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ICE deports former Mexico governor serving federal prison sentence in Illinois A former governor and presidential candidate in Mexico serving a federal prison sentence in the U.S. for money laundering was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week.Tomas Jesus Yarrington Ruvalcaba, 68, was removed by ICE on Wednesday and turned over to Mexican authorities, whom he was wanted by, the agency announced on Friday.Yarrington was the governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, from 1999 to 2005, and ran as a presidential candidate for Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party in 2005.FUGITIVE MEXICAN EX-GOVERNOR CHARGED WITH DRUG SMUGGLING CAPTURED IN ITALY Tomas…

DOGE reports survey finding that people with future birthdates claimed benefits The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) account on X shared eyebrow-raising findings from a survey of unemployment insurance claims.The “initial survey of Unemployment Insurance claims since 2020” found that thousands of people with future birthdates claimed benefits.The survey also indicated that thousands of supposedly very young and very old people had claimed benefits.ELON MUSK SCRAPS WITH CHUCK SCHUMER, SUGGESTING THE SENATOR PROFITS FROM GOVERNMENT FRAUD Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) on…

Mexican man convicted of killing his child to be deported after encountering ICE An illegal immigrant convicted of killing his own child is in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after he encountered ICE officers in a Montana prison last month.Carlos Ambriz, a 53-year-old Mexican national, made contact with ICE officers while serving a 40-year sentence in the Montana State Prison for a deliberate homicide conviction and was served a notice to appear before an immigration judge. He was arrested near his residence in Catoosa, Oklahoma, on March 25, ICE said.DEM PROSECUTOR LETS OFF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED WITH STRANGULATION, KIDNAPPING  Carlos…

Judge awards $6.6M to whistleblowers who were fired after reporting Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI A district court judge awarded $6.6 million combined to four whistleblowers who sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on claims he fired them in retaliation for reporting him to the FBI.Blake Brickman, David Maxwell, Mark Penley and Ryan Vassar notified Paxton and his office on Oct. 1, 2020, that they had reported him to the FBI for allegedly abusing his office. The four were all fired by mid-November.Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy ruled Friday that by a “preponderance of the evidence,” the whistleblowers proved…

Criminal drug ring nabbed, gangbanger killed near popular Cancún resort frequented by U.S. tourists A criminal drug ring in Mexico that frequently terrorized a resort near Cancún popular with American tourists was dismantled following an undercover sting operation by law enforcement. The state attorney general’s office in Quintana Roo reported that the undercover operation, carried out in a hotel located in Costa Mujeres, in the Continental Zone – aka the Hotel Zone – nabbed a criminal drug-dealing gang, whose members, they say, “constantly came to this establishment to demand services and threaten staff and sell drugs.”The agency said that upon arriving…

Trump pressures Republican senators ahead of vote on resolution to block tariffs President Donald Trump called out GOP Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, in an effort to apply public pressure before the Senate votes on a measure to scuttle his Canadian tariff policy.The joint resolution would terminate the national emergency Trump declared regarding illicit drugs and Canada — in his executive order, Trump called for slapping tariffs on America’s northern neighbor.In a lengthy Truth Social post shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, the president suggested that the four…

Lawyers for ‘morbidly obese’ Florida death row inmate worry about botched execution Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his upcoming execution, arguing that his obesity and health conditions could cause his chosen method of lethal injection to go wrong.Michael Tanzi, 48, is scheduled to be executed April 8 at Florida State Prison for his conviction in the kidnapping and murder of a woman in Miami in 2000. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his death warrant on March 10, but Tanzi’s lawyers are seeking a stay of execution from the state’s highest court.Tanzi’s lawyers said in…

Rare earth, real power: Why Trump triggered a global tug-of-war over Greenland President Donald Trump has insisted the U.S. needs to “get” Greenland, “one way or another.” But it’s not the first time U.S. leaders have had their eyes on the icy, sprawling island.Located in the middle of contested waters between the U.S., Russia and Western Europe, Greenland is situated at a point that could protect the North Atlantic passage from Russian ships and submarines. It was a key military vantage point during the Cold War, and President Harry Truman offered to buy Greenland from the Danes in 1946. The island…

Kansas babysitter comes face to face with real life ‘monster’ under the bed A Kansas babysitter came face to face with a “monster” under the bed when she attempted to calm down a child she was watching.The child complained there was a “monster” hiding under the bed and when the sitter attempted to prove there was nothing there, she came face-to-face with a male suspect.Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the home just outside of Great Bend at about 10:30 p.m. and when they arrived, the male suspect had fled the scene.”An altercation ensued with the babysitter and one child was…

Schumer says push to shutter Education Department would be DOA in Senate Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., declared if republicans seek to push a measure through the Senate to shutter the Department of Education, it would be “dead on arrival.”President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order calling for the secretary of education “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities while ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on…

Suzanne Simpson case: Brad Simpson asks Texas court to throw out murder charge Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. A Texas court will consider a bid from Suzanne Simpson’s husband, the suspect in her disappearance and death, to have his murder charge thrown out next…

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for yanking FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccines Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., declared that U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for COVID-19 vaccines should be yanked, asserting that the jabs “are causing permanent harm and deaths.””FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccines needs to be pulled and they need taken off the childhood vaccine schedule ASAP,” she said Thursday in a post on X. “I’ve been saying this ever since they were created and my personal Twitter account was permanently banned for my outspoken stance against the vaccines until Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed it to X, and…

Florida man convicted for raping, killing 8-year-old, murdering her grandma asks SCOTUS to block execution A Florida death row inmate convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl and murdering her grandmother is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution.Edward James, 63, was convicted in the 1993 rape and murder of Toni Neuner, 8, and the murder of Betty Dick, 58, in Seminole County. He pleaded guilty to the murders and charges of child abuse and kidnapping, and pleaded no contest to other charges he said he could not remember.James’ execution by lethal injection is scheduled for Thursday…

Minnesota senators propose defining ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ as mental illness A group of Minnesota Republican lawmakers plan to propose legislation requiring the state to include “Trump derangement syndrome” under its definition of mental illness.Five GOP lawmakers are set to introduce the bill in the state’s Senate on Monday and refer it to the Health and Human Services committee, according to Fox 9. The bill aims to specifically add “Trump derangement syndrome” to the state’s definition of mental illness.”Trump derangement syndrome” is defined as “acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies…

South Carolina sets date for 5th execution in under 7 months South Carolina has scheduled the execution of an inmate convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty police officer, which would make him the fifth person the state put to death since it resumed executions in the fall following an involuntary 13-year pause.Mikal Mahdi, 41, is set to be executed on April 11 at 6 p.m. at a prison in Columbia, the state Supreme Court announced Friday.Mahdi can choose to die by lethal injection, the electric chair or a firing squad. He must make a decision by March 28, or he…

GOP Rep. Self said he is not obligated to ‘participate’ in trans Dem’s ‘fantasy’ After referring to Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware as “Mr. McBride” during a congressional hearing this week, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, said he is not obligated to engage in McBride’s “fantasy.”While discussing the issue, Self referred to McBride – who identifies as a transgender woman – using male pronouns.”Well, Michael, I’m a retired Green Beret. I’m not even sure what all the fuss is about,” Self told conservative commentator Michael Knowles of the Daily Wire during an interview.GOP LAWMAKER CALLS TRANS DEM ‘MR. MCBRIDE,’ ABRUPTLY…

New York fires 2k prison guards for not returning to work after illegal strike New York officials fired more than 2,000 prison guards on Monday for not returning to work after a weekslong strike.Enough correctional officers had returned to work for the state to declare an end to the wildcat strike, a labor action that violated a state law prohibiting strikes by most public employees.”After 22 days of an illegal strike, the governor and I are happy to report it is now ended,” Corrections Commissioner Daniel Martuscello said during a virtual press briefing.The state and the guards’ union, the New…

Here’s what you need to know about the senator’s wife at the center of new ethics complaint Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has emerged into the spotlight amid a new ethics complaint due to his voting in favor of laws that ultimately funded millions in grants to a nonprofit climate group that pays his wife’s consulting firm. But who is his wife, Sandra Whitehouse? Whitehouse earned her bachelor’s degree at Yale University, similar to her now-senator husband, according to her LinkedIn page. Trump FDA NOMINEE TURNS VACCINE QUESTION ON DEM, RECALLING CONTROVERSIAL Biden DECISION Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s wife, Sandra Whitehouse, has long worked with,…

Princeton murder victim received warning text from brother hour before slaying Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. The surviving brother of Princeton murder suspect Matthew Hertgen sent a warning text message to his youngest brother about an hour before he was murdered.Matthew Hertgen, 31, is…

Top 5 moments from Trump’s address to joint session of Congress President Donald Trump addressed both chambers of Congress Tuesday evening in an expansive speech that lasted more than 90 minutes, as he took a victory lap for his accomplishments thus far and previewed his vision for the future. The speech marked Trump’s first address before Congress since he reclaimed the Oval Office in January. Though similar to a State of the Union Speech, Trump’s address did not carry the same official title as he has not been in office a full year. Fox News Digital compiled the top five moments from…

Man arrested after shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana leaves 5 people wounded, police say Five people were wounded Sunday in Franklinton, Louisiana, after a shooting at a Mardi Gras parade, according to police.A suspect, 18-year-old Jamerian Anders, was arrested on five counts of attempted first-degree murder following the shooting, Franklinton Police said in a press release. Police said additional arrests are likely.The incident happened at about 7 p.m. near the parade route. Police described it as a gang-related shooting.LOUISIANA GOVERNOR SLAMS TEACHER WHO MADE STUDENTS COMPLAIN TO HIS OFFICE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE Jamerian Anders, 18, was arrested on…

Here’s what happened during President Donald Trump’s 6th week in office The Trump administration’s efforts to broker a peace negotiation ending the war in Ukraine came to a halt Friday following a testy exchange between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The encounter ultimately led to a canceled press conference, Trump requesting Zelenskyy to leave the White House, and the failure to sign a rare-earth minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine that would have allowed the U.S. access to Ukraine’s minerals. Tensions escalated in the Oval Office after Zelenskyy challenged Vance, who said that the…

Senator Blackburn calls on AG Bondi, FBI to release Epstein docs Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., advocated for the Trump administration to release the full, unredacted records related to sexual predator and financier Jeffrey Epstein as Attorney General Pam Bondi…

White House says key Dem ‘wants to impoverish Americans’ with bid to end energy emergency FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump’s White House is warning that a key Democrat’s move to end the president’s energy national emergency would kill hundreds of jobs and cost $3.6 trillion in higher prices and lost energy output. “Tim Kaine wants to impoverish Americans. President Donald Trump’s executive order brings America into the future and unleashes prosperity. Senator [Tim] Kaine wants to cost the economy trillions and risk losing nearly a million jobs,” said deputy press secretary Anna Kelly in an exclusive statement to Fox News…

Lori Vallow objects to media coverage in upcoming trial, citing ‘defamation’ Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. Convicted killer and so-called “doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow is asking the court to restrict media access in her upcoming Arizona murder trial, citing claims of defamation and…