Venus Williams became visibly emotional during her post-match media session at the U.S. Open on Monday.Williams fielded questions from reporters after she was eliminated from this years final Grand Slam in the first round by 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic. Williams is a two-time U.S. Open singles champion, but has not competed in a Grand Slam in the past two years as she worked through a series of health setbacks.Williams, 45, appeared to fight back tears when she began reflecting on the challenges she faced during her road back to the tennis court.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Oh, what did I prove to myself? I think, for me, getting back on the court was about giving myself a chance to play more healthy," Williams responded after being asked if she proved anything to herself by making it back to the U.S. Open."When you play unhealthy, its in your mind, its not just how you feel you get stuck in your mind, too."AMERICAN MADISON KEYS UPSET BY UNRANKED RENATA ZARAZA IN US OPEN FIRST ROUND"So, um, it was nice to be freer," she added.Williams' voice quivered during her answer as her demeanor became increasingly emotional."The lights are very bright out there," Williams said. "I dont think Ive ever had a crowd that much on my side. When I lost those first two games, they were just still right there with me every point. Didnt matter if I was losing and it was starting to roll fast, they were just right there with me, and it felt great."I knew going into this match that people in this stadium, people in the United States, people around the world were really rooting for me, and that felt great. That felt great to have that kind of support."After several moments of silence, the moderator announced the press conference had concluded.Last year, Williams underwent surgery to address uterine fibroids. She also faced a subsequent health battle following a misdiagnosis.After more than a year away from competition, Williams returned to the court in July. She competed in the Citi Open in Washington, D.C.Williams became the second-oldest woman on record to win a tour-level singles title. After her victory, Williams quipped she fought to return to professional competition for health insurance coverage."I had to come back for the insurance because they informed me earlier this year Im on COBRA," she said. "So I was like, 'I got to get my benefits on.'"Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A viral video shows a sparsely attended line-dancing Cracker Barrel pop-up in Americas most populous city, sparking online comments about the restaurant chains rebrand.The event took place at Gansevoort Plaza in New York City's Meatpacking District on Aug. 21 just days after the company's ill-received rebrand was announced.The footage shows around 10 New Yorkers line-dancing, with some wearing cowboy hats. (Fox News Digital reached out to Cracker Barrel for comment on the pop-up event.)CRACKER BARREL DISMISSES CRITICS AS 'VOCAL MINORITY' WHILE RIVAL RESTAURANT ADDS TO BACKLASHAt the time, the company said the pop-up promised "a full-on taste of country' in the heart of the Meatpacking District.""Gansevoort Plaza will temporarily transform into a slice of roadside Americana, complete with homestyle bites, line dancing, lawn games andplentyof gingham," the event's description read.The video was shared on Instagram, where users reacted to the unusual footage.CRACKER BARREL EXECUTIVE INSISTS RESTAURANT REMODELS ARE 'WHAT THE GUESTS ASKED FOR'"Yeah, cause hosting a pop-up for a restaurant chain that doesnt even have a NYC location makes total sense," one person said.Another commented, "Line dancing wont make that terrible logo go away.""This company has no idea what its target market is," another user wrote.The event is one of several of the restaurant's moves to draw criticism in the past week, starting with the unveiling of its new logo.Rachel Love, a Tennessee resident and regular Cracker Barrel customer, told Fox News Digital that she feels like the company "ruined a good thing."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERLove made a viral video lamenting a new Cracker Barrel location's plain appearance without the antiques and peg games."For a restaurant known for its nostalgia, it's like, what sets you apart from everybody else now?" Love asked.Sarah Moore, Cracker Barrel's chief marketing officer, previously told Fox News Digital that the "heart and soul of Cracker Barrel haven't changed."For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"We believe in the goodness of country hospitality, a spirit that has always defined us," Moore said. "Our story hasnt changed. Our values havent changed."Fox News Digital's Peter Burke contributed reporting.

The New Orleans Saints have named a starting quarterback.Head coach Kellen Moore announced Tuesday that second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler beat out rookie Tyler Shough for the starting job. The Saints were the last NFL team to name a starting quarterback.Rattler, 24, will lead the Saints when they take on the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRattler impressed in the preseason, completing 30 of 43 passes for 295 yards with one touchdown and one interception across three games. He was also a threat in the running game, rushing for 41 yards on seven carries and adding a two-point conversion.The former South Carolina star appeared in seven games, starting six of them, last season. The Saints went 0-6 in Rattlers starts.Rattler completed 57% of his passes for 1,317 yards with four touchdowns and five interceptions while also rushing for 146 yards on 18 carries.GIANTS TO WAIVE FAN FAVORITE TOMMY DEVITO: REPORTSThe Saints selected Shough with their second-round pick (No. 40 overall) out of Louisville in April. He became the teams highest-drafted quarterback since Archie Manning was taken No. 2 overall in 1971.Shough, 25, completed 36 of 54 passes for 333 yards with one touchdown and one interception in three preseason games. He also ran for a touchdown on three carries for 23 yards.Shough played seven years of college football. He spent his first three seasons at Oregon before transferring to Texas Tech for three years. He finished his career at Louisville, where he completed 62.7% of his passes for 3,195 yards, 23 touchdowns and six interceptions.Shough dealt with numerous injuries throughout his career, playing more than eight games in a season only once last year at Louisville.The Saints went 5-12 last season, and Moore hopes Rattler can lead them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2021.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A United Nations-backed report declaring famine in areas of Gaza has sparked a war of words over the conditions in the enclave.The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released a report on Friday in which it declared for the first time that the Gaza Governorate is experiencing a famine. Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis are meanwhile in severe crisis. Conditions in Northern Gaza are estimated to be as severe as those in the Gaza Governorate or worse. The IPC report does not touch on conditions in Rafah, as it is largely considered to be depopulated.The IPC, a U.N.-backed initiative involving U.N. agencies, NGOs and technical experts, has been widely considered to be the global standard for classifying food crises.Israel has fiercely pushed back against the report's findings, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office saying it was "an outright lie." While Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Oren Marmorstein claimed the report was "tailor-made" based on "Hamas lies laundered through organizations with vested interests" and denied that a famine exists in Gaza.ISRAEL SAYS UN MISLEADS WORLD AS GAZA AID STOLEN AND DIVERTED FROM CIVILIANS"Israel does not have a policy of starvation. Israel has a policy of preventing starvation," the prime ministers office wrote in a thread on X that included Israeli data on the situation in Gaza.Marmorstein also claimed that IPC "twisted its own rules and ignored its own criteria just to produce false accusations against Israel."In its Aug. 22 report, the IPC projected that by the end of September the famine will expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis, leaving 641,000 people in famine conditions. The report predicts that the number of people in IPC Phase 4 (emergency) conditions will rise to 1.14 million while 198,000 will be in crisis.In its recommendations, the IPC calls for an immediate ceasefire, a guarantee of unconditional and safe humanitarian access, protection of civilian infrastructure and large-scale humanitarian assistance.APP USERS READ THE IPC REPORT HEREGAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE US-BACKED AID GROUPAfter the report was released, U.N. Secretary-General Antnio Guterres condemned the Jewish state on X."This is not a mystery it is a man-made disaster, a moral indictment and a failure of humanity itself. Famine is not only about food; it is the deliberate collapse of the systems needed for human survival," Guterres wrote on X. "As the occupying power, Israel has unequivocal obligations under international law including the duty of ensuring food and medical supplies of the population. We cannot allow this situation to continue with impunity."Guterres ended his message with calls for a ceasefire, unfettered humanitarian access and the return of the hostages.UNICEF OFFICIAL SAYS GAZA MALNUTRITION REACHES 'FAMINE LEVELS' AS HUMANITARIAN AID TRICKLES INThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNICEF, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), all of which participate in the IPC, reiterated their call for an immediate humanitarian response and ceasefire.Israels Coordination for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), slammed the IPC for relying on Hamas-run entities, UNRWA assessments and "unverifiable sources," while ignoring the data from Jerusalem.AS ISRAEL FACES BLAME FOR THE HUNGER CRISIS IN GAZA, UN'S OWN DATA SHOWS MOST OF ITS AID IS LOOTEDRichard Goldberg, a senior advisor to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and a former White House and National Security Council official during both Trump administrations, took issue with the report's findings, calling them politically motivated."The ideology of destroying Israel and saving Hamas is widespread within the U.N. and far-left NGOs, leading them to change their own guidelines for declaring a famine in Gaza while they ignore an actual famine in Sudan. The data doesnt support a famine declaration in Gaza, but that doesnt matter when the conclusion is politically pre-ordained," Goldberg told Fox News Digital.Goldberg also noted the timing of the report, which came just days after Israel said it would enter Gaza City which is in the Gaza Governorate was "the most telling part of it all."U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shared a statement from Netanyahus office and said that "tons of food has gone into Gaza but Hamas savages stole it, ate lots of it to become corpulent, sold it on the black market but they didnt give it to the hostages."Fifty hostages have been held in Gaza for nearly 700 days. Of those, 20 are believed to be alive while the rest are confirmed dead. Hamas is holding onto their remains. Earlier this month, the terror group released a video of hostage Evyatar David who appeared extremely thin and said he had not eaten in days.

A Russian software developer in Moscow on Tuesday was sentenced to 15 years hard prison time for donating roughly $500 to a Ukrainian defense fund, reporting by East2West confirmed. Sergei Irin, 45, who at one point worked for Russian tech giant Yandex, apparently refused to stand in court as he was issued his sentence, but held up a sign that read, "Putin is a "s---head."US-RUSSIAN BALLERINA REFLECTS ON RELEASE FROM RUSSIAN PENAL COLONY AFTER YEAR-LONG ORDEALIrin, according to footage given to Fox News Digital, was arrested on the suspicion of treason, and was handed a 15-year sentence in a maximum-security prison for his "act of defiance," according to the report.Though it is unclear if either his prison placement or the amount of time he was handed was affected by the sign he held while in court, or merely for donating to a Ukrainian defense fund.In the video, a man who is allegedly Irin those whose face is blurred out, is seen being tackled and handcuffed by masked police officers.Irin was apparently visiting his mother after having fled Russia sometime prior.RUSSIA CLAIMS NAVALNY DIED FROM ARRHYTHMIA, COMBINATION OF DISEASES AS WIDOW ALLEGES PATHETIC COVER UPHe is then questioned in a van by the men, at which point he admits that within days of Russian President Vladimir Putin launching his illegal and deadly invasion of Ukraine, Irin donated funds to Ukraines Come Back Alive charity, which supports Kyivs defense forces.The donation was made on Feb. 27, 2022, according to Irin.The 45-year-old also said he feels "negatively" towards the Putin regime and admitted to having participated in opposition rallies.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe report by East2West said he was later "interrogated with a stun gun and sent by plane to Moscow, to the Lefortovo [notorious pretrial detention center]."Irin was also issued a roughly $62,000 fine by the Russian court on Tuesday.It is unclear which maximum-security prison he will be sent to, to carry out his sentence.

Democrats are expressing outrage that alleged gang member and illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be deported to Uganda.In the latest turn in Abrego Garcias high-profile immigration case, the alleged MS-13 gang member was arrested by ICE at an immigration check-in at a Baltimore facility on Monday and is now facing possible deportation to Uganda.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, ruled on Monday to temporarily block Abrego Garcias deportation, ordering he stay detained in the U.S. pending a hearing. Xinis ordered Abrego Garcia be kept at the same facility he was moved to in Virginia.Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who has been leading the charge of Democrats advocating for Abrego Garcia, expressed outrage over his arrest and possible deportation on Monday, saying, "ICE is holding Kilmar brego Garca and refusing to answer questions from his lawyers while the Trump Admin continues to spread lies about his case."NOEM TORCHES 'ACTIVIST LIBERAL JUDGES' AFTER ABREGO GARCIA'S RELEASE FROM JAIL: 'NEW LOW'"Instead of spewing unproven allegations on social media, they need to put up or shut up IN COURT," he went on, adding, "Mr. brego Garca must be allowed to defend himself."This follows Salvadoran Abrego Garcia being released from federal custody on Friday inTennessee, where he was being held pending his trial forcharges of human smuggling of illegal immigrants in the U.S.Earlier this year, Abrego Garcia was deported by the Trump administration to his home country of El Salvador, but after Democratic uproar over an alleged lack of due process and a Supreme Court ruling ordering his return, he was eventually returned to the U.S. to stand trial.According to an earlier X post by Van Hollen, the senator met with Abrego Garcia virtually on Sunday to discuss his "long and torturous nightmare" of being deported and standing trial for human smuggling.'MARYLAND MAN' KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA EXPOSED IN POLICE RECORDS AS 'VIOLENT' REPEAT WIFE BEATERVan Hollen wrote that "during our conversation, I shared with him that I and many others have been fighting for months to ensure that his constitutional due process rights were respected despite Trumps efforts to deny them at every turn.""The courts & public outcry forced Trump to return him to MD, but Trumps cronies keep lying about his case & are engaged in a malicious abuse of power to try to deport him to Uganda," wrote Van Hollen, adding, "As I told Kilmar, I wont stop fighting for justice & due process for all."Van Hollen was not the only Democrat to express outrage over the Van Hollens arrest.Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., also took to X to denounce the Trump administration, which she said, "wrongly sent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a horrific El Salvadoran prison.""Now, just days after he was reunited with his family, theyre trying to deny him his rights and deport him to Uganda. Kilmarlike everyonedeserves a fair hearing to defend himself," wrote Warren.FLORIDA AG ANNOUNCES PROBE OF SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS THAT GIVE TRUCKING LICENSES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTSMeanwhile, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a prominent Democratic voice and vocal Trump critic, also drilled into the administration, saying, "Lets be clear: deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda makes no senseits not his home country.""Nothing about this process has been fair," she wrote. "ICE is targeting him with cruelty. This is the weaponization of government, not justice."Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., who joined a rally advocating for Abrego Garcia earlier on Monday, wrote that "Mr. Abrego Garcia must not be sent to some third party country like Uganda."Ivey wrote that "the people united will continue to seek justice for Kilmar!"DNC CHAIR DEMANDS DEMS STOP 'BRINGING A PENCIL TO A KNIFE FIGHT' AT FIERY SUMMER MEETINGIn response, the Department of Homeland Security posted on its official X account, "Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not and will never be a Maryland Manhe is a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador and public safety threat."DHS called it "insane" that "sanctuary politicians chose to glorify and stand with an MS-13 gang member over the safety of American citizens."The agency said that Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem "are not going to allow this illegal alienwho is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predatorto terrorize American citizens any longer."Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital that, "Democrats have proven that they care more about a criminal illegal alien MS-13 member who beat his wife than they do about the safety and security of the American people."SOCIAL MEDIA ERUPTS AFTER DNC SPEAKER SAYS MIGRANT CRIME, CARJACKINGS 'DON'T MATTER' TO MANY AMERICANS"The Trump Administration will never apologize for fulfilling our promise to deport criminal illegal aliens," said Jackson.Chris Newman, an attorney for Abrego Garcias family, categorically denied DHS' allegations, telling Fox News Digital, "None of those things are true, full stop.""Theproblem here is that the administration is trying its hardest to litigate this case through the media, as opposed to through courts of law," said Newman.He said that "in essence" what the Trump administration has done "is to use the highest office in the land to blackmail an innocent man into sacrificing his constitutional rights.""And we've been fighting against that both and winning in court even as the Trump administration insists on polluting the public debate with lies."In an emailed statement sent to Fox News Digital, Ivey accused Trump of ignoring the law."When I prosecuted, MS 13 cases, we indicted, tried the case, won the convictions, sentence them to jail time, and did not support them until after they had served jail their sentence," said Ivey. "That way, we followed the constitution and the law. The Trump administration is ignoring both. They want to deport them without giving them the day in court that the Supreme Court has required. And they want to jail them indefinitely even though they havent been convicted of a crime. Thats wrong and Ill continue to fight against it."

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is reaffirming its support for diversity, equity, and inclusion, better known to millions of Americans by its acronym, DEI.The DNC's Resolutions Committee, meeting on Tuesday during the second day of the national party's annual summer meeting, unanimously passed a resolution affirming what it highlighted as the "American Values' of diversity, equity, and inclusion.The approval of the resolution, which will face a vote by the full 400-plus DNC membership on Wednesday, comes amid relentless conservative backlash against DEI programs in recent years.DNC CHAIR DEMANDS DEMOCRATS STOP BRINGING A PENCIL TO A KNIFE FIGHT'During the 2024 election cycle, now-President Donald Trump and Republicans repeatedly criticized Democrats for their longstanding support for DEI efforts and transgender rights, turning the Democrats' stance into a political liability.Republicans spent tens of millions on ads last year bashing transgender women in female sports. A commercial targeting then-Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nominee last summer and autumn, argued that "Kamala is for they/them, Donald Trump is for you."DEMOCRATS DIVIDED: TENSIONS FLARE OVER WAR IN GAZAFollowing last year's election setbacks, when Democrats lost control of the White House and Senate and failed to win back the House majority, some in the party have second-guessed their support for DEI and transgender rights.Trump, in the opening months of his second term in the White House, has signed several executive orders taking aim at transgender and DEI policies implemented by then-President Joe Biden and by major universities and corporations.But DNC committee member Bill Owen of Tennessee, who spoke in support of the resolution in front of the panel, took aim at Republicans as he praised DEI values.HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION"These are American values. This is what America was built on," Owen said. "And to my Republican friends and fellow citizenswho profess to be active Christians, I remind them that D.E.I.is the very foundation of the Christian church. I get a little emotional on this, but Jesus loves little children. All the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white.""This week's DNC meeting has proven once again just how disconnected Democrats are from the values and priorities of everyday Americans," RNC communications director Zach Parkinson told Fox News Digital. "The DNC reaffirmed their party's support for radical, racist DEI ideology and insulted Christians across the country by saying DEI is 'the very foundation' of Christianity. It's no wonder Democrats' approval rating is in the toilet."The vote by the Resolutions Committee on the DEI resolution came a day after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' running mate on the Democrats' 2024 national ticket, said in an address at the DNC summer meeting that "we're proud to be a diverse party. We are proud of the diversity of this country. We're not shying away from diversity as a strength and equity as a goal and inclusion being the air we breathe. That's what we should be doing."DEI efforts have been aimed at fostering fair treatment and full participation for all people, particularly those who have faced discrimination or underrepresentation.But Trump, upon returning to the White House at the beginning of this year, called DEI efforts "illegal and immoral discrimination programs" and "public waste."

FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security is slamming pro-sanctuary politicians for "peddling a false sob story" about alleged gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia while the agency continues its roundup of criminal illegal aliens, including illegals convicted of forced sodomy, injury of a child and sexual assault of a child.In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, DHS said, "While Sanctuary politicians and activists were peddling the false sob story of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a gang member, human trafficker, child predator, and wife beater, ICE was out arresting the worst of the worst."Among the aliens arrested by DHS on Monday is Mexican illegal immigrant Arturo Lopez-Ramirez, who has been convicted of sodomy by force in Alameda County, California.Another, Julio-Cesar Lopez-Rivera, an illegal from Mexico, was convicted of injury to a child in Dallas County, Texas.PARENTS BLAST BLUE STATE GOVERNOR FOR EXTENDING STUDENT FINANCIAL AID TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTSElsewhere in Texas, Honduran illegal Darlin Josue Martinez-Espinoza was arrested after being convicted of aggravated sexual assault with a child, indecency with a child, and driving while intoxicated in Austin.In Queens, New York, DHS said it arrested a Honduran illegal alien, Edgar Stiven Rivera-Villanueva, who it said was convicted of attempted gang assault.Not far away, another illegal immigrant from Mexico, Salvador Hernandez-Aguilar, was arrested after being convicted of two counts of theft of a motor vehicle and resisting arrest in Middlesex County, New Jersey.DHS said these five criminal illegal aliens represent some of the worst of the worst arrested in just one day, as it continues its crackdown on illegal immigrant crime.DESANTIS VOWS TO HOLD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKER IN FATAL CRASH ACCOUNTABLE, DESPITE PETITIONThe agency said, "From Texas to New York to California, ICE officers are removing the worst of the worst violent offenders from our streets and sending a clear message: America is no longer a safe haven for criminal illegal aliens.""In just one day, ICE officers across the U.S. nabbed illegal aliens with convictions for sexual assault with a child, sodomy, vehicle theft, and more barbaric crimes,"a senior DHS official told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement."On day one, President Trump unleashed ICE law enforcement to go after depraved criminals who are terrorizing American communities,"wrote the senior official. "While sanctuary politicians and the media were peddling a FALSE sob story of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, our brave ICE law enforcement was arresting the worst of the worst."This comes as many Democratic leaders have expressed outrage over DHS arresting Abrego Garcia, who is a Salvadoran national, on Monday and threatening to deport him to Uganda. Federal Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, ruled on Monday to temporarily block the administration from deporting Abrego Garcia.KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA IS THE 'OFFICIAL MASCOT' FOR THE DEM PARTY: JOE CONCHAAbrego Garcia was deported to his home country, El Salvador, earlier this year, but later returned to the U.S. to stand trial on human smuggling charges. DHS has previously presented evidence suggesting Abrego Garcia is also a member of the Salvadoran gang MS-13 and that he previously beat his wife, leading to the agency labeling him a "public safety threat."Chris Newman, an attorney for Abrego Garcias family, has categorically denied those claims, telling Fox News Digital, "None of those things are true, full stop.""Theproblem here is that the administration is trying its hardest to litigate this case through the media, as opposed to through courts of law," claimed Newman.DHS called it "insane" that "sanctuary politicians chose to glorify and stand with an MS-13 gang member over the safety of American citizens."The agency said that Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem "are not going to allow this illegal alienwho is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predatorto terrorize American citizens any longer."

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening-Pentagon tests first fighter jet tactically controlled by artificial intelligence-Bolton may be in hot water as FBI investigation expands beyond controversial book-Walz's Minnesota may be next as ICE detention footprint grows nationwidePresident Donald Trump said he plans to pursue reviving the death penalty in Washington for those convicted of murder amid his crime crackdown in the nations capital."If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we're going to be seeking the death penalty," Trump told reporters during a Tuesday Cabinet meeting. "And that's a very strong preventative. And everybody that's heard it agrees with it. I don't know if we're ready for it in this country, but we have it. We have no choice."The 1972 Supreme Court decision in Furman v. Georgia determined that the death penalty violated the Eighth Amendment's provision barring cruel and unusual punishment, and the D.C. Council officially rescinded the death penalty in 1981, according to the nonprofit organization the Death Penalty Information CenterREAD MORE.LOOSE CANNON PAYBACK: 'Doctor Strangelove with a mustache': Bolton blasted for 'profiteering' off US secrets by White House advisor'IT'S A TRAP': 'It's a trap': Trump mocks Chuck Schumer, Dems for stepping on political landminesHALLWAY APPROVAL: Trump claims liberal governor praised him in private convo, scoffs at 2028 hopesLAW AND ORDER: Trump's DC crime crackdown busts another alleged Tren de Aragua gang member: 'Make DC Safe Again'UP IN FLAMES: Flashback: Hillary Clinton once called for flag-burning ban as Trump's order ignites backlash'GREAT GUY': Trump reacts to Taylor SwiftTravis Kelce engagement in high-profile Cabinet meetingPOWER TRIP: 'Some authoritarian s---:' Dems rip Trump's unprecedented firing of Fed governor Lisa CookPOWER GRAB: Fight over policing DC moves to Congress as parties split on controlQUESTION OF LOYALTY: Rep. Greene raises red flag after Trump indicates US will accept 600,000 Chinese studentsPRITZKER PROBLEMS: White House accuses Pritzker, Illinois Dems of whining while Chicago crime ragesAGAINST ALL ODDS: Child cancer survivor hailed by Trump sworn in as NYC honorary deputy mayorMONEY MOVES: Zohran Mamdani's $1M fundraising haul fueled by out-of-state donors, data revealsDISASTER POLITICS: DHS juggles mass deportation push with Helene relief, adds $124M after Biden backlash'JUDICIAL CAPTURE': EPA urged to axe funds for radical climate project accuse of training judges, state AGs rallyLOST IN TRANSLATION: Trump admin threatens to cut millions in federal funding from 3 states over trucker English rulesGet the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift announced on Tuesday they are engaged after just two years of dating.Swift posted photos of the proposal. The pictures showed a flowery arrangement in a forest setting and Kelce on one knee, appearing to ask Swift to marry him.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," she captioned the carousel of photos.Kelce and Swifts relationship had been a focal point of the NFL season since she showed up to Arrowhead Stadium to support the Chiefs tight end against the Chicago Bears. Since then, Swift routinely attended games in Kansas City and was there two years ago to watch the Chiefs go to the Super Bowl.Graice Hunt, the daughter of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt, weighed in."Travis and Taylors engagement is the kind of news that makes the world feel a little brighter," she told Fox News Digital. "Its joyous that theyre stepping into a lifetime together."The rest of the sports world wished Kelce and Swift a mighty congratulations on their engagement.Swift appeared on Travis and Jason Kelces "New Heights" podcast recently, opening up about her relationship with the NFL star.AARON RODGERS DOWNPLAYS HYPE AROUND WEEK 1 GAME VS JETSShe did receive her share of criticism for being the focal point of NFL broadcasts throughout the first season she was at Arrowhead Stadium. The spotlight tapered off ever so slightly in 2024.In an interview withTime magazinein 2023, she said she had "no awareness" of the possibility of making male sports fans a bit perturbed by her appearances on their TVs."Im just there to support Travis," she said at the time. "I have no awareness of if Im being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads."Swift is likely to be back in the stadium this year to see whether Kansas City can get back to the Super Bowl for the fourth straight time this time with a dazzling engagement ring.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.