran off the road before…

The U.S. Marine Corps announced that established uniform and grooming standards must be met within 12 months, regardless of medical conditions, in accordance with the Department of Defense’s previous guidance.The statement says that temporary uniform or grooming standards exceptions for medical conditions are limited to 12 months and gives guidance on the separation process for Marines unable to comply with the order, according to a Marine Administrative message signed Friday.The release mentions this update includes those who experience Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, commonly known as razor bumps and mainly affects those with tightly curled hair, like Black men. Secretary of Defense Pete…

This article was originally published by Ulrich F. at The Mises Institute.  If we were to identify the most sacrosanct dogma of Western modernity—the one that no one questions—it would undoubtedly be representative democracy. We automatically assume that it is the best form of government that humanity has ever invented—a sort of “end of history” method of governance and the ultimate political achievement. Representative Democracy Is Not Democratic The first problem is conceptual and fatal: Representative democracy is simply not democratic. One person cannot perfectly represent another’s freedom, desires, needs, or individuality. Consider an individual representing 100,000 others, as is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has exposed a serious security vulnerability surrounding President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials, a former Defense Department intelligence officer has warned.And with tensions between Washington and Tehran rising and ceasefire talks stalled, Andrew Badger told Fox News Digital the April 25 breach could further increase Iran’s “motivation” to target Trump and others in the administration.”This could show that there is a vulnerability in terms of potentially accessing President Trump or senior officials,” Badger said before warning of “significant vulnerabilities.”TRUMP PRAISED FOR…