NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s latest cash promise to Americans is unlikely to come to fruition, just like others before it, an economist and former congressional budget hawk told Fox News Digital.”So the president has promised a lot of checks, the most recent being $5,000 to every American if Republicans hold on to the House and Senate. We ever going to see these? Well, I don’t think so,” said Douglas Holz-Eakin, president of fiscal policy think tank American Action Forum.Holz-Eakin previously served as the director of the Congressional Budget Office, and as the director of domestic and economic policy for late Republican Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.TRUMP DEFENDS $5,000 DIVIDEND PROPOSAL, PRAISES ‘BEAUTIFUL’ TARIFFS ON ‘INGRAHAM ANGLE’ “The DOGE checks were never realistic because DOGE was never going to save that much money,” said Holz-Eakin in reference to the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s sweeping layoffs and budget cuts to federal agencies.He continued: “And the tariff checks were never that realistic because [Trump] didn’t have the authority to issue the checks, and that’s actually true of all of these promises.”Holz-Eakin also mentioned the Trump administration’s recently-proposed plan to give $9,000 checks to…

Netflix’s upcoming movie “Sacrifice” looks absolutely bonkers.Basic info:Streaming platform: NetflixPlot: After the fiery death of their mother, Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings, driven by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, believe it is their duty to cleanse the Earth. Their radical group hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three unlikely hostages for a sacrificial ritual: their hero, movie star Mike Tyler (Chris Evans); their villain, pragmatically cold billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel); and their lover, an unlucky performer named Katie (Ambika Mod). As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Charli XCX, Chris Evans, John Malkovich, Salma Hayek and Vincent Cassel.Director: Romain GavrasRelease date: October 16, 2026NEW TRAILER FOR ‘OTHER MOMMY’ WITH JESSICA CHASTAIN REVEALS A SINISTER ENTITY TERRORIZING A YOUNG GIRL Netflix releases wild preview for “Sacrifice.”Netflix released the trailer for “Sacrifice” on Wednesday, and my interest was immediately grabbed because of the legit A-list cast.It’s hard to say no to a movie featuring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, John Malkovich, Salma Hayek and Vincent Cassel.However, things went to a different level once I actually saw the preview.…

An Alabama martial arts instructor alleges that U.S. Army personnel copied his published training materials on self-defense and gunfighting tactics into an instruction manual without giving him credit or compensation.Johnny Lee Smith, who published his Vanguard Training Manuals through his company Triad Martial Arts, accused the Army of copyright infringement in a complaint filed Sept. 11 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.Military Times reached out to Smith for an interview, but he did not respond in time for publication. The Army has also not yet responded in court. According to the 28-page complaint, Smith opened Triad in 1996 after years of training across multiple disciplines and achieving a sixth-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.Two years later, he established a formal program to teach law enforcement officers “ground-based or close-quarters self-defense tactics and techniques.” He went on to name it Self-Defense & Gunfighting Tactics, or SSGT.Over the years, according to the complaint, Smith expanded his program and adapted it for a variety of fields, including the military, and to train instructors. Then, in 2018, he published and copyrighted the SSGT Vanguard Level One and SSGT Vanguard Level Two Instructor Program manuals.“Mr. Smith personally created and developed the training system over…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! To preserve America’s national security and economic competitiveness against foreign adversaries, the United States must lead the artificial intelligence (AI) era.But, the infrastructure necessary to maintain that edge is increasingly being questioned. More than 200 communities have enacted data center moratoriums or similar restrictions, a growing number of states are imposing or considering pauses, and dozens of high-profile data center projects have slowed or stopped across the country.Certainly, local communities have legitimate questions about this buildout. Who pays for the new electricity and infrastructure? What happens to local water supplies? How will noise, light and large industrial facilities affect nearby neighborhoods? And what will communities receive in return? Those questions deserve and must have honest answers.DEMOCRATS CAN TAKE THE LEAD ON ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP ISSUES – DATA CENTERSBut at the same time, America must keep building its data center infrastructure. AI is the most transformative technology of the past 100 years, one that is already driving roughly a third of U.S. economic growth. What we build, or don’t build, today will help determine whether America leads the AI era or falls behind China.We need a better way forward. An “American…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A conservative student leader at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, says students face a “big fear” of joining the campus Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter because conservatives remain a small minority on campus.”In general, a lot of students are afraid of being ostracized by their peers or … not being [accepted] — it’s a very minority group,” TPUSA Chapter President Rachel Cook told Fox News Digital.”Being a conservative on campus or even having conservative-leaning beliefs is not a popular idea here. We have seen a lot of disrespect and not a lot of people who are open to having civil discussion and discourse,” Cook added.ERIKA KIRK URGES CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS NOT TO BACK DOWN IN FIRST SCHOOL YEAR SINCE CHARLIE’S ASSASSINATIONCook took over leadership of the TPUSA chapter to promote ideological diversity on campus, arguing that Fort Lewis College needs more balanced dialogue representing different political viewpoints.”An officer has gotten spit at when we table, and we have had people be harassed,” Cook said. “We work a lot with pro-life community members who come to campus and do their advocacy whenever we’re not able to stand with them. Even in these past…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A popular global fitness competition is changing its rules after an explosive incident at a Sept. 12 competition.Australian professional athlete Joanna Wietrzyk won the race at HYROX Beijing — but the victory did not come without struggle.During the race, Wietrzyk experienced fecal incontinence but continued competing. Despite the incident, judges and officials did not instruct her to stop, prompting concerns about potential health and safety risks for other competitors.’A WIN IS A WIN’ SAYS ATHLETE WHO DIDN’T LET A LITTLE DIARRHEA KEEP HER FROM FINISHING IN FIRST PLACEThe incident has sparked online debate — some people have supported Wietrzyk for her perseverance, while others suggested that her accident posed a potential biohazard.Wietrzyk reportedly addressed the incident in a social media post, which has since been deleted. “Go hard or go home … a win is a win. In all seriousness, thank you for all the support. I’ll be back soon x,” she wrote, according to multiple news outlets.COULD ‘HUMANMAXXING’ ACTUALLY HELP YOU LIVE LONGER? HERE’S WHAT EXPERTS SAYThe athlete has since faced criticism from those who argue that her decision posed a health risk to other competitors.Wietrzyk’s coach, Chris Bayens, posted a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Imagine getting a phone call from your bank. The bank’s name is listed on the caller ID with the correct phone number. They know key details about you—your name, your account numbers, maybe even your Social Security number or mother’s maiden name.They warn you that you have fallen victim to a financial scam. But the plot twist is that they are the scammers!YOUR FAMILY COULD BE ONE PHONE CALL FROM A BANK SCAMThis is happening across the country at an alarming rate.Technology can help increase our productivity, but it also can boost scammers by enabling increasingly sophisticated tactics that allow them to impersonate companies, access sensitive information, and create a panic that causes even the savviest people to unwittingly help them complete their scams.FRAUD EXPERT WARNS AI IS HELPING CRIMINALS OUTPACE THE GOVERNMENT: ‘DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS’So, how can you protect yourself from these growing scams, including those in which the scammer is impersonating your bank?Don’t Answer Any Calls You Aren’t ExpectingIf you see your bank, credit card company, Amazon, Microsoft, or any other company with whom you do business calling, and you aren’t immediately expecting that call, do not answer…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House Democrats’ campaign arm is embracing a far-left candidate with a long trail of controversial and inflammatory comments — along with an arrest record — who won their party’s nomination in a crucial congressional swing district in battleground Michigan, after holding off on helping him for over a month.The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) this week expanded its target list of GOP-controlled House seats it is aiming to flip as Democrats work to recapture control of the chamber in the midterm elections. One of the three candidates added to the committee’s “Red to Blue” program is Will Lawrence of Michigan.Lawrence was arrested in 2013 on charges of resisting police during a protest. Documents obtained by Fox News showed Lawrence was charged with trespassing and with resisting and obstructing an officer. He has said the conviction was later expunged.Lawrence has also deleted hundreds of past controversial social media posts, including support for scrapping police and prisons, open borders, abolishing the Senate, calling for a Democratic Party “civil war” and bashing the nuclear family, which he characterized as part of a “violent way of organizing society.”HOUSE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE’S 2013 ARREST RESURFACES IN PIVOTAL…

Auto-Ordnance has just launched an 18-inch variant of its Thompson TAO50 .50 BMG bolt-action rifle.When it comes to .50 BMG rifles, there’s no getting around their size. They will always be huge by necessity. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be made a little more compact. That’s what Auto-Ordnance just did with its Thompson TAO50 bolt-action.The standard TAO50 sports a 29-inch barrel, and the integrally suppressed model has a 35-inch barrel, and both end up being even longer thanks to their giant, high-efficiency muzzle brakes. For those who need serious firepower in a more compact package, the 18-inch model is now available. It also comes with the same huge muzzle brake, but the shorter barrel helps keep the overall length much more manageable.Besides its shorter barrel, the 18-inch TAO50 is the same as its larger brethren. That means it’s a .50 BMG bolt-action rifle that feeds from 10-round Barrett M107A1 magazines. It also comes with a robust, adjustable bipod and an Adaptive Tactical EX Performance adjustable stock.Each 18-inch TAO50 ships with one magazine and a GPS Tactical rifle case.For more information, visit auto-ordnance.com.More Long-Range Shooting Read the full article here

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A West Virginia woman is accused of leaving her frail and ailing husband on the toilet for 19 hours, an act investigators say contributed to his death.Margaret Rog, 75, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of her 76-year-old husband. She was charged with abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult.Authorities allege Rog had left her husband, who suffers from dementia, Alzheimer’s and legal blindness, on the toilet overnight last month, leading to serious health conditions that contributed to his death, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office said, according to WDTV.Her husband went to the bathroom at around 3 p.m. on Aug. 20, but when he was finished doing his business, Rog was unable to help him off the toilet.IOWA WOMAN DIED FOLLOWING HERNIA REPAIR AFTER NURSES DISMISSED PAINFUL POST-SURGERY SYMPTOMS: LAWSUIT According to investigators, instead of calling for help, the woman left her husband unattended and unresponsive for 19 hours without food, water or his prescribed medications, the sheriff’s office said.Deputies allege Rog watched her husband groan in pain but did not call anyone for help and later went to bed as her ailing husband remained stuck on the toilet,…