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Feds: Man Shot by Off-Duty FBI Agent in Chicago Was Released at Border
Federal sources tell Fox News the Venezuelan man shot in Pilsen was caught and released at the border in 2023.
State Department to Grant Visas to Flavio Bolsonaro After Brazil Loss
The State Department says Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will get U.S. visas after he lost to Lula and missed a passport deadline.
Prosecutors: Philly Police Watchdog Chair Sold Witness’s Name for $500
Prosecutors say Hassan Bennett sold police reports naming a witness in an attempted murder case to the man accused of threatening that witness.
FEC Filing System Goes Dark After Hacking Attempts Before Midterms
The FEC's e-filing system is offline a week before the midterms after hacking attempts, freezing late campaign spending reports.
Trump Greets First Million Barrels of Free Venezuelan Oil in Texas
Trump marked the arrival of a million barrels of free Venezuelan crude at the Port of Corpus Christi and again floated Venezuelan statehood.
Supreme Court Refuses to Restore Biden Rule That Shelved Deportations
The justices left in place a Texas-Trump administration deal that scrapped a 2024 rule letting immigration judges pause deportation cases.
Vance Rips El-Sayed’s ‘Weird Friends’ on Michigan Swing for Rogers
The vice president called the Democratic Senate nominee a 'psychopath' and accused him of promoting racial hatred a week before Michigan votes.
Israel Shatters Turnout Records in Election Deciding Netanyahu’s Fate
Record turnout in Israel's first national election since Oct. 7 as Netanyahu urges his base to the polls.
DHS Says 60 Minutes Left Out Key Asylum Claim in ‘Texas Dad’ Story
DHS and ICE say CBS omitted that the deported Malian man's 2009 asylum application cited fear of persecution as a gay man.
FBI Searches Swalwell Donor’s Beverly Hills Mansion in Federal Probe
The FBI confirmed a sealed search warrant at billionaire Stephen Cloobeck's mansion; outlets tie it to the probe of ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell.
Waltz Shouts Down Cuban Foreign Minister on UN General Assembly Floor
Cuba's foreign minister walked up to the rostrum and called Ambassador Mike Waltz a liar during the UN embargo debate. Waltz told him to back up.
Trump Says He’ll Respect Midterm Results ‘If They’re Honest’
Trump told reporters he'll respect next week's midterm results if they're honest, and said he'd use his veto and cut deals if Democrats win.