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Former Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., was found guilty in federal court in Miami on Friday on all counts in connection to him receiving a $50 million contract to secretly lobby U.S. officials to ease sanctions on Venezuela when Nicholas Maduro was in power

Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Kristen Welker for a Common Ground conversation live from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center on March 23.

President Donald Trump signed a 45-day extension for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Thursday night after the Senate rejected the three-year extension passed by the House, the White House confirmed to Fox News Digital. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., warned House leaders Tuesday that including a provision in the FISA … Read more

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito pushed back on claims this week that ending deportation protections for Haitian migrants was racially motivated, pressing an attorney to explain how that argument works when the policy has been applied broadly to migrants from many countries. “You have a really large — you have a really broad definition of … Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ramping up efforts to crack down on food stamp fraud nationwide, targeting what officials say is a loophole allowing some wealthy individuals to qualify for government benefits. Secretary Brooke Rollins posted on X this week that a single state has 14,000 individuals on SNAP benefits who also drive … Read more

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., pushed back against criticism of U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner over his “Nazi tattoo” and past online comments, arguing that Platner’s behavior may be linked to PTSD stemming from his deployment to Afghanistan and that he deserves a second chance. Platner, an Army and Marine Corps veteran, is vying to … Read more

President Donald Trump on Friday sent letters to Congress explaining that, due to the ceasefire, he doesn’t need its authorization for military operations in Iran, even though the conflict hit the 60-day mark this week.”On April 7, 2026, I ordered a two-week ceasefire.

President Trump told reporters that Iran wanted to make a deal with the U.S. but he was “not satisfied” with their proposal. NBC News’ Monica Alba has details on what the president had to say about the ongoing conflict.

Conspiracy theories have been central to Donald Trump’s political rise.

All people onboard Cessna 421C dead after crash late at night in city 40 miles south-west of state capital Austin A small plane crashed among trees in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people onboard, officials said on Friday. The crash happened in the dark late on Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 … Read more