Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With Republicans aiming to defend their razor-thin majority in the House in the 2026 midterm elections, and Democrats needing to flip just three seats to win back control of the chamber, both parties are looking to veterans to enter the battle.More than 50 veterans are running for the House as Republicans in next year’s midterm elections, in seats against incumbent Democrats, open seats and in highly competitive districts across the country, according to GOP strategists familiar with House races.And 17 veterans are running as Democrats in 35 competitive Republican-controlled districts Democrats are…

NEED TO KNOW A judge denied throwing out four murder charges against Fraser Michael Bohm, who is accused of killing four Pepperdine University students in a fatal crash on Oct. 17, 2023 in Malibu, Calif.Bohm faces four charges each for murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the deaths of Niamh Rolston, 20; Peyton Stewart, 21; Asha Weir, 21; and Deslyn Williams, 21He recently hired defense attorney Alan Jackson, who defended Karen Read during her high-profile murder trial earlier this year A judge has denied an appeal to have murder charges dismissed against the driver alleged to have been…

A coalition of gun-rights organizations has joined together in filing a brief asking the Supreme Court of the United States to hear a case dealing with the federal ban on firearm possession by nonviolent felons. On November 7, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), National Rifle Association (NRA), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation filed the amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the court to grant certiorari in Duarte v. United States. At issue is whether the law placing a lifetime gun ban on nonviolent felons is constitutional under the Second Amendment. “This Court has repeatedly stated that the only…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California man accused of causing a crash that killed four Pepperdine University students on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu will appeal after a judge rejected his defense team’s motion to dismiss murder counts in the case.Fraser Bohm, 24, faces four counts of murder in connection with the crash that left Niamh Rolston, 20, Peyton Stewart, 21, Asha Weir, 21, and Deslyn Williams, 21, dead on Oct. 17, 2023.Bohm, a day after his 22nd birthday, allegedly sped around a turn in his BMW, slammed into a parked red Mazda and kicked up…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: On Veterans Day, the Department of Homeland Security honored the thousands of veterans who have transitioned from defending the U.S. in uniform to safeguarding the nation’s borders and communities.”DHS honors the patriotism and heroism of Americans who served our country and continue to protect our homeland and freedoms by arresting the worst of the worst criminals across the U.S.,” a department spokesperson told Fox News Digital.Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin added that there are more than 7,500 veterans serving as ICE agents – a job where videos and reports in recent months…

NEED TO KNOW On Feb. 6, 2023, 17-year-old Isabella Scavelli went to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office and told deputies that she had been sexually assaulted by Lenard WhiteThe next day, Isabella was fatally shot by a man who opened fire on her and her mother after knocking on the door of their Florida home just before midnightA federal jury convicted White of murdering Isabella along with his cousin Sheldon Robinson, 22, who White paid $6,000 to kill the girl, according to prosecutors A Florida man accused of sexually assaulting a high school student then having her killed when he learned…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Five MS-13 members were all found guilty Tuesday of participating in a string of gangland killings to advance their standing in the gang in which the victims were beaten, strangled and sometimes had their bodies thrown off a cliff in remote and mountainous locations near Los Angeles. A Los Angeles County jury convicted Walter Chavez Larin, 26; Roberto Alejandro Corado Ortiz, 30; and Edwin Martinez, 28, of one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act following a nine-week trial, the Justice Department said. Chavez and Corado also were…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of veterans in a heartfelt moment after they touched down on a flight into Washington, D.C., ahead of Veterans Day to visit memorials honoring their fellow service members.Obama boarded the plane just before the group of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans were about to disembark for their tour, and he took to the plane’s intercom to thank them for their sacrifice in serving the country.”Hello, everybody,” Obama said from the front of the plane, drawing gasps from the veterans who had…

NEED TO KNOW Alex Plant was injured on Highway 20 in Northern California when a frozen water balloon shattered his windshield as he was driving home from workPlant used Siri to call 911 as his eyes swelled shut, he told KCRA and ABC NewsCalifornia Highway Patrol is investigating and reviewing possible surveillance footage A man driving home from work on a rural stretch of Highway 20 in Northern California was seriously injured when a frozen water balloon smashed through his windshield at high speed — leaving him temporarily blinded and unsure whether he’d ever see normally again. Alex Plant said…

It starts, as most government overreaches do, with a smile and a slogan. “Common-sense safety.” “Public protection.” “Progress.” In Canada, those words became the velvet glove around an iron hand — the one quietly prying firearms from the palms of citizens who never broke a single law. There were no midnight raids, no dramatic door-kicks, no revolutionaries storming Parliament Hill. Just paperwork, regulations, and a polite, bureaucratic coup carried out in the Queen’s English. Ottawa didn’t need to outlaw liberty all at once; it simply redefined it, one cabinet decree and regulatory amendment at a time. The result? Canada — the friendly…