FIRST ON FOX: Consumers Research, a leading nonprofit dedicated to consumer information and taking on woke corporations, launched a new campaign Thursday targeting insurance giant Chubb Limited and its CEO Evan Greenberg, alleging "deep ties to theChinese Communist Party (CCP)."The campaign, part of a seven-figure initiative titled "China Chubb," accuses the insurance company and its chief executive of "cozying up to the CCP" and "using their market power and resources to push a woke, political agenda on the American people."The effort falls under Consumers' Researchs Consumers First Initiative, aimed at exposing companies the group claims put politics ahead of consumers. Chubb's business reaches across 54 countries, including China, territories, all 50 states and employs over 40,000 people worldwide.Consumers Research says the campaign will include a national 30-second television advertisement titled "China Chubb," which will begin airing across the country following the launch.TOP INSURANCE COMPANY IN HOT SEAT AS BLISTERING NEW AD CAMPAIGN EXPOSES 'RADICAL WOKE IDEOLOGY'The campaign also features a new website,ChinaChubb.com, a mobile billboard that will circulate throughout Washington, D.C., including Capitol Hill and Chubbs Washington office, as well as a targeted digital push with sponsored content on social media platforms and online news outlets.According to the organization, the campaigns purpose is to "show consumers and Americans who Chubbs friends really are," including highlighting how cozy Greenberg is with the CCP.The ad campaign received a sharp rebuke from a Chubb spokesperson, who called it "completely dishonest" in a statement to Fox News Digital."Evan has called out Chinas authoritarian approach and predatory practices. He has repeatedly called for the U.S. to stand up and defend its interests," the spokesperson said.Robert OBrien, former National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump, also pushed back on the ad in a statement to Fox News Digital."Ive worked with Evan Greenberg for several years now on American relations with China," O'Brien said. "In my dealings with Evan, he has been a proponent of U.S. interests in the region. Through its operations in China, his company has contributed to shrinking the U.S. trade deficit."However, a Fox News Digital review found that Greenberg has personal and professional entanglements with the CCP, including meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and offering public statements praising the CCPs global vision.Earlier this year, Greenberg reportedly attended Chinas prestigious China Development Forum alongside executives like Blackstones Stephen Schwarzman and Mastercards Michael Miebach. The annual forum, which includes delegates from all over the world, also includes access to dozens of top CCP officials, according to a list of delegates released earlier this year.During this same week, Greenberg waspictured in a press release posted by the Chinese government showing him shaking hands with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, a top CCP position. The press release paraphrased Greenberg saying, "U.S.-China relationship is the most significant bilateral relationship in the world."In 2024,Greenberg was photographed not only shaking hands with Xi in Beijing as Chair of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, but was also offering glowing remarks about Chinas "resilience and vitality."THINK TANK FOUNDER FACES SCRUTINY OVER CHINA CORPORATE TIES DESPITE DECOUPLING ADVOCACY"Chinas exceptional economic growth and transformation over the past decades speak to its strong resilience and vitality," Greenberg said.In November 2023, he introduced Xi at a San Francisco event."Like many others in this room, I believe that a strong and prosperous China that supports and invests in the international system can be a force for good in the world," Greenberg said at that event."We are gathered today to gain insight from President Xi into his vision for the future of his country, and of the relationship between the United States and China. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in warmly welcoming President Xi Jinping."That same month, Evan Greenberg was elected Board Chair of the National Committee onU.S.-China Relations after having been "an exemplary" board member and officer of the National Committee and "supporting the Committees mission." The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations sold $40,000 tickets to Americans and American businesses to sit at Xi Jinpings table during the welcome banquet in San Francisco featuring several other senior CCP officials and guests, which got slammed in ascathing letter from the House Select Committee on the CCP.In 2022, Xi sent personal greetings to a gala honoring Greenberg. Meanwhile, Greenberg sits on the advisory board of Tsinghua University School of Economics & Management, an institution tied directly to Chinas national security and defense apparatus. That university operates under a wing of the Chinese government known for defense tech development a connection that would likely raise red flags for any U.S. executive overseeing sensitive insurance data.Greenberg is not the only prominent American business leader serving on that board, a group that includes Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein, and Apple CEO Tim Cook.Greenberg has also called on the U.S. to "tone down rhetoric around Taiwan" and slamming efforts to contain the CCP as "self-isolating" and doomed to fail. In shareholder letters, hes warned against treating U.S.-China competition as a "new cold war," and labeled some American trade protections as "wrongheaded" and "unwise."Greenberg has acknowledged the complicated nature of the Taiwan situation, however."Taiwan presents the most proximate risk of conflict for the U.S.-China relationship," he said in 2022. "Beijing has made its ambition clear that it wants to pull Taiwan into its orbit and, increasingly, is matching resources to its ambitions.Washington is improving coordination with allies to collectively deter China from using force, while at the same time supporting Taiwans efforts to improve its self-defense."Also in 2022, Chubb secured Chinese government approval to acquire majority control of Huatai Insurance Group, a Chinese firm with over $10 billion in assets. That stake has since grown to 85.5%. Meanwhile, Greenbergs father, Hank Greenberg, orchestrated business deals and meetings with CCP officials, including a Xi-endorsed event ahead of a key U.S.-China summit.That same year, Greenbergs father led a group of executives meeting with Chinese officials ahead of Xis summit with President Biden in Bali. A think tank affiliated with Chinas foreign ministryorganized the Chinese delegation.Additionally, a company owned by Greenberg's father, C.V. Starr, owns over 90% of a Chinese insurer formerly known as Dazhong.Greenberg has not exclusively been complimentary of China and has voiced concerns and critiques about China,saying last year, "China has undermined its appeal in many parts of the region through its revanchist efforts to demand acquiescence to its territorial claims and mismanagement of its own economy.""Beijings dimming domestic performance is reducing its appeal, and its bullying behavior is driving many countries closer to the United States."A 2022 Chubb annual report states that the U.S. is seeking an Indo-Pacific regions that "remains free from Chinese hegemony." The insurance company's 2023 annual report was also critical of China saying, "China is viewed both as important and as a source of anxiety for many countries around the world. China is a revisionist and revanchist power that is pursuing a large-scale expansion in military capabilities."Fox News contributor and China expert Michael Pillsbury told Fox News Digital that Greenberg has been playing a role communicating with China to benefit the Trump administration.US DIPLOMAT FIRED FOR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH WOMAN WITH TIES TO CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY"Over the last few months before China accepted President Trumps request to meet with Xi Jinping, Evan Greenberg played a backstage role to get American complaints by bringing together American CEOs to meet Xi Jinping," Pillsbury said."Learning how badly American companies have been treated helps President Trump because he is determined to end outrageous mistreatment of American companies. White House friends of mine tell me Evan Greenberg developed a list of grievances of how badly treated our companies are in China. One CEO even used the term China gangsterizes our companies."Critics argue that while other CEOs are beginning to decouple from China, Greenberg is doubling down. His rhetoric echoes CCP talking points and his business dealings rely heavily on Chinese regulatory blessings. As the U.S. moves to reduce its dependence on hostile foreign powers, Consumers' Research is questioning whether Chubbs CEO and his family empire are out of step with Americas national security priorities.Consumers Research Executive Director Will Hild told Fox News Digital that Chubbs leadership has ignored clear national security warnings about China."Despite growing warnings from U.S. intelligence about the risks posed by the Chinese Communist Party, Chubb has invested billions of dollars in Chinese companies and Greenberg continues to treat Chinese President Xi Jinping as a partner and friend, even meeting personally with Xi Jinping and publicly introducing him as a force for good," Hild said."As the saying goes, your friends show who you really are and Greenberg's actions have made it clear he is all in on the CCP. Our campaign exposes the uncomfortable truth: when American corporations cozy up to Communist dictators and push woke policies at home, they betray not just their country, but their customers," he added.

If you consider yourself a home chef, do yourself a huge favor and take advantage of HexClads latest sale, running now through Oct. 12th. (Fox is an investor in HexClad)The popular cookware line, brought to you in partnership with Gordon Ramsay, is competing with Amazons October Prime event by offering deep discounts on all its cookware bundles. Individual pans, knives, cutting boards and other must-have kitchen essentials are also on sale.Original price: $5,379Nearly everything HexClad makes is included in theEverything Under The Sun Bundle. Youll get every pot you could need, from classic sauce pots to fry pans, a wok and large soup pots. Outside of pots and pans, you also get a complete set of Damascus steel knives, a set of steak knives, a knife block and a carving set. It doesnt stop there, though. The set also includes a HexMill sale and pepper grinder, a kitchen utensil set, a pizza steel and more.Original price: $3,114.99If youre not ready to drop $4,000 on your entire kitchen setup, you can get theHexClad Ultimate Everything Collection, which comes with all the necessities most amateur home cooks could ever want. You get both a hybrid fry pan and pot set, all with lids. These pots and pans come with a blend of stainless steel and nonstick technology that make them easy to cook on and even easier to clean. Also included are a Damascus steel knife set and a steak knife set. Obviously you need mixing bowls to complete your setup, and this set comes with six.THE COOKBOOK INSPIRED BY GORDON RAMSAY IS HERE GET IT AND THE PANS HE USESOriginal price: $1,724Named for this months sale, thePrime Time Bundle comes loaded with all the basics. You get a set of frying pans and pots, complete with their lids. Also included is a saute pan, a wok and a griddle pan. The three-piece stainless steel mixing bowl set included also comes with lids for easy storage. Finally, the Damascus steel chefs knife ensures youre ready to prep any food item.Original price: $1,158If you just need some new pots and pans,HexClads 12-piece hybrid pots and pans set includes three different sized pans (12-inch, 10-inch and eight-inch) and a small, medium and large saucepot. All come with glass lids. The pots and pans are oven-safe up to 900 degrees and the lids are oven-safe up to 400 degrees. Stay-cool handles are comfortable to hold and wont burn your hands as youre cooking. All the pots and pans have hybrid technology that gives the perfect sear every time.Original price: $641Get all HexClads frying pans in thissix-piece pan set. The set comes with a 12-inch, 10-inch and eight-inch pan, and each come with lids. The pans can handle metal utensils, can be washed in the dishwasher and are oven-safe up to 900 degrees (400 degrees for the lids). Hexagonal steel ridges offer an incredible sear while the nonstick coating makes for an easy clean.Original price: $557Regular grillers can get a lot of use out ofHexClads BBQ Bundle. The bundle features the HexClad grill pan, hybrid cutting board and HexClad carving set. The grilling pan combines stainless steel and cast iron to create the perfect sear zone and roasting spot. The nonstick coating also makes cleanup easy.HexClads dual-sided carving board has hexagon grips on one side and a smooth surface on the other, which is best for chopping. Theres also a removable tray for scraps. The knife in the carving set is made from Damascus steel, making it especially sharp and resistant to corrosion.8 KITCHEN GADGETS TO TAKE YOUR COOKING TO THE NEXT LEVELOriginal price: $398If your family has pasta at least once a week, theFamily Pasta Bundle can make quick work of your favorite pasta dish. You can cook a large batch of meatballs in the 14-inch fry-pan, complete with a domed lid. The eight-quart hybrid pot also provides plenty of room for boiling water. HexClads classic hybrid technology allows for faster cooking and ensures food wont stick to the pan.For more deals, visitwww.foxnews.com/dealsOriginal price: $783.99For a knife set thats as beautiful as it is sharp,HexClads seven-piece Damascus steel knife set wont disappoint. Each is made with 67 layers of strong Damascus steel that will cut through anything. You get a chefs knife, a serrated knife, a Santoku knife, multiple small utility blades and a sharpening rod. Each knife has a stunning green pakkawood handle thats equally as durable as the blade. Tie the whole set together with the magnetic walnut block that keeps all the knives safe. You can alsoget the same set with espresso colored handles.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris hosted WNBA star Napheesa Collier at the activist summit, "A Day of Unreasonable Conversation," this week, where the player addressed recently alleging an explosive conversation with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert.Collier recently alleged that Engelbert said in a private conversation, "[Caitlin Clark] should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court because without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn't make anything," and that "Players should be on their knees, thanking their lucky stars for the media rights deal that I got them."In her conversation with Harris, Collier defended her decision to make the statements publicly, as the WNBA player's union is currently negotiating with the league over a new collective bargaining agreement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"No matter the consequences, I felt like it was something that needed to be done," Collier said."I am on the union for our CBA negotiations, like our collective bargaining negotiations for our league, and for so long I felt like I saw what was going on behind closed doors," she added. "For so long, we tried to have these conversations and move the needle in those meetings that we would have with the league within our leadership. And I saw nothing was changing. Coaches, winning and losing alike, were complaining about the same things over and over again, players over and over again, and we weren't seeing a change that our leadership was trying to make."I think I just got to the point where I was fed up. ... Whether I was going to get annihilated for this or people were gonna support me, I felt like what I was doing was right. I felt like it needed to be said, so no matter the consequences, I felt like it was something that needed to be done.LYNX'S NAPHEESA COLLIER RAILS AGAINST WNBA LEADERSHIP, CALLS FOR OFFICIATING CHANGESEngelbert said at a press conference last week that she did not make the comments about Clark."Obviously, I did not make those comments. Caitlin has been a transformational player in this league. She's been a great representative of the game. Shes brought in tens of millions of new fans to the game," Engelbert said.Engelbert addressed the alleged comments about the other players, claiming there have been a lot of "inaccuracies" reported in the media, but she did not explicitly deny making those comments as she did with the alleged Clark comments."There's a lot of innacuracy out there through social media and all this reporting," Engelbert said. "A lot of reporting, a lot of innacuracy about what I say, what I didn't say."Engelbert later said, "I'm disheartened. I'm a human too. I have a family. I have two kids who are devastated by these comments. So, all I say is that it's obviously been a tough week, and I just think there's a lot of innacuracy out there."Still, Engelbert acknowledged that if players don't feel "appreciated" then she has to do better."I was disheartened to hear that some players feel the league and that I personally do not care about them or listen to them," Engelbert said before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals Friday night."If the players in the W dont feel appreciated and value from the league, we have to do better, and I have to do better."The players association and the WNBA agreed to an eight-year agreement in 2020, but the WNBPA voted last year to opt out of the agreement early. The current agreement expires Oct. 31.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Republican New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli accused his opponent, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, of running a campaign built on "lies" following Wednesdays heated final debate.Ciattarelli argued Sherrill misled voters about her involvement in a cheating scandal at the U.S. Naval Academy and spread false claims about his involvement in the opioid crisis."She needs to come clean with the state of New Jersey as to why she was severely punished at the Naval Academy," Ciattarelli said Thursday on Fox News Radios "Brian Kilmeade Show."TOP GUBERNATORIAL RACE ROCKED BY ALLEGATIONS OF LEAKS AND DIRTY TRICKS AMID IMPROPER MILITARY RECORDS RELEASECiattarelli has repeatedly called on Sherrill to explain her role in a widespread cheating scandal at the U.S. Naval Academy. Earlier this year, the National Archives and Records Administration unsealed records that show Sherrill was barred from walking with her graduating class and omitted from the Naval Academys commencement program.Sherrill has not been accused of cheating herself but has admitted she was disciplined for not reporting others who were involved. She denied any wrongdoing and said the leak is being investigated."What really demands an answer is why my opponent still wont take accountability for the release of those records. It's under federal investigation that a member of his team... actually got access to those records," Sherrill said during Wednesdays debate."When he was asked about it, he acted like he had no idea what his campaign was doing. So either hes really incompetent, or hes lying."TOP GUBERNATORIAL RACE ROCKED BY ALLEGATIONS OF LEAKS AND DIRTY TRICKS AMID IMPROPER MILITARY RECORDS RELEASEDespite Sherrill's explanations about the records, Ciattarelli said he believes that's not the whole story."We believe she either cheated herself or she lied to the investigators," he told host Brian Kilmeade."All she has to do is approve the release of her disciplinary records to come clean and be transparent with the people of New Jersey as to why she was punished at the Naval Academy."During Wednesdays debate, Sherrill accused Ciattarelli of misleading voters and contributing to the opioid epidemic through ties to pharmaceutical-backed training programs. She alleged his actions cost thousands of lives in New Jersey.NEW JERSEY GOP LAWMAKERS DEMAND SHERRILL RELEASE NAVAL ACADEMY RECORDS AS QUESTIONS SWIRL"He made his millions by working with some of the worst offenders and saying that opioids were safe, putting out propaganda, publishing their propaganda, while tens of thousands of New Jerseyans died," she said Wednesday.Ciattarelli dismissed her claims as "desperate" and denied any connection to the states opioid problem.With Election Day less than a month away, the contests in New Jersey andVirginiaare being closely watched as early indicators of how voters are responding to the Trump administration's agenda.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Taylor Swift was not exactly subtle in one of her latest songs.The pop superstar released her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," last Friday, and the ninth track, "Wood," turned the heads of just about every listener.The song included lyrics that just about everybody could assume were about fianc Travis Kelce's anatomy that "opened [her] thighs."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSwift also sings that the "redwood tree ain't hard to see" and said her beau had "new heights of manhood," a play on the Kansas City Chiefs tight end's podcast title with his brother, Jason.Jason's wife, Kylie, just like about everyone else, gave a listen to her future sister-in-law's album, and she said she is a fan. She even put "Wood" in her top-three favorite songs on the album.But she was understandably a little bit uncomfortable.ESPN PUNDITS, INCLUDING RYAN CLARK AND PAT MCAFEE, APOLOGIZE FOR CLAIMS ABOUT KYREN LACY"Here's the detail? Do I need that much detail, specifically about my brother-in-law? Probably not," she said on the latest edition of her podcast. "But also, good job, Trav. Thats it. Yes. 1,000% yes, that's women supporting women. Proud of ya."Travis discussed the album on the newest "New Heights" episode, and Jason pitched the idea of hosting a live listening party for their father."Dude, I'm terrified," Travis said.The album has been a massive hit, even before it was released. It had over 6 million pre-saves, the most ever on Spotify. Its lead single, "The Fate of Ophelia," also broke the record for most streams in one day.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Florida State Seminoles football player Ethan Pritchard has been released from the hospital after being shot in the head in August.Pritchard was released from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, with the university saying that he has been transferred to a rehabilitation center in Jacksonville to continue his recovery."This remarkable milestone has been achieved under the supervision of medical staff from TMH, Tallahassee Neurological Clinic, Southern Medical Group and Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic in consultation with Florida States Sports Medicine staff," FSU said in a statement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Ethan is alert, responsive and able to communicate. We are thankful for the efforts, thoughts and prayers of so many people and ask that you continue to support Ethan and his family as this process continues."Tommy Castellanos, Florida States quarterback, also posted a video to his Instagram of Pritchards teammates supporting him as he left the hospital.FLORIDA STATE HONORS ETHAN PRITCHARD, WHO WAS SHOT IN HEAD, DURING GAME VS EAST TEXAS A&MPritchard, a freshman football player, was shot in the back of the head while driving in Havana, Florida."He was actually in the car taking my sister around the corner to her daughters house to drop her off," Earl Pritchard, Ethans father,told WFTV last month. "They turned the corner, and as soon as they turned the corner, they heard gunshots."Four people were charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting.Pritchard playedhigh school football at Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida, and was a four-star recruit. He was rated No. 437 in the 247Sports Composite and No. 507 nationally in the On3 Industry Ranking. ESPN ranked Pritchard as the No. 39 linebacker nationally and the No. 64 player out of Florida.As a senior, he helped lead Seminole High School to a 10-2 record and its second consecutive regional final in 2024, recording 39 tackles and seven tackles for loss in nine games.As a junior, Pritchard had 75 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery as Seminole High School went 10-3. He began his high school career as a safety before transitioning to linebacker as a sophomore.Pritchard committed to Florida State in October 2023, choosing the Seminolesover Miami,Florida and UCF, among others.Fox News Ryan Gaydos and Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Relatives of a 6-year-old boy stabbed to death during a 2015 home invasion opened up about the "sickening" early release of the man convicted in the attack."Me and my siblings, we are fearful of what's to come next," Koral Tipton, the sister of 6-year-old Logan Tipton, told "The Will Cain Show."Koral witnessed the brutal slaying of her little brother in 2015 and suffered injuries as the suspect, Ronald Exantus, went on a stabbing spree inside their Kentucky home.Exantus, 42, was serving a 20-year sentence for second-degree assault in Logan's killing when he was released from custody last week, according to online records. Despite confessing, Exantus was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity at trial. The jury found him guilty of the other assaults that took place during the home invasion.The Tipton family said they were "confused" by the verdict."I still feel helpless," said Heather Tipton, Logan's mother. "And now he's out, walking the streets among us. Like, what do we do?"CONVICTED KILLER OF 6-YEAR-OLD BOY WALKS FREE AFTER SERVING LESS THAN HALF HIS 20-YEAR SENTENCE"It's like my testimony did not matter at all, and that is truly just how I feel," Koral said. "I seen the man in my room killing my brother. And now he is just free? It just doesn't make sense to me."CONNECTICUT MOTHER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER ALLEGEDLY POISONING HUSBAND WITH ANTIFREEZE"My heart was already broken, but it really broke me when they basically told us nobody killed Logan, nobody was going to be held responsible," Heather added.Exantus traveled from Indiana to Kentucky on Dec. 6, 2015, where he entered the Tipton home through an unlocked door. Using a knife from their kitchen, he stabbed Logan with such force that the blade bent out of shape, according to the Daily Mail.Logans mother continues to seek justice nearly a decade later."We need help, I believe, federally," Heather said. "This needs to be something that's nationwide."The decade-old case is now garnering nationwide attention, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt issuing a statement on X.Heather reflected on Leavitts statement, saying, "Maybe it took him getting out, after 10 years, for people to see what's going on, that this has happened, and we need to do something about it. Something has to be done."Kentucky State Police are now investigating "significant threats" made against members of Kentucky Parole Board members, according toa statement from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet."While the Kentucky Parole Board unanimously voted that Ronald Exantus remain in prison, Kentucky law required the Department of Corrections release the inmate on Mandatory Reentry Supervision (KRS439.3406)," the statement read.They say the spread of "misleading" information that the board voted for Exantus release has caused these threats, maintaining that the board voted for him to stay behind bars."The Parole Board did not release Ronald Exantus on parole. Every time it had the opportunity, the Parole Board recommended Ronald Exantus stay in prison," the cabinet added in a statement.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHeather said the day Exantus was released has "haunted" their family."We're not fully healed, but I'm stronger now," she said.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott mocked Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, calling him a "joke" for opposing his deployment of Texas National Guard troops to provide security over immigration enforcement operations in Chicago.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Abbott said, "Gov. Pritzker is a joke" and is in "violation of his oath of office" by attempting to interfere with federal law enforcement efforts to improve safety in Chicago and other Illinois communities.Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday, tasked with protecting federal personnel and property amid anti-immigration protests, the Pentagon confirmed. A Pentagon official said 200 guardsmen were mobilized for an initial 60-day period.Pritzker, a rumored 2028 Democratic presidential candidate and fierce critic of President Donald Trump, has condemned the National Guard deployment, calling it "Trumps invasion," and calling on Abbott to withdraw his support. He has also threatened to pull out from the National Governors Association if the bipartisan group does not condemn the deployment.ABBOTT DEPLOYS ELITE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD AFTER TRUMP CALLS FOR REINFORCEMENTS: EVER READYThe state of Illinois, joined by the city of Chicago, also filed a lawsuit in federal court in an attempt to stop the deployment.Speaking with Fox News Digital, Abbott said that Pritzkers actions are in violation of the U.S. Constitution."You may recall it wasn't too long ago that he put his left hand on a bible and raised his right hand and swore to God that he would support the Constitution of the United States. As opposed to supporting it and allowing federal officials to enforce federal law, he's violating the Constitution, violating the oath that he took by interfering with the ability of federal officials to conduct the executive branch of the federal government," said Abbott.PRITZKER SUES TRUMP TO BLOCK NATIONAL GUARD ACTION IN ILLINOISHe said that it is "only natural" Trump would call on his "elite National Guard to provide assistance anywhere in the entire country," because of Texas soldiers extensive experience providing security at the southern border."Texas has the most proven, the largest, the best-trained National Guard in the United States of America," he said. "Americans will remember we had thousands of our National Guard securing the American border, the largest border state in the entire country, more than 1,200 miles, and it was Texas, as opposed to the federal government under the Biden administration, that had to step up and secure the border.""Now, because we have a president who is finally enforcing the laws of the United States it's only natural by extension that if there's a need for that elite National Guard to provide assistance anywhere in the entire country, that it would be the National Guard called upon," he added.Though Pritzker has denounced the deployment as an "invasion," Abbott clarified that his soldiers presence in the state is strictly to provide backup for federal officials who have recently faced intense opposition from agitators in Illinois."They provide a very important backup role to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Right now, they are playing a very important backup roll to ensure the safety of federal officials while federal officials enforce federal law in places like Illinois, Oregon, and elsewhere," he explained. "There's unrest in areas where ICE is trying to operate and where ICE is trying to enforce the law. And what ICE or other federal officials need, they need safety and security as they go about the process of carrying out their function."WHITE HOUSE MOCKS 'SLOB' PRITZKER AFTER HE REJECTS TRUMP'S NATIONAL GUARD PLANHe went on to say, "It is very important that the public understand that these federal officials, they have a requirement to enforce federal law. Anybody who interferes with that is interfering with the ability for federal officials to do their job.""What the National Guard is trained and skilled at doing is dealing with civil unrest like that," said Abbott. "Whenever the country is in times of need, Texans will step up and help out any way we possibly can."Fox News Digital reached out to Pritzker's office for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said this week that conservative news outlets intentionally mischaracterized his reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirks death.Bloombergs Lucas Shaw interviewed multiple public figures at the annual Bloomberg Screentime event on Wednesday. After Kimmel's brief suspension after he appeared to falsely suggest Kirk's suspected shooter was a MAGA supporter, some critics have questioned the state of free speech in America.Shaw asked him about the course of events and when Kimmel realized this particular incident may have become a serious problem."I didn't think there was a big problem," Kimmel said of his initial reaction. "I just saw it as distortion on the part of some of the right-wing media networks, and I aimed to correct it."YOUNG CONSERVATIVES SAY KIMMEL FACED 'CONSEQUENCES,' NOT CANCEL CULTURE AFTER ABC SUSPENSIONKimmel noted that, as a public figure, it is hard to discern between what will or will not become a major problem for him."When they pulled the show off the air," he said of when he realized this latest incident was an actual problem.Even so, in the intervening days, the talk show host said he had productive conversations with the leadership at his network, noting, "It helped me just kind of understand where everyone was coming from.""I can sometimes be reactionary," he acknowledged. "I can sometimes be aggressive. I can sometimes be unpleasant. I think that it helped me, really, having those days to think about it was helpful."When asked if he felt his initial comments were mischaracterized, Kimmel argued that it was not a matter of feeling or opinion.CONSERVATIVES SAY KIMMEL'S ATTEMPT TO CLARIFY CHARLIE KIRK COMMENTS IS 'NOT GOOD ENOUGH'"I didnt feel like it. It was," he said. "It was intentionally, and I think maliciously, mischaracterized."I think what has happened over the last, like, three weeks, I think was very unfair to my bosses at Disney. I don't think anyone should ever be put in a position like this. It is insane," Kimmel said. "And I hope that we drew a really, really bold red line as Americans about what we will and will not accept. I really hope that that's what comes out of all of this."When he had returned after his brief suspension, he emotionally addressed viewers and attempted to make amends, saying, "I want to make something clear, because its important to me as a human, and that is you understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man."Nor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the actions," he continued. "It was a deeply disturbed individual. That was really the opposite of the point I was trying to make, but I understand that, to some, it felt either ill-timed or unclear or maybe both, and for those who think I did point a finger, I get why youre upset. If the situation was reversed, theres a good chance I would have felt the same way."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Arkansas coach John Calipari shocked the basketball world in April 2024 by leaving Kentucky for the Razorbacks. And as he tells it, divine intervention may have been in play when he opted to head South.Coach Cal admitted as much to Dan Dakich, host of OutKick's Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich on Thursday."We had Father Joe with us, a priest, in Vegas (where Cal was attending a friend's bachelor party)," Cal told Dakich. "HE said, Go for a walk. An hour. Youre the coach of Kentucky. Walk back. That next hour, you're the coach of Arkansas.'"CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSimple enough, right?As Cal tells it, the walk back provided more excitement than the walk there as a Wildcat."About 15 minutes after coming back, I started whistling and skipping," said Calipari. "Like, you know what? I'm doin' this. Father Joe from Philadelphia got it done. He got it done."Trust the process.ARKANSAS COACH JOHN CALIPARI PROPOSES SOLUTION TO SAVE COLLEGE BASKETBALL AMID NIL, TRANSFER PORTAL CHAOSCoach Cal's reliance on a priest during such a massive career-altering decision had a snickering Dakich asking why all the Italians, like Calipari, always have a priest hanging around."I'm a poor, miserable, sinner. When I give confession, the priest comes out. His head's spinnin'," Calipari joked. "With what I do, where I'm coaching other people's children, I better have something that grounds me in the morning to keep reminding me this is someone's child so I don't want to choke somebody. There's times when you want to throw a kid off the team, and you go to mass in the morning, and you go 'Cmon man, theres a better way.'"You can watch the entire interview with Dakich and Coach Cal below on YouTube:Fortunately for the Razorbacks and Coach Cal, each of their prayers were answered in year one of Calipari's Fayettville tenure. After an up-and-down start to the season (including an 0-and-5 start to SEC play), Arkansas finished 22-14 overall and 8-10 in the conference. The postseason included a trip to the Sweet Sixteen as a No. 10 seed and an upset of Kansas.From the sound of it, Cal's in Hog heaven.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.