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Trump supports proxy voting for new mothers in Congress: ‘Don’t know why it’s controversial’

President Donald Trump said he was "in favor" of allowing new mothers in Congress to vote by proxy. The move puts him at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Waltz under fire

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.

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-Newsom foe picked by Trump for key prosecutor job vows to 'dismantle' sanctuary state shields

-Trump's DOGE push slashes millions in DEI contracts funding 'divisive ideologies' in blue states

-Hawley, Senate Judiciary panel to hear from muzzled Meta whistleblower next week

President Donald Trump’s national security advisor, Mike Waltz, has repeatedly landed in hot water in recent days, beginning with an uproar from Democrats over a Signal chat leak with high-ranking national security officials that has since snowballed. 

Trump and his administration, however, repeatedly have defended the national security leader publicly. 

Waltz, who previously served as a Florida congressman and as a decorated combat Green Beret, has come under fire from Democrats and critics since March, when the Atlantic magazine's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg published a firsthand account of getting added to a Signal group chat with top national security leaders, including Waltz, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, while they discussed strikes against Yemen terrorists…Read more

'NAZI NEPO BABY': Unearthed photo shows smiling Obama touring SpaceX alongside 'Nazi nepo baby' Elon Musk

'CASH AVALANCHE': President Trump, conservatives celebrate ‘absolutely massive’ Florida special elections sweep

'THE PATIENT LIVED': Trump issues ‘prognosis’ for US after tariffs in medical metaphor

CHANGE OF POLICY: Trump admin moves to more easily fire federal workers at 2 agencies: report

COURT TURBULENCE: Trump faces Judge Boasberg over migrant deportation flights defying court order

'REAL LEADERSHIP': Trump invites El Salvador's Bukele to White House for 'working visit'

COSMIC CLASH: Space Force chief fires off dire warning about Chinese capability to knock out US satellites

'RESTORING DIALOGUE': Kremlin official says he's meeting Trump admin in first Russian visit to US since Ukraine war

UNLIKELY ALLY: Trump gets rare Democrat support for new tariffs: 'This is a good start'

'LONG-OVERDUE': Trump's GOP allies praise new tariff strategy, Dem critics say they will only make life more difficult

'UNBELIEVABLY DISLOYAL': Senate approves resolution against Trump's Canada tariffs hours after 'Liberation Day' event

CALIFORNIA CLASH: Congress barrels toward showdown over Biden-era rule letting California ban gas cars

POWER STRUGGLE: Bipartisan senators' bill would require Congress to approve new tariffs

GOOD TIMING: House Democrats to head to U.S.-Mexico border in California to scrutinize Trump security policies

'FULL SUPPORT': Top House Republican backs Byron Donalds for Florida governor

FIRST ON FOX: Washington Post article hyping anti-DOGE protesters in deep red state omits crucial details

DOWNWARD DOGE: Musk's political baggage: Polls show Americans sour on Trump's most visible advisor

WATCHDOG: Pentagon watchdog opens probe into Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss Houthi attack plans

ONE-WAY TICKET: ICE says it deported 174 criminal migrants from Texas, including a man with 39 illegal entries

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Trump admin sets terms for Harvard to address antisemitism to avoid losing billions in taxpayer dollars

The Trump administration lays out its demands for Harvard to combat antisemitism in order to keep receiving federal funding, including banning masks.

How did young people go so wrong they cheer killers and rapists of Hamas?

You would have thought that when young women are raped by gangs of armed...

Mayor Adams’ move to run as an independent opens the door to a WILD election year

Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to make an independent run for re-election could set the...

Trump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman strikes a humble, apolitical tone in Senate hearing

President Donald Trump's nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine, told senators Tuesday that he understands he is an unknown and unconventional nominee - but that the U.S. is facing unconventional and unprecedented threats and he is ready to serve in its defense.

House GOP leaders make move to quash proxy voting for new parents

House GOP leaders are using a procedural tactic to try to quash an effort from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to force a House rule change to allow new parents to vote by proxy while taking time away from Washington to care for infants in their first 12 weeks of life.

Trump agenda upended after GOP rebellion shuts down House floor

A procedural vote that would have allowed the House of Representatives to consider two bills backed by the Trump administration went down in flames on Tuesday afternoon.

Former Romney adviser bankrolled by left-wing groups ripped for leading anti-DOGE charge: ‘Paid puppet’

Prominent economist Oren Cass is facing criticism for his long history of criticizing both Elon Musk's DOGE efforts and President Donald Trump's tax cuts, two pillars of the administration.

Anna Paulina Luna forces House leadership’s hand on proxy voting as GOP war escalates

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is pushing a bill to allow new parents to vote remotely.

Trump Labor Department secures eye-popping sum to return to taxpayers amid DOGE push

The Labor Department announced this week that it is returning more than $1 billion of coronavirus funding back to the taxpayers with more savings potentially on the way.

Man listed as Cory Booker staffer arrested for allegedly carrying pistol without license at Capitol

A staffer was arrested by Capitol Police on Monday after allegedly carrying a pistol without a license.

Wave of court orders blocking Trump’s agenda are a ‘judicial coup d’etat,’ Gingrich says

President Donald Trump is facing a "judicial coup d'etat' against him by federal judges across the country, former Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday.

Musk says Social Security scammer who allegedly ripped off 400K Americans faces imminent arrest

Elon Musk claimed in a town hall aimed to rally support for the Wisconsin Supreme Court election that an alleged Social Security scammer is facing imminent arrest.

Trump’s transgender military ban dealt legal blow after appeals court ruling

A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration’s request to enforce its transgender military ban, keeping a lower court’s injunction in place for now.

Trump pick for Joint Chiefs chair tells Senate element of surprise ‘likely lost’ amid Signal chat leak

The element of surprise in the Yemen airstrikes was "very likely lost" as a result of the controversial leaked Signal chat, Lt. Gen. Dan Caine told a Senate committee Tuesday.

Karoline Leavitt says ‘evil forces’ tried to take down Trump

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says she believes in "spiritual warfare" and that "evil forces" tried to take down President Trump during the campaign.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker launches overnight speech to protest Trump’s agenda

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker carried an all-night speech in protest of President Trump's agenda into Tuesday morning.

Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food

Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.

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