The parole hearing for the Menendez brothers has been rescheduled for August, according to California officials.Lyle and Erik Menendez are now scheduled to appear for their parole hearing on August 21 and 22, a spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to Fox News Digital.The hearing was originally set for June 13.MENENDEZ BROTHERS' JUNE HEARING CONVERTED FROM CLEMENCY TO PAROLE AS DECISION LOOMS FOR GOV. NEWSOMEarlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said the brothers' clemency hearing was being converted into a parole hearing after the governor withdrew his request for a clemency investigation.While the parole board will recommend whether the two men should be granted an early release, Newsom may still approve or deny the decision.A post from Lyle Menendez's Facebook confirmed the postponed hearing.MENENDEZ BROTHERS RESENTENCING: TIMELINE OF KILLERS' FIGHT OVER FREEDOM IN PARENTS' MURDERS"Taking a break from my break to confirm the news that has been reported today," the post reads. "The guys parole hearing date has been postponed to August 21/22.""Given the fact that first-time parole seekers statistically have a much harder time being granted parole, this gives the guys and their attorneys more time to prepare and gives them the best opportunity to be the exception to the rule! Its a good thing," the post added.The two brothers were resentenced by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic earlier this month to 50 years-to-life, making them eligible for parole. Jesic's decision to resentence the brothers opened the door for the parole hearing to determine whether they should be released.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe pair were originally sentenced to life without parole for their 1996 conviction after murdering their parents in 1989.The brothers have argued that they carried out the killings in self-defense after years of abuse from their father. They have spent 35 years behind bars.Fox News' Stepheny Price and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

The parole hearing for the Menendez brothers has been rescheduled for August, according to California officials.Lyle and Erik Menendez are now scheduled to appear for their parole hearing on August 21 and 22, a spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to Fox News Digital.The hearing was originally set for June 13.MENENDEZ BROTHERS' JUNE HEARING CONVERTED FROM CLEMENCY TO PAROLE AS DECISION LOOMS FOR GOV. NEWSOMEarlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said the brothers' clemency hearing was being converted into a parole hearing after the governor withdrew his request for a clemency investigation.While the parole board will recommend whether the two men should be granted an early release, Newsom may still approve or deny the decision.A post from Lyle Menendez's Facebook confirmed the postponed hearing.MENENDEZ BROTHERS RESENTENCING: TIMELINE OF KILLERS' FIGHT OVER FREEDOM IN PARENTS' MURDERS"Taking a break from my break to confirm the news that has been reported today," the post reads. "The guys parole hearing date has been postponed to August 21/22.""Given the fact that first-time parole seekers statistically have a much harder time being granted parole, this gives the guys and their attorneys more time to prepare and gives them the best opportunity to be the exception to the rule! Its a good thing," the post added.The two brothers were resentenced by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic earlier this month to 50 years-to-life, making them eligible for parole. Jesic's decision to resentence the brothers opened the door for the parole hearing to determine whether they should be released.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe pair were originally sentenced to life without parole for their 1996 conviction after murdering their parents in 1989.The brothers have argued that they carried out the killings in self-defense after years of abuse from their father. They have spent 35 years behind bars.Fox News' Stepheny Price and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

Jurors in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial were introduced to a number of witnesses in the government's case against the disgraced music mogul.The U.S. Attorney's Office called Dawn Richard to the stand, a former member of Diddy's Danity Kane girl group, who claimed the "Last Night" rapper threatened her to remain quiet about the alleged abuse of his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.Los Angeles litigator John J. Perlstein exclusively told Fox News Digital that Richard's testimony could possibly support the government's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charge.CASSIE VENTURA EMERGES AS STAR WITNESS IN DIDDY'S FEDERAL SEX CRIMES TRIAL: EXPERT"Corroborating Cassie Venturas testimony, Dawn Richard provided eyewitness accounts of multiple occasions where the defendant struck or attempted to strike Ventura, and also testified to Combs controlling behavior in stating that Combs allegedly said that he owned Ventura and that her success would be on his terms," Perlstein said."As far as the RICO charges, Dawn also testified that Combs threatened her to maintain her silence, which can be perceived as an attempt to intimidate witnesses and obstruct justice. Her testimony supports the prosecutions RICO case."Richard testified Monday that she told Cassie to leave Diddy after witnessing the Bad Boy Records founders violent behavior toward his girlfriend. Although Cassie was allegedly torn, Richard testified that Cassie would listen, but she could see the fear.DIDDY TRIAL: CASSIE VENTURA'S 5 MOST EXPLOSIVE CLAIMS AGAINST RAPPERThe singer said she "observedCassie being attacked."She alleged that Diddy came downstairs screaming, hit her in the head and beat her around.Richard claimed Diddy "came downstairs angry saying where the f--- is his eggs." She then alleged Diddy grabbed a skillet of eggs and attempted to hit Cassie in the head.Cassie allegedly fell to the ground, anticipating the hit, but it didn't hit her."She went into a fetal position ... literally trying to hide her face," Richard said."Richards testimony is highly impactful because it corroborates Venturas account," former federal prosecutor Neama Ramani told Fox News Digital. "Her witnessing Combs attempt to hit Ventura with a skillet, kick her when she was in the fetal position and drag her by the hair was one of the most graphic of the trial so far.Richard also [allegedly] suffered her own abuse.She [claimed she] was groped and threatened not to speak out."Rahmani added, "The prosecution has to corroborate Venturas testimony with that of independent witnesses.The defense scored points with Venturas emails and text messages.But Richards testimony shows a pattern of physical violence and helps rebut the defenses argument that the conduct was consensual."Richard told the court on Friday that one day after an alleged altercation in which she "observedCassie being attacked," the "Missing You" rapper told her it was par for the course in a normal relationship.WATCH ON FOX NATION: WHAT DIDDY DO?Diddy and Richard were in the recording studio when he allegedly said that what was witnessed the day before was "passion" and what people in relationships do. He claimed Cassie was OK and that it was best if they didn't say anything.The rapper allegedly said that where he's from, people go missing. She heard his words to mean that people end up dead.Diddy allegedly didnt like Richard talking to Cassie and that Diddy would tell her to "stay the f--- out of my relationship." Richard claimed Combs told them if she didnt stay in line there would be consequences.Richard also testified that she was willing to work with Diddy again even after he allegedly threatened her life.Diddys defense lawyer, Nicole Westmoreland, asked Richard about reaching out to Combs as recently as 2020 or 2021. Richard testified that if they got Diddy Dirty Money back together, she would be required to be around Combs often: working, writing, touring, traveling out of state and out of the country.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSRichard told Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitzi Steiner that she reached out to Diddy to work with him after ending their professional relationship because Kalenna Harper, the third member of Diddy Dirty Money, requested it.Richard explained contact was sporadic, but she wanted to get Diddy Dirty Money back together because of the issues Harper was allegedly having. According to Richard, she didnt want to go back to work with Diddy because "it wasnt good." She claimed she just wanted to help a friend.Kerry Morgan also testified and claimed Diddy physically assaulted her in 2018, leading to the end of her friendship with the "Me & U" singer. Diddy's lawyer questioned Morgan about why that would break up her friendship with Cassie. Morgan replied, "I draw my line at physical abuse." According to Morgans testimony, she and Cassie have not spoken in seven years.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERMorgan cut off contact after Cassie offered her $30,000 to sign a NDA about Diddy's alleged abuse after she claimed he assaulted her at Cassie's home in 2018.They were allegedly listening to music when Diddy walked into the room. Cassie allegedly proceeded to lock herself in the bathroom.WATCH: SEAN DIDDY COMBS ASSAULTS CASSIE VENTURA IN 2016 LOS ANGELES HOTEL INCIDENT"He came up behind me, choked me" Morgan claimed, before Diddy allegedly threw a hanger at her head, which hit her right behind her ear. She allegedly suffered a concussion from the incident and was treated at an urgent care.Diddy was charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution in a federal indictment unsealed Sept. 17. He has maintained his innocence. If found guilty, he faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars or a maximum sentence of life in prison.Authorities allege Diddy ran a criminal enterprise through his businesses, including Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises and Combs Global, among others. He used "firearms, threats of violence, coercion and verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse" to fulfill his sexual desires, according to prosecutors.Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

A flight passengercalled out a fellow flyer for his "nasty cologne," sparking a debate about smells in "cramped spaces."In the forum "r/delta" on Reddit, the post was titled, "Dudes and their nasty cologne," as the user shared that he or she was on a flight from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Atlanta, Georgia."GUYS You do not need to wear buckets of cologne before boarding a plane. The preferred amount would be zero. People are allergic," wrote the user.VAPING FLIGHT PASSENGER PROMPTS PILOT TO THREATEN TO 'TURN THIS PLANE AROUND'The person continued, "Honestly, it's wholly inconsiderate to wear anything super strong in cramped spaces."Reddit users took to the comments section to share their thoughts about various smells on planes."Perfume and cologne are NOT meant to be announced, they are to be discovered," wrote one user.Another user commented, "I have to bring my inhaler with me for every flight because of this."Yet another Redditor said, "It doesnt help that a lot of airports have cologne shops where people go in and spray a ton of samples on themselves before their flight."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTEROne user wrote, "In my experience, its mostly middle-aged women with their sickly sweet perfume that I notice. But I agree with the sentiment."Said another person, "I've given up a FC [first class] seat and moved to coach because a woman's perfume gave me an asthma attack."A user advised, "I always travel with peppermint oil to put in/around my nose to combat the noxious cologne/perfume /body spray /BO."Another user joked, "I think everyone needs to walk through a smell detector before they board a plane. If its too much they have to go home and take a shower."For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyleGary Leff, a Texas-based travel industry expert and author of the blog "View From the Wing," told Fox News Digital that passengers should be mindful of others."Passengers have a zone of personal space on the plane that roughly corresponds to the area of their seat," said Leff."Within that space, there are all [types] of behavior that might come under criticism (usually in the realm of personal hygiene and grooming), but it really comes down to the discretion of the individual," he added.Leff said that with airflow and filtration, smells, sprays or perfumes can be spread throughout the cabin."To broaden the lesson a bit, dont bringstinky foodson the plane, either!" Leff said."Some airports sell barbecue, but saucy ribs arent a great idea," he also said."Neither is Chinese food to go."

A retired Border Patrol chief tapped to advise on immigration issues related to unaccompanied minors and refugees for the Trump administration's first 100 days said about 70% of sponsors' applications were fraudulent.Chris Clem, who spent almost three decades with Customs and Border Protection, says the Trump team is working to resolve the many problems created by nearly 470,000 unaccompanied children crossing into the United States over the last four years, "overwhelming a system that was really put in place to protect the well-being and welfare of children.""It actually pretty much did the opposite with so many because the system was broken, the policies and practices were broken, where children were being placed [with] sponsors that were unvetted or improperly vetted or may have been illegal aliens themselves or smugglers or criminals," Clem, who was based out of Yuma, Arizona, during the Biden administration, told Fox News Digital. "So, my role was to go in there with my 27-plus years of Border Patrol experience, and having dealt with this firsthand in the field for years, to rebuild and put commonsense practices and policies in place. And that's what we did."Clem worked with President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services Department to improve the vetting of documentation from sponsors offering to take in unaccompanied minors.MIGRANT SEX TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR SPEAKS OUT: 'I SAW GOOD PEOPLE DIE'They are also working to identify and arrest criminals who provided fake documentation to become sponsors."Here's an example we'll call it the Ohio case, where a sponsor claimed to be an adult brother of a 14-year-old female," Clem said. "He was accepted by ORR [the Office of Refugee Resettlement] and this happened a little over a year ago. There [were] other adults living there that should not have been placed with that person. Unfortunately, she was placed. The 14-year-old was raped and impregnated, and the sponsor ultimately was arrested."SMUGGLERS ABANDON TWO MIGRANT GIRLS AT SOUTHERN BORDER WITH NOTE TO AUTHORITIESThe federal government "chose not to pursue" fraud charges for the subject, who lied to federal agents about his documentation, but state prosecutors did, Clem said."That's how we were able to catch him and ultimately get him indicted federally for trafficking, for fraud, for lying to federal agents," Clem said. "And so this person is looking at a lengthy time."HOUSE REPUBLICANS GRILL HHS SECRETARY BECERRA OVER MIGRANT CHILDREN: 'WOULD NOT WANT TO BE YOU'The Justice Department documented the case in April, when federal officials were able to charge the suspect, Juan Tiul Xi, 26, of Guatemala."There are literally thousands of cases where there is assault, abuse," the former Border Patrol chief said. "We did an internal investigation and some random sampling where about 70% of the sponsor applications are fraudulent. Meaning there is information that is not verifiable, it's incorrect, the documents submitted were not valid, and yet they were placed."While trying to track down potentially fraudulent sponsors and criminals housing unaccompanied minors can be disturbing, Clem says various departments within the Trump administration are working every day to combat this kind of illegal activity occurring in the United States as a result of four years of an unsecured border.They are also bolstering border security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection said last week it averaged 279 apprehensions per day at the southern border in April, compared to 4,297 in April 2024. The total apprehensions for April this year landed at 8,383, compared with last year's 129,000.YOUNG SIBLINGS DISCOVERED WITH ADDRESS ON PIECE OF PAPER AMONG MASSIVE GROUP OF ILLEGALS AT BORDERCBP officials also noted that just five illegal aliens were temporarily released into the U.S. during April, compared to 68,000 during the same month last year."In Yuma, my last few months, we were averaging over a thousand arrests a day just in my little sector alone. They're averaging four arrests a day now," Clem said. "So, you can only imagine what it's like to be able to go out there and patrol and secure the border and not worry about threats getting away from you because you're actually able to go out there and arrest those or keep them from even coming in."TOM HOMAN ON 'FAULKNER FOCUS': 'I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS COUNTRY'He noted that agents are also able to use their parking lot again. It had been covered by large tents to process the thousands of migrants passing through their sector every day under the Biden administration."What a time to be a Border Patrol agent, to be creative, innovative, go after targeted operations again, go after those that have eluded us, work side by side with state and federal law enforcement to go after threats that have already made it into the country," Clem said. "No. 1, they can do their job, and that's protecting America, and they sleep good at night knowing that they can give their all, and they're going to be championed by the White House as opposed to demonized by the White House."Clem expressed concern that some U.S. officials, including politicians, judges and attorneys or prosecutors, are using their government positions to protect illegal immigrants. He has a message for those people."We are going to leave no stone unturned. If you are complicit, if you are knowingly and willingly encouraging, aiding and abetting, directly or indirectly, illegal immigration, whether it's cross-border or inside the United States, we're coming after you," he said. "Those are the laws. And it doesn't matter if you are a teenage smuggler on the Rio Grande or a sophisticated cartel or, unfortunately, an elected member of Congress or a state and local government if you are aiding and abetting, if you are facilitating illegal activity, the U.S. government is coming after you."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe CBP recorded the lowest southwest border crossings in history in March, with fewer apprehensions in the entire month than there were in the first two days of the month in 2024 under the Biden administration.Border Patrol apprehended a total of 7,181 illegal aliens attempting to cross the southern border between ports of entry in March. This constitutes a 14% decrease from February, when Border Patrol apprehended 8,346 aliens. More dramatically, it is a 95%decrease from the 137,473 aliens apprehended under the Biden administration in the same period in 2024.Fox News' Anders Hagstrom, Bill Melugin and Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.

A former FBI agent who spent 10 years hunting fugitives says employees of the Orleans Parish Jail almost certainly knew about and assisted the massive 10-person escape last Friday.Scott Duffey spent 22 years in the FBI, including a decade hunting fugitives, before retiring as a supervisory special agent. He is now the director of the Wilmington University Criminal Justice Institute in Delaware.He said it would be nearly impossible for 10 people to escape from a jail without help from the inside, or at least without people on the inside knowing about a planned escape."If 10 people did it, that means at least double that number knew about it," he told Fox News Digital. "So that's a big intel breach. And how can that happen without somebody on the inside not assisting?"Authorities said they are investigating whether the inmates, many of whom have been charged with heinous violent crimes, had help from jail staff. Three employees have been suspended pending the ongoing investigation.LOUISIANA GOVERNOR PLEDGES TO FIND ESCAPED INMATES, HOLD ABETTORS ACCOUNTABLE: WE'RE GOING TO HUNT THEM DOWN"How could there not be somebody on the inside?" Duffey said. "That would be such a major intel [and] physical security breach that I would say everybody needs to be looked at there, because that's a huge number [of escapees]."As for why a corrections officer might help a prisoner escape, Duffey said there are a number of reasons, but he specifically mentioned that a romantic relationship with an inmate could be plausible.From an investigatory standpoint, Duffey said it is likely that the fugitives are still in the New Orleans area and likely couch-surfing with friends and family to avoid detection.He said he would be applying maximum pressure to those family and friends to get them to turn the inmates in."So everybody in the family is immediately being interviewed and probably given the riot act with regards to, OK, we determined he's definitely not here. Now we want to know when's the last time you had contact?" Duffey said. "Did you get contacted by the fugitive since he escaped? And here's what can happen if you aid a fugitive."LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BLASTS 'PROGRESSIVE PROMISES' AFTER NEW ORLEANS JAIL ESCAPEA romantic relationship was at the center of one of America's more recent high-profile escape cases.Casey White, an inmate at the Lauderdale County, Alabama, jail, was awaiting a capital murder trial while already serving a 75-year sentence for attempted murder and kidnapping when he broke out of jail with the help of a guard.His accomplice was Vicky White, a high-ranking corrections officer at the jail, who allowed him to walk out and then fled alongside him.The pair, who were lovers, led authorities on an 11-day manhunt across Tennessee and Indiana, which eventually culminated in a confrontation outside an Evansville, Indiana, motel room.The pair jumped into a black Cadillac and attempted to flee but were rammed off the road by police, causing a crash. Vicky White died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, and Casey White was captured and extradited back to Alabama.7 FUGITIVES REMAIN ON THE RUN AFTER NOLA PRISON BREAK; INSIDE JOB SUSPECTEDIn 2015, another alleged sexual relationship led to a high-profile prison escape.Two inmates at the Clinton Correctional Facility, Richard Matt and David Sweat, escaped from the maximum security facility that bordered the tiny upstate New York town of Dannemora.Both were serving life sentences for murder, but with the help of prison worker Joyce "Tilly" Mitchell, the pair escaped.Matt and Sweat allegedly had sexual relationships with Mitchell, who provided the inmates with tools to hack away at the walls in their cell for three months straight during time normally reserved for eating and recreation. An inspector general's report later noted the institution's culpability in failing to supervise the duo.After a 20-day manhunt, Matt was shot and killed by police about 30 miles from the prison. Days later, Sweat was found by authorities jogging on a road just south of the Canadian border. He was also shot, but he survived his injuries and was returned to prison.Mitchell was sentenced to seven years in prison for her role in the escape.In the same year, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican drug lord and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, escaped from a maximum-security Mexican jail via a mile-long tunnel that led from his cell to a construction yard. It was later determined that his cartel associates dug the tunnel.Fourteen years earlier, he had escaped from a Mexican prison after bribing guards and being wheeled out in a laundry basket.NEW ORLEANS JAIL INMATES CHARGED WITH MURDER AND OTHER CRIMES ESCAPEGuzman was recaptured by Mexican authorities in 2016, extradited to the U.S. the following year and found guilty in 2019 of numerous criminal charges related to his cartel activities. He was sentenced to life in prison in Colorado's ADX Florence, a supermax facility in Colorado.On Dec. 13, 2000, seven men, later dubbed the "Texas 7," escaped from the John B. Connally Unit, a maximum-security prison near Kenedy, Texas, by overpowering the guards. They stole a cache of weapons on their way out of the facility and went on a vicious crime spree.Two of the men were serving life sentences for murder at the time of the escape.On Christmas Eve of that year, the men held up a sporting goods store and shot and killed responding Irving Police Officer Aubry Wright Hawkins.Between Jan. 2224, 2001, after the airing of an episode of "America's Most Wanted" that featured the men, six of them were captured. The seventh committed suicide before he could be taken into custody.They were all tried and convicted of Hawkins' murder and sentenced to death.Michael Anthony Rodriguez, one of the seven, waived his appeals after his conviction and was executed in 2008.In 2012, the ringleader of the escaped prison gang, George Rivas, was put to death for the murder. Another escapee, Donald Newbury, was executed in 2015. A fourth, Joseph Garcia, was executed in 2018.In 2019, the executions of the last two escapees were stayed.Perhaps the most storied prison escape in American history occurred on June 11, 1962, from the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. On that day, Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin, all convicted bank robbers, escaped from the prison through air ducts and an unguarded hallway after they placed papier-mch model heads bearing their likenesses inside their own beds, tricking the guards.They boarded a makeshift raft and paddled away from the island, never to be seen again. It is believed they drowned in San Francisco Bay.A fourth potential escapee, Allen West, did not make it off the island.Alcatraz has recently been in the news as President Donald Trump floated the idea of reopening the island prison.

Put aside politics for a moment, which I know is basically impossible in this supercharged environment.There is no way not to feel sympathy for Joe Biden as a human being after his prostate cancer diagnosis was made public on Sunday. He has a serious, life-threatening disease.I have plenty of medical questions about why Biden and his doctors waited so long to treat this particularly "aggressive" form of cancer until it spread to his bones. This is inexplicable to me. Now the Stage 4 cancer cant be cured, though it could possibly be contained.Was this part of the coverup of Bidens dramatic decline in mental acuity, as documented in the new book "Original Sin"? How would voters have reacted if they had known that not only was Biden too old and feeble to run for a second term, but also had cancer?BIDEN BATTLING 'MOST AGGRESSIVE TYPE' OF PROSTATE CANCER WITH BONE METASTASIS, MEDICAL EXPERT SAYSBut on a personal level, Bidens life has been marked by tragedy, from the car accident that killed his first wife and daughter to the brain cancer that claimed his son Beau which is why he announced a "Cancer Moonshot" as president.Look, Ive known Joe Biden for 40 years, and whatever you think of his politics, hes a likable guy. I covered him as Senate Judiciary chairman. As vice president, he once sent my then-8-year-old daughter a handwritten note after she wrote a poem about them sharing the same birthday. He used to love talking to reporters. He would throw parties for the press and run around with a super soaker, spraying little kids. That was then.But by 2023, he had no business running for president again, not when aides were debating whether hed need a wheelchair in a second term, according to the Jake Tapper-Alex Thompson book. Many Democrats are angry that hes reemerged in a rehab tour, wishing the 82-year-old man would just get off the stage.The former president put out a photo with his wife yesterday, saying: "Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places."Dr. Zeke Emanuel said on "Morning Joe" yesterday that the cancer has "been around for a very long time in President Biden years It is a little surprising to many of us oncologists that he wasnt diagnosed earlier He probably had it at the start of his presidency in 2021."But none of this matters to the far-right types, many of them based in Florida.POLITICAL WORLD REACTS TO FORMER PRESIDENT BIDEN'S 'AGGRESSIVE' CANCER DIAGNOSIS: 'INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT'Conservative influencer Roger OHandley, writing under the name DC Draino ("America First"), wrote a screed that was retweeted or liked 10,000 times: "Some people seem to forget that he is a career criminal who almost destroyed America."According to Mediaite, another far-right commentator, Brenden Dilley (Warlord Dilley, "media personality"), says: "In order to believe the Biden cancer diagnosis, you have to first believe that Biden and his family would willfully tell you the truth about anything. In order for that to happen, you have to be f---ing retarded."His solution: "Stage 5 prostate cancer." In other words, death.Presidential adviser Laura Loomer called this "a PR strategy to shame the Democrats who are coming out with a book about the cover up of Bidens health crisis."Breanna Morello, a self-described "independent journalist": "They want all the Monday morning shows talking about it because Jake Tapper has a book to sell. Its a PR move."What these and other posts have in common is the lack of even a milligram of compassion for Joe Biden as a human being. Biden is evil, everything he does is evil, and if he dies, good riddance.THE GREAT BIDEN COVERUP: AIDES DEBATED WHETHER TO PUT THE PRESIDENT IN A WHEELCHAIRI find this inexplicably sad win-at-all-costs politics is so all-consuming that human life is meaningless.Even President Trump dropped his usual attacks on his onetime opponent: "Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Bidens recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family and we wish Joe a fast and speedy recovery."See, that wasnt so hard.Elon Musk, whos faded from the news, shared a post from Clint Russell, who tweets as Liberty Lockdown ("a podcast for those who demand freedom")::"So the plan was to run Biden, lie about his cancer and dementia, get him back in the WH, and then have him immediately step aside so Kamala's reign of terror could begin."All while trying to jail or kill DJT. Just making sure we're all on the same page, here. These people are evil."MEDICAL EXPERT 'ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED' BY TIMING OF BIDEN'S PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSISMusk responded with a "bullseye" emoji in a dart board.JD Vance, for his part, sought a middle ground:"Look, I mean, first of all, of course, we wish the best for the former presidents health. But hopefully he makes the right recovery. Look, I will say, whether the right time to have this conversation is now or at some point in the future. We really do need to be honest about whether the former president was capable of doing the job."Taylor Lorenz, who worked for the New York Times and Washington Post before going independent, was joyful about Bidens news: "Hopefully he rots in hell and rests in piss."I have defended her at times, but this is beyond appalling. Lorenz has disgraced herself.Then again, she cheered when UnitedHealtcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered on the street, and refused to criticize the alleged shooter. What about his family? Too bad. Just zero regard for human life.SUBSCRIBE TO HOWIE'S MEDIA BUZZMETER PODCAST, A RIFF ON THE DAY'S HOTTEST STORIESNow is it likely that some on the left will celebrate once Trump passes, which I dont see happening until after hes long out of office? Sure. This disease goes both ways. But that doesnt make it right.It was Bill Clinton, during his impeachment over Monica Lewinsky, who accused his opponents of "the politics of personal destruction." And thats been used against the presidents who followed him. Its a sickness that says human beings dont count, only winning at all costs.Footnote: The Biden announcement prompted some equally sad news from Scott Adams, the brilliant "Dilbert" creator and conservative, pro-Trump voice who hosts a morning coffee for subscribers:"Well, Ive decided todays the day Im going to take the opportunity since a lot of you are here to make an announcement of my own. Some of you have already guessed, so it wont surprise you at all, but I have the same cancer Joe Biden has. So I also have prostate cancer that has also spread to my bones. Ive had it longer than hes had well longer than hes admitted having it."My life expectancy is maybe the summer. I expect to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer."What a tragedy.

Former FBI Director James Comey told MSNBC Monday that he had no ill intent with his controversial "86 47" Instagram post and that he is not intimidated by President Donald Trumps administration.Comey posted a photo of shells on Thursday that were configured to say"86 47." The number "86" generally means to get rid of something or someone and "47" refers to Trump being the 47th president. Some saw this as a threat, but Comey maintained he thought it was a clever political statement against Trump and didn't have any violent intentions.MSNBCs Nicolle Wallace asked Comey, "Between posting the picture and getting a call from the Secret Service, did you have any sort of gut check of like, Well, theyve audited me in an extraordinary way. I was under investigation for years after he fired me. Did you have any regret about posting the picture?""I regret the distraction and the controversy around it," Comey replied. "But again, its hard to have regret about something that, even in hindsight, looks to me to be totally innocent."FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY MEETS WITH SECRET SERVICE AFTER CONTROVERSIAL '86 47' POST"I didnt have a gut check. In the Trump era, Ive been investigated a lot, audited a lot, and so its not my first rodeo. Im, in some strange way, the relationship he cant get over," he said of the president."I really thought that I was done [with Trump]. I was in another life. I was a grandfather and an author, wearing sweaters and jeans. And then I went for a walk on the beach and posted a silly picture of shells that I thought was a clever way to express a political viewpoint. And actually I still think it is," he added. "I don't see it the way some people are still saying it is, but again, I don't want any part of any violence. I've never been associated with violence, and so that's why I took it down."Comey, who also has a thriller novel out this week, said that his wife noticed the shells as they were leaving the beach and she knew the "86" phrase as a restaurant server to mean taking something off the menu. He claimed as a kid he thought it meant to leave or ditch a place."I actually didn't think of it as political speech by me, but I thought, What a clever way to express a political view," Comey said as he marveled over the detail. "The shells were the same color for each of the letters It took a lot of work. Somebody with artistic flair did that, and I have a hard time believing it was anybody with a dark intention, and it certainly was no dark intention on my part or my spouse's part."FLASHBACK: COMEY HAD ANOTHER ANTI-TRUMP SEASHELL PHOTO MOMENT DURING 2024 ELECTIONWhen asked what would happen if Trump politicizes the government against him, Comey said, "The first thing I'll do is stand up and defend myself, because I'm not afraid. I believe in the rule of law in this country. It's under attack, but it exists."In a statement to Fox News Digital, Harrison Fields, special assistant to the president and principal deputy press secretary, responded, "Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey, whom President Trump fired for gross incompetence and unfitness for the role, suffers from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome."Fields added that Comey's "recent doubling down on incomprehensible and dangerous rhetoric directed at President Trump underscores his derangement and commitment to divisiveness and politics rather than loyalty to the country. The appropriate federal agencies are investigating his inexcusable actions and will take prompt action if warranted."The U.S. Secret Service has alreadyinterviewed Comey about the situation, andFBI Director Kash Patel said in an X post on Thursday, "We are aware of the recent social media post by former FBI Director James Comey, directed at President Trump. We are in communication with the Secret Service and Director Curran. Primary jurisdiction is with SS on these matters and we, the FBI, will provide all necessary support."Comey and Trump have been fierce rivals since Trump fired him in 2017. Comey, a former Republican, endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for president in 2020 and 2024. Trump referred to Comey as a "dirty cop" this week in the aftermath of the seashell post.

Ronald Reagan would have appreciated Donald Trumps moxie. Stylistically, they are different but all men are different in this regard. Ideologically however, there are many similarities.Reagan spoke out often against the political establishment. Reagan was himself anti-status quo. He was of the conservative/populist Goldwater wing of the GOP. Dont forget, he ran against the establishment candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford in 1976, almost beating him for the presidential nomination.He ran again in 1980 against the establishment candidates Amb. George H.W. Bush and former Texas Gov. John Connolly, defeated them, and in so doing remade the GOP.TRUMP EMBRACES DEM POLICIES TRADITIONALLY REJECTED BY GOP IN BID TO BUILD 'PARTY OF COMMON SENSE'The president is embracing some Democratic policies in his second term's push for a 'golden age' for America.For men like Reagan and Trump, its always been the same: Outsiders versus insiders. British versus the Colonists. Jefferson versus Adams. Goldwater versus Rockefeller. The conservative movement versus the GOP establishment. Delta House versus Omega House. The Jedi versus the Evil Empire.Bill Clinton once said, "Democrats want to fall in love; Republicans want to fall in line." Nothing could be further from the truth. Democrats love power and all its abuses and fall in line behind anyone with perceived power; Republicans fall in love with ideas centered on the individual.Republicans cherished Reagan and now Trump, because both these men have acted on their conservative ideas.ON REAGANS BIRTHDAY, HOW HE AND TRUMP HELPED MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAINOne stark example, Reagan wanted to destroy the Soviet Union which he called an "Evil Empire." He wanted to consign it to the "ash heap" of history. Meanwhile the political establishment supported "Dtente" which was co-existence, even as the Soviets were gobbling up the rest of the world, Reagan was challenging this way of thinking.The Berlin Wall fell as a result of Reagans conservative actions.He wanted to eliminate the Departments of Education and Energy seeing them as fraudulent and wasteful. Just as Trump is now doing. The entrenched establishment supported them even as they were worthless, counter-productive and costly.Reagan supported gay rights long before it was fashionable or accepted by the political establishment because it was about the individual.Later, as president, Reagan was never comfortable in the trappings of Washington, often leaving for the weekend to go the Camp David or for longer trips to his ranch in Santa Barbara.WILLIAM J. BENNETT, CHRIS BEACH: 5 WAYS TRUMP HAS TRANSFORMED THE REPUBLICAN PARTYWhen he left Washington in January 1989, he only returned once to accept the Medal of Freedom award from President George W. Bush 43.Reagan was wildly popular with blue-collar voters, just as Trump now is. And yes, both men had and have a tremendous sense of humor. Joe Biden? He is the butt of jokes.The Republican Party has changed its positions on many issues over the years, whereasthe Democratic Party has remained more or less constant as the pro-government party, since 1932. The GOP used to be the balanced budget, Green eyeshade party before Ronald Reagan introduced tax cuts as a canon of the party, to liberate the individual.'NEW GOLDEN AGE': REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ECSTATIC AS TRUMP TAKES OFFICE WITH SLATE OF NEW ORDERSThe party has switched back and forth on trade and other matters over the years. But in 1980, Reagan brought a cluster of issues to the party which it still embraces and Trump pursues today.Tax cuts, federalism, strong national defense, pro-life, all centered on the importance of the individual. Reagan often said, "Our party must be the party of the individual." All these issues Donald Trump has heartily embraced.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThe only issue with separates them may be trade, but Reagan also used tariffs to save Harley-Davidson from cheap Japanese imports, thus saving a cherished company.Everything Reagan did must be judged in the shadow of the Cold War. He supported NAFTA and the Caribbean Basin Initiative as they strengthened the trading, cultural and political ties between these Western Hemisphere countries. And, for Reagan, they were a restatement of the Monroe Doctrine.There is a small group of rabble-rouser Republicans who oppose Trump just as Reagan had his cranks and critics.Just as all revolutionaries do.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM CRAIG SHIRLEY

Kathie Lee Gifford weighed in on the celebrity exodus from Hollywood.In 2019, the 71-year-old former TV host moved from Greenwich, Connecticut, to Frankin, Tennessee, after her departure from her morning show "Today," which films in New York City.During an interview with Fox News Digital, Gifford shared her thoughts on what has prompted a growing number of stars to embrace simpler lives in more rural parts of the country."They've had the other, and it's not fulfilling," the Q50 ambassador for QVC said on the red carpet at QVC's TikTok Super Brand Day in Santa Monica, California."You get a lot of money, and you notice that by getting a lot of money, they're able to move someplace where they can have a different kind of lifestyle," Gifford continued. "They can afford it."'THIS IS US' STAR CHRISSY METZ LEFT HOLLYWOOD AFTER 2 DECADES, SAYS SHE FOUND A 'BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE'"I have a little farm in Tennessee as well as my home there, and I live next to big, big, big stars who have like 15,000 acres," she added. "I've got 10 little acres. I'm so happy there."After moving to Franklin, which is on the outskirts of Nashville, the former "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" host renovated her Tennessee farm to become a French-inspired farm and expanded on the property. Gifford previously told City Life magazine that she named the farm "Orval" after the small town outside of Paris where she was conceived.WATCH: Kathie Lee Gifford says stars are fleeing Hollywood because 'it's unfulfilling'While speaking with Fox News Digital, Gifford shared that her farm is a tribute to her late parents, Aaron and Joan Epstein. "The God of the Way" author explained that she hopes her descendants will learn about her parents through the farm, and she plans to tell Aaron and Joan's story in a future book."I'm the only one who has a French farm in Tennessee because I did the whole thing as an homage to my mother and father, who made me in a converted barn in a little village outside of Paris a long, long time ago," Gifford said. "And I want my children and grandchildren and their grandchildren to know about them.""That will be the last book I write," she continued. "It's going to be about my mom and dad and what they did. And each one of them would have been a Dickens novel on their own saddest, saddest experiences in life. And they're two people that should have never even made it to 21. But they found each other and they found Jesus. And the last part of their life was just unbelievable."Prior to relocating to Franklin, Gifford lived in Greenwich for more than a decade, where she raised her two children, Cody, 35, and Cassidy, 31, and remained by the side of her husband of nearly 30 years, NFL legend Frank Gifford, until he died in August 2015 at age 84.During a 2019 interview with The Tennessean, Gifford reflected on why she decided to leave her home in Greenwich for Tennessee."I moved here because I was dying of loneliness," she admitted.Gifford recalled how her circumstances had changed after her children left home and she lost her husband. She told the outlet that her home no longer felt like a safe haven for her and all she was left with was an empty house."That huge, beautiful, memory-filled home was like a morgue to me," Gifford said. "Heres the bad news Im a widow, an orphan, and an empty nester. The good news is, I have the freedom of a widow, an orphan and an empty nester."WATCH: Kathie Lee Gifford shares why her son living at her Connecticut home is a joyful thingWhile Gifford lives full time in Franklin, she told Fox News Digital that she still owns her house in Greenwich. "The Baxters" actress explained that her son Cody and his wife, Erika, who he married in 2020, currently live at the house. Gifford expressed her admiration for Cody, who spearheaded a remodel of his family home."My son is a smart one," Gifford said. "He moved in with his wife. Actually, they weren't even married then, but they moved into my house. They left here, Santa Monica, to get away from COVID and live at our house where he grew up. And they're still there. And it's wonderful because our house was over 100 years old, and it was right on the water, and it was falling into the sea," Gifford said."And my son has done an unbelievable job," she continued. "I mean, it looks brand new. It's cost me a fortune, but it's been worth it. And I'm happy that they're there. You know how much joy it brings me to see his little boys and my son throwing the football around the same yard that Frank used to throw the football around in. They're swimming in the same pool, playing on the tennis court, running, just everything.""It's dj vu and it's just a joyful thing," Gifford added. "And my son is an unbelievable husband and father, and his wife looks like Elizabeth Taylor, and she's an incredible, incredible mother. And my daughter lives near me in Tennessee, and she is about to pop with her second baby, and she married a wonderful guy.""I know I've had great sadness in my life when I lost somebody that I love very much. But I know that I'm gonna see him again. I know exactly where they are."Gifford spoke with Fox News Digital while attending QVC's TikTok Super Brand Day at the Santa Monica Post Office in Santa Monica, California. The event celebrated the second year of QVC's "Age of Possibility" platform, which is geared toward women over 50.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThe TV personality is an ambassador for QVC's Quintessential 50, a "group of amazing women 50+ who embrace the Age of Possibility and are helping to amplify our mission," per the shopping network's website.In addition to Gifford, QVC's TikTok Super Brand Day was also attended by other Q50 ambassadors, including Gifford's former "Today" co-host Hoda Kotb, philanthropist Kathy Hilton and "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum Jennie Garth. While attending the event, Gifford and Kotb, who co-hosted "Today" for 11 years, reunited on the red carpet.During her interview with Fox News Digital, Gifford recalled how she came to work with QVC.WATCH: Kathie Lee Gifford recalls how she began working with QVC"They called me years ago when I was on with Regis and asked me to do a product line for them," she said. "So I came out with some sort of a beauty product, I think it was a skin cream and a really, really good one. And they said, Now you know, you might have to stay there and come back every 20 minutes or every couple hours and do it in the middle of the night, and I said, OK, let's see how it goes.'""We sold out," Gifford recalled. "We sold $5 million worth of it in five minutes. I went, Oh.""Now that didn't happen every time I went to do QVC, but it was a nice big step first," she added with a smile.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERSince then, Gifford said she has worked with QVC on and off over the years."They're an amazing organization," she said. "Technically, they're superb and nice, nice, nice people. And you know me, I don't hang out with mean ones. I do not do it."