NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mendoza Mania has arrived in the NFL.The projected No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, Fernando Mendoza brings one of football’s most unexpected stories to the pros.Legendary football agent Leigh Steinberg, who has represented an NFL-record eight first overall draft picks, believes what sets Mendoza apart from the other hyped prospects is his words.”The way he relates to people,” Steinberg said was the most unique part about Mendoza, in an interview with Fox News Digital.”He seems to have a really nice touch in dealing with teammates. It seems to be a natural leader. He relates well in interviews. He relates well in everything. And so, the job of a franchise quarterback is to represent the franchise, and he becomes the most visible face of a franchise. And you know, he’s handsome. He speaks well, and I think he’s sort of an ideal representative or spokesman for the team.”How did a kid from Florida who know one saw coming become a Heisman Trophy winner, national champion, and the NFL’s next big thing?Mendoza’s grandparents fled communist CubaThe reason Fernando Mendoza is in the U.S. and making his mark on football history is because…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you want to understand where America’s economy is heading, stop watching Washington and start watching a map of the United States.Because the biggest economic story in the country right now isn’t politics.It’s migration. Like birds. Migrating south.People and, more importantly, money are pouring into what’s now being called the “Boom Belt” including states like Texas, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Arizona.TEXAS EMERGES AS THE TOP DESTINATION FOR COMPANIES LEAVING BLUE STATES Meanwhile, high-tax blue strongholds like California, New York and Illinois are watching an uncomfortable trend unfold. Their taxpayers are leaving and taking their wealth with them.The great wealth migrationLet’s talk numbers because this isn’t anecdotal.NEW YORK’S HOCHUL DROVE ME TO FLORIDA — NOW SHE’S BEGGING ME TO RETURN. NOT HAPPENINGFlorida has gained hundreds of billions in net income migration over the past decade.Texas consistently ranks #1 in net domestic migration.California has lost more than 500,000 residents in recent years.And here’s the kicker. The people leaving aren’t broke.They’re high-income earners, business owners and retirees with assets.That means when they go, they don’t just change zip codes.LEFTIST ‘DONALD DASHERS’ LIKE DEGENERES, FERRARA ARE FLEEING A TRUMP WHO DOESN’T EXISTThey change tax…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans pushed their immigration funding plan forward early Thursday, adopting a budget blueprint after an all-night vote series that sets up billions for ICE and Border Patrol while sidelining Democrats.Senate Republicans adopted their budget resolution, which tees up funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, and effectively cuts congressional Democrats out of the process entirely.It’s the first major step toward unlocking the budget reconciliation process, which Republicans are diving into once again after Democrats refused to fund ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) without stringent reforms.Despite Republicans largely being on the same page on the approach, Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted against the budget blueprint.SENATE GOP LAUNCHES ALL-NIGHT VOTE-A-RAMA TO FUND ICE, BORDER PATROL THROUGH END OF TRUMP’S TERM Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., panned Republicans for moving to spend billions in taxpayer dollars rather than addressing rising costs.”America is crying out for relief from high costs, and you’re here adding $140 billion to an agency that nobody — two groups — Border Patrol and ICE, that nobody respects in this country,” Schumer said.Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., countered that ICE…

Want a premium double-stack 9mm 1911? Check out Wilson Combat’s new eXperior Elite Commander.According to Wilson Combat, the eXperior Elite Commander got its name from mashing the words “excellence” and “superior” together, and it combines refined ergonomics with a large capacity and a performance-driven design. The name may be a bit on the nose, but who cares? The pistol is packed with features and capable of some serious shooting.Built for extreme accuracy while still being compact enough to carry, the eXperior Elite Commander features a precision-machined 4.25-inch match-grade stainless fluted bull barrel with a flush-cut reverse crown and dual locking lugs. That’s why Wilson Combat guarantees an accuracy of 1.5-MOA at 25 yards, a feat that shouldn’t be hard to achieve thanks to its crisp 3.5- to 4.5-pound trigger and optics-ready slide. Like other Wilson Combat handguns, it uses the company’s adjustable Pin Mounting Platform system that allows for direct-mounting red dots without using adapter plates.To keep things lightweight, the pistol has an aluminum frame, and it features an accessory rail and an integrated magwell. Capacity is 18+1 rounds of 9mm and each pistol ships with two mags. Other features of the eXperior include TRAK-textured front and backstraps, removable G10…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! I don’t know how Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick thought she had a prayer of hanging onto her seat. The Florida Democrat was indicted six months ago on charges of embezzling $5 million from FEMA. She says she’s innocent, but if convicted faces up to 53 years in prison.In the past, the congresswoman would simply try to beat the prosecution in court.But the House Ethics Committee took up the case, and granted her a delay when she lost her legal representation.INDICTED DEMOCRAT SHEILA CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK TO RESIGN FROM CONGRESS AMID EXPULSION THREAT But on Tuesday, 20 minutes before the ethics panel was going to recommend her expulsion, she resigned – accusing the committee of a “witch hunt.”This has suddenly become the default setting for legislators in trouble – you can’t fire me, I quit.It’s like scrambling down the fire escape of a burning building to flee a blaze that you set yourself, all the while complaining about the smoke.WHY ERIC SWALWELL WAS FORCED TO QUIT CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S RACE AFTER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONSIn just the last nine days, two other members of Congress pulled the same maneuver.Eric Swalwell surrendered his seat on April 14 after mounting accusations of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to push for wildfire relief funding, marking a rare moment of cooperation after months of clashes.Bass shared a photo on X showing her and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger meeting with Trump and senior administration officials in the Oval Office.Bass and Barger said the meeting included a “positive discussion” about Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding and rebuilding efforts following last year’s Palisades and Eaton fires.”This afternoon we met with President Trump and Administration officials to advocate for families who lost everything,” they said in a joint statement. “We had a very positive discussion about FEMA and other rebuilding funds as well as the support of the President to continue joining us in pressuring the insurance companies to pay what they owe – and for the big banks to step up to ease the financial pressure on L.A. families.”NEWSOM RIPS NOEM AS ‘KOSPLAY BARBIE’ OVER $220M AD CAMPAIGN, DEMANDS DHS RELEASE $500M FOR LA WILDFIRES “Our job is to fight for our communities,” they added. “When it comes to this recovery, our federal partners are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Far-left commentator Hasan Piker explained to The New York Times on Wednesday how he was “pro-stealing” and “pro-piracy” when it came to corporations.”I’m pro-stealing from big corporations, because they steal quite a bit more from their own workers,” Piker said on “The Opinions” podcast. “However, one thing that might even help your ethical dilemma is the fact that the automated process that they design, these companies know will increase shrink, right?”He continued, “So it’s actually factored in. The lemons that you stole are factored into the bottom line of these mega-corporations regardless. And they still end up having increased profit margins, because they no longer have to pay the cashiers that they used to hire, as opposed to this automated system, knowing full well that people are still going to be able to steal a lot more efficiently, as a matter of fact, through the automated process.”‘DAILY SHOW’ CO-HOST JORDAN KLEPPER CALLS OUT STUDIO AUDIENCE FOR CHEERING TESLA ARSONISTS Piker was part of a discussion with The Opinions culture editor Nadja Spiegelman and The New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino on the subject Spiegelman dubbed “microlooting,” or people robbing stores out of protest…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Louisiana man who pleaded guilty to raping and impregnating his 12-year-old relative is an illegal immigrant from Honduras, federal officials confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday.Jose Lopez-Montoya, 41, described by local media as a “Lake Charles man,” faces up to 99 years in prison after repeatedly abusing the minor.The Department of Homeland Security told Fox News that Lopez-Montoya is a Honduran national who illegally entered the U.S. in 2011 under the Obama administration.ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING, ATTACKING TEEN NEAR TRUMP’S BACKYARD: POLICE “Once again, the media is running cover for a criminal illegal alien. This sicko pled guilty to incest. He raped and impregnated his 12-year-old relative. ICE is working with our Louisiana partners to ensure this monster is never loose in American communities again,” the agency added. “This ‘Lake Charles Man’ is actually an illegal alien from Honduras who admitted to illegally entering the U.S. in 2011,” DHS added.MEXICAN NATIONAL CONVICTED OF ILLEGALLY VOTING IN US AFTER FALSE CITIZENSHIP CLAIMS FACES REMOVAL: DHS The victim later gave birth in July 2024 and Lopez-Montoya admitted the child was his, according to KPLC.Authorities said the abuse took place over a two-year period…

The Indiana Hoosiers, out of nowhere, won the National Championship, finishing off an undefeated 2025-2026 season.It’s not an understatement to say that it was one of the most surprising outcomes in modern college football history. A program that had little track record of success, more commonly viewed as one of the easy wins on a team’s schedule than a legitimate contender for major postseason accomplishments. It was a remarkable achievement. In fact, just before the regular season started, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said he thought undefeated teams were a thing of the past. Then Indiana goes 16-0. TEXAS HEAD COACH STEVE SARKISIAN THINKS DOMINANT CFB TEAMS ARE A THING OF THE PASTYou’d think after a season like that, the Hoosiers program, and especially head coach Curt Cignetti, would take some time to enjoy it. Bask in the glow, take some time off, do a sort of “victory lap” through the media, talking about what it meant. Well, Indiana and Cignetti did the opposite. The exact opposite. Because he’s a football guy first, and football guys think about one thing: more football.  Curt Cignetti wants Indiana to match his focus heading into 2026ESPN spoke to Cignetti on the Indiana campus, where he…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Confidence exudes from Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson when he’s on the field, and that carried over to the pre-NFL Draft process.Simpson has steadfastly supported himself when asked if he can be a starting quarterback in this league, and he feels he has the first-round talent to do so.Before he learns where he goes in the NFL Draft, whether it’s Thursday night in the first round or beyond, Simpson spoke with Fox News Digital about where his patented confidence comes from. “I think it goes with my faith,” he said, while discussing his partnership with Toyota ahead of the draft. “My faith is very important to me. I fully believe that my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins, and knowing that football is just a minor stepping stone in why I’m on this earth. I feel like I’m on this earth for a bigger reason, to get people together to spread the word. The fact that I can do that on a huge stage, the Lord has blessed me in so many ways, that just gives me confidence.”I get to play a kid’s game for fun, but…