Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman sent a strong warning Wednesday to those behind the recent riot violence: "We will track you down. We will arrest you. We will prosecute you. And we will punish you."Standing with LA Sheriff Robert Luna and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, Hochman announced felony charges against several rioters accused of attacking officers, looting stores and vandalizing public property.More arrests and charges are expected in the coming days."Let me provide some bad news for you," Hochman said. "Theres a tremendous amount of video out there through social media, and otherwise we will know who you are, who engaged in this conduct. So, for people who've already engaged in this, in this illegal activity, we're coming for you."ICE RAMPS UP ARRESTS OF CONVICTED CRIMINALS AS RIOTS RAGE IN BLUE CITY: 'YOU WILL NOT STOP US'Five criminal cases were detailed during the press conference. Juan Rodriguez of Gardena is accused of handing out and throwing commercial-grade fireworks at LAPD officers, injuring one. He faces over six years in prison.Randy Paul Ruiz and Georgina Rava-Yero allegedly drove motorcycles into a police line, injuring officers. Both face felony charges and over six years in prison.In a separate case, Timmy Paulk and Rayven Mitchell were charged with allegedly looting a Nike store downtown. They face up to three years in prison.SENATOR LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO DEMOCRATIC ORG OVER POTENTIAL SUPPORT FOR LA RIOTERSUlysses Sanchez, a three-strike felon, was charged with assault and gun possession after allegedly recklessly driving through downtown and injuring bystanders. He could face 25 years to life.Christopher Gonzalez and Yoselin Johnson were charged with felony vandalism after allegedly painting graffiti on the Hall of Justice. Deputies say they found paint buckets and a large roller pole in their car."These are not protesters," said Sheriff Luna. "Theres a big distinction between individuals that protest and demonstrate to violent, destructive, basically anarchist. ... What were talking about are the individuals who dont care about the issue at hand."Luna praised the district attorney for taking fast action, assigning a special prosecutor to focus on crimes against law enforcement. He also noted help from federal agencies, with some suspects possibly facing federal charges.Chief McDonnell revealed some of the dangers officers have faced in recent days. He said officers have been targeted with fireworks, Molotov cocktails and even mortars."This is no longer a protest when commercial-grade fireworks are being used as weapons, and our officers are under direct attack," he said. "Thats not free speech. Thats a felony."If you assault the peace officer in this city or this county, you will be held accountable."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"We will facilitate all peaceful First Amendment activity," said Sheriff Luna. "But when you have people that are out here to commit acts of violence, against our deputy sheriffs or police officers or, just, they're destroying our city. We're going to stop it."

National Guard troops in Los Angeles have already detained protesters boycotting operations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), though they were quickly turned over to local law enforcement, according to officials.Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman told the Associated Press on Wednesday that about 500 National Guard Troops have been trained so far to help agents carry out immigration operations.Immigration officials have already circulated photos of soldiers from the National Guard providing security for Department of Homeland Security agents.NEWSOM FILES EMERGENCY MOTION TO 'IMMEDIATELY BLOCK' TRUMPS USE OF MILITARY TO STOP LA RIOTSWhile riots have calmed down in Los Angeles, Sherman said he expected things to escalate once again."We are expecting a ramp-up," he said, adding that officials are discussing protests across the U.S. "Im focused right here in L.A., whats going on right here. But you know, I think were, were very concerned."Sherman commands Task Force 51, which oversees the more than 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines who were deployed to Los Angeles in response to the protests that erupted on Friday as ICE agents conducted illegal immigration operations in the area.HEGSETH DEFENDS NATIONAL GUARD LA DEPLOYMENTS, SAYS ICE AGENTS MUST BE PROTECTEDHe told the AP that over the past few days, National Guard soldiers have temporarily detained anti-ICE protesters, though there have not been many as of late because things have calmed down.Sherman also said the soldiers did not participate in the arrests or law enforcement activities. Instead, he added, they let the agitators go once police take them into custody.The troops being deployed to the protests all go through several days of training on civil unrest. Those troops providing security during raids also go through additional instruction, legal training and rehearsals with the agents conducting the enforcement operations.TRUMP TAKES ACTION AGAINST 'ORCHESTRATED ATTACK' ON LAW ENFORCEMENT BY DEPLOYING MARINES TO LA: ASSEMBLYMANCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a public war of words with Trump administration officials, accusing the president of having "commandeered" 2,000 of the states National Guard members "illegally, for no reason" without consulting with Californias law enforcement leaders.The Trump administration, meanwhile, said its ICE operations are aiming to get "criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, gangbangers, drug dealers, human traffickers and domestic abusers off the streets."Fox News Digitals Danielle Wallace and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundations (GHF) new chairman is ignoring critics and keeping his focus on what he calls the groups "singular mission" of making sure the people of Gaza have food."Our mission has nothing to do with Hamas. It has nothing to do with Israel. It has everything to do with making sure that hungry Gazans get food. That is our singular mission. No other mission," Rev. Johnnie Moore, GHF's executive chairman, told Fox News Digital.Moore took the helm June 3, just a few days after the Israeli- and U.S.-backed aid group began its distribution operations.HAMAS WORKING TO 'SABOTAGE' TRUMP-BACKED AID GROUP WITH 'FAKE NEWS': ISRAELI OFFICIALEven before GHF began distributing aid, it faced criticism in the weeks leading up to its launch. The United Nations came out strongly against the group. U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher was a vocal critic, claiming the U.N. already had the infrastructure and ability to distribute aid.Moore, however, believes GHF is "trying to solve a problem that the U.N. hasnt been able to solve," namely, the issue of Hamas stealing aid. Rather than admonish critics, Moore is urging them to join GHFs efforts to get food to people on the ground in Gaza.The GHF chief also noted that, despite what critics have said, Gazans have been "incredibly grateful" to receive the support. Not only have the beneficiaries been thanking the U.S., theyve been thanking President Donald Trump. Moore attributes this to a promise the commander in chief made in the Oval Office.US-BACKED GAZA AID GROUP PAUSES FOOD DISTRIBUTION AFTER DAYS OF VIOLENCE"They're thanking President Trump specifically because a few weeks ago, in the Oval Office, in one of the many, many press briefings that President Trump does, he made a passing comment," Moore said."And the comment related to how Hamas was treating the Gazan people very badly when it came to humanitarian aid. And he made a promise that the United States would do something about it. And the people in Gaza are attributing our free distribution of food as a direct response to the promise of the president of the United States."Israel and the U.S. have repeatedly said that GHF is the best mechanism for distributing aid to Gazans and ensuring that Hamas does not get anything. Moore told Fox News Digital humanitarian aid officials have faced a "false choice" for years between Hamas and the people of Gaza."I think for many, many years, the aid community thought that the cost of giving aid to the people of Gaza is that you had to lose a certain amount of that aid to all of these other nefarious purposes. We're just showing that that's a false choice. That doesn't have to be the case. We can actually give aid without facing these dilemmas," Moore said.TENSIONS RISE AS ISRAEL STRONGLY DENIES FIRING ON PALESTINIANS AT GAZA HUMANITARIAN SITE"Since the Israeli authorities allowed the U.N. to resume bringing limited aid into Gaza after nearly 80 days of a total blockade of any supplies, there have been understandable instances of trucks carrying food being offloaded by hungry civilians," Eri Kaneko, spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told Fox News Digital."In some cases, we have also seen unacceptable looting by armed, criminal gangs, which posed tremendous risk to our drivers safety. To meet humanitarian needs in Gaza and help reduce looting, far more essential supplies should be allowed into Gaza through multiple crossings and routes."In late May, Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon revealed the international institution was using "mafia-like" tactics against NGOs that were open to working with GHF. The U.N. removed several NGOs from a shared aid database, which acts as a "central system for tracking aid deliveries into Gaza," according to Danon.The following week, after Danon exposed the U.N.s actions, the U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution also addressed humanitarian aid, though Danon said it would have undermined, rather than advanced, such efforts.Just minutes before vetoing the resolution, U.S. Charg d'Affaires Dorothy Shea urged the U.N. to support GHF "to help it safely deliver aid without being diverted by Hamas. The GHF has emphasized it will deliver aid consistent with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence."

Podcaster Joe Rogan claimed Tuesday that two unnamed former presidents were involved in the protest against his skeptical discussions about COVID-19.Spotify received backlash in 2022 for allowing Rogan, one of its biggest stars, to spread what progressive critics claimed was COVID misinformation. Musician Neil Young famously removed his content from Spotify in protest over Rogan's rhetoric, saying he no longer wanted to share a platform with him."And then all of a sudden, I hear that Neil Young wants me removed from Spotify. I was like, What the f--- is going on? This is crazy," Rogan said Tuesday."Spotify got calls from two former presidents," he added.ROGAN SLAMS CNN FOR 'FORCE-FEEDING ME MORONS' INSTEAD OF DELIVERING NEWSThen-Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki commented on the controversy directly. After Spotify announced it would flag podcasts that cover COVID-19, Psaki responded, "So this disclaimer, it's a positive step, but we want every platform to continue doing more to call out misinformation while also uplifting accurate information.""Our hope is that all major tech platforms and all major news sources for that matter be responsible and be vigilant to ensure the American people have access to accurate information on something as significant as COVID-19," she added.But Rogan said that instead of being censored or deplatformed, "I grew by 2 million subscribers in a month.""People started listening," he said, despite how his critics attacked his reputation. "And they started listening, like, Oh, hes really reasonable and pretty humble about all this stuff and just asking questions."Rogan also condemned how media outlets attacked his use of Ivermectin to treat his COVID-19 by referring to it as a horse dewormer."Im, like, Why aren't you guys concentrating on the fact that a 55-year-old man is fine three days later during the worst strain? It was during the Delta where everybodys freaking out. This ones going to kill us all. And I was fine in three days," he said.Rogan described the whole experience as a "wake-up call" that opened his eyes about the liberal legacy media."Its so dirty. Its such a dirty business," Rogan said. "God, I used to have massive respect for journalists. If I had never done this podcast, I would be your regular schmo out there with, you know, just spitting out all the company lines and all the blast all over the news.""I kind of liked it better then," he said with a laugh. "I didnt think the world is filled with demons, money-hungry demons that are willing to sacrifice human lives in the pursuit of revenue."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURESpotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek addressed the pushback against hosting Rogan during the company's earnings call in February 2022."I think the important part here is that we don't change our policies based on one creator, nor do we change it based on any media cycle," the chief executive said at the time. "Our policies have been carefully written with the input from numbers of internal and external experts in this space and I do believe they're right for our platform."Fox News Digital reached out to Spotify for comment and did not receive an immediate reply.

A House Ways and Means Committee hearing took an unexpected turn Wednesday when Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) accused Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of interrupting her because of her genderprompting audible groans from the room.The exchange occurred during a tense five-minute questioning session, where Sanchez challenged Bessent on the impact of tariffs enacted under President Trumps administration."Prices are rising on many everyday goods," Sanchez said, citing increases in clothing, shoes, canned food, toys, and household tools. She added, "On average, Trumps tariffs are estimated to cost households $3,000 more for the same goods than they would have last year," though she did not cite the source of the figure when pressed.TRUMP SAYS 'TOTAL RESET NEGOTIATED' WITH CHINA DURING TARIFF TALKS IN GENEVAWhen Bessent attempted to interject, Sanchez quickly cut him off: "Please dont interrupt me I know Im a woman, but please try to limit yourself to answering my questions."That remark prompted groans from the hearing room, with one attendee audibly reacting, "Oh, come on." Sanchez responded: "No, Im sorry, but we get talked over all the time, and I dont want that to happen at this hearing."Bessent, who is openly gay, did not address the accusation and instead focused on defending the administrations trade policies.When Sanchez challenged him on pricing impacts and China's trade behavior, Bessent responded, "Thats incorrect," and said, "They met their agreements under President Trump in 2020, and President Biden did not enforce them."WH SLAMS DEMS' 'PARTISAN GAMES' AFTER TRUMP-FOE SCHIFF CALLS FOR INSIDER TRADING INVESTIGATION OVER TARIFFSSanchez repeatedly claimed that American consumers are paying more due to tariffs and described recent negotiations with China as rushed and lacking transparency. "A poorly negotiated trade deal with China is probably not worth the paper that it is written on," she said. "I was alarmed to hear this morning that Trump said the U.S.China deal was done after just two days of talks in London."Bessent defended the agreement as an initial step. "The deal struck was for a specific goal, and it will be a much longer process," he said, adding, "China has proven an unreliable partner."The clash between Sanchez and Bessent was repeatedly moderated by Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE), who reminded members of time limits and decorum throughout the hearing.The moment quickly spread across social media, where the White House's official rapid response account weighed in, calling the move "shameful."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe office of Congresswoman Linda Sanchez has not responded to Fox News Digitals request for comment.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was willing to extend the deadline for countries to reach a trade deal with the United States, but he doesn't think it will be necessary.At the same time, he also indicated that in one to two weeks his administration would be sending out letters telling countries "what the deal is."Trump made the remarks ahead of a performance of "Les Misrables" that he attended at the Kennedy Center in Washington with the first lady.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PREVAILS AS APPEALS COURT PAUSES LOWER COURT DECISION BLOCKING CONTESTED TARIFFS"I would," Trump said when asked if he would be willing to extend the July 8 deadline for countries to negotiate a trade deal or else face steep tariffs. "But I don't think we're going to have that necessity," the president added, telling reporters "we're rocking in terms of deals" right now.Shortly after announcing sweeping tariff policies on April 2 for virtually every U.S. trading partner, the Trump administration chose to institute a 90-day pause to give countries a chance to make a deal with the United States.Trump noted during the gaggle with reporters ahead of Wednesday's Kennedy Center performance that the United States remains in talks with about 15 countries with whom it is still trying to cement a deal. But the president said that he intends to send letters to these partners setting unilateral tariff rates if a deal is not reached. "We're dealing with Japan. We're dealing with South Korea. We're dealing with a lot of them. We're dealing with about 15 countries. But as you know, we have about 150-plus, and you can't [make a deal with all of them]. So we're going to be sending letters out in about a week and a half, two weeks, to countries and telling them what the deal is."TRUMP'S TARIFF STRATEGY COULD PAY FOR HIS TAX BILL, BUT ONLY IF THEY STICK, EXPERTS WARN"At a certain point, were just going to send letters out saying this is the deal, you can take it or leave it," Trump added.Highly anticipated trade talks with China held in London this week led to a preliminary agreement between the world's two biggest economic powers, but the "framework" is still pending final approval from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump."We made a great deal with China. We're very happy with it," Trump told reporters at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday evening. "We have everything we need, and we're going to do very well with it. And hopefully they are, too."

Over 80 years after scientists of the Manhattan Project harnessed the power of the atom to end World War II, the top-secret worksite has a new mission to help dominate AI before China does.The first phase of the United States' latest uranium enrichment facility opened in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in May.Uranium powers the nuclear reactors the AI data centers are turning to for reliable energy. They will use more energy as AI becomes more sophisticated, according to Orano USA CEO Jean-Luc Palayer."The United States can lead in AI, only if we can power AI," Palayer said. "Having that in mind and our new project on enrichment in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, we step forward on a new mission of equal consequence."Numerous Tennessee lawmakers joined Palayer for a ribbon cutting of his new facility in Oak Ridge.The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported 99% of U.S. nuclear fuel is imported from other countries. In 2023, most of America's uranium products came from Russia, Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. The U.S. banned the import of uranium products from Russia in May 2024, but companies can still apply for waivers until 2028.FIRE DEPARTMENTS TURN TO AI TO DETECT WILDFIRES FASTER"America is staring down the barrel of an energy crisis," Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said. "We can't lose the AI war to China. We can't lose the energy war to Russia. In order to do that, we have to win the nuclear energy renaissance war in America."At the end of May, President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at quadrupling domestic nuclear energy production by 2050. The orders include a deadline for the publication of a report on how to strengthen domestic uranium conversion capacity and enrichment capabilities. It orders the government to update its nuclear energy policies to streamline production. At least 10 large nuclear reactors must be under construction no later than 2030, according to the order.FDA APPROVES FIRST AI TOOL TO PREDICT BREAST CANCER RISKMeanwhile, China plans to build 10 new nuclear power reactors each year for the next decade, totaling 100 reactors by 2035. A list of U.S. nuclear reactors posted by the National Energy Institute shows the U.S. has built three in the last 30 years.Despite rapid capacity growth in 2022, nuclear power made up only about 5% of Chinas cumulative power generation that year. Nuclear power accounts for about 18% of the electricity generation mix in the United States.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"We can't wait 10 years to build nuclear reactors in this country. "That's how long it used to take to approve them, to permit them, to build them," Lee said. "We don't have 10 years. China will have built 150 in 10 years."In 2023, the Department of Energy reported data centers used an estimated 176 TWh. That number is expected to rise to between 325 and 580 TWh by 2028. The department estimated AI data centers will use about 12% of U.S. energy annually by 2028, enough to power New York City for 11 years.

Republicans won the Congressional Baseball Game for the fifth straight year, defeating Democrats, 13-2, at National Park in Washington on Wednesday.The Republicans all wore the same red uniforms with MAGA hats, while Democrats wore differing jerseys and hats.Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., pitched five innings for the GOP to get the win, giving up two runs with seven strikeouts.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSteuebe faced trouble in the first inning when the Democrats loaded the bases with two outs. But a diving play by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, at third base ended the inning when he leaned out to stop a hard-hit ball from getting out of the infield and then dove onto the base with his mitt to get the out.Footage of Pfluger's play went viral on social media.Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., took the loss for the Democrats, giving up 13 runs in six innings.The Republicans scored their first run in the second inning on a throwing error by the Democrat defense. The GOP pushed its lead up to 5-0 with a rally in the third inning, before Democrats slowly closed the deficit at 5-2.However, the Republicans blew the game open in the fourth inning when they scored five runs to take a 10-2 lead.AARON RODGERS REVEALS HE HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 'A COUPLE MONTHS'Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., broke out the Trump dance when he seemingly put the game out of reach for the Democrats with a two-run double in the fifth inning.In the sixth inning, the GOP added two more runs on a double.Sen. Joni Earnst, R-Iowa, then came into the game as a pinch runner to be the first woman playing in the game. Ernst then came around to score to make the game 13-2.Republicans have now won the last five Congressional Baseball Games, with four blowouts in a row. The GOP won 2024's game 31-11; in 2023 by a score of 16-6; and 2022 with a 10-0 drubbing. The GOP's current winning streak began with a tight 13-12 win in 2021 when the game returned after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Prior to that, the Democrats won 10 of 11.This year's Congressional Baseball Game raised a record-breaking $2.75 million for charity.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The Indiana Pacers took full advantage of the homecourt, pulling away in the fourth quarter to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, in Game 3.Indiana owns a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals series after stealing Game 1 thanks to Tyrese Haliburtons heroic last-second jumper to win it 111-110.And after a mediocre performance for the Pacers in Game 2, Haliburton turned it up from three-point territory to lead the way for Indiana.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHaliburton finished the game with 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including four made threes. He was also one rebound away from a triple-double after tallying 11 assists. On the defensive end, Haliburton also had two steals and one block.But this series has proven to be one that requires bench depth to show out, and Pacers guard Benedict Mathurin was up for the challenge.THUNDER STRIKE BACK AS SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER DOMINATES GAME 2 TO EVEN NBA FINALS AGAINST PACERSMathurin dropped 27 points, leading the Pacers in that category after going a highly efficient 9-of-12 from the field with 7-of-8 made free throws over 22 minutes of work. He also had four rebounds and one assist for his squad.Pascal Siakam was also in the 20-point club, going 8-of-14 from the field with 5-of-6 made free throws for 21 points with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didnt have his best day shooting by his usual standards, going 9-of-20 from the floor as Indiana continued to play solid defense on him throughout the game. He had 24 points with eight rebounds and four assists, while Jalen Williams led Oklahoma City in the points department with 26 on the night.Chet Holmgren notched himself a double-double, though he wishes he had more than 20 points after going 6-of-15 shooting. He had 10 rebounds with two assists as well.The Pacers were able to drop 40 points in the second quarter, but it was the Thunder leading after three quarters, 89-84.However, Oklahoma Citys offense went cold in the fourth quarter as they were outscored 32-18, an unprecedented 12 minutes for this team compared to what theyve been able to accomplish all season long.Both sides had similar stats as a team, but Indiana, once again, turned it up when it mattered most in the fourth quarter.Indiana hopes to create an even bigger divide in this series in Game 4 on Friday night in their building.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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