NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House is gone. But the campaign is on.”We’re going to have a lot to talk about during this break,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La. “The contrast on the ballot this November between communism and freedom.”School is out for the summer in the House until August 31. But Republicans envision a version of summer school for the voters. They intend to educate people about Democratic candidates who are veering to the left.”The reality is that the communist caucus, the commie caucus is coming to Congress,” claimed Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y.REPORTER’S…

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington and its carrier strike group are providing a military presence in the western Pacific after two recent hostile incidents between China and the Philippines.The USS George Washington transited the Luzon Strait on July 22 after being deployed to the Philippine Sea and participating in the June Valiant Shield exercise alongside Japanese warships.“The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group’s advanced capabilities, including the F-35, are upholding freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea,” said Lee Lipton, U.S. ambassador to the Philippines. “We challenge excessive maritime claims around the world.”The China Coast…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Manhattan prosecutors are signaling they could fight a federal plea deal for Luigi Mangione if it threatens to derail his upcoming New York murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.In a newly unsealed letter reviewed by Fox News Digital, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said it is aware of reports that Mangione could seek a guilty plea in his separate federal case before the state trial begins.Prosecutors warned that if such a deal would interfere with New York’s prosecution, they could ask the federal judge to take that into…

The U.S. Navy released updated influenza vaccination guidelines late last week, instructing a select number of service members to get the shot.The directive comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in April that flu vaccinations for all active-duty, reserve and civilian personnel would be optional.“The influenza vaccine is highly encouraged to prevent outbreaks that can degrade unit readiness, disrupt training schedules, and deployment execution, which adversely impacts mission,” a Friday Navy administrative message read.Personnel who are required to receive the annual influenza vaccine include the following groups:Service members enrolled in initial entry training programs, such as Officer Candidate School, academy…

The global price per barrel of oil is approaching $100 per barrel again, as war rages in the Middle East. While renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran have again brought traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a near halt, Houthi rebels have begun attacking tankers in the Red Sea, driving prices even higher. The American consumer is already strapped during these difficult inflationary economic times, and yet the war mongering by US rulers continues. A naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is also presenting an economic…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The illegal immigrant accused of gunning down 18-year-old Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman appeared in court Monday from a hospital bed after suffering a reported seizure, according to his defense attorney.Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national charged with Gorman’s murder, did not appear in person for a hearing before a Cook County judge. Instead, he joined the proceedings remotely via Zoom from a local hospital, where his attorney said he was admitted after experiencing a seizure over the weekend.The judge ordered Medina to appear in person at his next court hearing if he…

With the U.S. running low on expensive guided munitions, the Pentagon is pushing yet another project to develop cheap, long-range weapons that can be mass produced. But this time, the Pentagon is in a hurry. The Iran war has exposed the problem of relying on costly long-range missiles such as the Tomahawk. To remedy that, DoD is putting out a call for long-range, autonomously guided Ground-Based Affordable Mass, or GBAM, weapons that cost less than $250,000 apiece. The Pentagon also wants the GBAM munitions to be ready for demonstration within three months, and full-scale production within 18 months. The goal…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A series of violent attacks on Egyptian Christians, including the incarceration of a man who converted from Islam to Christianity, prompted the U.S. State Department to urge that religious freedom be respected in the Muslim-majority country of Egypt.The situation of the Christian minority in Egypt has implications for religious freedom in the northern African nation that receives $1.3 billion in annual funding from the U.S.Raymond Ibrahim, an expert on Christians in the Muslim world, wrote on the website of the Gatestone Institute, that “Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek, a Muslim convert to Christianity,…

The Pentagon on Sunday altered the way it has reported casualties since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel first launched military strikes against Iran.In its updated accounting method, the Defense Casualty Analysis System’s category labeled “Overseas Operations (OO) Casualty Summary” lists U.S. casualties suffered in the conflict since July 7 — effectively removing the totals from those associated with Operation Epic Fury.The new page comes in the wake of criticism that the Pentagon had dropped the number of U.S. troops killed and wounded in the war with Iran. On July 17 three U.S. service…

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has said that military strikes around the Strait of Hormuz are not effective. The top US commander in the Middle East, Admiral Brad Cooper, has advised US President Donald Trump that the designated bombing targets in the area had largely been exhausted. Cooper added that there was no point in continuing the strikes unless the US returned to major combat operations, according to Axios.  This advice has allegedly impacted President Trump’s decision on Friday to pause US strikes against Iran, the sources said. Trump paused the strikes on Friday, abruptly ending a 13-day bombing campaign amid…

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Forget about owning an NBA team in Las Vegas, just buy the UNLV basketball team.No, you aren’t reading that wrong. A college hoops team has decided to lean into this era of NIL and revenue-sharing by putting its squad up for sale, at least according to UNLV head coach Josh Pastner and the athletic department.In a world that is already filled with college boosters helping pay the steep salaries that come with transfer portal players or high school athletes, UNLV is just saying the quiet part out loud when it comes to purchasing an entire team.Another crisis for Bill Belichick:…