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President Donald Trump said he was “in favor” of allowing new mothers in Congress to vote by proxy. The move puts him at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.Here’s what’s happening…-Newsom foe picked by Trump for key prosecutor job vows to ‘dismantle’ sanctuary state shields-Trump’s DOGE push slashes millions in DEI contracts funding ‘divisive ideologies’ in blue states-Hawley, Senate Judiciary panel to hear from muzzled Meta whistleblower next weekPresident Donald Trump’s national security advisor, Mike Waltz, has repeatedly landed in hot water in recent days, beginning with an uproar from Democrats over a Signal chat leak with high-ranking national security officials that has since snowballed. Trump and his administration, however, repeatedly have defended the national security leader publicly. Waltz, who previously served as a Florida congressman and as a decorated combat Green Beret, has come under fire from Democrats and critics since March, when the Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg published a firsthand account of getting added to a Signal group chat with top national security leaders, including Waltz, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, while they discussed strikes against Yemen terrorists…Read more’NAZI NEPO BABY’: Unearthed photo shows smiling Obama touring SpaceX alongside ‘Nazi nepo baby’ Elon Musk’CASH AVALANCHE’: President Trump, conservatives celebrate ‘absolutely massive’ Florida special elections sweep’THE PATIENT LIVED’: Trump issues ‘prognosis’ for US after tariffs in medical metaphorCHANGE OF POLICY: Trump admin moves to more easily fire federal workers at 2 agencies: reportCOURT TURBULENCE: Trump faces Judge Boasberg over migrant deportation flights defying court order’REAL LEADERSHIP’: Trump invites El Salvador’s Bukele to White House for ‘working visit’COSMIC CLASH: Space Force chief fires off dire warning about Chinese capability to knock out US satellites’RESTORING DIALOGUE’: Kremlin official says he’s meeting Trump admin in first Russian visit to US since Ukraine warUNLIKELY ALLY: Trump gets rare Democrat support for new tariffs: ‘This is a good start”LONG-OVERDUE’: Trump’s GOP allies praise new tariff strategy, Dem critics say they will only make life more difficult’UNBELIEVABLY DISLOYAL’: Senate approves resolution against Trump’s Canada tariffs hours after ‘Liberation Day’ eventCALIFORNIA CLASH: Congress barrels toward showdown over Biden-era rule letting California ban gas carsPOWER STRUGGLE: Bipartisan senators’ bill would require Congress to approve new tariffsGOOD TIMING: House Democrats to head to U.S.-Mexico border in California to scrutinize Trump security policies’FULL SUPPORT’: Top House Republican backs Byron Donalds for Florida governorFIRST ON FOX: Washington Post article hyping anti-DOGE protesters in deep red state omits crucial detailsDOWNWARD DOGE: Musk’s political baggage: Polls show Americans sour on Trump’s most visible advisorWATCHDOG: Pentagon watchdog opens probe into Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss Houthi attack plansONE-WAY TICKET: ICE says it deported 174 criminal migrants from Texas, including a man with 39 illegal entriesGet the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.

The Trump administration lays out its demands for Harvard to combat antisemitism in order to keep receiving federal funding, including banning masks.

Republicans in the Senate started the process for passing a new version of President Donald Trump’s budget to tackle the southern border and extend the 2017 tax cuts.

President Donald Trump said he wants Elon Musk to stay on his team “as long as possible” during a conversation with reporters Thursday, noting DOGE had found something “horrible.”

A federal judge is scrutinizing whether the Trump administration defied a court order to deport Venezuelans, raising the possibility of contempt in a high-stakes legal fight.

Trump unveiled the new tariffs in a ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden on Wednesday for a “Make America Wealthy Again” event.

Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed by the full Senate Thursday afternoon to be the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services following a lengthy nomination process.

The House and Senate are a long way from approving President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to cut spending and slash taxes. But the next step unfolds over the next 48 hours.

President Donald Trump confirmed that multiple employees within the National Security Council were fired Thursday, adding to National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s recent political woes that have snowballed since Democrats first slammed him over March’s Signal chat leak.

Recent polls shows Elon Musk’s approval ratings at a low mark as DOGE faces public backlash over federal cuts and efforts to elect a conservative to the Wisconsin Supreme Court faltered.

Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced the Trade Review Act of 2025 after President Donald Trump’s new tariff strategy.

A group of House Democrats will visit the southern border in California on Friday to “conduct oversight of Trump admin border policies firsthand.”

All but two Democrats in the Georgia State House exited the chamber to avoid voting on a bill to ban taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for inmates.

China is “heavily investing” in both ground-based and space-based weapons that could knock out U.S. satellites, according to Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman.

California gubernatorial candidate and former Health and Human Service Secretary Xavier Becerra said that the state may need to rein in the state’s Medicaid program.

New York State lawmakers led by Minority Leader Ortt, Sens. Chan, Weber and Martins, launched bills to fix the MTA amid cost and crime concerns.

The Defense Department inspector general has opened an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reported use of Signal to discuss U.S. attack plans against the Houthis.

The father of Marine veteran Nicholas Quets praised Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s sanctions against the Sinaloa cartel after his son’s murder in Mexico.

A new House GOP bill is aimed at bolstering U.S. manufacturing after President Donald Trump issued sweeping tariffs.

President Donald Trump and other leading conservatives are celebrating a special election sweep in Florida, calling it a “huge win for America” and a rebuke to Democrat hopes for an upset in the deep red state.

Before Elon Musk waded into the political arena with the Department of Government Efficiency, becoming a target of Democrats, he was considered an Obama ally.

Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., on Thursday declared his candidacy in the 2026 race to succeed retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen for a key battleground state seat Republicans are eyeing.

House Speaker Mike Johnson backed Rep. Byron Donalds’ bid for Florida governor. President Donald Trump endorsed Donalds earlier this year before the congressman announced his run for the role.

President Donald Trump has tapped California GOP rising star Bill Essayli to be the chief prosecutor in nation’s most populous federal court district.