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Bob Barker became ‘supreme ruler of the universe’ on 'Price is Right' set after wife’s death: former model
Bob Barker, longtime host of "The Price Is Right," allegedly went through some major personality changes after the death of his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, in 1982.
In E!’s documentary series "Dirty Rotten Scandals," those closest to Barker at the time opened up about the sudden shift in attitude and the mental health challenges the TV personality experienced amid his grief.
"{Bob and Dorothy Jo] went to Hawaii in August and she was diagnosed with lung cancer and died two months later," Barbara Hunter, a former producer on the game show, said in the episode. "Bob really went into a funk after that. He was ready to take his own life. That's what he shared with me."
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"He went through a lot of changes," Holly Hallstrom, a former model who showcased prizes as one of "Barker’s Beauties," told Fox News Digital ahead of the premiere. "At first, he was grieving, so that was a big change. It was very somber on the set, much more somber. But then, after that, it just became like you were living in Barkerland, where he was the supreme ruler of the universe and not in a good way."
The pair were married for 36 years until Gideon's death from lung cancer in 1982 at the age of 56. Two years later, Barker began dating Nancy Burnet, whom he remained with until his death in 2023.
Elsewhere in the documentary, Hallstrom detailed the hostile work environment, sexual harassment and discrimination she witnessed during her time on the show.
Hallstrom appeared on the show from 1977 until she was fired in 1995, a decision she has said was blamed on weight gain caused by medication. However, Hallstrom alleges she was actually dismissed after declining to publicly support Barker when fellow model Dian Parkinson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him in 1994.
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Barker consistently denied wrongdoing and maintained that any relationships were consensual.
"I want people to know the whole story, not just Barker’s side of it," Hallstrom told Fox News Digital. "After all these years, people who have only heard one side are going to hear the other side, and our side is court-documented testimony. You can’t argue against that."
Hallstrom said that was the moment when "everything got really bad."
"I thought the whole situation, all the publicity, all the media attention, I thought it was horrible. I thought it was tacky. I was glad [co-creator] Mark Goodson had died [in 1992]. He would’ve been mortified to see that kind of tacky scandal on what was a family show," said Hallstrom.
"I didn’t want to be involved in it at all," said Hallstrom. "Barker wanted us to go on all these talk shows and say he was the victim and that Dian was lying. I didn’t participate because I didn’t want to, and I thought it was tacky. And also because I could not honestly say, ‘Oh yes, Dian is lying,’ or ‘Oh no, Dian is not lying.’ I was not present for those conversations."
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Parkinson dropped her lawsuit in 1995. At the time, her attorney said the legal battle had become too emotionally and financially draining, while impacting her physical health. Barker maintained that their relationship was consensual.
Today, Hallstrom doesn’t watch old clips of herself, a reminder of a chapter she now views very differently. Even so, she says she has no regrets about taking the chance and auditioning for the show.
"I see myself, and I see someone who is trying so hard to appear graceful and poised like a professional model," she said. "But I also see a young woman who was having a wonderful time entertaining people. And those were the happiest parts of my work, those hours when we were shooting in front of the audience."
"No matter what was happening backstage, I still felt the happiness of the audience," she said. "And to be in that position, to bring people happiness, is a gift. It was worth everything that was happening backstage."
Barker hosted the iconic game show for 35 years and became executive producer of the series in 1988. He won 19 Daytime Emmy Awards for outstanding game show host, more than any other emcee. Barker also won four Emmys as the executive producer of the series, which is still the longest-running game show in history.
After a 50-year career in television, Barker retired from hosting "The Price is Right" in 2007. He returned to the show three times after his retirement, including a 2013 appearance when he celebrated his 90th birthday.
Inside Joe Kent’s abrupt fall as GOP backlash grows over antisemitism accusations, FBI probe
Joe Kent's eyebrow-raising resignation as director of the National Counterterrorism Center Tuesday has given way to news that Kent is under FBI investigation — and has been for weeks — for allegedly leaking classified information.
It's a stunning turn of events for someone in such a high-profile job. And Kent's incendiary letter and subsequent statements have exposed an apparent fracture in President Donald Trump's national security team — pitting officials who favor a more aggressive military posture against those aligned with a more isolationist approach.
Kent rose on the right as a combat veteran turned political insurgent — a former Green Beret and CIA officer who channeled his battlefield experience into a critique of America’s "endless wars" and the D.C. establishment that sustained them.
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A vocal ally of Trump and a participant in post-2020 election challenges, Kent became a prominent voice in the populist wing of the GOP.
Now, his recent resignation — and his accusation that the war in Iran was driven by "pressure from Israel" — has triggered a swift GOP backlash, leaving Kent isolated from parts of the political movement that once embraced him.
His Tuesday resignation letter directly challenged the Trump administration’s justification for the Iran war, stating that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation" and arguing the conflict was driven by "pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."
He also alleged that a "misinformation campaign" by Israeli officials and U.S. media had pushed the United States toward war, claims that drew condemnation from lawmakers in both parties.
After Kent’s resignation, officials said he had been under FBI investigation for weeks for allegedly leaking classified information.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was unaware of the probe, a senior intelligence official told Fox News Digital Thursday.
Administration officials also told Fox News Kent had been cut out of planning meetings for the current Iran mission, known as Operation Epic Fury, as well as the president’s daily briefings.
Kent’s resignation, now shadowed by the FBI investigation into alleged leaks, has placed a once-rising figure in Trump’s orbit at the center of a growing clash over the administration’s Iran strategy, the use of intelligence in military decision-making, and internal tensions within the national security team.
Kent’s rise in conservative circles was shaped as much by his military career as by personal loss.
A 20-year Army Special Forces veteran and former CIA paramilitary officer, he served in multiple combat deployments before entering public life.
His profile grew significantly after the 2019 death of his first wife, Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Syria.
Joe Kent frequently has cited her death as a turning point for him, fueling his criticism of what he describes as failed U.S. foreign policy and "endless wars" in the Middle East.
He later entered politics, running for Congress in 2022 and 2024 in Washington state as a Republican aligned with President Donald Trump’s "America First" movement.
Kent secured Trump’s endorsement during his campaigns and became a prominent voice in the populist wing of the party, combining a hardline stance on national security with opposition to prolonged military interventions.
Kent’s recent departure has raised questions about internal dynamics within the Trump administration’s national security team, particularly as differences emerge over Iran strategy and the intelligence used to justify it.
While Gabbard has long aligned herself with a more restrained approach to foreign policy, the White House has taken a more aggressive posture toward Iran, raising the possibility of a widening divide over both strategy and the intelligence used to justify it.
Gabbard has responded cautiously in the days since Kent’s resignation, avoiding a direct defense of his claims while emphasizing the role of the president in making final decisions.
In a statement on Iran threats following Kent’s departure, Gabbard did not mention him by name, instead stressing that intelligence agencies provide assessments but that "the president is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat."
Pressed by senators in a worldwide threat hearing Wednesday over whether she agreed with the White House that Iran posed an imminent threat to the U.S. prior to strikes that began Feb. 28, she repeatedly declined to say so, arguing it was up to the president to make such a determination.
During a parallel hearing in the House Thursday, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., read portions of Kent’s resignation letter — including his claim that Israeli officials and U.S. media had pushed the United States toward war — and asked whether Gabbard agreed with the statement.
"He said a lot of things in that letter," Gabbard responded, adding that the president "makes his own decisions based on the information that’s available to him."
When asked whether Kent’s comments concerned her, Gabbard replied simply: "Yes."
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Kent’s remarks also have drawn sharp criticism from senior Republicans.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell described the language in Kent’s resignation letter as "virulent anti-Semitism," calling it "baseless and incendiary conspiracies" and saying such views have "no place" in government.
In early March, Gabbard’s chief of staff, Matt Baker, left his role, though a senior intelligence official told Fox News Digital Baker’s departure was a long-planned return to the private sector.
Gabbard also has recently brought on Dan Caldwell, an outspoken advocate of a more restrained foreign policy. Caldwell previously was the subject of a Pentagon leak probe during his time working with War Secretary Pete Hegseth, though the results of that probe have not been publicized and Caldwell insists they are unsubstantiated.
A source familiar with that move said Caldwell will be doing administration work rather than shaping policy.
Gabbard's office could not immediately be reached for comment.
Noninterventionist Republicans praised Kent after his departure.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said, "Another insider sees what we see: no imminent threat, just lobby pressure. This is why we need to defund and debate."
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who recently resigned after a public spat with Trump over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, said, "Joe Kent is a GREAT AMERICAN HERO. God bless him and protect him! He just exposed that the war with Iran is AMERICA LAST and we voted against it."
Kent’s past comments on Iran reflect a more nuanced position than his resignation might suggest.
During his congressional campaigns, he consistently portrayed Iran as a real and ongoing threat and warned against allowing it to expand its influence across the region.
At times, Kent’s rhetoric went further, reflecting a willingness to use direct force against Iran when he viewed it as necessary.
In a 2020 social media post following the U.S. strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds Force responsible for operations outside Iran. Kent urged the administration to "wipe Iran’s ballistic capability out," while still calling for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from the region.
The comments highlighted a tension that has defined his foreign policy views —support for aggressive, targeted action against adversaries alongside a deep opposition to prolonged military entanglements.
By 2024, Kent had coalesced around a doctrine of what he described as "peace through strength," praising Trump-era policies that combined sanctions, targeted strikes and diplomacy while avoiding large-scale military commitments.
In a Newsweek op-ed that year, he argued that sending U.S. troops to confront Iran or its proxies would be "a huge mistake," advocating instead for withdrawing forces from vulnerable positions while continuing to strike adversaries from a distance.
His resignation marks a sharper break: not just opposing escalation, but rejecting the premise that Iran posed an imminent threat at all.
Kent could not be reached for comment.
Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI for comment on its ongoing investigation.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has called the claims in Kent's resignation letter "false" and "laughable."
"There are many false claims in this letter, but let me address one specifically: that 'Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation,'" she wrote on X. "This is the same false claim that Democrats and some in the liberal media have been repeating over and over."
"The absurd allegation that President Trump made this decision based on the influence of others, even foreign countries, is both insulting and laughable," she wrote.
LAPD union calls for probe into LA council president over alleged call during traffic stop
First on Fox: A Los Angeles police union is calling for an investigation into City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson for allegedly calling a school board member in an attempt to get out of a citation after he was stopped earlier this month while driving in a school zone.
Harris-Dawson claimed he was the victim of possible racial profiling when he was stopped on March 4 by a Los Angeles School police officer while on his way to a committee meeting in a government vehicle.
He was pulled over for making a U-turn in a school zone.
The councilman was issued a $238 citation for a moving violation, the California Post initially reported.
Citing news reports that Harris-Dawson called a Los Angeles Unified School District boss during the traffic stop, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) is asking City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto to look into whether he used his position to avoid accountability for the alleged moving violation near a high school during morning drop off time.
"If this is true, the public deserves to know which school board member Mr. Harris-Dawson called, what was said on this phone call and if the officers involved were contacted by the school board member," the LAPPL, which represents rank and file officers within the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), wrote in separate letters obtained by Fox News Digital to Feldstein Soto and Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
"We urge your office to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation to determine whether or not Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson violated the law and the public trust with his action," both letters said.
LAPPL President Ricky Mendoza said it would be "unethical and potentially illegal" for a city leader to use their position of power to attempt to "avoid accountability for their reckless driving in a school zone."
"We urge the DA and City Attorney to hold this very powerful elected official accountable if in fact he violated the law," he said.
During a recent council meeting, Harris-Dawson, who is Black, described the experience as traumatic "as it was when I was 16."
"In Los Angeles, every single time data is collected on pretextual traffic stops, they are grossly racially biased," he said.
He said that he'd been stopped four times while driving a government-issued vehicle.
"The first question was, roll down your windows. The second question was, how do you have this vehicle? The third question was, well, you work for the city. What job do you do for the city?" Harris-Dawson told his colleagues.
"In fact, I’m the president of the council," he added. "I had to explain this on the corner of Main and 25th Street, while I was trying to get to the committee just two days ago."
Fox News Digital reached out to Harris-Dawson's office, as well as the offices of Feldstein Soto and the district attorney, but did not immediately receive a response Wednesday night.
Pentagon seeks at least $200B from Congress for Iran war
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday the Pentagon will ask Congress for additional funding related to the Iran war as Operation Epic Fury continues into its third week.
Speaking at a Pentagon press briefing, Hegseth said the supplemental request would help cover the costs of operations and replenish U.S. weapons stockpiles.
"As far as $200 billion, I think that number could move, obviously. It takes money to kill bad guys," he told reporters, confirming reporting from The Washington Post that the Department of War is seeking that level of funding.
"We're going back to Congress and our folks there to ensure that we're properly funded for what's been done, for what we may have to do in the future, ensure that our ammunition is – everything's refilled, and not just refilled, but above and beyond," Hegseth added.
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In December, Congress authorized about $856 billion for the Pentagon in fiscal year 2026 as part of a broader $891 billion national defense budget.
Fox News confirmed Thursday that the War Department is seeking funding "north of $200 billion," with replenishing ammunition stockpiles expected to be the biggest challenge.
A senior House Republican source also told Fox News the price tag "will be whatever it will be."
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The multibillion-dollar ask could face significant hurdles in Congress, where some lawmakers are expected to demand spending offsets that may be difficult to secure following recent budget cuts.
Democratic support also appears unlikely amid ongoing concerns about the lack of congressional authorization for the conflict.
The narrow Republican majority in the House adds another challenge, while any measure in the Senate would likely need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
Lawmakers have discussed using the budget reconciliation process to bypass the Senate threshold, but some Republicans remain wary of pursuing another reconciliation bill.
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Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. will continue pursuing its military objectives and expand strikes deeper into Iranian territory.
He told reporters the U.S. military recently dropped 5,000-pound penetrator munitions on underground storage facilities housing coastal defense cruise missiles and other support equipment.
"These weapons are bespokely designed to get through concrete and or rocks and function after penetrating those barriers," he said. "We continue to hunt and kill mine storage facilities and naval ammunition depots. We continue to hunt and kill afloat assets, including more than 120 vessels and 44 minelayers and the pressure will continue."
Vikings sign Carson Wentz to 1-year deal as they continue to add veteran depth around JJ McCarthy
The Minnesota Vikings have made another addition to their quarterback room.
After signing Kyler Murray to a one-year contract last week, the Vikings announced they signed Carson Wentz to a one-year deal on Thursday. Wentz spent last season with the Vikings as a backup to J.J. McCarthy.
With the addition of Murray and the return of Wentz, the Vikings have added competition for McCarthy while ensuring they have quality backup quarterback options. Murray and McCarthy will compete for the starting quarterback job, while Wentz will serve as one of the team’s backups.
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Wentz started five games last season, and the team went 2-3 in his starts. He completed 65.1% of his passes for 1,216 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. His season ended when he sustained a dislocated shoulder.
The 33-year-old tried to play through the injury before eventually undergoing surgery on the dislocation, a torn labrum, and a fracture in the shoulder.
After Wentz got injured, and later McCarthy got injured for a second time last season, the Vikings were forced to start undrafted rookie Max Brosmer for two games, which were both losses. With Murray, Wentz, and McCarthy, the team is better equipped to survive quarterback injuries, which is pertinent because Murray and McCarthy both have lengthy injury histories.
Murray was limited to five games last season with a foot injury and has only played a full season once in the last four seasons, playing 11 games in 2022, 8 in 2023, 17 in 2024, and 5 last season.
McCarthy, on the other hand, missed his entire rookie season after tearing his meniscus in the preseason. He missed six games at the beginning of last year with a high ankle sprain, one with a concussion, and another with a hairline fracture in his right hand.
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Pentagon targets Iran-linked militias in Iraq as Hegseth vows 'we will finish this' for fallen US troops
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said the U.S. military is striking "Iranian-aligned militia groups" in Iraq as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vowed Thursday to "honor" the sacrifice of six U.S. service members killed in a plane crash there last week.
President Donald Trump, Hegseth and Caine on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of the six fallen soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The Pentagon said last week that the U.S. forces were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during a combat mission in support of Operation Epic Fury.
Caine said Thursday that in Iraq, AH-64 helicopters "have been striking against Iranian-aligned militia groups to make sure that we suppress any threat in Iraq against U.S. forces or U.S. interests."
"And we remain focused on pursuit of any platform that Iran could field to harm Americans or our partners," he added.
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Reflecting on the fallen U.S. service members, Hegseth said, "Yesterday at Dover Air Force Base, President Trump, the chairman, and I stood in solemn silence as heroes came home."
"Flag-draped caskets. We honored them. We grieved with their families, and we listened. What I heard through tears, through hugs, through strength and through unbreakable resolve was the same from family after family. They said, ‘finish this. Honor their sacrifice. Do not waver. Do not stop until the job is done.’ My response, along with that of the president, was simple — of course, we will finish this. We will honor their sacrifice," Hegseth said.
"Yesterday's ceremony reminded us why we fight. Not for nation building or democracy promotion, but to crush direct threats to America, Americans, and our interests. We fight to win, and we are winning, on our terms, following our objectives," he continued.
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"My 13-year-old son popped into my office last night while I was editing these remarks. He asked about the war and the families I met at Dover, and I looked at him and I said, 'They died for you, son, so that your generation doesn't have to deal with a nuclear Iran’," Hegseth also said. "It's the truth. And they did. So to the families who said, 'finish this,' we will. And I say the same to every American who wants peace through strength. May Almighty God continue to bless our troops in this fight. And again to the American people, please pray for them, every day, on bended knee, with your family, in your schools, in your churches, in the name of Jesus Christ. To the troops, keep going and Godspeed."
Those killed were Maj. John "Alex" Klinner, 33; Maj. Ariana Savino, 31; Tech. Sgt. Ashley Pruitt, 34; Capt. Seth Koval, 38; Capt. Curtis Angst, 30; and Master. Sgt. Tyler Simmons, 28.
Caine said at the Pentagon Thursday that, "Our nation will never forget their sacrifice, and we will never forget their names," and, "Our entire joint force mourns with you today."
Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
Pence urges Senate to ‘restore public confidence’ with nationwide voter ID law
EXCLUSIVE: Former Vice President Mike Pence says that a national voter ID law "is truly an idea whose time has come."
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Pence urged the Senate to "make voter ID the law of the land in all 50 states." The Senate is currently debating the SAVE America Act, which is strongly championed by Pence's former boss, President Donald Trump.
The SAVE Act, which stands for Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, narrowly passed the GOP-controlled House in February mostly along party lines. But it's stalled in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the chamber, far short of the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the bill.
The federal bill would require strict voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements across the country. Republicans say the bill is necessary to secure election integrity.
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"I think requiring our voters to show photo ID at the ballot box or prove American citizenship is simply an idea whose time has come," Pence emphasized.
And the former Indiana governor added, "I'm proud of the fact that the state of Indiana, 15 years ago, was one of the first states to adopt voter ID laws. Went all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States and was upheld. It became model legislation for many states around the country."
While polls indicate the vast majority of Americans — regardless of the political affiliation — support voter IDs at the polls and preventing noncitizens from voting in federal elections, Democrats argue the bill is not needed, since citizenship is already a requirement to vote and instances of noncitizen voting are rare.
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Democrats and voting rights groups also charge that the federal bill would create unnecessary barriers, making it harder for voters to cast a ballot. And longtime Senate Democratic leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York has framed the SAVE Act as "Jim Crow 2.0."
Pence noted that "the time, place and manner of elections under the Constitution is governed by the states. But the federal government has, under our Constitution, the ability to set certain conditions and parameters, and I believe the Save ACT falls well within the constitutional prerogative of the Congress."
The former vice president, through his policy and advocacy organization Advancing American Freedom, last month urged Congress to pass the bill.
Pence reiterated his stance in his Fox News Digital interview, noting, "We have championed the SAVE America Act since it was first introduced, and will continue to. I'd urge every member of the Senate to set politics aside, cast a vote to restore public confidence in election integrity in this country."
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Pence earned the ire of Trump's supporters five years ago, when he dismissed the president's unproven claims of massive voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election and certified former President Joe Biden's electoral college victory. The certification was upended for hours by the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, during which some of the rioters chanted "Hang Mike Pence."
"We all remember the election controversies of six years ago. We saw states that literally changed the rules in the midst of COVID for how votes would be counted," Pence recollected. "There was never any evidence of widespread fraud that would change the outcome of the election, but it undermined public confidence, and it's one of the reasons we've strongly supported election reform in states across the country."
And the former vice president reiterated, "I truly do believe that making sure the American people have confidence that those that are voting are citizens of this country, and that voter ID becomes the law of the land is truly an idea whose time has come."
House Democrats vote against deporting immigrants who harm police dogs, horses
Nearly all Democrats opposed legislation Thursday targeting noncitizens who harm law enforcement animals.
Lawmakers voted 228-190 largely along party lines to approve the measure, with just 15 Democratic lawmakers voting "yes." All Republicans who voted supported the legislation.
The Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals (BOWOW) Act, introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., would make any noncitizen who is convicted of or admits to harming animals used in law enforcement operations deportable and not allowed to return.
"The dogs and horses on the front lines of our federal law enforcement efforts alongside our officers deserve our protection," Calvert said upon introducing the legislation. "[It] sends a clear message that we will stand up for our four-legged friends and have zero tolerance for any immigrants who assault them."
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Calvert cited an incident at Dulles Airport in June 2025 when Hamed Aly Marie, an Egyptian traveler, kicked a police K-9 that was screening his luggage and caught smuggled produce. The foreign national, who was promptly arrested by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), pleaded guilty to malicious assault on a police animal and returned to Egypt.
The California Republican’s legislation would have made Marie eligible for deportation and inadmissible to the United States.
"Can’t we at least all agree that kicking a 5-year-old beagle at an airport should disqualify a foreign national from entering our country ever again?" Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif, said in support of the measure Thursday.
A majority of Democrats opposed the legislation because they argued that offenders could already be deported under existing law.
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Democrats also raised concerns that Calvert’s measure would infringe on legal immigrants’ due process rights by allowing for their removal before obtaining a formal conviction.
"Here’s what America is talking about: Donald Trump’s unauthorized, undeclared war of choice," Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said on the House floor Thursday. "What are MAGA Republicans in Congress talking about this week? They’re talking about the BOWOW Act."
The legislation will likely be dead on arrival in the Senate given expected opposition from Democrats in that chamber.
In addition to the BOWOW Act, House Republicans also passed legislation this week seeking to crack down on noncitizens who commit fraud in the United States. All GOP lawmakers — and 20 Democrats — supported a measure on Wednesday that would make noncitizens who are convicted of or admit to defrauding the government eligible for deportation and banned from future entry.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., one of the most vulnerable Democrats running for re-election, notably opposed the measure.
Florida deputies mock rowdy spring breakers with NCAA-style scoreboard as arrests surge
Police departments throughout the Sunshine State are looking to restore order to their beaches as spring breakers bring a new level of chaos to their otherwise serene shores.
One sheriff’s office in the Florida Panhandle has turned to a tongue-in-cheek scoring system to publicly shame the worst offenders, posting a leaderboard of NCAA college conferences while adding points for each police bust.
"Hold on there, Pistol Pete. This looks mighty familiar. Oklahoma State University has joined the chat," the Walton County Sheriff’s Office posted to X, taking a jab at the school’s mascot.
"SEC - 0; Big 12 Conference - 0; WCSO - 4," the department added.
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The incident unfolded after police were dispatched to a nearby home that they said was previously the scene of a shutdown involving rowdy Louisiana State University students just last week.
"The message we're trying to send is simple," the department added. "If you're coming to Walton County expecting to negatively impact the quality of life for residents, you will be dealt with accordingly. That may or may not include an eviction, an arrest, or both. Property management companies are cracking down."
In another post just one day later, WCSO turned their attention to a group of unwelcome University of Alabama students who had descended on another vacation rental in the area.
"Allow us to address the elephant in the room," WCSO posted to X, once again taking a shot at the school’s mascot. "Yea, Alabama. Evicted before 7 pm. That's gotta be a new record."
According to the post, deputies were called to the Miramar Beach home by a property manager just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday regarding an unsanctioned house party where "no one inside was 21."
"They asked for a deputy to stand by while they evicted a group having a house party and probably playing Dixieland Delight too loud," WCSO said. "Heading back to Sweet Home Alabama before sunset must've been a Tide-al wave of emotions."
The posts follow a long string of similar advisories from the department as deputies look to curb the mayhem brought upon the area by spring breakers.
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"HOOK 'EM.... up. Texas is on the board, folks," WCSO posted Monday to announce the arrests of four college students from the Lone Star State.
One 18-year-old and three 19-year-olds were taken into custody just after midnight after deputies responded to a noise complaint regarding a vacation rental home in Miramar Beach.
"When deputies got to the house and announced themselves, people began flooding out of the residence like someone had unlatched Bevo's gate after taking a selfie," the department added.
All four students were slapped with "open house party" charges, with one 19-year-old also charged with possession of a fake ID, according to authorities.
"Mess with the bull, get the horns," WCSO said.
In yet another X post, the department announced the arrest of a 19-year-old University of Mississippi student for alleged open house party and minor possession of alcohol on March 15.
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Authorities were once again called to a Miramar Beach vacation rental regarding reports of a noise complaint, according to the post. When they arrived, deputies said, they discovered the home had been trashed with beer cans and liquor bottles, with the individual responsible for the rental nowhere to be found.
"Whether it’s loud parties, property damage, or dangerous behavior, evictions will leave you heading back to the Sip without your deposit and no refund," the post said. "So here’s your friendly reminder: There’s no Hotty Toddy in a jail lobby."
Roughly 400 miles away on the other side of the state, Volusia County authorities have been grappling with spring break "takeovers" wreaking havoc on Daytona Beach as videos show hordes of college-aged partiers on the sandy shores.
"We were outgunned there," Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood told "The Ingraham Angle" Thursday. "We confiscated seven firearms so far down there."
Chitwood went on to emphasize the true danger of the situation, adding, "There probably could have been another 100 guns down there."
In light of WCSO’s media campaign cracking down on spring breakers, the department is responding to critics suggesting the college students are only having fun.
"lEt tHeM bE kIdS yOu pArTy pOoPeRs," WCSO said in the post directed at a group of OSU students, adorned with an eye-roll emoji.
"That can be done respectfully and with your neighbors in mind," the post continued. "Not by getting multiple calls in the middle of the night for being rowdy, Cowboy. No Pokes to the ‘ol Pokey this time. But, they ain’t stayin’ here."
WCSO did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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