NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The road to confirmation just got bumpier for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.After surviving a key committee vote on Tuesday, Blanche’s fate became even more uncertain as Republican leaders eye a full floor vote to confirm him. That’s because Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is not going to back him.”While I believe Mr. Blanche is a capable lawyer, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has become increasingly political,” Collins said in a statement. “Mr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the Department’s independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his confirmation.”TRUMP’S AG PICK SURVIVES — FOR NOW — AS REPUBLICANS QUESTION IF WHITE HOUSE DEAL WILL HOLD Collins’ decision came after reviewing Blanche’s qualifications to be the replacement for former Attorney General Pam Bondi, including records and his responses during his appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee that she chairs and his confirmation hearing.She listed several reasons to go against Blanche, including his approval of a “shield” from IRS audits for Trump, his sons and family and the nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund, which has rankled the feathers of several Republicans since its announcement earlier this year.Collins…

Chicago Sky head coach Tyler Marsh didn’t attempt to hide his frustration with WNBA officials following Monday night’s loss to the Phoenix Mercury.Marsh was asked how Kamilla Cardoso, a 6-foot-7 center, managed to play 28 minutes, take 15 shots and battle inside throughout the game without attempting a single free throw. “That was a joke. It’s a f—— joke. It’s a joke,” Marsh said. “How many more games does she need to go without getting a free throw? It makes no sense. Zero sense.”Cardoso finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in Chicago’s 106-101 loss. She made eight of her 15 field-goal attempts, but never went to the line. The Mercury attempted 40 free throws compared to 25 for the Sky.CAITLIN CLARK CALLS FOR FULL-TIME WNBA REFEREES AS OFFICIATING FAILURES MOUNT IN 2026Marsh made clear that he wasn’t blaming the officials for the loss or suggesting Phoenix received 40 undeserved attempts. In fact, he admitted Chicago had been too undisciplined defensively.”We fouled our asses off today. We could have been more disciplined,” Marsh said. “Not saying the officials made 40 wrong calls or 20 wrong calls, whatever it is. Not saying that at all.”His complaint centered on Cardoso,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed mocked the idea of longtime Democrats like James Carville leaving the party because of them on Monday.Ahead of the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Piker spoke with El-Sayed in a video for his channel. The two began by discussing the “full-on freakout” caused by Piker choosing to campaign for El-Sayed, leading to people like Carville attacking their own party.”Now James Carville is talking about leaving the party,” Piker said. “We got [Pennsylvania Sen.] John Fetterman, James Carville fantasizing about leaving the party. I’m like, you’re sweetening the deal. That was really interesting.”HASAN PIKER DRAWS FRESH SCRUTINY AFTER FRAMING NEWSPAPER COVERING 9/11 ATTACKS IN STREAM BACKGROUND Piker was referring to comments made by Carville on Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing” regarding Piker’s rise in prominence within the Democratic Party as he campaigned for socialist candidates.”I can’t sit here and tell you for certain how this is going to turn out, but the one thing I can tell you for certain, Hasan Piker and James Carville are not going to be in the same political party. One of us is going to leave.…

The U.S. Army is searching for a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones.The Next Generation C-sUAS Missile project comes as the U.S. and other nations are pursuing lasers, microwaves and other alternatives to kinetic anti-drone weapons, such as missiles and cannon, which are seen as too expensive and in short supply.The Army wants to quickly develop an “extended-range, quick-response missile to defeat Group 2 and Group 3 small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) threats,” according to the Army’s Sources Sought notice. The deadline is August 20.The initial specifications are for a missile that can intercept a drone flying at 6 kilometers altitude, at a range of more than 16 kilometers. The ultimate goal is to destroy drones flying 8 kilometers high, at a range of more than 25 kilometers. Missile guidance would be via a radar seeker.NGCM appears intended as a step up — but still compatible — with the Army’s Coyote C-UAS missile system. “The Army is looking for NGCM to be produced and integrated into the existing Coyote Launch System to provide extended range, rapid launch time, and reduced time-to-target over current effectors,” the notice said.The weapon is intended to stop Group 2 and 3 drones. Group 2…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s administration announced the results of a crackdown on illegal immigration in the trucking industry on Tuesday.The Department of Transportation (DOT) began the crackdown, Operation Highway Shield, in Florida earlier this year. The DOT has since expanded the effort to multiple states in the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio, Fox News has learned.Officials carried out 3,487 enforcement stops during the operation that resulted in 766 unsafe commercial vehicles or drivers placed out of service, 51 immigration detentions, 47 criminal charges filed, 39 incarcerations, 36 English Language Proficiency (ELP) violations, and three cargo theft recoveries totaling roughly $1 million in stolen freight.TRUMP TAPS VETERANS TO FIX ILLEGAL ALIEN TRUCKING PROBLEM PLAGUING US ROADWAYS The Trump administration maintains that federal immigration and commercial driving enforcement remains a top priority.Fox News previously broke news about the ramped-up enforcement efforts in Florida in March. Florida Troopers said that up to half of truckers at some weigh stations cannot meet English proficiency requirements.”I try to concentrate on the [signs] they have to read,” Master Trooper Craig Lents said at the time. “If you are going down the road at 70 miles per hour,…

Angel Reese just wrapped up an extraordinary 10-day stretch that most young girls in America could only dream about.On July 24, Mattel unveiled a Barbie doll made in her likeness. The doll wore a pink jersey featuring Reese’s No. 5, the number she wears with the Atlanta Dream, and included details such as her headband, leg sleeve, necklace, pink nails and signature Reebok shoes. On July 25, she competed in her third consecutive WNBA All-Star Game.On Aug. 3, a matching Barbie edition of the Angel Reese 1, her signature sneaker, went on sale.WNBA COMMISSIONER VOWS TO CRACK DOWN ON ‘RACISM, MISOGYNY,’ DODGES BIG QUESTIONS AT ALL-STAR PRESS CONFERENCEThat same night, the Dream held “Barbie Game Day” at State Farm Arena, complete with special ticket packages and limited-edition merchandise. Reese’s doll sat beside her during media availability.In 10 days, Reese received her own Barbie, a matching version of her signature shoe and an entire WNBA promotional event tied to the collaboration.Yet even that wasn’t enough to keep Reese from returning to her favorite subject: what the world had denied her.”Honestly, I didn’t have a lot of dolls because I didn’t have dolls that really looked like me much,” Reese said when…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: In her first interview since the birth of her fourth child with Vice President JD Vance just a few weeks ago, Usha Vance described the joy of being a new mother all over again during a candid interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, August 4.The interview came on the same day the newest episode of her popular podcast, “Storytime with the Second Lady,” was set to go live. “It’s been really lovely so far,” she said of the experience of having four children, speaking from the Vice President’s Residence. “One of the things that has just been beautiful to see is how excited my older kids are about their new brother. They’re always fighting over holding him. When we do diaper changes or clothes changes, one of them is always there helping. They’re willing to burp him, they want to grab things for him, they want to entertain him.”JD VANCE AND WIFE USHA WELCOME FOURTH CHILD, REVEAL BABY BOY’S NAMEShe added, “So there’s this really great way in which their needs are complimentary with his.”Vice President Vance and his wife announced the birth of their fourth child in a…

Since Aug. 11, 2025, nearly 9,700 National Guard troops from across the nation have been shipped into Washington, D.C., and put up in hotels in service of the “Make DC Safe and Beautiful” mission ordered by President Donald Trump.As the mission approaches the conclusion of its first year — with at least two more to go, unless the president says otherwise — its measure of success depends on whom you ask. In a round-table discussion with reporters Monday, Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard, the D.C. National Guard’s interim commanding general, suggested the impact of the Guard’s presence was as much about an increased feeling of safety as it was about the number of interventions.Those numbers, in the context of the size of the Guard deployment, are modest. Blanchard said Guardsmen had provided 788 medical assists, “ranging from administering CPR to applying tourniquets for gunshot victims;” reunited 43 lost children, intervened in 262 fights to prevent further escalation; and administered the overdose reversal drug Narcan to 325 people. Guard members supported law enforcement 479 times, he said, or a little more than once per day over the course of a year-long deployment.“Those are not simply numbers. Those are not just data points,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Paramount CEO David Ellison believes that opposition to his planned Warner Bros. merger isn’t truly about market share but rather whether he “can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN.” Unfortunately for Ellison, much of the distrust is coming from inside the house. In a striking New York Times guest essay published on Tuesday, Ellison wrote that others have attempted to tell his story while he remained silent because the head of a news organization “shouldn’t put a finger on the scale,” but he wouldn’t remain silent any longer. The essay quickly spread through CNN, where concerned staffers attempted to read between the lines to see if it offered a glimmer of hope. One CNN employee flatly rejected the notion that Ellison’s essay will ease tensions, while CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter called it “remarkable.”CNN STAFFERS SEE PARAMOUNT MERGER AS ‘INEVITABLE’ DESPITE LEGAL BATTLE DELAYING ELLISON TAKEOVER Ellison’s Paramount is attempting to build a media empire of historic proportions by acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for $111 billion. The European Union and the U.S. Justice Department have each signed off on the deal, with the final roadblocks coming from an antitrust lawsuit led by California…

Looking for a new iron or piece of kit to enhance the one you already own? Check out these 7 new bits of guns and gear to grow your firearms wish list.The New Guns And Gear:Chiappa SA 1873 Black ThunderChiappa is giving a classic revolver a modern makeover with the 1873 Black Thunder. At its core, it’s still an M1873 Single Action Army, but it’s been given a bunch of practical upgrades to help bring it into the 21st century. Chambered for .44 Magnum and available with either a 5.5- or 7.5-inch barrel, the most notable modern features on the Black Thunder include its top-mounted Picatinny rail for optics, its fiber- optic front and rear iron sights and its oversized Hogue rubber grip to help tame recoil. Other changes include its tensioned steel inner barrel/aluminum outer sleeve barrel system and the geometry of its fluted cylinder, both designed to reduce weight. The trigger guard has been enlarged as well for easier use with gloves.MSRP: 5.5-inch $1,135 // 7.5-inch $1,155Primary Arms PLx 1.5-12×36 CompactIf you need a scope with big capability in a small package, you need to check out Primary Arms’ new PLx 1.5-12×36 FFP RDB. Built with top-tier extra-low…