A federal judge on Friday postponed the Trump administration from revoking the temporary status for Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepali immigrants, finding the cancellation was likely rooted in racial animus.The 37-page ruling by San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson, a Biden appointee, argued the move by Homeland Security Secretary Krisiti Noem to cancel the temporary humanitarian protections appeared to be parietally rooted in "racial and discriminatory animus" in support of their Fifth Amendment claim."Color is neither a poison nor a crime," the ruling states. "Therefore, Plaintiffs have provided sufficient evidence to establish that Plaintiffs will likely succeed on the merits of their Fifth Amendment claim."DHS TERMINATES TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR AROUND 76K HONDURAN, NICARAGUAN MIGRANTSIn a statement, the Department of Homeland Security likened Thompson's ruling to a New York Times opinion piece."Restoring integrity to our immigration system to keep our homeland and its people safe. That is all weand the American people who elected President Trump in a landslide electionseek," said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. "TPS was never meant to be a de facto asylum system, yet that is how previous administrations have used it for decades. This is yet another example of how out of control judges are race-baiting to distract from the facts and Presidents constitutionally vested powers under Article II. We will appeal, and we expect a higher court to vindicate us."The ruling is a reprieve for more than 60,000 immigrants who have been allowed to legally live and work in the United States under the TPS program.A White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the program was never intended to become permanent."Temporary Protected Status is, by definition, temporary. It was never intended to be a pathway to permanent status or legal residency, and no bizarre analysis from radical judges will change that fact," White House spokesperson Abigal Jackson said."This judge simply did not have lawful authority to review the TPS designation -the Supreme Court already affirmed in prior rulings that extensions of TPS are committed by law to the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security.""The ruling reads like a left-wing fever dream, not a serious judicial opinion," she added. "Ultimately, the lower courts ruling will not stand and we lookforward to ultimatevindication in this case."FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICY IN SHOCKING DECISION ON HAITIAN PROTECTIONSThe Trump administration was poised to end the protections for Honduran and Nicaraguan migrants as it ramps up deportations. TPS was set to expire for Honduras and Nicaragua in September.The decision to end TPS for the two nations comes weeks after DHS terminated thesame status for Haiti and months after terminating TPS for Venezuelans. A federal judge has since blocked that termination amid an ongoing legal battle.In her ruling, Thompson noted statements made by Noem, like those that cast illegal immigrants as "invaders" or "criminals," "perpetuate the discriminatory belief that certain immigrant populations will replace the white population.""Although the Secretarys statements may appear innocent or only mildly offensive to one who is not a member of the targeted group, the statements are in reality . . . intolerably abusive or threatening when understood from the perspective of a plaintiff who is a member of the targeted group'," she wrote.The Department of Homeland Security noted that some of the people who "exploited" the TPS program include several Hondurans with convictions for aggravated assault, possessing, selling, or manufacturing a dangerous weapon, sex crimes against children, domestic violence and resisting arrest.In May, the U.S.Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a ruling that lifted a San Francisco District Court Judge's injunction that temporarily blocked the termination of TPS for Venezuelans, paving the way for the administration to legally revoke TPS for subsequent nations.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCreated by Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990, TPS allows individuals from countries affected by natural disasters, war, or other dangerous, unusual circumstances to seek refuge in the U.S. This program can be renewed in 18-month increments.Fox News Digital's Preston Mizell contributed to this report.

A Washington-based government transparency watchdog has referred former FBI Director Christopher Wray to the Department of Justice and the FBI, urging a criminal investigation into allegations that he had made false statements to Congress and obstructed proceedings in two high-profile cases.Oversight Project President Mike Howell told Fox News Digital that the group is specifically asking officials to examine Wray's congressional testimony on the so-called Richmond memo from the FBI office in Virginia that exposed an anti-Catholic bias there, and his testimony about a Chinese plot to disseminate illicit drivers licenses before the 2020 election.In July 2023, Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the FBI-Richmond memo that had labeled Catholics as potential domestic threats.TRUMP SAYS BRENNAN, COMEY 'CROOKED AS HELL' AMID FBI PROBE, MAY HAVE TO 'PAY THE PRICE'"Well, what I can tell you is youre referring to the Richmond product, which is a single product by a single field office, which as soon as I found out about it, I was aghast and ordered it withdrawn and removed from FBI systems," Wray said.The Oversight Project alleges that statement was ultimately misleading or false.Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., pressed Wray on the Richmond memo and so-called "Trump questionnaire," which was circulated at the FBI and asked about allegiance to the president and whether agents had attended any protests or rallies associated with the Jan. 6 Capitol Breach."We keep hearing about these isolated examples whether it's Richmond Catholics, this [questionnaire] -- isn't it a pattern?" Tiffany asked.The Oversight Project pointed to Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Charles Grassleys opening remarks from a June hearing on Biden-era "cover-ups," in which Grassley said the Richmond memo "used the shoddy research of the radical Southern Poverty Law Center to accuse traditional Catholics of being violent extremists.""Based onrecords I releasedthe other week, there wasnt just one FBI document that used biased anti-Catholic sources, but over a dozen," Grassley said. The referral also notes that this remark by Grassley belies Wrays testimony suggesting a one-off incident.FBI LAUNCHES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS OF JOHN BRENNAN, JAMES COMEY: DOJ SOURCES"And more FBI field offices were involved than wed been led to believe," Grassley, R-Iowa, said.A second Richmond memo similar to the first that went unreleased following the backlash was part of a partially redacted series of documents Grassleys committee transmitted to FBI Director Kash Patel in June. It stated that the bureau "assesses RMVE (Racially Motivated Violent Extremism) interest in RTC (Radical Traditional Catholic) ideology is likely to increase in the run-up to the [2024] general election cycle.""Director Wrays testimony was inaccurate not only because it failed to reveal the scope of the memos production and dissemination, but also because it failed to reveal the existence of a second, draft product on the same topic intended for external distribution to the whole FBI," the Oversight Project said in a separate statement. "That draft product was intended for distribution as a Strategic Perspective Executive Analytic Report ("SPEAR"). It was clearly a separate product."The Oversight Project specifically alleged violations of obstruction of proceedings before Congress, perjury and false statements.Fox News Digital reached out to Grassley, who also told Fox News Bill Hemmer in June that he had found 13 other documents similar to the Richmond memo. Grassley said the documents had gone out and that "at least 1,000 people had access to information that was telling people that the Catholic Church needed to be watched because it could be considered a terrorist organization."Fox News Digital reached out to a phone number connected to Wray but did not receive a response.FBI BLOCKED PROBE INTO ALLEGED CHINESE 2020 ELECTION MEDDLING TO PROTECT WRAY FROM FALLOUT, DOCUMENTS SHOWPatel cited the CCP influence case in a June statement, declaring that "former FBI leadership withheld the facts and misled the public on Chinas 2020 election interference. And they did so for political gain. This FBI is exposing all of it and giving Americans the truth they deserve."Patel claimed the FBI in 2020 "buried" evidence "for political convenience" and thanked Grassley for helping the current FBI brass bring the topic to light.During September 2020 testimony, Wray told Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., that the FBI had"not seen historically any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether by-mail or otherwise."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWray added that the FBI had identified localized voter fraud and that his testimony was not intended to downplay the overarching threat.Howells group argues those statements were belied by documents Patel gave to Congress in June that reportedly showed concerns in August 2020 that China had mass-produced such fake IDs to help former President Joe Biden.The criminal referral against Wray also cites a related August 2020 seizure of 20,000 counterfeit licenses by Customs and Border Protection in Illinois. A Chicago port official told Fox News at the time that the proliferation "can lead to disastrous consequences."It is unclear if any ballots were cast as part of the scheme.During a 2020 address to the Hudson Institute, Wray did warn of the CCP threat to the upcoming election and beyond:"Chinas malign foreign influence campaign targets our policies, our positions, 24/7, 365 days-a-year. So its not an electionspecific threat. Its really more of an allyear, allthetime threat. But certainly that has implications for elections, and they certainly have preferences that go along with that," he said.The FBI and Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Generative Artificial Intelligence can create lifelike imaging and audio, which is likely why an increasing number of film studios are incorporating A.I. into special effects. It comes just two years after Hollywoods largest union went on strike, in part over the impact A.I. would bring."Popular culture movies like The Terminator have created a very dark dystopian version of what this could look like," White House A.I. and Crypto Czar David Sacks said. "The version of the future of A.I. that I think is probably most accurate if you want to pop cultural references is Star Trek Enterprise. Think about the ship computer in that. You can talk to it. It can talk you. It understands. It can perform tasks for you. But it doesn't have a will of its own, it doesnt' have a mind of its' own. It's there to help the crew, and it needs to be supervised by humans."Six months after the strikes began, SAG-AFTRA members approved a three-year contract with major studios. The agreement addressed pay models, job protections and also set A.I. guardrails."We all know that A.I. is gonna change jobs," Microsoft President Brad Smith said."I think that we all have to navigate through this together. We're all on a journey together to find a way to make it work as well as possible."ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUELS BIG TECH PARTNERSHIPS WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCERSThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences considered requiring films with Oscar potential to disclose if A.I. was used. Instead it issued a rule stating that A.I. neither helps nor harms a films chances of receiving a nomination."Two years ago, the question was whether they would use A.I. in the processes at all. Now the question is, how do we use AI?," said Margarita Grubina, Vice President of Business Growth at Voice Cloning effects firm Respeecher.The Ukraine-based company uses voices from real people to enhance how an actor sounds. The technology was used in parts of at least two Oscar-nominated films this year. In The Brutalist, the A.I. technology helped make actors Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones sound more authentic when speaking Hungarian."The Hungarian language and Hungarian accent is considered one of the most complicated in the world and if you're not Hungarian you cannot do Hungarian accent," Grubina said.OPENAI UNLEASHES CHATGPT AGENT FOR TRULY AUTONOMOUS AI TASKSRespeecher hired native Hungarian speakers to train its system in the dialect and sound. When the actors voice is added, the system replicates what the actor is saying, making it sound more like a native speaker."You still keep the actors and the humans, because humans are best at performing," Grubina said. "Their voice changed but their performance didn't change."Respeecher also worked on Emilia Perez to enhance the films musical performances."We always encourage our clients to not hide that they used A.I. because usually this backlash from the audience that we've seen in the past, it actually comes from the audiences when they don't know what was done and how it was done," Grubina said.AMERICA MUST WIN THE AI RACE AND PREPARE FOR THE WORSTA.I. is also helping actors appear younger or older for certain roles. In Neflix Mexicos Pedro Pramo, A.I. powered-tools delivered de-aging visual effects. Director Rodrigo Prieto also worked on The Irishman, which premiered on Netflix in 2019. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the de-aging A.I. used in Pedro Pramo was a fraction of the cost compared to the effects in The Irishman."The entire budget of the film was about the VFX cost on The Irishman," Sarandos said on Netflix April Earnings Call. "So same creator using new tools, new better tools to do something that would have been impossible to do just 5 years ago. That's incredibly exciting."Netflix is also using A.I. to build new worlds. In the new series from Argentina, El Eternauta, A.I.-powered visual effects helped reconstruct Buenos Aires amid a deadly toxic snowfall. Scanning and drone technology captured 3D models of real neighborhoods in the city, including cars, graffiti and people. It marked the first time Netflix has used A.I.-generated shots as final footage in a global title. The streaming service says it was able to complete the sequence ten times faster with generative A.I.When the initial SAG-AFTRA agreement was reached, some actors argued the A.I. guardrails did not go far enough and video game actors reached an agreement last month after a year-long strike over A.I. protections. The group argued against treating motion capture actors as data rather than performers."That is what workers are dealing with, is whether or not it's to their advantage to highlight the fact that they're using AI," said Gregory Allen, senior advisor with the Wadhwani A.I. center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "I would say that the use of AI is extraordinarily widespread and growing ever more so as AI technology becomes more capable. And the reality is, is that this is something that the economy does need."

Micah Parsons announced he had requested a trade from the Dallas Cowboys in a social media post on Friday and his teammates have come out in support of him.Parsons, 26, said after months of stalled negotiations that he "no longer want(s) to be" with the Cowboys.Parsons superstar teammate, CeeDee Lamb, took to X to express his support.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Never fails dawg. Just pay the man what you owe em. No need for the extra curricular," Lamb wrote.Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs, linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, and defensive Juanyeh Thomas all changed their profile pictures on X to include Parsons.In his post, Parsons said he did everything to show he wanted to stay with the Cowboys."Yes I wanted to be here. I did everything I could to show that I wanted to be a Cowboy and wear the star on my helmet. I wanted to play in front of the best fans in sports and make this Americas [sic] team once again. The team my pops and I grew up cheering for way up in Harrisburg, PA. Unfortunately, I no longer want to be here," Parsons wrote in his post.COWBOYS' STAR EDGE RUSHER MICAH PARSONS SAYS HE REQUESTED TRADE, 'NO LONGER' WANTS TO BE IN DALLAS"I no longer want to held to close door negotiations without my agent present. I no longer want shots taken at me for getting injured while laying it on the line for the organization, our fans and my teammates. I no longer want narratives created and spread to the media about me. I had purposely stayed quiet in hopes of getting something done."Parsons said he wanted to get an contract extension after his third season, when he was first eligible for such a deal, but the team had no interest. Parsons said he's "ok with that" and turned his attention to the 2024 season.However, once again, Parsons said there has been "radio silence" from the Cowboys in regard to any potential contract extension after last season."Yet still not a call email or text to my agent about starting a negotiation. Up to today, the team has not had a single conversation with my agent about starting a negotiation. Not one demand has been made by my agent about money years or anything else," Parsons wrote."I have made a tough decision I no longer want to play for the Dallas Cowboys. My trade request has been submitted to Stephen Jones personally," Parsons concluded his post.Parsons has been one of the premier pass-rushers since being selected with 12th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Penn State. Parsons has made the Pro Bowl in all four seasons of his career.In 63 career games, Parsons has 52.5 sacks with 172 solo tackles and nine forced fumbles. Last season, Parsons had 12 sacks in 13 games.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

An illegal immigrant from Mexico accused of attempting to run over federal agents in Colorado was previously deported six times and has prior convictions for child abuse and domestic violence.Jose Mendez-Chavez, 31, was the driver of a vehicle used to attack U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as they were conducting an operation in Colorado Springs. He remains on the loose. Francisco Zapata-Pacheco, a passenger in the car, was arrested Thursday."As a result of their violent actions and to protect the officers and agents onsite, an officer fired three shots into the vehicle. The aliens fled and later abandoned the vehicle," an ICE spokesperson said.ICE LODGES DETAINER AGAINST ILLEGAL MIGRANT CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, SEXUALLY ASSAULTING NEIGHBOR IN TEXASNo one was injured, ICE said.The agency also criticized the Colorado Rapid Response Network (CRRN), an anti-ICE group that responds to immigration raids to disrupt the operations."It is despicable that Colorado Rapid Response network would show up in defense of an alien who has abused children and attempted to injure our officers," the ICE spokesperson said. "Our brave ICE law enforcement officers are facing an 830% increase in assaults against them as they carry out operations due to the misinformation activist groups spread."MAN BUSTED WITH ANTI-GOVERNMENT, ANTI-TRUMP DOCUMENTS AFTER TEXAS ICE AMBUSH SUSPECT PHONE CALL, FEDS SAY"Mendez was not an innocent victim he is an abuser who plays the system and is now wanted for assault on a federal officer," the statement continued.Fox News Digital has reached out to the CRRN. Mendez-Chavez also has convictions for multiple illegal re-entries into the United States, ICE said."He knows hes not supposed to be here, since weve removed him six times previously," an agency spokesperson said.Mendez-Chavez was most recently convicted in August 2020 of reckless endangerment in Texas and sentenced to a year in prison. In January 2020, he was arrested in Colorado for child abuse.In July 2013, he was convicted in Ohio of domestic violence and sentenced to 180 days in jail.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has kept his personal life very close to the chest and criticized anyone who has tried to pry into it over the last few months.Rodgers has said he is married to a woman who is a very private person and has attempted to keep a barrier between what goes on behind closed doors and everyone trying to take a peek.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, The Athletic reported on Friday that Rodgers had taken advice from his sister-in-law about whether to sign with the Steelers."I was taking orders from my (new) sister-in-law, Mia," he told the outlet. "Shes 20 and shes the brains of the family; you just have to ask her.No but that is partially serious for sure," he continued. "Every team that I talked to, I said, Listen, if I play, Im not going to take a ton of money. Ive made a ton of money. I dont need the money."The four-time MVP is married to a woman named Brittani, but not much else is known about her. Rodgers hasnt been keen on divulging information.He vented about the "sick society" of the paparazzi trying to get a glimpse of her, in an interview on "The Pat McAfee Show" back in June.AARON RODGERS GUSHES OVER NEW WIFE: YOUR WHOLE WORLD CHANGES WHEN YOU MEET THE RIGHT ONE"I had people calling the paparazzi. I had people posting personal life on the internet. Now, I didn't want any of that, didn't like doing that, and now I'm with somebody who's private, who doesn't want to be in the public eye, didn't sign up to be a celebrity, doesn't want to be a part of it," Rodgers began. "And because I do things in private, because I want my personal life to be private, now I'm weird."What happened to common decency about security and a personal life that we now have to dive into your details of where you live and what you're doing, who you're with and what you're doing and who your wife is, if you even have a wife, if you're doing some sort of attention-grabbing thing? Because my wife is a private person, doesn't have social media, hasn't been a public person, doesn't want to be a public person, and that's somehow now a weird thing? . . . ."The entitlement to information about my private life is so f---ing ridiculous and embarrassing. Hey, do what you gotta do. Just try and leave me out of a conversation, sports world, for a month. Try to leave me out, my personal life, my professional life. Try not to talk about me. Try to still be relevant for the next six weeks, five weeks, whatever it is. See if you can do that."Rodgers one-year deal is reportedly worth $13.65 million. Hes made clear that the 2025 season could very well be his last, and the Steelers have made sure to put a team around him that is worthy of challenging for the postseason.Pittsburgh added wide receivers DK Metcalf and Robert Woods to the roster as well as tight end Jonnu Smith. The team traded Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Miami Dolphins for Jalen Ramsey, added Darius Slay and Juan Thornhill and drafted Derrick Harmon.Fox News Ryan Morik contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Speaking with reporters on Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump expressed that he is hopeful that former presidential opponent Hillary Clinton will finally be investigated for election fraud.Shortly before departing for New Jersey, Trump was asked by a reporter, "Will Hillary Clinton finally be investigated for election fraud?"Trump answered, "I hope so, I hope so. I don't know whether or not that'll happen, but I hope so."During his brief exchange with reporters outside the White House, Trump also repeatedly criticized Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, whom he recently removed. The president connected his recent decision to fire McEntarfer, whom he accused of falsifying jobs report numbers, to efforts to sway previous elections against him.TRUMP CLASHES WITH REPORTER OVER TARIFFS, CITING PANDEMIC AND FIGHTING LUNATICS"You have to have honest reports and when you look at those numbers or when you look at just before the election and then after the election, they corrected it by 8 or 900,000 jobs," he said."Why should anybody trust numbers? You go back to election day. Look what happened two or three days before with massive, wonderful jobs numbers, trying to get him elected or her elected, trying to get whoever the hell was running because you go back and they came out with numbers that were very favorable to Kamala," he went on. "And then on the 15th of November or thereabouts, they added 8 or 900,000 overstatement reduction right after the election."Addressing a reporter directly, Trump added, "It didn't work, because, you know who won, John? I won."Trumps comments regarding Clinton hearken back all the way to his first presidential campaign during which he warned that if he were president he would get his attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate her behavior. In one of the 2016 debates, Trump famously quipped to Clinton that if he were president: "youd be in jail."CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING ANNOUNCES IT WILL SHUT DOWN AFTER TRUMP, CONGRESS CUT FUNDINGAs president, however, Trump has not moved to prosecute Clinton, who served as former President Barack Obamas secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.This July, Director of National IntelligenceTulsi Gabbardreleased evidence that she said suggests the Obama administration promoted a "contrived narrative" that Russia interfered in the 2016 election."There is irrefutable evidence that details how President Obama and his national security team directed the creation of an intelligence community assessment that they knew was false," Gabbard said. "They knew it would promote thiscontrived narrative that Russia interferedin the 2016 election to help President Trump win, selling it to the American people as though it were true. It wasn't.""We have referred and will continue to refer all of these documents to the Department of Justice and the FBI, to investigate the criminal implications of this for the evidence," Gabbard said. "The evidence that we have found, and that we have released, directly point to President Obama leading the manufacturing of this intelligence assessment. There are multiple pieces of evidence and intelligence that confirm that fact."FEDERAL APPEALS COURT WEIGHS TRUMP BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDER AS ADMIN OUTLINES ENFORCEMENT DETAILSIn a July interview, Trumpdescribed the Russiagate allegations against Obama and members of his administration as "serious treason.""What they've done is so bad for this country. And it really started right at the 2016 election," Trump claimed of Gabbard's findings. "And there's a difference when you know it and when you know it, and it's all written down for you. I mean, it's all there. It's right there. The orders, the memos, the whole thing. It's right there."

New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is reportedly considering former Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman as his choice to lead the citys schools despite Bowmans controversial track record on a variety of issues.Bowman could become the New York City Chancellor of Schools if Mamdani were to become mayor in November, in a position where he will oversee more than 1,000 schools with almost a million students, the New York Post reported last month.Bowman, a progressive Democrat and former member of "The Squad" in Congress,once called standardized testing in public schools a "form of modern-day slavery" when he was serving as a Bronx public school principal in 2015."Slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, crack cocaine and now standardized testing were all designed to destroy the mind, body and soul of black and brown people," Bowman said.FLASHBACK: ZOHRAN MAMDANI SAYS ISRAEL IS NOT A PLACE AND NOT A COUNTRYAccording to aNew York Post report on Friday, Bowman operated a radical public school without a license for about two years.Bowman, whogained national notoriety in 2023 for pulling a fire alarm in Congress in the middle of a dramatic House floor vote which led to him being censured, has drawn heated criticism in recent years for controversial anti-Israel comments.'DAMAGE CONTROL': MAMDANI'S 'BLATANT FLIP-FLOP' ON DEFUNDING POLICE RIPPED AS 'POLITICAL THEATRE'Bowman has defended the pro-Palestine chant "From the river to the sea," which many in the Jewish community view as a call to eradicate Israel.He has been a staunch critic of Israel, especially since the start of its ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza. Last year, he attended a fundraiser co-hosted by an Islamic leader who said he was "happy to see" the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians.Bowman was also forced to apologize for denying that Hamas had raped women and committed other atrocities during the terror groups Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.Bowman sparked outrage from Jewish groups in 2024 for defending a mural of Louis Farrakhan, who has infamously made disparaging comments about Jews, including calling them "the synagogue of Satan" and "termites."He also came under fire that same year when an unearthed video showed him honoring a radical Black activist and convicted murderer during a special project at a New York City middle school while serving as its principal before being elected to Congress.A 2014 video centered on Cornerstone Academy for Social Action Middle School's (CASA) then-"Wall of Action" project shows Bowman praising various historical Black and Latino figures being honored on the wall, including Assata Shakur, who was convicted in the 1973 killing of a New Jersey state trooper. Bowman referred to the people on the wall as "tremendous, tremendous figures."Shakur, whose real name is JoAnne Chesimard, was a member of the Black nationalist group Black Liberation Army and was serving a life sentence for the fatal shooting of the officer before escaping from prison in 1979 with the help of Mutulu Shakur, another radical Black activist praised by Bowman in the video. She fled to Cuba, where she remains a wanted domestic terrorist today.Mamdani has faced criticism for numerous anti-Israel positions of his own dating back to his college days when he called for academic sanctions against Israel. He has often spoken out in favor of BDS, sanctions against Israel that Influence Watch describes as"an international campaign to delegitimize the State of Israel as the expression of the Jewish peoples right to national self-determination by isolating the country economically through consumer boycotts, business and government withdrawal of investment, and legal sanctions."Mamdani has also faced criticism for refusing to condemn the phrase "Globalize the intifada," and Fox News Digital reported this week that Mamdani had said in 2023 that Israel is "not a place" and "not a country."Mamdanis campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital."I am not thinking about any of that," Bowman told the New York Post in early July about the possible appointment. "I want to help my brother get elected. I am exceptional in compartmentalizing. Right now, I want to help Zohran win the general election."Fox News' Brandon Gillespie contributed reporting.

Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that cities must solve their police recruitment issues after a beatdown in Cincinnati in which a man and woman were attacked by multiple people."You had, I mean, basically a woman who was just an innocent bystander who got punched in the face by a grown man," Vance told the Ruthless Podcast. "That's being investigated. Hopefully, those folks are brought to justice. Just a really disgusting act of violence.""Part of the story there is that there weren't enough police officers at the Cincinnati Jazz Festival. Why aren't there enough police officers? Because there aren't enough police officers in Cincinnati," he added.CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES OF RUTHLESSDOJ, FBI INVESTIGATE BRUTAL CINCINNATI ASSAULT CAPTURED IN VIRAL VIDEO"I think the biggest thing, and obviously, we can help this at the federal level, but the most important thing that states and cities can do is to actually solve the law enforcement recruitment challenge that we have," he said.Vance said that current and veteran police officers are discouraging their relatives from joining the police force."And if you talk to local law enforcement, they'll tell- you know, sometimes you hear heartbreaking stories of a fourth, fifth-generation cop who says, 'I tell my son or daughter, do not go into law enforcement because it's so uncomfortable,' because they got attacked so much, especially back in 2020, 2021. And that's just left a really bad hangover."Vances comments came aftersix people have now been charged in last weekend's brutal street beating in Cincinnati as police hunt for the three remaining suspects, city officials said at a news conference Friday.CINCINNATI MAYORAL CANDIDATE, VP VANCE'S HALF-BROTHER, SLAMS CITY LEADERSHIP AFTER BRUTAL BEATDOWNAuthorities had previously said five people had been charged, three of whom had been arrested.Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said Friday that six people had now been charged with felonious assault and aggravated rioting. The city's fugitive apprehension unit is pursuing the three suspects who have not been captured yet."We've got to get the best and the brightest in law enforcement," Vance said. "I think the most important thing is local governments. You know, you still got a lot of blue, big city mayors, people who maybe have some, some memories of the defund the police movement. Maybe they themselves were actually advocating defending the police. They've got to say, Okay, this was a crazy moment.""We got to support our local cops, and we got to get good people back into law enforcement, because pretty much every big city police department is really understaffed," he added.

President Donald Trump unveiled plans Friday to reposition two nuclear submarines as he and Russias former president sparred over Trumps increased pressure on Moscow to end the war with Ukraine.After Trump announced a new deadline for Russia to end the conflict with Ukraine in early August, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that the announcement is an additional "step towards war.""Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that," Trump said in a post on Truth Social Friday.MEDVEDEV WARNS THAT TRUMP'S NEW DEADLINE TO END RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT IS A STEP TOWARDS WARThe announcement comes just weeks after Trump praised the contributions of a guided-missile submarine involved in the strikes against Iran, which launched more than two dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles at key Iranian targets, officials said."By the way, if anyone thinks our hardware was great over the weekend, far and away the strongest and best equipment we have, 20 years advanced over the pack, is our Nuclear Submarines," Trump said June 23 in a Truth Social post. "They are the most powerful and lethal weapons ever built, and just launched the 30 Tomahawks All 30 hit their mark perfectly. So, in addition to our Great Fighter Pilots, thank you to the Captain and Crew!"The mission, which targeted Iranian nuclear facilities Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, also involved more than 125 U.S. aircraft, including B-2 stealth bombers, according to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.TRUMP ATTACKS IRAN NUCLEAR SITES: ARE OUR TROOPS IN DANGER FROM RETALIATORY STRIKES?Caine did not disclose the name of the submarine that was involved in the Iran strikes. However, he said that a "guided-missile submarine" was involved.Four of the U.S. Navys Ohio-class submarines were converted into guided-missile submarines to accommodate conventional land attacks, as well as Special Operations Forces platforms. These submarines are the Ohio, Florida, Michigan and Georgia, according to the U.S. Navy.All U.S. Navy submarines are nuclear-powered, and Trump did not disclose additional details surrounding the submarines that would be repositioned amid increased tension with Russia. It is incredibly rare for defense officials to comment or reveal the locations of submarines, given the highly classified nature of their deployments and movements.Trump initially announced on July 14 that he would sign off on "severe tariffs" against Russia if Moscow were to fail to agree to a peace deal within 50 days. However, Trump said Monday that waiting that period of time was pointless as negotiations have continued to drag on for months."Im going to make a new deadline, of about 10 10 or 12 days from today," Trump told reporters in Scotland Monday. "Theres no reason for waiting. It was 50 days. I wanted to be generous, but we just dont see any progress being made."RUSSIAN LEADER CLAIMS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES PREPPED TO PROVIDE IRAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOLLOWING US STRIKESIn response, Medvedev, now the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, accused Trump of playing the "ultimatum game.""Trump's playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10 He should remember 2 things: 1. Russia isn't Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country," Medvedev said in a post on X on Monday.Trumps new deadline comes amid heightened frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid stalled progress toward peace between Russia and Ukraine, and just days after Russia launched more than 300 drones, four cruise missiles and three ballistic missiles into Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian air force.