The U.S. and Iran resumed nuclear negotiations on Friday in Rome as differences over demands have spilled over into the public sphere, making the red lines for both parties increasingly clear.IranianSupreme Leader AyatollahAliKhamenei this week criticized Washingtons position that has called for an apparent ban on all uranium enrichment in Iran and suggested a deal may not be possible.The White House did not answer Fox News Digitals questions about whether it is in fact calling for a ban on uranium enrichment for civil needs like nuclear energy, but on FridayIranian Foreign Ministryspokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters that "This round of talks is especially sensitive."IRAN'S KHAMENEI SAYS AMERICANS SHOULD AVOID TALKING 'NONSENSE' IN NUKE TALKSAccording to Iranian media outlets, Tehran's Foreign MinisterAbbas Araghchi left the negotiations and said, "I hope that in the next one or two meetings we can reach solutions that will allow the negotiations to progress."With Oman's solutions to remove obstacles, there is a possibility of progress," though he did not expand on what the hiccups were or what Oman's solutions may have been.Araghchi, who was set to negotiate largely indirectly with Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff through Omani mediators, made Tehrans position on Washingtons apparent demands clear in a post to X early on Friday."Figuring out the path to a deal is not rocket science," he said. "Zero nuclear weapons = we DO have a deal. Zero enrichment = we do NOT have a deal."Time to decide," he added.IRAN FOREIGN MINISTER VOWS NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT WILL CONTINUE 'WITH OR WITHOUT A DEAL'Iran has claimed it has no intention of building a nuclear weapon. But steps Tehran has taken, like bolstering its missile program, which could give it the technology to launch a nuclear warhead, and stockpiling enough near-weapons-grade enriched uranium to possess five nuclear weapons, have experts worried, including the U.N.s International Atomic Energy Agency.While uranium enrichment for nuclear energy is a power source many countries, including the U.S., rely on for their energy needs, Iran's nuclear energy amounts to less than 1% of its energy consumption.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the U.S. is attempting to form a deal that would enable Iran to have a civilnuclearenergy program that does not include enriched uranium, though he admitted that this "will not be easy"."Washington's insistence on zero enrichment, I think, is the only sober, sane, non-proliferation approach you can take [with] the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has not stopped enriching uranium at various levels since April 2006 when this entire crisis really was kicked off," Behnam Ben Taleblu, Iran expert and senior fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told Fox News Digital."Iran has more to lose by pushing away from the table," he continued. "Iran is engaging in 2025 for a very different reason than 2013 and 2015. It's trying to blunt maximum pressure. It's trying to prevent an Israeli military attack, and it's trying to prevent European snap-back [sanctions]."This is why Iran is engaging today, and the Trump administration needs to be cognizant that, because of that, it does have the leverage in these negotiations and can demand more," Ben Taleblu urged.

Senate reaction to the Houses passage of its "big, beautiful bill" was sharply divided, with Democrats warning of long-term harm to the working class and Republicans arguing it would help that very group."Republicans reconciliation bill dismantles the American Dream and strips health care, food assistance, and more away from millions of hardworking Americans," Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., fumed in a Thursday statement."Republicans are taking a chainsaw to critical services that American families depend on and using them as a piggy bank for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy."Durbin, who is retiring after a four-decade career in office, quipped that billionaires "win" and American families "lose all thanks to President Donald Trump."REPUBLICANS READY LATE-NIGHT SESSION ON TRUMP'S 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' AFTER GOP MUTINYThe number-two Democrat urged four unnamed Senate Republicans to break with their party and have the "good sense to join Democrats" to stop the bill from reaching the White House.Two Republicans unlikely to heed that call were Sens. Roger Marshall of Kansas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who both offered a "well done" verbal back-pat to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.Marshall said the Senate must deliver the bill to Trump for Americas betterment, as Graham cited the border security provisions in the legislation and welcomed the bill to his side of the Capitol.Back in Durbins camp, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took to the Senate floor to condemn the "dead of night" vote and claimed Republicans hoped "nobody would notice" their "rotten to the core" bill.Schumer was up late Wednesday, unsuccessfully forcing about a half-dozen motions-to-recess or adjourn as the Republicans held the Senate open to begin the process of undoing Californias emissions waivers granted by former President Joe Biden.DEMS WARN HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL PAY PRICE AT BALLOT BOX FOR PASSING TRUMP'S 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL'Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pointed Fox News Digital to recent comments on the bill, in which he said its goal is truly to "make life better for people so they can afford to pay their mortgage, they can afford to put gas in the car, and afford for their groceries.""That's why were doing this. This is part of our comprehensive economic plan," Thune said.Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., echoed the "cloak of darkness" sentiment to Fox News Digital, saying the bill will "terminate health care for nearly 14 million Americans" and is "not what the people of Wisconsin signed up for.""You can bet Im going to fight it," Baldwin said.Meanwhile, Sen. Ronald Wyden the Oregon Democrat and ranking member of the Finance Committee called the bill a "full-scale assault on Americans health and safety.""This bill means kids will go hungry, seniors will face greater abuse and neglect in nursing homes, people with disabilities will lose care at home, and millions of working Americans will be subjected to humiliation and bureaucratic water torture just to get health care," Wyden said."Millions will lose their health insurance, and many more will find it harder to get health care, leading to untold suffering and quiet deaths," Wyden added.Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the Big Beautiful Bill Act will account for the largest food stamp cuts in history."[Its] beautiful for whom? Certainly not the millions of Americans who rely on SNAP to feed their children and on Medicaid to get their health care," Alsobrooks said, adding the GOP seems "obsessed" with seeing the "poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer."Alsobrooks said the majority of her fellow Old Line State residents agree with her sentiments.Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., echoed Alsobrooks concerns about SNAP and Medicaid."Its a terrible bill and every senator should reject it," Welch said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWhen reached for comment, fellow Vermonter Bernie Sanders directed Fox News Digital to a 20-minute floor speech the democratic socialist made a few days ago."At a time when the richest people have never had it so good, they see Republican leadership working overtime to make the billionaire class even richer," Sanders said."At a time when a majority of Americans are struggling to put food on the table and pay for health care, they see Republican leadership making life even more difficult for average Americans."Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., said conversely she is grateful to Trump and Johnson for their "diligent work."Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that the Senate will carefully consider the Houses final product and work to craft final legislation that meets the chambers rules and prevents the "biggest tax hike in American history," if the Trump Tax Cuts were to expire.New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim released a video message to constituents about the passage on Thursday, calling it one of the most dangerous bills in history."I want you to pay attention," he told Jerseyans, citing "disastrous things" in the legislation.Thune and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, are expected to make changes to the bill, but they hope to keep them minimal to preserve the "delicate balance" struck by the House, Thune said.The upper chamber hopes to have the final product to Trump by Independence Day.

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"This is one big ugly bill that House Republicans are trying to jam down the throats of the American people under the cover of darkness," argued House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. at 6:09 a.m. Thursday morning on the House floor.Nothing could be further from the truth. The sun was rising."Why are we here at 3 a.m., fast-tracking this bill?" asked Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., during House debate on the measure at 3:15 a.m. ET Thursday.GOP HOLDOUTS SOUND ALARM ON $36T DEBT CRISIS AS TRUMP'S BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL PASSES HOUSE VOTEThe House debated the package well past the witching hour Thursday, but lawmakers approved the bill just before the break of dawn.House Republicans squeezed out a victory, 215-214 with Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., voting present.There havent been many all-night sessions in Congress lately. Especially when moving a piece of legislation of his magnitude during off-hours - coated with high drama and towering political stakes. But its not surprising that the House had to burn the midnight oil on three different occasions just to finish the package in recent days. Thats typical for massive legislation with exponential consequences. It doesnt matter what party or what the issue is. COVID-19 money. Obamacare. The infrastructure law. The Inflation Reduction Act. You name it. Congress works around the clock when theyre on the precipice of doing something big.HOUSE GOP LEADERSHIP TAKES VICTORY LAP AFTER PASSING TRUMP'S ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILLWhether its good is another question.The week started with a Sunday night meeting of the House Budget Committee at 10:26 p.m. The House Rules Committee did the Budget Committee one better, meeting at 1 a.m. Wednesday. That session ran nearly 22 hours, ending late Wednesday night. The House then began floor action on the bill in the early hours of Thursday. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., gaveled the vote closed on the bill just before 7 a.m.Talking about Congress is usually enough to put people to sleep, but with hours like these, if you snooze, you lose.Rip Van Winkle, er, Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., accidentally caught a few zzzs early Thursday at precisely the wrong time. Johnson said Garbarino "fell asleep in the back" of the House chamber during the vote on the "big, beautiful bill."Garbarino and other Empire State Republicans lost sleep for weeks as they fought for a deal on SALT. They wanted a higher deduction for state and local taxes in exchange for their support of the bill. A sleeper issue, this wasnt. A new pact was paramount to passing the bill. Still, Garbarino was less than satisfied with the compromise.Perhaps it gets changed in the Senate.Garbarino can only dream.If you heard a creaky noise on the north side of the U.S. Capitol Thursday, that was the Senate awakening from its legislative slumber. The Senate has focused for most of President Donald Trumps term on confirming his cabinet. Legislation hasnt dominated Senate floor traffic this year, but that will change soon."Our team is suiting up for discussions with the Senate side of Capitol Hill," said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.But divisions are already emerging.Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., abhors the House package."I have already said that in its current state its completely unacceptable to me," said Johnson. "I would vote no."President Trump wants the Senate to finish the measure and deposit it on his desk by July 4, but the Wisconsin Republican quibbled with Mr. Trumps timetable and demand for this version of the bill."I couldn't care less if he's upset," said Johnson.WHITE HOUSE: DEMS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE RADICAL, OUT OF TOUCH AFTER VOTING AGAINST BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILLOther Republican senators were willing to grant some deference to President Trump.But only to a point."Hes the leader of the band and he's a heck of a good leader," said Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va. "But with all that said, I would tell you we don't want to get in a hurry just to meet a deadline date and everything. We want to get it right."Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., thought that July 4 was an "optimistic" deadline."Look at how long its taken the House to get to this point," said Tillis. "There's still a lot of decisions to be made. So I think we're talking about weeks or months."And the Senate will inevitably change the measure."The Senate's going to want to put its own stamp on this. We'll write our own version of the bill," said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.Senators are already making their demands."I'm not voting to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion, because that's not fiscally responsible and that's not conservative," said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.Trimming deficits worried other senators."Don't get high on our horse here that we've somehow made some major advancement of reducing spending because we didn't," said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.What winds up in the bill hinges on a solitary factor."Weve got to get to 51 votes," said Tillis.Senate Democrats are also thinking about the number 51, but in the context of 2026. Democrats believe this bill might help them get 51 Senate seats in the midterms."Based on what the House has passed our, chances of taking back the Senate have just increased," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.House Democrats believe the early morning roll call vote in House will be the seminal ballot cast in this session of Congress."This day may very well turn out to be the day that House Republicans lost control of the United States House of Representatives," said Jeffries.Thats not a newsflash. Both parties customarily focus on a handful of votes each body takes over the course of a two-year Congress. They deploy the results of those votes against their opponents. Take a lookat the tiny script on the lower portion of the TV screen when ads for the midterms begin running in September and October next year. You can bet Democrats will document the vote which closed at dawn Thursday.Moreover, Republicans are stashing all of their political eggs in one basket. The bulk of President Trumps agenda is tucked into this singular measure for better or worse. Lawmakers must fund the government later this year. And next year, too. But after that, its unclear if Republicans have any other legislation which would compete with the breadth of this bill.Jeffries alleged that Republicans tried to advance the bill "under the cover of darkness." That isnt accurate. Democrats - and Republicans will work to make sure voters know all about this bill. The political consequences of this legislation are too significant.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And voters will decide just how "beautiful" this big bill is.

President Donald Trump hosted top investors for one of his cryptocurrency projects at his luxury golf course in Northern Virginia on Thursday, and one of them was former NBA star Lamar Odom.Protesters gathered outside the club holding signs that said "stop crypto corruption" and "no corrupt fools."The ex-Laker was not absolved from those same protesters - but he was not fazed.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Im just about to pass through security and officially walk into the Trump Gala. Honestly Im fired up," Odom said in an X post."Think about itwhat meme coin has ever done this? $ODOM isnt just a token, its taking the stage at a presidential gala tonight!"Odom also said in the post, "This is the most authentic soulful experience in crypto history."Among those protesting outside the golf club were Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon."This is the crypto corruption club," the Times quoted Merkley as saying. "This is like the Mount Everest of corruption."TIMBERWOLVES' JADEN MCDANIELS SHOVES NBA MVP SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER AS THUNDER TAKE 2-0 SERIES LEADThree days before Trump took office on Jan. 20, he announced the creation of the $TRUMP meme coin, describingas a way for his supporters to "have fun."Trumps meme coin saw an initial spike in value, followed by a steep drop. Its creators, which include an entity controlled by the Trump Organization, have made hundreds of millions of dollars by collecting fees on trades, according to the Associated Press.Critics have raised concerns that the president's connection withcryptocurrency ventures could open the door to conflicts of interest and influence peddling.Odom played 14 seasons in the NBA, 12 of them with the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. He won back-to-back titles with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year in the 2010-11 campaign.Fox News Greg Norman, Eric Revell and The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

"Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams said that President Donald Trump personally reached out to him after he revealed his cancer diagnosis this week.Adams, 67, announced on his web show on Monday that he had metastatic prostate cancer, the same type that former PresidentJoe Biden was diagnosed with."I have the same cancer thatJoe Bidenhas. I also have prostate cancer that has also spread to my bones," Adams said on "Coffee with Scott Adams" on Monday. "My life expectancy is maybe this summer. I expect to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer."On Thursday, Adams revealed Trump personally called him afterward to offer support.'DILBERT' CREATOR SCOTT ADAMS REVEALS PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS, PREDICTS HE HAS ONLY MONTHS TO LIVEThe cartoonist said he didnt pick up at first when Trump called because he didn't recognize the Florida-based number. But he later discovered the president had left him a message."And a little bit later I thought, I better check that voicemail and see if that was anything I need to deal with. And the first sentence in the transcription, cause you know the phone gives you the text version of the voicemail as well, the first sentence is, This is your favorite president,'" Adams recalled."And I thought to myself, No," he said while chuckling. "Did I just send the most important person in the world to voicemail? And it turns out that I had!"Adams said the president left a "somewhat lengthy" voicemail saying he was checking in to see how Adams was doing because he had heard about his cancer diagnosis.TRUMP CALLS BIDEN'S CANCER DIAGNOSIS 'VERY SAD' WHILE QUESTIONING TIMELINE: 'WASN'T INFORMED'He said Trump left his phone number for Adams to call him back, but he didnt take the president up on his offer, feeling that Trump was just being courteous and it would be "ridiculous" to bother him with a call."It was just a nice thing for him to say," Adams explained."Its not like hes sitting at the Resolute Desk, waiting for my call. I thought whatever it is hes doing has got to be more important than randomly taking a call from me," he added.Adams said later the same day his phone rang, and he saw it was a call from Florida again.TRUMP SURPRISES 104-YEAR-OLD WWII VETERAN WITH BIRTHDAY MESSAGE AFTER VIRAL TIKTOK INVITE"And I thought to myself, no f---ing way, theres no way hes calling me again, and I answer it, and its Trump!" he said.Adams said Trump asked him questions about his diagnosis and whether he was getting the treatments he needed."At the end, the strangest thing happened at the end of the call, you know, when he found out the situation was kind of dire, and I was still checking out some things that might help, he said, If you need anything, Ill make it happen,'" he said."And he meant it," Adams said in disbelief."He was completely aware of our, lets say, parallel journeys from 2015. He mentioned it, and it was just the most incredible, weird, hard to understand situation, but boy, was it fun."The White House did not immediately return Fox News Digitals request for comment.Adams is most known for creating the popular office comedy comic strip "Dilbert," which poked fun at office culture with satirical humor and social commentary. Fox News Greg Norman contributed to this report.

Dining out can be an expensive undertaking. Dining out with friends can be even more costly.When dining with others at a restaurant, what's the best approach to settling the tab when the check arrives?An etiquette expert revealed the best way to avoid those awkward moments or potential conflicts that could damage a friendship.NEARLY 90% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE TIPPING IS GETTING OUT OF HAND TODAY, SURVEY SAYS"It's not uncommon for friends at a restaurant to suggest at the end of the meal, 'Let's just split the bill equally,'" Diane Gottsman, founder and owner of the Protocol School of Texas in San Antonio, told Fox News Digital."At this point, there are several people at the table agreeing outwardly but secretly irritated that they are overpaying for other people's food and drink. It feels uncomfortable because no one wants to be the person that speaks up."To avoid this situation, said Gottsman, it's important to communicate in advance.MAN STUNNED WHEN RESTAURANT STRANGER PAYS $85 BREAKFAST BILLSomeone with financial constraints might be inclined to pay separately."The most desirable and sophisticated way to handle this situation is to look directly at the server when he approaches you and say, 'I'm going to take these two' or 'Please give me a separate check,'" said Gottsman."Let the server know directly who you are going to be responsible for when the bill comes. It's always better to separate it at the beginning rather than at the end."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERIf you do decide to split the bill evenly, it's best to know what the others at your table are eating or drinking.Alcohol can quickly add up when it comes to the final bill, which might leave some feeling uneasy, especially if someone else at your table isn't drinking."If someone decides to order an extremely expensive bottle of wine, for example, you can speak up and say, 'Hey guys, please enjoy, but I don't want to pay for that wine because I'm not drinking. Letting you know now.'"Splitting a bill down the middle can sometimes be the easiest, least-complicated way to handle things, but people with children should consider paying separately, said Gottsman.HOW TO ORDER A DELICIOUS AND ROBUST GLASS, BOTTLE OF WINE WITH CONVICTION, ACCORDING TO A MASTER SOMMELIER"You should also not expect for everyone to assume that splitting the bill is going to be appreciated," she said."If you speak out once, there are going to be several others [who] are going to take a huge sigh of relief because you verbalized what they were thinking."Another piece of advice, Gottsman told Fox News Digital, is to avoid such scenarios with someone who you know "historically gouges you on the bill."For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"You can say, I'm going to pass on the invitation, but let's get together next week for lunch," said Gottsman. "In other words, accept an invitation where you can navigate how the bill is paid."In the end, said Gottsman, setting expectations is one of the best ways "to get around this uncomfortable yet common scenario."

A former Biden diplomat declared on Thursday that the "Free Palestine" slogan has become a "call for violence."Following the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers earlier this week, former Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism under President Biden, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, told CNN that no matter what "Free Palestine" meant originally, it has become a slogan urging violent attacks against Jewish people."I think theres no question, whatever its initial intent and whatever people were saying initially or meant it, it has become a call for violence, and not violence against Israelis which is wrong but violence against Jews," she told CNN "Inside Politics" host Dana Bash.SHOOTING OF ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS IS OUTGROWTH OF ANTISEMITISM ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: BATYA UNGAR-SARGONIsrael embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky, who has been identified as both Christian and Jewish in reports, and Sarah Milgrim were shot and killed while departing an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. A man authorities identified as 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago has been charged in the killings and faces the death penalty. Upon his arrest, Rodriguez screamed "free Palestine."Lipstadt told Bash that she "was not surprised" at the murders, saying that Jewish people are constantly on guard against such threats.FOX NEWS ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER: HATEFUL RHETORIC MORPHS INTO MURDER"There is no Jewish institution virtually in the world but certainly in the United States that doesnt have security," she said. "If youre a Jewish young person, your normal is, whether youre going to synagogue, going to the JCC [Jewish Community Center], youre going to a film festival, that youre going to have to go through security that you have to be taken care of."Bash brought up the alleged murderer shouting "free Palestine" as well as those using the slogan at various anti-Israel protests on college campuses and other demonstrations throughout the country, and asked Lipstadt if she believes it encourages violence."You just heard the alleged killer saying, free Palestine. We hear that on the streets. We hear that on college campuses. And there are a lot of people who feel, who have been worried that that has been turned into a call to arms and a call to action and violence. Others claim that its not. What do you think now that we have seen this?" she asked.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURELipstadt affirmed she believes its a call for violence now, even if it was intended in a different way before.The former envoy continued, "And anybody who tries to separate the two and try to say, Oh, Im just against Israels policies in Palestine or in Gaza, and Im not antisemitic, this was antisemitism pure and simple. That he happened to have killed two Israeli staff didnt matter. It was a Jewish event, they were targets."

Two Venezuelans living in the U.S. illegally were recently charged in a December mass shooting that killed three people and wounded five others in Chicago, leading to the arrests of more than a dozen suspected Tren de Aragua gang members.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Tuesday that suspected shooters Ricardo Granadillo Padilla, 25, and Edward Martinez Cermeno, 24, are being charged in the Dec. 2 house party massacre.REPUTED MIGRANT GANG MEMBERS BUSTED IN NYC DRUG, GUN RAID BUT LIKELY TO AVOID PROSECUTIONEight people were shot, including five men and three women between the ages of 20 and 35, according to a report from affiliate FOX 32 Chicago.Victims suffered gunshot wounds to the head, abdomen and extremities, according to the report.MIGRANT TDA GANG MEMBER BREAKS OFFICERS ARM AS 10 INDICTED IN MASSIVE GUNS, DRUG RUNNING OPERATION: POLICEThree men were pronounced dead, including a 26-year-old and a 28-year-old.Gang-related graffiti was found at the scene, and officials confirmed prior calls for service at the address, FOX 32 reported.MS-13 GANG MEMBER ARRESTED BY ICE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED DUE TO SANCTUARY POLICYPadilla was arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Feb. 8 in a multi-agency effort, and was sentenced in March for illegally entering the country in 2022 near El Paso, Texas, according to ICE.Multiple guns, high-capacity magazines, narcotics and fraudulent documents were seized in January from his home in Chicago.During his arrest a month later, a pistol, ammunition and other evidence were seized, according to authorities.VENEZUELAN GANG MEMBERS LINKED TO VIOLENT APARTMENT TAKEOVER ARRESTED IN NEW YORK CITYCermeno was arrested in Schaumburg, Illinois on Jan. 26 by ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Chicago and border patrol agents, but officials said he was later released by a federal magistrate judge after a federal detention hearing.He was arrested again by ICE HSI Chicago on administrative immigration charges for illegally entering the country in 2023 near Eagle Pass, Texas.Padilla and Cermeno remain in federal custody, according to ICE.Within the last few weeks, 16 additional TdA members and associates of Padilla and Cermeno in the Chicago and Raleigh areas were arrested by ICE HSI Chicago on immigration charges.ICE did not immediately respond to further inquiries from Fox News Digital.

A fifth civilian was arrested on Thursday for allegedly helping two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16.Casey Smith, 30, is accused of helping two fugitives immediately after the jailbreak by transporting them to multiple locations.According to a release from the New Orleans Police Department, she admitted to moving the escapees alongside Cortnie Harris, 31, who was arrested earlier this week.ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF BOASTED ABOUT JAIL SECURITY DAYS BEFORE 10 INMATES ESCAPEDSmith's alleged involvement with the escapees was revealed amid an investigation conducted by the NOPDs Special Operations Division Tactical II team, which uncovered evidence that linked Smith to the fugitives.Authorities say she helped transport at least two of the escapees to multiple locations in the hours following their breakout.Officers located Smith at a residence in the citys Third District, where she was taken in for questioning. During the interview, Smith admitted to aiding in the transport of the escapees alongside Harris, police said.Smith was arrested and booked for accessory after the fact to simple escape.LOUISIANA POLICE ARREST THIRD ACCOMPLICE IN ORLEANS PARISH JAILBREAKAnyone with information relevant to this ongoing multi-agency investigation is encouraged to contact law enforcement. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.