Jessica Alba is all about bikinis and "self-care."The 44-year-old actress and businesswoman shared a series of photos on her Instagram, many of which feature her lounging poolside in her bikini, accompanied by uplifting messages for the coming month."Channeling chill - breathwork - friendship and selfcare," she captioned the carousel of photos.In one of the photos, the actress is poolside and flashes a peace sign in a light brown and white printed bikini, which she paired with sunglasses, a sunhat and a necklace. She also included a shot of her in the water and a few outside with her friend.JESSICA ALBA, CASH WARREN SPLIT AFTER 16 YEARS OF MARRIAGEOther photos show her in an animal-print one-piece strapless swimsuit, which she paired with a white robe and a face mask. In additional photos, she wore a face mask and a one-piece swimsuit while relaxing in a sauna.Between photos of her in swimsuits are inspirational messages and photos of light and dark leopards.APP USERS CLICK HERE FOR POST"Joy in June. Upgrades in June. Nourishments in June. Excellence in June," one of the quotes said. Another said, "June goal: Befriend the present moment because that is where you access the deepest joy, healing, love, and wisdom."The post also included photos of her hanging out with her girl squad around an outdoor fireplace and engaging in various forms of self-care together.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIn an interview with People magazine in June 2024, Alba opened up about what it was like in the early days of her career and why she felt she was in survival mode when it came to picking her roles."You're not always taking the roles that are the best," she said. "You're just taking roles to survive, which teaches grit and perseverance, but I do wish I would've had the skill set and the wherewithal to write and to know about writing and directing and producing earlier in my career."She said her experience as a young actress in Hollywood gave her a better understanding of how to support her children if they decide to enter the entertainment industry when they get older.Alba shares three children with her ex-husband, Cash Warren Honor, 16, Haven, 12, and Hayes, 6.She said she tried "not to have too strong opinions one way or another" when it comes to her kids following in her footsteps, saying, "If you tell your kid anything, they're going to do the opposite, right?"CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe actress and her ex-husband filed for divorce in February after 16 years of marriage.

And you thought you had just figured out what "reconciliation" means in Congressional budget terms.Heres a new vocabulary term: rescissions.You might not be able to spell it. But I can tell you what it does.A "rescissions" bill "rescinds" money which Congress has already allocated, ex post facto.For simplicity, I often describe rescissions legislation as "spending cancellations." Congress appropriated money. Then, under a recissions bill, Congress claws back dollars it previously appropriated. Its kind of like a reverse appropriation.And you thought that in elementary school, there were no takebacks.TRUMP SENDS $9.4 BILLION DOGE CUTS PROPOSAL TO CONGRESS, TARGETING NPR, PBSPresidential administrations send "budget requests" to Congress. This is the opposite. An administration can send a "recissions request" to Congress, too. And thats what Budget Director Russ Vought is doing this week.House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is intent on moving fast."I'dliketoturnitaroundasquicklyaspossible," said Johnson. "There may be multiple rescissions packages coming and well process them as quickly as we can. Its a big priority for me."Congressional conservatives and Elon Musk were not pleased with the relative paucity of spending cuts in the Big, Beautiful Bill.Musk told CBS he was "disappointed" in the legislation."Which increases the budget deficit, not decreases it. And it undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," said Musk about the hallmark of President Trumps agenda.By Tuesday morning, the worlds richest man incinerated the bill on X and chastised most Republicans in Congress.Musk characterized the legislation as "a disgusting abomination." He lectured the 215 House Republicans who voted yes, declaring "you know you did wrong."SCOOP: HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS DRAWS BATTLE LINES AS WHITE HOUSE READIES $9.4B DOGE SPENDING CUTSDOGE initially set a goal of unearthing $2 trillion in spending cuts. It then slashed the threshold to $1 trillion. DOGE finally homed in on about $150 billion in cuts by the end of next year. And many of those cuts arent even in effect because Congress has the power of the purse.Thats where Congress comes in with a potential rescissions package.Most Republicans are appreciative of the efforts by DOGE and Musk."I think this is the beginning and the whole conversation in Congress is changed because of it," said Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., on Fox.But DOGE evaluated "discretionary" spending. Congress has the "discretion" to spend or not spend certain money each year. That comes through the annual appropriations process. Thats why GOPers are now using their "discretion." They intend to unwind some of that spending with a rescission plan.But the largest percentage of federal spending by about two to one is tied to entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, plus interest on the debt. That spending is called "mandatory." House Republicans tried to address that slightly in the Big, Beautiful Bill since it dealt with Medicaid spending. But cuts to federal departments lie in the appropriations realm and falls on the discretionary side of the ledger.However, discretionary cuts via the Big, Beautiful Bill werent going to happen."Much of what DOGE has looked at is the discretionary spending," said Flood. "This is far more complicated than just doing it in reconciliation."WHITE HOUSE SENDING $9.4 BILLION DOGE CUTS PACKAGE TO CONGRESS NEXT WEEKAnd so here we are, with Republicans in Congress looking at the first major rescissions plan since 1993."The House Freedom Caucus strongly supports these critical rescissions, and we will support as many more rescissions packages the White House can send us in the coming weeks and months," said the Freedom Caucus in a statement. "There is no excuse for a Republican House not to advance the first DOGE rescissions package the same week it is presented to Congress then quickly send it for passage in the Republican Senate so President Trump can sign it into law."The law requires the president to spend money which Congress approves. However, there are some loopholes where a President can "impound" money and not spend it.GOP REBELS FIRE WARNING SHOT IN SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: NO DOGE, NO DEALOn CNN, Vought suggested that the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 "allows for a procedure called pocket rescissions later in the year to be able to bank some of these savings without the bill actually being passed."Vought signaled that President Trump would likely lean on that tool. But he wants to start with an initial rescissions request.A recissions plan requires a simple majority to pass the House. And, believe it or not, a simple majority in the Senate. Theres no 60-vote requirement to break a filibuster. Moreover, the "motion to proceed" to start debate on a recessions package is "privileged." That means the Senate only needs 51 votes to begin the process. Many "motions to proceed" in the Senate need 60 yeas and can be subject to a filibuster.President Trump formally routed his recissions request to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. It aims to trim $9.4 billion dollars from public broadcasting and foreign aid programs. All of this is money which Musk targeted in his DOGE reviews. But these cuts only count if Congress approves them."I want make sure you take the first tranche and see if it passes," said Vought on the targeted set of proposed spending reductions. "The wider you do in terms of a package, the harder it is to pass. And if it doesn't pass, this is the real world. And we will lose flexibility that we have to use executive tools to find other ways to make the DOGE cuts permanent."SPEAKER JOHNSON SETS EYES ON CUTTING GOVERNMENT SPENDING, VOWS TO TAKE A 'BLOWTORCH' TO THE 'REGULATORY STATE'Lawmakers are starting to process the rescissions proposal. Especially since Republicans often talk a good game about slashing spending."We'll see if Congress can step up to the plate," said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tex., noting the political consequences of not green lighting the rescissions package. "(Members will have) to go campaign on why they want to continue to fund PBS, NPR, and a whole bunch of foreign policy and foreign funding that most Americans don't like. So you go explain it."Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., represents one of the most-Democratic leaning districts in the country. He worries about the PBS and NPR cuts."I have a great rapport with Nebraska Public Radio and TV. I think they've been great to work with. And so that would be one I hope they don't put in," said Bacon.Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, flagged reductions to PEPFAR, short for the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief."I consider that to be possibly the most successful public health program that has ever been used in Africa and other parts of the world. So I do not support the reduction in PEPFAR," said Collins.Its unclear whether this opening bid to cut spending minimal as it is can make it through Congress. Lots of Republicans will sweat this. And these are just negligible cuts. Republicans extolled the work of DOGE. But if they want to eliminate spending, they have to put their vote where their favorite program is.Well know more in a few weeks whether Republicans can approve the recissions package and rescind what some characterize as wasteful spending. Otherwise, they may need to rescind those campaign promises.

A federal grand jury indicted a San Bernardino County, California man on Tuesday for allegedly threatening to assassinate then-President-elect Donald Trump after winning a second term in the Oval Office in November.The U.S. Department of Justice said 73-year-old Thomas Eugene Streavel of Yucca Valley has been charged with three counts of making threats against the President-elect.Streavel was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Riverside, California on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested."This defendant is charged with threatening the life of our President a man who has already survived two deranged attempts on his life," Attorney General Pam Bondi said. "The Department of Justice takes these threats with the utmost seriousness and will prosecute this crime to the fullest extent of the law."FLORIDA POLICE ARREST MAN FOR MAKING 'WRITTEN THREATS TO KILL' TRUMPAccording to the indictment, Streavel posted several messages on Facebook threatening Trump before and after the Nov. 5, 2024 election.As early as Oct. 15, the indictment claims, Streavel posted a message to his friends saying it was the "perfect day to blow his brains out," referring to Trump, adding he would love to be the one to pull the trigger.He continued to make profanity-laced posts about the death of Trump on Nov. 3, Nov. 20, Nov. 25 and Nov. 29.SOUTH CAROLINA MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO ASSASSINATE TRUMPWhile the posts were charged, the indictment focuses on three specific posts, which were made on Nov. 12, Nov. 19 and Nov. 28."My a - - is willing to make America great again and blow his mother f- - - - -- brains out. The piece of s--- will never be my president," Streavel allegedly wrote on Nov. 12.The second charge is based on a threat allegedly made by Streavel on Nov. 19.FLORIDA MAN THREATENS TO ASSASSINATE TRUMP, DESTROY NEW YORK WITH MISSILES IN 911 CALLS: REPORT"Let me put a bullet right between the ears of your president-elect that instantly makes AMERICA great again," the indictment states Streavel wrote. "Thats my purpose for living. It would give me great pleasure to kill the worthless mother f- - - - -."The third charge was based on an alleged post to Facebook by Streavel on Nov. 28."I'm praying for a successful assassination of your president-elect that will immediately make America great again for the good of our nation," Streavel allegedly wrote. "I would gladly give my left nut to be the one who puts the bullet right between his ears. My life's mission is killing the worthless LOSER piece of s- - - and my mission starts tonight so watch yourself Trump, you are a dead mother f- - - - - and I am your assassin. GOD BLESS AMERICA.""The type of rhetoric and threats made by this defendant are similar to those that led to an attempt on the Presidents life last year," U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said. "There is no place for political violence or threats of violence in the United States. We will not hesitate to arrest and charge others who engage in similar criminal conduct."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPStreavel has pleaded not guilty to all three charges, and he is due back in court for trial on July 28, 2025.A federal magistrate judge ordered him released on $10,000 bond.If convicted, Streavel could be sentenced to a maximum of five years in federal prison for each count.

And you thought you had just figured out what "reconciliation" means in Congressional budget terms.Heres a new vocabulary term: rescissions.You might not be able to spell it. But I can tell you what it does.A "rescissions" bill "rescinds" money which Congress has already allocated, ex post facto.For simplicity, I often describe rescissions legislation as "spending cancellations." Congress appropriated money. Then, under a recissions bill, Congress claws back dollars it previously appropriated. Its kind of like a reverse appropriation.And you thought that in elementary school, there were no takebacks.TRUMP SENDS $9.4 BILLION DOGE CUTS PROPOSAL TO CONGRESS, TARGETING NPR, PBSPresidential administrations send "budget requests" to Congress. This is the opposite. An administration can send a "recissions request" to Congress, too. And thats what Budget Director Russ Vought is doing this week.House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is intent on moving fast."I'dliketoturnitaroundasquicklyaspossible," said Johnson. "There may be multiple rescissions packages coming and well process them as quickly as we can. Its a big priority for me."Congressional conservatives and Elon Musk were not pleased with the relative paucity of spending cuts in the Big, Beautiful Bill.Musk told CBS he was "disappointed" in the legislation."Which increases the budget deficit, not decreases it. And it undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," said Musk about the hallmark of President Trumps agenda.By Tuesday morning, the worlds richest man incinerated the bill on X and chastised most Republicans in Congress.Musk characterized the legislation as "a disgusting abomination." He lectured the 215 House Republicans who voted yes, declaring "you know you did wrong."SCOOP: HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS DRAWS BATTLE LINES AS WHITE HOUSE READIES $9.4B DOGE SPENDING CUTSDOGE initially set a goal of unearthing $2 trillion in spending cuts. It then slashed the threshold to $1 trillion. DOGE finally homed in on about $150 billion in cuts by the end of next year. And many of those cuts arent even in effect because Congress has the power of the purse.Thats where Congress comes in with a potential rescissions package.Most Republicans are appreciative of the efforts by DOGE and Musk."I think this is the beginning and the whole conversation in Congress is changed because of it," said Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., on Fox.But DOGE evaluated "discretionary" spending. Congress has the "discretion" to spend or not spend certain money each year. That comes through the annual appropriations process. Thats why GOPers are now using their "discretion." They intend to unwind some of that spending with a rescission plan.But the largest percentage of federal spending by about two to one is tied to entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, plus interest on the debt. That spending is called "mandatory." House Republicans tried to address that slightly in the Big, Beautiful Bill since it dealt with Medicaid spending. But cuts to federal departments lie in the appropriations realm and falls on the discretionary side of the ledger.However, discretionary cuts via the Big, Beautiful Bill werent going to happen."Much of what DOGE has looked at is the discretionary spending," said Flood. "This is far more complicated than just doing it in reconciliation."WHITE HOUSE SENDING $9.4 BILLION DOGE CUTS PACKAGE TO CONGRESS NEXT WEEKAnd so here we are, with Republicans in Congress looking at the first major rescissions plan since 1993."The House Freedom Caucus strongly supports these critical rescissions, and we will support as many more rescissions packages the White House can send us in the coming weeks and months," said the Freedom Caucus in a statement. "There is no excuse for a Republican House not to advance the first DOGE rescissions package the same week it is presented to Congress then quickly send it for passage in the Republican Senate so President Trump can sign it into law."The law requires the president to spend money which Congress approves. However, there are some loopholes where a President can "impound" money and not spend it.GOP REBELS FIRE WARNING SHOT IN SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: NO DOGE, NO DEALOn CNN, Vought suggested that the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 "allows for a procedure called pocket rescissions later in the year to be able to bank some of these savings without the bill actually being passed."Vought signaled that President Trump would likely lean on that tool. But he wants to start with an initial rescissions request.A recissions plan requires a simple majority to pass the House. And, believe it or not, a simple majority in the Senate. Theres no 60-vote requirement to break a filibuster. Moreover, the "motion to proceed" to start debate on a recessions package is "privileged." That means the Senate only needs 51 votes to begin the process. Many "motions to proceed" in the Senate need 60 yeas and can be subject to a filibuster.President Trump formally routed his recissions request to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. It aims to trim $9.4 billion dollars from public broadcasting and foreign aid programs. All of this is money which Musk targeted in his DOGE reviews. But these cuts only count if Congress approves them."I want make sure you take the first tranche and see if it passes," said Vought on the targeted set of proposed spending reductions. "The wider you do in terms of a package, the harder it is to pass. And if it doesn't pass, this is the real world. And we will lose flexibility that we have to use executive tools to find other ways to make the DOGE cuts permanent."SPEAKER JOHNSON SETS EYES ON CUTTING GOVERNMENT SPENDING, VOWS TO TAKE A 'BLOWTORCH' TO THE 'REGULATORY STATE'Lawmakers are starting to process the rescissions proposal. Especially since Republicans often talk a good game about slashing spending."We'll see if Congress can step up to the plate," said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tex., noting the political consequences of not green lighting the rescissions package. "(Members will have) to go campaign on why they want to continue to fund PBS, NPR, and a whole bunch of foreign policy and foreign funding that most Americans don't like. So you go explain it."Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., represents one of the most-Democratic leaning districts in the country. He worries about the PBS and NPR cuts."I have a great rapport with Nebraska Public Radio and TV. I think they've been great to work with. And so that would be one I hope they don't put in," said Bacon.Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, flagged reductions to PEPFAR, short for the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief."I consider that to be possibly the most successful public health program that has ever been used in Africa and other parts of the world. So I do not support the reduction in PEPFAR," said Collins.Its unclear whether this opening bid to cut spending minimal as it is can make it through Congress. Lots of Republicans will sweat this. And these are just negligible cuts. Republicans extolled the work of DOGE. But if they want to eliminate spending, they have to put their vote where their favorite program is.Well know more in a few weeks whether Republicans can approve the recissions package and rescind what some characterize as wasteful spending. Otherwise, they may need to rescind those campaign promises.

Conservative energy leaders are celebrating President Donald Trump's latest effort to unleash American drilling.The Department of the Interior announced a proposal Monday to rescind President Joe Biden's restrictions on oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said a Biden-era 2024 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule that restricted energy development for more than half of the 23 million acres on Alaskas North Slope ignored the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976."The National Petroleum Reserve (NPR), created by Congress over a century ago to secure Americas energy supply, supports responsible oil development on 13 million acres," Frank Lasee, president of Truth in Energy and Climate, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO OPEN 13 MILLION ALASKA ACRES TO MINING, DRILLING"President Bidens drilling ban in Alaska undermined energy security, increasing reliance on foreign oil, raising gasoline prices and fueling inflation through higher transportation costs," Lasee added. "Resuming drilling puts economic growth and energy independence ahead of climate ideology in a place almost no regular American will ever visit."TRUMP ENERGY DEPARTMENT CANCELS $3.7 BILLION IN BIDEN-ERA GREEN ENERGY GRANTSConsistent with Trump's executive orders, the proposed revision reverts to regulations that were in place prior to May 7, 2024, which Lasee called a "commendable" prioritization of "American energy needs and economic well-being while adhering to the law.""President Biden never should have halted congressionally sanctioned oil drilling in Alaska," said Sterling Burnett, director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy at the Heartland Institute. "Trump is to be applauded, both for putting Americans' energy needs and our economic well-being first and for following the law by opening these areas back up for production."According to the Department of Interior, the 2024 rule provisions lacked "a basis in the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act" and undermined the BLM's congressional obligation to oversee timely leasing in the region."President Trumps move to restore drilling in Alaskas Arctic region is a bold and necessary step toward reclaiming American energy independence," Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, said.Trump vowed to unleash American energy on the campaign trail in 2024 and signed executive orders on the first day of his second term to rescind Biden-era climate policies."By reversing Bidens disastrous restrictions on 13 million acres, Trump is unleashing the abundant resources that power our economy, lower energy costs and strengthen national security. This is a victory for American workers, consumers and allies who rely on stable, affordable energy," Isaac added.Steve Milloy, senior policy fellow at the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, called the announcement "more good news from the Trump administration in rolling back more of Bidens war on fossil fuels.""Promises made. Promises kept. But the Trump administration will need to go further to give investors confidence that the Alaska leases will actually be viable. Radical climate activists will resort to the courts and scare off investors. There likely needs to be a legislative solution to that," Milloy added.Trump and his Republican allies are seeking to roll back some of Biden's green energy initiatives through budget reconciliation on Trump's "big, beautiful bill.""The National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) was created more than 100 years ago specifically to provide a supply of oil for Americas energy security. That energy security can be achieved by responsibly developing our oil reserves, including in the Gulf of America, our vast shale oil deposits in Americas heartland and, now, thankfully, the 13 million acres of the NPR that are going to be developed," said Gregory Whitestone, CO2 Coalition executive director."Continuation of the Biden administrations drilling ban would have resulted in a greater reliance on foreign supplies of oil (and) increases in gasoline prices and the inflationary spiral across all sectors of the American economy from increased transportation costs," Whitestone added.

Karen Reads defense teams decision to not call her to the witness stand is a gamble that could help or hinder her case after the prosecution played her damaging interview clips in her second murder trial allowing the jury to hear Reads version of events in her own words.Read is facing the possibility of life in prison for the alleged murder of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John OKeefe. The prosecution claims Read struck OKeefe with her Lexus SUV in a drunken argument, leaving him to freeze to death in the front yard of a friends house party shortly after midnight on Jan. 29, 2022.Reads defense team insists her vehicle never made contact with OKeefe and there was no collision."When I first came to practice, it was never put your client on stand, ever," New York City defense attorney Louis Gelormino told Fox News Digital. "But I tend to disagree with that sometimes. I think we have gotten our biggest wins when we put our client on the stand."KAREN READ'S TRUE-CRIME DOCUMENTARIES MAY IMPACT SECOND TRIAL: COURT DOCSOn Tuesday, the defense submitted the teams proposed jury instructions that indicate Read will not take the stand in her trial."As you know, Ms. Read did not testify at this trial," the instructions read. "You may not hold that against her. Ms. Read has an absolute right not to testify because, as I've explained, she is presumed to be innocent and does not have to do anything to convince you she is innocent."The instructions stress that the reason Read chose to not take the witness stand is not relevant to the jurys deliberations and cannot be considered evidence in her trial. Legal experts tell Fox News Digital the choice to keep a defendant from speaking may not always be the best choice.KAREN READ, ACCUSED KILLER OF COP BOYFRIEND, SHOWED NO EMOTION UNTIL JURY DELIBERATIONS: DOCUMENTARYGelormino said he believes Read would put on a strong performance on the witness stand, but calling her to testify does not come without risks."I think the reason they're hiding her is because they don't want to have to have her explain all these videos that they saw of her not acting in a good way," Gelormino said.KAREN READ JUDGE BLOCKS SANDRA BIRCHMORE MENTIONS; EXPERT SAYS CASES SHOULD BE WAKE-UP CALL FOR POLICESpecial prosecutor Hank Brennan played numerous clips from Read's televised interviews, picking out clips that could potentially damage the defense."I also wonder, did I say, could I have hit him,"Read said in a 2024 interview with Investigation Discovery. "Or was it told to me that I said I hit him. And I knew I never couldve said that, so the closest thing I mustve said was, did I hit him?"In the clip, Read questions if she "really [said] it as many times as law enforcement is claiming."KAREN READ DEFENSE FLOATS THEORY THAT JEALOUS BRIAN HIGGINS FOUGHT JOHN O'KEEFE BEFORE DEATHIn another clip, she talked about spiking her own drinks with extra shots because they weren't strong enough.Gelormino said the defense team likely does not want Read to be confronted about her statements on cross-examination, possibly opening the door for days of tense questioning from the state."They don't want to have her explaining all of these misbehaviors or what people would think would be bad behavior," Gelormino said.But the choice to keep Read off the stand could potentially keep her from providing an explanation for her statements in the interviews while also clarifying her side of the story.LEAD DETECTIVE'S TEXT MESSAGES CAST SHADOW OVER KAREN READ MURDER TRIAL"There are two sides of every coin," Gelormino told Fox News Digital. "You could put her on and try to have her explain it, or you can avoid it altogether."Gelormino pointed to the reality that Read could appear defensive while offering an explanation for her on-camera stories, which could shift the jurys perception of her personality."As a defense attorney, you are going to have to clean that up," Gelormino said. "So you are going to be spending a lot of time defending your character there."GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUBThe videos pose a new obstacle for the defense, since they were not played in Reads first trial last year."The first jury almost convicted Read of manslaughter while operating under the influence," retired Massachusetts Superior Court Judge and Boston College law professor Jack Lu told Fox News Digital. "That was with no defendant video statements. Here, we have many damaging statements, and maybe a few more in rebuttal."FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XLu said the defense has not attempted to address the video clips or provide context regarding Reads version of events at this point in the trial."So, the same trial plus the damaging video, where the jury almost convicted, is bad for the defense," Lu said.As the defense continues calling witnesses, the notable absence of Reads own testimony will likely only be fully felt once the jury reads its verdict, with the prosecution acting as the only side that opted to include her own words in the courtroom."Based on the fact that they had a hung jury the last time, [the defense has] a decent case," Gelormino told Fox News Digital. "So do you want to mess that up with having her defend her actions and character for the next two or three days on the stand? That's a tough decision."

U.S. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., called onthe WNBA and the Indiana Fever to apologize to Fever fans after the leagues investigation failed to find evidence that corroborated allegations of racial comments directed atAngel Reese during a recent game.The league investigated the allegations involving theChicago Sky star last month after a May 17 game hosted by the Fever."Based on information gathered to date, including from relevant fans, team and arena staff, as well as audio and video review of the game, we have not substantiated [the report,]" the league said in a statement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"The WNBA is committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment for everyone and will continue to be vigilant in enforcing our fan code of conduct."The Sky andthe Fever released statements after the leagues investigation, but Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Banks believes all parties involved especially the Fever owe fans an apology."(Reese) accused the Indiana Fever fan base of being racists. They investigated it. They said those accusations were false. The least that she could do is apologize to our great state and the fans that show up at these games and say, Im sorry, I was wrong. Obviously, shes not going to do that," Banks said Tuesday during an appearance on OutKicks"Dont @ Me with Dan Dakich."WNBA INVESTIGATION FINDS NO EVIDENCE OF HATEFUL COMMENTS TOWARD ANGEL REESE"Those are awful accusations. They werent true. The fans werent shouting racial slurs towardsAngel Reese or opposing players. I mean, where is Caitlin Clark? Where is the Indiana Fever? Where is the WNBA saying that that investigation there shouldnt have been an investigation. The allegations were false. Wheres the apology? Its disappointing."It is unclear whether Reese notified the WNBA to prompt the investigation. Sky head coach Tyler Marsh found out about the reports "when everyone else did." However, Reese has said in the past that Fever and Iowa fans have been racist toward her."Its so demeaning to our state and to the fan base to go through something like that. The least they can do is apologize to the fans," Banks added. "Thats the kind of garbage that gets thrown around all the time."Before the start of the 2025 season, the WNBA launched No Space for Hate, described as "a multi-dimensional platform designed to combat hate and promote respect across all WNBA spaces." The initiative includes "unified messaging" during games and through social media content and the use of AI-powered technology to monitor social media activity.Fox News Digitals Ryan Morik and The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The FBI hid the extent of what some lawmakers have called an anti-Catholic operation targeting churchgoers during the Biden administration, despite then-agency Director Christopher Wray telling Congress that the matter was limited to a single 2023 memo, according to documents released Tuesday.Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who serves as the Senate Judiciary Committee chair, released documents that he said show the FBI engaged in the investigation of traditional Catholics. During his tenure, Wray characterized the matter as part of a memo prepared by the FBI's office in Richmond, Virginia."Im determined to get to the bottom of the Richmond memo, and of the FBIs contempt for oversight in the last administration,"Grassley said in a statement. "I look forward to continuing to work with you to restore the FBI to excellence and prove once again that justice can and must be fairly and evenly administered, blind to whether we are Democrats or Republicans, believers or nonbelievers."FBI TOP BOSS KASH PATEL SAYS BUREAU RAN COVER FOR HILLARY BUT IT ALL ENDS UNDER TRUMPIn a letter Tuesday to FBI Director Kash Patel, Grassley presented his findings while expressing frustration at the agency's handling of the "anti-Catholic" memo under Wray and its alleged lack of transparency. Wray had told congressional lawmakers the memo was a single product by a single field office.Despite Wray's claims that the memo was a single product, the FBI found at least 13 additional FBI documents and five FBI attachments that used the terminology "radical traditionalist Catholic" and cited the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Grassley said.The FBI told Fox News Digital that it received Grassley's letter but declined to comment further.During his testimony to lawmakers, Wray didn't reveal the existence of a second draft product on the same topic."It was a product by one field office, which, of course, we have scores and scores of these products, and when we found out about it, we took action," Wray told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about the memo in March 2023.'RADICAL' FBI PRACTICES ON DEI 'ENDANGERED' AMERICANS, BLACKBURN SAYS IN LETTER DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM WRAYThe memo became known when a whistleblower brought it to light. The memo, titled "Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities," drew instant criticism from Republicans, who demanded immediate answers from the agency.A second FBI memo drafted by the FBI Richmond Field Office for bureau-wide distribution repeated the unfounded link between traditional Catholicism and violent extremism, Grassley said, noting that it was never published due to backlash after the public disclosure of the first memo.The new documents released by Grassley show that the Richmond memo was distributed to more than 1,000 FBI employees nationwide. One email exchange shows the FBI's field office in Buffalo, New York, expressing concerns about hate groups identified by the SPLC, mentioned in the Richmond memo, being in its area of responsibility.Grassley said the FBI may have relied on "deeply-biased sources" used in the memo."These letters focused on the preparation of the memo, its dissemination, the use of biased sources such as the radical Southern Poverty Law Center, and later, the FBI's misleading representations to Congress, including those of former Director Wray," Grassley wrote.Fox News Digital has reached out to the SPLC.

Progressive filmmaker and activist Michael Moore rewrote the words of the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance on Monday, asking his readers to unite against President Donald Trump and "MAGA-heads" in the country."I pledge allegiance to the people of the United States of America. And to the democracy for which we all stand: One person, one vote, one nation, part of one world, everyone! A seat at the table! Everyone! A slice of the pie! With liberty and justice, equality, and kindness and the pursuit of happiness for all," Moore wrote on his Substack account.The "Fahrenheit 9/11" director said he wrote the new pledge "[f]or the people and for the country that deep down in spite of its MAGA-heads, in spite of its insanity weve decided to fight for its survival, holding onto a belief that we can make it better, that we can fix it, that we can end the madness and create a true Democracy for which it stands."MICHAEL MOORE SAYS DEPORTED MIGRANTS COULD HAVE CURED CANCER, STOPPED 'ASTEROID THATS GONNA HIT US IN 2032'After providing his pledge, Moore called on readers to act and offered several actions that would take just a few minutes, including emailing a one-sentence message to an elected official, calling a member of Congress, signing up for a local progressive group or creating a sign for an upcoming rally.He implored readers to take at least one political action every day."Our hearts do not go more than a second without creating a beat. Our lungs do not skip more than 3 seconds without taking a breath. Can we all, all of us, together, pledge to not skip a day right now without taking some simple sort of political action?" Moore wrote.Moore has come out against staples of the United States in the past but has usually targeted the Second Amendment, which protects the right to gun ownership. In 2022, he proposed a "28th Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution to repeal the Second Amendment and enforce nationwide gun control.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE"The inalienable right of a free people to be kept safe from gun violence and the fear thereof must not be infringed and shall be protected by the Congress and the States. This Amendment thus repeals and replaces the Second Amendment," Moore wrote at the time.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

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