Several House Democrats, including members of the "Squad," criticized the United States over the weekend at a conference in Mexico City that questioned U.S. influence and policies, with one lawmaker saying she was prouder to be Guatemalan than American.The second annual Panamerican Congress brought leftist officials from all over North and South America. Those in attendance included Democratic lawmakers: Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Presley of Massachusetts, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Jess Gilberto Garca and Delia Ramirez of Illinois.All are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.ESTABLISHMENT-BACKED DEMOCRAT WINS HIGH-PROFILE CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY IN ARIZONADuring her remarks at the opening of the event, Ramirez spoke about the Trump administration's illegal immigration crackdown and her own ancestry."Im a proud Guatemalan before Im an American," she declared in Spanish. The congresswoman also accused the U.S. of prioritizing "imperialism, militarization, conquest, control, competition in its attempt at domination."On her website, Ramirez, the child of immigrant parents, said her husband is in the country illegally and that she is the only congressional lawmaker "in a mixed-status marriage, and fights for the rights of DREAMers like her husband, Boris, and for comprehensive immigration reform."The White House condemned the remarks made by Ramirez, as well as her fellow Democrats."These Democrats comments are despicable and underscore their commitment to putting Americans last," White House spokesperson Liz Huston told Fox News Digital. "In stark contrast, President Trump is working tirelessly to secure peace deals, deport illegal alien criminals, and advance Americas interests at home and abroad."'WAR CRIMINAL NETANYAHU': 'SQUAD' MEMBERS ERUPT OVER ISRAEL'S 'RECKLESS' STRIKE ON IRANFox News Digital has reached out to Ramirezs office, as well as several lawmakers who attended the summit.In addition to immigration, speakers also voiced their views on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, Colombias deputy minister of multilateral affairs, praised Tlaib during his speech, calling her a "symbol of resistance," which prompted a standing ovation once he finished speaking.The summit was organized by the leader of Progressive International, a radical left-wing group that describes capitalism as a "virus" that must be "eradicated" in partnership with Morena, Mexicos ruling left-wing party, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported.WATCH: AOC OPENS UP ABOUT MEETING ZOHRAN MAMDANI, ICE ACTIVITY IN NYCGerardo Fernndez Noroa, president of the Mexican Senate and member of Morena, called out the "persecution" of migrants in the U.S. under the Trump administration.He called it "unjust, infamous, incorrect persecution where just for being a migrant and just for your skin color or your nationality, you are persecuted.""They are not only imprisoned, but sent to a prison that has been banned since World War II, such as Alligator Alcatraz," he said. "The United States government is grieving over drug use, but I haven't seen a single raid like the one they carry out against migrants against people who sell drugs in the United States."In a TV interview before the event, David Adler, the general coordinator for Progressive International and one of the summits main coordinators, said the intention of the summit was to confront authoritarian and fascist threats and shift authority from Washington, D.C. to developing countries, the DCNF reported, in the Global South, a term used to describe a loose division of nations across different continents that are generally poorer, have high levels of inequity and harsher living conditions.On its website, Progressive Internation described the U.S. as the "lynchpin of that imperial violence a position it has carefully built over two centuries."The group cited U.S. military installations overseas and the massive Pentagon budget."US militarism sustains profound political tensions around the world. Its interventions have destroyed nation after nation, leaving a trail of violence and sorrow in their wake," the website states. "Ending US militarism means saving lives."

Dramatic video shows rescuers aiding a hiker who fell approximately 25 feet onto rocks at a popular hiking spot.The incident occurred Sunday afternoon at Big Falls, located near Forest Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains.San Bernardino County Fire officials stated that emergency responders were alerted around 3:45 p.m. when someone heard cries for help coming from the area.Officials said the caller couldnt see the injured hiker but reported hearing cries for help coming from about halfway up the falls.FIVE HELICOPTERS NEEDED TO SAVE INJURED SOLO CLIMBER ON CALIFORNIA'S SECOND-HIGHEST PEAKInvestigators said the hiker slipped while attempting to navigate a wet and slick section of the waterfall, causing him to fall approximately 25 feet into a rocky basin below.Rescue crews hiked to the location and found that the victim had sustained serious injuries. After assessing his condition, they requested a helicopter equipped with hoisting capabilities, determining it was the safest and fastest method to reach and evacuate him from the steep terrain.3 HIKERS DIE IN WATERFALL PLUNGE NEAR POPULAR SUMMER VACATION DESTINATIONA paramedic was lowered from the helicopter and, with help from ground crews, secured the man in a stokes basket. He was then airlifted to a nearby trauma center, as seen in the dramatic video. His current medical status is unclear.No other injuries were reported.SKIER PLUMMETS 1,000 FEET DOWN MOUNTAINSeveral emergency units took part in the rescue, including a fire engine, rescue crew, battalion chief, a helicopter team and a public information officer.San Bernardino County Fire issued a reminder for hikers to remain on designated paths and be cautious near waterfalls."We respond to incidents at this popular location often, where people are seriously injured, so please make smart choices and stay safe," the department wrote in a post on X.

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order to create a White House Olympics task force for security purposes and other issues ahead of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.The task force is to be made up of members of Trumps cabinet as well as government agencies, an administration official told Reuters.One of the task forces top priorities will be coordinating federal, state and local government work on transportation. They will also "streamline visa processing and credentialing for foreign athletes, coaches, officials, and media," per an email to Reuters.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"During his first term, President Trump was instrumental in securing Americas bid to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Monday. "The president considers it a great honor to oversee this global sporting spectacle in his second term."LA28 chair and president Casey Wasserman said the task force "marks an important step forward in our planning efforts and reflects our shared commitment to delivering not just the biggest, but the greatest Games the world has ever seen in the summer of 2028."US OLYMPIC TEAM TO COMPLY WITH TRUMP'S 'KEEPING MEN OUT OF WOMEN'S SPORTS' EXECUTIVE ORDERWasserman is expected to join Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon for the signing.Before that, the United States will be a host site for the FIFA World Cup, something Trump has expressed a great deal of pleasure in welcoming in 2026.While Canada and Mexico will be auxiliary hosts, the main host country for the World Cup will be the United States. It is the first tournament to be hosted by three nations. The U.S. holds 11 of the 16 cities serving as hosts for the soccer event, with the final being played in East Rutherford, New Jerseys MetLife Stadium.So, while this task force will be planning for 2028, the United States will have security protocols in place for the World Cup, which could be used two years afterward as well.Los Angeles has been a host site for two Olympic Games, the first of which was in 1932 and the most recent in 1984.The LA28 Opening Ceremony is slated for July 14, 2028, and the competition will run through July 30. There are also the LA28 Paralympic Games, which will begin on Aug. 15, 2028 and go through Aug. 27, 2028.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

On July 31 and Aug. 1, The New York Times ran two stories pouring cold water on the release of the previously classified "Annex" to the Report of Special Counsel John Durham dated May 23, 2023. But the authors Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman misdirected their readers' attention from the start to a non-issue, with the help of a literally false headline claiming Durham found certain documents in the Annex to have been "faked" by Russian intelligence.Thats the basis upon which the Times, Washington Post, Politico, network news, and other legacy media have myopically focused their reporting on the FBIs Crossfire Hurricane investigation of President Trump which we know was "faked" by the FBI, CIA, and Obama White House.JONATHAN TURLEY: DEMOCRATS PULLED THE GREATEST POLITICAL CON JOB EVER ON AMERICANS. IT'S FINALLY UNRAVELINGPart of Durhams investigation looked into why the FBI did NOTHING literally after first receiving the Russian intelligence information in late July 2016, as contrasted with how the FBI reacted to information nearly 60 days old received from an Australian diplomat about a meeting in a London bar. The Annex includes previously classified information on the receipt of "Special Intelligence" throughout the first part of 2016 from a friendly foreign government, showing Russias seemingly real-time knowledge of the inner machinations of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.The Annex is a document authored by Durhams team.Since the source documents upon which the Russian memos were based were not provided or at least not made public the accuracy of Russian memos paraphrasing/referencing to the source documents is unknown. All those qualifiers go to the work of "analysis" what is this document, where does it originate, what does it say, what does it rely upon, can it be corroborated separately, what is our level of confidence in accepting the contents as accurate at face value, etc.?Two items that have attracted the most attention, and which the Times' stories focus on, are "emails" purportedly written by Leonard Bernardo, dated July 25 and July 27, 2016.Bernardo worked for a George Soros-related entity.His emails were hacked, and he had communications with senior Clinton campaign officials.The Annex does not have actual "emails" as you might find them on Bernardos computer or a recipients computer they have none of the typical email formatting.What they appear to be are "retyped" versions of the text in the body of emails into a Russian language memo, the Russian memo was translated into English, with Durham "cutting & pasting" the English translation into his report.The July 25 "email" includes the allegation that Hillary Clinton approved a plan conceived by a "foreign policy adviser" to "vilify" then-candidate Donald Trump by falsely linking him to Russia Pres. Putin. As for the Russian language memo we dont know the date -- Durham provides an English translation that includes the following:"According to data from the election campaign headquarters of Hillary Clinton, obtained via the U.S. Soros Foundation, on July 26, 2016, Clinton approved a plan by her policy advisor Juliana Smith to smear Donald Trump by magnifying the scandal tied to the intrusion Russian special services in the pre-election process to benefit the Republican candidate."The Russian memo says next "As envisioned by Smith."This suggests that maybe among the documents supporting the memo is a description of Smiths plan either by Smith herself or someone else familiar enough with the details to describe it."As envisioned by Smith, raising the theme of 'Putins support for Trump' to the level of the Olympic scandal would divert constituents attention from the investigation of Clintons compromised electronic correspondence."The Russian memo, which had to have been written after July 27 since it had contents from a July 27 email in it, describes precisely what followed over the next 100 days leading up to the election establishing "Putins support for Trump" was the goal of the supposed "plan."The Russian memo goes on:"by subsequently steering public opinion towards the notion that it [the public] needs to equate Putins efforts to influence political processes in the United States via cyberspace to acts against critically important infrastructure (resembling a national power supply network) would force the White House [read "OBAMA"] to use more confrontational scenarios vis--vis Moscow."The memo says the Clinton campaign will seek to blow up the significance of Russian election interference which happens in every election by equating it to an attack on vital national infrastructure, and link Putin and Trump together in the effort, i.e., any election interference by Putin is really a proxy for an attack on democracy by Trump.FBI'S CONTROVERSIAL TRUMP-RUSSIA ACTIONS PREDICTED WITH 'ALARMING SPECIFICITY' BY FOREIGN ACTORS: SOURCESEither the Russian intelligence services are clairvoyant and should be playing the lottery every week, or they wandered into a trove of correspondence between people associated with the Clinton campaign describing precisely the game plan executed by the campaign, and White House, CIA, and FBI on its behalf.The July 27 email attributed to Bernardo is also relatively short in terms of what Durham sets forth as the verbatim text taken from the Russian memo, and it confirms that Clinton approved "Julias idea."The Times' authors falsely reported that Durham called the two Bernardo emails "fake" and said that they were "concocted" by Russian intelligence. Hence, according to the Times, all the controversy surrounding the release of Annex materials was made irrelevant by that finding.But Durham didnt conclude the emails were fake. What did he conclude?His teams "best assessment" was that they were "composites" some portion of the text of each was taken from other sources and combined into the text that appeared under Bernardos name as an "email."It is clear that Bernardo did not write them, i.e., they are not "authentic."But it is also clear that some amount of the content in each was accurate and predicted events that would unfold over the next 100 days. Durham reached that conclusion only after a long and involved process designed to understand both what the emails were, and how much of the content of the Special Intelligence was accurate.Everything and I mean everything -- Durham did to answer those questions were things the FBI chose to NOT DO in or after August 2016. Durham asked intelligence analysts FBI and CIA presumably if the emails appeared authentic. Most said that they did.Some noted that Bernardo was, in fact, a victim of hacking by the Russians, so it would not be surprising if his emails were in the Russians hands.It was noted by some that the Russians could have fabricated or altered the original information taken from the source documents.Just the fact that some analysts believed the emails appeared to be authentic should have been enough to push the FBI into action.But it did nothing.Durham interviewed Bernardo and showed him the emails.The FBI never did that.Bernardo said he did not recognize them, and there was language in them that he would not have used -- specifically the sentence "Later the FBI will put more oil into the fire."Judging intelligence translated from a foreign language is tricky.Bernardo denied using that phrase, but how far off is that from a very similar phrase more commonly used by a native English speaker "Pour gas onto the fire"? Bernardos original document would have been in English then translated to Russian then the Russian version translated back to English.Thats how "gas onto the fire" ends up as "oil into the fire."Bernardo also said he did not know who "Julie" was as referenced in the July 25 email.But he noted that the final sentence in the July 25 email that "things are ghastly for US-Russian relations" was phrased as something that he would write. Durham gathered documents with grand jury subpoenas and search warrants.He looked for the documents obtained by Russian hackers.As for the July 25 and July 27 emails, Durham did not find those among the emails of the Soros Foundation.But he found other emails either emails or attachments to emails sent by people other than Bernardo with language identical to Bernardo.Specifically, a passage in the July 25 email was taken directly from an email written by Tim Mauer, who worked for the Carnegie Endowment as a cyber expert.Mauer had never seen the Bernardo emails but agreed that one passage was taken from an email he had sent to colleagues at Carnegie also hacked by the Russians.Durham also interviewed Julianne Smith, who was a Clinton campaign foreign policy advisor, and who did involve herself in efforts to amplify the threat of the Putin-Trump relationship to U.S. national security.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONIt is noteworthy that Durham begins this portion as follows:"Smith stated she did not specifically remember proposing a plan to Clinton or other Campaign leadership to try to tie Trump to Putin and Russia."That phrasing is never accidental "did not specifically remember" leaves much room to extricate oneself if a document emerges later that says what it is you claim to not remember.Agents are trained to note such phrases exactly as stated by the person being interviewed.Smith did say "it was possible" she had proposed ideas to campaign leadership "who may have approved those ideas." Again Durham is showing her emails about a "Clinton Plan" she supposedly hatched, and she cannot be confident what other documents he might have that he isnt showing her.While she didnt remember much of anything about anything, the one thing she was certain of is that she would never have made a proposal that had as part of its execution the involvement of the FBI in furtherance of the effort.Prior to Durham, the FBI did none of this and has never offered an explanation for why.THAT was the point made by Durhams Annex.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WILLIAM SHIPLEY

EXCLUSIVE: CINCINNATI, OHIO - A viral video showing several people being brutally beaten in downtown Cincinnati has Vivek Ramaswamy decrying a pervasive "anti-law enforcement culture" in American society.The former 2024 presidential hopeful and Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke with Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview on Monday evening ahead of a Cincinnati town hall event addressing combating violence, saying that he believes the Cincinnati beating "catalyzed a conversation in our state and frankly across the country about this issue of violent crime in the cities of the United States of America."He called the beating of Holly, a woman in the video who apparently was attempting to intervene to help another victim, "totally unconscionable."In the video, a group of people can be seen pummeling two victims, one of whom, a woman later identified as Holly, ended up with "very bad brain trauma." The incident occurred in the early morning hours of July 26 on the corner of Fourth and Elm streets, outside a popular nightclub.Ramaswamy shared thathe has been in contact with Holly after first reaching out to her to check in on her well-being after the beating. He previously revealed Holly told him that no local elected officials reached out to her after the incident.RAMASWAMY PLEDGES 'RULE OF LAW' REVIVAL AFTER VIRAL CINCINNATI MOB ATTACK"One of the reasons I wanted to reach out was just to see if we could help but also to hear her perspective on the front lines of what she wants to see come out of this," he explained. "The fact of the matter is she, and victims like her, want to make sure that violent crime like this doesn't spread, that we're able to use what was a tragedy, and it was a travesty what happened in Cincinnati, to be able to adopt policies that actually stop this reckless crime in our cities, stop the wave of violent crime in cities."Another angle of the fight shows a victim being beaten in the middle of the street and yelling racial slurs. Some claim the male victim slapped one of the perpetrators before the fight, sparking the beatdown.Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said in a press conference that there are a total of six victims. Six people have been charged with crimes, and four have been arrested. The city's fugitive task force is searching for the two suspects who are still at large. Theetge said that out of the approximately 100 people who witnessed the incident or were involved in the brawl, only one individual called law enforcement.Jermaine Matthews, 39,Dominique Kittle, 37,Montianez Merriweather, 34, and Dekyra Vernon, 24, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the fight.SCOOP: RAMASWAMY PLEDGES TO SPEND AT LEAST $30M OF HIS MONEY IN OHIO'S RACE FOR GOVERNORHe said the U.S. should be a place "where Americans can actually feel just safe to go into their cities, have a good night without fear of getting beaten up or assaulted.""I don't think that's too much to ask in the greatest nation known to the history of mankind. I don't think it's too much to ask in Cincinnati, Ohio," he said.Regarding the vast majority of bystanders not intervening during the beating, Ramaswamy commented,"It is sad to see the anti-law enforcement culture, the anti-rule of law culture spread across our country."WHY DIDN'T ANYONE BREAK UP CINCINNATI BEATING? BYSTANDER BEHAVIOR EXPERT EXPLAINS"I think there are deeper issues relating to just people being agnostic to the rule of the law, people being desensitized to this kind of violence," he went on, adding, "At our best as human beings, that's not who we are. We feel compassion when something like this happens. Ignoring it is not compassion. Ignoring is cruelty."He called for more "open dialogue" rather than "sweeping these issues under the rug."He said that some have criticized him for calling attention to the beating, saying "some of them make it seem like the bigger crime than the assault was actually noticing it.""I don't think that's the case. I think that actually the way we're going to bring people together is through what we're doing tonight. Open dialogue, open discussion," he explained.

Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke said Democrats need to be willing to "fight fire with fire" when it comes to Republicans looking to redraw congressional districts."And this redistricting, which is just, you know, shorthand for members of Congress choosing their own voters," O'Rourke said on "TheJoy Reid Show" podcast on Monday."Thats going to make this even worse unless we stop it," O'Rourke continued. "And so my hope is - and I hear this from everyone, everywhere - that Democrats fight back with everything they have. Fight fire with fire. So, if that means the Texas state house Democrats need to leave the state to deny their Republican colleagues a quorum, so be it."TEXAS MAP FIGHT ESCALATES AS JEFFRIES VOWS ALL OPTIONS TO STOP GOP PLANDozens of Democratic lawmakers in Texas reportedlyleft the state over the weekend totry and stop the redistricting vote. The lawmakers participated in a Sunday press conferencewith Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.A minimum of100 members of the 150-member Texas House must be present to do business.Last week, Texas HouseRepublicans introduced a redistricting proposal that could net five new Republican congressional seats. The draft map is likely to change before approval by both state legislative chambers.The proposal looks to redraw district lines to include more Republican-leaning areas inDemocratic areas like Dallas and Houston.TRUMP, REPUBLICANS RACE TO REDRAW TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL MAP AS DEMOCRATS THREATEN LEGAL WARO'Rourke also praised California Democratic Gov.Gavin Newsoms alleged plans to redraw lines in California."If Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to follow through on his threat to redistrict in California to give Democrats more advantage there, I know no one likes this, but we've got to win power until we can change it," Newsom said. "And if we don't do everything we can, we'll not get that power.""And then the third thing is," he added, "if they do succeed in redrawing these districts, Democrats have to be ready to compete in and win them, not just the five newly created districts, if that's what they end up doing, but Republican districts that before were considered to be safe, that will have to lose some Republican voters to these newly gerrymandered districts."Fox News Amanda Macias contributed to this report.

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders revealed that he dealt with bladder cancer this spring, resulting in a surgery during which his bladder was removed.As "Coach Prime" went through this health scare, his son Shedeur Sanders was preparing for his first year in the NFL.Shedeur, a fifth-round pick by the Cleveland Browns in April, spoke with reporters on Monday at training camp, and he revealed what his fathers message was to him during this tough time for the family.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Dad, hes one person that hell handle his; we handle what weve got to do," Shedeur, whose brother Shiloh is also fighting for a roster spot on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said. "It was like, Yall need to focus on what yall could focus on. Yall cant sit here and feel sorry for me.' At the end of the day, youre all able to see and youre all able to understand everything on and off the field that I go through."So, then youve got to be some type of human at some point in the way Im doing everything and how Im handling everything thats thrown at me. Youve got no choice but to applaud that."Deion Sanders announced his health scare, which had been speculated about for months by football fans, on July 28 alongside Buffaloes doctors.DEION SANDERS REVEALS HE FOUGHT BLADDER CANCERThe 57-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer and coach had "very high-risk, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer," according to his oncologist. He is now cancer-free."We removed the tumor. It was very high-grade and invading through the bladder wall," said Dr. Janet Kukreja, urological oncology director at CU Anshutz. "I am pleased to report that the results from the surgery are that he is cured from the cancer."The cancer could have spread to the muscle, according to Dr. Kukreja, which happens in about half of cases."Only about 10% of people live five years, even with our current medical treatment, if it metastasizes," she added.So, as Shedeur mentioned, it really has been quite the rollercoaster off the field for him since he left his fathers program to join the NFL ranks.It began with possibly being a first-round draft pick, only to fall to Day 3 when the Browns finally took him off board in the fifth round at 144th overall. The Browns had previously drafted Oregons Dillon Gabriel, a fellow Heisman Trophy finalist, in the third round.Its considered by many to be the worst fall in a draft class, but Shedeur has been nothing but positive about his opportunity with Cleveland.The Browns, though, have him listed as fourth on their current depth chart on their site, which isnt a definitive ranking among the quarterbacks in the locker room. However, it does give good direction as to where head coach Kevin Stefanski is looking in that regard.Joe Flacco, who led the Browns to the playoffs two seasons ago, returned to the team as the presumptive starter. Kenny Pickett, though, is dealing with a hamstring injury, as is Gabriel right now. Shedeur also missed Saturdays practice due to arm soreness.Shedeur hasnt taken any first-team snaps, as the Browns are slow-playing his development early in camp. As such, Shedeur didnt want his father showing up in Berea, Ohio, the home of the Browns facility, like he did in Tampa Bay where Shiloh is competing at safety."I dont want him to come and see me get a couple of reps, and then hes cheering like a good dad," Shedeur said. "Like, Nah, you cant be proud of me right now. I got to get to where Im going. I know theres a lot Ive got to do to get there. I just want everything that Im doing to be focused on this time, and I dont want distractions."We know how everybody would take it, as taking away from the team, with my own dad showing up. Its a gift and a curse at the same time."Shedeur says hes looking forward to the Browns first preseason game, which comes this Friday against the Carolina Panthers.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

At a Cincinnati town hall Monday held in the wake of brutal beating of a White woman that went viral online, Vivek Ramaswamy was put on the spot by an audience member who claimed Black history has been swept "under the table" in America.Answering the man's concerns, the Ohio Republican candidate for governor said, "We have to confront what is true. Not just what makes us comfortable." But he also praised America as a country built on ideals and that strives to uphold them, however imperfectly.The questioner, identified by his first name Robert, told Ramaswamy that when it came to the debate over public safety in the U.S., he does not take a partisan side, but Robert complained that the history of Black people in America has not been adequately part of contemporary conversations around public safety.DEMOCRATIC POLICIES PAVED WAY FOR CINCINNATI BRAWL, SAY OHIO REPUBLICANS: 'FEAR AND CHAOS'"You have to understand how our people feel, because we were brought here in slave ships over 400 years ago, and we were treated like animals, like cattle hung on trees, families separated, our heritage taken from us so that we didn't know who we were as a people. Now, I say, you act like this is a new thing. This balance that you see out here," Robert posed to Ramaswamy."Well, look over the 400 years of all the violence that was perpetrated on our people You want to sweep our history under the table, but you don't sweep the Ashkenazi Jews with the Hitler thing under the table. All the things that you did to the other races of people, you don't sweep that under the table. But when it comes down to the black Negro, we can always sweep what happened to us under the table."In response to the question, Ramswamy quipped about how the difficult question was proof that the night's questions were not pre-screened by him or his team. Ramswamy candidly added that the question made him a bit "uncomfortable" but said leaders should be expected to answer such difficult questions."Of course, we're not perfect. In fact, we're destined to never be perfect because we're not a nation comprised of gods, we're a nation comprised of human beings, and we're a nation founded on a set of ideals. So, that means you will always be imperfect," Ramaswamy said in response to the race-conscious question.Ramaswamy pointed to China and Iran to further explain his point.RAMASWAMY PLEDGES RULE OF LAW REVIVAL AFTER VIRAL CINCINNATI MOB ATTACK"Nobody ever criticizes China, or Iran, or whatever for hypocrisy, because to be a hypocritical nation, you have to have ideals in the first place," Ramaswamy said."I'm not going to say America was perfect for every chapter of our national history. Of course not. We're a nation founded on ideals. We're nation founded on human beings, so we'll always fall short of those ideals," Ramaswamy continued. "But I would rather live in a country that has ideals and falls short of them. Than to live in a country with no ideals at all."While Ramaswamy went on to say that no one's ethnic history should be swept under the rug, he also posited that last week's history, referring to a widely publicized public beating caught on camera in Cincinnati that went viral and caused an uproar of criticism over public safety and crime, should not be ignored either."We have to confront what is true. Not just what makes us comfortable, but precisely when it does not," Ramaswamy said.As Ramaswamy concluded his response to the question about race, the potential Ohio governor noted one part of the questioner's ask, which "land[ed] with [him] a little bit differently.""When you say our people, when I hear that, I'm thinking that our people is everybody in this room. I see black, white, brown, man, woman. These are our people. America is our people. Ohio is our people. Cincinnati is our people. And I believe it is the God-given right of every person to be able to live a life free of violence," Ramaswamy said before ending his response to the question. "And may I even say, if you're a hard-working American, to go into your city whether you're black or white without fear of actually being assaulted or battered, that ought to be the birthright of every American. That's what I want for our people."

The National Park Service announced Monday that it will be restoring and reinstating a statue of Confederate General Albert Pike."The National Park Service announced today that it will restore and reinstall the bronze statue of Albert Pike, which was toppled and vandalized during riots in June 2020," the Monday announcement from the National Park Service read."The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nations capital and re-instate pre-existing statues," it added.REP. WESLEY HUNT DEFENDS TRUMP'S MOVE TO RESTORE ROBERT E. LEE'S NAME TO MILITARY BASEOn June 19, 2020, also known as Juneteenth, the day that recognizes the end of slavery in the United States, protesterstoppled the statue of Pike and set it on fire.Pike, who was a Confederate general in the Civil War, also served as anassociate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.The vandalization occurred during the anti-racism riots that erupted across the country after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.TRUMP ANNOUNCES HE IS 'RESTORING' THE NAMES OF SEVERAL BASES CHANGED UNDER BIDENThe announcement pointed to PresidentDonald Trumps executive orders on "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful," and "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History."The orders call for the protection of American monuments, preservation of American history and heritage, and combating the "revisionist movement."In a statement to Fox News Digital, White House official Lindsey Halligan said, "Thank you to the National Park Service for announcing the restoration of the Albert Pike statute after it was unlawfully toppled and vandalized."Halligan added, "Erected in 1901 and funded entirely by private Masonic organizations, the statute stood for over a century as a tribute to Pikes contributions as a scholar and Masonic leader. Such action aligns with President Trumps Executive Order 14253, which calls for reinstating monuments removed under ideological pressure. Its encouraging to see our National Park Service stand up for historical preservation, due process, and the rule of law."

Comedian Andrew Schulz slammed President Donald Trump for not following through on his campaign pledge to provide universal coverage for IVF fertility treatments in a social media post Sunday.In his Instagram stories, Schulz reposted a Washington Post report headlined, "Trump promised to mandate IVF care. The White House says there's no plans to do so."Alongside the headline, Schulz wrote, "You dont break your word. Your word breaks you."The comedian and podcaster famously interviewed Trump and voted for him in the November election, but has been increasingly critical in recent weeks over what he perceives as broken promises from the president.ANDREW SCHULZ TURNS ON TRUMP OVER BUDGET, WARS, EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS: I VOTED FOR NONE OF THISIn his social media post, he blasted Trump for flip-flopping "once again" and directed his followers to a charity that helps pay for IVF services."For anyone that is looking for financial assistance with IVF (especially now that @realdonaldtrump flip-flopped once again on a campaign promise), please look into @babyquestgrants. Its a wonderful charity that we are working with that specifically provides financial aid for fertility treatments," Schulz's post read.Roughly one year ago, Trump pledged that he would mandate free in vitro fertilization treatment for women if he won a second term."I'm announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will pay for or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs associated with IVF treatment," Trump told supporters during a campaign rally in Michigan last August. "Because we want more babies, to put it nicely."'PROMISES KEPT': TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO 'AGGRESSIVELY' MAKE IVF MORE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLEIn February, Trump signed an executive order expanding access to IVF and other fertility treatments through the reduction of out-of-pocket costs. The order directed the Domestic Policy Council to find ways to make IVF and other fertility treatments more affordable.The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. However, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told the Washington Post in response to its report that the president's work to expand IVF access was ongoing."President Trump pledged to expand access to fertility treatments for Americans who are struggling to start families," Jackson said in a statement. "The Administration is committed like none before to using its authorities to deliver on this pledge."TRUMP'S IDEA TO MAKE AMERICANS HAVE BABIES AGAIN GETS MIXED REVIEWS FROM EXPERTSThis is not the first time Schulz has taken aim at Trump. On a July 10 episode of his "Flagrant" podcast, Schulz complained about Trump, "Everything he campaigned on, I believe he wanted to do, and now hes doing the exact opposite thing of every single f---ing thing."Schulz specifically called out the president over increasing the national debt, funding foreign wars and the recent announcement that there was no Jeffrey Epstein "client list.""Therell be people, theyll DM and say, You see what your boys doing? You voted for this. Im like, I voted for none of this! Hes doing the exact opposite of everything Ive voted for!" he said at the time.Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this report.