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Brooks Koepka applies for PGA Tour reinstatement after leaving LIV Golf: report
After leaving LIV Golf, Brooks Koepka has reportedly applied for reinstatement to the PGA Tour.
A statement from Koepka's management team said Koepka's decision to leave LIV was "guided" by family, and he wanted to spend more time at home.
"Brooks will continue to be a huge supporter of LIV Golf and wishes the league and its players continued success. Brooks remains passionate about the game of golf and will keep fans updated on what’s ahead," the statement said.
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The PGA Tour has said anyone who defected to LIV would be suspended by the Tour. His last non-major PGA event was the 2022 Valspar Championship played that March.
According to ESPN, which reported Koepka's reinstatement application, the tour will soon start the disciplinary and reinstatement process, which will include "thoughtful input from the board, including player directors."
After Koepka left LIV, the PGA Tour offered a cryptic statement.
"Brooks Koepka is a highly accomplished professional, and we wish him and his family continued success. The PGA Tour continues to offer the best professional golfers the most competitive, challenging and lucrative environment in which to pursue greatness," the tour said.
Rumors have constantly circulated that Koepka has had buyer's remorse ever since joining LIV Golf on a deal he revealed was nine figures. Koepka was one of the first big-name golfers to join the Saudi-funded tour, admitting at the 2023 Masters that his injuries played a major role in the move, which guaranteed a huge paycheck.
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In March, Koepka admitted he did not "know where I'm going" once his contract ended. Koepka's deal reportedly had one more year left.
Koepka took the golf world by storm several years ago, winning four majors in a two-year span. However, injuries derailed him for a while after. Following a torn patella tendon, he lost his dominant form, winning just one event in a three-year span ahead of his move to LIV, often finding himself outside the cut line.
He joined LIV after he missed the cut at the 2022 Masters and finished tied for 55th and 55th at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, respectively, that year. Koepka revitalized himself in 2023, winning the PGA Championship just a month after finishing tied for second at The Masters, which earned him a spot on that year's Ryder Cup team.
However, his best finish in a major since 2024 was tie for 12th at the U.S. Open this year at Oakmont. It was his only top 25 finish at a major in that span, and he missed the other three cuts.
Koepka is eligible to play in all four majors this year, even if he is suspended by the PGA, because of his 2023 win at Oak Hill. Majors are not PGA-sanctioned events.
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: AOC accuses Vance of believing ‘American people should be assassinated’
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening…
-Hawley breaks with Trump on Venezuela as policy rift continues
-Bessent blames Walz as Treasury probes whether Minnesota fraud funds reached al-Shabab
-Grassley presses FBI over Trump Arctic Frost probe name, calls change ‘anything but random’
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is leveling a stunning accusation at Vice President JD Vance amid the national furor over this week's fatal shooting in Minnesota involving an ICE agent.
"I understand that Vice President Vance believes that shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not," the four-term federal lawmaker from New York and progressive champion argued as she answered questions on Friday on Capitol Hill from Fox News and other news organizations.
Ocasio-Cortez spoke in the wake of Wednesday's shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good after she confronted ICE agents from inside her car in Minneapolis…READ MORE.
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Olympic gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson opens up on family battle against virus that hospitalized her son
Shawn Johnson remembers the night she took her infant son to an emergency room.
The American gymnastics hero who won Olympic gold on the balance beam at the 2008 Beijing games was suddenly the mother of a very young patient.
"He was 1. It took a turn for the worst very quickly. We ended up in the ER. He was struggling with his breathing," Johnson told Fox News Digital.
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Her son, Jett James East, had respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a highly contagious virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages. Her first-born, daughter Drew Hazel East, caught a lighter version of it at a young age but never needed to go to the hospital.
Then, when Johnson got pregnant with her third child, she learned of a troubling timeline.
"I found out that he was due in peak RSV season around the holidays. I still had two babies at home, a lot of people coming over for the holidays," she said.
Johnson was staring down an urgent mission to address the virus plaguing her children.
A friend she had met on social media, Dr. Mona Amin, became a source of guidance alongside her family's normal pediatrician.
"RSV can look so different in everyone. … It presented very differently in her two different children," Amin told Fox News Digital.
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"We first met last year, and we just really connected over business, motherhood, asking me questions on the side about the medical stuff."
Johnson says Amin gave her advice that was similar to her pediatrician's.
One of the solutions that came out of meetings with both was the use of a drug called Beyfortus, an antibody injection given to newborns and young children to help treat RSV. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration July 17, 2023.
Johnson's message to any other parents concerned about RSV affecting their child is to "talk to your pediatrician."
"Education is so much better than none at all," she added.
The former gymnastics star has come out of her family's battle against RSV with a new obsession for fighting off illnesses in her children. It has even changed her reading habits.
"I used to read ‘Harry Potter’ novels, now I read parenting novels. I read all about viruses and psychiatry. The biggest lifestyle adjustment for me is that it's my job to protect them. And I need to arm myself with knowledge," Johnson said.
"The amount of attention if you were a pro athlete or an athlete that you put into your body in your career is the same amount of attention that you should put toward your children. No child is the same. We've talked about this a lot. Every single child has different needs. … I think it's our job as parents to really find what those are."
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Stephen A Smith says 'there shouldn't be sanctuary cities' where people can escape federal law
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith questioned the concept of sanctuary cities on Thursday night, blasting the idea that local leaders can decide their cities can defy federal law.
Many local liberal leaders in states across the country have publicly declared plans to resist ICE efforts to deport illegal immigrants, one of the key agenda items President Donald Trump was elected to accomplish.
Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is one such leader who told federal immigration authorities Wednesday to "get the f---" out of the city following the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer.
When a caller from California said he was angered by Frey’s statement, Smith said he understands where he is coming from, but noted this is part of a larger problem across the country.
"Listen, it’s not just him, it's people in sanctuary cities," Smith said. "They’re not going to facilitate cooperation with federal law enforcement when it comes to ICE. And so their position is that, ‘We're not going to obey these laws. We have our own laws when it comes to migrants coming into our country. We're not going to listen to that.’"
Smith marveled at the idea that this had been allowed at all.
"I don't understand how sanctuary cities are allowed in this country. I don't get it. If there's federal laws that mandates that, ‘You know what, you can't cross the border illegally,’ there shouldn't be sanctuary cities saying, ‘Yes, you can,’" he said. "It just shouldn't be. I mean, one way or another, pick one. You either can or you can't. But it shouldn't be federal government says no, but you say yes. So you get to usurp the authority of the federal government and we're still calling ourselves a ‘nation of laws.’ But which laws? It makes no sense!"
The caller noted that he lives in Los Angeles, and that its transition to become a sanctuary city was decided by local officials, not in a vote by the common people, saying this decision was a "bunch of baloney."
"Yeah, I don’t blame you for feeling that way," Smith said. "Because the American people should have an opportunity to vote on it. You're absolutely right! I didn't even know that was the case, Andy, until you just told me!"
"You understand?" he appeared to say to listeners. "How you, a sanctuary city. Just by declaring yourself to be a sanctuary city, but the citizens in the city didn't even vote on it? That doesn't seem to be the American way! I'm telling you, we got problems in this country! We got to make a decision about what kind of country we want moving forward. Seriously, 'cause it's bad!"
Noem praises DHS officers on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day as attacks on federal agents spike nationwide
Instead of a quiet day of gratitude, Law Enforcement Appreciation Day came Friday amid escalating conflict over the actions of federal authorities, especially those involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents, and harsh rhetoric from Democratic elected officials.
The Department of Homeland (DHS) noted that its officers face a 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against them as they carry out immigration enforcement operations across the country.
"On this Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, I want to take a moment to express how thankful I am every single day for the men and women who put on the badge and put their lives on the line to protect the American people," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. "With more than 80,000 officers and agents, our Department is the largest law enforcement agency in the federal government. We recognize the sacrifice you and your families make to protect and serve the American people and our great country."
The praise came as federal authorities have increasingly come under attack and scrutiny over the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration and the removal of migrants with criminal records.
Federal authorities in Minnesota currently face mounting criticism from Minneapolis and state officials following Wednesday's fatal shooting of a woman who allegedly attempted to ram her vehicle into an ICE agent.
Several Democrats have said that ICE and federal authorities are the cause of unrest and chaos unfolding in communities where they operate and have demanded that they leave.
On Friday, the White House released a list of "57 Times Sick, Unhinged Democrats Declared War on Law Enforcement."
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom likened ICE to "secret police," calling them "authoritarian" and calling for people to "push back," the list states.
"Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE officers to a neo-Nazi group," another said.
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The list features Democratic mayors, governors and members of Congress comparing federal immigration authorities to terrorists and Nazi Germany, as well as calls to abolish such agencies.
Meanwhile, multiple Republicans lauded law enforcement officers on social media.
Noem and President Donald Trump have backed federal officers amid the criticism.
"President Trump and I will always stand with you," Noem said. "Please take some time today to thank an officer or agent today. Make them a meal, buy them a cup of coffee, or simply thank them. To every officer who puts on the badge each day: Thank you. Your service is paramount to our nation’s safety."
In a Friday news release, DHS highlighted several incidents in which federal officers have acted heroically.
On April 26, 2025, ICE officers in Dallas saw a pickup truck lose a tire, roll seven times, and land upside-down. The officers and two bystanders pried open the truck’s door and pulled the driver to safety, the agency said. An off-duty EMT stopped to help until police and paramedics arrived.
In Denver, ICE officers were traveling to a detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, which has been the target of protests and violence, on Sept. 25 when they approached the scene of a fiery collision between a semi-truck, a small passenger car and two other vehicles.
The officers extracted a man with his legs pinned under the dashboard inside moments before the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames. He was provided first aid and several ICE officers suffered from slight smoke inhalation and lacerations.
Other incidents include a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent saving a driver, who was missing his left arm, from an overturned truck in Texas. The agent also grabbed the detached limb and provided first aid to the man.
Another HSI agent detained a suspected hit-and-run driver who tried to flee the scene after causing a multi-vehicle wrong-way hit-and-run crash in Washington, D.C., officials said. The agent was on his way to work when he saw the driver fleeing on foot. He chased him down and detained him until authorities arrived.
A group of HSI agents on a road between the border city of Brownsville, Texas, and San Benito, Mexico came to the aid of an injured motorcyclist who was sideswiped by a minivan, officials said.
In Alabama, an HSI agent driving home from a training event came across a vehicle positioned sideways on a road in the path of oncoming traffic with a woman trapped inside. The engine compartment caught fire, so the agent smashed a window to help free her.
"Just then, two other vehicles sped around the blind curve," DHS said of the incident. "To avoid being mowed down, the agent had to grab the bridge railing, leap over to the other side, then hang there as the cars sped by. One of the speeding cars then struck the disabled van, causing the fire to grow."
The agent rushed back to the van and pulled the woman from the burning vehicle. Everyone survived with minor injuries.
Federal authorities from several offices also conducted rescues and life-saving efforts after floods in San Antonio, Texas, DHS said.
Ravens coach admits he 'didn't coach Lamar (Jackson) well enough' after missing playoffs this season
The Baltimore Ravens underperformed this season, missed the playoffs and fired longtime head coach John Harbaugh, and offensive coordinator Todd Monken took blame for the results.
Monken, 59, said he did not have as good a relationship with star quarterback Lamar Jackson as he could have.
"I didn't coach Lamar well enough," Monken said during a recent appearance on the "Ryan Ripken Show." "I didn't have as good of a relationship as I could have. I didn't do the things we needed to do this year to win enough games to give ourselves a chance. I believe that."
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The Ravens finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs in heartbreaking fashion. One of the reasons for their regression was Monken’s unit also regressed. The Ravens scored 30.1 points per game in 2024, third in the NFL, but averaged 24.9 points per game in 2025, ranking 11th in the NFL.
While the offense still ranked toward the top of the NFL, it was nearly a touchdown less than last season. Jackson missed four games due to injuries while dealing with hamstring, back, ankle and toe issues, and Monken lamented not being able to build on 2024’s success.
"I really wish Lamar would have been healthy and seen what we kept building on," Monken said, "where we went from '23 to '24, and then we just never got it going. That's what you have to live with."
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Upon Harbaugh’s surprise firing, reports surfaced that Monken and Jackson had a strained relationship, which Monken disputed.
"Lamar and I, to me, had a good relationship," Monken said. "Could it have been better? Of course. Lamar and I never had an issue."
Monken said he never saw Harbaugh not have a great relationship with his players.
"I never saw Lamar and Coach Harbaugh not have a great relationship. I never saw that," Monken said. "I never saw Coach Harbaugh and any of our players not have a great relationship. Never. Not one time."
Monken said the longtime head coach also did not lose the locker room, calling his former boss "the best at motivating and directing in keeping a team moving in a certain direction."
With Harbaugh out of town, it is unlikely Monken will still be calling plays for the Ravens next season.
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Trump wears 'happy Trump' pin alongside American flag during White House oil executive meeting
President Trump sported a unique accessory at the White House on Friday, a custom lapel pin depicting what he called a "happy Trump."
The president wore the small pin, which appeared to be a cartoon-style depiction of Trump in a navy suit and red tie just beneath his customary American flag lapel pin, while meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House.
Fox News' Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy noticed the accessory and asked the president about it.
"I see the American flag lapel pin," Doocy said. "What is the other lapel pin?"
Trump explained that the pin was a gift.
"Somebody gave me this. You know what that is? That's called a ‘happy Trump,'" the president said, holding up the pin.
"And consider the fact that I'm never happy. I'm never satisfied. I will never be satisfied until we make America great again. But we're getting pretty close."
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Trump added, "Somebody gave it to me. I put it on."
The lighthearted moment quickly gained traction on social media, with users on X praising the pin and the president’s sense of humor.
"Trump is wearing a 'Happy Trump' pin today," one user wrote, alongside laughing emoji. "How can you not love this guy?"
"Where can I get a happy Trump pin?" another asked.
"Only our wonderful President Trump! He is wearing a "Happy Trump" pin because he says he'll never be happy until America is Great Again...but we're getting close! Hilarious!" a third user wrote.
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The exchange came as Trump hosted nearly two dozen oil executives at the White House Friday to discuss investment in Venezuela after the U.S. military's successful capture of the nation's dictatorial president, Nicolás Maduro.
The lineup of oil companies included Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Continental, Halliburton, HKN, Valero, Marathon, Shell, Trafigura, Vitol Americas, Repsol, Eni, Aspect Holdings, Tallgrass, Raisa Energy and Hilcorp.
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum also attended the meeting.
Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report.
LSU’s Lane Kiffin nets $500K after Ole Miss falls in CFP semifinal, contract shows
Ole Miss appeared to finally feel the impact of Lane Kiffin’s controversial pivot to LSU. The Rebels’ Cinderella-like run ended in the Fiesta Bowl, triggering a lucrative payment for the former Ole Miss head coach.
Within the next 30 days, Kiffin will receive a bonus of $500,000.
According to Front Office Sports, part of LSU’s deal to lure Kiffin away from Ole Miss was to pay his bonuses promised by his previous employer. The payment is expected to fall under the "ancillary benefits" category listed in Kiffin’s deal with the Tigers.
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Kiffin’s bonus was tiered. A $150,000 payment was earmarked once Ole Miss secured a first-round playoff game. The Rebels’ advance to the quarterfinals increased the compensation to $250,000.
The Rebels’ New Year’s Day win over Georgia upped that bonus to $500,000. Had Ole Miss hoisted the College Football Playoff national championship trophy, Kiffin would have earned a total of $1 million.
"Coach will be entitled to receive a payment in an amount equal to the amount Coach would have been entitled to receive had he remained Head Coach at Coach’s immediate prior employer and coached the prior employer’s football team through the 2025-26 CFP," Kiffin's LSU contract, obtained by On3, states.
"If applicable, the payment under this section may be paid from affiliated foundation funds and shall be paid within 30 days following the prior employer’s team being eliminated from the 2025-26 CFP."
After dominating Tulane in the first round of the College Football Playoff, the Rebels upset the Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals.
Kiffin celebrated the team’s win in a post on social media.
"What a great finish!!! So much fun!! Only two more to go," he wrote in a post on X, tagging the Ole Miss football team.
Despite being underdogs in Thursday’s semifinal, Ole Miss pushed the favored Miami Hurricanes to the brink. Miami quarterback Carson Beck rushed for a go-ahead touchdown in the game’s final seconds to punch the Hurricanes’ ticket to the national championship game.
Miami now awaits the winner of Friday’s other semifinal matchup, the Peach Bowl, between Indiana and Oregon.
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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Why the FBI can exclude state authorities from Minnesota shooting probe
The FBI has asserted authority over the investigation into a shooting by an ICE agent in Minnesota, effectively sidelining the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and spurring questions about who has jurisdiction in the case.
Federal officials have said the FBI’s jurisdiction is clear when a federal officer’s actions are being reviewed, but state leaders in Minnesota insisted Friday that they will pursue their own parallel inquiry into the incident.
The dispute arose after the Minnesota BCA revealed after the shooting that the FBI had shut the BCA out of the investigation. The incident involved an ICE agent appearing on video to shoot and kill 37-year-old Renee Good as she accelerated her vehicle in his direction.
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It is common for the FBI and state and local agencies to pool resources to investigate crimes that could fall under all their jurisdictions, but Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday the federal government did not view the shooting as one of those cases.
"They have not been cut out; they don’t have any jurisdiction in this investigation," Noem said.
Noem framed the incident as an attack on a federal agent, a point Democratic Gov. Tim Walz criticized as a predetermined outcome to an ongoing probe. Democrats have widely condemned the shooting as murder and an improper use of lethal force, but Noem and others in the Trump administration disagreed.
"The officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy," Noem said. "[The vehicle] was used to perpetuate a violent act. This officer took action to protect himself and to protect other law enforcement officers."
The FBI declined to comment on the investigation.
A federal law enforcement source told Fox News Digital the incident was a textbook example of a federal case that the FBI had jurisdiction over.
The source also pointed to a letter Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote to California’s leaders in October asserting that federal officers acting in their job capacity could not face state charges.
"The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile," Blanche wrote. "Numerous federal laws prohibit interfering with and impeding immigration or other law-enforcement operations. … Further, the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the United States Constitution precludes a federal officer from being held on a state criminal charge where the alleged crime arose during the performance of his federal duties."
The supremacy clause protects federal officers from state prosecution when those officers are performing their job duties, though the officers do not have complete immunity, which has long been a point of contention.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said during a press conference Friday that she felt Minnesota prosecutors did have authority over the ICE agent's case.
"We do have jurisdiction to make the decision with what happened in this case," Moriarty said. "It does not matter that it was a federal law enforcement agent."
Moriarty did, however, acknowledge "complex legal issues" involved in cases involving a federal law enforcement officer.
Moriarty, who was joined by Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison, called on the public to provide any evidence or tips to state prosecutors, saying the FBI deprived them of even reviewing evidence and that Minnesota prosecutors would conduct their own investigation.
Ellison cast doubt on the FBI's ability to conduct a fair inquiry and said a state probe was necessary. Ellison wanted, "to the degree that it’s possible, to set forth a process which, when it’s over, fair-minded people can say, ‘Well as good and just of a job that could be done was done,’" he said.
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Blanche said in a statement Thursday that "following any officer-involved shooting, standard protocols ensure that evidence is collected and preserved."
Multiple sources also told Fox News Digital the federal government was skeptical of Minnesota’s desire to conduct a good-faith investigation. They cited remarks from state leaders, including Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who said that claims that the ICE agent acted in self-defense were "bull----."
One retired agent who worked at the FBI for two decades told Fox News Digital in a recent interview about the Brown University shooting investigation, which initially was being conducted at the local level, that the bureau can take the reins of an investigation once it identifies a federal violation.
"It just comes down to what kind of crime it is," the retired agent said. "If they can't tie a federal nexus to it, the bureau doesn't have a dog in the fight."
FBI names Christopher Raia co-deputy director after Dan Bongino's departure
FBI veteran Christopher Raia has been named co-deputy director of the federal law enforcement agency, the bureau confirmed Friday to Fox News Digital.
Raia, who runs the bureau's New York City field office, will move to Washington, D.C., and begin his job on Monday serving as co-deputy director with Andrew Bailey.
Raia’s elevation comes after Dan Bongino announced he was leaving the position and returning to "civilian life." His last day on the job was Jan. 3.
Bongino was a conservative commentator and podcaster before President Donald Trump nominated him for the position.
"It’s been an incredible year thanks to the leadership and decisiveness of President Trump," Bongino wrote on X Saturday. "It was the honor of a lifetime to work with Director [Kash] Patel, and to serve you, the American people. See you on the other side."
Bongino made the announcement he was leaving last month, thanking Trump, Patel and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi "for the opportunity to serve with purpose."
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Bongino and Bondi had previously clashed over the release of the Epstein files, and a source told Fox News over the summer he had considered resigning over the Justice Department’s handling of the situation.
Bongino didn’t give a reason for his resignation less than a year after he started as deputy director, but Trump said last month the 51-year-old "wants to go back to his show."