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Amy Schumer announces split, says not because she 'dropped some lbs' and he can 'still pull some hot tail'
Amy Schumer and her husband have decided to go their separate ways.
In an Instagram post shared on Friday, Dec. 12, the 44-year-old "Kinda Pregnant" star shared that she and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, have decided to split after seven years of marriage.
"Blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after 7 years. We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son. We would appreciate people respecting our privacy at this time," she wrote in the caption.
After adding a few more "blah blah blah[s]," Schumer clarified that their decision to part ways as a couple wasn't because "I dropped some lbs and thought I could bag [a] basket," or because her husband is a "hot Janlmes beard award winning chef who can still pull some hot tail."
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She said that the split was "Amicable and all love and respect!", concluding the caption by adding, "Family forever."
Earlier this month, Schumer hinted at some trouble in her marriage in another post she made on Instagram.
In the caption of a since-deleted video of her son filming a "bedroom tour" in their home, she wrote in part, "Whatever ends up happening with me and Chris has nothing to do with weight loss or autism … fingers crossed we make it — he’s the best."
In October, Schumer stunned fans when she shared a photo of herself in a black dress and heels, showcasing her weight loss. Many famous faces appeared in the comments, praising the actress for her progress, including Isla Fisher, who wrote, "Those legs ❤️❤️❤️."
She continued to show off her toned body in an Instagram Story, posting a mirror selfie with the caption, "No filter, no filler, no clean mirror."
Schumer and Fischer were first romantically linked in late 2017 and just days after making their relationship Instagram-official, the couple announced on the social media platform that they had tied the knot in February 2018.
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Later that year, they announced they were pregnant with their first child, later welcoming their son, Gene, in May 2019.
In March 2019, Schumer shared in her Netflix special, "Amy Schumer: Growing," that Fischer was diagnosed with autism, saying that "there were some signs early on," and that everything "that make it clear that he's on the spectrum are all of the reasons I fell madly in love with him."
"It's really given us so many helpful tools," she said in an April 2022 episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" about his diagnosis. "I think it's a good thing for people to check it out and get tested so you don't spend your whole life feeling like you're bad or wrong … my favorite people are on the spectrum."
During the pandemic, the two also starred alongside each other in the Food Network show, "Amy Schumer Learns to Cook," in which Fischer taught Schumer some of his skills. They also appeared together in the HBO Max docuseries "Expecting Amy," which highlighted Schumer's struggles to get pregnant a second time.
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Schumer was open about her fertility struggles, sharing in 2020 that she and Fischer were trying IVF. During an appearance on Chelsea Handler's podcast in March 2022, she said their IVF journey led them to one normal embryo, saying "We tried, and it didn't work … and now I don't have a uterus."
"So we're going to have just one child, and we're just enjoying our little family, and I'm just focusing on that," she said. "I'm excited about it, but I was sad. And it's not really something you get sympathy for because it's like, you already have one, b----, shut up. But you know, that's a real struggle people go through."
Stephanie Turner opens up on whether she'll return to USA Fencing after major organizational changes
EXCLUSIVE: Fencer Stephanie Turner became a prominent activist to protect women's sports in 2025 after footage of her kneeling in protest of a transgender opponent went viral in April.
It was the last USA Fencing competition she took part in. In the nine months since then, USA Fencing has been scrutinized at a congressional hearing, faced multiple lawsuits over the issue of trans inclusion, changed its gender eligibility policy to only allow females to compete in women's competitions, replaced its board chair, and even issued a statement acknowledging it is looking to earn the trust of its athletes and fans after a year of controversy.
But Turner suggested she is looking for more assurances when asked by Fox News Digital if she would consider returning to USA Fencing competitions in the wake of the recent changes.
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"This change of leadership at USA Fencing is merely a game of musical chairs. These Board members are cut from the same woke cloth and, without a watchful eye, they will resort to the same policies that got them a Congressional hearing in the first place. Due to the ongoing lawsuits, I prefer to return when the dust settles," Turner said.
USA Fencing responded on whether Turner would be welcome back.
"USA Fencing welcomes participation from any eligible athlete who meets our current membership requirements and competition rules. Our focus remains on fostering a safe, respectful, and positive environment for everyone involved in the sport," the organization said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
When Turner knelt in protest of a trans fencer at the Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland during the final weekend of March, she was given a black card – the most severe penalty in the sport. She was disqualified from the event, escorted out of the venue and then given a 12-month probation by the organization.
But Turner opted to step away from the organization all together, and focused her attention on activism for the protection of women's sports.
Turner testified at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee hearing on transgender athletes, which became a major flashpoint in the political conflict over the protection of women's sports in the U.S.
Turner previously told Fox News Digital after the May hearing that she would work to lobby leadership changes to USA Fencing after stepping away from the sport.
"I'm going to be pushing for people to resign, to be honest. I'd like to see some people resign for the comments that they've made, especially publicly, ones that are harassing and meant to humiliate concerned women, mothers and daughters," Turner said.
USA Fencing's board then voted to amend its policy that prioritized states with LGBTQ-friendly laws for host sites for competitions and a policy that may have prevented the playing of the national anthem at some events, at its June 7 meeting.
Then in July, USA Fencing then changed its transgender participation policy to only permit female competitors to participate in the women's category. The change was made to ensure compliance with the USOPC's new athlete safety policy, which now cites President Donald Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order.
In October, former USA Fencing board chair Damien Lehfeldt declined to seek re-election. Paralympic medalist Dr. Scott Rodgers was elected the organization's new chair, becoming the first active athlete and first parafencer to lead the board.
At the end of November, USA Fencing provided a statement to Fox News Digital, expressing its desire to earn trust among fans and athletes.
"USA Fencing remains deeply committed to earning and maintaining the trust of our athletes, fans, and the wider fencing community. The election of Dr. Scott Rodgers as Board Chair reflects our dedication to athlete-centered governance and the continued growth of fencing at every level," the statement said. "We recognize the challenges of the past several months and are focused on moving forward with integrity, transparency, and a clear vision for the future."
USA Fencing will be growing the sport at the NCAA level, announcing that Arcadia University in Pennsylvania and Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey will be adding men's and women's fencing teams to its varsity sports, beginning in fall 2027.
The organization is currently being sued by U.S. Olympic fencer Margherita Guzzi Vincenti, alongside fellow competitive women's fencers Emma Griffin and Patricia Hughes, who allege USA Fencing knowingly permitted biological males to compete in women’s divisions while advertising events as female-only at the 2025 North American Cup (NAC) in Kansas City, Missouri, in January.
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House Republicans unveil national memorial plan honoring Americans killed by illegal immigrants
Almost a year after record heights of illegal border crossings, Republican lawmakers unveiled plans to construct a memorial honoring Americans who had lost loved ones to violence caused by illegal immigrants at a press event on Friday afternoon.
Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., the lawmaker spearheading the effort, said it would serve as a reminder of the costs of bad policy.
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"Now, this bill authorizes a permanent national memorial in Washington, D.C. honoring U.S. citizens and lawful residents whose lives are taken by individuals unlawfully present in the United States," Hamadeh said.
"But in many ways, it also shames the politicians who allowed this situation to happen," he added.
Hamadeh was joined Friday by several angel families who had experienced personal loss and by members of The American Border Story (TABS), an organization dedicated to documenting the U.S. southern border crisis.
TABS Executive Director Nicole Kiprilov thanked President Donald Trump for his efforts to tamp down immigration-related crime.
"I’d like to thank President Trump for leading an historic administration that has put these victims and families at the center of our immigration agenda," Kiprilov said. "Secretary Kristi Noem, border czar Tom Homan and the entirety of the Trump administration has been working night and day tirelessly to ensure that our border is secure and that these tragedies that the Biden administration allowed to happen will never happen again."
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Hamadeh said his proposal would serve as a contrast between the Biden and Trump administrations. His announcement comes as the Trump administration’s DHS announced this past week that it had deported more than 2.5 million illegal immigrants in under a year.
According to data collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, encounters at the U.S. Southern Border peaked last year with over 300,000 encounters in December 2024. Almost a year later, encounters have dropped precipitously with just 11,600 encounters this past September.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., one of the lawmakers who also attended Friday’s event, said those numbers demonstrate two different postures towards enforcing the country’s laws.
"They ended the remain in Mexico policy, restarted catch and release," Biggs said of the Biden administration’s decision to bring immigrants with pending asylum claims inside the United States before adjudicating them.
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Angel families of victims at the event expressed outrage that the remnants of those policies persisted in some cases.
In particular, they decried efforts to protect illegal immigrants with criminal records.
Jennifer Boss, one of the parents there, said that after authorities discovered her daughter’s remains in a trash can mixed with bleach, the man suspected of having committed the crime had been let go.
"He was let go the day after he was arrested. Illinois gave him grace and freedom in the name of fairness with their policies. And let him go. They also protected him from being picked up from ICE. Again, because of their policies," Boss said.
Kiprilov said that in addition to pointing back to a chapter in American history, the memorial proposed by Hamadeh would serve as a reminder going forward of the importance of strong immigration policy.
"Today’s legislation, the American Border Story Memorial, is about truth, memory and accountability," Kiprilov said.
Colts star believes Daniel Jones should come back in 2026: 'I’m on board with it'
Daniel Jones' 2025 NFL season came to a bitter end, as the Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback will have to watch from the sidelines the rest of the way after an Achilles injury this past week.
For the Colts, the injury is a massive loss as the team eyes a playoff spot. For Jones personally, the injury couldn't have come at a worse time considering he's a free agent in March.
Jones signed a prove-it deal with the Colts for this season after a tumultuous 2024 campaign that saw the New York Giants, the team that drafted him sixth overall in 2019, release him mid-season after signing him to a long-term extension. Not only did Jones win the starting role over Anthony Richardson, the Colts' fourth overall pick in 2023, but he shined in head coach Shane Steichen's offense.
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While Jones will tell you he's entirely focused on how he can help the Colts from the sideline, star receiver Michael Pittman Jr. speaks for many on the team when he says he's "on board" with the team bringing back Jones in 2026.
"Absolutely," Pittman told Fox News Digital when asked if Jones should get another contract from Indianapolis. "I mean, I would love to see him here. The work that he’s put in and the body of work he’s had, I think they should strongly consider it.
"I’m on board with it and I think that most of the players are, if not all of them as well."
Jones was just 104 passing yards away from his career high through only 13 games, tallying 3,101 on 261 completions (381 attempts). Jones did notch a career-high in completion percentage (68%), while throwing 19 touchdowns and interceptions. He also ran in five scores for the Colts.
The seven-year veteran clearly felt comfortable with his new team, and it helps that running back Jonathan Taylor is performing like an MVP in the backfield, while the likes of Pittman, rookie Ty Warren, Alec Pierce and Josh Downs are all contributing for the Colts.
But Jones’ injury makes things interesting now, because teams obviously want to dish out millions at the quarterback position to someone who’s healthy. Jones had an injury history beyond the Achilles, too, as he was already playing with a fractured fibula, which may have contributed to the Achilles injury.
With the Giants, Jones also tore his ACL in 2023, while dealing with an ailment during his time in New York.
But depending on when Jones can return to the field, perhaps his home is in Indianapolis for years to come.
"I do feel very fortunate to be here," Jones told Fox News Digital last month. "This time a year ago was obviously very different for me and kind of finding what was next and where I was going to go. … The opportunity to join the Colts and play with these guys has been incredible. Been very fortunate that way, and yeah, I think I’ve learned a lot in New York and starting my career there. Grateful for that, but you try to learn along the way and take advantage of the opportunities you have."
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Pittman teamed up with Oral-B, which was recently named the official toothbrush of the NFL, and he shot some fun content with beloved Colts mascot, Blue.
Pittman and Blue were trying to get their pearly whites clean with the new iO Series Electric Toothbrush, and though Blue is known for his moving belly during games, he had a giant set of teeth to get right before the game as well.
As someone who never strays away from his gameday routine, it starts with brushing his teeth before anything else in the morning.
"The smile is everything," Pittman said. "Oral-B being the official toothbrush of the NFL, I just felt like it was a perfect partner because they give you the perfect clean so you can play the perfect game with their IO-series toothbrush they just came out with. It does all the work for you, so it couldn’t be easier."
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'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' Review: Daniel Craig returns to solve a murder in star-studded sequel
There's nothing like a good murder mystery. It's perhaps the only genre that involves mental multitasking — absorbing what's unfolding in front of you while also attempting to jump ahead and crack the case yourself.
That's what's so fun about the "Knives Out" film franchise, which successfully revived the niche genre in 2019. Viewers can expect three things from each installment: laughs, twists, and a stellar cast. And Netflix's "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" delivers.
Daniel Craig returns as Benoit Blanc, a detective with southern charm and an accent that could make Foghorn Leghorn blush. His newest case takes him to Upstate New York to the fictional small town of Chimney Rock, specifically to the church run by Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin).
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Wicks can be charismatic one minute and intimidating the next. His fiery, anger-induced sermons can easily deter prospective congregants but he maintains a small group of parishioners: there's his loyal right-hand Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close), the groundskeeper Samson Holt (Thomas Haden Church), the town's physician Dr. Nat Sharp (Jeremy Renner), the uptight lawyer Vera Draven (Kerry Washington), her viral-hungry adoptive son Cy (Daryl McCormack), a has-been best-selling author Lee Ross (Andrew Scott), and the disabled concert cellist Simone Vivane (Cailee Spaeny).
Rocking the church is the arrival of Rev. Jud Duplenticy (Josh O'Connor), a former boxer struggling to find his way in the priesthood. Wicks doesn't exactly roll out the red carpet — he tells the young priest "Welcome to my church." — and his acolytes don't take too kindly to him either.
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Tensions rise, yada yada yada — Wicks ends up dead. And wouldn't you know it? All of them had good reasons to kill him. It's up to Detective Blanc, with the help of Rev. Jud and police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to figure out who did.
"Wake Up Dead Man," the third installment in the "Knives Out" saga, is certainly the darkest of the three films but still provides plenty of levity throughout. It marks an improvement from 2022's light but overly silly "Glass Onion" but it's difficult to reach the freshness of Blanc's first mystery.
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Writer-director Rian Johnson, who has helmed all three "Knives Out" films, does a brilliant job in creating a universe that weds intensity and absurdity. The franchise's star detective doesn't even enter the plot until roughly 35 minutes into the film, giving Johnson time to set the tone with a grim backstory and a proper introduction to the murder victim and the suspects. He is truly becoming our generation's Agatha Christie.
Craig clearly has fun playing Blanc, a hilarious and perhaps slightly overdramatic detective. But the real MVP of the ensemble cast goes to O'Connor, a rising star who gives "Dead Man" its heart as the earnest rookie priest serving as Blanc's Watson in his investigation. Brolin and Close also deserve honorable mentions for their performances.
"Wake Up Dead Man" is a strong, gothic turn in the "Knives Out" series and cementing it as one of Netflix's best film franchises. Johnson has mastered the craft of the "Whodunit?" with the help of Craig and a witty cast of characters. If you missed it in theaters, then start heating up the popcorn.
"Wake Up Dead Man: a Knives Out Mystery" is rated PG-13 for violent content, bloody images, strong language, some crude sexual material, and smoking. Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes. Streaming on Netflix now.
What to know about Cushing’s syndrome, which led to Amy Schumer's dramatic weight loss
Comedian Amy Schumer, 44, has recently come clean about her struggle with Cushing’s syndrome, leading to a dramatic weight loss.
Schumer's transformation has sparked conversation online, to which she responded in a now-deleted Instagram post that shut down speculation about cosmetic enhancements.
"I didn’t lose 30lbs — I lost 50," she emphasized on social media, adding that she does not get Botox or filler.
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Schumer doubled down that her weight loss was not about her appearance, but about staying alive.
"Not to look hot, which does feel fun and temporary," she said. "I did it to survive. I had a disease that makes your face extremely puffy that can kill you, but the internet caught it and that disease has cleared."
"Sorry for whatever feeling it’s giving you that I lost that weight," she added. "I’ve had plastic surgery over the years and I use [Mounjaro]. Sorry to anyone they let down. I’m pain free. I can [play] tag with my son."
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The actress also addressed her shifting hormones, saying that she’s "happy to share more if anyone has any questions about how I’m looking or feeling or where I am in my perimenopause process."
Schumer previously revealed that she was diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome, a hormonal disorder that can cause extreme swelling, fatigue and potentially fatal complications.
Dr. Peter Balazs, a hormone and weight loss specialist in New Jersey, provided more details on the condition in an interview with Fox News Digital.
"Cushing's syndrome is caused by prolonged, high exposure to cortisol, which is your body's main stress hormone," he said. "Usually, the excess cortisol is a result of prolonged steroid use. We see this many times with patients who have some autoimmune disorder."
Balazs said the "key" to Cushing's syndrome is not just weight gain, but a "specific redistribution" of fat caused by too much cortisol.
Fat may be driven to the abdomen, chest, upper back (referred to as a "buffalo hump") or the face, sometimes considered "moon face," the doctor said.
Cortisol also breaks down protein, which leads to a thinning in the arms and legs. "Weight gain can be tough, involuntary and hard to manage," Balazs added.
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Cortisol stimulates "hunger centers" in the brain, raises blood sugar and promotes fat storage, especially deep belly fat, according to the doctor.
Cushing's syndrome can also cause high blood pressure, bone loss and sometimes type 2 diabetes, per Mayo Clinic.
In addition to weight gain in certain areas, other symptoms may include pink or purple stretch marks on the stomach, hips, thighs, breasts and underarms, as well as acne, slow wound healing, and thin, frail skin that bruises easily.
Women with Cushing's syndrome often experience thick, dark hair on the face and body, as well as irregular periods. Symptoms among men can include a lower sex drive, reduced fertility and erectile dysfunction.
Mayo Clinic listed other potential symptoms, including extreme fatigue, muscle weakness, depression, anxiety, irritability, mood swings, trouble with concentration and memory, headache, sleeplessness, skin darkening and stunted growth in children.
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Those with symptoms should contact their doctor immediately, especially if they are taking steroids to treat health issues like asthma, arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease, as these medications can exacerbate the condition.
Mayo Clinic has reported that the "sooner treatment starts, the better the chances for recovery."
For patients like Schumer, weight loss is typically not the main goal, Balazs noted, but it is a "critical sign" of successful treatment.
"The primary goal is to normalize your high cortisol levels," he said. "I believe Amy Schumer got treated first for her underlying problem. Once the cortisol is normalized, which is the most important step, there’s a role to use adjunct medications to decrease weight."
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Among GLP-1s, Mounjaro is an "excellent choice to decrease deep belly fat and increase insulin sensitivity of cells," Balazs added.
Fox News Digital’s Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.
Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer's rep requesting comment.
House Democrat pushes Senate to reverse Trump federal union order after GOP revolt by 20 Republicans
EXCLUSIVE: Bipartisan House lawmakers are actively lobbying the Senate to take action on a bill reversing President Donald Trump's executive order on federal worker unions, a moderate Democrat said.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, successfully forced a vote on his legislation Thursday evening despite little appetite from the majority of House Republicans. It passed, however, with 20 GOP lawmakers’ support — a significant number at a time when few in the party are willing to publicly butt heads with Trump.
"When I said on the House floor that union collective bargaining rights are not a partisan issue, I meant it," Golden told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. "The greatest evidence of that is union members themselves. They vote Democrat, they vote Republican. They don't all vote, but they might vote if they knew that someone supported their collective bargaining rights."
Golden introduced his bill in April and a companion was brought forward in the Senate in September. It has support from two Republicans as of now — Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine — the latter of which appeared to sign on after House passage on Thursday evening.
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"I didn't talk to her last night, but I'm really glad to see her on. It's not a surprise to me. She's supported unions on certain issues in the past, so she's obviously a very important senator," said Golden, who worked for Collins before coming to Congress himself.
He did say he spoke with "a few" senators after the bill passed but added, "the real push is gonna be coming in the days and weeks ahead."
And Golden is not lobbying senators alone — he said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., a moderate Republican who championed the bill in the House, is working alongside him.
Fox News Digital reached out to Fitzpatrick’s office for comment.
"As you probably saw, it was a long process in the House, so you’ve got to stay dogged and be patient. It's important to do it in a way that's bipartisan, to create space for members of both parties to work together," Golden said. "I made sure all along that the Republican co-sponsors of the bill were comfortable with our messaging and also the steps that we were taking, so it's gonna need to be just like that in the Senate, too."
Golden said he expected more Republican senators to sign on in the coming days.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., for instance, has not backed the legislation as of Friday afternoon, but Golden said he was a "great example" of someone who’s "shown himself to be pro-labor."
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Hawley has also previously introduced his own bipartisan pro-union legislation earlier this year that would speed up the labor contract process for new unions. That bill is endorsed by Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien, a friend of the lawmaker’s.
Fox News Digital reached out to Collins, Murkowski and Hawley’s offices for further comment.
Golden got his bill passed by filing it as a discharge petition, which is designed to force a vote on legislation over the wishes of leadership, provided it gets support from a majority of House lawmakers.
Discharge petitions are rarely successful in the House but have been used more frequently this year as Republicans grapple with a razor-thin majority.
In Golden's case, five House Republicans had signed onto the petition along with 213 Democrats — Fitzpatrick and Reps. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and Nick LaLota, R-N.Y.
Meanwhile, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., introduced the companion version of Golden’s legislation in September. He said in a statement to Fox News Digital, "The bipartisan momentum in the House only strengthens our hand in the Senate, and I intend to build on it."
Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Golden have a relationship that dates back to his first time in Washington, D.C., not as a lawmaker, but as a staffer for the longtime Maine senator. They’re also both known to buck their respective parties.
Just before Golden’s successful vote, Collins joined Senate Democrats to back their three-year extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies.
But Warner’s bill has sat in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, for several months. Whether it survives committee is unclear, given that Paul has introduced several right-to-work bills over the years.
Republican opponents of the bill have said federal workers' unions are not the same as labor unions in the private sector, arguing that collective bargaining is a different scenario when working against Americans' own elected officials rather than for-profit companies.
BROADCAST BIAS: Networks would rather slam Trump than report on massive Somali fraud
The massive billion-dollar fraud allegedly committed by Somalis in Minnesota is still being submerged by the broadcast networks in favor of performative outrage at President Donald Trump’s statements at public events disparaging the Somalis and Somalia.
Early in the week, Curtis Houck at NewsBusters found ABC and NBC and only touched on the Minnesota fraud in 21% of their Somali coverage. The vast majority of verbiage was negative evaluations of Trump. Add in CBS, and the fraud fraction went up to 31%, in part because "Face The Nation" host Margaret Brennan interviewed Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar about it.
First, Brennan dragged out the "no evidence" schtick with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about taxpayer money ending up with the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab: "you have no evidence of that money being used to fuel terrorism, which is what some conservative writers are alleging?" Bessent said a probe is ongoing, but tagged Omar: "Representative Omar tried to downplay it ... said ... it was very tough to know how this money should be used. She was gaslighting the American people."
When Omar came on set, Brennan raised Bessent’s comments to her: "He alleged that people who were tied to you or your campaign were involved in this broad, brazen scheme to rip off the Minnesota state welfare system. Do you want to respond to that? Do you know what he is referring to?" Omar lied, and said "I really don’t, and I don’t think the secretary himself understands what he’s referring to."
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Brennan could have easily found the New York Post report that underlined the connections, including Salim Ahmed Said, the co-owner of Safari Restaurant, where Omar held her 2018 congressional victory party. Said was found guilty in August of stealing over $12 million in COVID-19 funds. In 2020, Omar appeared on video at Safari to praise the (fraudulent) feeding program.
Then consider that Guhaad Hashi Said worked on Omar’s 2018 and 2020 campaigns overseeing Somali voter turnout. He also pleaded guilty in August to running a fake food site called Advance Youth Athletic Development, where he falsely claimed to serve 5,000 meals a day and pocketed $3.2 million out of the food program.
Why can’t Brennan use Google and get prepared? Can she lament "no evidence" on the Omar story as she refused to look for any?
Somalia coverage boomed again when Trump held a rally in Pennsylvania where he mocked what he called "s---hole countries." On ABC, Mary Bruce claimed "for over 90 minutes last night, his remarks repeatedly veered off topic and into vicious attacks." Then she repeated: "Trump launched vicious attacks against Somali immigrants, calling them lazy and garbage and continuing to go after Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen" in his "anti-immigrant tirade."
On ABC’s "The View," Joy Behar took after Trump joking we should import a few people from Norway instead of Somalia: "Can we just talk for a second about the blatant racism, though? What's the difference between Somalia and Norway? Hello. I mean, it's so obvious that that is what it is and he doesn't even try to cover it."
She, like most leftists, could only think about race, and not about how Norway and Somalia might compare on the success meter as countries. Liberals argue you’re not allowed to bash a country, but when you question migrants entering en masse, they need to stay because they came from a very bad place.
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"CBS Evening News" reporter Nancy Cordes reported his remarks, and lined up Virginia Democrat Sen. Mark Warner to call Trump "racist." GOP Speaker Mike Johnson said he wouldn’t use these terms, but Trump is expressing his frustration at immigrants refusing to assimilate.
On the "PBS News Hour," their online headline was "Trump’s affordability speech turns into a rant against immigrants." Co-anchor Amna Nawaz ran a clip of Trump, and then pressed Republican Tiffany Smiley: "Tiffany, he also called other countries, including Afghanistan and Somalia, hellholes. This was billed as a speech about affordability. Is this what voters want to be hearing about right now?" In this case, it was unusual that PBS allowed a Republican to celebrate how Trump secured the border as he promised. Nawaz then brought on Democrat Ameshia Cross to denounce Trump as a segregationist.
"Objective" reporters use words like "rant" and "tirade" to describe Trump speeches. But when former President Joe Biden went to Philadelphia in 2022 and launched a rant against equality and democracy being under threat by "MAGA extremists," they celebrated his passion. Ranting against Trump sounds like idealism to their ears.
By contrast, when Trump strikes idealistic notes about America, they refuse to depart from their ongoing cartoon that everything he says can be painted as the immature outbursts of a racist bully on steroids.
Inside Minnesota’s $1B fraud: fake offices, phony firms and a scandal hiding in plain sight
As a massive fraud scheme costing state and federal taxpayers at least $1 billion dollars continues to unfold in Minnesota, Fox News Digital visited several locations that received funding through programs like Feeding Our Future and found several inconsistencies exposing the depth of the scandal.
The now-infamous Griggs-Midway Building housed an "unusual concentration" of fraudulent entities involved in the HSS scheme, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.
Twenty-two "businesses" connected to the HSS program were registered to this single location. Thompson described these entities as "purely fictitious companies solely created to defraud the system."
These 22 fraudulent businesses collectively billed Medicaid for a staggering $8 million between January 2024 and May 2025.
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An in-person investigation by Fox News Digital of the building, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, showed huge swaths of the southern side of the building completely abandoned. A black and white banner advertising open spaces in the building was adorned atop the "Griggs-Midway Building" sign.
Several men sat together and engaged in conversation at the building entrance. When approached, the men told Fox News Digital that they did not speak English.
However, the western side of the building housed a number of seemingly legitimate businesses on the first floor, including a hair salon, a financial support and loan service for African immigrants and a property management office.
Following extensive FBI searches of the building, the Minnesota Department of Human Services conducted approximately 40 investigations into providers associated with the larger Griggs-Midway building.
Brilliant Minds Services allegedly submitted over $2.3 million of the $8 million in fraudulent claims from the Griggs-Midway location, ranking as one of the state's highest-billing HSS providers last year.
Four defendants, Moktar Hassan Aden, 30; Mustafa Dayib Ali, 29; Khalid Ahmed Dayib, 26; Abdifitah Mohamud Mohamed, 27, were charged in the fraud case. Mohamed was the owner of one of the other fraudulent businesses implicated, Foundation First Services LLC.
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Another false claim location took Fox News Digital to a second-story walkup above a sushi shop just blocks away from the Mississippi River.
The entryway was locked, and it was unclear whether the fraudster simply utilized the address to keep distance, or if the fraudster was actually located at the unit number listed on the claim.
The second floor showed little sign of life. Though one window displayed a "No Kings, No Fascists" sign facing out onto the snowy city street.
A large uniform reddish-brown brick building known as "Winsor Plaza" was the next destination of Fox News Digital’s trek through a brewing Minnesota snowstorm.
The simple, box-like form of the building was centered by a red canopy protruding from the structure's primary entrance. A white-water tower with "Roseville" painted in red letters rose in the distance through the fog. Inside, a directory showed dozens of legitimate businesses, including doctors’ offices and wealth management services.
A search through the quiet halls of 1935 W County Road gave way to confusion. Unit 150, the office space listed on the false claim, was nowhere to be found. It appeared that in the building’s current configuration the suite simply did not exist. Not only was the claim fraudulent, so was the address.
A similar situation occurred at 9120 Baltimore St N. The claims report noted that the fraudulent entity was operating out of suite 100. Upon arrival, 9120 was seen affixed to a stone pillar in the center of a business parking lot.
However, there was no conglomerate of office spaces or apartment units, no numbers affixed to different storefronts. Only a singular, operational dental office. Another apparent fraudulent address.
The trend was broken at the next two locations.
2756 Douglas Dr N is a commercial address in Crystal, Minnesota, housing businesses like Rock Bridge Counseling & Mental Health and All Kind Painting & Cleaning, offering services for teens in crisis and home improvement, respectively.
These two businesses comprise suites A and B of the building but were not the fraudulent entities listed on location claims. A real building, with real businesses, but a fake company that appeared to never exist in that space.
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Another stop, 1541 Como Ave, was found inside a narrow St. Paul, Minnesota alleyway. The address housed a small, rusted garage affixed to the back of a church. The garage appeared vacant, with no mailbox or garbage cans.
A picnic bench just outside the garage door was covered in leaves, snow and other debris.
Several gentlemen inside a nearby local business told Fox News Digital that a man named "John" had used the location for a small pop-up gym and fitness center. He was often seen driving around in a fancy car. There was no indication as to whether this location was the legitimate operation center of the fraudulent claim.
4601 E 54th St, another location tied to the scandal, was visited by Fox News Digital only to find an empty parking lot. The address listed was in the 400s on the street. However, there are no 400s on that street, only 500s.
Another location, 2720 E Lake St, was completely boarded up and covered in graffiti with a homeless individual sleeping out front. The building appeared to have been inoperable for a long period of time.
"Most of that $500 million hasn't served a single meal and some of the simple things are if they would have just gone to the facilities, you know, you hear of the thousands of people being served out of an apartment twice a day, all they would have to do is show up and look at it," Minnesota Republican state Sen. Mark Koran told Fox News Digital about the fraud that was hiding in plain sight in Minneapolis.
"There was an legislative auditor report that showed that 30 property owners where these businesses claim to operate out of, contacted the Department of Education who manage it, who managed that program, and they told them one, the businesses don't exist in their facilities, so they don't exist, period, and one of them I think was a city park," Koran said.
"And so the Department of Education gave that complaint to the nonprofit Feeding Our Future to address those issues and the Department of Education continued to pay millions to those thirty with a blatant, simple process of ‘we've been notified they don't exist’ and they rejected and ignored it."
Luigi Mangione judge weighs ‘potentially fatal’ evidence in fight over search of suspect’s backpack: attorney
Luigi Mangione's backpack and the circumstances surrounding his Pennsylvania arrest were the focus of this week's hearings in New York as his defense lawyers are trying to get some evidence tossed entirely.
Mangione's attorneys attempted to pick apart Pennsylvania police's handling of their initial arrest of Mangione, challenging their warrantless search of the murder suspect's backpack and a delay in being read his Miranda rights. The set of pre-trial hearings is aimed at determining whether evidence will be excluded from his upcoming trial for the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Fox News Digital he believes prosecutors will be able to argue successfully that the backpack search as well as officers' reading of Miranda rights were done within the law.
"I agree with prosecutors in this case that it was a legal search. And this is why there are some exceptions to the search warrant requirement. And the two that really would apply in this case are a search incident to an arrest or an inventory search. Both of those require an arrest. So as long as there was probable cause for an arrest, law enforcement can search anything within Mangione's wingspan," Rahmani said.
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However, if Judge Gregory Carro rules against prosecutors and excludes evidence from the backpack, Rahmani said it could be "very damaging" to the case.
"So that could be potentially fatal to the prosecution's case. They'd have to rely just on the video, the DNA at the scene, eyewitness testimony, fingerprint evidence," he said.
Here's what was presented in court over the past week:
WATCH: Police confront Luigi Mangione before arrest
Prosecutors released body camera video showing the moments before Mangione was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
When Mangione was arrested on Dec. 9, 2024 at the McDonald's, a police officer said they got a call that he looked "suspicious."
"I'm sorry," Mangione told the police officer before looking down at his phone. Mangione identified himself as "Mark Rosario" during the interaction and handed over an ID.
According to the officer, the person who reported Mangione to authorities did so because they "thought [he] looked like someone."
"I'm a manager at Plank Road McDonald's out here on the boulevard," a McDonald's manager told the 911 dispatcher. "And I have a customer here, that some other customers were suspicious of, that he looks like the CEO shooter from New York."
During the interaction with police, Mangione was asked, "Why are you lying about your name?"
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"I clearly shouldn’t have," Mangione said.
When Altoona Police Officer Stephen Fox asked Mangione if he was using a fake ID, the suspect shook his head up and down, according to video shown in court.
Fox testified that he felt "uneasy" while patting down Mangione because of the way he was sitting and not making eye contact.
Mangione was taken into custody in Pennsylvania on charges relating to false identification.
Altoona Police Lt. William Hanelly was also seen in the body camera video telling Mangione that he'd be in even more trouble if he continued using a fake name with officers.
Hanelly also claimed that a warrant wasn't needed to search Mangione's bag, saying it was a warrant exception.
Video shown in court from Mangione's arrest at the McDonald's shows one police officer saying, "We probably need a search warrant at this point."
Another officer responded, "It doesn’t matter. He is under arrest for a crime here, so we can search," referring to the arrest of Mangione for allegedly possessing a fake ID.
Mangione's attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, argued the backpack search was illegal and is attempting to exclude that evidence from trial.
Altoona Police Officer Christy Wasser was seen on body camera video shown in court pulling out wet underwear from Mangione's backpack that had a magazine with bullets inside it.
"There was another magazine hidden in his underwear," Wasser can be heard saying.
As Wasser held up the magazine with bullets inside, someone can be heard saying, "it's f------ him."
Mangione's defense team has also argued that police waited too long to read the suspect his Miranda rights. When Fox took the stand, he explained that he didn't initially tell Mangione he was in custody to get the suspect to talk.