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An 88-year-old Democratic congressional delegate for Washington, D.C., was scammed out of more than $4,000 Thursday when suspects showed up at her home claiming to be a “cleaning crew,” Fox News Digital has confirmed. The suspects accessed Eleanor Holmes Norton’s credit card after they were let inside her D.C. home. …

FIRST ON FOX: A former top leader and “lifetime member” of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has been on the payroll of “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., campaign since she first ran for Congress in 2018. Frank Llewellyn, the former director of the largest socialist organization in America and …

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamadani laughed off how his plan to increase taxes on New Yorkers might impact them, suggesting those complaining about his plans are making a mountain out of a mole hill. During an appearance this week on “Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant with Akaash Singh” podcast, Mamdani …

Washington — The Senate on Friday voted down an effort to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, as Democratic anger festers over the lack of details about the recent strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities. The measure failed in a 47-53 vote, with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of …

A man who allegedly ran Rep. Max Miller “off the road” in Rocky River, Ohio, showed a Palestinian flag and threatened the congressman has turned himself in, police said Friday. The Rocky River Police Department identified the driver as Feras Hamden, 36, from Westlake, Ohio. They obtained a warrant for …

A top California union official was charged with interfering with law enforcement operations after he was arrested during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, according to court documents filed Monday. David Huerta, the president of the California division of the Service Employees International Union, is set to appear in court for …

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Mexican government’s lawsuit against major U.S. gun manufacturers, delivering a win for the firearms industry in a test of a federal law that shields them from civil suits. The high court unanimously rejected Mexico’s arguments that its effort to hold firearms …

One or more unknown people accessed White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ personal cellphone and used her contacts file to reach out to other top officials and impersonate her, sources told CBS News Thursday. Some of the recipients realized the messages were suspicious because the texts and calls came …

A Washington, D.C., judge has ordered a man who allegedly carried firearms into former President Obama’s D.C. neighborhood last week to be jailed pending trial.  “I do believe detention is appropriate in this case,” Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said of Taylor Tarango, who is also a Jan. 6 defendant. Faruqui …

President Biden is expected to receive the endorsement of the AFL-CIO later this week, two people familiar with the plans tell CBS News. The move is not unexpected, given organized labor’s decades of support for Democratic Party presidential candidates and Mr. Biden’s pro-union reputation. But the endorsement would mark the …