The reported discovery of "rogue communication devices" in Chinese-exported solar inverters spurred new scrutiny of Chinese imports and of the security of the domestic electric grid.In a blue state known for backing solar and other green energy alternatives, a top state Republican warned that "the time to act is now" to stop incursions by a malign foreign actor."The recent discovery of rogue communication devices underscores a chilling reality: our critical infrastructure is vulnerable, and New Jerseys leadership is asleep at the wheel," said state Sen. Doug Steinhardt, R-Belvidere.Steinhardt, a former chair of the state GOP, said allowing "hostile foreign governments" to potentially penetrate U.S. energy networks is a national security writ large.TRUMP ENERGY CHIEF RECOUNTS EVOLUTION OF US ENVIRONS OVER 56 EARTH DAYS: A HANDILY-ENERGIZED SOCIETY WORKSIn New Jerseys case, three bills all sponsored by Steinhardt seek to blunt this new threat, including one banning the state from companies owned by or based out of certain foreign countries.Another bill in the Garden State would somewhat mirror Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis policy against Chinese land ownership near protected facilities.Such policies also grew out of CCP-linked purchases of land in the Sunshine State and across the country, including another controversial 380,000-acre purchase in North Dakota near the Grand Forks Air Force Base.A Reuters report last week discovered solar power inverters were found to have "rogue communication devices not listed in product documents" within the modules after being "stripped-down" by technologists.Inverters, of which a majority are imported, connect solar panels and wind installations to electric grids by converting DC power to AC power.While solar tech does typically have firewalls against outside incursion, the findings raised concern, according to Reuters.ENERGY CHIEF ENVISIONS US NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE, RESTORING PIT PRODUCTION, LOCALIZING NUKE POWER"We cannot afford to let our energy systems, our food supply, or any strategic assets fall into the hands of those who wish us harm the time to act is now," Steinhardt said in a statement.Citing national security concerns, a bipartisan pair of senators introduced the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, which would prohibit the government from buying batteries from some foreign sources over similar concerns."Our national security should not require reliance on components made by adversaries like China," Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., said in drafting the bill with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla."This bipartisan legislation will help safeguard both our supply chains and our national security by preventing the Department of Homeland Security from purchasing Chinese batteries for the devices and technology that keep Americans safe."In comments to Fox News Digital on Monday, Scott called it "terrifying" the CCP could have any control over the U.S. grid.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Communist China is an adversary, led by a ruthless, authoritarian regime that wants to undermine our national security, spy on our citizens, steal our technology, and destroy our economy," Scott said."We cannot allow this regime to have access to the very systems and resources families and businesses depend on. Thats why Ive introduced legislation to cut off our dependence on Chinese-made batteries that serve as Trojan horses for their surveillance state, and Im bringing back theProtect American Power Infrastructure Actto slam the door shut on any Chinese influence over our electric grid."Fox News Digital reached out to Gov. Phil Murphy as well as the Energy Department for comment.

A popular Italian restaurant in Washington State has shuttered its doors for good after a series of break-ins, with its owner pointing the finger at Democratic leadership and what he described as a lack of support for small businesses.Nirav Sheth, the former owner of Bistro Baffi, appeared on "Fox & Friends First" Monday morning to reveal what was the final straw."It was hard to get insurance, and I was getting pressured. The landlord [was] saying that, if I don't have business insurance, it will be a default on my lease. Unfortunately, I had to either quit, call it a bankruptcy or get out."AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FIGHT TO SURVIVE CRIPPLING DINE-AND-DASH CRIME SPREESRepeated break-ins and rising crime in the area made it difficult to maintain coverage and keep the business afloat.Sheth noted that a nearby Subway was robbed at gunpoint one of several incidents that underscored the area's deteriorating safety and, despite police briefly increasing patrols, the response from Democratic leadership amounted to "nothing."MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL RESTAURANT SHUTTING DOWN OVER CRIME, OWNER BLAMES OFFICIALS FOR 'OUT OF CONTROL' VIOLENCEMeanwhile, his own restaurant is still in debt, and applying for help has proven fruitless."The restaurant is not making it When you have expenses of almost $11,000 a week, and you're making just $3,500, it's at the end. I had to call it quits."Data from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs indicates that crime has been on the rise in the Evergreen State in recent years.Violent offenses rose 18.5%, murders rose 22.5% and robberies rose 23.4% between 2020 and 2023.

A passenger on board a Spirit Airlines flight in Florida said she was horrified after spotting several insects crawling inside the plane cabin.Symone Berry told Storyful she was sitting in one of the airlines "Big Front Seats," the equivalent of the airlines first-class seats, on May 11.That's when she "saw roaches crawling on the plane," she said.FLIGHT PASSENGER CALLS OUT FELLOW TRAVELER FOR SPRAYING DISINFECTANT, CAUSING COUGHINGBerry posted about the dismaying episode on X and TikTok."Never again will I fly @SpiritAirlines," she wrote in her X post."Ive flown over 500,000 miles on Delta and have never in my life seen roaches on a plane."FLIGHT PASSENGER ASKS IF 'SEAT SQUATTERS' ARE BECOMING THE NEW NORM, TRIGGERING REACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIAShe added, "This is crazy."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERFootage from Berry shows what she said were two different cockroaches crawling around the cabin.The airline gave Berry a voucher but that didnt change her mind about never flying with the airline again, she said in a subsequent TikTok video.For more Lifestyle articles, visitfoxnews.com/lifestyle.Fox News Digital reached out to Spirit Airlines for comment.In a statement provided to USA Today, Spirit said it "is aware of the video, and our maintenance team thoroughly inspected the aircraft involved and addressed the issue."The airline added, "We maintain high standards of cleanliness across our fleet and want all of our guests to feel comfortable when traveling with us."

President Donald Trump said the cooperation he witnessed to get the Take It Down Act into law was one of the greatest moments of bipartisanship he has seen.The president signed the bill, which punishes internet abuse involving nonconsensual, explicit imagery, during an outdoors ceremony in the White House Rose Garden Monday afternoon, joined by first lady Melania Trump, who has been championing the issue since her husband's inauguration."This legislation is a powerful step forward in our efforts to ensure that every American, especially young people, can feel better protected from their image or identity being abused through non-consensual, or intimate imagery of NCII," the first lady said from the rose garden Monday afternoon. "Artificial intelligence and social media at a digital candy for the next generation," she added. "Sweet, addictive and engineered to have an impact on the cognitive development of our children. But unlike sugar, these new technologies can be weaponized to shape beliefs, and sadly affect emotions and even be deadly."Trump reiterated the importance of the new legislation during the signing ceremony Monday afternoon from the White House. He also touted "a level of bipartisanship" he's never seen before to get the legislation across the finish line, citing the work of the first lady as a big catalyst."We've shown that bipartisanship is possible," Trump said shortly before he signed the new act. "I mean, it's the first time I've seen such a level of bipartisanship, but it's a beautiful thing to do. I'm not even sure you realize, honey, you know, a lot of the Democrats and Republicans don't get along so well. You've made them get along, and she didn't even know about that. She didn't know we had a problem. She didn't know we had a problem. She got it.The Take It Down Act is a bill introduced in the Senate by Sens.Ted Cruz,R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., that would make it a federal crime to publish, or threaten to publish, nonconsensual intimate imagery, including "digital forgeries" crafted by artificial intelligence. The bill unanimously passed the Senate in February, and passed in the House of Representatives in April with a vote of 4092.MELANIA TRUMP SPEAKS ON CAPITOL HILL FOR FIRST TIME IN ROUNDTABLE FOCUSED ON PUNISHING REVENGE PORNThe law would require penalties of up to three years in prison for sharing nonconsensual intimate images authentic or AI-generated involving minors and two years in prison for those images involving adults. It also would require penalties of up to two and a half years in prison for threat offenses involving minors, and one and a half years in prison for threats involving adults.The bill requires social media companies, like Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and similar platforms, to put procedures in place to remove such content within 48 hours of notice from the victim.AI-generated imagesknown as "deepfakes" often involve editing videos or photos of people to make them look like someone else by using artificial intelligence. Deepfakes hit the publics radar in 2017 after a Reddit user posted realistic-looking pornography of celebrities to the platform, opening the floodgates to users employing AI to make images look more convincing and widely shared in the following years.Right now, nearly every U.S. state has a law protecting people from nonconsensual intimate image violations, but the laws vary in classification of crime and penalty.In March, the first lady spoke on Capitol Hill for the first time since returning to the White House to participate in a roundtable with lawmakers and victims of revenge porn and AI-generated deepfakes.The first lady invited 15-year-old Elliston Berry, whose high school peers used AI to create nonconsensual imagery of her and spread them across social media."Its heartbreaking to witness young teens, especially girls, grappling with the overwhelming challenges posed by malicious online content, like deepfakes," Trump said. "This toxic environment can be severely damaging. We must prioritize their well-being by equipping them with the support and tools necessary to navigate this hostile digital landscape. Every young person deserves a safe online space to express themselves freely, without the looming threat of exploitation or harm."REVENGE PORN BILL BACKED BY MELANIA TRUMP HEADS TO PRESIDENT'S DESK AFTER OVERWHELMING HOUSE VOTEBerry, a Texas native, told the roundtable she was just 14 years old when she realized in 2023 that"a past Instagram photo with a nude body and my face attached made from AI," was circulating on social media."Fear, shock and disgust were just some of the many emotions I felt," Berry said. "I felt responsible and began to blame myself and was ashamed to tell my parents. Despite doing nothing wrong. As I attended school, I was scared of the reactions of someone or someone could recreate these photos." "We need to hold big tech accountable to take action," the young woman continued. "I came here today to not only promote this bill, but to fight for the freedom of so many survivors, millions of people, male, female, teenage children, kids all are affected by the rise of this image-based sexual abuse. This is unacceptable. The Take It Down act will give a voice to the victims and provide justice."Another young girl, Francesca Mani of New Jersey, recounted that she also was just 14 when she and other peers found deepfake images on themselves online."Teenagers might not know all the laws, but they do know when something is wrong," Mani said. "Schools need to take immediate, serious action to ensure that AI exploitation, harassment and deepfake abuse are met with real consequences."The first lady invited the young women as her special guests for Trumps first address to a joint session of Congress in March. Sharing nonconsensual and AI-generated explicit images on social media and the internet has not just affected young girls, as young boys and adults also face similar crimes. A woman named Breeze Liu told the roundtable that she worked tirelessly to remove AI-generated images of herself that landed on a pornography site in 2020 when she was 24 years old.And Republican South Carolina state Rep. Brandon Guffey also joined the group of lawmakers and the first lady in March, recounting how his 17-year-old son committed suicide in 2022 after he was caught up in a sextortion scam."I lost my oldest son, Gavin Guffey, to suicide," he shared. "We quickly found out that he was being extorted online. That someone pretending to be a young female at another college requested images to be shared back and forth. And as soon as he shared those images, he took his life. It was an hour and 40 minutes from the time that he was contacted until the time that he took his life."Meanwhile, during the first Trump administration, Melania Trump hosted virtual roundtables on foster care as part of her "Be Best" initiative and focused on strengthening the child welfare system. The "Be Best" initiative also focused on online safety."As first lady, my commitment to the Be Best initiative underscores the importance of online safety," she said. "In an era where digital interactions are integral to daily life, it is imperative that we safeguard children from mean-spirited and hurtful online behavior."The first lady, in March, said the bill "represents a powerful step toward justice, healing and unity."

President Donald Trump is considering Justice Department official Emil Bove, his former defense attorney, for a U.S. appeals court vacancy a controversial nomination that would come as he continues to attack so-called "activist" judges for blocking his agenda.Bove, 44, is among those Trump is considering for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.There are currently two vacancies on the court increasing the odds that Bove's name could be floated by Trump. If confirmed, he would serve a lifetime appointment on the federal bench.Bove's name is not the only one being considered, familiar sources say, and conversations are believed to be in the early stages.JUDGE ON WARPATH PRESSES TRUMP DOJ ON ABREGO GARCIA DEPORTATION, ANSWERS LEAVE COURTROOM IN STUNNED SILENCEPrior to his installation at the Justice Department, Bove spent nearly 10 years as a U.S. prosecutor for the Southern District of New York.He also defended Trump in two of his criminal trials following his first term in the White House.In each of these roles and at DOJ, Bove's hard-charging tactics have solidified his reputation as a fierce, loyal and, at times, aggressive leader.At the Justice Department, Bove has emerged as the man behind some of the administration's most contentious actions prompting some officials to resign rather than carry out his marching orders.Shortly after taking office, he sent a memo threatening state and city officials with criminal charges or civil penalties if they failed to comply with the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration or slow-walked their orders on enforcement."Federal law prohibits state and local actors from resisting, obstructing and otherwise failing to comply with lawful immigration-related commands," Bove said in the memo.TRUMP'S REMARKS COULD COME BACK TO BITE HIM IN ABREGO GARCIA DEPORTATION BATTLEIt was Bove who ordered federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York to file a motion to dismiss charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.That order prompted a string of resignations from personnel, including acting U.S attorney for the section Danielle Sassoon to leave DOJ rather than drop the case.Bove, along with Edward Sullivan from the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, eventually signed on to the motion themselves.Fox News also reported earlier this year that Bove was behind an exhaustive questionnaire sent to FBI agents detailing their roles in the Jan. 6 investigations.Questions ranged from agents' participation in any grand jury subpoenas to whether the agents worked or responded to leads from another FBI field office or if they worked as a case agent for investigations.FBI AGENTS GROUP TELLS CONGRESS TO TAKE URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT AGAINST POLITICIZATIONFormer Justice Department officials have cited concerns that the probe or any retaliatory measures carried out as a result could have a chilling effect on the work of the FBI, including its more than 52 separate field offices.The group cited in particular the order from acting then-Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to terminate the entire FBI senior leadership team and the assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office.Bove would face a highly uncertain path to confirmation if nominated. The news comes at a time when Democrats have sharply excoriated what they argue are Trump's attempts to install loyalists to head up the DOJ and FBI.The White House and Justice Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Michael A. Ledeen, a major American historian and intellectual, died after suffering a series of small strokes on Sunday at his residence in Maryland. He was 83 years old. Ledeen was a vigorous participant in contributing to the demise of the communist Soviet Union and its Iron Curtain allies in Eastern Europe.Ledeen served as a special advisor on terrorism to President Ronald Reagans secretary of state, Alexander Haig, and later worked as a consultant for the National Security Council.Writing for the Asia Times, author and journalist David P. Goldman argued that Ledeens "personal contribution to Americas victory in the Cold War is far greater than the public record shows."Goldman noted that the Reagan administration, in 1983, sent Ledeen, a scholar of Italian history and fascism, to meet Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi to convince the Italian leader to allow the U.S. to deploy Pershing missiles to counter rising Soviet jingoism. Goldman added, "The incident reflects the high trust that Ledeen commanded in the Reagan administration and the strategic role that he played."TRUMP SAYS US HAS GIVEN IRAN PROPOSAL FOR NUCLEAR DEALAfter Italy accepted the Pershings, the then-Social Democratic German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who was reluctant for his nation to be first to house Pershing missiles, agreed to Reagans demand.Leeden was a fan of former anti-communist American philosopher Sidney Hook, who declared during the Cold War that "Freedom is a fighting word."Ledeen would take his hard-charging world view against a new set of U.S. enemies after the ground zero of communism was defeated: radical Islamism in Iran, North Koreas totalitarian regime, and Arab and Latin American despots bent on the eradication of the U.S.In 2003, while working as the resident scholar in the Freedom Chair at the American Enterprise Institute,Ledeen wrote about former President George W. Bushs Axis of Evil (Iran, North Korea and Iraq), "Most commentators ridiculed the very idea of the Axis of Evil, just as they laughed at Reagans description of the Soviet Union as an Evil Empire. The deep thinkers laughed at Reagan, and then somberly warned that such language was not only misguided but provocative, as if the Kremlin would be more aggressive as a result of the presidents speech."Ledeen stressed the importance of American leadership breeding inspiration among dissidents trapped in totalitarian systems: "The greatest of the Soviet freedom fighters, from[Vladimir] Bukovsky to [Natan] Sharansky, have since written about the surge of hope they felt when they saw that the American president understood why they were fighting."He would bring his same intellectual freedom toolkit to his principal worry in this century: the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ledeen garnered enormous respect and praise from Iranian dissidents seeking to dissolve the theocratic regime in Tehran, the worlds worst state-sponsor of terrorism, according to the U.S. State Department.His wife, Barbara, told Fox News Digital about her late husband, "My only regret is that he didnt outlive the regime."IRANS LONG TRAIL OF DECEPTION FUELS SKEPTICISM OVER NEW NUCLEAR DEAL AS TALKS CONTINUELeeden did not advocate military intervention in Iran. He was in the business of replicating Reagans anti-Soviet playbook for Irans clerical regime.He told Fox News Brit Hume in 2005 that "the Western world, and in particular the United States" needs to support political prisoners in Iran and demonstrations against the regime.He told Hume,"We should be giving money to the various ... Farsi-language broadcasters, some here, some in England, some in Sweden and so forth, some in Germany, to go on the air and share with the Iranian people the now-demonstrated techniques for a successful, nonviolent revolution."He coined the phrase "Faster, please!" for his widely read blog at PJ Media to denote the great urgency to dismantle Americas enemies and stop Islamist-animated terrorism.Ledeen was born in Los Angeles in 1941 and authored numerous books on national security, including "Perilous Statecraft: An Insiders Account of the Iran-Contra Affair." Heearned a Ph.D. in history and philosophy from the University of WisconsinMadison. His academic advisor at Wisconsin was the prominent historian George Mosse, who fled Nazi Germany because of antisemitism.Ledeen cultivated a new generation of academics, journalists, think tank scholars and authors at his Chevy Chase home. His residence became a kind of informal salon forintellectuals and foreign policy types who had freshly arrived in Washington, D.C.He was also a top-level bridge player and won a national championship, the Truscott/U.S.P.C. Senior Teams. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Simone, who served as a deputy assistant secretary of defense during the first Trump administration, and his two sons, former Marine Corps officers Gabriel and Daniel.

Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer.Bidens team shared a statement on Sunday that the former president was experiencing "increasing urinary symptoms" ahead of his diagnosis, which was characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (grade group 5) with "metastasis to the bone.""While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management. The president and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians," the statement said.JOE BIDEN DIAGNOSED WITH AGGRESSIVE FORM OF PROSTATE CANCER WITH METASTASIS TO THE BONEBidens ranking of 9 on the Gleason scale, a grading system for prostate cancer severity, has sparked concerns, as it correlates with high-grade cancer.Dr. Arpeet Shah, a urologist with Associated Urological Specialists in Illinois, explained in an interview with Fox News Digital how the grading system indicates the aggressiveness of the disease."Its based on what the cancer cells look like under a microscope specifically, how different they look from normal prostate cells," he said. (Shah was not involved in Biden's care.)PROSTATE CANCER CASES SPIKE IN THIS US STATE AS DOCTORS SHARE LIKELY REASONPathologists assign two numbers from 1 to 5, based on the most common and second-most common patterns present in the tissue.The lower the grade, the more normal the cancer cells look, according to Cleveland Clinic.Descriptions of the grades are listed below.Grade 1 Cancer cells look like normal cells.Grades 2 to 4 Cancer cells in the tissue look less like normal cells.Grade 5 Cancer cells look very abnormal.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthThe largest areas with cancer are graded and then added together to determine a Gleason score, which typically ranges from 6 to 10."The higher the score, the more aggressive the cancer is likely to be," Shah said.Below is a breakdown of Gleason score ranges.Gleason score of 6: Cancer is low-grade and slow-growing.Gleason score of 7: Cancer is intermediate and more likely to grow or spread over time.Gleason score of 8 to 10: Cancer is high-grade and may need more aggressive treatment.The system is "one of the key tools" experts use to "help guide treatment decisions and to have meaningful conversations with patients about their options," Shah commented.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER"It's important to highlight the importance of early here," he said. "Had President Biden undergone regular prostate cancer screening with a PSA blood test and digital rectal exam, his diagnosis might have been detected sooner."In an appearance on "The Big Weekend Show" on Sunday, Fox News medical contributor and board-certified radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier noted that much like breast cancer, prostate cancer comes in different forms and can be treated "very differently" per case.Saphier confirmed that Bidens metastasized cancer is stage 4, which "significantly" decreases the chance of survival."No two cases are exactly the same," she said. "But the one good thing that they did mention about President Bidens case is that its hormone-sensitive."This form can be treatable through surgery or medication that will stop the testosterone production that fuels cancer growth."[Stage 4] is the worst-case scenario when you're talking about cancer, but we have so many treatments these days that you can actually live for quite a long time with stage 4 cancers," Saphier said."In his case, because it is hormone-sensitive, there are treatment methods," she continued."It's never going to cure him. He's never not going to have stage 4 cancer. But he could get to the point where he has no evidence of disease or certain no progression of disease. And at this point, that's what our goal is."Fox News Stepheny Price and Peter Doocy contributed to this report.

BETHLEHEM, PA Freshman GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie flipped a congressional seat in the Lehigh Valley just six months ago, but with competitive midterm elections expected in 2026, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is already building its grassroots coalition in his swing district.It's an off-election year for Mackenzie, who unseated longtime Democrat Rep. Susan Wild in November, but as the 42-year-old jogged through neighborhood blocks in Bethlehem and greeted constituents at their doors on Saturday afternoon, the newest Pennsylvania congressman still has 17 months before his first re-election challenge.Mackenzie joined AFP activists in the Lehigh Valley on Saturday for a day of action, designed to educate constituents on his work to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and pass Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as budget negotiations continue back on Capitol Hill. He said it was his first time door knocking since winning in November."We have a tremendous opportunity as members of Congress to actually pass transformative legislation which will bring down taxes and the cost of living for not only individuals, but small businesses all across this country. For the past four years, we've seen that inflation has been out of control, driving up the prices of everything food, fuel, housing, healthcare," Mackenzie told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.GOP REPS, ADVOCACY GROUP TO TARGET COMPETITIVE HOUSE DISTRICTS IN TRUMP TAX-CUT PUSH"It's been very difficult for people to make ends meet. That was a big issue in the campaign, and now we have that opportunity to deliver, as members of Congress, with significant tax reform and tax relief," Mackenzie added.CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS TARGETING DOZENS OF HOUSE REPUBLICAN-HELD SEATS IN 2026 MIDTERM BATTLE FOR MAJORITYConservative holdouts stalled a procedural vote for reconciliation on Friday, prompting House leaders to return to the Hill late Sunday night to continue negotiations. Meanwhile, Trump is urging House Republicans to pass his "big, beautiful bill" following his high-profile diplomatic trip to the Middle East last week."Ultimately, we do have to get a resolution that satisfies 218 members of Congress. We're very close to doing that, and this is all part of the process. Nobody should be upset or concerned about any kind of little bumps in the road, because ultimately, we're going to come together to do what's right for the American people," Mackenzie said.The conservative advocacy group teamed up with GOP Reps. David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, Ashley Hinson of Iowa, Tom Barrett of Michigan and Mackenzie of Pennsylvania for door-knocking, phone banks and grassroots organizing in a show of support for Trump's tax cuts this weekend telling constituents how their representatives are working to alleviate financial burden for everyday Americans.AFP shared with Fox News Digital that they reached over 90,000 voters on Saturday."Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania has been on the ground knocking doors, making calls, hosting events, and organizing demonstrations to educate and show the urgency for Congress to make provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent," Emily Greene, Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania State Director, told Fox News Digital."Were talking with taxpayers and business owners every day who understand that Congress needs to get to work we cant risk facing the largest tax hike in American history. After four years of record-high inflation, taxpayers deserve better."AFP launched the day of action in conjunction with a $20 million "Protect Prosperity" campaign, which the advocacy group called the single largest investment of any outside group dedicated to preserving the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.And it's no coincidence that AFP focused its attention on competitive congressional districts in Arizona, Iowa, Michigan and Pennsylvania this weekend, as contentious races are expected in 2026. While Saturday's day of action was designed to spotlight how Republican representatives are working in Washington, D.C., to boost the economy for everyday Americans back home, it also launched an early messaging campaign.As Democrats try to win back control in the House of Representatives in 2026, AFP is getting ahead of Democrats' likely attacks on vulnerable Republicans' support for Trump's "big, beautiful bill" by telling Republican voters that their representatives are delivering for them.

Authorities have identified the perpetrator behind the weekend bombing at a fertility clinic in Palm Beach, California, as a 26-year-old suspect motivated by a fringe ideology known as "pro-mortalism.""Pro-mortalism," a radical offshoot of anti-natalism, views human reproduction as inherently immoral and embraces death as a moral corrective.According to federal and local law enforcement, the suspect targeted the American Reproductive Centers facility specifically to destroy human embryos stored on-site.Surveillance footage and online postings suggest he parked in the rear of the building to remain unnoticed, ingested drugs, and then detonated an explosive device killing himself in the process.The FBI has classified the bombing as an act of domestic terrorism, citing the ideological motivation behind the violence that killed the suspect and injured four others.PALM SPRINGS BOMBING SUSPECT IDENTIFIEDOn its Facebook page, American Reproductive Centers wrote that all embryos "are safe.""I received a call saying there was a massive explosion that destroyed a couple of our buildings. My biggest concern was obviously my staff and the embryos we have in storage," said Dr. Maher Abdallah, the clinic's director. "Fortunately for us, our staff was unharmed and the IVF lab is intact, untouched, unharmed. The embryos are safe."Retired NYPD investigator and Fox News contributor Paul Mauro, through his publication Ops Desk, exclusively uncovered a disturbing trail of digital breadcrumbs left by the suspect, who had posted videos documenting his experiments with homemade explosives.The videos, posted on his YouTube channel but now taken down, captured the alleged suspect testing explosives in the desert as well as what appeared to be a garage.The Ops Desk also revealed that he left behind a suicide note on an online forum populated by like-minded extremists."I have made a device that, once triggered, will activate after one hour and will ensure I never wake up again," he wrote."The reason for the hour delay after being triggered is that I want to be asleep once it activates. I attempted with it last night in the middle of the desert, but my drug combo failed to force me to sleep as I am not experienced with drugs in general. I took 120mg of codeine (4x #3 codeine tablets) and 15ml of promethazine (would have taken more but that's all I had).""Any ideas what might be a good combo that would make it impossible for me to stay awake? I don't really have access to anything besides codeine, alcohol, and basic things like Benadryl & Nyquil. Nyquil does tend to make me very tired. I still have a good amount of codeine left, (5x #3 codeine tablets and also some codeine cough syrup)."FBI, DHS WARN OF POSSIBLE COPYCAT ATTACKS AFTER NOLA ISIS-INSPIRED VEHICLE ATTACKIn another post, he wrote about "finally being gone." He shared that he would mix the bomb materials "in a bucket in my car.""I want the reaction to progress rapidly, but not so rapid that it foams out of the bucket. I do want foaming, just not overflow. The amount is 900 ml of 95% formic acid (0.95 g/ml) and probably around 1200 ml of sulfuric acid," he wrote. "The heated sulfuric acid will be at around 70 C, and if when I pour that in, it foams too much, I will mix in a bit of the room temp stuff to cool it down a bit.""You probably get the idea. Should work good enough. I'll be wearing a half-piece respirator with 3M acid gas cartridges to mitigate breathing in formic acid fumes (sulfuric not an issue, vapor pressure is low). If there's enough of it vaporizing, it may affect my eyes and maybe even skin, but l'll just close my eyes. If it affects my skin, oh well, I'll be passed out very quick anyways, and I'll be on opiates."WATCH:CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOfficials have said that it is the first high-profile case linked to the pro-mortalist ideology and are now monitoring it as a potential emerging threat. Authorities have urged families and communities to remain vigilant for signs of ideological extremism, especially among those who may feel disenfranchised.As the investigation into the bombing continues, law enforcement is probing whether anyone else assisted or encouraged the suspect in constructing the device.

"60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley took a not-so-subtle shot at President Donald Trump over what Pelley suggested was his baseless lawsuit against CBS News in a fiery commencement address at Wake Forest University."Why attack universities? Why attack journalism? Because ignorance works for power," Pelley told Wake Forest graduates Monday. "First, make the truth seekers live in fear, sue the journalists and their companies for nothing. Then, send masked agents to abduct a college student who wrote an editorial in her college paper defending Palestinian rights and send her to a prison in Louisiana charged with nothing. Then move to destroy the law firms that stand up for the rights of others.""With that done, power can rewrite history with grotesque false narratives. They can make criminals heroes and heroes criminals. Power can change the definition of the words we use to describe reality. Diversity is now described as illegal. Equity is to be shunned. Inclusion is a dirty word. This is an old playbook, my friends. There's nothing new in this."CBS NEWS CEO WENDY MCMAHON ABRUPTLY RESIGNS, CITES DISAGREEMENT WITH COMPANY AMID CHALLENGING PERIODEarlier in the speech, he offered a dire warning to the graduates while urging them that their time to lead in the world is now."In this moment, this moment, this morning, our sacred rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack," Pelley said. "And insidious fear is reaching through our schools, our businesses, our homes and into our private thoughts, the fear to speak in America. If our government is, in Lincoln's phrase, 'Of the people, by the people, for the people,' then why are we afraid to speak?"White House communications director Steven Cheung ripped Pelley for not coming out more openly about Trump, since Pelley never mentioned his name."If Scott Pelley has something to say, he should be more clear. Otherwise, hes just another coward hiding behind riddles, like a clown," Cheung told Fox News Digital.CBS News didn't respond to a request for comment.PARAMOUNT FACING MOUNTING PRESSURE FROM CBS STARS, DEM LAWMAKERS AS COMPANY MULLS SETTLING TRUMP LAWSUITPelley's comments come as lawyers for Trump and CBS News' parent company Paramount Global enter mediation in hopes of resolving Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against the network over election interference allegations.CBS News has faced turmoil in recent months over the lawsuit.Overlapping with Pelley's address at Wake Forest University was the abrupt resignation of CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon on Monday, who cited tensions within the company."Leading this extraordinary organization has been the honor of a lifetime because I got to work alongside all of you," McMahon wrote. "At the same time, the past few months have been challenging. Its become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward. Its time for me to move on and for this organization to move forward with new leadership."TRUMP, CBS PARENT COMPANY SET FOR MEDIATION IN $20 BILLION 60 MINUTES LAWSUITMcMahon's resignation came weeks after the abrupt exit of "60 Minutes" executive producer Bill Owens, who claimed he could no longer maintain editorial independence. There had been reports that Shari Redstone, Paramount's controlling shareholder, wanted to "keep tabs" on upcoming "60 Minutes" segments involving Trump and urged CBS execs to delay any sensitive reporting on Trump until after the merger deal closed with Skydance Media, which seeks FCC approval.Last month, Pelley called out Paramount on-air over Owens' exit, linking the corporate pressure on "60 Minutes" to Trump's lawsuit and the merger plans."No one here is happy about it, but in resigning, Bill proved one thing. He was the right person to lead 60 Minutes all along," Pelley told viewers.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe CBS lawsuit stems from the editing of an exchange then-Vice President Kamala Harris had with "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker, who asked her why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn't "listening" to the Biden administration.Harris was widely mockedfor the "word salad" answer that aired in a preview clip of the interview on "Face the Nation." However, when the same question aired during the primetime special, Harris had a different, more concise response. Critics at the time accused CBS News of editingHarris' "word salad" answerto shield her from further backlash leading up to Election Day.The released raw transcript and footage showed that both sets of Harris' comments came from the same response, but CBS News had aired only the first half of her response in the "Face the Nation" preview clip and aired the second half during the primetime special.