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Fernando Mendoza embraces 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance as Raiders' QB1, credits Kirk Cousins' mentorship
Fernando Mendoza has spent most of his first few months in the NFL watching, learning and practicing rather than playing in actual games.
But his time as veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins’ backup ended this week, and Mendoza appears eager to embrace the "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity that awaits him. Although Mendoza described becoming the Las Vegas Raiders’ starting quarterback as a "new step," he also said he didn't want to make the mistake of making the moment larger than it needed to be.
Mendoza’s first regular-season start will come Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, whose vaunted defense helped propel them to last season’s Super Bowl title.
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Mendoza said his work and Cousins’ mentorship have helped him gain confidence and earn the trust of his teammates and coach Klint Kubiak.
"I'm a lot more confident as a quarterback and feel more developed, whether it's [playing] under center, connecting with teammates, understanding an NFL scheme," the No. 1 selection in April's NFL Draft said Wednesday. "There are so many areas that I have improved on, and I look forward to keep on improving."
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Mendoza’s teammates can certainly relate to what the young quarterback is facing as he adjusts to the NFL. That support includes standout tight end Brock Bowers, who said he is "excited" to see the rookie can do when he makes his first NFL start.
"Everyone has faith in him," Bowers said. "[Mendoza] might have a bad play here and there, but you just got to flush it. I know he does a good job at that."
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Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker praised the consistency Mendoza brings to the quarterback position. Tucker also said it was encouraging to see the rookie settle into a rhythm during Wednesday’s practice, when Mendoza took first-team reps.
"We've been seeing it all year," Tucker said. "He's been taking reps with us. He's been doing everything, and you just see a throw in practice and say, 'Wow.' For that to be out there this Sunday is going to be fun."
The Vikings sent a third-round pick to Las Vegas for Cousins before Tuesday’s trade deadline. The move reunited Cousins with coach Kevin O’Connell and returned him to a franchise and offensive system in which he had found success. Cousins played for Minnesota from 2018 through 2023
The trade was one of the more surprising moves amid a flurry of deals and caught Mendoza off guard. He said he had "no inkling" his mentor would be traded.
"People were like, 'Kirk got traded,' and everyone just said that's the nature of the business, and that's how it is," Mendoza said. "And I'm excited to see Kirk in his future."
Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy last year en route to Indiana's undefeated season and the program's first ever national title. The Raiders did not want to rush Mendoza’s development, so they brought in Cousins as a bridge quarterback to start the season.
Cousins helped the Raiders surpass their win total from last season. In nine starts, he threw for 2,340 yards, 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Cousins rushed for one touchdown and threw another, but was intercepted three times in what proved to be his final start in a Raiders uniform.
Ozempic and Zepbound users face 6 rebound risks after stopping, doctor warns
While GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have reshaped weight management and diabetes control, research shows that many patients stop taking them within a year.
Research has found that cycling off these medications can bring potential rebound risks, ranging from rapid weight regain to the loss of cardiovascular protection.
Dr. Frank Dumont, internal medicine physician and executive medical director at Virta Health in San Francisco, spoke with Fox News Digital about why patients stop taking GLP-1s, the potential risks and how to maintain progress afterward.
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Some patients may stop taking GLP-1 medications because of medical concerns or side effects, while others prefer not to remain on long-term medication, Dumont said.
Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea.
"Those types of things can become troublesome enough that people actually have a hard time eating enough food to get good nourishment," he told Fox News Digital. "Working with your physician to make a decision about whether it's right for you to stay on the medicine or not is important."
Other serious side effects, like acute pancreatitis, would prompt immediate discontinuation of the drug.
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"We know that's fairly rare, but if the pancreas becomes involved, that is not a good thing," Dumont said. "It can be very serious. It can even be life-threatening."
Certain GLP-1 medications carry a warning about thyroid tumors based on animal studies, though the risk in humans remains unknown.
These medications should not be used by people with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or a condition called multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).
Dumont outlined six potential risks patients may face after stopping a GLP-1.
The most immediate side effect patients notice after stopping a GLP-1 is the return of intense cravings and a sharp spike in appetite, often referred to as "food noise," according to Dumont.
Many patients assume they can treat GLP-1s like a short-term prescription, taking the drug to hit a target weight or blood sugar goal and then stopping, the doctor noted.
However, major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Obesity Medicine Association, classify obesity as a chronic condition that typically requires ongoing management.
"Unless you have significantly changed what you're doing in terms of the types of foods you're eating, it's likely you'll go back to the same foods you were eating before, and hunger and cravings will go up," Dumont said.
It is typical for GLP-1 users to experience weight regain after quitting, according to Dumont.
In the STEP 1 trial extension, participants regained about two-thirds of the weight they had lost within a year of stopping semaglutide and lifestyle interventions.
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In the SURMOUNT-4 trial for tirzepatide, patients who were switched to a placebo after 36 months of treatment regained more than half the weight they had lost over the following year, even while receiving diet and exercise counseling.
"That's just so devastating for people who felt like they'd finally found a solution that would work," Dumont said.
Biomarkers — which are measurable indicators of what’s happening inside the body, such as blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels — tend to improve while taking a GLP-1, which is beneficial for those with pre-diabetes or diabetes.
When a GLP-1 is stopped, these markers can reverse if not countered with a change in diet, according to Dumont.
Improvements in fatty liver disease may also fade after treatment stops, the doctor said.
"We know that these medications can help to decrease some of that steatotic or fatty liver disease that occurs," he noted. "And when you go off the medicine, if you go back to eating the way you did before, those numbers have a tendency to worsen."
Weight loss while taking GLP-1 medications can include a loss of muscle, raising concerns about body composition and long-term physical function, according to Dumont.
"When people take the GLP-1 medications, they lose weight, but they tend to lose both fat mass and lean muscle mass," he told Fox News Digital.
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In a body-composition study of tirzepatide, about 25% of the weight lost was lean mass, which includes muscle and other nonfat tissue. The remaining 75% was fat.
Dumont expressed concern that patients who regain weight after stopping treatment may not fully replace the muscle they lost.
"So, there's a bit of a ratcheting-down effect if someone is on and off these medications, where they lose fat and muscle, stop the medicine, regain fat, go back on the medicine, and lose fat and muscle," he added.
The doctor emphasized that preserving muscle is important for metabolism, injury prevention and everyday activities.
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In addition to the physical consequences, Dumont noted that stopping a weight-loss drug can take a heavy toll on mental health.
Many patients have spent years cycling through diets and programs without lasting success, often viewing GLP-1s as a final solution, according to the doctor.
When the medication isn't right for them — adding to a history of past weight-loss setbacks — experiencing a "regression on all fronts" can be "really devastating from a mental health standpoint," Dumont said.
"It can make you feel disheartened and like you don’t have the control you thought you did," he added.
An observational study published in BMJ Medicine found that adults with type 2 diabetes who stopped GLP-1 treatment had a higher risk of major cardiovascular events than those who continued. Longer periods without treatment were associated with greater risk.
Dumont noted that the stakes of stopping a GLP-1 go far beyond weight, pointing to the broader risk of losing metabolic benefits.
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While taking a GLP-1, lower inflammation and improved cholesterol and blood sugar levels help reduce the risk of major events like heart attacks and strokes, the doctor said.
"But again, if you stop the medicine and you haven't changed the way that you eat, then all of those numbers can worsen … and that can then increase the risk of those bad things happening — things that can be devastating from a life quality standpoint, but also can shorten your life," he warned.
Reaching metabolic goals and making lasting lifestyle changes may help patients maintain their progress after stopping a GLP-1, according to Dumont.
"We actually have peer-reviewed published data demonstrating that you can indeed stop one of these medications when you reach your metabolic goals," he said.
The Virta-affiliated observational study examined selected patients with type 2 diabetes in a structured nutrition program, so the findings may not apply to all GLP-1 users.
The doctor recommended adopting sustainable eating habits before stopping a GLP-1.
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"The GLP-1 is not the only solution," he said. "It needs to be coupled with ... a way of eating that's going to work for you for the long term that allows you to stop the medicine successfully if you need to."
Dumont recommended working with the prescribing clinician on a plan for stopping treatment and monitoring weight and blood sugar afterward.
Bill Cosby accused of allegedly failing to pay $59M sexual assault damages: court docs
A woman who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault in 1972 was awarded $59 million earlier this year after a jury found the disgraced comedian liable for his actions.
The woman, Donna Motsinger, claimed in new court documents obtained by Fox News Digital that Cosby allegedly "has not paid a single dollar" of awarded damages, and asked a judge to hold the fallen television star in contempt of court after violating an October order.
Joshua Wurtzel, Partner at Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP, explained that there's a "real possibility" the court issues a warrant for Cosby's arrest, but not for failing to pay the judgment.
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"Courts typically are not able to jail people for unpaid civil debts," Wurtzel told Fox News Digital. "The warrant would be for ignoring the court’s October order requiring him to answer written questions about his assets under oath.
"If the court issues an order to show cause, Cosby is personally served, and he does not appear, California law lets the judge issue a warrant directing the sheriff to bring him in. And if the court holds him in contempt, it can order him confined until he answers the questions."
Wurtzel noted that being held in contempt is "both a serious threat and a tactic to force compliance."
"But if Cosby is located outside of California, it may be very difficult to actually execute on the arrest warrant and will depend on whether law enforcement in California is willing to have him extradited from another state," Wurtzel said.
Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer Danny Rubin told Fox News Digital that Motsinger's request for a "debtor's examination" could benefit her case against Cosby.
"Someone who was awarded money in a civil judgment is able to conduct what's called a 'debtor's exam' where the judgment debtor, the person who owes the money, must provide information as to the amount of his total assets and where they are located," Rubin said.
"Failure to appear for this exam can result in an arrest warrant. This is a serious legal tactic to force someone to sit for a debtor's exam. Arrest warrants are usually granted in cases where the debtor has repeatedly failed to appear."
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In March, Cosby was found liable for drugging and sexually assaulting the former waitress more than 50 years ago.
He was then ordered to pay Motsinger $59.25 million in damages – $17.5 million for her past mental trauma and an additional $1.75 million for mental suffering Motsinger may experience in the future. She was also awarded $40,000,000 in punitive damages.
In October, Judge Bradley S. Phillips granted Motsinger's request for a hearing on a motion to compel, and also ordered Cosby to "serve verified, code-compliant responses, without objection, within ten (10) days of this Order."
Additionally, the judge ordered that Cosby "shall pay monetary sanctions of $1560 to Plaintiff's counsel within ten (10) days of this Order."
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In Motsinger's latest request, she claimed Cosby’s "noncompliance is not partial, late, or excusable. It is total. He served no responses by October 19, and he has served none since. He paid nothing by October 19, and he has paid nothing since."
Cosby's reluctance to pay could also result in his disclosure of financial information – data that hasn't been publicly revealed and could potentially offer a rare look into what's left from his Hollywood fortune.
Oakland criminal defense lawyer Jo-Anna Nieves explained that Cosby's bank accounts, investments, real estate, business interests, income, and other assets" could soon be on the line for review.
"Depending on the circumstances, that investigation could also extend to financial transactions involving family members or entities connected to him," Nieves told Fox News Digital. "That doesn’t necessarily mean every financial record will become public. Some information may remain confidential or be subject to protective orders.
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"For someone who accumulated considerable wealth over decades in entertainment, these disclosures could provide a detailed picture of his current financial situation, including whether his fortune has diminished, been transferred, or remains tied up in assets that are difficult to access."
She added, "The important question isn’t simply how much money Cosby earned during his career: it’s how much he owns today, where those assets are held, and which assets are legally available to satisfy the judgment."
Cosby's representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Motsinger was one of the 12 anonymous "Jane Does" who testified in a 2005 civil rape case filed against Cosby by former Temple University athletics director Andrea Constand. The case was settled out of court one year later.
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Cosby was released from prison in 2021 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated his 2018 criminal conviction for sexual assault.
The disgraced actor, once known as "America’s Dad," served more than two years of his three-to-10-year sentence after he was convicted of drugging and molesting a woman at his Cheltenham, Pa. home in 2004.
The state’s highest court threw out Cosby's conviction after finding that District Attorney Kevin Steele, the prosecutor who brought the case against Cosby, violated an agreement to not charge him that previous District Attorney Bruce Castor had made in 2005, though the deal had apparently never been put in writing.
Cosby has maintained his innocence.
In June 2022, jurors found Cosby sexually abused Judith Huth, who accused the former comedian of sexual assault at the Playboy mansion in 1975 when she was a teen.
Former Playboy model, Victoria Valentino, now 80, filed a lawsuit against Cosby in June, and claimed Cosby drugged and raped her in 1969. The model has previously spoken about her allegations against the comedian and even appeared at his sentencing in 2021.
Stephen Curry issues rare public response to critics, defends wife Ayesha amid acting-role backlash
An apparent injury forced Stephen Curry to leave Wednesday night’s game against the Houston Rockets early.
Before tip-off, however, the four-time NBA champion addressed criticism of his wife, Ayesha, from several former athletes.
The criticism emerged after the release of a new film in which Ayesha stars. Curry addressed the growing debate, which has included comments from former NBA players Nick Young and Gilbert Arenas, former NFL player Emmanuel Acho and others.
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One scene in the Roku romantic comedy "Second Chance Holiday" calls for Ayesha to kiss co-star Matthew Daddario, a moment that sparked debate and criticism among sports figures on social media.
Former running back LeSean McCoy reacted to the on-camera moment saying, "This is crazy."
Arenas also criticized Ayesha during an appearance on the "We Said What We Said" podcast with Young. Arenas described her "the only blemish" in Stephen's family and argued that she does not behave in a way that mirrors many of the other wives of other NBA stars.
"The only blemish in the family is the wife in the sense because she doesn't act like the other superstars' wives. [Michael] Jordan's wife, Cookie [Johnson], that's Magic's [Johnson's] wife, Savannah [James], right, where we don't want to hear you," Arenas said on the podcast. "She hasn't been the American wife that the public knows."
In a video posted to social media, Curry pushed back against the criticism and said he believed the discussion had crossed the line from usual chatter surrounding his family.
"I've been hearing a lot of noise, and usually the noise doesn't bother me or Ayesha," Curry said.
"But this one in particular, when people are trying to step on the accomplishments of my wife, leading podcasts and giving opinions on somebody else's wife, I don't know why Nick, Gil, Emmanuel and anybody else feel the need to jump in and give an opinion on something they don't really know about."
Curry delivered arguably his sharpest message to those who continue using Ayesha’s name in their headlines.
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"Anytime Ayesha Curry shows up in your headline, I'd kindly suggest you give the happy hands, the congratulations and, maybe, an apology as loud as you lead your shows with this topic," he said.
After defending his wife, Curry closed with a pointed thank you to the critics for the unsolicited publicity.
Curry left Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets in the first quarter after experiencing right abdominal soreness. The two-time NBA MVP was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Curry made a 3-pointer with just over seven minutes left in the first quarter and put his hand on his right side and winced as he backpedaled after the shot.
He immediately walked over to coach Steve Kerr and headed straight to the locker room. He appeared to be in pain and was walking gingerly and holding his right side as he exited the court.
Curry has been the team’s leading scorer in six of the last eight games as the Warriors have gone 8-0 after an 0-3 start. Houston led Golden State 56-51 at halftime.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Trump threatens to double tariffs on Mexico if migrant caravans not stopped
President Donald Trump is using his tariff leverage to urge Mexico to stop a migrant caravan from reaching the U.S. southern border.
"Huge CARAVANS are forming and beginning their illegal march through Mexico," Trump wrote in a Thursday morning Truth Social post. "Many of the people in these Caravans are those that various countries don’t want - ‘Send them to America,’ they say - But they will not be accepted!
"MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED," he added. "MEXICO, THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE VERY LIBERAL NEW GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, OUR GREAT BORDER PATROL, & ICE, HAVE BEEN SO INFORMED. There will be no leniency!"
Trump's post began with the suggestion the midterm election results have emboldened the mass migration efforts that he has had to shut down since his first administration.
"Here we go again!" Trump's post began. "With the perceived loss by the Republicans in the Midterms - I WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT- the INVASION of our Country is taking place again."
The group of migrants, an estimated 1,500 people mostly from Central America, set off Tuesday from the southern city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border, hoping Democrats' victory in the U.S. midterm election could open pathways for them to live and work in the United States.
Democratic state attorneys general gains in the midterms could help unwind some of Trump's immigration law enforcement that he had admitted might have come off as "too tough" for voters earlier this month.
Democratic Texas attorney general-elect Nathan Johnson could drop the state's defense of SB4, a Republican-backed Texas law that allows state authorities to arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in April allowed the law to take effect as a challenge proceeds.
Incumbent Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton, who chose not to seek re-election in failed bid for the U.S. Senate, remains in office until Johnson is sworn in Jan. 1, 2027.
In another matter, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to take up Iowa’s appeal of a ruling blocking a law that would allow state officials to arrest and prosecute people who are in the U.S. illegally. The state's Democratic AG-elect Nate Willems, could decline to defend the law if the Supreme Court takes the case.
Reuters contributed to this report.
WaPo tries to shame Rubio's use of military aircraft to see son's football games, his team responds
Being an elected official and holding public office has to be a tiresome, thankless job.
Half the country already hates you because of a certain letter you have next to your name, and some of that other half usually has problems with you because they assume you aren't doing enough of what they voted for.
If you're a Republican, it has to be even tougher, since most of the mainstream media outlets are looking for any chance to pile on you if you make even the slightest misstep.
Take Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for example.
Rubio has been all over the place lately, from his much publicized trip to Greece last month to his recent appearance at the G7 summit in Paris.
Apparently, Rubio's globetrotting has caught the ire of The Washington Post, who released an article on Wednesday to try and shame his use of military aircraft to go see his son play for the Florida Gators football team.
Marco's son, Anthony, joined the team in 2023 as a preferred walk-on running back, and has seen action in quite a few games, scoring a touchdown in the Gators' Gasparilla Bowl appearance back in December 2024.
It's every dad's dream to get to see his son score a touchdown playing for a Power 4 college football team, but here comes WaPo yucking everyone's yum.
Not only did they get Community Noted, one of Rubio's assistant's also came in off the top rope to dunk on them for good measure.
The staffer points out that Rubio is required to use military aircraft as part of government protocols, but my favorite part was the second line of his clapback.
"Sec. Rubio is entirely unapologetic and will continue to attend as many of his family’s events as his jobs allow— that includes his son’s football games for his final year of college football."
Get 'em, Dylan!
As a father, a Gator fan, and a Republican, this response could not make me any happier.
If I were blessed enough to be in Rubio's position to be able to fly to my son's football games on a military jet, you'd better believe I'm taking full advantage of that.
Any of us would do the same.
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Rubio is one of the hardest working people in this administration, so much so that there are even memes of him poking fun at all the different hats he wears.
If he wants to fly down to Gainesville on a Saturday and watch his boy tote the rock a few times against FAU, I see no problem with it and neither does the U.S. Government.
Nothing to see here, folks.
Peltola campaign loses in court on rejected absentee ballots as she maintains narrow lead
Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola lost in her legal effort to get access to records identifying rejected absentee ballots during the ongoing count, and then lost some of her narrow lead in the latest ballot drop Wednesday night.
An Alaska judge on Wednesday ruled against the Peltola campaign’s request for the records in the midterm's final uncalled Senate race, ruling the demand was "simply not reasonable" while election officials continue counting votes.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews sided with the Alaska Division of Elections, finding the agency is "currently busy processing ballots from the 2026 general election" and "simply lacks the capacity to generate the report" from the voter registration database.
"Even if the request were otherwise considered reasonable outside the peak election time of year, it is simply not reasonable nor required right now," Matthews wrote, adding that "the timing of the Campaign’s request could simply not be worse."
Peltola’s campaign had sued last week seeking information about which absentee ballots were flagged for rejection and why.
Campaign attorney Abha Kelly told the court the process was "going incredibly smoothly" and that the campaign was not seeking confidential data or trying to disrupt the count. She argued the request would simply centralize transparency that observers already have in a decentralized way.
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State attorneys countered that the records are not public, citing voter privacy interests.
"Voters have a privacy interest in that because people who want to vote absentee presumably don’t want to mess it up and don’t want to be publicly exposed as having messed that up," Assistant Attorney General Margaret Paton-Walsh said.
The state also said producing a customized report would impose a significant burden during peak election work.
Matthews added at the Tuesday hearing that the case was "not about who won or lost the election" but about access to public records under the Public Records Act. The Sullivan campaign was allowed to intervene.
With roughly 86% of the expected vote counted and more than 248,000 ballots tallied, Peltola held 121,487 first-choice votes (48.9%) to incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan's 117,512 (47.3%), a lead of 3,975 votes. Neither candidate is above 50%, so the race remains on track for ranked-choice tabulation after absentee counting concludes around Nov. 18, with certification expected Nov. 25.
The race could still come down to the other candidates, including Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who has 4,100 votes, while Gerald Heikes has 5,426.
Those third- and fourth-place totals exceed the current margin between the top two candidates and could prove decisive when lower finishers are eliminated and second-choice preferences are redistributed under Alaska’s ranked-choice system. The vote to repeal that voting system is failing at 52.5% to 47.5%, which is also still too close to call over a week after Election Day.
Fox News' Melissa Chrise, Matt Finn, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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Top House Dem sparks backlash with plan for deported Dreamers that goes beyond bringing them back
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Tuesday he supports bringing deported DACA recipients back to the U.S. and providing what he called "remedial assistance," prompting critics to accuse him of wanting to pay deported immigrants.
Jeffries replied "certainly" when asked during a "PBS NewsHour" interview whether he would support bringing deported DACA recipients back to the U.S. He also said those he believes were treated unfairly by the Trump administration should receive "remedial assistance."
"Anyone, whether they are a citizen, whether they were here lawfully, whether they're DACA recipients, who've been treated unfairly and unjustly by the administration, we need to provide remedial assistance to them and undo the damage that's been done to the country, to law-abiding immigrant families and to the American people over this last 20 months or so," Jeffries told PBS News.
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DACA offers eligible immigrants brought to the country illegally as children temporary protection from deportation and the ability to apply for work authorization, but does not grant legal immigration status, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Jeffries did not specify whether the "remedial assistance" he proposed would include financial compensation. His office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on Wednesday.
Podcaster Benny Johnson similarly criticized Jeffries in a social media post on Wednesday, alleging that Democrats "always put foreigners before Americans."
"Hakeem Jeffries says he wants to re-import DACA recipients that have already been deported and pay them," Johnson said. "This is the future under Democrat control. They will always put foreigners before Americans."
"DISGUSTING: Incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) supports bringing back DEPORTED DACA recipients and providing them with money and assistance to 'undo the damage that’s been done to the country,'" conservative account Red Wave Press added on X.
"Hakeem Jeffries wants to bring back deported DACA recipients and pay them. Under far-left control, American citizens will always come second and be expected to pay for it. Every. Single. Time," another X user posted.
"EVERY TIME Dems want any form of amnesty, it's to make them voters, and use those voters to open the floodgate, then get citizenship to millions more," Eric Daugherty, chief content officer of Florida’s Voice, claimed Wednesday in an X post responding to Jeffries' remarks.
Jeffries also claimed during the interview that the U.S. currently has a "broken immigration system" that "needs to be fixed."
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"Well, certainly, on the immigration front, we have a broken immigration system. It needs to be fixed," Jeffries said. "It should be fixed in a comprehensive way."
"Immigration enforcement should be fair, just and humane," the New York Democrat added. "We're not going to provide a dime to the administration's violent mass deportation machine. Let's work together, perhaps beginning with moving the Dream and Promise Act this Congress as a foundation for the type of work that can be done in the next Congress."
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Jeffries’ comments come after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Monday raised the possibility of Congress creating a pathway to permanent legal status for DACA recipients.
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"If we want to have an immigration reform to where we can look at DACA and figure out a way that these individuals can become maybe legal permanent citizens or something like this, that’ll be up to Congress," Mullin said.
DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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DHS emphasized in a March 3, 2026, X post that DACA "does not confer any form of legal status" in the U.S.
"To be clear: DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country," DHS said in the social media post. "Any illegal alien who is a DACA recipient may be subject to arrest and deportation for a number of reasons, including if they’ve committed a crime."
"Between January 20, 2025, and September 28, 2025, ICE arrested 264 DACA recipients nationwide — and MORE than 92% were illegal aliens charged or CONVICTED of a crime in the U.S.," the post continues.
The White House on Monday left open the possibility of working with Democrats on an immigration deal for illegal immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for more than a decade without committing other crimes, though Trump and Mullin both ruled out amnesty.
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark became racial symbols, but their responses tell different stories
As Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream faced Golden State in the WNBA Finals, some of the coverage made it sound as if they were representing Black America.
An Oct. 24 Swish Appeal column connected Atlanta’s enthusiasm for the Dream to the city’s history of "Black excellence, resistance and pride." It quoted a historian who linked the team to Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of the "Beloved Community."
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There’s nothing wrong with a city seeing its history and culture reflected in its sports teams. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ name and logo celebrate the steel industry that helped define their city. It’s perfectly reasonable for Atlanta fans to find a similar connection between the Dream and their own community.
The problem arises when supporting a player becomes a test of racial loyalty, or criticizing her becomes an attack on the people she supposedly represents.
I encountered plenty of that while covering Angel Reese during the Finals. People who disagreed with my questions and columns decided the explanation was that I had a problem with Black women. Somehow, evaluating one basketball player had become a statement about millions of people I wasn’t writing about.
But this fits a much larger pattern involving Reese and Caitlin Clark. For some fans and commentators, they have become stand-ins for Black America and White America. Their successes and shortcomings get recruited into arguments about privilege, discrimination and whose achievements deserve recognition.
But Clark and Reese have responded very differently to those roles.
When pressed, Clark has pushed back against people using her name to promote racial agendas but has repeatedly emphasized that basketball is her job.
In the closing moments of LSU’s 2023 national championship victory over Iowa, Angel Reese followed Caitlin Clark around the court, repeatedly taunting Iowa's star player. She made the "you can’t see me" gesture, then pointed to her ring finger.
Many people, myself included, took issue with Reese's taunts. Predictably, commentators, including ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, framed the backlash as a racial double standard, pointing to Clark’s use of the same gesture earlier in the tournament.
Of course, there's a clear difference between doing a gesture toward your own bench and following an opponent around the court and doing it in her face, but the nuance was lost on many.
Even one of the Louisville players, Hailey Van Lith, later explained that Clark’s gesture was directed at Iowa’s strength coach, not anyone on the Cardinals team.
But Reese had already made it about race herself, right there at the postgame podium.
After a reporter asked Reese about the outrage on Twitter surrounding her celebration, Reese claimed she was labeled as "too hood" and "too ghetto." She continued by saying the victory was for "the girls that look like me" and declared, "It was bigger than me tonight."
Imagine Clark saying a championship was for "girls that look like me." I don’t believe the same commentators defending Reese would applaud that message from Clark.
In an August 2025 Forbes interview about her signature shoe, Reese described being "a visual and a voice for young Black women." Discussing people who shared her experiences, she added, "I’m speaking for those people, young girls, young boys."
Reese has also made it clear that she wants to be known for more than basketball.
"It’s always been both: basketball and fashion," she told Vogue in 2025. She's also made appearances at the Met Gala in each of the past three years.
Good for her. She’s built a following and figured out how to make money from it. There’s nothing wrong with that, and it doesn’t mean she doesn’t care about winning.
But Reese has spent years talking about race and positioning herself as a voice for Black women. So when some of her defenders treat criticism of her as an attack on all Black women, they aren’t making that connection entirely on their own.
During a July game against Atlanta, Toronto coach Sandy Brondello complained to officials after a foul call involving Reese and Nyara Sabally. The broadcast picked up Brondello describing Reese as a "protected species."
Brondello is Australian. As Australia’s ABC explained, that expression is commonly used in Australian sports to complain about players receiving favorable treatment from officials. It had nothing to do with Reese's race.
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Brondello apologized anyway and explained that her frustration was with the officiating. The WNBA suspended her for one game, and Reese accepted the apology, thanked the league for acting and said there was "no place for discrimination or hate."
Reese then went further: "I speak for a community that believes in the bigger picture of things."
Brondello was arguing about a foul call, but Reese used the moment to talk about discrimination. Once again, the racial framing was coming from Reese herself.
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Clark has been pulled into these arguments, too.
In June 2024, she was asked about people using her name in broader cultural debates. "Basketball is my job," she said, explaining that she couldn’t control what others said online.
Even that answer became a controversy. WNBA player DiJonai Carrington claimed people were using Clark’s name to justify bigotry and accused Clark of not being bothered by it.
"Silence is a luxury," Carrington wrote.
Later that day, asked specifically about racism and misogyny, Clark said, "People should not be using my name to push those agendas."
In both instances, it was the WNBA media prodding Clark to make a statement about racial animosity, not something Clark brought up on her own. Instead, Clark tried to keep her focus on basketball. Of course, that didn't satisfy the media or WNBA players demanding that Clark answer for online trolls.
See, that's the bigger issue here. There's an expectation that Clark must be accountable for people she neither controls nor authorizes to speak for her. The same principle applies to Reese; neither player is responsible for policing every account that claims to support her.
In her December 2024 TIME interview, Clark said, "I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege."
I believe Clark felt pressured to make that statement after all the grief she’d taken for trying to keep the focus on basketball. When staying out of the argument gets you criticized, there’s pressure to give people the statement they’ve been demanding.
And it didn’t end with her rookie season. As I recently documented, the demands have continued through all three of Clark’s WNBA seasons.
During a podcast appearance in July 2025, Nancy Armour acknowledged that Clark had already addressed the subject, including in her TIME interview. But Armour wanted a stronger statement, delivered on Clark’s own initiative instead of in response to a question.
In October 2026, podcaster Charlotte Wilder said that despite Clark addressing online trolls multiple times, Clark needed to say "something a little more forceful."
Then, at her October 2026 season-ending news conference, Clark was asked about Kelsey Mitchell’s comments on the treatment she receives as a Fever player. Clark again rejected people using her name to promote racism, hate or discrimination.
Three seasons into her WNBA career, Clark is still being asked to explain that she doesn’t support racism. How many more statements are required?
Reese helped Atlanta reach the Finals, and she deserves credit for that. But she also deserves criticism for her poor performances over the final four games. Treating her as an individual leaves room for both.
The same goes for Clark. Her performances and public comments are fair game. But some troll calling himself a fan doesn’t make her responsible for whatever he posts online. And the media doesn’t get to assign her that job.
The players themselves have also complicated the idea that they are permanent personal enemies.
During September’s FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, Reese also spoke positively about playing alongside Clark and developing their chemistry as USA teammates.
After they won gold together, Clark was asked whether she and Reese were friends now.
"We’ve always been friends," she responded. "Don’t try to do that."
They can compete against each other, talk trash and still function perfectly well on the same team. And fans don’t have to like them equally.
What I reject is the demand to choose a racial allegiance along with a favorite player.
Admiring Clark’s game doesn’t make someone hostile to Black women. Supporting Reese doesn’t require someone to dismiss every legitimate criticism of her. Their accomplishments belong to them, and so do their mistakes.
Neither gets to stand in for an entire race, and neither should be forced to.
Root for whoever you want. Just stop making it a racial loyalty test.