President Donald Trump claimed that former President Barack Obama was the "ringleader" of Russiagate, calling for him to be criminally investigated amid new claims that members of his administration allegedly "manufactured" intelligence that prompted the TrumpRussia collusion narrative.Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently declassified documents revealing "overwhelming evidence" that claimed that after Trump won the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, then-President Obama and his national security team allegedly laid the groundwork for what would be the yearslong TrumpRussia collusion probe.OBAMA ADMIN 'MANUFACTURED' INTELLIGENCE TO CREATE 2016 RUSSIAN ELECTION INTERFERENCE NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTS SHOWGabbard said the documents revealed that Obama administration officials "manufactured and politicizedintelligence"to allegedly create the narrative that Russia was attempting to influence the 2016 presidential election, despite information from the intelligence community stating otherwise.The new documents name Obama, top officials on his National Security Council, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan, national security advisor Susan Rice, Secretary of State John Kerry, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, among others.Gabbard, on Monday, sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department related to those findings. Department of Justice officials did not share further details on whom the criminal referral was for.OBAMA OFFICIALS USED DOSSIER TO PROBE, BRIEF TRUMP DESPITE KNOWING IT WAS UNVERIFIED 'INTERNET RUMOR'As for Gabbards criminal referral, Trump was asked which specific figures should be under criminal investigation, to which he replied: "President Obama. He started it.""And Biden was there with him, and Comey was there, and Clapper, the whole group was there. Brennan. They were all there in the room right here. This is the room," Trump said from the Oval Office Tuesday during a meeting with the president of the Philippines. "It was President Obama. It was lots of people all over the place."None of the former Obama-era officials have responded to Fox News Digitals request for comment.The president went on to say that his administration has "all of the documents, and from what Tulsi told me, shes got thousands of additional documents coming.""So President Obama, it was his concept his idea," Trump said Tuesday. "But he also got it from crooked Hillary Clinton crooked as a $3 bill, and Hillary Clinton and her group, the Democrats, spent $12 million to Christopher Steele to write up a report that was a total fake report."Steele authored the discredited anti-Trump dossier, which was paid for by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee through law firm Perkins Coie.The anti-Trump dossier served as the basis for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.The intelligence community, at the time, widely viewed the dossier as "internet rumor," but top officials, like Comey, McCabe and Brennan, reportedly pushed for its inclusion in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment."It took two years to figure that out, but it came out that it was a total fake report it was made-up fiction and they used that," Trump said. "The Steele report was a disaster all lies, all fabrication, all admitted fraud."Meanwhile, Trump said "we caught Hillary Clinton, we got Barack Hussein Obama. Theyre the ones. And then you have many, many people under them. Susan Rice theyre all the names."OBAMA OFFICIALS ADMITTED THEY HAD NO 'EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE' OF TRUMP-RUSSIA COLLUSION: HOUSE INTEL TRANSCRIPTS"I guess they figured theyre going to put this in as classified information and nobody will ever see it again but it doesnt work that way," Trump said. "It is the most unbelievable thing I think Ive ever read."Trump added: "Never has a thing like this happened in the history of our country."On July 28, 2016, Brennan briefedPresident Obama on a plan from one of Clinton's campaign foreign policy advisors "to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security service," meeting notes said.FBI LAUNCHES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS OF JOHN BRENNAN, JAMES COMEY: DOJ SOURCES"Were getting additional insight into Russian activities from (REDACTED)," read Brennans handwritten notes, exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital in October 2020. "CITE(summarizing) alleged approved by Hillary Clinton a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisers to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security service."After that briefing, the CIA properly forwarded that information through a Counterintelligence Operational Lead (CIOL) to Comey and Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok, with the subject line: "Crossfire Hurricane."Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to take over the FBIs original "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation. After nearly two years, Muellers investigation, which concluded in March 2019, yielded no evidence of criminal conspiracy or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 presidential election.Shortly after, John Durham was appointed as special counsel to investigate the origins of the "Crossfire Hurricane" probe.Durham found that the FBI "failed to act" on a "clear warning sign" that the bureau was the "target" of a Clinton-led effort to "manipulate or influence the law enforcement process for political purposes" ahead of the 2016 presidential election.Comey and Brennan are currently under criminal investigation, launched by FBI Director Kash Patel.

Former Obama aides ripped Hunter Biden on Monday for his "sense of entitlement" after the former president's son lashed out at them and other Democratic "elites" in a new interview.Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett, hosts of "Pod Save America" and former staffers to former President Barack Obama, responded to Hunter's fiery tirade, in which he blamed Obama White House officials and other Democratic leaders for pushing his father, Joe Biden, out of the 2024 presidential race exactly one year ago.In the Monday interview with YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan, Hunter derided the "Pod Save America" team as "junior f---ing speechwriters" who "have been dining out on the relationship with him for years, making millions of dollars."The ex-Obama aides responded, brutally mocking Hunter Biden as a hypocrite who had no right to criticize.EX-OBAMA POD SAVE AMERICA AIDES GIVE SARCASTIC RESPONSE TO HUNTER BIDEN TIRADE"You know, it must be just so hard for Hunter Biden to watch all these people dining out on somebody's name," Lovett said sarcastically."Mostly it is three hours of Hunter playing the victim," Vietor said of the interview. "And he rages at us, and he rages at [David] Axelrod and [George] Clooney, but the problem was the voters, and they never addressed that. The voters thought Joe Biden was too old.""You were on the board of Burisma because of who your dad is," he said of Hunter. "And that is what people hate about Washington."In the three-hour interview, Hunter Biden also attacked actor George Clooney, Democratic strategist James Carville, CNN commentator David Axelrod and CNN host Jake Tapper, while praising his father for giving "52 years of his f---ing life" to his political career.EX-OBAMA AIDE ADMITS HE HELD BACK ON CRITICIZING BIDEN'S DECLINE BECAUSE HE 'WANTED HIM TO F------ WIN'The "Pod Save America" hosts were disgusted by the remarks, saying it showed the Biden family's "sense of entitlement.""It's just this sense of entitlement from Biden, from his family, from the inner circle that he was like owed the presidency, owed a second term. It's just very f---ing grating," Vietor responded."You were a liability," Lovett added. "You should be ashamed of the ways in which you made your father's political life worse. And like the idea that we're going to listen to you now, like, give me a f---ing break. It's ridiculous."The podcast hosts have been critical of Biden's inner circle for encouraging him to run for re-election, arguing that poll after poll showed that Americans believed he was too old to run for a second term.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREDays after the election, Favreau called Bidens decision to run for a second term a "catastrophic mistake" brought on by the then-president and his staffs hubris."Joe Biden's decision to run for president again was a catastrophic mistake. It just was. He and his inner circle, they refused to believe the polls, they refused to believe he was unpopular, they refused to acknowledge until very late that anyone could be upset about inflation," Favreau said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.

Running back Nyheim Hines is reportedly making his football return after not playing in the NFL the last two seasons due to an injury sustained in a Jet Ski accident.Hines, 28, reached agreement on a contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, according to an ESPN report.Hines tore an ACL in July 2023 when he was struck by a Jet Ski. Hines was with the Buffalo Bills and was their top kick and punt returner on the depth chart at the time of the injury.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe former N.C. State star signed with the Cleveland Browns in the 2024 offseason but never played a game with the team due to the ACL injury.Hines has an uphill battle for a roster spot. He will compete with Hassan Haskins, Kimani Vidal and Jaret Patterson for a backup running back position.The top two running backs on the depth chart are set ahead of Hines. The Chargers selected Omarion Hampton with their first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and signed veteran running back Najee Harris.BENGALS BRASS FURIOUS AT ROOKIE SHEMAR STEWART'S HOLDOUT WITH TRAINING CAMP CLOSE: 'I DONT UNDERSTAND'Harris has run for over 1,000 yards in four straight seasons, but he is expected to begin training camp on the non-football injury list after he injured his eye July 4 in a fireworks mishap.In his career, Hines has been a dual threat running back. In 81 career games, Hines has 1,202 rushing yards with 10 touchdowns while averaging 3.9 yards per attempt.Hines also has 240 catches for 1,778 yards and eight receiving touchdowns while averaging 7.4 yards per reception.On special teams, Hines has two punt returns for touchdowns and two kick returns for touchdowns in his career.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Janice Riley took off her shoe, thinking a rock had gotten stuck inside while she wasvolunteering in flood-devastated Kerrville, Texas, but was surprised to find a bent nail lodged in the sole, just centimeters from her foot."It reminds me of the verse that says, 'How beautiful are the feet that bring good news, she said while laughing."Riley was working along the Guadalupe River, but that nail didnt stop her from cleaning up mud-soaked houses and attempting to piece together devastated lives.As she walked into each house, she saw the aftermath of the flood marked by water stains several feet high on the wall.TEXAS FLOOD SURVIVORS LOOK FOR GOD IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDYWhile removing gunk, sweeping and prepping homes for installation, Riley ran into a homeowner in search of meaningful family heirlooms in a sea of debris and filth.Amid the rubble, Riley stumbled upon a wooden box already beginning to mold, filled with gold and silver. As she and the homeowner opened it, a sigh of relief overcame them, since the survivor had prayed she would find it."You couldnt help but cry at her excitement of finding those treasures," said Riley. "It wouldn't mean anything to us, but it meant something to her."To Riley, thats what matters, and she will remember that as the highlight of volunteering. But then she paused. The moment she reconciled the gravity of her community's situation, she began to cry."It's not going to be back to normal anytime soon," she said. "There's still water over the low water crossing, and just how much of the river is destroyed, and the area."The tears started to flow. The once beautiful cypress trees, decades old, that stood beautifully, are now gone. She said she feels nothing's going to be the same."It just kind of sinks in, it's not like a week and a month will pass this, and we'll be back to normal," she said.That new reality survivors face is somethingMichelle Annette saw as a volunteer for the Salvation Army, where flood victims are surviving out of warehouses and donation bins.As she arrived, on her first day, she was assigned to organize clothing donations for victims. Sounds easy enough. Until Annette was given a direction that didnt sit right with her."If you come across any clothing items that you think could potentially be used for funerals for the victims, put 'em in bins over here," Michelle was told. "We're going to set those aside."Thats when it hit her."If I pull out a nice dress or something that was donated, I have to think, would this be something I would want my sister buried in, or my aunt buried in or something?" she pondered.RIVER OF ANGELS MEMORIAL RISES IN KERRVILLE AS FLOOD VICTIMS REMEMBEREDTo her, it's more than just a bin. It represents humanity. How can an outfit she picks begin to encapsulate the body of a stranger, once full of life?Not too far away, Lisa Aguillen, a San Antonio resident, also had a moment with death she couldn't shake.As she drove down to Kerrville with friends in their ministrys van, they came upon what seemed to be a horrific movie scene. Men clouded by smoke as they used chainsaws to cut through huge mounds of trees. The rhythmic whooping grew louder in the air as search helicopters made their way for the missing. Then came the moment that changed her."I saw a body lifted out of a river in a bag," she said. "I was very angry with God on that drive home. Why, God, did you allow those children to pass in such a horrific manner?" she asked.As she contemplated that question, Annette remained at the Salvation Army, trying to stay present and focusing on the survivors piling into the warehouse. The more that flowed in, the more heartbreaking stories she would overhear.One man whose house was washed away stood out."He had nothing but the clothes on his back and the shoes on his feet. He didn't have his ID, and he didn't have a car," said Annette.She handed him underwear, a razor and a shirt. At that moment, Annette realized he would have to rebuild his life with those items.FAITH BRINGS LIGHT TO DEVASTATED TEXAS TOWN AFTER DEADLY FLOODING DISASTERSeeing the wreckage in Kerrville, Aguillen understood that even with donations, survivors had little. As she reflected, she was more motivated to make a difference.Aguillen knew she could rely on contacts from her insurance company, Texas United Insurance Services, LLC, for donations for a cause bigger than herself."I came to the office this week and started calling every business owner in my book," she said.So far, she has raised $5,000 and plans to drive back down to Kerrville and hand it out to people in need. Although she feels it may not be a lot of money, she says every bit counts."I want to see these people go to the bank and cash and have cash in hand," she said. "I can bless several, several families with $500 a piece, and that's what I intend on doing."Although the volunteers, Riley, Annette and Aguillen faced hardship while spending hours putting themselves through hard work, they realized their service had in their community and brought power to the lives of those they were serving.Annette summed it up in one word."Time," she said. "It is our most valuable commodity, and what makes it so valuable is that we can't make more of it. So how we decide to spend it speaks so much more than just donating."

Ozzy Osbourne, the lead singer of Black Sabbath, died Tuesday. He was 76."It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning," the family said in a statement. "He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time."Osbourne recently performed his final concert with the band in Birmingham, England. The 10-hour show on July 5 was hosted by Jason Momoa, and featured performances from Metallica, Guns N Roses, Jack Black, Steven Tyler and more.OZZY OSBOURNE PERFORMS FINAL CONCERT WITH BLACK SABBATH BANDMATES AND MORE LEGENDARY ARTISTSOsbourne is survived by wife Sharon, daughters Kelly and Aimee, and son Jack, in addition to daughter Jessica, and sons Elliot and Louis from his first marriage to Thelma Riley.The "Iron Man" singer was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2003. However, he didn't speak publicly about his diagnosis until 2020.The Black Sabbath frontman admitted that he couldn't walk anymore on a Jan. 29 episode of his Sirius XM show, "Ozzy Speaks." "I may be moaning about how I cant walk, but I look down the road and theres people that didnt do half as much as me, and they didnt make it," he said at the time.WATCH SHARON OSBOURNE: TO HELL AND BACKIn a July post, daughter Kelly noted that Ozzy's mobility had declined."He's not dying," she emphasized. "Yes, he has Parkinson's, and yes, his mobility is completely different than it used to be, but he's not dying. What is wrong with you?"LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThis is a developing story. Check back here for more information.

EXCLUSIVE:As New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani pushes solutions to the citys housing issues, including a rent freeze, Fox News Digital spoke to a local expert who said Mamdanis agenda will do more harm than good to the housing situation."The fundamental problem with New York City's housing market is that there is not enough supply to meet the demand," John Ketcham,alegal policy fellow and director of cities at the Manhattan Institute, told Fox News Digital."The city government has prevented the private sector from building enough housing through zoning, through other forms of regulation, through affordability requirements and so forth, and so we've had more jobs created in New York City than housing units to support the population of newcomers and so that has simply increased prices. Prices are an effect of the supply-demand dynamic. They're not a cause, they're an effect."Mamdani, positioning himself as a champion of the working class and someone who would address the housing crisis withpolicies like a rent freeze, doesnt address the actual problem.MAMDANI SILENT AFTER BORDER PATROL OFFICER ALLEGEDLY SHOT BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IN NYC"Assembly member Mamdani's proposal to freeze the rent would only apply to the 1 million units of rent-stabilized apartments," Ketcham said. "Now, these are units that can only increase in rents by an amount that the rent guidelines board determines and those members of the rent guidelines board are appointed by the mayor. So he would essentially appoint these members and direct them to keep rents stable."Ketcham continued, "Now, rents are already not covering increased operational costs for the owners of these rent-stabilized buildings and so the quality of the rent-stabilized housing stock is deteriorating rapidly and will continue to do so if the capital is not there to cover maintenance and operational costs. Roofs leak and boilers break. These things have to be fixed and there has to be enough in the rent increases to allow for these increased costs. If there isn't, then we're going to see a situation where tenants are living in worse and worse conditions each year."Ketcham told Fox News Digital that the situation raises the question, "Is that the type of city that we want to create?""Or do we want a city where we have an abundance of new housing, where young people can feel like they have an option from among many different buildings and neighborhoods, where they can find the place that best suits their preferences and needs?" Ketcham said.MAMDANI CONFRONTED ON STREETS OF NYC ABOUT 'COMMUNIST' LABEL, REFUSES TO ANSWERKetcham also said a key issue in the New York City housing market is that the city already has the largest public housing authority in the country, totaling 177,000 units. According to Ketcham, those residents are already "truly suffering from gross mismanagement.""It takes our public housing Authority, NYSHA, 413 days to complete a repair on average," Ketcham said. "It's so bad that our far-left public advocate, Jumaane Williams, has repeatedly called NYSHA the worst landlord in the city. So these are issues where we're looking at what kind of city is New York going to be? Is it going to a place that rewards aspiration and that tries to attract newcomers who want to live in conditions that are getting better every year? Or is it going to stay stagnant and simply appeal to those who seek security above all else?"Mamdani, who has made lowering costs for New Yorkers a cornerstone of his campaign, has also proposed building 200,000 affordable housing units.Mamdani's plan, aimed at tackling the tag team crisis of affordability and housing, includes an immediate freeze on more than 2 million rent-stabilized apartments.Fox News Digital asked Ketcham if he thinks the housing situation will get worse under a Mamdani administration, and he replied, "I do."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPKetcham explained his belief thatrent controls "reduce the quality and the quantity of housing by reducing investment.""That's just the basic economics of it," Ketcham said. "It's been tried in other cities like in Chicago and in St. Louis with Cabrini-Green and Pruitt-Igoe, which were historic failures in public housing.""The residents of these places have to contend with mold, rats and other vermin; they have all sorts of crime issues as well, so those experiments simply did not work. What does work is allowing the private sector to build a lot of new housing, including market-rate housing across the city and Mr. Mamdani's proposals are not necessarily amenable to that kind of private investment. In fact, he'd like to substitute in large part that private investment with public investment, public building projects."Fox News Digital reached out to the Mamdani campaign for comment.

Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's future as the top prosecutor in the District of New Jersey was thrust into uncertainty Tuesday after district court judges voted against keeping her in the role.Habba's 120-day term was set to expire, and after convening behind closed doors Monday to consider extending her term, the judges voted to replace her with Desiree Grace, a career attorney and Habba's top assistant. Grace will take over the post temporarily beginning Tuesday, according to a court order.Habba, who served as President Donald Trumps personal lawyer and legal spokeswoman during his campaign, stirred controversy soon after she ascended to U.S. attorney.She had Newarks Democratic mayor, Ras Baraka, arrested in May for allegedly trespassing in an immigration detention facility. But Habba quickly dropped the charges, and a judge scolded her for the move, suggesting she was attempting to "satisfy public clamor." Baraka is now suing Habba for defamation.ALINA HABBA: WE MUST REFOCUS TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON IMPORTANT THINGSTrump made clear this month he wanted to keep Habba as U.S. attorney, nominating her for the full four-year position earlier this month. Habba also nabbed endorsements from several law enforcement groups, who praised her as a tough prosecutor who will prioritize street crime.But Habba has also been heavily criticized for having no prior prosecutorial experience and politicizing the role, including by saying on a right-wing podcast after she took the job that she hoped to help "turn New Jersey red."Habba has no current path to Senate confirmation after New Jerseys two Democratic senators, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, submitted blue slips disapproving of her nomination.Trump found a roundabout way to temporarily reinstate the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, who had been in a situation similar to Habba's. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Habba in a statement on Tuesday, saying the judges, most of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, were "trying to force out" Habba early."Their rush reveals what this was always about: a left-wing agenda, not the rule of law," Blanche wrote on X. "When judges act like activists, they undermine confidence in our justice system. Alina is President Trumps choice to leadand no partisan bench can override that."Fox News' Bill Mears contributed to this report.This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.

ICE's acting director is speaking out against an Ohio man who is facing federal charges for making "multiple threats online to shoot and kill ICE officers," calling his alleged posts "disgusting and completely unhinged."Anthony Kelly, 38, of Cincinnati, wrote "#RevolutionIsTheSolution #DestroyICE theyre rabid dogs that need to be put down. Including #KristiNoem" in one of his alleged social media posts, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday."Let me be crystal clear: Threatening to kill a federal officer is not protest its terrorism," acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement. "Anthony Kellys violent threats, while disgusting and completely unhinged, are a symptom of a larger problem: Politicians are trying to turn our law enforcement officials into targets by scaring their constituents and whipping them into a frenzy in a fact-free vacuum. "This is what happens when anti-ICE activists dont realize or care that were out there arresting rapists, murderers and child molesters who are in this country illegally. Enough is enough. Anyone who targets ICE personnel will be met with swift, unrelenting justice," he added.MAN BUSTED WITH ANTI-GOVERNMENT, ANTI-TRUMP DOCUMENTS AFTER TEXAS ICE AMBUSH SUSPECT PHONE CALL, FEDS SAYICE said its Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI arrested Kelly on July 19. He was federally charged with threatening to assault, kidnap or murder a United States official, as well as transmitting communications containing threats to kidnap or injure another person."Law enforcement became aware of a social media user going by the name of Slab after he allegedly made multiple social media posts calling for the killing of ICE officers and detailing his acquisition of firearms to carry out that threat," ICE added. "After an investigation, the user making these posts was identified as Kelly, who lives in the Cincinnati area."MORE DETAILS REVEALED ON SUSPECTS IN INDEPENDENCE DAY ICE ATTACK IN TEXASThe agency said in one post, Kelly allegedly wrote "Why even bother with these d--- courts anymore. #Gestapedos dont deserve anything but the smoke coming for them anyway.""You come here for me, youre getting shot. And Im not looking to disable [] Im shooting for the kill. I wont give a **** about your names, who you are, or anything else," he reportedly said in another.Kelly now remains in custody pending federal court proceedings."Calling for violence against federal law enforcement is not protected by the First Amendment," HSI Detroit acting Special Agent in Charge Jared Murphey said. "At great personal risk, ICE agents and officers faithfully enforce laws passed by our representatives in Congress. If members of the public disagree with our nations laws, they need to write their representatives, not threaten violence against those charged with carrying out the law."

FIRST ON FOX: Three House committees are banding together to subpoena Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue on Tuesday, accusing the platform of having accepted "fraudulent or illegal" donations for left-wing candidates."In light of allegations that online fundraising platforms that serve as conduits for political donations have accepted fraudulent donations from domestic and foreign sources, the Committees are conducting oversight to inform potential legislative reforms," House investigators' letter to ActBlue read."To further our oversight and legislative reform efforts, on April 2, 2025, the Committees requested documents and communications related to internal misconduct and whistleblower retaliation at ActBlue. Although ActBlue initially provided documents voluntarily, it has since suspended its cooperation with the Committees. Therefore, the Committee on House Administration must resort to compulsory process to obtain the requested materials."COMER DISMISSES BIDEN DOCTOR'S BID FOR PAUSE IN COVER-UP PROBE: 'THROWING OUT EVERY EXCUSE'The subpoena is being led by Committee on House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.Their letter said ActBlue had initially appeared to work with the House committees in April and May before having "abruptly changed course" in June."ActBlue did not provide a legitimate legal basis for refusing future cooperation with the Committees, and instead made baseless and untrue allegations about the Committees motives," the lawmakers said.The committees have been jointly investigating ActBlue ever since first raising concerns about their donation practices in 2023.At the time, Steil accused ActBlue of failing to properly account for private citizens' security by not requiring a CVV number for credit card donations. That has since changed, however, and ActBlue does currently require that information.His and other Republicans' probe has since expanded to question whether ActBlue accepted donations from foreign actors.Late last month, the committees subpoenaed current and former ActBlue employees to appear for transcribed interviews. They also previously subpoenaed ActBlue itself in October 2024.Their new subpoena to ActBlue and letter to CEO Regina Wallace-Jones is another escalation in the probe, however.In a statement to Fox News in late 2024, an ActBlue spokesperson accused Steil of perpetuating "inaccuracies and misrepresentations about our platform.""We rigorously protect donors' security and maintain strict anti-fraud compliance practices. We have zero tolerance for fraud on our platform," the spokesperson said at the time.The latest subpoena letter accused ActBlue of lying about the committees "improperly coordinating" with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the matter, and of giving a weak explanation for its lack of cooperation.FAR-LEFT FIREBRAND SAYS SHE 'NEVER HAD A CONCERN' ABOUT BIDEN'S MENTAL STATE AS HOUSE PROBE HEATS UP"ActBlue alleges that the Committees are pursuing oversight for an improper purpose of fact-finding for a Department of Justice investigation. This assertion is inaccurate," the lawmakers said."As we have explained, the Committees have a legislative interest in protecting the integrity of federal elections and upholding fundamental civil liberties by ensuring that online fundraising platforms are not vulnerable to bad actors, including foreign actors."The subpoena gives ActBlue a deadline of Aug. 12 to turn over documents lawmakers are seeking.Fox News Digital reached out to ActBlue for comment but did not immediately hear back.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is reaching out to one of its most prominent critics in hopes of bridging the divide and finding a path to collaboration on aid distribution. On Tuesday, the organizations executive chairman, Rev. Johnnie Moore, sent a letter to Tom Fletcher, the United Nations' under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator ."As you are aware, the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. Despite the extraordinary volume of aid inside Gaza, the vast majority of it remains warehoused, undelivered, or looted. The result is millions of civilians without consistent access to food aid," Moore wrote.In his letter, Moore asserts that while U.N. agencies have blamed the stalled aid on a "lack of permissions" and security concerns, the reality is much different.HAMAS LOSING IRON GRIP ON GAZA AS US-BACKED GROUP GETS AID TO PALESTINIANS IN NEED"More than 400 aid distribution points run by the U.N. and its partners remain closed. Kitchens have shuttered, trucks sit idle, drivers are striking, and convoys are routinely looted. This is not an access issue. It is a capacity and operational issue, and the world deserves honesty about that distinction."Moore also expressed concern over U.N.-aligned organizations and spokespeople launching public retaliation attacks while ignoring "broader systemic failures."Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) international spokesperson, posted a video on Tuesday allegedly showing 950 trucks of aid "waiting in Gaza for international organizations to pick up and distribute to Gazan civilians."APP USERS READ THE LETTER HEREGAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION CHAIR TELLS UN TO STOP ACTING LIKE THE 'MAFIA' AND WORK TOGETHERWhen it comes to criticisms from the U.N., GHF spokesperson Chapin Fay told Fox News Digital the organization was established to correct mistakes the international body has made over the years."The U.N. has been doing this for years and that's why we're here. GHF was created to solve two problems. One, Israel lost faith in the prior system because of the second problem, which was diversion. Again, the U.N. has had a near perfect record of food being diverted for various reasons, including corruption and working with local Hamas agents in Gaza, so that's why we're here. And the difference is we are delivering this safely and securely, and we've had zero aid diverted, zero of our trucks have been diverted," Fay said.According to Fay, GHF has distributed approximately 85 million meals since it began operations in the Strip just under two months ago.STUDY CLAIMS US NEWS OUTLETS SERVED AS 'MEGAPHONES' FOR HAMAS IN GAZA WARFletcher is among several U.N. critics who have voiced opposition to the U.S.- and Israel-backed GHF. Before the organization even began distributing meals, Fletcher said it was a "fig leaf for further violence and displacement" and a "cynical sideshow." Since then, Fletcher and U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese have criticized the GHF over reports of violence at its sites, with Albanese calling them "death traps.""Regardless of what you hear or read about in the international media, we've had very little violence on our sites," Fay told Fox News Digital. He added that there were only two incidents: a deadly trampling that Fay said was "fomented by Hamas," and another was a terror attack in which "Hamas-style grenades" were thrown at and injured two American workers."The veterans that make up our security personnel are highly, highly trained, experienced, and skilled. And they are not there because they know how to pull a trigger, they are there because they know when not to pull a trigger. And our people have never once shot at anyone," Fay said.Fay told Fox News Digital that the IDF is "responsible for security outside of our sites in Gaza, so youd have to ask them about the casualties." In response to a Fox News Digital request for comment, the IDF said that "instructions were issued to forces in the field following lessons learned" from situations in which civilians were harmed."Following incidents in which harm to civilians who arrived at distribution facilities was reported, thorough examinations were conducted in the Southern Command and instructions were issued to forces in the field following lessons learned. The aforementioned incidents are under review by the competent authorities in the IDF," the IDF told Fox News Digital.