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FIRST ON FOX: One branch of the U.S. military is boasting booming recruitment numbers and huge operational success in the infancy of President Donald Trump's second term in office, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo.According to the DHS memo obtained by Fox News Digital, the U.S. Coast Guard's recruitment numbers are thriving, allowing the military branch to maximize the use of assets that were underused or completely abandoned under the Biden administration.DHS says the Biden administration failed to meet Coast Guard recruiting goals for three years straight. During that period, 10 cutters were taken out of service and almost 30 Coast Guard stations were temporarily abandoned.VIRAL COAST GUARD VIDEO SHOWS DRAMATIC ARREST OF SUSPECTED SMUGGLERS IN OPEN OCEAN"Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Coast Guard had its hands tied behind its back," the memo says. "Recruitment goals were not met, and our Coast Guardsmen were hamstrung and overwhelmed while cartels smuggled humans and illicit drugs through our maritime borders."However, recruitment is now surging, allowing the Coast Guard to execute its mission at its full potential. In FY 2025, the Coast Guard has recruited more than 4,700 new members, which is 1,200 more than it had at this time last year.It is on pace to exceed its recruitment goal for this year.Now, the Coast Guard has "deployed a surge of cutters, aircraft, boats, and specialized forces to key areas surrounding the U.S. maritime border," adding that the assets are "now being used to their full effect."COAST GUARD CATCHES 15 ALLEGED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO"President Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem issued orders to the U.S. Coast Guard to surge assets to key areas, and the results speak for themselves," the memo says. "Billions worth of illicit drugs have been seized, human smuggling has ground to a halt, and recruitment is skyrocketing."The memo says the Coast Guard has already seized 11% more cocaine in FY 2025 than it did in FY 2024, and that since Trump's inauguration, the military branch has interdicted 148,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth more than $1.5 billion in street value.Not only have drugs been seized, but 870 illegal aliens allegedly responsible for trafficking the drugs have been taken into custody since Jan. 20.COAST GUARD COMMANDANT TERMINATED OVER BORDER LAPSES, RECRUITMENT, DEI FOCUS: OFFICIALRetired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis had four combat deployments during his 21 years in the Army, and is a two-time Bronze Star recipient. Now, he is a senior fellow at Defense Priorities, a foreign policy think tank.He said people stopped joining the military during the Biden administration because it was viewed as "woke" and because the top military brass in Washington were more interested in playing politics than defending the country."They're like, 'We just don't feel like we can trust these guys,' and so they're proving it by not joining up," Davis told Fox News Digital. "And one of the bigger things was, the guys who have been in, guys like me, for example if someone asked us, Do you think we should join up? I would have said No. I didn't trust the military leaders and I didn't trust the administration."But with Trump in office, Davis thinks the pendulum is swinging in the other direction."Trump said he brought [Secretary of Defense Pete] Hegseth in to bring back the warrior culture, to bring back accountability and merit promotions, etc., as opposed to any quotas or criteria, and that really appealed to all those folks that were not signing up," David said, adding that Trump is viewed as more "pro-America" and more "pro-service member" than his predecessor.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHe also said Trump appeals to potential military members because of his promise not to enter the United States into what he calls "stupid wars."READ THE FULL MEMO:"And he says he doesn't want to get into stupid wars. He wants to get the one in Russia over with," said Davis, cautioning that it is still too early in Trump's second term to know exactly how his foreign policy positions will play out."But as long as Trump stays on this path of bringing peace and not sending people out to fight dumb wars, then I think you'll see the numbers keep rising."

Former President Joe Biden's aides privately discussed the possibility of the president needing to use a wheelchair if he were re-elected in the 2024 race, as his physical deterioration spiraled in 2023 and 2024, a new book claims."Biden's physical deterioration most apparent in his halting walk had become so severe that there were internal discussions about putting the president in a wheelchair, but they couldn't do so until after the election," an upcoming book called "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again" states.CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson authored the upcoming book, which is set to be released Tuesday and is just the latest in a series of recent political books detailing the unprecedented 2024 presidential election, where calls mounted for Biden's exit due to concerns over his mental acuity and age."Given Biden's age, (his physician Kevin O'Connor) also privately said that if he had another bad fall, a wheelchair might be necessary for what could be a difficult recovery," the authors wrote.BIDEN'S TEAM HID THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS HEALTH ALL ALONG: WH PRESS SECConcerns over Biden's physical agility worsened in June 2023, when the president tripped over a sandbag at the Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony, Axios reported.BIDEN'S FALL AT AIR FORCE COMMENCEMENT DRAWS CONCERN, MOCKERY: 'THIS ISN'T FAIR TO ANYONE'"Hes fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands," a White House official posted to X at the time, while critics of the president denounced the fall as "sad" and an example of "elder abuse" of the president.Biden's aides worked to create shorter walking paths for the president and insisted that he use handrails while walking on staircases and wear sneakers and took more care in guiding him while in public as the 2024 campaign cycle heated up, Axios reported of the book.Biden's mental acuity had been under conservatives' microscope since before the 2020 election, with concerns heightening in February 2024 when special counsel Robert Hur, who was investigating Bidens alleged mishandling of classified documents as vice president, announced he would not recommend criminal charges against Biden for possessing classified materials after his vice presidency, calling Biden "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."BIDEN AIDES SCRIPTED EVERYTHING, ALLOWED HIS FACULTIES TO ATROPHY, NEW BOOK CLAIMSConcern over his mental acuity hit a fever pitch in June 2024, when Biden took the debate stage to face off against then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Biden's debate performance was seen as a failure, with traditional allies soon joining conservatives in their concern over the president's health in the context of encouraging Biden to pass the mantle to a younger generation of U.S. leaders.Biden dropped out at the end of July 2024, giving his successor for the nomination, former Vice President Kamala Harris, just over 100 days to rally support. Trump and Vice President JD Vance secured the election win after locking down support in the top seven battleground states.EX-BIDEN AIDE SAYS FORMER PRESIDENT WAS 'FATIGUED, BEFUDDLED, AND DISENGAGED' PRIOR TO JUNE DEBATE: BOOKA Biden spokesperson told Axios when asked about the claims in the upcoming book that, "Yes, there were physical changes as he got older, but evidence of aging is not evidence of mental incapacity."The spokesperson defended that Biden's "stiffened gait" seen while he was in office was due "in part, by wear and tear to his spine but that no special treatment was necessary and that it had not worsened.""We are still waiting for someone, anyone, to point out where Joe Biden had to make a presidential decision or make a presidential address where he was unable to do his job because of mental decline. In fact, the evidence points to the opposite he was a very effective president," the unidentified spokesperson told Fox Digital.Fox News Digital reached out to Biden's office Tuesday morning for additional comment on the matter but did not immediately receive a reply.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tx., has introduced a proposal for the federal government to provide $1,000 in an account for every American child.The "Invest America Act" would create "a private tax-advantaged account with a $1,000 seed investment from the federal government for every American child at birth," according to a press release.People would also be able to add funds to the account.CHINA WINNING AI RACE WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC, SAYS TED CRUZ AFTER SAM ALTMAN HEARING"Each Invest America account will be open to contributions from individuals, family members, friends, and businesses up to $5,000 annually," the release states. "The account investments can be placed in a broad, low-cost fund that tracks the S&P 500, growing tax-deferred until the individual reaches age 18. Distributions after age 18 would be taxed at the capital gains rate."Cruz's proposal comes as the U.S. national debt is more than $36.2 trillion, and is likely to keep climbing.TED CRUZ MOCKS CRAZY TOWN DEMS, AS MARYLAND SENATOR GETS DEFENSIVE ABOUT ADVOCACY FOR ALLEGED MS-13 MEMBER"Every child in America will have private investment accounts that will compound over their lives, enhancing the prosperity and economic participation of the vast majority of Americans. When people years from now talk about the changes created by Republican efforts this Congress, this is one of the landmark achievements they willtalkabout," Cruz said, according to the press release.The House Ways and Means Committee is slated to markup "The One, Big, Beautiful Bill" on Tuesday. The legislation under consideration includes a pilot program for providing $1,000 in "MAGA accounts" for children born during a certain period of time.NO MILLIONAIRE TAX HIKE IN TRUMP'S BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL"What is powerful is enabling every child in America to have an investment account and a stake in the American free enterprise system," Cruz noted, according to Semafor.

FIRST ON FOX: The first election cycle of President Donald Trump's second term poses an opportunity for the GOP to make electoral inroads in two Democrat-leaning states, a Republican campaign group said in a memo being released Tuesday.The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) announced Tuesday that Republicans will take an offensive posture in the lead-up to the November elections in the Democrat-leaning states of Virginia and New Jersey. The group hopes to take the lessons learned from Democrat gains seen following Trump's first electoral victory in 2016 to create a more winning strategy for the first election cycle of Trump's second term."Whilethe 2025 races in Virginia and New Jersey will be challenging,we have the opportunity and strategy to avoid a2017relapse," RSLC President Edith Jorge-Tun wrote in a memo released Tuesday outlining the group's strategy for the states. "We have learned from our past experiences and are ready to fight smarter. With the right resources, we can break through Democrat strongholds, make strides in key districts, and disrupt the Left's plan to gain unchecked momentum heading into 2026."THESE ARE THE 2025 ELECTIONS TO WATCH AS TRUMP RETURNS TO WHITE HOUSENew Jersey and Virginia will be seeing several important statewide elections later this year, including elections for governor and several races for various key House seats that could prove pivotal for the balance of power in these states.Both states will also see local races this year for major school districts, such as Virginia's Loudoun County, as well as some races for municipal government employees, such as Jersey City mayor and Richmond City commonwealth attorney.GOP LAWMAKERS DEMAND LOUDOUN COUNTY SCHOOLS INVESTIGATE ALLEGED ATTACKS AGAINST PARENTSThe RSLC strategy says that in both Virginia and New Jersey, Republicans plan to focus on Democrats' legislative shortcomings on issues such as taxes, crime and education through digital ad campaigns, as opposed to focusing on defending the Trump administration's actions."Riding the momentum of the 2016 presidential win, Republicans in 2017 were caught off guard as Democrats successfully nationalized local races, linking GOP candidates to federal dysfunction," the group's strategy memo stated. "With President Trump returning to the White House, Democrats are licking their chops and not being shy about it. They are confident that his comeback will bolster their efforts to change the power dynamics, positioning 2025 as a pivotal moment for a significant political realignment. Its up to us to prove them wrong."The RSLC said it also intends to continue to push robust absentee ballot and early voting initiatives in Virginia and New Jersey as part of its strategy for 2025 in these states.The RSLC said it plans on reaching out to "low-propensity Republican voters," noting this strategy helped Republicans in Virginia prevent Democrats from increasing their legislative majorities in 2023.LIBERAL WINS FIRST MAJOR 2025 STATEWIDE BATTLEGROUND ELECTION IN RACE TURNED INTO TRUMP-MUSK REFERENDUMA nearly $1 million absentee and mail-in ballot initiative was launched by the RSLC in New Jersey last year, which the group said helped boost GOP engagement in a state that political experts have said is inching its way toward becoming a swing state.This effort, along with other initiatives in New Jersey, like targeted digital advertising, has helped Republicans establish "a strong foundation for competitive performance" in key battleground areas in the state, the RSLC said. The group said it is hoping to build on this in 2025, particularly in New Jersey House Districts 3, 8, 11 and 30."The RSLC enters the 2025 election cycle with a clear understanding of the challenges ahead. Gaining ground in Virginia and New Jersey will be difficult, but Republicans arefar better positioned than we werein 2017," the RSLC strategy memo said in its concluding remarks."Republican State Leadership Committee and its affiliated PACs aremaking substantial investments in both statesnot just to maintain our positions but to prevent Democrats from gaining the momentum they will need to pose a serious challenge in 2026. Every seat we contest and every message we communicate this year is significant. The effort to avoid a repeat of 2017-2018 has already begunwith a smarter, more prepared Republican Party ready to succeed in 2025 and beyond."

FIRST ON FOX: One branch of the U.S. military is boasting booming recruitment numbers and huge operational success in the infancy of President Donald Trump's second term in office, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo.According to the DHS memo obtained by Fox News Digital, the U.S. Coast Guard's recruitment numbers are thriving, allowing the military branch to maximize the use of assets that were underused or completely abandoned under the Biden administration.DHS says the Biden administration failed to meet Coast Guard recruiting goals for three years straight. During that period, 10 cutters were taken out of service and almost 30 Coast Guard stations were temporarily abandoned.VIRAL COAST GUARD VIDEO SHOWS DRAMATIC ARREST OF SUSPECTED SMUGGLERS IN OPEN OCEAN"Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Coast Guard had its hands tied behind its back," the memo says. "Recruitment goals were not met, and our Coast Guardsmen were hamstrung and overwhelmed while cartels smuggled humans and illicit drugs through our maritime borders."However, recruitment is now surging, allowing the Coast Guard to execute its mission at its full potential. In FY 2025, the Coast Guard has recruited more than 4,700 new members, which is 1,200 more than it had at this time last year.It is on pace to exceed its recruitment goal for this year.Now, the Coast Guard has "deployed a surge of cutters, aircraft, boats, and specialized forces to key areas surrounding the U.S. maritime border," adding that the assets are "now being used to their full effect."COAST GUARD CATCHES 15 ALLEGED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO"President Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem issued orders to the U.S. Coast Guard to surge assets to key areas, and the results speak for themselves," the memo says. "Billions worth of illicit drugs have been seized, human smuggling has ground to a halt, and recruitment is skyrocketing."The memo says the Coast Guard has already seized 11% more cocaine in FY 2025 than it did in FY 2024, and that since Trump's inauguration, the military branch has interdicted 148,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth more than $1.5 billion in street value.Not only have drugs been seized, but 870 illegal aliens allegedly responsible for trafficking the drugs have been taken into custody since Jan. 20.COAST GUARD COMMANDANT TERMINATED OVER BORDER LAPSES, RECRUITMENT, DEI FOCUS: OFFICIALRetired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis had four combat deployments during his 21 years in the Army, and is a two-time Bronze Star recipient. Now, he is a senior fellow at Defense Priorities, a foreign policy think tank.He said people stopped joining the military during the Biden administration because it was viewed as "woke" and because the top military brass in Washington were more interested in playing politics than defending the country."They're like, 'We just don't feel like we can trust these guys,' and so they're proving it by not joining up," Davis told Fox News Digital. "And one of the bigger things was, the guys who have been in, guys like me, for example if someone asked us, Do you think we should join up? I would have said No. I didn't trust the military leaders and I didn't trust the administration."But with Trump in office, Davis thinks the pendulum is swinging in the other direction."Trump said he brought [Secretary of Defense Pete] Hegseth in to bring back the warrior culture, to bring back accountability and merit promotions, etc., as opposed to any quotas or criteria, and that really appealed to all those folks that were not signing up," David said, adding that Trump is viewed as more "pro-America" and more "pro-service member" than his predecessor.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHe also said Trump appeals to potential military members because of his promise not to enter the United States into what he calls "stupid wars."READ THE FULL MEMO:"And he says he doesn't want to get into stupid wars. He wants to get the one in Russia over with," said Davis, cautioning that it is still too early in Trump's second term to know exactly how his foreign policy positions will play out."But as long as Trump stays on this path of bringing peace and not sending people out to fight dumb wars, then I think you'll see the numbers keep rising."

Former President Joe Biden's aides privately discussed the possibility of the president needing to use a wheelchair if he were re-elected in the 2024 race, as his physical deterioration spiraled in 2023 and 2024, a new book claims."Biden's physical deterioration most apparent in his halting walk had become so severe that there were internal discussions about putting the president in a wheelchair, but they couldn't do so until after the election," an upcoming book called "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again" states.CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson authored the upcoming book, which is set to be released Tuesday and is just the latest in a series of recent political books detailing the unprecedented 2024 presidential election, where calls mounted for Biden's exit due to concerns over his mental acuity and age."Given Biden's age, (his physician Kevin O'Connor) also privately said that if he had another bad fall, a wheelchair might be necessary for what could be a difficult recovery," the authors wrote.BIDEN'S TEAM HID THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS HEALTH ALL ALONG: WH PRESS SECConcerns over Biden's physical agility worsened in June 2023, when the president tripped over a sandbag at the Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony, Axios reported.BIDEN'S FALL AT AIR FORCE COMMENCEMENT DRAWS CONCERN, MOCKERY: 'THIS ISN'T FAIR TO ANYONE'"Hes fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands," a White House official posted to X at the time, while critics of the president denounced the fall as "sad" and an example of "elder abuse" of the president.Biden's aides worked to create shorter walking paths for the president and insisted that he use handrails while walking on staircases and wear sneakers and took more care in guiding him while in public as the 2024 campaign cycle heated up, Axios reported of the book.Biden's mental acuity had been under conservatives' microscope since before the 2020 election, with concerns heightening in February 2024 when special counsel Robert Hur, who was investigating Bidens alleged mishandling of classified documents as vice president, announced he would not recommend criminal charges against Biden for possessing classified materials after his vice presidency, calling Biden "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."BIDEN AIDES SCRIPTED EVERYTHING, ALLOWED HIS FACULTIES TO ATROPHY, NEW BOOK CLAIMSConcern over his mental acuity hit a fever pitch in June 2024, when Biden took the debate stage to face off against then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Biden's debate performance was seen as a failure, with traditional allies soon joining conservatives in their concern over the president's health in the context of encouraging Biden to pass the mantle to a younger generation of U.S. leaders.Biden dropped out at the end of July 2024, giving his successor for the nomination, former Vice President Kamala Harris, just over 100 days to rally support. Trump and Vice President JD Vance secured the election win after locking down support in the top seven battleground states.EX-BIDEN AIDE SAYS FORMER PRESIDENT WAS 'FATIGUED, BEFUDDLED, AND DISENGAGED' PRIOR TO JUNE DEBATE: BOOKA Biden spokesperson told Axios when asked about the claims in the upcoming book that, "Yes, there were physical changes as he got older, but evidence of aging is not evidence of mental incapacity."The spokesperson defended that Biden's "stiffened gait" seen while he was in office was due "in part, by wear and tear to his spine but that no special treatment was necessary and that it had not worsened.""We are still waiting for someone, anyone, to point out where Joe Biden had to make a presidential decision or make a presidential address where he was unable to do his job because of mental decline. In fact, the evidence points to the opposite he was a very effective president," the unidentified spokesperson told Fox Digital.Fox News Digital reached out to Biden's office Tuesday morning for additional comment on the matter but did not immediately receive a reply.

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