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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-ag-paxton-sues-epic-city-developers-after-probe-finds-alleged-fraud-misleading-muslim-only-marketing

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Friday against the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Community Capital Partners (CCP) and several associated leaders, accusing them of running an illegal securities and land development scheme tied to a proposed 400-acre community known as "EPIC City."

The lawsuit, filed in Collin County, follows a monthslong investigation and a referral from the Texas State Securities Board. The state alleges the defendants raised tens of millions of dollars while violating securities laws, misleading investors about the project’s nature and location, and misrepresenting how funds would be used.

"The leaders behind EPIC City have engaged in a radical plot to destroy hundreds of acres of beautiful Texas land and line their own pockets," Paxton said. "I will relentlessly bring the full force of the law against anyone who thinks they can ignore the rules and hurt Texans."

According to the Verified Petition, CCP sold investment interests for $40,000 to $80,000, despite failing to register the securities or qualify for federal exemptions. 

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The state claims the group broadly solicited investors through meetings, social media and online promotions, which is activity not allowed under the exemptions they claimed.

Investigators also allege the developers failed to take reasonable steps to verify purchasers were accredited investors, with documentation missing or inadequate for a number of buyers.

The petition says the project was advertised as being "in the heart of Josephine, Texas," even after the city told developers in February 2025 that the land was not within its limits or utility district. Marketing materials allegedly continued to make the claim.

FEDERAL JUDGE ALLOWS TEXAS AG TO CHALLENGE HARRIS COUNTY BAIL REFORMS: ‘UNLEASHING CRIMINALS’

The state further points to alleged promotional materials that appeared to target Muslim buyers, including early website language and videos describing EPIC City as the "epicenter of Islam in North America."

Paxton’s office also alleges CEO Imran Chaudhary publicly promised he would take "not a cent" in salary, but later signed a contract paying him $360,000 a year through a separate company, a compensation arrangement not disclosed in written offering materials.

Investigators allege more than $1 million in investor funds were withdrawn for general operating expenses, exceeding what offering documents described.

Texas Securities Commissioner Travis Iles claims EPIC entities sold securities without meeting registration or exemption requirements and referred the matter to Paxton after identifying "flagrant" violations. 

Paxton first announced his investigation in March, and sought the referral in October after uncovering additional concerns.

FEDERAL JUDGE RULES LAW REQUIRING DISPLAY OF TEN COMMANDMENTS IN TEXAS CLASSROOMS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Paxton is asking the court to halt all fundraising tied to the project, freeze assets, appoint a receiver, correct public statements and impose civil penalties of up to $20,000 per violation. The suit also seeks the return of investor funds.

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EPIC City, since rebranded as "The Meadow," was marketed as a master-planned development spanning Hunt and Collin counties. Court filings show hundreds of investors purchased units.

Fox News Digital has requested comment from EPIC, CCP and Paxton’s office.

The full lawsuit can be read here.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-operation-minneapolis-arrests-seven-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrested seven more criminal illegal immigrants, including "pedophiles, gang members and drug traffickers" during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday announced its latest "worst of the worst" list, with offenders coming from Somalia, Venezuela, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Guatemala.

"Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey protected these criminals at the expense of the safety of Americans," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. "President Trump and Secretary Noem have a clear message for criminal illegal aliens: LEAVE NOW. If you don’t, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you."

The arrests included Abdi Gelle Mohamed and Sahal Osman Shidane of Somalia, who DHS said were convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual conduct of a victim aged 13–15 years old, respectively.

ICE ARRESTS MULTIPLE AFGHAN NATIONALS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS RELEASED INTO US BY BIDEN-ERA PROGRAMS: DHS

Mukhtar Mohamed Ali, also from Somalia, was convicted of robbery and domestic assault, the DHS said.

DHS said Andriu Javier Padron-Chacare from Venezuela is a Tren de Aragua gang member convicted of theft who was previously deported.

Job Catani Cardenas of Ecuador was convicted of domestic assault, and Humberto Disla Sarita of from the Dominican Republic was convicted of conspiracy to import at least 50 kilograms of cocaine, the DHS said.

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An illegal immigrant from Guatemala, Ernesto Vides-Cabrera, was convicted of driving under the influence and assault, according to DHS.

The arrests came after DHS said Thursday it rounded up at least a dozen illegal immigrants in Minneapolis, including five Somali nationals, six from Mexico and one from El Salvador.

The Justice Department also filed federal charges this week against Abdimahat Bille Mohamed, 28, a convicted sex offender in Minnesota who allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman he met on Snapchat in September. He had been sentenced in May in two unrelated sexual assault cases, but a judge allowed him to serve no prison time under a plea agreement.

Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested seven more criminal illegal immigrants, including "pedophiles, gang members and drug traffickers" during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) on Friday announced its latest "worst of the worst" list, with offenders coming from Somalia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Guatemala.

"Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey protected these criminals at the expense of the safety of Americans," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. "President Trump and Secretary Noem have a clear message for criminal illegal aliens: LEAVE NOW. If you don’t, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you."

The arrests included Abdi Gelle Mohamed and Sahal Osman Shidane, from Somalia, who DHS said were convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual conduct of a victim aged 13–15 years old, respectively.

ICE ARRESTS MULTIPLE AFGHAN NATIONALS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS RELEASED INTO US BY BIDEN-ERA PROGRAMS: DHS

Mukhtar Mohamed Ali, also from Somalia, was convicted of robbery and domestic assault, the DHS said.

DHS said Andriu Javier Padron-Chacare from Venezuela is a Tren de Aragua gang member convicted of theft, who was previously deported.

Job Catani Cardenas, from Ecuador, was convicted of domestic assault and Humberto Disla Sarita, from the Dominican Republic, was convicted of conspiracy to import at least 50 kg of cocaine, the DHS said.

ICE NABS CHILD RAPISTS, GUN-TOTING ROBBERS AS ASSAULTS ON OFFICERS RISE 1,153%

An illegal immigrant from Guatemala, Ernesto Vides-Cabrera, was convicted of driving under the influence and assault, according to DHS.

The arrests came after DHS said Thursday it rounded up at least a dozen illegal immigrants in Minneapolis, including five Somali nationals, six from Mexico and one from El Salvador.

The Justice Department also filed federal charges this week against Abdimahat Bille Mohamed, 28, a convicted sex offender in Minnesota who allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman he met on Snapchat in September. He had been sentenced in May in two unrelated sexual assault cases, but a judge allowed him to serve no prison time under a plea agreement.

Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-signs-off-nationwide-vaccine-schedule-review-cdc-withdraws-infant-hep-b-guidance

President Donald Trump ordered a sweeping federal review of every childhood vaccine recommendation in the United States Friday, just hours after a CDC advisory committee voted to end its long-standing guidance for infants to receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, calling the rule unnecessary for healthy newborns.

"Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision to END their Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for babies, the vast majority of whom are at NO RISK of Hepatitis B, a disease that is mostly transmitted sexually, or through dirty needles," Trump wrote.

The president also critiqued what he sees as a vaccine schedule that requires "far more than is necessary."

"The American Childhood Vaccine Schedule long required 72 "jabs," for perfectly healthy babies, far more than any other Country in the World, and far more than is necessary," the president added. "In fact, it is ridiculous! Many parents and scientists have been questioning the efficacy of this "schedule," as have I!"

GOP SENATOR CALLS CDC'S HEPATITIS B VACCINE CHANGE 'A MISTAKE' THAT WILL MAKE AMERICA SICKER

Trump announced he signed a memo directing HHS to ‘fast track’ the current American vaccine schedule.

"I have just signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Health and Human Services to "FAST TRACK" a comprehensive evaluation of Vaccine Schedules from other Countries around the World, and better align the U.S. Vaccine Schedule, so it is finally rooted in the Gold Standard of Science and COMMON SENSE!" Trump wrote.

Trump closed his message by reiterating his support for his HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writing, "I am fully confident Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the CDC, will get this done, quickly and correctly, for our Nation’s Children."

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The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

This is a developing story, check back later for updates.
 

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https://www.foxnews.com/world/canadian-politician-arrested-after-claiming-threatening-voicemail-ai

A Canadian politician who claimed a voicemail she allegedly left a potential mayoral candidate last summer was generated by artificial intelligence has been arrested and charged with making threats.

Ontario Councilor Corinna Traill was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of uttering threats, the Peterborough Police Service in Ontario said.

In September, former mayoral candidate Tom Dingwall wrote on his Facebook that, in August, Traill left him a voicemail, telling him not to run for mayor so a friend of hers could run unchallenged.

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"Miss Traill made it clear that if I did not, she would come to my home, kill me, and sexually assault my wife, then sexually assault her again," he alleged.

He called for Traill to step down, adding, "To be clear, no elected official, paid to represent us, should utilize intimidation or threats to dissuade anyone from pursuing elected office or engaging in public service, especially to the benefit of their friend."

In her own statement posted to Facebook in September, Traill denied having sent the voicemail.

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"I want to state clearly and unequivocally: I did not create this message," she wrote. "I have been advised that artificial intelligence technology was involved. Portions of the voicemail were my voice, but other parts were artificially generated."

She wrote at the time that her team was trying to figure out who created the message.

"For more than a decade I have worked to represent the best interests of our community, advocate for our residents, and ensure that local decision-making reflects the values and priorities of the people I serve," she added. "That dedication will not waver in light of these circumstances."

Traill was released from jail on her own recognizance and is expected in court in January, the police department said.  

Fox News Digital has reached out to Traill for comment.

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-arrested-dozens-guns-including-cop-killer-model-found-spare-tire-southern-border-dps

Two men were arrested after authorities found 30 handguns allegedly destined for Mexico hidden in a spare tire during an inspection on the southern border in Texas, officials said Friday.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized the weapons this week at the Anzalduas Port of Entry in Mission, a town on the Texas-Mexico border, the agency said. 

DPS special agents searched a 2015 Chevy pickup as part of a multi-agency task force with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. 

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"During the inspection, special agents discovered 30 handguns, including a 5.7-caliber FN Herstal, 60 magazines and one speed loader concealed inside the vehicle’s spare tire," a DPS news release states. 

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According to a DPS official, the 5.7-caliber FN Herstal is known as a "cop-killer" weapon because the ammunition can pierce body armor. 

Investigators later discovered one of the handguns was reported stolen out of Austin, authorities said. The firearms were allegedly destined for Guanajuato in Mexico, where gun ownership is heavily restricted. 

The driver, Luis Torres Mujica, 30, a resident of Guanajuato, and his passenger, Jesse Joe Camacho, 28, of McAllen, Texas, were arrested and charged with theft of property and firearm smuggling, a second-degree felony. 

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https://www.foxnews.com/world/canadian-politician-arrested-after-claiming-threatening-voicemail-ai

A Canadian politician who claimed a voicemail she allegedly left a potential mayoral candidate last summer was artificial intelligence has been arrested and charged with making threats.

Ontario Councilor Corinna Traill was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of uttering threats, the Peterborough Police Service in Ontario said.

In September, former mayoral candidate Tom Dingwall wrote on his Facebook that in August Traill left him a voicemail, telling him not to run for mayor so a friend of hers could run unencumbered.

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"Miss Traill made it clear that if I did not, she would come to my home, kill me, and sexually assault my wife, then sexually assault her again," he alleged.

He called for Traill to step down, adding, "To be clear, no elected official, paid to represent us, should utilize intimidation or threats to dissuade anyone from pursuing elected office or engaging in public service, especially to the benefit of their friend."

In her own statement posted to Facebook in September, Traill denied having sent the voicemail.

OPEN AI'S SAM ALTMAN ISSUES ‘CODE RED’ TO BOLSTER CHATGPT'S QUALITY, DELAYS OTHER PRODUCTS: REPORT

"I want to state clearly and unequivocally: I did not create this message," she wrote. "I have been advised that artificial intelligence technology was involved. Portions of the voicemail were my voice, but other parts were artificially generated."

She wrote at the time that her team was trying to figure out who created the message.

"For more than a decade I have worked to represent the best interests of our community, advocate for our residents, and ensure that local decision-making reflects the values and priorities of the people I serve," she added. "That dedication will not waver in light of these circumstances."

Traill has been released from jail on her own recognizance and is expected to next be in court in January, the police department said.  

Fox News Digital has reached out to Traill for comment.

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-arrested-dozens-guns-including-cop-killer-model-found-spare-tire-southern-border-dps

Two men were arrested after authorities found 30 handguns allegedly destined for Mexico hidden in a spare tire during an inspection on the southern border in Texas, officials said Friday.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) served the weapons this week at the Anzalduas Port of Entry in Mission, a town on the Texas-Mexico border, the agency said. 

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DPS special agents searched a 2015 Chevy pickup as part of a multi-agency task force with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. 

"During the inspection, Special Agents discovered 30 handguns – including a 5.7 caliber FN Herstal – 60 magazines and one speed loader concealed inside the vehicle’s spare tire," a DPS news release states. 

RIOTERS THROW TRASH, GARBAGE CANS AT ICE VEHICLES IN NEW YORK CITY; MULTIPLE ARRESTS

According to a DPS official, the 5.7 caliber FN Herstal is known as a "cop-killer" weapon because the ammunition can pierce body armor. 

Investigators later discovered one of the handguns was reported stolen out of Austin, authorities said. The firearms were allegedly destined for Guanajuato in Mexico, where gun ownership is heavily restricted. 

The driver, Luis Torres Mujica, 30, a resident of Guanajuato, and his passenger, Jesse Joe Camacho, 28, of McAllen, Texas, were arrested and charged with theft of property and firearm smuggling, a second-degree felony. 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-arrested-dozens-guns-including-cop-killer-model-found-spare-tire-southern-border-dps

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-arrests-azerbaijan-national-multiple-criminal-convictions-including-animal-cruelty-arson

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday agents arrested an illegal immigrant from Azerbaijan, who has multiple convictions for crimes, including cruelty to animals.

Rafael Vladimirovi Sarkisyan of Azerbaijan was arrested by ICE Los Angeles Nov. 25 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to officials.

Sarkisyan was previously convicted of cruelty to animals, causing a structure fire and manufacturing a controlled substance, ICE wrote in a statement.

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It is unclear when he arrived in the country or where he entered.

The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory May 21 advising U.S. travelers to exercise increased caution in Azerbaijan "due to terrorism."

FEDERAL AGENTS FORCED TO RETREAT ON SLASHED TIRES AFTER IMMIGRATION RAID CONFRONTATION IN SANCTUARY CITY

"Terrorist groups continue to plan attacks and are a risk in Azerbaijan," according to the advisory. "Terrorists may attack with little or no warning. They may target: Tourist locations; transportation centers (airports); markets and shopping malls; local government buildings; hotels, clubs and restaurants; places of worship; parks; major sporting and cultural events; educational institutions; and other public areas."

There are also concerns in the former Soviet-era Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and surrounding territories due to landmines after armed hostilities in 2023.

President Donald Trump was praised in August for a U.S.-brokered peace accord that ended three decades of war and hostility in the South Caucasus.

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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/transgender-comedian-faces-backlash-mocking-payton-mcnabbs-brain-injury-from-male-volleyball-player

Transgender comedian Stacy Cay incited backlash on social media Friday after making a joke about former high school volleyball player Payton McNabb's brain injury. 

Cay has responded to the backlash in a statement to Fox News Digital. 

"Looks like the woke left is trying to cancel another comedian," Cay said. 

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Cay's joke made light of the fact McNabb suffered a concussion, brain bleed and permanent whiplash after being spiked in the head by a biological male trans athlete during a North Carolina high school match in 2022. Cay called footage of the incident "pretty funny." 

"They don't ever want to show the clip of what happened because it's pretty funny actually," Cay said. 

"She gets hit right in the head and then falls over like a toddler. And I'm like ‘Oh, she was really like this before.’ I don't know if there's a nice way to say this, but she should have been waring a helmet. She shouldn't have been out there with the normal people."

McNabb provided a statement to Fox News Digital in response to Cay's comments. 

"A grown man mocking a teenage girl’s traumatic brain injury isn’t comedy — it’s cruelty. My story isn’t a punchline. It’s a warning about what happens when adults ignore reality and girls pay the price. I suffer from something that changed my life forever. Your jokes won’t silence me; they only prove why this fight matters," McNabb said. 

Cay's joke incited backlash from other Save Women's Sports activists, including Riley Gaines and XX-XY Athletics founder Jennifer Sey. 

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McNabb's story has become one of the flashpoint moments in the cultural movement to protect women's sports from trans athletes and has been cited by government officials, including President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon. 

McNabb testified before Congress at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee's "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports" hearing in May. 

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https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/rev-franklin-graham-delivers-kentucky-flood-survivors-new-homes-for-christmas-we-can-finally-breathe

Standing in the snow on an eastern Kentucky mountaintop Friday, Rev. Franklin Graham dedicated 18 newly constructed homes in Jesus' name to families who lost everything in the region's catastrophic 2022 floods. It was a moment survivors described as the first real breath of relief they've had in three years.

"This is Franklin Graham," he says in an exclusive video to Fox News Digital. "Terrible floods here a few years ago just destroyed hundreds of homes. Well, today we are dedicating 18 houses that are finished and ready for people to move in."

The homes are part of the new Chestnut Ridge subdivision, a 57-lot neighborhood built from scratch by Samaritan’s Purse and an army of volunteers.

"We’re grateful to God," Graham added. "We couldn’t do this without the partners who provided land, the finances, the volunteers. These people are going to be in their homes for Christmas."

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Flood survivor Lora Honycutt described the moment she stepped into her new house in a raw, unfiltered way captured on video.

"When I walk in this house here … the floors are not sinking," Honeycutt said, wiping her eyes. "Even the smell is different. … I can’t describe the feeling."

She added through tears, "These are happy tears. … These are happy tears."

Video clips showed families breaking down as they crossed thresholds, their first structurally sound homes since the deadly floods destroyed entire communities three years ago.

For Paul Johnson, the dedication was life-changing. When the floods wiped out his home, he lost the permanent address required to stay on his lung transplant list.

"I was taken off the list when I moved into an RV. After today, I can get back on the transplant list," Johnson said. "This home exceeds anything I expected. It’s beautiful. I feel very blessed. It’s a great day."

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The Chestnut Ridge homes have two, three or four bedrooms with one notable exception. A family with 10 children has the only home in the new subdivision with five bedrooms after spending 1,128 nights crammed into two campers since losing everything in the floods.

"We were thankful to have a place to lay our heads," the mother said, "but it was aggravating. We were all on top of each other."

Looking around her new five-bedroom home, she couldn’t hold back.

"We’re so dumbfounded, I don’t know what to do," she said. "We can breathe."

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Former U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft and her husband, Joe, the CEO of coal mining company Alliance Resource Partners, donated the land on which the new neighborhood was built.

Graham also praised employees at the Lowe's in Hazard, Kentucky, some of whom volunteered on construction crews.

Samaritan’s Purse has now constructed nearly 100 homes across Kentucky, from tornado-ravaged Mayfield to the devastated communities of the east. 

Crews are also rebuilding in North Carolina, which continues to reel from Hurricane Helene.

As snow fell across the mountaintop, Graham prayed over families receiving their brand-new houses, no longer haunted by the memories of 2022's floods.

"We give God the glory, and we praise Him and, of course, these people are going to be in their homes for Christmas," Graham said as he looked over the row of new homes.

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/wild-scene-protesters-trap-federal-agents-taco-shop-parking-lot-multiple-arrests-made

EXCLUSIVE: TUCSON, Ariz. — Protesters swarmed a Mexican restaurant in Tucson, Arizona, Friday morning, briefly locking a group of federal agents in a gated parking lot as they were executing a search warrant as part of a sprawling tax and immigration fraud investigation.

It happened outside a Taco Giro restaurant on North Grande Avenue in Tucson. A SWAT team responded after protesters surrounded the feds and allegedly used a bike lock to block the exit with agents inside.

"Special agents and officers from ICE Homeland Security Investigations, IRS Criminal Investigation and other federal partners are executing 16 search warrants in southern Arizona as part of a yearslong investigation into immigration and tax violations," an ICE spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

"Multiple individuals are in custody."

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More information is expected to be released soon, he added.

Authorities arrived at the restaurant around 9 a.m. It wasn't open yet. Between 100 and 200 protesters began gathering outside an hour later, chanting "Go home ICE" and other slogans, some including profanity.

Many of them were carrying identical signs that said, "illegal arrests require a hood." One protester shoved a finger into an agent's face while standing behind a steel barricade.

RIOTERS THROW TRASH, GARBAGE CANS AT ICE VEHICLES IN NEW YORK CITY; MULTIPLE ARRESTS

Among them was a more confrontational group of about a dozen. Shortly after 11, someone threw a bottle at an ICE vehicle.

Another placed a bike lock around the gate, locking the agents inside.

Authorities deployed flash bangs and pepper spray and arrested at least two people in the mob in front of a photographer.

After authorities cut the lock off with a saw, video shows smoke in the air as they filed out of the parking lot in law enforcement vehicles. Protesters jeered as they left.

Earlier, the agents entered a house around the corner, just steps away.

Photos taken there show multiple men in handcuffs being loaded into the back of an SUV.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-arrests-azerbaijan-national-multiple-criminal-convictions-including-animal-cruelty-arson

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Friday agents arrested an illegal immigrant from Azerbaijan, who had multiple convictions for crimes including cruelty to animals.

Rafael Vladimirovi Sarkisyan, of Azerbaijan, was arrested by ICE Los Angeles Nov. 25, and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to officials.

Sarkisyan was previously convicted of cruelty to animals, causing a structure fire, and manufacturing a controlled substance, ICE wrote in a statement.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF GRABBING ICE OFFICER'S TASER WHILE SHOUTING 'ALLAHU AKBAR' DURING ARREST

It is unclear when he arrived in the country or where he entered.

The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory on May 21 advising U.S. travelers to exercise increased caution in Azerbaijan "due to terrorism."

FEDERAL AGENTS FORCED TO RETREAT ON SLASHED TIRES AFTER IMMIGRATION RAID CONFRONTATION IN SANCTUARY CITY

"Terrorist groups continue to plan attacks and are a risk in Azerbaijan," according to the advisory. "Terrorists may attack with little or no warning. They may target: Tourist locations; transportation centers (airports); markets and shopping malls; local government buildings; hotels, clubs and restaurants; places of worship; parks; major sporting and cultural events; educational institutions; and other public areas."

There are also concerns in the former Soviet-era Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and surrounding territories due to landmines, following armed hostilities in 2023.

President Donald Trump was praised in August for a U.S.-brokered peace accord which ended three decades of war and hostility in the South Caucasus.

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https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-stands-hegseth-kill-them-all-report-boat-strike-despite-testimony-denial

The Washington Post is standing by a report that has been facing growing scrutiny regarding the Pentagon's strike of an alleged drug boat.

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Adm. Mitch Bradley have been inundated with accusations of having committed war crimes after the Post published a report last Friday claiming Hegseth had given a "kill them all" order on a September bombing of a boat allegedly transporting drugs in the Caribbean, something the Trump administration had strongly denied.

"The Washington Post is proud of its rigorous, accurate reporting," a spokesperson for the paper told Fox News Digital.

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The Post printed the headline last month, "Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all," writing "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. 'The order was to kill everybody,' one of them said."

"A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck," the Post wrote. "The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack — the opening salvo in the Trump administration’s war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water."

The Post continued, "Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current and former U.S. officials and law-of-war experts have said that the Pentagon’s lethal campaign — which has killed more than 80 people to date — is unlawful and may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution."

COMMANDER OF SEPTEMBER ATTACK BELIEVED SURVIVORS WERE CONTINUING DRUG RUN, REPORT SAYS

According to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Bradley testified in a closed-door hearing Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order given by Hegseth.

"Admiral Bradley was very clear that he was given no such order, not to give no quarter or kill them all," Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told reporters.

"The admiral confirmed that there had not been a ‘kill them all’ order, and that there was not an order to grant no quarter," Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn, said.

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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell called on the Post to retract its story, calling it a "hoax" against Hegseth.

"It’s an insult to the American People & to everyone who wears the uniform of our country," Parnell posted on X.

Hegseth previously indicated that Bradley was the one who authorized the additional strikes, writing in a statement on X, "Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made — on the September 2 mission and all others since." He also said he had not seen the second strike because he had left the room after the initial strike.

"This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand," Hegseth told reporters at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. "You sit in your air-conditioned offices or up on Capitol Hill and you nitpick, and you plant fake stories in the Washington Post about ‘kill everybody’ phrases on anonymous sources not based in anything, not based in any truth at all. And then you want to throw out really irresponsible terms about American heroes, about the judgment that they made." 

When pressed on the comments made by the lawmakers and the Pentagon's call for a retraction, a spokesperson for the Post referred back to its statement and declined to comment further. 

Lawmakers have called for investigations into the boat strikes and some, including Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., are calling on Hegseth to testify. 

HEGSETH BACKS SPECIAL OPS CHIEF'S 'COMBAT DECISIONS' IN DEADLY CARIBBEAN STRIKE AHEAD OF CLASSIFIED BRIEFING

Since the Post's report ignited a political firestorm, critics have pointed to reporting from other news outlets they say undermine what was initially alleged as well as the narrative being pushed broadly that war crimes had been committed.

On Tuesday, The New York Times published its story headlined, "Hegseth Ordered a Lethal Attack but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say."

"According to five U.S. officials, who spoke separately and on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter that is under investigation, Mr. Hegseth, ahead of the Sept. 2 attack, ordered a strike that would kill the people on the boat and destroy the vessel and its purported cargo of drugs," the Times wrote. "But, each official said, Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to fully accomplish all of those things. And, the officials said, his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing that at least two people on the boat survived the first blast."

The Times went on to report that Bradley "ordered the initial missile strike and then several follow-up strikes that killed the initial survivors and sank the disabled boat," noting that Hegseth "did not give any further orders to him" as the operation unfolded.

Additionally, ABC News' Martha Raddatz reported Wednesday, "According to a source familiar with the incident, the two survivors climbed back on to the boat after the initial strike. They were believed to be potentially in communication with others, and salvaging some of the drugs. Because of that, it was determined they were still in the fight and valid targets. A JAG officer was also giving legal advice."

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will appear on CBS News' "60 Minutes" ahead of her expected departure from Congress next month.

On Friday, "60 Minutes" teased the interview with Lesley Stahl that will air Sunday, touting Greene's first sit-down interview since she announced her exit last month.

Greene shocked the political landscape when she revealed she would leave Congress Jan. 5. Many believe her abrupt exit was the result of her soured relationship with President Donald Trump.

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Greene previously sat down with Stahl in April 2023, when the two had a fiery exchange over the congresswoman's claim that Democrats are the "party of pedophiles."

"They are not pedophiles. Why would you say that?" Stahl exclaimed.

"Democrats support — even Joe Biden, the president himself — supports children being sexualized and having transgender surgeries. Sexualizing children is what pedophiles do to children," Greene said.

"Wow," Stahl reacted.

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE STUNS ‘60 MINUTES’ HOST LESLEY STAHL WITH ‘PEDOPHILES’ ATTACK ON DEMOCRATS: ‘WOW’

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The Georgia lawmaker, once an outspoken Trump supporter, has been on a media tour that has included multiple CNN hits and an appearances on CBS News and ABC's "The View," largely focused on her criticism of the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and her criticisms on healthcare and foreign policy in recent months.

There had been speculation that Greene's feud with Trump stems from reports that he had privately discouraged her from running for Senate in 2026 amid polling that suggested she'd be defeated by Georgia's Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D. Greene denies those claims. 

In a lengthy statement posted to X, Greene cited her growing disillusionment with Washington politics, blasting what she called a corrupt "Political Industrial Complex" that she said uses Americans as "pawns in an endless game of division."

"Americans are used by the Political Industrial Complex of both political parties, election cycle after election cycle, in order to elect whichever side can convince Americans to hate the other side more," Greene wrote. "And the results are always the same — nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman."

Greene said she "never fit in" in Washington and was leaving Congress to "fight for the people of this country in a different way."

"I believe in term limits and do not think Congress should be a lifelong career or an assisted living facility," Greene wrote. "My only goal and desire has ever been to hold the Republican Party accountable for the promises it makes to the American people and put America First, and I have fought against Democrats' damaging policies like the Green New Deal, wide open deadly unsafe border policies, and the trans agenda on children and against women."

She made her announcement days after Trump withdrew his endorsement for her, calling Greene "wacky" and "a ranting lunatic."

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Fox News Channel continued to excel throughout November, finishing ahead of NBC and CBS in weekday primetime viewership year-to-date while leaving CNN and newly rebranded MS NOW in the dust. 

Since the start of 2025, Fox News has averaged 3.2 million weekday primetime viewers, ranking it as the second highest-rated network in all television and outperforming CBS and NBC. 

While Fox News continues to compete with broadcast offerings, it easily bested cable news competition. 

During November, Fox News Channel outdrew CNN and MS NOW, which was MSNBC until mid-month, combined in key measures as the liberal networks hit historic lows. 

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Fox News averaged 1.4 million total day viewers compared to 600,000 for MS NOW and 430,000 for CNN. It was CNN’s worst November in the category since 2013. 

During the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m., Fox News averaged more than 2 million total viewers while MS NOW settled for 945,000. As a result, MS NOW had its worst November among both total day and primetime viewers since 2015. 

CNN managed a dismal average primetime audience of only 556,000 for its weakest November performance in the category since 1997. 

Fox News held 57% of the cable news share in total day and 58% in primetime. 

When it comes to the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54, Fox News averaged 123,000 total day viewers compared to 70,000 for CNN and only 55,000 for MS NOW. It was much of the same during primetime. Fox News averaged 184,000 demo viewers compared to 100,000 for CNN and 88,000 for MS NOW. 

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MS NOW’s demo performances were the network’s worst November in the category among both total and primetime viewers since 1997.  

"The Five," with Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr., averaged 3.6 million total viewers and 293,000 in the coveted demo to finish as the most-watched cable news show at any time and the No. 1 show on television at 5 p.m. ET. 

"Jesse Watters Primetime" averaged nearly 3 million total viewers and 272,000 in the demo to lead all cable news primetime offerings in both categories. 

"Gutfeld!" averaged 2.5 million total viewers and 270, 000 in the demo to outperform every broadcast and cable late-night competitor, including CBS’ "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," NBC’s "Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon," NBC’s "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show."

"Hannity" remained dominant at 9 p.m. ET with 2.4 million viewers and 224,000 in the demo. "The Ingraham Angle" averaged 2.5 million viewers and 224,000 in the demo as host Laura Ingraham continued her reign as the highest-rated woman in cable news. 

"FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher" also topped its time slot with 1.4 million viewers.

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"Special Report with Bret Baier" averaged 2.7 million viewers and 245,000 among the demo to dominate its time slot among cable news offerings while outdrawing "CBS Evening News" in 13 top markets across the country, including Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Baier’s newscast also beat ABC’s "World News Tonight" in five markets, including New Orleans, Jacksonville and St. Louis as "Special Report" continues to close the gap with broadcast competition. 

"FOX & Friends" finished November with 1.3 million viewers and remained the top cable news program in the mornings, leading "CBS Mornings" in 23 major markets, ABC’s "Good Morning America" in 17 markets and NBC’s "Today" in five markets. 

"America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino," Harris Faulkner’s "The Faulkner Focus," "Outnumbered," "America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith," Martha MacCallum’s "The Story" and "The Will Cain Show" all had strong months as Fox News’ daytime lineup continues to dominate the competition. 

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"Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany" averaged 1.2 million total viewers to finish as the No. 1 cable news program on Saturdays, while "Sunday Morning Futures" took the Sunday crown with 1.5 million total viewers.

The newly launched "The Sunday Briefing," anchored by Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich, was the second most watched cable news program on Sundays, averaging 1.2 million viewers. 

"FOX & Friends Weekend," "Life, Liberty & Levin," "My View with Lara Trump," "Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy," The Big Weekend Show" and "One Nation with Brian Kilmeade" all helped extend Fox News’ dominance to the weekends, too. 

Data courtesy of Nielsen Big Data + Panel. 

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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening …

-Trump rewrites national security playbook as mass migration overtakes terrorism as top US threat

-SCOTUS to review Trump order on birthright citizenship 

-Dem state election board under fire after ICE-arrested superintendent surfaces on voter rolls

Congress wants to seize the reins and take greater control of U.S. military action in the Caribbean with the Trump administration’s strikes in the region’s waters coming under intense scrutiny. 

While some lawmakers have been questioning the legality of strikes the administration says aim to cut down on the flow of drugs into the U.S., the attacks have attracted heightened scrutiny amid revelations that U.S. forces conducted a second strike killing alleged drug smugglers on Sept. 2 after a first strike left survivors. Lawmakers have voiced concerns about the legality of that strike. 

From introducing new legislation restricting funds for the Trump administration’s operations in the region to urging the White House to release video footage of the second strike, there is mounting interest from Democrats and some Republicans to reassert their power to formally initiate military conflict…READ MORE.

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NEW BLUEPRINT: Trump national security blueprint declares ‘era of mass migration is over,' targets China’s rise

VENEZUELA FLASHPOINT: Expert reveals what it would take for Trump to deploy troops to Venezuela: ‘Possibility of escalation’

HEALTH SHIFT: GOP unveils plan for Trump Health Freedom Accounts to replace Obamacare subsidies with state waivers

ABORTION STANDOFF: Abortion restrictions create major roadblock for bipartisan Obamacare subsidy deal in Senate

CRUISE TRAGEDY: FBI weighing state or federal charges against 16-year-old Anna Kepner in cruise ship homicide case: lawyer

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CONFESSION CLAIM: D.C. pipe bomb suspect admitted to planting the devices, expressed doubts about 2020 election outcome: source

EPSTEIN FILES: Federal judge orders unsealing of Epstein case grand jury records

MENENDEZ FALLOUT: Disgraced ex-Sen. Bob Menendez banned from holding any public office in New Jersey

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EXCLUSIVE: TUCSON, Ariz. — Protesters swarmed a Mexican restaurant in Tucson, Arizona, Friday morning, briefly locking a group of federal agents in a gated parking lot as they were executing a search warrant in connection with a sprawling tax and immigration fraud investigation.

It happened outside a Taco Giro restaurant on North Grande Avenue in Tucson. A SWAT team responded after protesters surrounded the feds and allegedly used a bike lock to block the exit with agents inside.

"Special agents and officers from ICE Homeland Security Investigations, IRS Criminal Investigation, and other federal partners, are executing 16 search warrants in southern Arizona as part of a years-long investigation into immigration and tax violations," an ICE spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Multiple individuals are in custody."

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More information is expected to be released soon, he added.

Authorities arrived at the restaurant around 9 a.m. It wasn't open yet. Between 100 and 200 protesters began gathering outside an hour later, chanting "Go home ICE" and other slogans, some including profanity.

Many of them were carrying identical signs, reading, "illegal arrests require a hood." One protester was seen shoving a finger in an agent's face, standing behind a steel barricade.

RIOTERS THROW TRASH, GARBAGE CANS AT ICE VEHICLES IN NEW YORK CITY; MULTIPLE ARRESTS

Among them was a more confrontational group of about a dozen. Shortly after 11, someone threw a bottle at an ICE vehicle.

Another placed a bike lock around the gate, locking the agents inside.

Authorities deployed flash bangs and pepper spray and arrested at least two people in the mob in front of a photographer.

After authorities cut the lock off with a saw, video shows smoke in the air as they filed out of the parking lot in law enforcement vehicles. Protesters were heard jeering as they left.

Earlier, the agents were also seen entering a house around the corner, just steps away.

Photos taken there show multiple men in handcuffs, being loaded into the back of an SUV.

ICE said the raids were part of a sprawling investigation into immigration and tax fraud.

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Fox News Channel continued to excel throughout November, finishing ahead of NBC and CBS in weekday primetime viewership year-to-date while leaving CNN and newly rebranded MS NOW in the dust. 

Since the start of 2025, Fox News has averaged 3.2 million weekday primetime viewers, ranking as the second highest-rated network in all of television and outperforming both CBS and NBC. 

While Fox News continues to compete with broadcast offerings, it easily bested cable news competition. During November, Fox News Channel outdrew CNN and MS NOW, which was MSNBC until mid-month, combined in key measurables as the liberal networks hit historic lows. 

FOX NEWS' TREY YINGST HONORED WITH 2025 PRIZE OF EXCELLENCE AT FOREIGN PRESS AWARDS

Fox News averaged 1.4 million total day viewers compared to 600,000 for MS NOW and 430,000 for CNN. It was CNN’s worst November in the category since 2013. 

During the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m., Fox News averaged more than two million total viewers while MS NOW settled for 945,000. As a result, MS NOW had its worst November among both total day and primetime viewers since 2015. 

CNN managed a dismal average primetime audience of only 556,000 for its weakest November performance in the category since 1997. 

Fox News held 57% of the cable news share in total day and 58% in primetime. 

When it comes to the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25-54, Fox News averaged 123,000 total day viewers compared to 70,000 for CNN and only 55,000 for MS NOW. It was much of the same during primetime, as Fox News averaged 184,000 demo viewers compared to 100,000 for CNN and 88,000 for MS NOW. 

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MS NOW’s demo performances were the network’s worst November in the category among both total and primetime viewers since 1997.  

"The Five," with Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr., averaged 3.6 million total viewers and 293,000 in the coveted demo to finish as the most-watched cable news show at any time and the No. 1 show on television at 5 p.m. ET. 

"Jesse Watters Primetime" averaged nearly three million total viewers and 272,000 in the demo to lead all cable news primetime offerings in both categories. 

"Gutfeld!" averaged 2.5 million total viewers and 270, 000 in the demo to outperform every broadcast and cable late-night competitor, including "CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," NBC’s "Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon," NBC’s "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show."

"Hannity" remained dominant at 9 p.m. ET with 2.4 million viewers and 224,000 in the demo. "The Ingraham Angle" averaged 2.5 million viewers and 224,000 in the demo as host Laura Ingraham continued her reign as the highest-rated woman in cable news. 

"FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher" also topped its timeslot with 1.4 million viewers.

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"Special Report with Bret Baier" averaged 2.7 million viewers and 245,000 among the demo to dominate its timeslot among cable news offerings while outdrawing "CBS Evening News" in 13 top markets across the country, including Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Baier’s newscast also beat ABC’s "World News Tonight" in five markets, including New Orleans, Jacksonville and St. Louis, as "Special Report" continues to close the gap with broadcast competition. 

"FOX & Friends" finished November with 1.3 million viewers and remained the top cable news program in the mornings, leading "CBS Mornings" in 23 major markets, ABC’s "Good Morning America" in 17 markets and NBC’s "Today" in five markets. 

"America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino," Harris Faulkner’s "The Faulkner Focus," "Outnumbered," "America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith," Martha MacCallum’s "The Story" and "The Will Cain Show" all had strong months as Fox News’ daytime lineup continues to dominate the competition. 

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"Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany" averaged 1.2 million total viewers to finish as the No. 1 cable news program on Saturdays, while "Sunday Morning Futures" took the Sunday crown with 1.5 million total viewers.

The newly launched "The Sunday Briefing," anchored by Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich, was the second most watched cable news program on Sundays, averaging 1.2 million viewers. 

"FOX & Friends Weekend," "Life, Liberty & Levin," "My View with Lara Trump," "Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy," The Big Weekend Show" and "One Nation with Brian Kilmeade" all helped extend Fox News’ dominance to the weekends, too. 

Data courtesy of Nielsen Big Data + Panel. 

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Princess Kate dazzled Friday at her "Together at Christmas" carol service, joined by her husband Prince William and their three children at Westminster Abbey in London.

"So special to come together this evening for this year’s ‘Together at Christmas’ Carol Service," the royal family wrote on Instagram. "Grateful to everyone who helped make it such a warm and memorable celebration of love at Christmas."

Notably absent from the Christmas celebration were Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, daughters of former Prince Andrew.

"Wish Bea and I could have been celebrating tonight with our family," Eugenie wrote on Instagram. "Wishing @princeandprincessofwales such a special evening at her incredible carol service. What an amazing message of love and hope."

KATE MIDDLETON, 'POWER BEHIND THE THRONE,’ SUPPORTED KING CHARLES IN STRIPPING PRINCE ANDREW’S TITLES: EXPERT

Fox News Digital previously reported that Princess Kate had extended an olive branch to Andrew's daughters as she invited them to her annual Christmas celebration amid the family's ongoing turmoil. On Oct. 30, King Charles III stripped Andrew of his royal titles. He also evicted him from Royal Lodge after weeks of pressure to act over the former Duke of York’s friendship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie received personal invitations for this year’s ‘Together at Christmas’ from Princess Catherine’s office," royal commentator and broadcaster Neil Sean told Fox News Digital.

"This is Catherine’s project, and she has the final say – very similar to the way Prince William operates Earthshot," said Sean. "Above all, yes, the royal family wants to be seen as united amid what has been a very difficult year."

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On Nov. 13, Kensington Palace announced that Princess Kate, 43, would host her fifth annual "Together at Christmas" carol service on Dec. 5 at Westminster Abbey in London. This year’s theme was "love in all its forms."

"This year, the service will bring people together to celebrate love in all its forms – whether it’s love within families, through friendships, across communities or through powerful moments of connection with strangers," read a palace statement quoted by People magazine.

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"In a world that can often feel fragmented and disconnected, love is the force that reconnects us all – spanning generations, communities, cultures and faiths."

"As we approach the Christmas season, we are reminded of the power of togetherness," the palace added. "The evening will highlight the transformative power of investing in one another with compassion, presence and joy."

King Charles and Queen Camilla were also absent from the royal event. They have not attended the annual carol service since 2022.

Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.

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After more than 120 House Democrats signed onto a bill from a top progressive lawmaker to seek what they define as "dignity" for federal immigration detainees, critics sounded the alarm that the legislation could forever transform how illegal immigrants are treated in the U.S.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is spearheading the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, along with fellow Evergreen State lawmaker Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. They say it would curb the "shocking surge" of allegedly wrongful detentions and inappropriate conditions, particularly at jails run by private companies under government contract.

Critics vociferously objected to that suggestion in exclusive comments to Fox News Digital Friday.

"This legislation isn’t aimed at improving conditions for migrants navigating the U.S. immigration system. It would instead end the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration law entirely," members of the Day 1 Alliance, the main trade association representing longtime federal and state contractors in the criminal justice and immigration spaces, warned.

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Day 1 Alliance members said that, for more than three decades, both Republican and Democratic congresses and administrations have respected the "limited yet valued" role their members play in working toward a better immigration enforcement system.

The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act would lead to the repeal of mandatory detention for those captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a summary posted by Jayapal, and create a presumption of release, imposing a higher burden of proof to detain primary caregivers and "vulnerable populations."

It also would phase out the use of private detention centers, like those Day 1 Alliance members may work in or with, by about 2029.

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In apparent response to Democrats being iced out of ICE centers earlier in 2025, including a case in Newark, New Jersey, where Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was accused of accosting officers, it also would mandate that the Department of Homeland Security admit members of Congress to detention facilities for unannounced inspections.

Another case in Baltimore involved that city’s congressman, Democratic Rep. Kweisi Mfume, joining others downtown to protest to the press about not being allowed full access to the Charm City’s Department of Homeland Security installation.

"Contractors operate under strict federal oversight and standards set by the U.S. Congress," Day 1 Alliance members told Fox News Digital of the implications about the proposed changes.

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"They do not make arrests, do not decide the length of detention and play no role in determining the legal status of individuals in their care."

The members said contractors work to provide humane housing, proper meals and quality medical care for all in their ward.

Jayapal said Thursday the Trump administration has caused a "shocking surge in the detention of people who have committed no crimes."

"As Trump has struck down legal pathways and made it nearly impossible to come to or stay in this country, even for those who have been here for decades, this will only continue to get worse," Jayapal said. "We must pass this legislation to protect dignity and civil rights in America."

Smith added that the U.S. is witnessing "appalling conditions" and a "clear disregard for basic human rights" of detainees.

"No one should be subjected to overcrowded cells, denied medical care or held in facilities that profit off of human suffering," he said, echoing his Seattle neighbor in saying the bill would provide proper oversight.

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Homeland Security officials torched the new bill later Friday.

Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital Jayapal's claims of overcrowding, mistreatment and wrongful detention are "false."

"ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens," she said. 

"It is a longstanding practice to provide comprehensive medical care from the moment an alien enters ICE custody," she continued. "This includes medical, dental and mental health intake screening within 12 hours of arriving at each detention facility, a full health assessment within 14 days of entering ICE custody or arrival at a facility and access to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care. This is the best healthcare many aliens have received in their entire lives. Meals are certified by" dietitians.

McLaughlin added that ICE deaths in custody are at a rate of less than 1%, lower than any previous administration's record.

She praised House Speaker Mike Johnson's "big, beautiful bill" as the facilitator of ICE improving detention conditions since President Donald Trump took office.

"Ensuring the safety, security and well-being of individuals in our custody is a top priority at ICE," she said

A release from Jayapal’s office cited a figure of 66,000 people detained since Trump took office and claimed nearly three-quarters did not have any criminal convictions, an assertion immigration officials have rejected.

There were 123 listed Democratic co-sponsors, including several lawmakers representing areas ICE and USBP have pinpointed for mass enforcement activities.

Rep. Alma Adams of Charlotte; Troy Carter of New Orleans; Steve Cohen of Memphis, Tennessee; Jesus Garcia of Chicago; Robin Kelly of Chicago; Bennie Thompson of Jackson, Mississippi; and Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Ted Lieu of Los Angeles are all among the bill’s hundred-plus signatories.

Fox News Digital reached out to Jayapal, Smith and the Department of Homeland Security for additional comment on the pushback.

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Star wrestler and actor John Cena recalled to Joe Rogan Friday how he upset China in 2021 by referring to Taiwan as a country and, in turn, upset America with his Mandarin-language apology, calling it a difficult learning experience. 

As American franchises increasingly cater to international audiences like China, Cena recounted a hard lesson to the podcaster, saying, "Just because you know the language doesn’t mean you know the culture."

Amid an effort to spread pro wrestling to foreign countries, Cena recalled doing prompter reads in Mandarin.

"You do a million of these things, and one of them said like, ‘Hey, Taiwan, see this,’ and it was all in Mandarin and the Pinyin [Chinese phonetic language using Latin alphabet] described Taiwan as a country. So ‘be the first country to see this.’ Now, over there, they look through a different lens, like geopolitics are murky waters, man.

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"It was like a Ron Burgundy moment," Cena said, referring to a famous gag from the comedy "Anchorman" in which Will Ferrell's character mindlessly reads offensive rhetoric from the teleprompter. "Like ‘Go f--- yourself, San Diego.' It was like the most offensive thing you could say.

"Everybody was like, ‘What the f--- did you just say?'" he recalled. "'That’s not how we do it over here.'

"I had to apologize to China, and in apologizing to China, I pissed off my home country. I'm a patriot. I love the United States of America and everything it stands for, but, like, no one — it was never enough. Nobody was happy. Everybody was f----- up," he said. 

He went on to quip that he felt like he had been nearly canceled for doing the homework of trying to learn another language, and now he won't even speak Mandarin when asked.

"I just won't do it," he said. "It's a skill that I have, but it's a skill that's going to remain with me because it's — I don't understand. I don't have the depth of field to know what to call that place in that region of the world, and I haven't done enough research, and I don't have the wisdom."

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When Rogan asked whether this incident truly was such a big deal at the time, Cena recalled filming the first season of "Peacemaker" at the time and telling director James Gunn he understood if he needed to be fired.

"The biggest thing that was a kick to the nuts is when, like, people stateside got pissed off," he said. 

He added he could understand why the apology he made in Mandarin was controversial because critics viewed it as Hollywood kissing China's ring.

"What a s----y move by me," he said, learning that it would have been better for him to wait before being so reactive. "Not only did I not try to fix the hole in the boat, I sunk the Titanic. But, again, it was a learning experience."

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NBA legend Michael Jordan testified in his antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR on Friday, revealing why he decided to take legal action against the sport he says he grew up a fan of. 

"Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity to understand that it is a real concern from our aspect," Jordan said. 

"I felt I could challenge NASCAR as a whole. I felt, as far as the sport, it needed to be looked at from a different view."

Jordan’s highly anticipated appearance followed dramatic testimony from Heather Gibbs, the daughter-in-law of race team owner Joe Gibbs, about the chaotic six-hour period in which teams had to sign an extension or forfeit the charters that guarantee revenue week to week throughout NASCAR’s 38-race season.

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"The document was something in business you would never sign," said Heather Gibbs, also a licensed real estate agent. "It was like a gun to your head: If you don’t sign, you have nothing."

Charters are the equivalent of the franchise model used in other sports. In NASCAR, it guarantees every chartered car a spot in every race, plus a defined payout from the series. The system was created in 2016, and during the two-plus years of bitter negotiations on an extension, teams begged for the renewable charters to be made permanent for revenue stability.

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When NASCAR refused to make them permanent and gave the teams six hours in September 2024 to sign the 112-page extension, 23XI and Front Row were the only two organizations out of 15 to refuse. They instead filed the antitrust suit, and the trial opened Monday to hear their allegations that NASCAR is a monopolistic bully. 23XI is co-owned by Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row is owned by fast-food franchiser Bob Jenkins.

Jordan testified that 23XI bought a third charter late in 2024 for $28 million even with all the uncertainty.

"I’m pretty sure they know I love to win," Jordan said. "Denny convinced me getting a third driver improved our chances to win, so I dove in."

Like other witnesses this week, Jordan described a NASCAR that refused to discuss options or potential changes to the charter system, which he supports. He was asked why 23XI didn’t sign the extensions last fall.

"One, I didn’t think it was economically viable. Two, it said you could not sue NASCAR. That was an antitrust violation, I felt. Three, they gave us an ultimatum I didn’t think was fair to 23XI," Jordan said.

"I wanted a partnership, and permanent charters wasn’t even a consideration. The pillars that the teams wanted, no one on the NASCAR side even negotiated or compromised. They were not even open-minded to welcome those conversations. So, this is where we ended up."

Jordan said he owns 60% of 23XI and has invested $35 million to $40 million in the team, which first fielded cars in 2021. Jenkins testified earlier this week he has not turned a profit since launching his team in the early 2000s and estimates he has lost $100 million.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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EXCLUSIVE: The Coast Guard cutter Munro seized more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine in a single drug interdiction mission Tuesday, the largest seizure a national security cutter had completed involving a go-fast vessel. 

New video footage shared with Fox News Digital depicts Coast Guard forces, including a sniper from the service’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) based in Jacksonville, Florida, utilizing disabling fire against a go-fast vessel as it completes a drug interdiction mission for Operation Pacific Viper. 

The amount of cocaine seized in the mission, which occurred in the Eastern Pacific south of Mexico, amounts to more than 7.5 million potentially lethal doses, according to the service.

Operation Pacific Viper launched in August and is a combined initiative between the Coast Guard and Navy that seeks to counter the flow of illegal drugs to the U.S. in alignment with President Donald Trump’s broader effort to crack down on drug cartels in Latin America.

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As of October, the Coast Guard reported it had snatched 100,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean under Operation Pacific Viper. That translates to roughly 1,600 pounds of cocaine nabbed daily, according to the service.

The Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron snipers are used in missions to disable vessels carrying illicit drugs by targeting and shooting at their engines with rifles to cripple them. Disabling potential drug vessels paves the way for other Coast Guard assets to board and capture drugs stowed away on the boats. 

Go-fast vessels are common vessels employed to ferry drugs in the Caribbean.

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The Coast Guard reported in November it had seized almost 510,000 pounds of cocaine in fiscal year 2025, the largest amount of the drug snatched in the service’s history.

The amount the service seized translates to 193 million potentially lethal doses, enough to jeopardize more than half of the U.S. population, according to the Coast Guard. Additionally, it amounts to more than three times the service’s annual average, which comes out to roughly 167,000 pounds of cocaine each year.

The Trump administration has adopted a hard-line approach to dealing with drugs coming into the United States and designated drug cartel groups like Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa and others as foreign terrorist organizations in February.

Separate from Operation Pacific Viper, the Trump administration also has conducted at least 22 strikes against alleged drug vessels in Latin American waters since September. 

While lawmakers have questioned the legality of the strikes — particularly after the White House revealed that a second strike was conducted against a vessel after the first one left survivors in September — the Trump administration has stated it has the authority to conduct those attacks. 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va.; Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; and Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced a war powers resolution Wednesday to bar Trump from using U.S. armed forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela.

Meanwhile, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has indicated that the strikes will continue. 

"We've only just begun striking narco-boats and putting narco-terrorists at the bottom of the ocean because they've been poisoning the American people," Hegseth said Tuesday. 

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Somali illegal immigrant, who was convicted of fraud and is connected to several high-profile Minnesota politicians, including former Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz.

The illegal alien, Abdul Dahir Ibrahim, from Somalia, has had a deportation order against him since 2004 and courts have rejected all of his appeals. 

Ibrahim has a criminal history that includes convictions in Canada for asylum and welfare fraud before he entered the United States, according to a Department of Justice document reviewed by Fox News Digital. On January 23, 2002, Ibrahim was also convicted in the Dakota County District Court for providing false information to police and driving without a valid license. He was fined and sentenced to one year's probation. Ibrahim has also received 12 traffic or parking citations in the U.S.

Ibrahim is unmarried but at one point claimed that his sister was his wife and her children were theirs, which was later found to be fictitious, according to the document.

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Per ICE, Ibrahim entered the United States in 1995, in New York, following deportation from Canada.

On April 3, 2004, an immigration judge ordered Ibrahim removed. In the decision, the judge highlighted the significant amount of fraud associated with him. His appeals were denied, and in 2006, a circuit court upheld the immigration court’s decision.

Despite this, Ibrahim was granted Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for approximately 10 years. He has a pending TPS application that has still not been adjudicated since 2023.

Ibrahim has been photographed with several high-profile politicians in Minnesota, including Walz, Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Minneapolis Democratic City Council Member Jamal Osman and state Sen. Omar Fateh, who was unsuccessful in his recent Minneapolis mayoral race.

He has been photographed with Walz on at least two different occasions.

Osman and Fateh both wrote letters of recommendation on behalf of Ibrahim during his immigration proceedings.

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President Donald Trump has recently announced a flurry of new actions to crack down and investigate fraud schemes in Minnesota, which he has assailed as a "hub of money laundering activity," and cited as the basis of his decision to terminate deportation protections for hundreds of Somali migrants.

Senior Trump administration officials announced fresh investigations this week, including a new Treasury Department probe into how taxpayer dollars were allegedly diverted to the terrorist organization al-Shabaab, according to Secretary Scott Bessent. 

Last month, Trump cited the fraud as a driver of his decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status designation for thousands of Somali migrants living in Minnesota, saying in a Truth Social post that they should "go back to where they came from."

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Meanwhile, city officials in Minneapolis are bracing for an influx of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after the agency announced plans for a new operation in the state.

Walz, who ran against Trump in 2024 as former Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, has criticized Trump’s rhetoric regarding the Somali community in Minnesota, saying that "Donald Trump’s hateful words don’t stand in Minnesota" and "demonizing an entire group of people just by their race and their ethnicity … is something I was hoping we’d never have to see."

He called the Somali community in Minnesota a "group of people who contribute to the vitality, economic culture of this state."

Fox News Digital reached out to Walz, Omar, Fateh and Osman for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. 

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