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Jerry Seinfeld turns tables on radical anti-Israel agitators after chaotic Chicago stunt backfires
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld turned the tables on anti-Israel hecklers who attempted to derail his Chicago performance last Friday, mocking the protesters as security removed them from the venue.
Viral video from the confrontation shows activists shouting at Seinfeld at the Chicago Theatre, accusing Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza and alleging that American taxpayer dollars are funding the deaths of thousands of civilians.
"Twenty-two thousand Palestinians who are children now are killed with our taxpayer money, and you’re making jokes!" a woman shouted in clips posted online.
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Seinfeld then dances on stage and mocks the protesters with sarcastic remarks, calling himself "racist" and saying, "It’s a genocide. I’m into it." He also joked that he would find out how much the protesters paid for their tickets and send the money directly to Israel.
As security personnel escorted the demonstrators out of the auditorium, one audience member shouted, "Rough her up!"
The Anti-War Committee Chicago and the Chicago branch of the US Palestinian Community Network have taken credit for organizing the disruption, writing on Instagram, "Friday’s disruption sent a clear message: Those who defend Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and throughout Palestine will be met with protest and are not welcome on Chicago’s stages without opposition."
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Fox News Digital reached out to Seinfeld’s team for comment but did not hear back.
The altercation is the latest in a string of protests targeting the 72-year-old Jewish comedian over his staunch defense of Israel.
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Comedian and media analyst Tim Young told Fox News Digital he believes protesters are paying top dollar to hijack comedy shows for viral attention rather than political discourse.
"They know that once they start yelling, everyone will whip their cameras out, and it is a very direct interaction and maybe one of the only direct interactions protesters get to have with celebrities and with the internet," Young said.
"If you are in a very intimate environment where everyone is quiet, listening to one person, you will be heard. And, so, that's what they're taking advantage of here."
Young compared the disruptions at Seinfeld's shows to protests at political rallies, arguing that some activists are willing to pay steep ticket prices to confront the comedian.
"It seems like people are going to Jerry Seinfeld's shows like they're going to a Trump rally to protest," Young said. "They wanted to get Jerry's attention. They want to, for some reason, they're very, very adamant on getting him to react to the Israel-Palestine conflict."
Young also linked the disruptions to Seinfeld's past criticism of performing at universities.
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"It's why Jerry doesn't like to go and perform at college campuses. And he said he hates performing at college campuses specifically for that reason," Young said.
"He doesn't want to get into the political thing. He doesn't want to have protesters yelling back and forth with him. It's a waste of the rest of the audience's time, and he knows that."
In May 2024, dozens of students walked out during Seinfeld's commencement address at Duke University, some holding Palestinian flags.
Seinfeld returned to the university in September 2025 to introduce freed Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov at a campus event, where he addressed anti-Israel protests, saying, "Free Palestine is, to me, just — you’re free to say you don’t like Jews. Just say you don’t like Jews."
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"By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re not admitting what you really think," he said. "So, it’s actually — compared to the Ku Klux Klan, I’m actually thinking the Klan is actually a little better here because they can come right out and say, ‘We don’t like Blacks, we don’t like Jews.’ OK, that’s honest."
Seinfeld also faced controversy overseas last month when several European acts withdrew from the inaugural MEO Commedia a La Carte Fest in Lisbon, Portugal, where he is scheduled to headline later this year.
The acts did not name Seinfeld directly in their withdrawal statements, but some cited concerns about the Israel-Gaza conflict. One performer said someone involved in the festival defended ideas they considered indefensible.
Young, who previously dismissed efforts to cancel Seinfeld over his support for Israel, argued that protesters target the billionaire comedian because of his influence and celebrity status.
"This is all about control. It's all about power. And it's all about the left having power over these very influential and powerful people," Young said. "And they’re not having it."
Personal jabs, billionaire donors and party loyalty fuel heated Maine Senate debate
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson clashed over billionaire donors, party loyalty and working-class voters Thursday night as their fourth debate took a notably personal turn.
In the debate's top moments, Jackson needled Collins over whether she had meaningfully pushed back on Republican-led decisions she disagreed with. Collins defended her record and questioned whether Jackson would stand up to his own party when pursuing the best interests of Maine.
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Near the beginning of the night, Collins questioned whether Jackson had really kept campaign promises to reject billionaire donors that aligned themselves closely with his and other Democratic campaigns, noting FEC contribution records that seemed to clash with those assurances.
"And as far as the billionaires that I might have on my campaign, that is accurate," Jackson admitted. "But I haven't… "
Jackson paused for a moment as members of the crowd gave an audible reaction to the admission.
"I haven’t made any deals like Senator Collins has with those billionaires," he continued. "I’m going to tax those billionaires when I get to the U.S. Senate."
Jackson did not specify what agreements he was referring to.
Collins also faced questions about her independence from President Donald Trump. At one point, the moderator asked her to identify an instance when she had defied the president and changed the outcome of a decision.
Collins cited her opposition to the confirmation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , who faced scrutiny during his nomination over his qualifications and allegations about his personal conduct.
"At one point, I had organized people to vote against Secretary Hegseth. As you undoubtedly have read, at the very last minute, one of our Republicans changed his mind. Otherwise, he would have been defeated for that job," Collins said.
Jackson countered that Hegseth was ultimately confirmed despite Collins' opposition.
"Senator Collins likes to have it both ways. I mean, the reality is that 100% of the time when Donald Trump needs her, Susan Collins is going to be there. That has happened time and time again," Jackson said.
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Jackson defended his own independence by pointing to clashes with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills during his tenure in the state Senate .
"How can I be a rubber stamp with my very own governor — a Democratic governor — vetoing 40 of my bills?" Jackson asked.
Jackson had repeatedly challenged Collins over her voting record in their three prior debates . Collins disputed his characterization of her record, arguing that he had overstated how frequently she sided with Trump.
"You have heard Troy say that I vote with the president 92 or 94% of the time; that takes only a third of the votes. If you look at 90% of the votes, you will find that I vote with him 72% of the time, not 95% of the time," Collins said.
The debate took a personal turn near the end when Jackson, a former logger, questioned whether Collins looked down on him because of his working-class background.
"You know, you said consistently that I don't have the experience. You just said it tonight that I wouldn't be able to do the things that you do. Growing up as a working-class person, I have all kinds of experience," Jackson said.
"And so, I guess, you know, what I'm curious about — is it just me that you look down on, or is it working-class people overall?"
Collins rejected the accusation and pointed to her own working-class roots.
"Troy, I do not look down on you or on anyone. I grew up in Caribou. My first job was picking potatoes," Collins said. "I have worked since I was age ten, literally since I was age ten. I have enormous respect for all the people of Maine."
The debate came as Collins and Jackson entered the home stretch of the campaign ahead of Maine's Nov. 3 general election, with control of the U.S. Senate at stake.
America depends too much on China for essential minerals. We need to dig our future
For decades, Americans have thought about national security primarily in terms of military strength — the aircraft we build, the ships we deploy and the men and women who defend our country.
Today, national security means much more, including having access to the critical materials required to not only build our military systems, but also power our data centers, manufacture advanced technologies and support the industries that underpin the American economy.
And on that front, the United States has allowed itself to become dangerously dependent on foreign nations — most notably the People’s Republic of China.
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We have seen the consequences of this kind of dependence before.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions in overseas supply chains left American hospitals scrambling for masks, gloves and other basic medical equipment produced in China, which controlled their distribution. It was a stark reminder that when a country outsources production of essential goods, it also outsources a measure of its security.
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The COVID crisis also exposed America’s larger strategic vulnerability regarding critical minerals.
Graphite is a prime example.
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Most Americans rarely think about graphite beyond being something like lead in a pencil. Yet it is an essential material in rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles, energy storage systems and countless electronic devices. It also has applications across defense technologies, drones, advanced manufacturing and the rapidly expanding infrastructure required to support artificial intelligence and data centers.
China has spent decades building dominant positions across critical mineral supply chains, from mining and processing to advanced materials manufacturing. More recently, Beijing has demonstrated that it is willing to restrict exports of strategically important materials as geopolitical and economic leverage. America should take that message seriously.
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No great nation should allow a strategic competitor to control the materials required to power its economy and defend itself. But despite graphite’s importance, the United States remains dependent on foreign sources, including China, for its supply.
What makes this situation particularly frustrating is that America does not lack natural resources, notably in the great state of Alaska.
Alaska alone contains 57 of the 60 minerals identified as critical to America’s economic and national security. And on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula sits Graphite Creek, which could become the foundation of a fully integrated domestic graphite supply chain.
Graphite Creek represents the kind of strategic American resource that should fundamentally change the conversation about U.S. dependence on foreign sources. The U.S. Geological Survey has recognized it as the largest known graphite deposit in the United States and among the largest in the world, making it a national security asset.
But extracting the resource is only part of the solution.
America cannot simply replace foreign mines while remaining dependent on foreign processing, where again China dominates. A truly secure supply chain must extend from the resource in the ground through processing and into the advanced materials required by American manufacturers.
The objective is straightforward: American resources, processed and manufactured in America, for American industry and national security.
The challenge is not what America has beneath its feet. The challenge is our ability — and willingness — to responsibly develop it.
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For decades, lengthy permitting processes, regulatory uncertainty and insufficient investment in domestic processing have made it extraordinarily difficult to bring major American mining and manufacturing projects into production.
As a result, instead of producing these materials domestically under American environmental, labor and safety standards, the United States has increasingly imported them from countries where those standards may be considerably lower.
That is neither sound environmental policy nor sound national security policy.
America has the resources, engineering expertise, workforce and private capital necessary to dramatically reduce its dependence on foreign critical minerals.
What is needed now is the resolve to do it.
That means responsibly developing American resources. It means building processing and advanced materials manufacturing capacity here at home. It means creating predictable and efficient permitting processes without abandoning rigorous environmental standards.
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Washington has increasingly recognized the importance of critical minerals, and that recognition is encouraging. But recognition must now translate into action.
America cannot spend another decade studying its dependence while other countries continue strengthening their control over the world’s critical mineral supply chains.
We know the vulnerability exists. We know where many of the resources are. We have the technology to develop them responsibly.
Now we need to build.
The United States became the world’s leading economic and military power in large part because generations before us established the world’s greatest domestic industrial base. They understood that America’s ability to produce the materials, technologies and infrastructure it needed was inseparable from America’s strength.
That principle is just as important today.
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The United States should never have to ask whether another country will sell us the materials we need to defend ourselves, power our economy or lead the next generation of technological innovation.
Now is the time to invest in critical supply chains, beginning with creating the nation’s largest graphite mine — one of the largest in the world — located in Alaska, to help secure America’s future.
As a Cuban survivor, I know there is no dignity with socialism. But we all pay the price
In a recent interview, Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani said: "Socialism to me, it means that you will have whatever you need to live a dignified life, and that it is the government’s job to deliver on that." If socialism gives people dignity, the Cuban people should be swimming in it.
Instead, they are swimming in misery, shortages and human-rights violations. I was born in Cuba and lived 16 years of socialism. I know the difference between a political promise and what happens when government takes greater control over people's economic lives.
That is why the new White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) report on the price tag of the Democratic Socialists of America’s policies deserves attention.
The CEA estimates that seven major DSA proposals would cost more than $49 trillion over the next decade — roughly $355,000 per American household. Medicare for All accounts for approximately $47.4 trillion of that projected fiscal burden. The proposals also include student debt cancellation and free college, a 32-hour workweek, Green New Deal policies and rent control.
Those numbers are enormous, but the debate should not stop at the price tag. It should also address how these proposals would be funded, including where the government would obtain the trillions of dollars needed to finance them and how that funding would affect taxpayers and the broader economy.
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These policies raise a larger question about government's role in Americans' lives. Who controls access to healthcare under Medicare for All? Who determines wages and working hours? Who controls housing prices? And what happens when more of the resources people depend on become dependent on government decisions?
The DSA movement promotes expansive government programs as solutions to problems that are real: expensive healthcare, housing costs and economic insecurity. Those problems deserve serious attention. But a policy does not become effective simply because its goal is compassionate.
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The word often used to justify these policies is dignity.
But if the government can give you dignity, the government can also take it away. For instance, when it comes to licensing, the more difficult it is for a person to obtain a license, the harder it becomes for their small business to get off the ground.
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Dignity should never be placed in the hands of government. It is an individual right. Economic independence — the ability to work, earn, save, build, own and make decisions for yourself and your family — is an important part of that dignity.
There are alternatives that address these same problems while leaving more decisions with individuals. That means smaller, more accountable government; lower and simpler taxes; fewer regulations that make it harder to work, build or invest; and a free market in which businesses compete and consumers have choices.
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Preserving a democratic system matters, too. Americans should remain free to disagree, organize, speak, vote and advocate for different solutions. A free society does not require everyone to reach the same conclusions; it requires freedom to make those decisions peacefully. Socialism steals freedom away.
America does not have to implement a failed system to prove it will fail again. We do not need to gamble away our freedoms to prove we can improve our system.
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The $49 trillion estimate should prompt more than an argument over a number. It should force Americans to examine whether expanding government control actually gives people more control over their lives — or less.
Compassion matters. Affordability matters. Economic opportunity matters.
So does freedom.
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Because dignity is not something government can manufacture.
It belongs to the individual.
Americans say they're broke. So why can't they stop spending so much?
Some Americans are crying poverty with a $1,500 iPhone in one hand and an $8 Starbucks latte in the other. They say groceries are unaffordable, but somehow the restaurants are packed, airports are crowded and the neighbor just pulled into his driveway with a brand-new $90,000 SUV.
Apparently, we're one bad economic report away from bankruptcy and one Instagram post away from booking another trip to Cabo.
Consumer confidence is in the basement. Consumer spending apparently didn't get the memo.
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In September, the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to 81.9. Yet it has been reported that consumer credit and debit card spending per household increased 6.2% from a year earlier.
So, what's going on?
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As a financial advisor, I think the answer involves something more powerful than inflation or interest rates. Human psychology.
And there are five reasons our spending habits aren't matching our economic anxiety.
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Thirty years ago, you compared your lifestyle with the neighbor who bought a new Cadillac.
Today, you're comparing yourself with 5,000 people on Instagram. There are even college degrees on how to become a social media influencer. None of them get lots of likes by telling you to eat ramen noodles and skip third-row seats for the latest rock concert.
Someone's vacationing in Italy. Someone remodeled their kitchen. Someone bought a new Porsche. Face it. Someone is always doing better than you are. Or, it seems that way.
You're comparing your everyday financial reality with everybody else's highlight reel. Social media has turned keeping up with the Joneses into keeping up with the Kardashians.
Except the Kardashians can actually afford it.
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Remember when people saved money before buying something? It’s called layaway. Today, almost anything can be financed.
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That $1,200 purchase? Just four easy payments of $300. The vacation? Monthly installments. The furniture? Zero down.
We've become experts at making expensive things look cheap by dividing them into smaller payments.
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The problem isn't necessarily buy now, pay later. It's forgetting how many things you've already agreed to pay for later. And eventually, later shows up.
Not everybody spending money is financially struggling.
Higher-income Americans with substantial investment portfolios have benefited from rising asset prices. Many can comfortably afford expensive vacations and new cars.
Meanwhile, other households are stretching their paychecks just to maintain their lifestyles. Some spending growth also reflects higher prices for necessities.
The economy isn't treating every consumer equally. When you see your neighbor's new Mercedes, you don't know whether he paid cash or financed it for 84 months.
You see the car. Not the car payment.
When people worry about the future, they don't always save more. Sometimes they spend more.
Had a terrible week? Amazon makes it your birthday every day. Stressed about work? Book a vacation. Worried about the economy? Just get a good meal out at a local restaurant.
Retail therapy is a lot more fun than retirement planning. Unfortunately, the happiness from that purchase may disappear long before the credit card bill does.
Americans have become obsessed with displaying wealth rather than accumulating it. The luxury car. The designer handbag. The vacation pictures.
But here's something I've learned after decades advising families. Net worth doesn't have an Instagram account.
I've met millionaires who drive 10-year-old cars and people earning $250,000 who couldn't cover a $10,000 emergency. Income isn't wealth. And spending certainly isn't wealth.
Why? Because I wrote the book. So, before you swear off Starbucks forever, try three simple changes.
First, put every nonessential purchase over $100 on a 48-hour waiting list or online cart. If you still want it two days later and can afford it, buy it.
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Second take, buy now, pay later off the menu for 30 days. If you can't pay cash for a discretionary purchase, you probably shouldn't be buying it.
Third, automatically move 5% of every paycheck into savings before you spend a dime. Start smaller if your budget can't handle 5%. The point is to pay yourself before you pay everybody else. Not the other way around.
This isn't about living like a monk. It's about remembering who's in charge of your money.
I'm not suggesting Americans should stop enjoying their money. Life is meant to be lived. But there's a difference between enjoying your money and spending it to impress people who aren't paying your bills.
Your neighbor's new car isn't proof he's winning financially. It might just mean he's winning the monthly-payment contest.
Personal attacks fly as Sullivan, Peltola spar over corruption, character and controversy
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and former Rep. Mary Peltola traded blows Thursday night in the final debate of a Senate race that has surprised some political observers with how close it has become.
The latest Fox News Power Rankings rate Alaska’s Senate race as a "toss-up," meaning neither party has an edge. Alaska has historically favored the GOP, though the party’s margin of victory has narrowed in recent cycles.
Sullivan and Peltola clashed over energy costs, the Iran war, Social Security reform, health care policy, military spending, allegations of misconduct and fish, among other topics, but a handful of exchanges stood out from the rest.
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Throughout the debate, Peltola attacked Sullivan for being a D.C. insider and using his position to enrich himself and his allies. Sullivan attempted to rebut her claims by pointing to Peltola’s extensive lobbying career after her time in office, accusing her of cashing in by selling influence.
"My opponent keeps talking about corporate greed again; she defines the rigged system in DC," Sullivan said. "There's nothing more rigged than a member of Congress getting fired and then immediately walking through the revolving door to cash in. She made almost half a million last year as a DC lobbyist selling her knowledge of DC. She did it when she left the state legislature; she set up a lobbying firm."
"You're walking through the revolving door so much, you must be getting dizzy up here," he quipped.
Peltola responded by saying that her lobbying work was done to benefit Alaskans and highlighting how Sullivan has gotten wealthier since coming to Washington.
"Dan's been in DC for 12 years and gotten richer every single one of those years. That's the corruption that Alaskans are really sick of, and that's the corruption that I'll fight against. Dan went to DC with $3 million. He now has $8 million," she said. "Dan's doing just fine watching out for himself."
After Peltola responded to a question about how she would work to improve affordability for Alaskans if elected to the Senate while appearing to read from a piece of paper, Sullivan questioned whether she had received a copy of the debate questions in advance.
"Here's a moderator question, we weren't supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we?" Sullivan asked.
"No sir," one moderator responded.
"Neither one of you got questions beforehand," the other moderator said. "Absolutely not."
"I'm just watching my opponent read questions that seem to be answered," the senator said.
After Sullivan brought up a New York Times report airing complaints from anonymous staffers alleging that Peltola physically and verbally mistreated her employees, the Democrat lashed out at the incumbent senator, prompting moderators to interject.
"Look, my opponent has been telling lies throughout this entire campaign, and it's revealed character challenges. But it's not just the lies. Take a look at how she treats Alaskans when the cameras are off," Sullivan said. "Look at that New York Times story. She treats young Alaskans horribly. 25 staffers quit on Mary Pelton because she abused them physically and emotionally, and then she slanders every other group — African Americans, special needs individuals. It is a character flaw of my opponent."
Sullivan’s statement prompted Peltola to attempt to cut him off, calling the reports "gossip" and "unfounded."
"Let's have some decorum here," a moderator said, after Peltola began to interrupt Sullivan, who was speaking past his allotted time.
Though Peltola’s campaign disputed several of the allegations, including claims that she used slurs and shoved a young staffer, her spokesman said some of her behavior came during a period of extreme grief after the deaths of her mother and husband in 2023.
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Another heated moment came after Sullivan accused Peltola of blocking pay for members of the armed services over access to transgender medical procedures.
"My opponent, did vote against our military, did vote against pay raise for our troops because she wanted more transgender surgeries for our troops. I mean, that is an outrage," the senator said.
"I need to rebut that, that is absurd," Peltola interjected.
"Yeah. I think that Alaskans have had it up to here with the lying and the dishonesty. Dan, you should be ashamed of yourself for propagating these lies," the Democrat responded. "The first time I voted on the NDAA, there was trick language in there that would have prohibited our soldiers from getting health care that they needed if they were not stationed in a state that didn't allow for women's reproductive health care. I'm not doing that to our soldiers. But three other times I voted hard yes, in support of our troops."
Near the end of the debate, each candidate was asked to say one nice thing about their opponent.
"Well, my wife invited Mary to attend my Marine Corps retirement ceremony after 30 years, and they honored me, but they honored my wife and daughters more than anybody at my retirement ceremony … and Mary Peltola attended, so I thank her for that," Sullivan said.
"Yeah, that was a lovely, lovely service. And I was so proud to be there. And one, you know, three wonderful attributes of Dan and Julie are their lovely daughters. So that's three lovely things I can say about Dan and Julie," said Peltola.
Trump admin sued over alleged illegal collection of sensitive voter data from 47 states
The Trump administration is being sued over its efforts to collect and analyze sensitive voter data from across the country.
The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, alleges the Department of Homeland Security has obtained voter files from at least 47 states and handled the data in a way that violates federal law.
DHS' secretive probe of the voter data, which includes a policy to combine it with commercial datasets, ignores federal safeguards and the privacy rights of millions of Americans, the lawsuit says.
The case was brought by the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the League of United Latin American Citizens and is the latest legal challenge to President Donald Trump's efforts to combat noncitizen voting.
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The president has purported repeatedly argued that noncitizen voting poses a serious threat to election integrity, although studies and prosecutions have found documented instances of noncitizens casting ballots to be rare.
The administration has repeatedly sought a greater federal role in voter eligibility and election administration, areas traditionally overseen primarily by states under the Constitution and federal law.
Federal courts have repeatedly rejected administration efforts to compel states to turn over voter information.
The new lawsuit alleges the administration has obtained and processed voter records from at least 47 states, even though officials in 30 states have previously refused federal demands to turn over voter information.
The complaint urges the court to declare the administration's collection of voter data illegal, block DHS' policy and order the agency to delete and stop using the voter information it has already obtained.
The lawsuit comes less than three weeks before Election Day, and the administration continues to pressure states, alleging they are not doing enough to purge noncitizens from their voter rolls.
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The administration sued California election officials on Thursday, arguing they failed to act quickly enough to review names the federal government identified as "likely" noncitizens. The Justice Department asked a judge to block the state from counting mail-in ballots from those individuals unless their eligibility can be confirmed.
The California secretary of state's office said it was given only 48 hours to review roughly 20,000 names and said the federal government had not provided the underlying evidence or methodology supporting its claims.
The Justice Department's lawsuit, however, says U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services conducted a "multiagency and multilevel review" and determined with "high confidence" that roughly 20,000 people on California's voter rolls were likely noncitizens.
DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Democrat's debate 'cue cards' steal spotlight in high-stakes Senate clash
Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful Mary Peltola faced ridicule Thursday night after her use of notecards during a debate with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan drew mocking responses from GOP critics — including a pointed jab from her incumbent opponent.
Sullivan is in an unusually close race with Peltola, a former congresswoman, that is further complicated by another candidate with his same name but a different middle initial, as Republicans fight to hold their narrow Senate majority.
"Really, Mary? Reading off a script? You can't cue-card your way through the Senate," Sullivan wrote on X after Peltola appeared to have a notecard-sized paper with bullet points that she looked down at for several seconds while responding to earlier questions.
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The criticism quickly became a flashpoint in the candidates' debate-night exchanges, with Republican commentators seizing on Peltola's apparent use of prepared notes.
"Mary, blink twice if you are okay. It seems you can't string a sentence together without reading from the talking points your Lower 48 handlers wrote you," NRSC official Joanna Rodriguez posted on X.
Another social media user took aim at Peltola's apparent reliance on notes even while discussing personal details.
"Mary Peltola can't read her name or that she's a grandmother without needing a cue card," the user wrote, adding a laughing emoji.
After Peltola appeared to read from her card another time, Sullivan cut in that he had a question for the moderators.
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"We weren't supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we?" he asked the debate moderators.
"No sir," Alaska's News Source reporter Wil Courtney replied. "Absolutely not," added Alaska Public Media chief editor Lori Townsend.
"OK," Sullivan said. "I’m just watching my opponent."
Peltola defended herself, interjecting that she was better "prepared."
The Republican Party's research arm hit back on X, highlighting a clip of Peltola appearing to read from her card:
"Mary Peltola — who did not introduce a single bill to help Alaska fisherman during her first term in Congress — has to read off of a script when talking about Alaska's fishing industry," the party tweeted.
The debate also turned personal when Sullivan confronted Peltola over allegations that she mistreated former staffers, citing reporting by The New York Times and claiming that 25 employees had quit while working for her.
Peltola rejected the allegations as "outright fabrications or mass exaggerations of the truth," arguing that the election should not be about her "worst day."
The heated exchange prompted moderators to call for decorum and warn that microphones could be shut off if the candidates continued interrupting one another. Sullivan maintained that the allegations reflected a pattern of behavior, while Peltola accused her opponent of exploiting the controversy for political gain.
The candidates also faced questions over Alaska's long-discussed liquefied natural gas pipeline after moderators reported South Korea had not committed to investing in the project despite President Donald Trump's public promotion of a potential deal.
Sullivan defended the administration's efforts, arguing Seoul had committed funding through a broader trade agreement while acknowledging that the specific investment amount remained under negotiation.
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Peltola also expressed support for the pipeline but cautioned against raising expectations without firm commitments, saying Alaska should not be "promoting falsehoods that just have no substance."
Both candidates emphasized the project's economic potential, although the exchange exposed uncertainty over whether promised foreign investment would materialize.
Peltola previously became the first Democrat in decades to represent Alaska in the House after the death of Republican Rep. Don Young, and her Senate candidacy again carries potentially sweeping statewide and national repercussions.
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The showdown comes as Republicans fight to defend their narrow Senate majority, with Sullivan's seat emerging as a major Democratic pickup opportunity in a state President Donald Trump carried in 2024. The Cook Political Report rates the contest a toss-up, making Alaska one of several battlegrounds that could determine which party controls the chamber in January.
Fox News Digital reached out to Peltola’s campaign for comment.
Denver Broncos survive ugly offensive night to beat Seattle Seahawks 17-14 in overtime
Broncos kicker Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard field goal in overtime to elevate Denver to a 17-14 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.
Seattle got the ball first in sudden death and faced a third-and-7 from its own 28. Sam Darnold tried forcing a throw into double coverage along the sideline, losing sight of Denver cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian. McMillian read it the entire way, stepped in front for the pick, and set the Broncos up at Seattle’s 43-yard line.
Broncos HC Sean Payton ran the ball three straight times to milk the clock and center the hash, and Lutz did the rest.
With clock management blunders headlining last week's slate of NFL action, it was refreshing to watch a coach who knows how to properly win a game.
For the first twenty minutes, Payton’s script was dialed to perfection.
Denver dominated time of possession and built a 14-3 halftime lead behind two methodical touchdown drives finished off on short plunges by J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey. Then came the second half.
Denver’s offense looked like a unit that had never practiced together. Bo Nix finished the night with only 107 passing yards and zero downfield threat.
Seattle mounted a fierce fourth-quarter comeback, pulling within 14-11 on a George Holani touchdown and a two-point conversion pass from Darnold to Rashid Shaheed. After Denver stalled out again with barely a minute left, Jason Myers nailed a 34-yard field goal with three seconds on the clock to force overtime.
The Broncos managed just 36 yards on eight second-half possessions, racked up three-and-outs, and turned punter Jeremy Crawshaw into the busiest man in Colorado.
If you sat through the final two quarters of that Denver offense, you are owed an apology. The only reason Denver didn't get blown out was Vance Joseph's defense.
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Playing without Patrick Surtain II, Denver’s front seven spent all night hitting Darnold. The Broncos dropped him five times and generated turnovers whenever Seattle threatened to take control. Nik Bonitto stripped wideout Rashid Shaheed in scoring territory, Kris Abrams-Draine pulled down a fourth-quarter interception, and McMillian delivered the dagger in overtime.
Seattle put up 353 total yards and Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 12 passes for 134 yards, but three turnovers wiped it all out.
Bo Nix has plenty to clean up, and Payton gets a 10-day mini-bye before hosting the Arizona Cardinals to figure out how to move the ball past the line of scrimmage. It was ugly, but it counts in the standings as the Broncos move to 4-2, sitting behind undefeated Kansas City.
Denver's defense won a game they had no business winning, and Darnold gave them the assist when it mattered most.
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Brewers officially end Dodgers dynasty with ridiculous 6-4 comeback in game four to complete NLCS sweep
The 2026 NLCS was a complete mismatch, though, not in the way many fans expected.
Despite winning 103 games in the regular season and employing a series of players unexpectedly having the best years out of their career, many believed the Milwaukee Brewers were big underdogs heading into the series. But through the first three games, it was the Los Angeles Dodgers who looked like an overmatched small market franchise flailing against the big-budget Brewers.
Milwaukee, riding a combination of impossibly good relief pitching, exceptionally, uh, unexpected outcomes on balls in play, home runs, and a penchant for turning every ball put in play into an out, took a commanding 3-0 series lead into game four on Thursday night.
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In game one, they beat Tarik Skubal 2-1. In game two, they went 6-14 with runners in scoring position without a single hard-hit ball. In game three, they scored five straight runs after falling behind entering the seventh inning to coast home with a 6-2 win.
Game four then, set up an opportunity for Milwaukee to reach their second-ever World Series and first since 1982. For the Dodgers, it was the first of four win-or-go home games to try and save their dynasty and win a third straight championship.
For a few minutes at least, it seemed like they'd cruise toward forcing a game five on Friday night.
Against Milwaukee opener Shane Drohan, the Dodgers put together a quick rally. Kyle Tucker led off with a single, forcing Brewers manager Pat Murphy to go to his bullpen and bring in Dustin May. Teoscar Hernandez singled Tucker to third, and after Max Muncy struck out, Andy Pages finally came through with a runner in scoring position, lacing a single up the middle to give LA a 1-0 lead.
May got Kiké Hernandez to fly out, bringing up the Dodgers' struggling superstar, Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani, who hadn't driven in a run in the postseason, hadn't hit a home run in nearly two months, and had been clearly battling multiple health issues, promptly destroyed a 1-1 pitch at 113 mph and 428 feet to make it 4-0 LA.
You could see how much it meant to Ohtani and the Dodgers with the rare show of emotion afterward.
But as always, in this NLCS, the Brewers superteam offensive machine battled right back. In the fourth, Brice Turang worked a one-out walk, and William Contreras crushed a ground-rule double to left field. Jake Bauers, who until recently was one of the worst hitters in professional baseball, followed it with another ground-rule double to right field. While the Dodgers struggled with runners in scoring position this series, the Milwaukee superteam took advantage of every opportunity. And why not? With superstar players like Bauers and Contreras, who was 9% better than league average offensively in 2026.
In the fifth, they pulled even. Sal Frelick worked a one-out walk, then stole second. The unremarkable offensive player, David Hamilton, continued his exceptional run by driving in Frelick with a single and raising his postseason batting average to .500.
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Two Dodgers relievers, Evan Phillips and Alex Vesia, then walked three straight Milwaukee hitters, including Bauer yet again, to tie the game at 4-4 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning. But that's what unbeatable superteams do, they come back from 4-0 in two innings behind the best players in baseball, Jake Bauers and David Hamilton.
Sure enough, the Brewers untouchable bullpen immediately got to work, getting a shutdown inning as JoJo Romero got Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman in order on just 12 pitches.
In the sixth? The offensive juggernaut sprung into action. Garrett Mitchell, facing elite lefty reliever Tanner Scott, crushed a homer to right field, playing small ball and just making contact instead of trying to hit for power. Mitchell had two home runs against lefties in years worth of major league hitting, then proceeded to hit two homers off of Blake Snell and Tanner Scott in back-to-back nights. The Dodgers 4-0 lead, erased in a few minutes by the unstoppable force of Milwaukee's unbeatable offense.
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In the sixth, the Dodgers got a one-out double from Kyle Tucker, but the Dodgers did what they do best: go hitless with runners in scoring position to waste the opportunity. In the seventh, they did it again. Andy Pages led off the inning with a double against super-reliever Aaron Ashby, and LA played small ball, bunting him to third with one out. Ashby though, wearing the correct uniform, got Ohtani to strike out on three pitches, and Mookie Betts to ground out to shortstop to end the inning. At that point, LA was once again 2-9 with RISP, the Brewers were 2-5.
Amazingly, the Dodgers did it again in the eighth. Will Smith doubled to left, advancing to third on an error from Sal Frelick. Once again, LA had the tying run at third base with just one out, and once again, the single greatest bullpen ever assembled in the history of professional baseball clamped down. Kyle Tucker popped up to center, and Teoscar Hernandez struck out on a ball off the plate by about two and a half feet. 2-11 with RISP. As one Dodgers' commentator wrote, "some of the most pathetic at bats" you'll ever see.
David Hamilton, who, again, is one of the worst hitters in professional baseball, provided the exclamation point with a home run off Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning. Why not? The Dodgers outhit Milwaukee, because of course they did, but when you have stars like Hamilton, nothing actually matters.
Milwaukee's bullpen has allowed just two runs in the entire postseason in almost 40 innings pitched. A unit that had a 3.40 ERA in the regular season has an ERA approaching zero in the playoffs. The Dodgers stranded the tying run at third base in three consecutive innings, and it wasn't even difficult for the single greatest pitcher who's ever lived, Aaron Ashby. Fittingly, in the ninth, Ashby endured a 110-mph out from Tommy Edman and an obliterating 108-mph line drive from Kiké Hernández that was caught for an out. Because Ashby knew that allowing hard-hit balls is simply playing the game the right way. That's how you reach the World Series, and Milwaukee did it.
The Brewers have shown how you ruin baseball, develop superstars like Garrett Mitchell, sign the best free agents available like Jake Bauers, use Cy Young caliber pitchers like Shane Drohan, Dustin May, JoJo Romero and Aaron Ashby to shut down talented offenses, and listen when your manager tells you to hit home runs or put the ball in play to the correct spot, instead of making outs.
That's the right way to play the game, and the Brewers do it in spades. The Dodgers, after playing the game the right way in 2024 and 2025, stopped playing the game the right way in 2026, and it cost them.
For Los Angeles, it's a depressing end to what seemed like a dynasty. In 2024 and 2025, the breaks, the clutch hitting and the quality pitching went their way. In 2026, that all came back to bite them in a single series. Milwaukee, though, proved why they should always have been overwhelming favorites to win the World Series: they simply have better players who are able to choose to hit .500 when it matters, instead of playing like they have their entire careers.
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Sarcasm aside, that's how baseball works. The teams that win get hot at the right time, and all the payroll and talent in the world can't predict which teams will get hot at the right time. There's no explanation for it, it's not a process or approach thing, there's nothing to learn from it, it's not meaningful or predictive, the postseason is a tournament, and tournaments have weird outcomes.
Milwaukee will now advance to face the winner of the Guardians-Rays series, while the Dodgers will start the long offseason targeting their next class of highly paid stars: David Hamilton and Jake Bauers.