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Someone brought a very fitting item for Florida Gators legend Tim Tebow to autograph
One of the fun things about an event like Fanatics Fest is that fans come up with all kinds of cool stuff to get signed by their favorite athletes.
I mean, if you're going to meet former Florida Gators star Tim Tebow, getting a football autographed is a little cliché.
How does a full-sized gator sound?
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Obviously, that was a formerly-alive alligator, but I think those dudes are going to end up with the Gators shrine to end all Gators shrines.
Whenever I see something like this, my head goes right to the logistics. Like, how do you explain that at security? Obviously, there's no problem, but I've been to places where they're like, "Sir, finish your McDonald's coffee or throw it away," so I chug it.
Meanwhile, here come two dudes with something like a giant taxidermied alligator, and as far as anyone can tell, they were like, "Right this way, monsieurs."
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And what happens after you get Tim Tebow to sign your gator? Do you spend six hours at Fanatics Fest buddy-carrying a dead reptile? I don't think you've got much of a choice.
Those guys would have to pee in shifts, too. You can't leave it unattended for security reasons, and because I think it would get stolen immediately. I've never stolen anything in my life, but if I saw a Tim Tebow-signed alligator unattended, I'd be planning my getaway strategy.
And I'm a UCF fan.
One would have to stay and babysit the autographed gator while the other offloads his morning Big Gulp, then they switch.
And when it's time to go home, is that alligator taking an Uber or going on the subway?
Just a logistical nightmare from top to bottom, but one hell of a piece of memorabilia signed by a UF football program legend.
Jazz Chisholm Jr says Knicks championship parade fuels his World Series hunger with Yankees
If you can dream it, you can achieve it — that’s the mindset New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. has heading into the second half of the 2026 MLB season.
In 2024, Chisholm and the Yankees were close to snapping the "Big Four" sports league championship drought in New York. The Los Angeles Dodgers, the team the Yankees will begin their second half against on Friday night in the Bronx, ended that Fall Classic in five games in their favor.
But Chisholm got to witness what a title parade looks like in New York this past month, as the New York Knicks broke a 53-year drought and sent the five boroughs and the surrounding tri-state area into a complete frenzy of joy, tears and countless other emotions.
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It’s the obvious goal for every MLB team to win the World Series in October, especially for the 27-time champions in pinstripes. But Chisholm told Fox News Digital that his conversations with Knicks players during their NBA title celebration only heightened his need to hoist a trophy himself.
"Me and a couple of my teammates talked about it, and a couple of [Knicks] talked about it as well. I talked to Jalen about it, and just seeing how it felt. Hearing it out of his voice and him getting the goosebumps all over again talking about it. It’s just a feeling you want to experience," Chisholm said, while highlighting his collaboration with Corona as part of their limited-edition Beach Connect Series jerseys.
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"I talk to my boys about it, and we’re all in."
Chisholm, an impending free agent, wouldn’t even discuss the future past the World Series because he wants to remain in the present as the Yankees try to cement their spot in the postseason.
It was a rough few weeks for New York heading toward the All-Star break, but they ripped off four straight wins to get momentum back before the reset.
They’ve also been playing without their three-time MVP slugger Aaron Judge, who remains out due to a rib injury. Despite his recovery taking longer than expected – Judge hasn’t been cleared to do baseball activities – the Yankees’ captain remains in good spirits, helping his team wherever he can.
"He’s still a big voice in the clubhouse for us. He comes to a lot of road games where he doesn’t have to," Chisholm explained. "He could stay home and rest and do his rehab, but he still makes a point to come and be with the boys and try to help lead us. Even though he can’t help us on the field, he tries to help us when he can off the field. We’re still rallying around him.
"He’s still the most positive guy in the clubhouse every day, so we can’t wait to get him back and turn everything up."
Judge is crucial to the Yankees’ World Series hopes, as they look to hoist their first trophy since the 2009 season. For the Yankees and its fan base, that feels like a century long, but Chisholm knows he and his teammates will continue to fight to break that drought.
He wants to be on the parade float just as the Knicks were.
"You have dreams about it sometimes," Chisholm admitted. "You sit there, you got to sleep, and you wake up like, ‘Dang, that’s what I want.’ I’ve had that dream of us partying on the parade after we won the World Series, and New York going as crazy it did for the Knicks for us. That’s all we’re looking for."
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The All-Star break means peak summer, which Corona used to help fans savor the moment with six Corona Beach Connect Series jerseys all co-designed by six MLB All-Stars including Chisholm.
Along with Chisholm, Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong, Houston Astros’ Jeremy Peña and Philadelphia Phillies Cristopher Sánchez each added their flair to a jersey inspired by their beach memories.
For Chisholm, the first-ever Bahamian All-Star in MLB history showcased his fashion chops with vibrant colors, textures and sounds of his island that he calls home. There’s turquoise water, pink sand, musicians on the front to pay homage to his love for music off the field, and a conch shell patch that is a meaningful nod to his roots.
"I just feel like it was an inspiration of how I grew up, where I’m from, the person that I am. I feel like me and Corona have a lot in common, especially with the beach mindset," Chisholm said. "I feel like the beach mindset is my normal mindset, you know what I mean? It’s all about chill, the music, the seafood. It’s playing in the sand with your family. Just enjoying the day, chilling and relaxing. So, that’s what I feel like we came up with it with the concept."
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New York Times raises eyebrows by referring to AIPAC as 'hard-right' pro-Israel group
The New York Times is raising eyebrows among critics over how it characterized the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the U.S.-based group that has become a target of anti-Israel advocates.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted on a bill brought by outgoing anti-Israel Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to cut military and humanitarian aid funding to Israel, which ultimately failed to pass but still earned majority support among Democratic lawmakers, resulting 103-98. Massie was the sole Republican vote.
In the Times' report on the vote, it highlighted how Democrats have increasingly vowed not to accept donations from AIPAC, which historically gave to both Democrats and Republicans who are supportive of Israel and its alliance with the U.S. Among those who have committed not to accept AIPAC money is Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass.
"Mr. Moulton, who is running for Senate, has also said he would no longer accept donations from AIPAC, the hard-right pro-Israel lobbying group that has recently become a toxic brand among Democrats," the Times wrote.
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Founded in 1954, AIPAC says its mission is to "encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel," and that it helps "elect Democrats and Republicans who support the alliance."
Prominent Democrats once joined Republicans in speaking at AIPAC's annual Policy Conference, which hasn't been held since the COVID pandemic. Among the top Democrats who spoke at its last conference in March 2020 were Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. and then former Vice President Joe Biden via a video message. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke at the conference the year prior while serving as House speaker — she notably voted in favor of defunding money to Israel this week while Jeffries voted against the bill.
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Critics on social media were puzzled by the Times' description of the pro-Israel group.
"@anniekarni , a veteran NYT reporter, published a piece tn which she calls AIPAC a 'hard-right lobbying group.' What possible defense can you have of this formulation about an organization whose staff is probably 70 percent Democratic, Annie? Is it fun joining the jackals?" Commentary Magazine editor John Podhoretz called out the Times reporter on Friday.
"I wish AIPAC was hard right. Or even kind of right," New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz reacted.
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"AIPAC is a bunch of left-center squishes. It's only 'hard right' if you think Israel defending itself is 'extreme,'" California Post opinion editor Joel Pollak wrote.
"Shows how detached from reality a lot of media coverage of Israel has become. Most pro-Israel Jews are Democrats!" Jewish Insider editor-in-chief Josh Kraushaar exclaimed.
Neither The New York Times nor AIPAC responded to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
In the post-Oct. 7 political climate, support for Israel has dropped dramatically among Democrats while maintaining a much larger swath among Republicans. AIPAC itself has widely been scapegoated by anti-Israel advocates, many of whom falsely push the narrative that the Jewish state is buying influence through AIPAC despite the fact that AIPAC is an American organization run by pro-Israel U.S. citizens.
Standing against Israel has become a litmus test for the progressive base of the Democratic Party for political hopefuls and is widely expected to be a major issue during the 2028 presidential election.
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's East Hampton home gate damaged after man crashes through
A man crashed into Beyoncé and Jay-Z's wooden gate outside their East Hampton home on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
According to the police report obtained by Fox News Digital, the man was identified as Keith Jonathan Webster, 63, and he resides in the Bronx. Webster was charged with a felony criminal mischief in the second degree, and a misdemeanor for criminal trespass in the third degree.
Per the police report, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's front gate suffered "significant front end damage." A witness saw Webster driving at "a high rate of speed up the driveway" and did not stop until he broke the gate down and was on the celebrity couple's driveway.
Webster's vehicle was impounded and kept as evidence. The report stated that he was transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital after revealing an injury while he was being processed. After Webster went to the hospital, he was released back into police custody.
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According to the East Hampton Press, Webster had his arraignment on Thursday. Justice Steven Tekulsky issued a stay-away order of protection, banning the 63-year-old from attempting to contact Beyoncé or Jay-Z. The outlet stated that Webster appeared "disorientated" during the arraignment and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital’s mental health facility to be evaluated.
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Detective Sergeant Jennifer Dunn said that Webster's motive is still under investigation and she shared that he does not have a criminal record, per the East Hampton Press.
It is unclear whether Beyoncé and Jay-Z were home at the time of the incident. Fox News Digital has reached out to the couple for comment.
Former Bills, Steelers cornerback Levi Wallace retires at 31
Cornerback Levi Wallace has retired from the NFL at age 31.
Wallace was with the Jacksonville Jaguars last season, but spent the year on injured reserve and never appeared in a game. His final game action came with the Denver Broncos in 2024.
He announced his retirement on Instagram, captioning the post, "Walk-on. Undrafted. 8 years. Retired."
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"Not bad."
Wallace was undrafted out of Alabama, but being an underdog was familiar to him. He played for Nick Saban at Alabama, joining the team as a walk-on in 2014.
For the first two years of his collegiate career, he played on the scout team and eventually saw the field, earning a scholarship for the 2016 season. In 2017, he became a key starter for the Crimson Tide defense during the National Championship-winning season.
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In 2017, he recorded 48 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three interceptions and led the SEC with 15 pass breakups. He returned one of his interceptions for a touchdown.
Coming out of Alabama, Wallace went undrafted and signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent. He eventually earned a spot in the starting lineup during his rookie year, starting seven games.
Once Wallace seized a spot in the secondary, he didn’t let go, as he started every game he appeared in for the Bills over his four-year stint with them. With the Bills, Wallace recorded 219 tackles and six interceptions.
Wallace signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers following his Bills tenure, and started 18 of 31 games over two seasons. While he didn’t start as much, he still remained a ball hawk, snaring six interceptions over those two years for Pittsburgh.
In Wallace’s final season with Denver, he started two of 13 games and recorded 28 tackles.
In 96 career games, Wallace recorded 333 tackles, 56 pass deflections and 12 interceptions.
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Trump, Infantino declare World Cup a success before Argentina-Spain final: 'America has won'
Roughly 48 hours before a World Cup winner is crowned, President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino raved about the success of this year's tournament.
The United States was awarded the opportunity to host this year's tournament, and 11 of the 16 venues hosted matches, including all of the quarterfinals, semifinals and the upcoming final.
"I promised you we would make a great World Cup. And, by all means, this World Cup has exceeded all expectations," Infantino said, adding that 7 million fans have attended games thus far, and "billions" have watched on television.
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"The American dream came to reality. We united the world, we united the world in America. When I told you we will do a great World Cup, you told me America will welcome the world. And you did welcome the world," Infantino added.
"Everyone that came here enjoyed it, everyone that stayed home enjoyed it as well. By watching the incredible images of these beautiful host cities, of the fans from all over the world coming together and enjoying in peace, Mr. President, in happiness and in joy. Because, I don't know if you know, but the official definition of FIFA is, FIFA is the official happiness provider to humanity [for] 120 years. We are providing joy and happiness — unless the team loses, of course. And all these, of course, would not have been possible. And I say this, because it is the truth. You don't need people to compliment you, Mr. President, but this World Cup would not have been such an incredible success without you...
"This has not just been and is not just the greatest World Cup of all time. It is the greatest human, social and cultural event that mankind has ever witnessed and seen. And we are all part of it. And for this, I thank you very much, Mr. President."
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Trump also called the event "the most successful sporting event maybe in the history of the world."
"It's been a true honor for Americans to share our magnificent country with the world. And today, America, it's stronger and wealthier and hotter than ever before, and you're a big part of it..." Trump said.
"I think beyond a sporting event, it's been, this has been not just a sporting event. This has been far beyond a sporting event. This has been something very, very special."
Trump and Infantino will be at Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium and will hand the trophy to the winning team, which will be either Spain or Argentina.
Argentina are looking to become the first back-to-back winners since Brazil in 1958 and 1962. This is Spain's second final, having won in 2010 in South Africa.
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Time enough at last: What's next after the House passes bill to do away with Daylight Saving Time?
There are 86,410 seconds in a day.
1,440 minutes.
The most daylight in Washington, D.C. emerges in June, stretching 14 hours and 57 minutes.
The shortest is near the winter solstice, clocking in at a scant nine hours and 29 minutes.
Congress can’t change any of that. But it can alter how we perceive it.
Lawmakers routinely fork over to public tax cuts, economic stimulus and the elimination of a cumbersome law or policy.
Awarding something to the voters is part of the Congressional DNA.
So even though time is finite, lawmakers are again trying to give people something: more daylight.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Sunshine Protection Act this week, 308-117.
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No. Our sun wasn’t in jeopardy of going supernova — although it is about halfway through its 10 billion year lifespan. Lawmakers weren’t safeguarding it. But they wanted you to think they were.
The Sunshine Protection Act permanently shifts the U.S. onto Daylight Saving Time. That’s a congressionally contrived temporal statute.
In other words, with adoption of the bill, we will never shift back to Standard Time again.
No more "springing forward" or "falling back."
We’re on Daylight Saving Time now. And we are here to stay if this becomes law.
"Polling shows that two-thirds of Americans want to unlock the clock. My bill is simply a solution to make Daylight Saving Time permanent," said Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), one of the chief sponsors of the legislation. "Allowing an extra hour of sunlight in the evening gives families more time for outside sports activities and school."
An extra hour of sunlight? Really?
In other words, it’s really the same amount of light – or lack thereof – at 7 p.m. under Daylight Saving Time that we could experience at 6 p.m. under Standard Time.
But Congress is in the giving business.
"Why are we forcing families, businesses, and communities to adjust their schedules every spring and fall? The twice-yearly clock change is a relic of the past that no longer reflects the way Americans live," said Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)
Perhaps it’s an idea whose time has come.
The biannual time change is maddening.
My mother taught second grade at the same elementary school I attended in rural Ohio.
One year, the school custodian got to work early on the Monday morning after the fall time change. He began to reset the clocks in each classroom. He maneuvered from south to north through the building, updating the clocks in the kindergarten. Then onto the first grade. Second grade after that. Third grade. Finally, fourth grade.
But as you traversed the school, each clock ran two to three minutes behind the one the custodian set previously.
We theorized that he looked at his watch, say around 7:10 a.m. – and proceeded to set each clock to 7:10 – regardless of the actual time. By the time you got to fourth grade, the clocks were nearly 20 minutes behind schedule.
As they say, timing is everything.
Only an episode involving my mother and grandmother tops the school’s time warp.
My mother once called my grandmother to remind her the time change would kick in at 2 a.m. on Sunday.
My grandmother was incredulous.
"You mean I have to sit up until two o’clock in the morning to change it?" she asked.
Establishing a year-around time isn’t something worth losing sleep over. Most just hate the exercise.
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"People in Tennessee wanted it gone. It's ridiculous. In the fall it starts getting dark around 5:00. Kind of depresses me. Really kind of a doggy downer. So I'm kind of digging the fact that we're going to fix it," said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.)
Only one member spoke out in opposition when the House debated the time-change bill: Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.)
Her grievances focused on why Congress was even considering the legislation when it wasn’t trained on bread-and-butter subjects which could be key in the midterms.
"We aren't voting on bills right now that would reduce the sky-high costs of food, fuel, health care, or addressing the President's war in Iran. Instead, we're considering a bill that was deadly and dangerous in the past, in the ‘70s," said Dean.
Dean is referring to an experiment in 1974. Congress voted in late 1973 to park the nation on Daylight Saving Time for two solid years. This would help combat the OPEC oil embargo and fuel shortages.
It was a disaster.
Kids in Washington, DC headed for school around 8:30 a.m. It’s unclear whether the custodian properly adjusted the clocks. But it was "jet black" in DC, according to one news account from the time. Some kids set off for school with flashlights illuminating their paths.
You might not give politics the time of day.
But the time of day infuriated Americans in the mid-1970s.
Seventy-nine percent of those surveyed embraced the year-round time switch in December 1973.
But that number plunged to 42 percent by August 1974.
Future Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.) offered a measure to torpedo the Daylight Saving Time project. It passed. And by fall, everyone was falling back.
A House panel examining the issue declared that changing the clocks "must be balanced against a majority of the public’s distaste for the observance of Daylight Saving Time."
In 2022, the Senate unexpectedly approved a year-round Daylight Saving Time bill. But it languished as the House hit the snooze button.
Now the House approved an updated version of the legislation. President Trump called switching the clocks "ridiculous." Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) even discussed the issue with him this week.
"He seems to be very enthusiastic about it. I would put it that way. And I think we're going to move the bill pretty quickly," said Kennedy. "Some of my colleagues are opposed to it. They're entitled with their opinion. But I think we'll have a vote soon."
If the Senate passes the bill, some people will say it’s about time.
But others, like Madeleine Dean, remember the 1970s.
George Santayana declared that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
But if you’re running an hour ahead of Daylight Saving Time, perhaps you should switch your clock back and fix it to Standard Time.
If China targeted our elections, why reward it with 600,000 student visas?
The president of the United States, appearing visibly angry in a primetime address to the nation on Thursday night, told the American people that China has been aggressively meddling in our elections.
The claims were eye-popping, and the debate about how to better secure American voting procedures and maintain a free and fair press will continue. But there’s another burning question Americans should be asking: What is the United States of America going to do about China now?
One of the most obvious and immediate actions would be to revoke the president's decision to welcome huge numbers of Chinese students to American universities. Universities are fertile ground for groundbreaking research and technology and present enormous espionage opportunities. On Thursday, the day of the president’s address, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be tightening restrictions on foreign student visas. But after the president’s speech, there’s no question there should be major reductions in Chinese student visas — and fast.
Trump said China stole millions of files on American voters with the goal of influencing the 2020 presidential election. The stolen election data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political affiliations and other voter-registration information.
Trump also claimed China sought to influence business leaders to abandon their support for Trump’s presidential bid and to identify American journalists who had reported negatively on his presidency. China then allegedly offered the journalists large sums of money to increase their negative reporting in hopes of undermining Trump’s reelection campaign.
It will take weeks and months to flesh out the president’s claims and verify them independently, but the White House made public the heavily redacted intelligence documents that allegedly support them. It is imperative that our electoral system be safe and secure, as must the private information of American citizens.
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Voters should also be confident that they can vote safely, that each vote will be counted fairly and that the outcome of the election accurately represents the views of American citizens. No business leader or journalist, if this claim is verified, should be bribed to support or work against any American candidate in the service of America’s enemies.
At the same time, the United States should take every reasonable measure to thwart obvious Chinese intelligence collection operations and explain that those measures are a direct response to China’s exploitation and abuse of America's open society.
In August 2025, President Trump announced that the United States would accept up to 600,000 Chinese students. In response to opposition from many of the president's supporters, the White House clarified that this was a continuation of U.S. policy.
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Trump defended his position and said it would be "insulting" to China to deny Beijing access to these visas and would harm relations between the two nations amid important talks about trade.
Trump's defense of Chinese visas was a reversal of the position Secretary of State Marco Rubio had articulated just months earlier. Rubio said in May 2025 that he would revoke Chinese visas held by people with connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), especially those "studying in critical fields." In his confirmation hearing before the Senate, Rubio said China is the nation's top geopolitical adversary. He also said, "Much of what we have to do to combat China is here at home."
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Indeed, China cares deeply about those U.S. student visas. Xi Jinping is the only CCP leader since Mao Zedong to stay in power beyond two five-year terms. He is currently in his third five-year term, with no end in sight, and appears to be carrying out his plan to replace the United States as the world’s most powerful and influential nation.
Xi’s goals would not preserve anything resembling the status quo for Americans. China expert Matt Pottinger, a former senior official in the first Trump administration have written that Xi’s aims are to "disintegrate the West and usher in an antidemocratic order."
Essential to China’s effort to outpace America is collecting massive amounts of data on Americans to steer their thoughts and opinions, divide and confuse them, and advance Chinese technology in space, advanced AI, aerospace and quantum computing.
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It’s a simple and deadly formula: divide Americans and strip them of their sensitive national security research and technology while maintaining control and unity among the Chinese population and advancing China’s key industries to outpace the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Thursday press release said, "Since 1978, foreign students have been admitted into the U.S. for an unspecified period, enabling thousands to become ‘forever students’ by perpetually enrolling in courses to avoid departure."
That’s an obvious problem, but it’s only one aspect of the issue. There are hundreds of thousands of Chinese nationals enrolled in American universities, many focusing their efforts on STEM-related research. And while Americans may want to generously invite foreign nationals to study at U.S. universities, especially in hopes of encouraging students to become more pro-America, candidates for American visas from China must go through a government and CCP vetting process — and each candidate must pass. Even if a Chinese student has no desire to harm the United States, he or she is necessarily tied to and responsive to China and the CCP.
Trump’s Thursday speech must be an inflection point, not only to galvanize bipartisan American support for securing fair elections, but also to protect our nation from Chinese espionage and impose a high cost on China for exploiting our open society.
Democrats turn on congressional hopeful after 'hiding' LGBTQ+ views from Muslim voters
A Washington state Democrat hoping to unseat a longtime member of Congress is facing a revolt from within her own party, after reportedly saying she left LGBTQ+ rights off her campaign website because she feared alienating Muslim voters.
Seattle Red first reported that Democrat organizations were reconsidering their endorsements of Melissa Chaudhry, a progressive Democrat challenging longtime Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., in Washington's 9th Congressional District, after comments she made during an endorsement interview with The Stranger.
When asked why her website did not mention LGBTQ+ issues, Chaudhry replied, "because a lot of Muslims do not feel that way, unfortunately," according to The Stranger.
The comments quickly sparked backlash from Democrat LGBTQ+ activists, with the Washington State Stonewall Democrats urging organizations to reconsider and rescind their endorsements of Chaudhry.
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"Her comments are disqualifying because they reveal a deliberate choice to hide her positions on LGBTQ+ rights while actively seeking Democratic endorsements," Washington State Stonewall Democrats chair Andrew Ashiofu told Fox News Digital.
"Anyone running as a Democrat should be bold enough to stand with our community. When a candidate chooses concealment instead of clarity, it raises serious concerns about honesty, integrity, and alignment with core Democratic values," he added.
Ashiofu said the organization is urging groups to revisit their endorsements because "transparency and trust are foundational to the Democratic endorsement process."
"When a candidate admits to hiding key civil-rights positions or tailoring their message to avoid acknowledging LGBTQ+ people, that undermines the integrity of every organization that endorsed her in good faith," he said. "Democratic groups deserve full honesty from candidates, and we believe her comments warrant a reevaluation of any support she has received."
The Washington State Stonewall Democrats specifically called on organizations that have endorsed Chaudhry, including the 11th, 33rd, 37th and 43rd District Democrats, to reconsider their support.
Ashiofu also told Fox News Digital that neither Chaudhry nor her campaign has contacted the organization since the controversy became public.
"Our position is straightforward: LGBTQ+ rights are not optional within the Democratic Party. They are foundational," he said.
"Candidates seeking Democratic support must be willing to champion our community openly, consistently, and without hesitation," Ashiofu continued. "When a candidate admits to hiding their stance or misleading voters and endorsing bodies, that is a breach of trust. Democratic organizations should hold candidates to the highest standards of transparency and integrity because our community deserves nothing less."
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The controversy expanded beyond LGBTQ+ issues after The Stranger also reported that Chaudhry said she intended to run as a Democrat before switching to the Green Party if elected to Congress.
The outlet also reported that she asked the information not be made public during the endorsement process.
That revelation prompted additional concern among local Democrat leaders.
According to The Stranger, members of the 33rd District Democrats have discussed changing their bylaws because current rules do not allow an endorsement to be rescinded once it has been awarded.
Conservative radio host and Seattle commentator Jason Rantz, who first reported the controversy for Seattle Red, said the dispute underscores competing priorities within the Democratic coalition.
"Democrats built their coalition on the promise that every marginalized identity group wins simultaneously, and Melissa Chaudhry just proved the pandering doesn't always work," Rantz told Fox News Digital.
"When intersectionality forces progressives to rank Muslim voters against LGBTQ activists, somebody gets thrown overboard. Now the same party that preaches inclusion is rewriting its own bylaws to purge one of its own, because in the so-called oppression Olympics, there's always a loser on the podium."
Chaudhry pushed back on the criticism in a post on X, insisting she has supported LGBTQ+ rights throughout her life.
"For the record: I've supported full equality for LGBTQ+ people my entire life — not since this campaign started. My entire life," she wrote.
Chaudhry said her only sibling is LGBTQIA+, that she helped found her high school's Gay Straight Alliance "back when we had to keep the meeting location secret for our own safety," and that one of her closest friends is "a disabled lesbian woman raising her family against immense stigma."
"This is not a talking point for me. It is the fabric of my life," she wrote.
Chaudhry also accused the media of misrepresenting her remarks, writing, "The media that ignored three years of rape and death threats against a federal candidate is now running with a lie. I'm setting the record straight — in my own voice."
She also has said the atmosphere during the endorsement interview contributed to her remarks, describing the meeting as hostile, according to The Stranger.
Smith, who has represented Washington's 9th Congressional District since 1997, faces multiple challengers in the Democratic primary, including Chaudhry.
Chaudhry's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
'The View' co-host lauds Hunter Biden as 'riveting' after podcast sit-down, calls him 'biggest troll'
"The View" co-host Ana Navarro praised Hunter Biden as "riveting" and "the biggest troll" Thursday on the ABC show's "Behind the Table" podcast while previewing their 90-minute interview and arguing that scrutiny of his Burisma income paled beside the Trump family's earnings during President Donald Trump's second term.
"The monetization of the presidency, the fact that Hunter got dragged through the coals and brought into a congressional hearing by Republicans for the money that he was making in Burisma, which is not even chump change in comparison to the billions of dollars that the Trump family has made off the presidency," Navarro said.
Navarro called the comparison one of several "double standards" discussed during an interview for her "Bleep! with Ana Navarro" podcast.
"I wanted him on because I’ve been seeing his social media and he has become the biggest troll, but he does it also with humor," Navarro said.
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Navarro cited Biden's response to a user who blamed him for cocaine discovered at the White House in July 2023.
"And he’s like, ‘No, I would have never forgotten my coke,’" Navarro said.
The Secret Service closed its investigation without identifying a suspect, though the FBI reopened the case in 2025. Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI and the White House for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Navarro described the lengthy conversation as compelling from start to finish.
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"Hunter Biden is riveting, riveting. We talked for over an hour and a half," Navarro said. "Here’s the problem: The interview was scheduled at the same exact time as the Argentina versus England [World Cup] game."
Burisma paid Biden and business associate Devon Archer $1 million each annually after they joined its board in 2014, according to the House Oversight Committee. He joined when his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, helped lead U.S. policy toward Ukraine during the Obama administration.
Hunter Biden sat for a closed-door House deposition in February 2024 during the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into his father. The full House never voted on articles of impeachment.
Navarro also defended Hunter Biden's art sales and maintained that the transactions received scrutiny.
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"And while his father was president, he didn’t make any money. He made money off his paintings… every painting he sold had to go through vetting, and he had been painting his entire life," Navarro said.
The White House rejected Navarro’s comparison, arguing Trump’s children built successful businesses independently while dismissing Hunter Biden’s credibility.
"President Trump’s children are extremely successful business leaders in their own right running multi-billion-dollar corporations. Hunter Biden smoked crack, banged hookers, and sold ugly paintings for hundreds of thousands of dollars. No one cares what he has to say," White House communications director Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital.
Biden's former gallerist, Georges Bergès, testified that a buyer-anonymity agreement did not take effect until September 2021 and that Biden knew about 70% of his buyers, Fox News Digital reported. Ten buyers paid $1.5 million for his artwork, of which Biden received $900,000, according to the Washington Post.
Reuters estimated in June that Trump and his sons had added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune through their main cryptocurrency ventures since he returned to the White House. Trump said this month that he did not manage his personal finances.