NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Maritime spies catch $800M oil scheme as Trump’s naval blockade squeezes Iran2. US weighs deploying ‘Dark Eagle’ hypersonic missile for possible Iran strike3. TPUSA reporter speaks out for first time after three indicted in viral assault case MAJOR HEADLINESCRUNCH TIME — House GOP greenlights budget blueprint to fund ICE without a single Democrat vote. Continue reading …CROWN & COUNTRY — King Charles follows Queen Elizabeth’s playbook with a twist…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal authorities have recovered 15 stolen industrial drones capable of dispersing liquid chemicals, but a former Department of Homeland Security official warns the biggest question remains unanswered: were they stolen for a “quick buck,” or to “facilitate action against the homeland?”Fifteen Ceres Air C31 industrial spray drones were stolen from CAC International, a logistics and shipping company in Harrison, New Jersey, on March 24, according to The High Side Substack. The drones were recovered over a month later on April 27 in Dover, New Jersey.In an earlier statement to Fox News, the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Many predictions about the midterm elections in the United States are dire for the GOP: a wipeout in the House and perhaps losing the Senate majority as well. The GOP could weather the electoral storm that almost always chastens the party of a president finishing his sixth year in office.But the GOP won’t avoid a “thumpin’” as George W. Bush put it after the 2006 rout of the GOP at the polls if today’s Republicans don’t step up and loudly proclaim the wisdom of beginning the battle with Iran, as well as…

Looking to set up your MP5 for use with NODs? Take a look at Midwest Industries’ Night Vision Optic Claw Mount.The MP5 is a legendary platform that, while pushing 60-years-old, is not going away any time soon. With the proliferation of good-quality MP5 clones on the market, new life has been given to this grand-daddy pistol caliber carbine. While age and experience count for a lot, it doesn’t improve basic mounting options. Like the AK, the MP5 suffers from the fact that it was built before optics were really a viable option, and the design doesn’t inherently lend itself well to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of cultural and historic preservation groups on Wednesday called on a federal judge to block President Donald Trump from making major renovations to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which has undergone significant changes since the president returned to office last year.The groups asked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent any construction ahead of the scheduled July 6 project launch, saying they worry the president and the center’s board of trustees will ignore historic preservation rules that aim to maintain the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The second James Comey indictment is not just absurd, it’s deeply troubling.Trying to prosecute a guy for threatening the president’s life by posting a picture of seashells?After a previous, much broader indictment against the fired FBI director despised by President Donald Trump was thrown out of court?But don’t take my word for it:JAMES COMEY INDICTED FOR ALLEGED THREATS AGAINST TRUMP: DOJ ABC’s Jonathan Karl: “Even Trump’s allies are privately calling it ‘embarrassing,’ or as one very prominent former Trump DOJ official told me last night, ‘depressing.’”National Review’s Andy McCarthy, a former federal…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia man said on Wednesday that he was traumatized after suffering severe medical neglect at a jail in Atlanta marred by allegations of unsanitary conditions, leading to the amputation of his fingers and lower legs.Rashaad Muhammad was arrested in August and booked into the Fulton County Jail, where medical staff failed to give him antibiotics and other medical supplies he repeatedly told them he needed, according to his lawyers.Less than two weeks later, his condition had deteriorated so much that he could no longer stand, and he was taken to a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ving Rhames is “on his way home” after he was rushed to the hospital earlier Wednesday, his rep confirmed, according to a report.The 66-year-old “Mission: Impossible” star collapsed while eating at the Granville restaurant in North Hollywood, his manager Brad Kramer told Variety.”He sounded like everyday Ving and cracked a joke over the phone,” Kramer added.’CHARLIE’S ANGELS’ STAR CHERYL LADD OPENS UP FOR FIRST TIME ABOUT ‘AGGRESSIVE’ BREAST CANCER BATTLE Fox News Digital has reached out to his rep for comment.The actor got “overheated” while at the restaurant TMZ reported, citing a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles’ police chief is warning the city is not prepared to secure the 2028 Olympics, citing staffing shortages and a lack of dedicated funding.The warning comes amid heightened security concerns surrounding large-scale public events across the country.Speaking during a City Council Budget and Finance Committee meeting Wednesday, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the department lacks dedicated funding beyond a shared security pool with other agencies, the New York Post reported.”LA28 confirms that they have zero police or other safety budgets,” McDonnell said. “While they do have a security budget, it doesn’t…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House of Representatives approved a budget blueprint funding immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term over Democrats’ fierce objections on Wednesday.Lawmakers voted 215-211 along party lines to take a critical step toward ending the record-breaking Department of Homeland Security funding lapse that began on Feb. 14.Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., who caucuses with Republicans, voted present. House Democrats united in opposition to the immigration enforcement measure while every Republican present voted in support.House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., could spare just a handful of defections with Republicans’ slim majority.REPUBLICANS CAN…

If you thought language wasn’t punishable by law, take a look at the current state of international soccer to truly appreciate the shifting boundaries of free speech. In a landscape where the howl of the crowd has historically been a lawless racket, the legal hammer is beginning to fall with unprecedented weight.While the conduct was undeniably unsavory, the racially charged language used by a 19-year-old fan against Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford prompted a legal firestorm.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! According to the Asturias Prosecutor’s Office, the teen targeted Rashford with…

This past offseason, discussion and speculation around Major League Baseball was that the Los Angeles Dodgers would be responsible for destroying the sport and the 2027 season. The Dodgers, relative to other organizations, are aggressive in trying to improve the team, spending money on key free agents even after winning back-to-back World Series championships. This spending led to widespread anger and frustration from other fans and media members. And most importantly, concerns that other organizations would use their spending to push for a salary tax in upcoming labor negotiations. A push that could jeopardize the 2027 regular season if both sides dig…