NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration is seeking to use a specialized federal court for the first time since Congress created it three decades ago in an effort to deport an Afghan woman accused of aiding an Islamic State-inspired terror plot in the U.S., according to court records made public on Wednesday.Nazira Haji Zada, of Fort Worth, Texas, is the first person facing deportation through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court after her arrest earlier this week.The court is scheduled to hold an initial hearing on Thursday in Washington, D.C., in the government’s effort to deport Haji Zada.”The allegations in this case show the matriarch of an ISIS-sympathizing family aiding in a plot to launch a mass casualty attack on American voters on Election Day. The Department’s application in this court makes clear that terrorists have no place in the United States of America,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.’SOMETHING BIG’: FEDS REVEAL HOW RELATIVES OF SUSPECTS IN FOILED WHITE HOUSE UFC PLOT SAW WARNING SIGNS According to an FBI memo dated July 15, authorities “developed information” that Haji Zada supports the Islamic State and had her children pledge their loyalty to the terrorist…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A representative for George Clooney confirmed the evacuation to People and shared a letter the couple sent to Brignoles Mayor Didier BrémondThe couple and their 9-year-old twins left their home in Brignoles, in France’s Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, as fires threatened large swaths of the Mediterranean, the outlet reported. A representative for George Clooney confirmed to People that the couple sent a letter to Brignoles Mayor Didier Brémond before leaving.”Dear Didier, At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,” the letter began.DEADLY FRENCH WILDFIRES THREATEN MISSILE PLANTS, NUCLEAR SITES AS FOURTH HEATWAVE LOOMS “As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasise 2 things, first we hope you and the people of our city are safe and second that Amal and i are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole,” the letter continued. “We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.”Fox News Digital has reached out to Clooney’s representatives for additional comment, including whether the family has safely evacuated and if there is any update on the…

Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton has been fined and suspended from attending the team’s next five home games, the WNBA confirmed to Fox News Digital.The suspension and fine come after Keaton allegedly called a pair of teenage Sophie Cunningham fans “f—ing insane”  during a game on Tuesday, independent Seattle-based journalist Brandi Kruse told Fox News Digital. Kruse was in the arena and accompanied the girls, who were there to watch Cunningham and the Indianaa Fever take on the Storm.Cunningham addressed the incident involving Keaton in an X repost of Fox News Digital’s report late Wednesday night.WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS WNBA STAR SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM AFTER SHE SPEAKS OUT IN SUPPORT OF PROTECTING WOMEN’S SPORTS”I truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY. Biological girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men. Everyone is welcome at my table! You can disagree and still be kind. Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe. You’ll be hearing from me soon yay for gifts. Truly embarrassing of the co-owner. Unfortunately shows the type of leader she is,” Cunningham wrote.Storm majority owner Ginny Gilder issued a statement Wednesday apologizing for the co-owner’s comments during the game.”We are aware one of our…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Patrick Clancy’s painstaking account of the night his three children died may have given prosecutors their clearest framework yet for arguing that Lindsay Clancy was lucid, deliberate and criminally responsible at the time of the killings, a legal expert says.Testifying Wednesday in Plymouth Superior Court, Patrick walked jurors minute by minute through the errands that took him away from the family’s Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023: a trip to CVS for a child’s stool softener, followed by a stop to pick up dinner.HEATED LINDSAY CLANCY COURTROOM EXCHANGE OVER 911 CALL, CRIME SCENE PHOTOS SETS STAGE FOR MOM’S MURDER TRIALHe said Lindsay called him back while he was inside CVS, understood why he was there and calmly approved a generic substitute. When he returned home, he found an eerily quiet house, blood inside the couple’s locked bedroom and Lindsay injured beneath an open second-story window. When Patrick found Lindsay Clancy lying on her back beneath their bedroom window, he said she had deep cuts on her wrists and a red line…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Giants fans were enthralled to see one player in particular participating in practice on Wednesday.Malik Nabers, who suffered a serious knee injury in Week 4 of last season, “looked good,” according to his new head coach John Harbaugh, as he went through a full practice much to the delight of everyone involved with the organization.While there is no commitment on a timeline for the 2024 first-rounder, seeing Nabers out on the field was quite the surprise for many. Nabers’ injury wasn’t a simple knee tear, as he had to wait for swelling to go down before undergoing surgery. Then, in the spring, Nabers had to get scar tissue removed from the same knee, while eliminating stiffness he felt.After undergoing two surgeries and remaining sidelined, Nabers’ status for Week 1, or the first few weeks of the season, was up in the air.SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PLAXICO BURRESS COMPARES PLAYING FOR JETS TO HIS TIME IN PRISON: ‘A F–KING LOSER’But general manager Joe Schoen also enjoyed seeing him running around at The Greenbrier in West Virginia to start off camp.”We’ve got a really good plan for him,” Schoen said. “The medical staff…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Army on Sunday revealed it has tested a new warfare system overseas designed to covertly scramble the navigation signals used by enemy precision weapons, making it harder for adversaries to accurately strike targets from long distances while avoiding detection.The electronic system, dubbed “Hammer of the Gods,” was tested at sea off the U.S. West Coast for the first time in mid-July as part of the Project Convergence Capstone 6 (PC-C6) experiment. While land-based versions have been demonstrated over the past two years, the exercise marked the official debut of the maritime variant, the Army said.The portable signal disruptor can reportedly blind enemy to several precision-guided weapons such as long-range artillery, guided missiles and cruise missiles.UKRAINE’S BATTLEFIELD IS TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE OF NATO The radio signals specifically jam positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) signals, including GPS data, that precision weapons rely on to navigate accurately.Without reliable PNT data, weapon accuracy drops sharply, increasing the likelihood of delayed missions and missed targets.The system also creates a resilient communications network that allows friendly forces to stay connected despite heavy electronic jamming.REPORT WARNS RUSSIA USING SHADOW FLEET TO PROBE NATO DRONE DEFENSES It links military…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal authorities uncovered more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine hidden beneath the floorboards of a commercial truck entering the U.S. from Mexico, marking one of the largest drug busts in Southern California this year.The Department of Justice said the half-ton of cocaine was discovered inside the floorboards of a commercial truck and flatbed trailer at the Calexico Port of Entry connecting California and Mexico. Authorities estimate the cocaine has a street value exceeding $20 million.The seizure marks the second-largest cocaine bust in the Southern District of California this year, according to federal prosecutors.FEDS SEIZE $6.4M WORTH OF COCAINE ABOARD OIL TANKER AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES, ARREST SUSPECTED CARTEL SMUGGLER Jose Manuel Lopez, 44, a Mexican national and the truck’s sole occupant, was arrested and charged with importing cocaine into the United States.If convicted, Lopez faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum penalty of life.In court filings seeking to keep Lopez in custody, prosecutors described the seizure as “a tremendous amount of drugs, even by the standards of this district.”SINALOA CARTEL BOSS ‘EL MAYO’ SENTENCED TO LIFE, ORDERED TO PAY $15B IN DRUG TRAFFICKING PROFITS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling for Anthony Fauci to be held in contempt, prosecuted for perjury and sent to jail after the former White House COVID-19 adviser pled his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times during a Senate hearing Wednesday.”Years from now they’ll look back and say, ‘What collective madness overtook this country?’” Cruz told Fox News Digital.”I think Anthony Fauci has had contempt for Congress and contempt for the American people for decades,” he said. “His diary shows that he deliberately lied to the American people over and over and over again.”FAUCI PLEADS FIFTH WITH ‘ZERO LEGAL JUSTIFICATION’ AS CRITICS ERUPT AND DEMAND CONTEMPT CHARGES Cruz’s comments come after Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul announced that he will seek contempt charges against Fauci after he dodged self-incrimination by refusing to answer any questions throughout the entirety of the hearing.”Dr. Fauci ought to think about what it says about the end of his career, that what he will be remembered for the most is pleading the fifth more than 100 times,” Cruz said.”He’s been the most damaging bureaucrat in the history of America.”RAND PAUL SEEKS…

The U.S. Army has pitted three manufacturers against each other to build competing prototypes of its future infantry squad vehicle.The service on June 30 awarded firm-fixed-price Other Transaction Agreements to Ford, GM Defense and BC Customs, the Army confirmed Tuesday. Each company will deliver three Infantry Squad Vehicle-Heavy, or ISV-H, models, with the first expected by March 30, 2027. The six-seat platforms will then be tested with the Army Test and Evaluation Command.The Wall Street Journal first reported the awards on Monday. Military Times requested the dollar amounts of the contracts, but the Army did not specify the cost.In a Commercial Solutions Opening, or CSO, published in April, the Army posted that it was looking for vehicles capable of carrying a 4,000-pound payload, towing a 6,500-pound trailer and supporting large power requirements. The service wants its new ISV-H able to export 60 kW of continuous high-voltage DC power — an immense load — so soldiers can operate counter drone systems, electronic warfare, directed energy weapons and more. The Army also wants the vehicle to be rechargeable — able to replenish its power to 90% within six hours — in conditions ranging from extreme cold that dips to -25 degrees Fahrenheit…