President Donald Trump is being hailed as a peacemaker worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize after securing phase one of a "historic" Gaza peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.Pro-Israel activist Lizzy Savetsky went even further, suggesting the Nobel should be renamed in his honor to mark the world-changing achievement."Thank you so much for having the courage to do this," Savetsky said Thursday on Fox News."This is why I campaigned for you. This is why my fellow Jews campaigned for you. We knew that you were the only one who could get this done."You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. In fact, I think they should rename it the Donald J. Trump Peace Prize because this is historic, and we are just endlessly grateful," she added.TRUMP SAYS 'WHOLE WORLD CAME TOGETHER' TO SECURE ISRAEL-HAMAS PEACE DEAL AFTER MONTHS OF DEADLOCKSavetsky joined "Fox & Friends" live from Tel Aviv to celebrate the breakthrough, two years after appearing on the same program from inside a bomb shelter as she recounted the deadly Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023."What a great day," Savetsky said, reflecting on the prospect of peace."The Jewish people across the world have really been holding our breath for the past two years, especially knowing that so many of our brothers are being held in the tunnels of Gaza, being tortured and starved."Knowing that theyre finally going to come home, knowing that we have a chance for real peace that could only be achieved through strength and military pressure on the horizon I just feel a great sense of relief," she added.ISRAEL-HAMAS PEACE DEAL REACHED SOON AFTER TRUMP SAYS ITS VERY CLOSE IN WHITE HOUSE NOTE PASS WITH RUBIOSavetskys comments come after Hamas agreed to a first-phase peace deal advanced by President Trump to end the war in Gaza and secure the return of all remaining hostages, both living and deceased.Trump announced the development Wednesday on Truth Social, writing:"I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly!"This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!"Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., who also appeared on "Fox & Friends" Thursday, said the achievement merits a Nobel Peace Prize for the president."This is monumental," Mast said. "Everyones been talking about whether hell get the Nobel Peace Prize. Those academics and elites in Norway who decide this need to give President Trump the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts."India, Pakistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda the list goes on. Hes done more in 10 months to make it actually mean something when people say the full weight and force of the United States of America than whats been done over the last five years, and that is bringing peace through strength."Fox News' Caitlin McFall, Jennifer Griffin, Efrat Lachter and Emma Bussey contributed to this report.

Nicole Kidman is no stranger to the spotlight.In a candid interview, the Oscar-winning actress shared her advice on handling public scrutiny and online judgment lessons shes passing on to her teenage daughters.When asked about dealing with negativity, Kidman told Vogue, "Literally walk away from it it will destroy you."NICOLE KIDMAN LEANS ON DAUGHTERS SUNDAY ROSE AND FAITH MARGARET AS SHE NAVIGATES KEITH URBAN SPLITShe has encouraged her daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, to, as Vogue described, "follow Taylor Swifts advice and shake it off."Sunday Rose, who began modeling last year and has already walked the runway for luxury brand Miu Miu, is learning to navigate fame herself, Kidman said."Its very frightening for me," the mother of four admitted. "[But] I started working at 14, so I dont really have a leg to stand on."The "Babygirl" actress shares her two youngest children with Keith Urban. Kidman filed for divorce from Urban on Sept. 30 after 19 years of marriage.NICOLE KIDMAN DEBUTS STRIKING NEW LOOK WITH DAUGHTERS AFTER KEITH URBAN SPLITBefore marrying Urban in 2006, Kidman was married to Tom Cruise for more than a decade. The two met on the set of "Days of Thunder" in 1989, married the following year and adopted two children, Isabella and Connor, before splitting in 2001.Meanwhile, Kidman reflected on lifes unpredictable turns in her Vogue cover story.When asked about life in her 50s, she said, "How many times do you have to be taught that you think you know where your life is going and then it isnt going in that direction?"At the time the interview was conducted, Kidman and Urbans split had not yet been publicized. By the time the Vogue interview was published on Oct. 8, Kidman had already filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences" and "marital difficulties."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSSince the news broke, Kidman has shared glimpses of her life on social media including a post thanking Vogues Anna Wintour for her cover shoot.She also debuted a new look, sporting bangs reminiscent of her "Big Little Lies" character, while posing with her daughters at Paris Fashion Week.While Kidman faces a vulnerable time in her life, the Hollywood actress said she leans on a close group of friends for support, including Nashville neighbor Reese Witherspoon.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"I can wave from my kitchen to her kitchen!" she told Vogue, adding shes grateful for what she calls "ride-or-die friendships."For Kidman, lifes highs and lows the pain and losses arent just endured, she said; they help fuel her craft."I put it in my work. Thats the beauty of what I do," she said. "Theres a place for some of this to explode, implode, process, discover."

FIRST ON FOX: Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., who just launched a comeback bid for her old seat, claimed she brought "billions of dollars" home to Missouri's 1st Congressional District while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, but public records reviewed by Fox News Digital tell a different story.During her failed re-election campaign last year, Bush's fundraising claims for St. Louis skyrocketed from $41 million to $2 billion in less than a month."I'm proud to have delivered home over $2 BILLION and counting," Bush claimed on April 19, 2024.But less than a month prior, on March 28, 2024, Bush's campaign submitted language for an ad, which ran for a month beginning on April 3, 2024, touting just $41 million in "community project funding since 2021." Her campaign has not responded to Fox News Digitals request to explain the 4,778% increase.'SQUAD' DEM LAUNCHES COMEBACK HOUSE BID AFTER ANTI-ISRAEL VIEWS TORPEDOED CAMPAIGN: 'WE NEED A FIGHTER'Federal contract and grant records published by the Departments of Defense and Justice and reviewed by Fox News Digital show that a majority of that funding came from those agencies.NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR FACES NET WORTH QUESTIONS AS VIRAL CLIP RESURFACESWhile in Congress, Bush consistently voted against National Defense Authorization funding, which between Feb. 1, 2021, and May 1, 2024, included $48,812,351 in Department of Defense funding for research at Washington University, Saint Louis University and Vandeventer Place Research Foundation, which are all located in St. Louis.Bush's claim that she delivered more than $2 billion to her district seems to include the nearly $49 million in DOD research grants that she voted against.Through National Defense Authorization funding between 2021 and 2024, Missouri's 1st congressional district also received at least $6,020,147 from the Department of Justice to increase police department headcounts, provide overtime pay or purchase new equipment.The district also benefited from $1,286,634,821.76 in Defense Department contracts, primarily for missiles, military aircraft and drone purchases with The Boeing Company.Bush was also one of six Democrats who voted against former President Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which passed through Congress in 2021 as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).Much of the government funding that flowed into Bush's district during her tenure supported programs at odds with her progressive platform.Bush has a long record of calling to "defund the police," and in 2020, also called to "defund the Pentagon."The former "Squad member" announced last week that she is mounting a comeback congressional bid more than a year after losing her Democratic primary to a more moderate challenger.While campaigning for re-election in May 2024, Bush said she was proud "to have delivered more than $2 billion" for Missouri's 1st Congressional District.On Friday, while launching her comeback bid, Bush more ambiguously touted that she "brought billions of dollars home directly to our community.""St. Louis deserves a leader who is built different," Bush announced in a video shared on social media. "Thats why Im running to represent Missouris 1st District in Congress. We need a fighter who will lower costs, protect our communities, and make life fairer. Ill be that fighter."The "Squad" member was ousted in the Democratic primary in Aug. 2024 by St. Louis County prosecutor Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., who is a more moderate candidate and had the backing of pro-Israel groups that spent millions to unseat Bush.Democratic Majority for Israel President Brian Romick criticized Bush's inconsistency with her St. Louis fundraising numbers in a statement to Fox News Digital."Cori Bush lied to her constituents last year when she claimed she brought back billions to the district and it's brazen that instead of owning up to it, she just said it again in her launch video. Cori Bush lost because she was an ineffective Member of Congress and lies like this only remind the voters of that," Romick said."I ran for Congress to change things for regular people," Bush said in the campaign launch video. "I'm running again because St. Louis deserves leadership that doesn't wait for permission, doesn't answer to wealthy donors and doesn't hide when things get tough."Bush was first elected to Congress in Nov. 2020, quickly joining the ranks of the progressive "Squad," including Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who were elected in 2018.The Missouri progressive was re-elected in 2022, but she became the second member of the "Squad" to lose her Democratic primary last year after Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., also lost to a more moderate pro-Israel Democrat.Fox News Digital reached out to Bush's campaign multiple times for comment.

Texas police have found at least 16 bodies in the bayous around Houston so far this year, according to authorities and local reports, sparking concerns of a serial killer which city leaders are working to dispel.Houston's mayor has said police have no evidence of a serial killer, but experts are calling for an extensive investigation into the deaths."Something is afoot," said Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and criminal justice professor, at Penn State-Lehigh Valley. "A coincidence? Unlikely. A careful inspection of each case is warranted, including the 48 hours prior to the discovery of their disappearance."The spate of apparent drownings is reminiscent of another concerning number of deaths in the waters of Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas.SERIAL KILLER FEARS GRIP AUSTIN AFTER DOZENS OF BODIES PULLED FROM LAKEFive of the bodies were discovered in a five-day span last month, according to Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz."There is no evidence, and I repeat no evidence, to suggest that any of these incidents are connected," Diaz told reporters.Capt. Salam Zia, commander of the Houston Police Department's homicide division, said the youngest victim was 20. Authorities later revealed the bodies belonged to both males and females, and ranged in age from their 20s to their 60s."Rumors stir fear and anxiety in our communities," the chief said. "It's important to rely on verified information and investigations."However, authorities have discovered at least two more bodies since authorities made those remarks, according to Chron, Houston's local news site.NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER FEARS GRIP COASTAL TOWN AFTER PADDLEBOARDERS TERRIFYING MURDERHouston Mayor John Whitmire slammed misinformation and "wild speculation" online and from political candidates surrounding the cases at a news briefing on Sept. 23."We do not have any evidence that there is a serial killer loose in Houston, Texas," he said. "Let me say that again, there is no evidence that there is a serial killer loose in the streets of Houston."TEEN'S BODY FOUND UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AT DETROIT AREA CEMETERY PROMPTS INVESTIGATIONHe called the number of deaths "alarming" and asked for patience as city police investigate."I grew up in Houston," he told reporters. "Unfortunately, drowning in our bayous is not a new phenomenon."There are 2,500 miles of waterways around the city, he said, as well as a homeless population living outdoors.MISSING NEW ORLEANS BOY, 12, DIED AFTER ALLIGATOR ATTACK, DROWNING: AUTHORITIESWhitmire suggested that when homeless people die, their friends often throw them in the water."Unfortunately the homeless, when they pass, often end up in the bayou," he said.He also pointed to alcohol use and mental health problems as potential factors in the deaths.

The White House issued a blistering response to former Vice President Kamala Harris after she suggested the administration is filled with "crazy" "mother---ers.""Kamala Harris should listen to an audio recording of her cackle of a laugh before calling anyone crazy," White House spokesman Kush Desai told Fox News Digital in a Tuesday statement. Desai was responding to clips spreading like wildfire on social media of Harris speaking at an invite-only event in Los Angeles Monday where she took an apparent jab at the Trump administration while addressing"There's so much about this moment that is making people feel like they've lost their minds. When, in fact, these mother---ers are crazy," Harris said Monday during an event in Los Angeles called "A Day of Unreasonable Conversation."KAMALA HARRIS PLAYS UP COZY RELATIONSHIP WITH HILLARY CLINTON AS WEDGE WITH BIDEN WIDENS"I call this, The Freedom Tour,'" she added, according to the Hollywood Reporter.Harris did not identify the Trump administration by name during her remarks. Her comments followed her discussing why she wrote her latest memoir, "107 Days," which walks readers through the unprecedented 2024 election, when then-President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and passed the mantle to Harris as the Democrat Party attempted to thwart a second Trump administration."One of the other reasons I wrote it is history is going to write about this," Harris told attendees. "And it was important to me that that be told with my voice being present. And I would say that that everyone, we are living history right now. And you all as storytellers are living this. You're not passive observers. You know that. You're living it.""And I'm gonna ask you that all the emotions that we are feeling, give those emotions, give that experience to those people that you are writing about and writing for. It gets back to my point about helping people just put a label on it, even if it doesn't change the circumstance," she continued.KAMALA HARRIS' BOOK, MEDIA TOUR SLAMMED BY LIBERAL CRITICS AS 'EMBARRASSING' AND 'UNHELPFUL'Harris is in the midst of a book tour to promote the memoir, making stops in New York City, Houston, San Francisco and other cities before also taking the tour to Canada and the U.K. later in October and November.The event in Los Angeles was not included on her official book tour agenda. "A Day of Unreasonable Conversation" is an annual event in Los Angeles that brings together "creators of culture television writers, artists, producers, executives, and digital storytellers" to cultivate a "meaningful connection between those shaping pop culture and those driving social change," according to the event's website.KAMALA HARRIS COMPLAINS ABOUT 'IMPOSSIBLE' LACK OF SUPPORT FROM BIDEN'S COMMS TEAM, INNER CIRCLEHarris' laugh and public remarks that were dubbed "word salads" by critics have long been mocked by Trump's orbit, including President Donald Trump calling Harris "laughing Kamala" from the 2024 campaign trail, as well as the campaign running ads spotlighting Harris' laugh and instances of her past rambling remarks at the time."Shes worse than Bernie Sanders," Trump said during an interview on Fox News in July 2024, just days after Biden dropped out of the race. "Now, shes trying to come back. She got rid of the laugh, I noticed. I havent seen the crazy laugh. Shes crazy. That laugh? Thats a laugh of a crazy person. But I noticed shes not using that laugh anymore. Somebody convinced her, Dont, just dont laugh. Dont laugh under any circumstances.'"Fox News Digital reached out to Harris' office for additional comment related to her "crazy" comment in Los Angeles and the White House's response but did not receive replies.

The New York Yankees season ended in heartbreak for the 16th consecutive year on Wednesday night, as they were knocked out of the postseason in the American League Division Series.The Toronto Blue Jays won the series in four games to advance to the American League Championship Series, wasting yet another season of Aaron Judges prime, who had, by far, his best postseason.However, one perennial MVP candidate is clearly not enough to get over the hump, and three-time MVP and Yankees World Series champion Alex Rodriguez ripped his former ballclub over the team they built this season.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRADIO HOST BOOMER ESIASON TAKES ON-AIR JAB AT YANKEES BROADCASTER SUZYN WALDMAN"Aaron's been very classy. We've all been very consistent with that. Honestly, from the entire organization, he's the one guy I would circle that has least to be to blame. I mean, he's got a lot of talent," Rodriguez said. "But for me personally, one of the worst constructions of a roster I've ever seen. You have three left-hand catchers, you have five DHs, you have a first baseman in and out. It is just a very, very difficult hand for [manager Aaron] Boone. And honestly, they were exposed against a much better Jays team."The Yanks were once again built to outslug their opponents, but they were defeated via death by a thousand cuts from a Blue Jays team that had the best strikeout rate, highest batting average and top on-base percentage in the league. Meanwhile, the Yankees had the second-highest strikeout rate of any postseason team, behind only the Detroit Tigers.Down 2-1 in the top of the seventh, the Yankees got a tailor-made double-play ball to get out of the inning, but it scooted by Jazz Chisholm Jr. Two runs later scored, effectively putting the nail in the Yankees coffin. They brought the tying run to the plate in the eighth with Austin Wells, but he flied out on the first pitch he saw to end the inning.The Blue Jays finished the game with 12 total hits to the Yankees' six, and they used eight different pitchers to get the job done.Judge, a contender to win his third MVP in four years, was 13-for-26 (.500) in the postseason, making it the most hits he's ever had in bonus baseball. Among players with more than 15 at-bats, the next-highest average on the team was Wells' .227.Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

In a 51-48 vote, most Senate Republicans successfully slapped down a motion to discharge a measure aimed at putting the kibosh on President Donald Trump's practice of unilaterally ordering strikes against vessels he alleges were ferrying drugs.Two Senate Republicans, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voted with Democrats in support of the motion to discharge the joint resolution from the Committee on Foreign Relations, but the motion failed to pass.Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only member of his party to join Republicans in voting against the discharge motion.WAR ON CARTELS? WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT HAS AN IRONCLAD CASE TO STRIKE NARCO-TERRORIST GROUPS"Fully support confronting the scourge of cartel drug trafficking to our nation," Fetterman said in a post on X last month.The text of the proposal reads, in part, "Congress hereby directs the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces for hostilities against any organization designated on or after February 20, 2025, as a foreign terrorist organization or specially designated global terrorist, any states in which those entities operate, or any non-state organization engaged in the promotion, trafficking, and distribution of illegal drugs and other related activities, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force."Last month Trump announced several strikes against vessels, each of which he said resulted in the killing of "narcoterrorists."TRUMP ADMIN TELLS CONGRESS IT DETERMINED US ENGAGED IN FORMAL ARMED CONFLICT WITH TERRORIST DRUG CARTELSWar Secretary Pete Hegseth posted about a strike earlier this month as well."Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route," Hegseth declared in the post on X."These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!" he exclaimed.US STRIKES ANOTHER ALLEGED DRUG-TRAFFICKING BOAT NEAR VENEZUELA, KILLING 4CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPGOP Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, who voted against the motion to discharge, said in part of a statement that he "cannot support a resolution that potentially handcuffs our ability to protect American service members in the Middle East.""Despite my opposition to this resolution, I am highly concerned about the legality of recent strikes in the Caribbean and the trajectory of military operations without congressional approval or debate and the support of the American people. While the Constitution grants Article II authorities to the executive branch to defend against imminent threats, Congress alone is entrusted with decisions of war and peace," he said in another portion of the statement.

When I wrote to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Jan. 29, 2025,it was with urgency. I did it just daysafter President Donald J. Trumps inaugurationand ahead of the committees Jan. 31 deadline.Some called it premature, but they clearly missed the fine print. My nomination was tied to the actual release of the hostages.I wanted to honor his unwavering commitment to secure the release of hostages from one of the most complex and volatile regions in the world.FROM OCT 7 CAPTIVITY TO FREEDOM: PRESIDENT TRUMP SAVED ME AND I BELIEVE HE CAN FREE THE REMAINING HOSTAGESI wrote to the committee not only as a law professor, one of the categories eligible to nominate, but also as an American Israeli who has witnessed firsthand the devastating rise of antisemitism and the growing attacks on myself and my community.Against this backdrop, the return of the hostages, my brothers and sisters, isa deeply personal victory. These innocent individuals were abductedfrom their homes and families, held in captivity under brutal conditions, and used as bargaining chips in a war against civilization itself. Their return isan act of justice and humanity, and President Trump playsa decisive role in releasing them.President Trumps diplomatic impact is already cemented in history, from the Abraham Accords, which reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, to his relentless efforts to continue to secure peace through strength. His ability to broker peace, hold adversaries accountable and foster alliances has positioned him as one of the most consequential leaders of our time.His leadership isso consequential that even Iran, long the chief sponsor of terror and resistance to peace, was forced to recalibrate its rhetoric and behavior in the face of the new regional reality his policies created.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONShould President Trump succeed, he will do what no president before him has achieved: turn the dream of lasting peace in the Middle East into reality, extending the promise of the Abraham Accords even further.At the heart of these achievements lies his unmatched ability to negotiate, the same mastery of leverage, timing and persuasion that once defined "The Art of the Deal." President Trump understands that diplomacy, like business, requires clarity of purpose, the courage to walk away and the instinct to seize opportunity when it appears. He brought that rare combination of toughness and vision to the global stage, turning what others deemed impossible into historic breakthroughs for peace.SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTERI submitted my nomination out of hope: hope that hisleadership could save lives; hope that his administration will continue to confront antisemitism and hatred; and hope that the safe return of the hostages would mark the start of a lasting peacein the Middle East. Amen to that.

As many celebrate news of President Donald Trump's groundbreaking hostage release deal, the father of the youngest American still in Hamas' captivity remains cautious."It's a mixed bag of emotions," Ruby Chen, father of 19-year-old U.S.-Israeli citizen Itay Chen, said Thursday on "Fox & Friends.""There's the excitement, finally having hostages coming out, anticipation, but also anxiety because it's not 100% [certain] that all the 48 hostages are going to be coming out, so there [could be] some that will be somehow left behind because they will not be able to find them."TRUMP SAYS 'WHOLE WORLD CAME TOGETHER' TO SECURE ISRAEL-HAMAS PEACE DEAL AFTER MONTHS OF DEADLOCKChen's son was originally thought to have been kidnapped during the Hamas terror attacks of Oct. 7, 2023 while serving on the Gaza border, but was later declared dead by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).His body, along with the remains of multiple others, remains in Gaza and is expected to be released in conjunction with living hostages as a part of Israel and Hamas' agreement to phase one of Trump's peace deal.Chen, however, said his family is still waiting to receive confirmation that Itay is one of the remaining U.S. citizens who will be released. He added that there is no physical evidence to indicate what happened to his son so far.TRUMP THANKS GROUP REPRESENTING FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE APPEALBecause of that, he maintains a sliver of hope that Itay somehow survived."It's been a battle ever since to just get the simple acknowledgment from Hamas, this terrorist organization that did not even acknowledge, to this day, that they have him in their possession and what his physical status is, and the previous administration was not capable of getting those two indications," Chen said."We have high hopes with the new administration, with President Trump. God bless him for doing what he did and focusing on the hostages."Alex Plitsas, formerly of the White House hostage policy team, expects approximately 20 of the remaining 48 hostages to be alive.He told "Fox & Friends" senior officials from Israel and the U.S. said Hamas had requested extra time to try to locate the bodies."The living folks were easier to find but, due to the military activity over the last two years and recently the heavy bombardment, they claimed to have lost contact with a few folks, so they needed some time to make that happen," he said.President Trump said he expects the remaining hostages to be released on Monday.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has spent weeks criticizing PresidentDonald Trump's threats to deploy National Guard troops to the city a stance that some Republicans call a sharp reversal from the Democratic Partys long-held opposition to "states rights" arguments.While the legality of Trumps actions remains to be seen his federalization efforts are being reviewed by several federal and appeals courts this week the move has sparked a fierce debate across party lines. Democrats, for their part, have denounced the move as unlawful and beyond the scope of Trumps authority."The president has declared war on poor people," Johnson said during a press conference, responding to Trumps plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago. His comments followed a series of warnings from Democratic governors and mayors who argue that federalizing Guard units is both unnecessary and an unlawful intrusion into local authority.Republican lawmakers and conservative commentators argue that Democrats are contradicting their past stance on state sovereignty. "Democrats were out of touch with reality the moment they said they dont need President Trumps help; everything is fine in Chicago," Gianno Caldwell, a Chicago native and founder of the Caldwell Institute of Public Safety, told Fox News Digital.PRITZKER SUES TRUMP TO BLOCK NATIONAL GUARD ACTION IN ILLINOIS"When you look at the numbers, you look at the crime, 75% of the murders that are committed in Chicago are going unsolved. Seventy-five percent that is a serious issue, a systemic issue that Chicagoans are dealing with on a daily basis," Caldwell said.Caldwell also pointed to a 2012 clash over the Obama administrations Secure Communities program, which required local police to share fingerprint data with federal immigration agents. Republicans at the time accused Obama of hypocrisy for suing Arizona over strict immigration enforcement while taking no action against Democratic-led Chicago and Cook County, which sought to limit cooperation with federal authorities.But others disagree, especially on claims of hypocrisy. "However you want to characterize it," the accusations of hypocrisy "are a symptom of the poverty of our current political debate," George Derek Musgrove, a history professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County told Fox News Digital in an interview."A lot of liberal Democrats, not conservative Democrats, in the 1960s, 1950s, and before that, were critics of states' rights because segregationists were using the principle of federalism or states' rights as a sort of watchword to protect segregation," Musgrove said."Today, the president is walking away from the idea of states' rights because he wants to punish Democratic cities," Musgrove said.Trump, for his part, has characterized the actions as necessary to crack down on violent crime and to help carry out his administrations policy priorities, including immigration enforcement.But Democratic mayors, including Johnson, have rejected the notion that their cities are in the throes of violence necessary to warrant a military response. Johnson has emphasized the progress Chicago has made in reducing violent crime. (Homicides in Chicago have fallen 28% so far in 2025 compared to the same point last year, according to data from the city's police department, and down by roughly 50% compared to 2020, when violent crime in many major U.S. cities peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic.)Ultimately, Musgrove told Fox News Digital, the question of "hypocrisy" is too simplistic and fails to capture the broader context, principles and policies at stake in a given political moment.TRUMP IS THREATENING TO 'FEDERALIZE' DC WITH NATIONAL GUARD AND MORE. HERE'S HOW THAT COULD PLAY OUT"It obscures what we're really talking about. It walks away from the question of whether or not what the president is doing is legal," he said."And it sort of shifts to this issue of hypocrisy, rather than dealing first with the fact [of whether] this is a legal question that can be decided in a court of law, based on legal principles."To that end, more clarity is expected soon. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is slated to review Trump's ability to deploy troops to Oregon on Thursday and regardless of how they rule, the matter is widely expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.BONDI CLASHES WITH DURBIN ON NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT: 'LOVE CHICAGO AS MUCH AS YOU HATE PRESIDENT TRUMP'Trump also has the ability to invoke the Insurrection Act, an 1807 law that gives the president additional powers in a national emergency.Invoking that law would bring to the fore a whole host of new legal considerations, and Trump has suggested he would invoke the law if needed as recently as this week."If I had to enact it, Id do it," Trump told reporters Monday. "If people were being killed, and courts were holding us up, or governors or mayors were holding us up."Democratic leaders have also vowed to take action of their own to combat what they describe as unlawful overreach by Trump. Both California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker threatened Monday to withdraw their states from the National Governors Association if the group fails to condemn Trumps deployment of other states National Guard troops to their jurisdictions.Asked by reporters Tuesday about the troop deployment, Trump defended his decision, saying only: "If you look at Chicago, Chicago's a great city where there's a lot of crime.""And if the governor can't do the job, we will do the job," he added.