A U.S. Customs and Border Protection beagle is recovering after being kicked with such force he was lifted off the ground during a baggage inspection at Washington Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.The working dog, Freddy, suffered bruising but is expected to make a full recovery."Thanks to everyone for their concern about Freddy who was injured while performing his duties at Dulles airport," CBP said in a statement posted on X Friday. "He was treated by his veterinarian, and is expected to make a full recovery. Here he is enjoying his favorite comfort treat a Pup Cup!"The man accused of kicking Freddy, 70-year-old Egyptian national Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, pleaded guilty this week in federal court to harming a law enforcement animal.CALIFORNIA WOMAN ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO SMUGGLE 151 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA ONTO INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTHe was ordered removed from the U.S. and departed Thursday afternoon on a flight to Egypt, according to CBP."Kick around and find out," CBP wrote in a repost of Fox News' Bill Melugin's post about the incident.The incident occurred Tuesday after Marie arrived at Dulles from Cairo. Freddy, a 5-year-old beagle assigned to CBPs agriculture detection team, alerted officers to one of Maries suitcases.As a CBP officer began questioning him, Marie "violently kicked Freddie with sufficient force to lift the 25-pound beagle off the ground," the agency said.Officers immediately restrained Marie and turned him over to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents. A veterinarian later determined Freddie sustained contusions to his right rib area.NIH CLOSES EXPERIMENTATION LABS ACCUSED OF BRUTALLY KILLING THOUSANDS OF BEAGLES FOR 40+ YEARSMarie pleaded guilty Wednesday during an appearance in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to violating a law that prohibits harming animals used in law enforcement. He was credited with time served, ordered to pay the veterinary bill and directed to report to CBP for removal.CBP officials said the dog was simply doing his job."Being caught deliberately smuggling well over one hundred pounds of undeclared and prohibited agriculture products does not give one permission to violently assault a defenseless Customs and Border Protection beagle," said Christine Waugh, CBPs area port director for the Area Port of Washington, D.C.A search of Maries luggage revealed 55 pounds of beef; 44 pounds of rice; 15 pounds of vegetables, including eggplant, cucumbers and bell peppers; two pounds of corn seeds; and a pound of herbs. All were seized as prohibited agricultural imports.CBP agriculture specialists and detection canines play a key role in protecting U.S. agriculture from pests, diseases and contaminants.On a typical day last year, CBP said its teams intercepted more than 3,500 prohibited plant and animal products at U.S. ports of entry.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Virginia prosecuted the case.CBP did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for further comment.

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A Senate Democrats push to put a check on President Donald Trumps powers and reaffirm the Senates war authority was shut down by lawmakers in the upper chamber Thursday.Sen. Tim Kaines war powers resolution, which would have required Congress to debate and vote on whether the president could declare war, or strike Iran, was struck down in the Senate on a largely party-line vote, save for Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., a staunch advocate of Israel who supported Trump's strike on the Islamic Republic, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has been vocal in his thoughts about congressional war powers in recent days.Earlier in the week, the Virginia Democrat vowed to move ahead with the resolution despite a fragile ceasefire brokered between Israel and Iran following weekend strikes on the Islamic Republics key nuclear facilities that were not given the green-light by Congress.DEM SENATOR PLOWS AHEAD WITH WAR POWERS RESOLUTION DESPITE CEASEFIREKaine argued that the ceasefire gave his resolution more credence and breathing room to properly debate the role that Congress plays when it comes to authorizing both war and attacks abroad.He said ahead of the vote on the Senate floor that he came to Washington to ensure that the country does not again get into another "unnecessary" war, and invoked the rush to approve war powers for President George W. Bush over two decades ago to engage with Iraq."I think the events of this week have demonstrated that war is too big to consign to the decisions of any one person," Kaine said.'NOT CONSTITUTIONAL': CONGRESS EVOKES NEW WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO REJECT TRUMP'S STRIKES ON IRANIndeed, his resolution became a focal point for a debate that has raged on Capitol Hill since Israel began its bombing campaign against Iran: whether the strikes like those carried out during Operation Midnight Hammer constituted an act of war that required congressional approval, or if Trumps decision was under his constitutional authority as commander in chief. Senate Republicans have widely argued that Trump was well within his purview, while most Senate Democrats raised constitutional concerns about the president's ability to carry out a strike without lawmakers weighing in.Experts have argued, too, that Trump was within his executive authority to strike Iran.The Constitution divides war powers between Congress and the White House, giving lawmakers the sole power to declare war, while the president acts as the commander in chief directing the military.And nearly two centuries later, at the height of the Vietnam War, the War Powers Resolution of 1973 was born, which sought to further define those roles.But the most impact lawmakers could have is through the power of the purse, and Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, who plays a large role in controlling the purse strings as the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, had a sharp message against Kaines resolution.McConnell used instances where Democratic presidents over the last three decades have used their authority for limited engagements in Kosovo, Libya, Syria and Yemen, and questioned why "isolationists" would consider the strike on Iran to kneecap its nuclear program a mistake."I have not heard the frequent flyers on War Powers resolutions reckon seriously with these questions," he said. "Until they do, efforts like this will remain divorced from both strategic and constitutional reality."

A Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter was arrested and placed on leave after being charged with possessing child pornography on his work laptop.Thomas Pham LeGro, 48, was arrested Thursday and taken into custody after a search of his District of Columbia home.LeGro made his first appearance Friday in U.S. District Court.The charges reportedly stem from an FBI search at his home Thursday, where agents seized several electronic devices.STATE REP USED BIDEN-THEMED USERNAME TO DISTRIBUTE CHILD PORN, FEDS SAYA review of LeGros work laptop allegedly revealed a folder that contained 11 videos depicting child sexual abuse material, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.During the execution of a search warrant, authorities said they found what appeared to be fractured pieces of a hard drive in the hallway outside the room where LeGros work laptop was found."The Washington Post understands the severity of these allegations, and the employee has been placed on leave," a Washington Post spokesperson told Fox News Digital in an email Friday.HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER CAUGHT IN UNDERCOVER STING OPERATION AFTER EXPLICIT CHATS WITH 'TEEN GIRL' ONLINE: POLICEThe George Mason graduate was part of a team of Post reporters awarded a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Senate candidacy of Roy Moore in 2018.205 ARRESTED IN FBI CHILD SEX OPERATION, PATEL AND BONDI ANNOUNCELeGro, who has been with the publication for more than a decade, served as deputy director of video, overseeing a group of video journalists. He also briefly worked for PBS.Pirro thanked FBI Assistant Director in Charge Steven J. Jensen and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department for their ongoing efforts in the investigation.The case, part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood initiative, is being investigated by the FBI Washington Field Offices Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, according to the release.

Hours after the Supreme Court delivered the Trump administration a major victory Friday by ruling lower courts may issue nationwide injunctions only in limited instances, a coalition of liberal legal groups filed a sweeping new class-action lawsuit in New Hampshire federal court. It takes aim at President Donald Trump's January executive order that redefines who qualifies for U.S. citizenship at birth.While the justices' 6-3 ruling leaves open the question of how the ruling will apply to the birthright citizenship order at the heart of the case, Friday's lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the Constitution by denying citizenship to children born on U.S. soil if their mothers are either unlawfully present or temporarily in the country and their fathers are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of New Hampshire, ACLU of Maine, ACLU of Massachusetts, Legal Defense Fund, Asian Law Caucus and Democracy Defenders Fund. It seeks to represent a proposed class of children born under the terms of the executive order and their parents.UPENDING US BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP WOULD HAVE DRASTIC NEGATIVE IMPACT, DEFENDERS WARNIt is not the first legal challenge to the policy. The same group filed a separate suit in January 2025 in the same court on behalf of advocacy organizations with members expecting children who would be denied citizenship under the order. That case led to a ruling protecting members of those groups and is now pending before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, with oral arguments scheduled for Aug. 1.Friday's SCOTUS ruling states that lower courts can no longer block federal policies nationwide unless its absolutely necessary to give full relief to the people suing. The decision does not say whether Trumps birthright citizenship order is legal, but it means the order could take effect in parts of the country while legal challenges continue. The court gave lower courts 30 days to review their existing rulings."The applications do not raise and thus we do not address the question whether the Executive Order violates the Citizenship Clause or Nationality Act," Justice Amy Coney Barrett said, writing for the majority. "The issue before us is one of remedy: whether, under the Judiciary Act of 1789, federal courts have equitable authority to issue universal injunctions.""A universal injunction can be justified only as an exercise of equitable authority, yet Congress has granted federal courts no such power," she added.SUPREME COURT TAKES ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: LIBERALS BALK AT TRUMP ARGUMENT TO END NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONSJustice Sonia Sotomayor, in her dissent, suggested plaintiffs could pursue class actions as an alternative."Nevertheless, the parents of children covered by the Citizenship Order would be well advised to file promptly class action suits and to request temporary injunctive relief for the putative class pending class certification," Sotomayor wrote. "For suits challenging policies as blatantly unlawful and harmful as the Citizenship Order, moreover, lower courts would be wise to act swiftly on such requests for relief and to adjudicate the cases as quickly as they can so as to enable this Courts prompt review."The ACLU lawsuit calls birthright citizenship "Americas most fundamental promise" and claims the executive order threatens to create "a permanent, multigenerational subclass" of children denied legal recognition."The Supreme Courts decision did not remotely suggest otherwise, and we are fighting to make sure President Trump cannot trample on the citizenship rights of a single child," said Cody Wofsy, deputy director of the ACLUs Immigrants Rights Project and lead attorney in the case."This executive order directly opposes our Constitution, values, and history," added Devon Chaffee, executive director of the ACLU of New Hampshire. "No politician can ever decide who among those born in our country is worthy of citizenship."The lawsuit cites the 14th Amendment, which provides that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens." It also references the Supreme Courts 1898 decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which affirmed birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of noncitizens.The plaintiffs include individuals from Honduras, Taiwan and Brazil. One mother in New Hampshire is expecting her fourth child and fears the baby will be denied citizenship despite being born in the U.S.The case is Barbara et al. v. Trump et al., No. 1:25-cv-244, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire."Trumps executive order directly opposes our Constitution, values, and history and it would create a permanent, multigenerational subclass of people born in the U.S. but who are denied full rights," said SangYeob Kim of the ACLU of NewHampshire in January.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Todays historic decision delivers a decisive rejection of the weaponized lawfare President Trump has endured from leftist activist judges who attempted to deny the president his constitutional authority," White House spokesperson Liz Huston wrote to Fox News Digital."President Trump will continue to implement his America First agenda, and the Trump Administration looks forward to litigating the merits of the birthright citizenship issue to ensure we secure our borders and Make America Safe Again."Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.

Actress and "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg declared in a social media video Friday that she will be on the Italian soap opera "Un Posto Al Sole.""I just wanted to stop in to say how happy I am to be joining the cast of Un Posto Al Sole," she said in a viral video shared on Instagram, with what appears to be the Italian coastline behind her. "They know its a crazy idea, I know its a crazy idea, but what a wonderful thing to do. SoIm looking forward to it. Im excited.""I know my Italian is not perfect," she added, "But weve worked it out."The video was shared on the official Instagram of Fremantle Italia, which is the production and distribution company behind "Un Posto Al Sole." The soap opera has been in syndication for decades, having first debuted in 1996.'THE VIEW' HOSTS HAVE FIERCE CLASH OVER MIDDLE EAST, WHOOPI GOLDBERG COMPARES U.S. TO IRANThe Internet Movie Database describes the show as one where "The daily events of the inhabitants of the Palladini Palace are intertwined with each other between love stories and deceptions, and the splendid Gulf of Naples as a background."The production company offered further details about how she will take part in their show, writing, "A surprise is coming to#UnPostoAlSole:[Whoopi Goldberg]joins the cast!Her character will be part of a special storyline and will appear in multiple episodes in 2026."Goldberg has frequently made headlines with her controversial political hot-takes on ABCs "The View," such as when she compared living in the U.S. to Iran last week, but she initially rose to fame as an entertainer, and has won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPShe also branched out to comic books in 2023, when she co-wrote a comic book about a menopausal Black superhero grandmother.

The New York Islanders made defenseman Matthew Schaefer the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL draft Friday.The 17-year-old Schaefer is 6-foot-2 and from Hamilton, Ontario.He spent the past two seasons with the Ontario Hockey Leagues Erie Otters.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSchaefer only played 17 games last year before breaking his collarbone in December, but his acumen on both ends of the ice still propelled him to the top of nearly all draft boards.Schaefer is just the fifth defenseman drafted No. 1 overall in the NHL draft since 2000, and the first since Owen Power went to Buffalo in 2021.CITY-RUN GROCERY STORES, DEFUNDING POLICE, SAFE INJECTION SITES: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT NYC'S NEXT POTENTIAL MAYORSchaefer persevered through tragedy to reach this milestone. Schaefers mother, Jennifer, died of cancer 16 months ago, and he endured the recent deaths of the Otters owner, Jim Waters, and the mother of his billet family.When Schaefer pulled on his Islanders sweater for the first time, he kissed the pink ribbon patch on the chest representing breast cancer awareness before breaking into tears.The San Jose Sharks pick second, and the Chicago Blackhawks go third in the newly decentralized draft at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.The Islanders won the lottery to pick first in a draft packed with talent.There was no absolute lock of a No. 1 pick in this field, although Schaefer clearly came out on top.The draft also lacked the centralized format that has long been a staple of this annual exercise. The 32 teams various executives are mostly at home, not on the draft floor at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A hacker working for the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico was able to obtain an FBI official's phone record information in 2018 and used Mexico City's surveillance camera system to track and kill informants and witnesses, the Justice Department said in a report.The 2018 incident was disclosed in the Justice Department Inspector General's audit of the FBI's efforts to "Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance."TRUMP ADMIN SANCTIONS EL CHAPO'S CHILDREN, VIOLENT FENTANYL-TRAFFICKING CARTEL ARM LOS CHAPITOSThe report said the FBI was working on the case of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the former leader of the infamous cartel who was extradited to the United States in 2017, when someone tipped the FBI that the drug-trafficking organization hired a hacker "who offered a menu of services related to exploiting mobile phones and other electronic devices."The hacker was able to identify an FBI assistant legal attach (ALAT) at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and was able to use the attach's phone number "to obtain calls made and received, as well as geolocation data."FBI PIVOTS RESOURCES TO COUNTERTERROR, CYBERSECURITY EFFORTS AMID IRAN RETALIATION THREAT: SOURCE"According to the FBI, in addition to compromising the ALAT's phone, the hacker also accessed Mexico City's camera system, used the cameras to follow the ALAT through the city, and identified people the ALAT met with," the report states. "According to the case agent, the cartel used that information to intimidate and/or kill potential sources or cooperating witnesses."The hacker and victims were not identified in the report. Fox News Digital has reached out to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, the State Department, the FBI and Justice Department.The report noted that advances in technology have "made it easier than ever for less-sophisticated nations and criminal enterprises to identify and exploit vulnerabilities" created by UTS, a term used to describe the widespread collection and storage od data and analysis often from everyday technologies like smartphones, computers and even vehicles.

Authors and illustrators of the controversial LGBTQ+ children's books at the center of Friday's Supreme Court ruling blasted the decision as "discriminatory and harmful" in a joint statement.The justices decided 6-3 in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents can exclude their children from a Marylandpublic school system'slessons that contain themes about homosexuality and transgenderism if they feel the material conflicts with their religious faith. The parents who brought the suit spanned a range of religious backgrounds, from Muslims to Christians of different denominations.The Maryland parents who sued said in their petition to the high court that the Montgomery County Public Schools board introduced books to their elementary school students that promoted "gender transitions, Pride parades, and same-sex playground romance."The parents said the school board initially allowed parents to opt their children out of lessons involving those books but then prevented opt-outs. They also said the presence of the books created "indirect pressure to forgo a religious practice," which created enough of a burden to violate theirreligious freedom rights.PARENT GROUPS, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY EXPERTS HAIL SCOTUS UPHOLDING PARENTS RIGHTS IN LGBTQ BOOKS CASEKEY SCOTUS PARENTAL RIGHTS CASES DRAW MCMAHON, MOMS FOR LIBERTY TO RALLY ON COURT STEPSAuthors and illustrators of the books mentioned in the court case responded in a scathing letter."As the authors and illustrators of the books named inMahmoud v. Taylor, we believe the Supreme Courts ruling today threatens students access to diverse books and undermines teachers efforts to create safe, inclusive classrooms. To treat childrens books about LGBTQ+ characters differently than similar books about non-LGBTQ+ characters is discriminatory and harmful. This decision will inevitablylead to an increasingly hostile climate for LGBTQ+ students and families, and create a less welcoming environment for all students," they said.After arguing that such books not only make children feel more represented, but also teach children "how to share their classrooms and communities with people different from themselves," the group of authors and illustrators argued they are part of a far larger shift."We know there are families and educators across the country who are committed to creating inclusive classrooms that meet the needs of the diverse groups of students in their school districts. We are with them in spirit as they work to ensure that all students are seen and supported," the group said. "We will continue to support LGBTQ+ families and children everywhere and advocate for the right of all students to read freely. We strongly disagree with the Courts decision."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREEducation Department Secretary Linda McMahon celebrated the ruling as a win for "parental rights" and a loss for "bureaucrats.""Parents have the right to know what their children are learning at school and to exercise their First Amendment freedom of religion to opt out of divisive and ideological lessons that go against their families' values and beliefs," McMahon said.Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at Becket, the legal group that represented the parents' case, said, "This is a historic victory for parental rights in Maryland and across America. Kids shouldnt be forced into conversations about drag queens, pride parades, or gender transitions without their parents permission. Today, the Court restored common sense and made clear that parentsnot governmenthave the final say in how their children are raised."

LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka plays for Smash GC, and on Friday during the first round of LIV Dallas, Koepka took his teams name to heart.Koepka, 35, hit a wayward drive on the ninth hole. Immediately after he saw the flight of the ball, the five-time major winner smashed his club.After slamming his club, he took a swing at the tee marker and destroyed it.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe five-time major champion struggled during the first round and was six over par after eight holes before he withdrew with an illness, according to LIV Golf communications. He was replaced by a reserve player, Luis Carrera.Koepka would be allowed to return this weekend, but his contributions would count strictly for this teams score.Koepka played better at the U.S. Open earlier this month than he did at LIV Dallas Friday. He tied for 12th at the U.S. Open as he finished six-over par for the tournament. Koepka won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018.WYNDHAM CLARK ADMITS HE 'MADE A MISTAKE,' EXPRESSES REGRET OVER US OPEN LOCKER ROOM TIRADEThe LIV Golf star has had success in the major championships, winning the PGA Championship in 2018, 2019 and 2023, in addition to his U.S. Open victories. Koepka had nine career wins on the PGA Tour before he defected to LIV in June 2022.According to the PGA Tour website, Koepka made nearly $44 million from the 186 events he participated in on the tour.Last season, Koepka won twice and became the first LIV golfer to win five times since the inception of the upstart golf league.Harold Varner III of the 4Aces GC was in the lead after the first round at LIV Dallas.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.