NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A court has awarded a Texas justice of the peace more than $640,000 after she was disciplined for declining to officiate same-sex weddings because of her religious beliefs.”It’s a great victory for people of faith. It’s important for people of faith to be able to decline to participate in things that they find that are incompatible with their religious faith,” Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel for First Liberty Institute, told Fox News Digital Tuesday in an interview.First Liberty Institute announced Friday that Judge Dianne Hensley will receive $10,000 in damages after a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Co-hosts of “The View” debated on Tuesday over whether celebrities have a greater obligation to speak out on political issues or to entertain people and give them a reprieve from such concerns.Country music superstar Kenny Chesney spoke to Bill Maher on Monday’s episode of the “Club Random” podcast about why he personally rejects the idea that celebrities should tell people who to vote for.”I’ve just never felt like it was my place,” Chesney said of celebrities talking about politics publicly. “I’ve never saw it to be my place to use my stage…

More than 60% of active-duty families who made moves in the past two years paid more than $1,000 out of pocket for expenses related to their move, according to a new survey.“The data continue to show that military moves create disruption across nearly every aspect of life. … A military-directed move shouldn’t be creating avoidable expenses that military families must absorb,” said Shannon Razsidin, chief executive officer of the Military Family Advisory Network. MFAN, nonprofit advocacy organization that fielded the online survey, has conducted military family surveys periodically over the past decade.More than 10,000 people responded, and 71% were currently…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump will kick off the Great American State Fair Wednesday evening as part of celebrations surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary.”President Trump promised the greatest 250th birthday celebration in American history, and Freedom 250 is proud to help deliver it for the American people,” Freedom 250 CEO Keith Kranch told Fox News Digital.”This celebration is about what makes America exceptional—our freedom, our faith, our optimism, and our people. We are honored to welcome President Trump as he helps kick off these historic festivities tomorrow and begin a nationwide celebration of our…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A few days ago, while staying in Teton Village, Wyoming, a gentleman approached me because he had heard about my book, “Out of This World.” Over coffee, he described years spent investigating more than 100 reports of unidentified aerial phenomena tied to rocket launches along Florida’s Space Coast. Most proved explainable. A few did not.Then he recounted a remarkable story involving a retired U.S. Navy officer who had served as a military mortician and claimed he had examined what he believed were the bodies of non-human beings. Rather than accepting or dismissing…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani did it again.One year after sending political shock waves across the country with his New York City Democratic primary victory on his way to winning election as mayor of the nation’s most populous city, Mamdani tested the limits of his political powers.And he easily passed the test, upending the Democratic Party establishment as a trio of Mamdani-endorsed far-left congressional candidates won their primaries over more moderate incumbents and rivals.Mamdani was the biggest winner on Tuesday, but President Donald Trump also covered his bases, as New…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani cemented his status as a political kingmaker after all three Democratic Socialist candidates he backed won their primary races. Major upsets unfolded in New York City on Tuesday night as Mamdani-backed candidates Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated incumbent Reps. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., and Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., respectively.And in the open 7th Congressional District, Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez won in spite of outgoing incumbent Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., endorsing another candidate.The victories for the Mamdani-backed candidates have sparked questions about where the Democratic Party is headed is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal authorities on Tuesday charged 10 Southern California defendants in a series of healthcare fraud schemes, including one case involving nearly $270 million in fraudulent Medi-Cal claims and another that allegedly defrauded Medicare out of approximately $27 million.The charges were part of the Justice Department’s broader “2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown,” which resulted in charges against 455 defendants nationwide in schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in alleged fraud.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche described the operation as “the greatest combined federal and state effort in combating healthcare fraud in history.””Fraudsters can…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bill Ferguson, Maryland’s Democratic Senate president, beat back a surprisingly serious challenge from a progressive candidate who goes by the social media moniker “Captain Bobby” in what became the state’s most closely watched race.Though state Senate races rarely garner much national attention, Ferguson’s challenger, activist Bobby LaPin, drew outsized attention for his offbeat online presence, where he repeatedly accused Ferguson of being too establishment.LaPin, an Army veteran, charter boat owner and social media personality, pitched himself to voters by saying, “I’m a Bernie Sanders” while calling Ferguson “a Chuck Schumer,” according to…

The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the war powers resolution, which passed the House of Representatives early this month, reflecting growing concern even among some of Trump’s Republicans about the unpopular conflict that began on February 28 when the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran.It was the first time both chambers of Congress had passed a resolution directing a president to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities since…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Rep. David Trone, D-Md., fell short in his comeback bid to return to Congress after pouring millions of his personal fortune into the race to unseat an incumbent Democrat. Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., defeated Trone on Tuesday in a bruising primary battle for a gerrymandered House seat in western Maryland, according to The Associated Press. The intraparty contest was one of the costliest primaries of the 2026 cycle, with more than $32 million spent between both candidates, who had considerable wealth at their disposal to boost their respective campaigns.It is unclear whether…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Actor Kelsey Grammer shared a message for Americans dissatisfied with the country as some critics obsess over President Donald Trump’s allegedly botched $14.8 million restoration of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.”There is a virus that has infected a very small number of people, I think, who just want to tear things down. They’ve been consumed by hatred, and of course, hatred ends up basically destroying you,” he told “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Tuesday.”I pray for them. I pray for everyone to find a decent sentiment in their hearts about this country about…