"The View" co-host Ana Navarro derided first lady Melania Trumps peace letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin as something that "falls under the category of stuff thats so hypocritical you almost cant believe it" on Tuesday.In an Instagram video, Navarro recounted parts of the first ladys letter that was delivered to Putin during Friday's summit with President Donald Trump in Alaska. In the letter, the first lady urged Putin to end his war against Ukraine on behalf of the children."Mr. Putin, you can singlehandedly restore their melodic laughter," the first lady wrote. "In protecting the innocence of these children, you will do more than serve Russia aloneyou serve humanity itself."Navarro blasted the letter as an example of "performative" hypocrisy because of President Trumps immigration and spending policies.'THE VIEW' HOSTS MOCK MELANIA TRUMP AFTER INTERVIEW CRITICIZING VOGUE, POKE FUN AT MODELING CAREER"Think about what her husband, what Donald Trump, is doing to the children of immigrants in America, and to U.S. citizen children of immigrants," Navarro said. "How many of those children are living with the fear of their parents being dragged through the streets of America? Their car windows smashed in? Their parents beaten by masked men and disappeared?"She added, "How about the children all over the world who are not receiving U.S. aid because her husband's government decided we shouldn't be feeding starving children all over the world? How about all those kids?"Navarro sarcastically applauded the first ladys letter as a "good thing" for Ukrainian children but told her to "start a little closer to home.""Maybe she should turn around and say the exact same thing to her husband, because there are children in America crying, suffering, going to bed in fear, returning to homes that are abandoned and empty, not knowing where their next meal is coming from because of what her husband is doing," Navarro said.MELANIA TRUMP REP SLAMS THE VIEW FOR SHAMEFUL BODY DOUBLE SEGMENTNavarro wrote another Instagram post a few hours later attacking Melania Trumps letter again, with an additional jab at her marriage."So Melania, its good you write a letter to Putin. Now, how about you write one to the man you sleep with oh, wait," Navarro wrote.Navarro and her other "View" co-hosts have targeted the first lady in the past during Trumps first term and even when he was out of office.In October, Sunny Hostin went so far as to claim that Mrs. Trump "hates" her husband and "wants to take him out."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"I think she hates him. OK, so we can all agree that. Thats a given. I also think that she wants to take him out. She does not want to be the first lady anymore. She doesnt want to be the first lady. She destroyed the Rose Garden. Who hates Christmas? Melania Trump hates Christmas. She doesnt want to decorate for Christmas. She doesnt want anything to do with him. She doesnt want to sleep in the same room with him. She cant tolerate him," Hostin said at the time.Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.

The Texas legislature is poised to take up a new congressional redistricting bill put forward by Republicans on Wednesday, following weeks of pushback from Democrats.It is unclear how quickly Republicans will be able to vote on the redistricting plan, as it must go through floor debate before coming to a vote. It is a victory for Republicans, nevertheless, as Democrats who fled the state in an effort to block the plan are now back in the capitol. If passed, the new congressional map would likely flip five seats currently held by Democrats over to Republicans, a reality that has unleashed cries of gerrymandering across the country.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vowed to "fight fire with fire," saying New York Democrats will pursue their own redistricting plan.BETO O'ROURKE ASKED POINT BLANK WHY HE'S HELPING DEMS FLEE TEXAS RATHER THAN HELPING TEXASCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has followed suit, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) proposing a California congressional map that would flip five Republican seats over to Democrats.COLBERT CONFRONTS JB PRITZKER WITH MAP SHOWING ILLINOIS GERRYMANDERINGMeanwhile, more Republican states, including Ohio, Florida, Indiana and Missouri, are moving forward with or considering their own redistricting efforts, as are Democratic states such as Maryland and Illinois.Nowhere has a redistricting battle been more dramatic than in Texas, however, where roughly 50 Democratic state lawmakers absconded from a special legislative session to block the vote in early August.TRUMP, REPUBLICANS RACE TO REDRAW TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL MAP AS DEMOCRATS THREATEN LEGAL WARDemocrats fled to Illinois and New York, but they faced a $500 fine for each day they refused to return home. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, and other state officials hit the Democratic legislators with lawsuits seeking criminal charges or to have them removed from office entirely.The walkout ended when Democrats returned on Monday, saying they had accomplished their goals of blocking a vote during the first special legislative session and persuading Democrats in other states to take retaliatory steps.Reuters contributed to this report.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson will be the backup for Daniel Jones to start the 2025 season, the team announced on Tuesday.Richardson was the No. 4 overall pick of the 2023 draft but has struggled with injuries and consistent play, which forced the Colts hand just a few weeks before the official start of the regular season. Indianapolis will play the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 7.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDeric Jackson, the quarterbacks agent, responded to the Colts decision in a statement to ESPN. He suggested that some of Colts head coach Shane Steichens decision-making when it came to his client put the player in a bad position and may have damaged the organizations credibility."Trust is a big factor and that is, at best, questionable right now," Jackson told the network. "Anthony came back and made the improvements in the areas he needed to improve. And by all accounts, he had a great camp."ESPN STAR STEPHEN A SMITH RIPS BROWNS ROOKIE FOR 'VERY DUMB' COMMENTS ABOUT MEDIAHe added that when the team needed a big play in 2024, the ball was put into Richardsons hands. Despite being benched for two games, he had 1,814 passing yards, eight touchdown passes and was 6-5 in the 11 games he started for the team.Regardless, Steichen chose the former New York Giants player instead of Richardson.The ex-Florida Gators standout said there were no hard feelings toward the third-year head coach over the decision."I guess you could say (I was) somewhat surprised, but at the end of the day we all knew somebody was going to have to be on this end of the stick and, you know, it was me," Richardson said. "I feel like I did improve. My improvement was there, but there are still ways I can improve, still ways I can become a better player, become a starter in the league."The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Pierce Brosnan wouldn't be opposed to returning to the James Bond franchise after Denis Villeneuve signed onto the project.Brosnan had a good sense of humor about the topic, telling the Radio Times: "I dont think anyone wants to see a craggy, 72-year-old Bond, but if Villeneuve had something up his sleeve I would look at it in a heartbeat.""Why not? Its great entertainment. It could be lots of laughs. Bald caps, prosthetics who knows?"EX-BOND GIRL HALLE BERRY DOESN'T THINK MAKING 007 A WOMAN IS THE RIGHT THING TO DOBrosnan portrayed a version of 007 from 1995 until 2002. He starred in four total films "GoldenEye," "Tomorrow Never Dies," "The World Is Not Enough" and "Die Another Day."The actor admitted he and his wife have been on the lookout for Amazon's big reveal ever since the streamer took over full creative control of the franchise from the Broccoli family in February. Amazon initially acquired the distribution rights to the Bond films in 2022 after purchasing MGM."I have been listening to the drumbeat of expectation of whos going to be the next James Bond," Brosnan revealed. "There are many great candidates out there, and Im sure theyre going to make it a spectacle of delight."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSWhile there may be a handful of great candidates, Brosnan's "The Thursday Murder Club" co-star Helen Mirren insisted 007 "has to be a guy.""Im such a feminist, but James Bond has to be a guy," she told Saga magazine. "You cant have a woman. It just doesnt work. James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERRobert Davi, who played the villain Franz Sanchez in the 1989 James Bond film "License to Kill," said he hopes the franchise does not go "woke" now that Amazon has creative control, in an interview with Fox News Digital."I hope it doesn't," Davi said in February."You know, I was very close to 'Cubby' Broccoli and his wife, Dana, and the legacy... And they were, as far as I'm concerned, they were Ronald Reagan conservatives and wonderful people. And you know, I think if we succumb to every fad especially one that's not based on total science it's a little frightening."

Congressman Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, blasted Democrats and the members of the media who have been critical ofPresident Donald Trump sending the National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C., in an effort to curb the rampant crime plaguing the city.Hunt also revealed that his own D.C. apartment complex in theNavy Yard area was broken into last year, leaving a front desk attendant robbed of her belongings just several floors away from the congressmans own unit."Downstairs in my apartment complex, there was a woman who was robbed," Hunt told Fox News Digital. "She had her computer stolen, her phone stolen, and her iPad stolen right behind the desk, and we were all blocks away from the Capitol.""I was a three-minute drive away from the Capitol when this happened," Hunt added. "Across the street from our complex was whereHenry Cuellar was robbed at gunpoint. I don't understand what these [critics] are talking about. It's not safe."MS-13 GANG MEMBER ARRESTED IN DC AS BONDI TOUTS ADMIN'S 'EXTRAORDINARY' CRIME CRACKDOWNTrumps military intervention to combat crime in D.C. has been widely criticized by Democrats, with House Judiciaryranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., introducing a resolution last week to prevent the president from keeping service members in the district.Because Washington, D.C., is not a state, Trump was able to invoke Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, allowing himto declare a public emergency and deploy federal resources into the area."Just like I took care of the Border, where you had ZERO Illegals coming across last month, from millions the year before, I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN," Trump stated in anAug. 11 White House fact sheet on the emergency declaration. "Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again."DC POLICE ACCUSED OF CHANGING CRIME STATS JUST WEEKS BEFORE TRUMP FEDERALIZED CITYHunt also noted the actions of several Democrat governors who used their respective states National Guard to combat various issues."Tim Walz used the National Guard to implement COVID restrictions on people, not to take care of the murder capital of the United States," Hunt told Fox. "Gavin Newsom is willing to clean up downtown LA in California for the president of China to come visit, but you won't clean it up just for everyday citizens when all this crime is happening?"The White House has also touted the success of the military presence in the nations capital, withpress secretary Karoline Leavitt telling reporters during a Tuesday press briefing that 465 arrests have been made since the start of the operation, including an MS-13 gang member illegally in the U.S. with convictions for drug possession and driving while intoxicated (DWI).PHOTOS: FEDS TAKE OVER DC AS TRUMP CRACKS DOWN ON CAPITAL CRIME"Thanks to President Trump's leadership and the outstanding work of both federal and local law enforcement, dangerous gang members like the one picked up last night will not be allowed on the streets of our nation's capital," Leavitt told the press.As for the residents of D.C., James Laverty, a staffer on Capitol Hill, told Fox News that the military presence has made a "noticeable difference" in the nations capital."In certain areas, like Navy Yard and U Street, it feels much safer than it did just a week ago," Laverty told Fox. "This past weekend, there was a noticeable difference in the vibe late at night, and I think it goes without saying that the impact of the National Guard on the streets is the clear reason for the newly found safe sentiment in DC."

Vice President JD Vance who eviscerated European leaders earlier this year for allegedly retreating on free speech, essentially threatening fundamental democratic values recently played a commanding role in convincing the United Kingdom to drop its demands that Apple provide the British government a "backdoor" to personal user data, Fox News Digital has learned.A U.S. official told Fox News Digital that Vance "was in charge and was personally involved in negotiating a deal, including having direct conversations with the British government."Working with U.K. partners, the vice president "negotiated a mutually beneficial understanding" that the British government "will withdraw the current backdoor order to Apple," the U.S. official said, adding that the "agreement between our two governments maintains each countrys sovereignty while ensuring close cooperation on data sharing."BIPARTISAN LETTER WARNS GABBARD NEW UK ORDER FOR BACKDOOR APPLE DATA COULD JEOPARDIZE AMERICANSThe U.S. official further told Fox News Digital that the vice president "took a strong interest in this issue because of his background in technology, his concern for privacy, and his [sincere] commitment to maintain a strong U.S.-U.K. relationship."Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said in an X post on Monday that she, alongside President Donald Trump and Vance, had been working "closely with our partners in the U.K." over the past several months "to ensure Americans' private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected.""As a result, the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a back door that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties," Gabbard wrote.Fox News Digital reached out to Apple and the British Home Office for comment but did not immediately hear back.In February, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.,penned a letter to the then-newly confirmed DNI, informing Gabbard of recent press reports that the U.K.s home secretary "served Apple with a secret order" at the start of the year, "directing the company to weaken the security of its iCloud backup service to facilitate government spying."The directive reportedly required Apple to weaken the encryption of its iCloud backup service, giving the British government "blanket capability" to access customers encrypted files. Reports further stated that the order was issued under the U.K.s Investigatory Powers Act 2016, commonly known as the "Snoopers Charter," which does not require a judges approval, according to the letter previously obtained by Fox News Digital.Wyden, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Biggs, who chairs a House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, informed Gabbard that Apple "is reportedly gagged from acknowledging that it received such an order, and the company faces criminal penalties that prevent it from even confirming to the U.S. Congress the accuracy of these press reports." The letter focused on the threat of China, Russia and other adversaries spying on Americans.At the Munich Security Conference in February, Vance, meanwhile, said that the threat he worried about the most when it comes to Europe was not China, Russia or "any other external actor," but rather "the threat from within the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America." Vance specifically cited the case of Adam Smith-Connor, a British Army veteran and physiotherapist, who was prosecuted under the U.K.s "buffer zone" or "safe access zone" laws around abortion clinics. British police confronted him for silently praying outside the clinic.The vice president also called out Europe more broadly for stifling opposition speech.DNC RIPS JD VANCE FOR FISHING WITH BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY IN LATEST BIZARRE ATTACK; REPUBLICANS HIT BACK"To many of us on the other side of the Atlantic, it looks more and more like old, entrenched interests hiding behind ugly Soviet-era words like misinformation and disinformation, who simply don't like the idea that somebody with an alternative viewpoint might express a different opinion or, God forbid, vote a different way, or even worse, win an election," Vance said at the time.More recently, Vance made a diplomatic visit to the U.K. earlier this month, meeting with the British foreign secretary for talks centered on the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas wars.Last week, the State Department, meanwhile, released its 2024 annual country report on "human rights practices." In the report on the United Kingdom, the Trump administration cited "credible reports of serious restrictions on freedom of expression," including "enforcement of or threat of criminal or civil laws in order to limit expression; and crimes, violence, or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism."The State Department asserted that the British government "sometimes took credible steps to identify and punish officials who committed human rights abuses, but prosecution and punishment for such abuses was inconsistent."The report said British authorities, including the U.K. Office of Communications (Ofcom), are legally authorized to monitor all forms of communication for speech they deemed "illegal." The U.K. Online Safety Act of 2023, which came into force in 2024, "defined the category of online harm and expressly expanded Ofcoms authority to include American media and technology firms with a substantial number of British users, regardless of whether they had a corporate presence in the UK," according to the State Department. Under the law, the report said, companies were required to engage in proactive "illegal content risk assessment" to mitigate the risk of users encountering speech deemed illegal by Ofcom."Experts warned that one effect of the bill could be government regulation to reduce or eliminate effective encryption (and therefore user privacy) on platforms," the report said.The U.K. has been increasingly cracking down on British citizens for opposition commentary, especially online posts and memes opposing mass migration. In August 2024, as riots broke out in the U.K. after a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event left three girls dead and others wounded, London's Metropolitan Police chief warned that officials could also extradite and jail U.S. citizens for online posts about the unrest.In its report, the State Department noted that the local and national government officials in the wake of the Southport attack "repeatedly intervened to chill speech as to the identity and motives of the attacker," who was later identified as Axel Rudakubana, a British citizen of Rwandan origins. The British government "called on companies, including U.S. firms, to censor speech deemed misinformation or hate speech," according to the State Department, which also noted that Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson threatened to prosecute and seek the extradition of those who "repost, repeat, or amplify a message which is false, threatening, or stirs up racial/religious hatred."The report noted that numerous individuals were arrested for online speech about the attack and its motivations, though in some cases charges were later dropped."Numerous nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and media outlets criticized the governments approach to censoring speech, both in principle and in the perceived weaponization of law enforcement against political views disfavored by authorities."

Philadelphia residents are on edge after a string of sexual assaults targeting women in an upscale neighborhood of the city left authorities searching for the attacker before he struck again.Five sexual assaults were reported within the ritzy Rittenhouse Square area between July 18 and Aug. 3, with the majority of attacks transpiring in either the late-night or early-morning hours,according to the Philadelphia Police Department."One thing that was interesting about this case is the fact that his five attacks were so similar," Carole Lieberman, M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist, told Fox News Digital. "They were the same MO, which was approaching the woman from behind, then groping her."TENNESSEE MAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY RAPING UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN OUTSIDE CHURCH BEFORE SHE DIEDThe first incident was reported on July 18 after a woman was allegedly approached by a man and sexually assaulted while walking her dog at around 6:40 a.m., police said. The man reportedly said, "Good morning, beautiful," before sneaking up on the woman, who screamed during the attack and caused the offender to flee the scene.One day later, police said another woman was trying to enter her apartment at around 3:13 a.m. when an unknown man sexually assaulted her.On Aug. 2, a victim reported being approached from behind and sexually assaulted at 8:15 a.m. by an unknown man, according to police.ARMED ROBBERS TARGET BAR HOPPERS IN RITZY BLUE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD: HELD THE GUN TO MY HEADTwo more incidents were reported on Aug. 3, after a woman reported being approached from behind by the alleged offender while walking to her car at around 1 a.m. and sexually assaulted, police said.Hours later, another victim told police that she was unlocking her front door at around 12:30 p.m. when a man walked up from behind and assaulted her.Investigators reportedly worked to identify the suspect by zeroing in on the locations and timing of the assaults, along with the various descriptions of the alleged perpetrator.SAN DIEGO POLICE HUNT FOR MAN WHO POSED AS RIDESHARE DRIVER TO COMMIT SEXUAL ASSAULT"The other consistencies in the pattern are that these happened, for the most part, at times of the day when there would be less activity in the street, when the woman would most likely be alone," Lieberman said.Police released security camera footage and photos of a suspect near one of the scenes of an alleged assault.Three days after the last reported pair of incidents, authorities announced 37-year-old Dynel Walker was arrested for his alleged role in the five assaults."This is someone who probably has a very solitary life, a very lonely life," Lieberman told Fox News Digital. "He may have some kind of psychiatric disorder, in terms of needing this kind of sexual gratification and not having people in his own life, like the ability to have normal girlfriends and get sexual satisfaction in the usual way."BLUE CITY MAYOR NEARLY KIDNAPPED AFTER CLAIMING CITY IS GETTING SAFER: POLICEWalker is facing numerous charges, including aggravated indecent assault without consent, unlawful restraint with serious bodily injury, forcible indecent assault and false imprisonment, according to court documents.The Philadelphia District Attorneys office and the attorney representing Walker did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals request for comment.While the attacks rattled the Philadelphia neighborhood, Lieberman pointed to the suspect's "brazen" boldness while allegedly carrying out the series of incidents and maintaining a specific pattern surrounding the time of day and manner in which the victims were approached."What one can see besides this consistency is that this was someone who has a compulsion to keep doing this attack," she said.ALLEGED CINCINNATI ATTACKERS WALK FREE AFTER BOND CUTS, POLICE HUNT EIGHTH SUSPECTAccording to Lieberman, the satisfaction the attacker likely felt after allegedly carrying out each crime was short-lived, resulting in him choosing to seek out new victims a common driving force for sexually motivated offenses."He was escalating in his attacks," Lieberman told Fox News Digital. "They were getting closer together in time, and so there was more urgency for him to be caught."As the community looks to restore a sense of safety while authorities investigate to determine if Walker is responsible for any other incidents, Lieberman looked to various ways women can protect themselves while outside their homes.According to Lieberman, women can take precautionary measures by walking in groups, carpooling and alerting others regarding their plans before leaving."It's a dangerous thing for women anywhere to be out when it's dark, alone," Lieberman said. "Some places are more dangerous than others, but you are taking a risk when you do that."

A Utah mom is helping to revive the lost rituals of American family dinners one video at a time.With her social media platform of nearly 500,000 Instagram followers, Lizi Heaps is spreading messages about home-cooked food, heritage ingredients and the power of sitting down together. (See the video at the top of this article.)Heaps is known as "The Food Nanny," a brand originally created by her mother, Liz, to promote heirloom recipes and kitchen-table cooking.WOMAN WHO FINDS MEAL PREP 'EXHAUSTING' SLAMMED FOR NOT COOKING 'FANCIER' FOODSIn an interview with Fox News Digital, Heaps said sit-down meals were an integral part of her childhood and something she continues to prioritize for her children.Heaps is the youngest of seven children; her oldest brother is 16 years her senior."Dinner time was the way that we would bond and connect about our day."She called it "a dying art just sitting and bonding with your families."Not only does family dinner offer nutritional benefits, Heaps said, it keeps her children "out of trouble.""They know during the week that they're coming home to a dinner," she said. "It's giving them a reason to come home."ANCIENT BEDROCK KITCHENS REVEAL EVIDENCE OF HISTORICAL FOOD PRACTICES, EXPERTS SAYAnd when they do, it's not just about the routine it's about wholesome, traditional and tasty food.One such food is Kamut flour, a variety of ancient wheat. Possibly used by ancient Egyptians, the grain was "rediscovered" and brought to America in the 20th century.To help bring some wholesomeness to American kitchens, Heaps promotes and sells the grain, which is naturally yellow rather than bleached white.FED-UP WOMAN REFUSES TO BE BREAKFAST CHEF FOR SISTER'S CHILDREN: 'GO ASK YOUR MOM'"The best way to describe it is, it almost has a nutty flavor," she said. "This is so delicious."It's also the focus of her cookbook, "For the Love of Kamut.""There's a couple of ancient grains that are left, like einkorn and spelt, but it's not yummy. It's not delicious."Once people get a taste of Kamut, Heaps said, they'll instantly taste the difference.PROTEIN-PACKED AMERICAN-GROWN RICE ALTERNATIVE HAS TWICE THE AMOUNT AS QUINOA"First of all, for us, it was taste," she said. "You can significantly taste a difference in the cookies or bread."It's also easier to digest, she said.She also sells salt from Guerande, France. It's produced only by the sun, wind and water, her website says, with the help of some Roman-era tools.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"They use the same tools from 2,000 years ago It's the salt that's so pure and natural that's so good," she said.Most of her recipes stick to basics, such as real butter and milk from her cows.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"All the recipes that I really still show today are the ones that I was raised on," Heaps said.Heaps said her content helps American families realize that nutrition is worth it."I have a motto: 'Keep cooking. Your family's worth it,'" she said."If we don't teach our kids how to have that healthy relationship with food, who is?"

Kate Gosselin is getting real about what life has been like following fame, which included unhealthy coping mechanisms to manage empty nest syndrome.In a recent TikTok video, the former reality television star discussed her initial feelings when her oldest kids, twins Mady and Cara, 24, went off to college.Gosselin admitted that she pretended her daughters were just upstairs sleeping and not away at school."I couldn't accept the fact that they left, they were gone at college and I wasn't going to see them until the holidays. So, I unhealthily coped and that's how I dealt with it," Gosselin said while sewing a button on her son, Joel's, suit.KATE GOSSELIN SHUTS DOWN RUMORS SHE'S NOT IN TOUCH WITH DAUGHTER HANNAHShe continued to say that in the first weeks her daughters were away, the three of them would sit and cry on FaceTime together. "After that, they found friends and I didn't hear from them as much, which scared me," Gosselin said.Kate explained that she was afraid for her daughters' safety, and it wasn't until she was speaking to a friend who had already sent her kids to college that she began to let go of the reins and accept that Mady and Cara were OK."By the time the little kids went to college they go to college closer to home, which is nice it was a little easier because they could come home on the weekends. It didn't feel so final, I guess is what I'm trying to say," Gosselin said. Kate is mom to 21-year-old sextuplets Joel, Aeden, Alexis, Leah, Hannah and Collin, whom she is estranged from.Gosselin said by the time the sextuplets were off, she had already had a "trial run" of her kids leaving home with Mady and Cara. The "Kate Plus 8" star said her favorite time is around the holidays, when all her kids are home and her home is loud."In all of this empty nest stuff, don't forget what our goal is. As a parent, it's to prepare our kids to be functional, productive members of society. So, when they go to college, it's a good thing and they're growing up. It's the next step and they still need us, but not as much, and that's OK," Gosselin said.Kate concluded by welcoming followers to ask her any questions while wrapping up sewing Joel's button on his suit so he could take it with him to college.Earlier last week, Gosselin uploaded another TikTok video admitting that her life looks a lot different from her hit TLC reality show, "Jon & Kate Plus 8" days.She is currently a pediatric nurse working 12-hour shifts."Today was a busy day, it was another 12-hour day, and my patient and I did a bunch of things. We went on the swings together, we went to a birthday party, we played in the water, we spent a lot of time outside. My patient loves to spend time outside, and I, of course, did all of the medical care as well, feeding, bathing and all the things," Kate said.She added, "And so now I work again tomorrow morning, so I have my dishes loaded into the dishwasher, my dishwasher running, and so I can go to bed and get up early and do it all over again," she continued.While several people praised her work ethic in the comments, one fan asked her what happened to all the income she earned working on the show.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"Honestly? Providing for 8 kids, college funds which I am proud to say covered all of their college and more and LAWYERS. Sickening but I was drug into court constantly and that costs A TON," she said in her response. "Sad bc my kids could have a lot more saved and I could have a retirement saved if it werent for lawyers. Its okay. Im helping other families and I feel needed and I enjoy helping!""Jon & Kate Plus 8" was on-air from 2007-2009 and chronicled how she and her then-husband, Jon Gosselin, managed their eight children, which included one set of twins and one set of sextuplets.Kate then starred in the show's spinoff, "Kate Plus 8," which showed what her life was like as a single mother.At the time their divorce was finalized, Kate was awarded sole physical custody of all eight of the couple's children. It was later revealed that one of the sextuplets, Hannah, lived with Jon, but that he had little to no contact with his other children.In 2018, Jon was awarded temporary custody of another one of the sextuplets, Collin, after he was allegedly diagnosed with a behavioral disorder and sent away by Kate to a separate school at the age of 12. She sent him to live at the Fairmount Behavioral Health System, a psychiatric hospital located in Philadelphia.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIn September 2024, Collin accused his mother of being "physically aggressive and verbally very abusive," during an interview with The Sun."My mother had a room built in our unfinished section of the storage basement," he said. "She had a room put up with cameras in it, a tiny window in the corner and it was bolt-locked from the outside. It was like a containment room, and it had a mattress on the floor and that's how I lived."Following the interview, Kate's lawyer, Richard Puelo, told Fox News Digital, "She never wants to comment because she always knows that this gets taken out of context. She doesn't want to comment. Doesnt need to. The record speaks for itself."He added, "The facts belie the truth. Whatever took place, the ones that are truthful are the ones that took place She has no comment because its not going to change the past. And I dont believe she intentionally harmed any of her children in any way, shape or form."Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson contributed to this report.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - As he runs for mayor in Democrat-dominated New York City, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa says he's on a mission."I've got to beat Zohran Mamdani to save this city," Sliwa said in a Fox News Digital interview this week.Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist state lawmaker from the New York City borough of Queens, sent political shockwaves across the country in June as he topped former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates to capture the Democratic Party's mayoral nomination.But with Cuomo the former three-term governor who resigned in 2021 amid multiple scandals still running in the general election as an independent candidate, and embattled incumbent Democratic Mayor Eric Adams also running as an independent, Sliwa sees a pathway to victory in a city where GOP ballot box victories are rare.CUOMO TAKES AIM AT MAMANI OVER DECRIMINALIZING PROSTITUTION"Zohran is the Democratic nominee, but there are two other Democrats in this race, well-known Democrats, Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo, and they are Zohran light because they actually agree more times on issues than disagree," Sliwa claimed.And Sliwa showcased that "I am the only Republican candidate. I have Republican values."Nearly every recent poll in the New York City mayoral race indicates that Mamdani holds a healthy double-digit lead over Cuomo and the other contenders in November's general election, as he aims to become the first Muslim and first millennial mayor of the nation's most populous city.BATTLE FOR NEW YORK CITY MAYOR: MAMDANI RIVALS DEFIANT AGAINST DROPPING OUTAlso on the ballot in the general election is Jim Walden, a former federal prosecutor running as an independent.Walden earlier this summer proposed that an independent survey be conducted in September to determine which candidate would have the best shot of defeating Mamdani, with the other candidates agreeing to drop out.While Cuomo has partially embraced the proposal, Adams and Sliwa have not signed on."I'm not dropping out. I'm a major party candidate. Let the independents play musical chairs and decide who to drop out," Sliwa reiterated.Sliwa, who gained notoriety in the 1970s and 1980s as co-founder of the Guardian Angels, the nonprofit crime prevention organization that patrols the city's subways, and who later enjoyed careers in TV and radio, is the GOP's mayoral nominee for a second straight election.But he said he hasn't talked with President Donald Trump, a New York City native, or members of the president's political team.NYC MAYOR ADAMS ROLLS OUT POLICE EXPANSION PLAN"No, I haven't had any conversations with President Donald Trump, who I've known over the years. We've had a love-hate relationship. Everybody knows that," Sliwa reiterated.Trump and Republicans have occasionally taken aim at Mamdani, with the president claiming that he's a "communist." It's part of a GOP effort to tie Mamdani and his far-left proposals to Democrats across the country, as part of the party's longtime effort to try and portray Democrats as extremists.Earlier this year, the Justice Department dismissed federal corruption charges against Adams, so the mayor could potentially work with the Trump administration on its illegal immigration crackdown.And earlier this month, the New York Times reported that Trump and Cuomo discussed the mayoral race during a phone call, a conversation that the former governor denies took place."I do understand that [Trump] has a relationship with Andrew Cuomo that spans the years, and he kept Eric Adams from going to jail, so he's communicated with them, which is fine, fine by me," Sliwa said.WHAT SLIWA TOLD FOX BUSINESSBut he urged the president to "be Switzerland, be neutral" when it comes to the New York City mayoral race.And Sliwa pointed to the nearly two-year-long armed conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas."I think the way the president can best help in this campaign is to try to bring peace to the Gaza between Israel and Hamas, because every day the war rages there is a good day for Zohran Mamdani. Because of the videos we see, the photographs, it's having an impact on people here in the city of New York."Sliwa has been recognizable in New York City for decades, due in part to his trademark red beret.But he's increasingly taken it off in recent months, as he bids a second time for mayor.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"It's a bifurcated Curtis Sliwa," he told Fox News. "When I'm in the subway, like I'll be in a few hours, where I do the bulk of my campaigning with average everyday people or I'm in the streets, I'm going to wear the beret. It's in honor of six Guardian Angels killed in the line of duty, three dozen seriously injured over 46 years of volunteer service here and all over the world.But Sliwa added, "I do realize amongst the corporate people who make determinations, they feel more comfortable when I take my beret off."