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DeSantis blasts Washington Post over report he's preparing 2028 presidential bid
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired back Friday at a report that he is preparing another White House bid in 2028, accusing The Washington Post of fabricating claims that he has started reaching out to political consultants about a potential campaign.
"The Washington Post is fabricating this out of whole cloth," DeSantis wrote on X. "I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything."
"Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks. Using anonymous sources of course!" he added.
The Post reported Friday, citing three people briefed on his plans, that DeSantis was preparing to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2028.
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The newspaper reported that DeSantis, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2024 and is term-limited after 2026, had already reached out to at least one national political consultant about working on a prospective campaign.
A federal super PAC tied to DeSantis also sent out a fundraising text earlier this week, The Post reported.
DeSantis continued pushing back against the report in exchanges with social media users.
When one user expressed hope that The Post's reporting was accurate, the governor replied that he was "sorry to disappoint."
DeSantis also responded to another user who suggested political consultants may have been using his name to attract attention.
"Probably the case. But maybe just made up by WaPo," he wrote.
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Speculation surrounding DeSantis' political future comes just days after Republicans suffered sweeping defeats in the midterm elections, losing control of both chambers of Congress and several traditionally Republican strongholds.
The Sunshine State, however, remained a bright spot for the GOP, with Republican Byron Donalds winning the governor's race.
"This is close to an extinction-level event for Republicans," DeSantis said Wednesday, warning that among the nation's 10 most populous states, Florida would be the only one with Republican control of its government.
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DeSantis previously sought the 2024 Republican presidential nomination but suspended his campaign in January 2024 after the Iowa caucuses and endorsed Donald Trump.
The governor, who will leave office in January, has previously left open the possibility of another presidential campaign.
Fox News Digital has reached out to DeSantis' office and The Washington Post for comment.
Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
Rams safety Quentin Lake apologizes to Justin Herbert for 'deli meat' comment, even though he has a point
One of the weird things about modern sports is that current athletes will gladly hop on podcasts. Of course, that sometimes makes things awkward, as was the case for Rams safety Quentin Lake.
Lake went on the "St. Brown Podcast" hosted by Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and his brother Equanimeous St. Brown.
On the show, Lake talked about an interception he made on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers and was not complimentary of quarterback Justin Herbert's play.
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"He was throwing deli meat out there," Lake said on the St. Brown Podcast. "He's seeing ghosts. I don't know what's going on, but we knew we were gonna get a couple. At least one."
Alright, just a couple of guys being dudes, talking smack.
Also, have you seen the 0-7 Chargers this year? "Throwing deli meat" might be a compliment compared to what they've done at times during the season. Seeing ghosts would actually be a welcome explanation.
So, no harm, no foul. Nothing wrong with a little smack talk in the NFL.
Oh, wait. He apologized?
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According to The Los Angeles Times, Lake sent an apology to Herbert over text message, but had not heard back.
"I don’t know if he read it," Lake said. "He probably says, 'I don’t care about it anymore. I’m not trying to see this. It doesn’t matter. You said what you said.' But at the same time I … felt like it was right for me to at least say, 'Hey, man, I didn’t mean it in any disrespectful way.'"
Come on, Justin: He meant you were throwing deli meat in the most respectful way imaginable!
Good on Lake for apologizing. But let's be honest, there's nothing wrong with a little off-field smack talk.
And if Herbert is offended by his passes being compared to someone flinging some Boar's Head around, then maybe work on not leading the league with ten interceptions.
That should be the rule: as long as you're at the top of the picks-thrown leaderboard, everyone gets to say you're throwing deli meat.
Tiger Woods and ex-wife Elin Nordegren reunite to celebrate son Charlie's college golf commitment
It was a family reunion for Charlie Woods on Friday, as both his father and mother, whose divorce was highly publicized, were together again to celebrate his college commitment.
Woods, the son of 15-time major winner Tiger, announced earlier this year his commitment to play golf at Florida State University.
The Woods family, including Tiger's ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, were on hand at Charlie's high school to celebrate.
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Tiger and Elin got divorced after the former's infidelity had been exposed.
Charlie announced the commitment in February.
"Excited to announce my commitment to play golf at Florida State University — go Noles!" he wrote.
"Congratulations Charlie. I'm so proud of you on entering this next chapter of your life," Tiger commented.
It is a rare public appearance for Tiger, who has remained out of the spotlight most of the time since he was arrested in March.
He was arrested on charges of DUI following a car crash in which police later found hydrocodone pills in his pocket. It was his second DUI in less than a decade. Woods previously told law enforcement prior to the field sobriety tests that he underwent seven back surgeries and "over 20 operations on his leg." He told law enforcement that "I take a few" prescription medications.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, deputies with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office reported observing several signs of impairment at the scene, noting that the golf legend was "sweating profusely" and that his movements appeared "lethargic and slow." Law enforcement proceeded to perform field sobriety tests because of their suspicions. Woods was instructed to remove his eyeglasses, and the deputy conducting the tests stated that his eyes appeared to be "bloodshot and glassy" and "extremely dilated."
Shortly after the arrest, Woods announced he was seeking treatment.
Nordegren was reportedly "concerned" after the legendary golfer’s arrest.
Tiger's return to the golf course remains to be determined — he has not played since the 2024 Open Championship. When he was arrested in March, he said he was "hoping to" play in April's Masters, but he ultimately missed the entire 2026 season.
Denver man found dead at bottom of national park canyon beneath steep drop-offs
Colorado authorities on Wednesday said a man was found dead at Gunnison National Park last week after deputies discovered an abandoned vehicle near the park.
The Montrose County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said the body was found on the floor of the park’s Black Canyon, where many trails run along steep 2,000-foot drop-offs and access to the inner canyon is limited.
The hiker was identified as John N. Countryman, 57, of Denver, officials said in a post on Facebook.
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The sheriff's office said deputies were first notified Oct. 27 around 5:30 p.m. of an "abandoned vehicle parked near mile marker 10 along the South Rim of Black Canyon."
Personal belongings were also discovered near Devil's Lookout, one of the park's steepest viewing points.
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The sheriff's office drone team was then called in to search the canyon for a possible missing person connected to the abandoned vehicle.
However, the team was unable to locate anyone before nightfall due to "diminishing daylight," authorities said.
After a search at approximately 6:30 a.m. the following morning, the drone team "confirmed the presence of human remains on the canyon floor."
Countryman's body was recovered two days later and transferred to the Montrose County Coroner's Office.
The cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in western Colorado features steep, narrow gorges carved by the Gunnison River with dramatic drop-offs and rugged terrain that can make search and rescue operations challenging.
US offers $20 million reward for information on Iran's nuclear program
The U.S. is offering up to $20 million to anyone with information on Iran’s nuclear program.
"If you have information on Iran’s nuclear program, assets, or associated individuals, send it to us via Signal or our Tor-based tip line. You may be eligible for a reward and relocation," the U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program said in an announcement posted to X.
The State Department said it was seeking information on "nuclear scientists and staff, nuclear program-related technologies, and capabilities, associated organizations and personnel."
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"The U.S. government remains committed to countering any attempt by Iran to develop a nuclear weapons program," the agency added.
The announcement comes as President Donald Trump considers renewed military strikes against Iran while Washington and Tehran continue negotiations over the country's nuclear program.
Trump reiterated Friday that Iran would never be permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon, pointing to previous U.S. military operations targeting Tehran's nuclear facilities.
The president met with his national security team Thursday to consider renewing military strikes against Iran after Trump promised to wait until after the midterms.
Nov. 9 marks a new moon in the Middle East, meaning little to no moonlight, a condition favorable for military operations, senior U.S. officials told Fox News.
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office earlier Thursday that Washington would "make a decision" on resuming the war.
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"Do we want to go further" with strikes to ensure Iran's nuclear program is dead and that "it will never happen again?" he added.
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"I would rather not destroy the rest of the country if possible, but maybe I will have to. You'll know soon enough."
U.S. Central Command is finalizing preparations for a potential resumption of major operations in Iran but has not received a new directive from Washington, according to reports citing a U.S. official.
Fox News' Emma Bussey and Brittany Miller contributed to this report.
Trump highlights NASA nuclear-powered Mars spacecraft mission planned for 2028
President Donald Trump highlighted NASA's ambitious plans to launch its first nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars within the next two years, reaffirming his administration's push to expand American space exploration and eventually send astronauts to the red planet.
Speaking at the UP Summit at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Trump touted the mission as part of his administration's broader ambitions to expand America's presence beyond Earth.
"Within the next two years, NASA will launch the first-ever nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars," Trump said.
The president described the mission as a step toward eventually sending American astronauts to the planet.
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"We're going to be paving the way for astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the red planet," he said.
The planned mission comes as NASA's Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the moon before eventually sending astronauts to Mars.
Earlier this year, astronauts completed a lunar flyby during the Artemis II mission. Artemis III is scheduled to test spacecraft and landing systems in Earth orbit in 2027, while Artemis IV is expected to attempt a lunar landing in early 2028, before the end of Trump's presidential term.
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Trump also outlined his administration's plans to accelerate space exploration and establish a lasting American presence beyond Earth, saying the U.S. "will establish a permanent presence on lunar soil."
The president pointed to his recently issued American Declaration of Freedom in Space, which asserts the right of Americans to explore and settle beyond Earth under U.S. law.
"Just this week, I issued the American Declaration of Freedom in Space, proclaiming all of space opened for American settlement, American civilization and American freedom," Trump said.
Before introducing the president, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman also discussed the space agency's Mars ambitions and long-term goals.
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"We are going to venture farther into the solar system and move closer to that next giant leap," Isaacman said.
He described the administration's ultimate goal as the day "American astronauts plant the Stars and Stripes on Mars."
The administration has previously outlined broader space ambitions, including plans for a U.S. Space Academy, which Trump announced in August. The proposed institution would train students for careers in the Space Force, NASA and the civilian spaceflight industry.
Trump also emphasized his broader vision for American space exploration.
"Our calling is to explore. Our purpose is to build, and our aim is always to win," he said.
49ers coach gives blunt reaction to disgruntled Brandon Aiyuk's return to team: 'I could care less'
Brandon Aiyuk returned to the San Francisco 49ers facility on Friday, but it did not appear as though he was very welcome.
The rift between Aiyuk and the Niners has gone on for well over a year now after the team voided the remaining guaranteed money he was owed on his extension. The 49ers did so after Aiyuk didn’t participate in rehab sessions for a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus he suffered in his right knee during the 2024 season, which he still has not returned from.
Members of the Niners weren't exactly thrilled about him coming back, and head coach Kyle Shanahan made his feelings well known.
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"I could care less," Shanahan said when asked about a potential meeting with Aiyuk and Niners brass.
"It’s been over for our football team for a long time," Shanahan added. "I don’t hear much except questions about it today. But it’s not too big of a deal for me to answer."
"I’m feeling great, feeling healthy. Long recovery process, long rehab process," Aiyuk said as he arrived at the Niners' offices. "But I’m back to 100 percent and looking to get reinstated into the National Football League."
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Aiyuk will remain under contract with the 49ers after he is reinstated by the NFL. General manager John Lynch previously has said he doesn’t expect Aiyuk to play for the Niners again.
The 49ers placed Aiyuk on the reserve/left team list back in December after he stopped showing up to the team facility.
Before getting injured in 2024, Aiyuk tallied 24 catches for 374 yards that season. He broke out with 1,342 yards on 75 receptions and seven touchdowns during the 2023 season for the 49ers, helping them reach the Super Bowl.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Bernie Sanders thinks Medicare-for-all bill could pass, 'not absolutely certain' Trump would veto
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in an interview Thursday he wasn't "absolutely certain" President Donald Trump would reject Medicare-for-all legislation, despite skepticism from MS NOW host Chris Hayes about the proposal's chances of becoming law.
"Healthcare is a human right. We need Medicare-for-all, which is now supported by over 60% of Americans, probably 80-90% of Democrats," he said.
Hayes interrupted.
"But let me just stop you there, senator, because, I mean, obviously, I know you believe in this. I've looked at the polling. It's very clear polling on Medicare-for-all has gone up," Hayes said.
"It was very interesting that Abdul El-Sayed was attacked for a million things in that race, but not for that.
"But, I think you and I would agree, the odds of Donald Trump signing that into law, pretty small. ... You're going to have Senate and House, right?"
Sanders disagreed and pushed back at Hayes.
"Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it. Two points. Point No. 1: Trump has the constitutional right to veto if he wants to do it. But we have the constitutional right to represent the American people and to pass the damn thing and to show the American people that we are sick and tired of maintaining a broken system.
"No. 2. You know what? Donald Trump may be a bit crazy, but he is not stupid," Sanders continued. "And he is a good politician. And if this guy looks out all over the country, and he says, 'Oh my God, everybody knows the system is broken. You know what, what do I got to lose?' So, I am not absolutely certain that Trump would not sign it.
"But whether he would or not, our job is to produce it. He wants to veto it, Republicans want to sustain that veto, that is their responsibility. The American people will see it."
Sanders has been pushing for Medicare-for-all for years, and support for it has become more mainstream in the Democratic Party.
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Psychotherapist and author Jonathan Alpert told Fox News Digital in a statement that Sanders had been "giving the same speech for decades."
"He knows how to tap into people's frustrations, but calling health care a human right doesn't automatically make Medicare-for-all the answer," Alpert said.
"Now, Bernie is saying Trump 'may be a bit crazy, but he is not stupid' and calling him 'a good politician.' That's quite a compliment coming from someone who's spent years attacking Trump. Even Bernie seems to recognize what many Democrats refuse to admit: Trump is a skilled politician who knows how to read the public.
"And Bernie knows exactly what he's doing," Alpert continued. "He's appealing to Trump's ego, dangling the possibility of a historic political victory. It's a clever bit of psychological maneuvering. Bernie may think Trump is crazy, but apparently he's smart enough to know that flattering him might get him further than attacking him. Other politicians may want to take a cue from Bernie."
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Sanders made the comments after Democrats' wave of huge victories in Tuesday's midterms, winning back control of the House and the Senate.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
MLB catcher who was behind plate for alleged rigged pitches testifies in Guardians pitchers' gambling case
Bo Naylor, who was behind the plate for allegedly rigged pitches by Cleveland Guardians pitchers, testified in a New York court on Thursday.
Naylor was a member of the Guardians from 2022 through this past trade deadline, when he was dealt to the eventual World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers.
Naylor was shown dozens of clips of pitches thrown by Clase and Ortiz in 2025 when he was questioned first by defense lawyers for the pitchers.
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The catcher testified that he appeared to call one of the allegedly rigged pitches, saying that a slider away to St. Louis Cardinals player Pedro Pages was a weakness.
Naylor also said he was unaware that bettors could wager on specific pitches.
Naylor said catchers and pitchers develop a strategy during pregame meetings of how to best pitch to each opponent to get an out based on an analysis of the weak spots in the hitting habits of each batter. He also acknowledged that pitchers, even the best ones, cannot be sure that each pitch will go where it is aimed.
Clase, a three-time All-Star and two-time American League Reliever of the Year, had "pretty good command" of his pitches, Naylor said, but his command on his fastball was better than his offspeed.
Attorneys elicited from Naylor that he had frequently seen Clase on his cellular phone in the locker room. Prosecutors have alleged that Clase sometimes broke Major League Baseball rules by communicating with gamblers during games.
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Bettors allegedly won $400,000 from betting platforms on pitches thrown by Clase between 2023 and 2025. Ortiz allegedly joined the scheme in June 2025.
In one instance, the indictment alleges, Clase used his phone in the middle of a game to coordinate with a bettor on a pitch he would throw.
Clase turned himself into arguably the game's best closer, pitching to a 1.21 ERA in his last full season in 2024, which was good for a third-place finish in the American League Cy Young Award vote. His 2025 ERA was 3.80 by the time he was investigated. Ortiz boasts a lifetime 4.36 ERA, with his best season also coming in 2024 with a 3.32 ERA.
Clase inked a five-year, $20 million deal just before opening day in 2022, a few months after finishing fifth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting. Ortiz was making the veteran minimum of $782,600 last season because he was not yet arbitration eligible.
OutKick’s Ryan Gaydos, Jackson Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
NYU professor and podcaster calls Elon Musk a 'traitor,' compares him to Soviet spies excuted during Cold War
NYU professor and podcaster Scott Galloway called SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a "traitor" Tuesday and compared him to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The Rosenbergs were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union in a case involving U.S. atomic secrets and later executed.
On Election Day, Galloway laid out an alternate history scenario on his "Prof G Podcast" to draw a comparison between Musk's actions and a hypothetical World War II scenario involving aviator Charles Lindbergh. Galloway was referring to reports that SpaceX restricted Starlink satellite internet speeds in Ukraine last month, reportedly disrupting Ukrainian military operations during the country's war with Russia.
"I want to propose a scenario," Galloway said. "It's the '30s, we're contemplating reentering Europe. Paid a huge price in World War I. It's a very unpopular idea to go back where it feels like we just left, and this innovator, Charles Lindbergh, is saying, ‘No, we should partner with the Germans.’
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"Imagine, if you will, that Lindbergh was able to raise a ton of money and buy McDonnell Douglas, an aircraft manufacturer, and put in place this unbelievably innovative guidance system and FDR decided to loan to the RAF (Royal Air Force) B-17s, an amazing bomber in defense of Europe as this fascist begins to invade Europe," he said.
"And then the CEO of McDonnell Douglas, Charles Lindbergh, decides mid-flight, to turn off the guidance systems. And, as a result, the blitzkrieg increases in fury and U.K. citizens are killed.
"I believe that has almost exactly played out in the last few weeks with Elon Musk throttling back Starlink," Galloway said. "And my question is, or my thesis is, we took the Rosenbergs and put them up against a wall and executed them for being traitors. And I realize this is an incendiary statement, but I'll make it, and I believe it. I think Elon Musk is a traitor to the West."
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union in a case involving U.S. atomic secrets.
"And I think what is even more dangerous is this zeitgeist within America that the idolatry of innovators and money has created a cloud cover such that traitors to the West are not seen as traitors to the West," Galloway further argued.
"That if this had happened in any other age where we were not obsessed with innovators and money, a much different reaction would be playing out for Elon Musk."
Musk said Ukraine was using Starlink in violation of the service's restrictions, saying, "Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed."
On a recent episode of the "Pivot" podcast with co-host Kara Swisher, Galloway made similar comments, saying, "We lined up the Rosenbergs against a wall. This is a traitor to the West, and he should be held to the same standards as every other traitor in the West."
"Comparing Elon Musk to the Rosenbergs is ludicrous," Theo Wold, a former White House deputy assistant for domestic policy during President Donald Trump’s first term, said in a statement to Fox News Digital about Galloway’s rhetoric.
"Elon Musk is an innovator who epitomizes the technological advances and optimism that are at the center of Western civilization, which, incidentally, Democrats loved, that is, until Musk exercised his First Amendment freedoms to support Republicans.
"That is no crime, and the only thing Scott Galloway is pushing for is a nakedly partisan witch hunt and the endorsement of violence against the Antifa Democrats’ political enemies."
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Fox News Digital reached out to Elon Musk for comment but did not immediately receive a response.