Surveillance video taken from the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles shows Sean Diddy Combs brutally beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in the hallway in 2016. This video was shown to the jury at his trial.

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Stephen A. Smith had a question for "Democrats everywhere" on Tuesday during the latest episode of his podcast as he touched on the possibility of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., (AOC) running for president."What is your strategy?" Smith asked.The ESPN personality turned his attention to AOC and a Wall Street Journal report that said she was nOt ruling anything out, including possible Senate and presidential runs. The paper added that some Democrats worried Ocasio-Cortez would "turn off the centrist voters they need to win competitive races."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSmith agreed she would turn off centrists, saying her platform does nOt resonate with most American voters."I think if you are a Democrat, if you are a leftist who rails against the system, who believes free-market capitalism spearheaded by billionaires is not the way to go, if you believe that not enough attention is being paid to the desolate and disenfranchised, if you believe that higher taxes is the way to go, that a focus shouldnt be on securing the borders, if you believe those kind of things, and thats where you stand ideologically, AOC is your candidate," he said on "The Stephen A. Smith Show." "No doubt about that."Smith said he had no doubts about her ability to fight for what she believes and fight for the district in New York that she represents. However, he wondered whether the strategy is something that could win elections."Most people in the country are centrists, theyre moderates. Whether theyre Republican moderates or Democratic moderates or just flat-out centrists who are independents thats most of the American population," he said. "They are not MAGA right and they are not progressive left. She clearly is (progressive left). And not be literal and not to be taken literally, but she gives the impression, when you talk about universal healthcare and you talk about other things, if you equate it to taxing Americans 70% of their income she wouldnt be against it. That aint going to win you elections. Thats not going to win you elections.ESPN'S STEPHEN A SMITH FIRES BACK AT CHARLES BARKLEY AFTER WARNING ABOUT BEING OVEREXPOSED"If youre living in this day and age, and youre talking about fighting for certain rights as it pertains to transgender individuals, athletes transitioning and men competing in womens sports and stuff like that, which she is not about to speak against. If you think thats going to win you an election, youve got your head in the sand."He said he wanted to hear some kind of plan from the Democrats. He pointed to Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who has seemed to be just against anything related to President Donald Trump.Smith suggested he did not think that was doing enough to legislate."The real issue Im having right now with the Democratic Party is Im waiting to hear what your plan is," he said. "It cant be, Were just against all things Trump."Whats your plan? Whats your plan for the economy? Whats your plan as it pertains to comprehensive immigration reform? What is your plan when it comes to foreign affairs? What is your plan as it pertains to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or should I say Israel with Hamas? What is your plan with Russia and Ukraine? Is it just giving Ukraine more money like Biden was willing to do? What are your plans? What is the plan as it pertains to the vast majority of Americans in this country?"Ocasio-Cortezs constituents made clear to Fox News Digital earlier this month that no one should "underestimate her," pointing to her 2018 upset of Joe Crowley to win the House seat.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumerhas "lost his confidence" and suggested that "theres something wrong" with the New York Democrat.Trump made the remarks while traveling to Qatar for the second leg of his Middle East trip when reporters aboard Air Force One asked about Schumers threats to block the presidents Justice Department political appointees until the senator gets answers about a jumbo jet giftfrom Qatar's royal family."SchumerisSchumer," Trump said. "You know, he's become a Palestinian. Something wrong with him? I don't know, I've known him a long time and there's something wrong. He's lost his confidence, totally. And there's something wrong with him. I don't know what it is withSchumer."Schumer called the Qatari gift a "grave national security threat" on the Senate floor on Tuesday.ALLIES TURN ON PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR ACCEPTING LUXURY JET FROM QATAR"News of the Qatari government giftingDonald Trumpa $400 million private jet to use as Air Force One is so corrupt that even Putin would give a double take.This is not just naked corruption, it is also a grave national security threat," the top Democrat said."So, in light of the deeply troubling news of a possible Qatari-funded Air Force One, and the reports that the Attorney General personally signed off on this clearly unethical deal, I am announcing a hold on all DOJ political nominees, until we get more answers," he added.TRUMP DEFENDS QATAR JUMBO JET OFFER AS TROUBLED BOEING FAILS TO DELIVER NEW AIR FORCE ONE FLEETTrump has defended the U.S. preparing to accept a jumbo jet gift from Qatar's royal family to serve as a temporary Air Force One as Boeing failed to roll out a new Air Force One fleet in a timely manner. "We're very disappointed that it's taking Boeing so long to build a new Air Force One," Trump said Monday morning. "You know, we have an Air Force One that's 40 years old. And if you take a look at that, compared to the new plane of the equivalent, you know, stature at the time, it's not even the same ballgame." Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla. the first Democrat to join the Congressional DOGE caucus pronounced the group "dead" while speaking to Politico."The DOGE caucus is dead. Its defunct. We havent met in months. We only had two total meetings in five months. And we werent involved at all in anything [happening at DOGE], which Elon was in charge of. Zero. Zilch. Nada. [Musk] did it all on his own," Moskowitz said, according to the outlet, which noted that the exchange with the lawmaker had been edited for length and clarity."DOGE was a complete failure. Complete failure. Nothing has been made more efficient," Moskowitz reportedly asserted.TOP 5 MOST OUTRAGEOUS WAYS THE GOVERNMENT HAS WASTED YOUR TAXES, AS UNCOVERED BY ELON MUSK'S DOGEBut caucus co-chair Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., suggested the group is "just getting started," according to Politico."Congress can enact long-term change, and our 100 committed members and eight specialized working groups are working to codify critical reforms and preparing legislation that will unlock savings for the American people," he said in a statement, according to the outlet.Fox News Digital reached out to Moskowitz's and Bean's offices to request comments from the congressmen but did not receive responses by the time of publication.DOGE EMPLOYEE BIG BALLS' REVEALS HOW HE GOT HIS NAME, WARNS OF NO CHECKS ON GOVERNMENT SPENDINGBean, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, are co-chairs of the House DOGE Caucus.Asked by Politico whether there was an expectation the caucus would have involvement in decisions by DOGE, Moskowitz said, "Yes, thats what the three congressional chairs of the DOGE caucus [Bean and Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Blake Moore (R-Utah)] told us. They told us that they were going to work with us. They told us these things would come through Congress. None of it happened."ELON MUSK DOES NOT REGRET WORK AT DOGE, SUPPORT FOR TRUMP: ESSENTIAL FOR AMERICA TO REACH GREATER HEIGHTSBusiness tycoon Elon Musk, who has been the face of the DOGE endeavor to root out waste, fraud, and abuse from the federal government, has opted to scale back how much time he spends on the effort.In a post on X last month he noted that he is "Not stepping down, just reducing time allocation now that @DOGE is established."

FIRST ON FOX:A government watchdog has uncovered that former President Joe Bidens Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars sending top officials to a conference in Scotland that included diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) workshops.The Functional Government Initiative (FGI), via a FOIA request, discovered that the Biden FDA spent an estimated $60,000 on a dozen staffers, including Senior Advisor for Health Equity Dr. Charlene Le Fauve, to attend the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco's (SRNT's) conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, in March 2024.While at the conference, members of the team attended a workshop that focused on the "stigma" facing LGBTQ+ people in the field of tobacco research.Topics included in that workshop, according to the FDAs own report on the trip, included"how anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and discriminatory and stigmatizing environments toward LGBTQ+ populations impact tobacco use and tobacco control research" and "process to develop a community-based participatory research project to address smoking cessation among transgender individuals in Argentina."WHITE HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS OVER $2B IN SAVINGS FROM DEI CUTS DURING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 100 DAYSAnother topic discussed was "the challenges of conducting research on tobacco use in the high-stigma environment of pregnancy in a post-Dobbs era."Le Fauve justified the trip, in part, by claiming "the knowledge gained at the meeting is critical to attendees ability to understand emerging scientific issues that may impact their work and their ability to effectively move forward agency initiatives.""The formal SRNT conference included many sessions where health equity was an identified focus and I attended several which were highly relevant, well done, and informative including the Presidential Symposium that included three presenters supporting the premise that in order to have a global impact on the tobacco smoking pandemic, nicotine and tobacco research must broaden its vision beyond wealthy countries to include research and researchers in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the vast majority of the worlds people who smoke live," Le Fauve added.'NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN': STATE FINANCE LEADER RALLIES AROUND KEY TRUMP VICTORY SAVING 'TAXPAYER DOLLARS'Also present on the trip was Center for Tobacco Products Director Brian King, who was recentlyrelieved of his duty by the Trump administration in a move that a former agency official told Fox News Digital was a result of the FDA straying from its core mission under the Biden administration and focusing on issues like DEI."There were many, many failures in the key core missions for the center that needed dramatic change in new leadership," David Oliveira, who recently left the FDA after six years, told Fox News Digital last month, explaining that the FDA was ceding responsibility to other departments and not doing enough to crackdown on China flooding the market with illicit vapes.FGI Communications Director Roderick Law told Fox News Digital in a statement that spending tens of thousands of dollars to send a dozen employees to a conference in Scotland is another example of the agency losing focus on its mission."I, like anyone else in the world, would love to have a $60,000 vacation paid for by my employer," Law said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Sadly, this dream became reality for 12 people on the taxpayers back. How can a group of government officials spend $60,000 on an LGBTQ+ workshop? How is it possible that this trip helped the agency stop illegal Chinese-made products or process applications for new products that could provide for harm reduction? This kind of waste should never happen again."Fox News Digital reached out to the FDA for comment.

Earlier this week, as families across America were still celebrating Mother's Day weekend, I witnessed a miracle. Edan Alexander was finally reunited with his mother and father after 584 days in Gaza. Watching them embrace, seeing the tears of joy, the overwhelming relief in their eyes it filled me with happiness for them and hope for all of us waiting. But it also made my heart ache even more deeply. When will I get to hold my two sons again?For 18 months, I have been fighting for their lives. Every morning, noon, evening and night, I am not just Sylvia I am a warrior. A mother who came to Israel from Argentina with my husband Louis in 1986, carrying dreams of building a life in this land. We could never have imagined that decades later, I would be pleading for the world to help bring our sons home from captivity.I want to tell you about my sons not as hostages, but as the vibrant, loving men they are. David, who turns 35 on May 21 his second birthday in captivity is a devoted father. Hes an electrical engineer with a childlike spirit. He and his wife Sharon have beautiful twin daughters, Yuli and Emma, who are just 4 years old. My younger son Ariel, 27, is what we call "a mama's boy" my baby, the youngest of our four sons. Hes a software tester with a passion for music and astronomy. Just before his kidnapping, he had returned from exploring South America with his girlfriend Arbel Yehoud.AMERICAN HOSTAGE EDAN ALEXANDER RELEASED BY HAMAS AFTER MORE THAN 580 DAYS IN CAPTIVITYEvery night, I have the same dream. I see my sons in a hospital bed. I run to them, embracing them, breathing in their scent, kissing them for all they've endured. Once, I dreamed of hugging David so vividly that I woke up expecting to find him beside me. The crushing reality that followed is one I live with daily.On Oct. 6, 2023, our entire family gathered in our home in Kibbutz Nir Oz 20 of us celebrating the holiday together. By the next morning, eight family members had been kidnapped by Hamas terrorists: David, Sharon, their twin daughters, Ariel, his girlfriend Arbel, Sharon's sister Daniela, and her 5-year-old daughter.I will never forget the text messages. Ariel wrote "We're in a horror movie." David sent "They're breaking into our house." David and Ariel were taken, along with the others.SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTERIn November 2023, the first hostage deal brought Davids wife and daughters. But my sons remained behind. For two agonizing months, Ariel was listed as missing before we learned he, too, was in Gaza. The uncertainty was unbearable.Then, after 482 days, Arbel was finally freed in February's hostage exchange. When I met her, I desperately hoped to hear about Ariel. Instead, she told me that the kidnappers held them together for only three hours before transferring him to another vehicle. She never saw him again. From that moment on, she was alone. This knowledge both comforts and terrifies me he was alive then, but where is he now?David's daughters just turned 4 without their father and uncle. Every night they cry, asking when the "bad people" will bring daddy home. How do you explain this horror to a child? I am torn in half caring for those who returned while fighting for those who remain.I am deeply grateful to President Donald Trump, his administration, his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and all those who worked tirelessly to secure Arbel's release in the most recent hostage exchange. Your determination and diplomatic efforts brought her home to us, and now Edan Alexander to his family. For this, we are eternally thankful. The hopes of every family with loved ones still in Gaza now rest with you. We pray that Monday's release marks the beginning of a larger effort to bring all our hostages home. I implore you to continue your crucial work with the same urgency and resolve that brought them home.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONSeeing Edan with his family Monday reminded me that miracles are possible. But I am one mother among many still waiting. Besides my sons, there are 56 other hostages in Gaza. Each has a family desperate for reunion. Those still alive deserve to embrace their loved ones again. Those who were killed deserve to be buried with dignity.The return of hostages is not political or military it's a moral imperative. There will be time to fight Hamas, more campaigns ahead. But the lives of Ariel, David and all the hostages cannot wait. Every day diminishes their chances of survival.I refuse to lose hope. There is light at the end of this tunnel, and we will wait for them there. But time is running out. Edan's mother gets to hold her son today. When will I get to hold mine?As a mother who came to Israel to build a future for her children, I will never stop fighting for them. I will be their voice until they can speak for themselves again.My plea is simple: Help bring my sons and all 58 hostages home. Make our families whole again.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA Pete Buttigieg returned Tuesday to Iowa, the state that boosted him from long shot to crucial contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.Buttigiegs trip, where he headlined a town hall with veterans, is sure to fuel speculation that he is seriously eyeing a 2028 presidential run. The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor, 2020 White House contender and four-year Transportation secretary under former President Joe Biden, has remained a prominent figure in Democratic circles."It feels really good to be back in Iowa. Anyone can come to Iowa just before an election is coming up," Buttigieg said at the town hall, which was his first public political appearance since the end of the Biden administration.Pointing to his 2020 caucus victory, Buttigieg elicited loud cheers, saying, "I wanted to make sure I had a chance to talk with the people I got to know five or six years ago, and people I'm seeing for the very first time."LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS INTO TRUMP'S SECOND TERM, DEMOCRATS ALREADY EYEING 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RACEButtigieg did not bring up 2028 in his comments and was not asked about a potential second White House run as he took questions from the audience at the town hall, which was hosted by VoteVets, a progressive political organization that works to lift veterans and military families. The group told Fox News that roughly 1,800 people packed the event.Buttigieg told a Substack author in a live interview hours before the town hall that when it comes to 2028, he would consider "what I bring to the table."During his 24 hours in the Hawkeye State, Buttigieg also gathered with staffers from his 2020 campaign and was followed around by a videographer from his political group Win the Era.A WORKING LIST OF WHICH DEMOCRATS MAY RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2028When asked by Fox News if the trip to Iowa was the beginning of a 2028 assessment period, Buttigieg said, "right now, Im not running for anything and part of whats exciting and compelling about an opportunity like this is to be campaigning for values and for ideas rather than a specific electoral campaign. So that's what I'm about."A handful of those in the crowd interviewed by Fox News said they supported Buttigieg in the 2020 caucuses and would be interested in backing him again if he runs in 2028."Im here because I come from a long line of veterans. I have three family members who are currently working at the VA hospital in Iowa City. So, Im here to show support," said Faith Hunt of Cedar Rapids. "I loved Pete in 2020, and Im excited to see that hes campaigning and hope to see that he runs again."Additionally, Chris Bzdill of Cedar Rapids said, "I really liked to hear what he had to sayIts a very refreshing change. It seems logical and straightforward." He added, "I'm kind of hoping that this progresses more, and well see where it goes."Buttigieg, pointing to those comments, said, "Of course it means a lot to hear that people who supported me then continue to believe in what I have to say."The trip by Buttigieg to Iowa comes less than four months into President Donald Trump's second tour of duty in the White House.WHAT BUTTIGIEG SAID ABOUT BIDEN'S COGNITIVE ABILITIES DURING HIS FINAL YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSEIt comes as the Democratic Party's favorable ratings in national polls have plummeted to all-time lows while an increasingly angry and energized party base is anxious to push back against Trump's sweeping and controversial moves during his second administration.Democrats are already fixated on next year's midterm elections, when the party hopes to win back majorities in the House and possibly the Senate from the Republicans. Additionally, Democrats are also already looking ahead to the 2028 presidential campaign and for potential contenders to start making early moves.While Iowa's caucuses for half a century kicked off both major political parties' presidential nominating calendars, the Democratic National Committee demoted the Hawkeye State on their 2024 schedule.However, Buttigieg's visit, along with his announcement in March that he would pass on a 2026 run for a Democrat-controlled open Senate seat in battleground Michigan, his adopted home state, are seen as signals of his interest in a potential 2028 national run.Buttigieg, who, unlike many other top Democrats, often appeared on the Fox News Channel during his four years in the Biden administration, has spent the opening months of the second Trump administration making TV appearances and also joining highly visible podcasts."Were trying out several different formats town halls, Q&As with different people on his social media, going out to podcasts and shows both political and non-political, and more to try to reach people where they are, both in-person and online," Buttigieg adviser Chris Meagher told Fox News ahead of the event.Buttigieg, during the town hall, noted that "there are all these sources of information that our friends who think differently than we do about politics are getting information from, that, frankly, are not subject to the editorial standards of a newspaper. And that makes it all the more important to get in there and present a different way of looking things."Buttigieg is a veteran, having served six years in the Navy Reserves as an intelligence officer. During his time in the service, Buttigieg deployed for six months to the war in Afghanistan."This was not your typical Democratic rally because of the audience we were able to build and the messenger we had. These were center-right military families and veterans who want to come home to the Democratic Party, VoteVets spokesman Matt Corridoni told Fox News.Pointing to Iowa, a one-time battleground state that has turned red over the past decade, Buttigieg acknowledged during the town hall that "Democrats do not have the best brand around here."He told reporters that "I think its really important to be in communities like this, to be in red states, to be in rural areas. Its so important for Democrats to have a vocabulary to be able to reach out, and you cant fashion that vocabulary online or only talking to people who already agree with you."Buttigieg heavily criticized the actions of the second Trump administration in his comments during the town hall, but he also emphasized that Democrats aiming to escape the political wilderness must spotlight their own ideas."Theres this theory that we should just hang back and let them screw up. I disagree," Buttigieg said.WATCH: TRUMP TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAYS OUT NEW PLAN TO UPGRADE AGING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMThe trip by Buttigieg came as he has faced incoming fire in recent days from Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over a surge in flight delays and cancellations at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport, which is one of the three major airports that services the New York City metropolitan area.Duffy blames his predecessor at the Department of Transportation and the Biden administration for what he claims was a failure to upgrade the busy airport's air traffic control system.Additionally, Trump, last week, also chimed in, claiming that during his tenure as Transportation secretary, Buttigieg "didnt have a clue. And this guy is actually a contender for president?"Trump added, "I don't think he's going to do too well."The president's jabs came a few days after Buttigieg, pointing to Trump's underwater approval ratings in national polling, said in a social media post that "Donald Trump is the most unpopular 100-day-mark president in modern American history."The Trump administration argues that Buttigieg oversaw a rocky transition of the Newark airport's airspace to the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (Tracon) last July.Duffy, who earlier this week unveiled a major plan to overhaul the nation's aging air traffic control system, claims the Biden administration is to blame for the recent problems, including air traffic control equipment outages."Maybe when you work from home, or maybe when you work from Michigan as a secretary, maybe youre not focused on the real issues that are taking place throughout the airspace," Duffy said, as he took aim at Buttigieg, who lives in Michigan.Buttigieg, responding, told reporters that "when youre the secretary of transportation, you have a tough job and your responsibility is to fix tough problems. You dont have time to indulge in trying to point fingers or blame other people.""What I can tell you is we inherited a shrinking air traffic control workforce. We turned it into a growing air traffic control workforce," he added. "My successor is, of course, not asking for my advice, but my advice would be to making sure that it grows and actually delivering the technological change thats needed."He added that "we launched the contract to modernize the communications backbone of the FAA knowing that it wasnt something that could be done in a year or two years. If he can achieve an acceleration of that, I will be the first one to be cheering for that. But that takes focus, it takes discipline, it takes integrity and, frankly, theres no time for politics on a mission-critical job like that."