Speaker Johnson reveals what Trump said about Schumer’s refusal to fund government
EXCLUSIVE: Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is accusing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of refusing to vote to end the government shutdown to kowtow to his left-wing base.
Johnson told Fox News Digital in a sit-down interview that Democrats’ refusal to budge on their current position came up in an hour-long call with President Donald Trump Wednesday afternoon.
“[Trump is] very bothered by that, that Chuck Schumer would do this, Democrats would do this, because we haven’t,” the top House Republican said.
He noted that Democrats had voted on a similar measure to what Republicans are offering on 13 different occasions under former President Joe Biden.
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“And even when the Republicans were in the minority, we did the right thing to keep the government open. And we fully expected that Schumer would do that again, as he always has, but not this time,” Johnson said.
“This is a selfish political calculation he’s made, that he’s got to prove to the far left that he’s going to fight Trump or something. So, we talked about our frustration with that.”
He said Trump appeared “happy” that Republicans remain unified in their federal funding stance but was concerned about the effects of a prolonged shutdown on everyday Americans.
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“But the reason we’re happy about that is because we know we’re doing the right thing for the American people,” Johnson said. “And Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are demonstrating that they are willing to inflict this pain upon the people for their own political purposes. And I think that is a tough thing for them to get over.”
He said of a meeting between congressional leaders and Trump that occurred Monday: “I tried my best in the White House, and he just is in no mood to have a real discussion about these issues. So, we are where we are.”
Senate Democrats have now rejected a GOP-led plan to fund federal agencies through Nov. 21 three times.
The measure is called a continuing resolution (CR) and is aimed at buying House and Senate negotiators more time to reach a deal on fiscal year 2026 federal funding priorities.
The CR would keep current federal funding levels roughly flat while adding an extra $88 million in security spending for lawmakers, the White House and the judicial branch.
Democrats, furious at being largely sidelined in funding discussions, have signaled they would not accept any bill that does not also extend Obamacare tax subsidies that were enhanced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those enhanced subsidies are due to expire at the end of this year.
But Johnson, who called the Obamacare subsidies an “end-of-year issue,” argued that the bill was a simple extension of federal funding, leaving Republicans with no realistic path for concessions.
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“If it was not clean and simple, if I had loaded it up with a bunch of Republican partisan priorities, then there would be something for us to negotiate. I could take those things off and offer it again. I sent it over with nothing attached at all,” he said.
“It quite literally is just buying us time to finish the appropriations process, which was being done in a bipartisan manner. So, I don’t have anything to give, there’s nothing I can give. And Chuck Schumer has made such outrageous counter-demands and proposals that he’s the one that has to come to his senses.”
He was referring to Democrats’ counter-proposal for a CR, which would have repealed the Medicaid reforms made in Republicans’ One Big, Beautiful Bill, while restoring funding for NPR and PBS that was cut by the Trump administration earlier this year.
Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer’s office for a response but did not hear back by press time.
Diddy hit with crushing courtroom blow ahead of rapper’s upcoming sentencing
Judge Arun Subramanian rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request for a new trial and the rapper’s demand for an acquittal days before his scheduled sentencing.
Subramanian said the prosecution provided “overwhelming evidence” of Diddy’s guilt on the charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.
“The government proved its case many times over,” the federal judge wrote in his opinion obtained by Fox News Digital. “That by itself might be enough to dispose of Combs’s challenge. But the other factors don’t do much to help Combs either.”
The rapper’s legal team had argued the sex trafficking and racketeering evidence could have prejudiced the jury. Judge Subramanian also rejected the “spillover prejudice” argument, pointing to the split verdict.
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“It weighs heavily that the jury declined to convict him on any of the counts related to that conduct,” Subramanian wrote. “Had the prejudice indeed been so great, one would expect a jury to convict on the most relevant counts before it could spill over and infect the others.”
A jury convicted Diddy on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution on July 2. The “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper was acquitted of his most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Diddy could spend a maximum of 20 years behind bars, 10 years for each count he was convicted of. The prosecution recommended 135 months (just over 11 years) for his sentencing.
The prosecution claimed Diddy deserves a “substantial” prison sentence because the rapper is “unrepentant” in the sentencing recommendation filed Tuesday.
“Incredibly, while the defendant conceded his acts of violence and abuse throughout trial, he now argues that his victims should shoulder the blame,” the filing read.
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Diddy’s legal team proposed a 14-month sentence ahead of his Oct. 3 hearing for federal charges of transportation to engage in prostitution. The “I Need A Girl” rapper has already spent 13 months behind bars.
Combs’ lawyers claimed the musician had been “sufficiently punished” for his crimes.
“Mr. Combs has suffered physically and mentally, and continued incarceration serves no positive goal. Courts do not simply punish, but must restore and rehabilitate with a goal to returning the convicted person to their community as soon as practicable,” the sentencing memorandum, obtained by Fox News Digital, stated.
“Upon release, Mr. Combs fully intends to abide by every order of this Court and to renew and repair relationships that have been damaged, in a healthy, positive, and lawful manner. After embarking on this journey, Mr. Combs will devote attention to his family and community and to creating new initiatives and opportunities for others.”
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Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, and other witnesses who testified during the eight-week trial, submitted letters to the judge ahead of the rapper’s sentencing.
Ventura told the judge she worries Diddy or one of his associates will come after her with “swift retribution” once released.
“I still have nightmares and flashbacks on a regular, everyday basis, and continue to require psychological care to cope with my past,” Ventura, who dated Diddy until 2018, wrote in the letter, obtained by Fox News Digital.
“My worries that Sean Combs or his associates will come after me and my family is my reality. I have in fact moved my family out of the New York area and am keeping as private and quiet as I possibly can because I am so scared that if he walks free, his first actions will be swift retribution towards me and others who spoke up about his abuse at trial.”
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Federal agents arrest dozens in Dallas strip club raid targeting human trafficking
Federal agents peeled back the curtain at a Dallas strip club, arresting dozens of suspected illegal immigrants and seizing tens of thousands of dollars in U.S. cash.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas, with assistance from federal, state and local law enforcement, executed a criminal search warrant at Chicas Bonitas Cabaret Friday for suspected human trafficking and unlawful employment, according to a news release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Officials said 41 illegal immigrants, including 29 people suspected of illegally working at the club, were taken into custody by the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office for administrative immigration violations.
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While ICE is continuing to process those arrested during the operation, authorities said at least five suspects have been convicted of criminal offenses after illegally entering the U.S.
They include Julios Cesar Martinez, 47, of Mexico, who has been convicted three times of assault causing bodily injury and driving under the influence; Victor Manuel Manzano-Ramirez, 47, of Mexico, who illegally entered the U.S. twice and has been convicted of driving under the influence; Gustavo Rojas-Garda, 44, of Mexico, who has been convicted of driving under the influence; and Genaro Diaz-Perez, 44, of Mexico, who has been convicted of prostitution.
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One suspect, Juan Carlos Salas Medina, 30, of Mexico, is accused of illegally entering the U.S. 10 times.
Medina has been convicted of aggravated assault of a family member, possession of a controlled substance and DUI, according to officials.
In addition to the arrests, about $30,000 in U.S. currency and various business records were seized by HSI Dallas as part of its ongoing criminal investigation into the business.
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Travis Pickard, HSI Dallas special agent in charge, said the agency is committed to “eradicating the vile scourge of sex trafficking from our local communities.”
“Working in conjunction with our federal and local partners and leveraging HSI’s unique investigative authorities, we were able to disrupt the suspected trafficking operation at this cabaret and are working to identify potential victims,” Pickard wrote in the release.
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FOX 4 Dallas reported neighboring business owners did not see anything unusual at the location prior to the raid but noted business has slowed since the arrests.
Elon Musk makes history as first person to ever hit dizzying net worth milestone
Elon Musk on Wednesday reportedly became the first person in history with a net worth of $500 billion.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s fortune crossed the half-trillion mark around 3:30 p.m. ET, putting him about $150 billion ahead of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, the world’s second-richest person, Forbes reported.
Musk’s wealth has skyrocketed from $24.6 billion in March 2020 to a series of milestones: $100 billion by late 2020, $200 billion in 2021 and $400 billion in 2024, before reaching $500 billion this week.
At his current pace, Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire by 2033, when Tesla’s proposed $1 trillion compensation package begins vesting, Forbes reported.
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“It’s not about ‘compensation’, but about me having enough influence over Tesla to ensure safety if we build millions of robots,” Musk said in an X post in September. “If I can just get kicked out in the future by activist shareholder advisory firms who don’t even own Tesla shares themselves, I’m not comfortable with that future.”
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Tesla stock rose nearly 4% Wednesday, adding about $9.3 billion to Musk’s fortune. The stock has nearly doubled since April, when Musk announced he would step back from his role leading President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to refocus on the EV maker, Forbes reported.
Tesla’s market cap is now within 10% of its all-time high, with Musk’s 12% stake valued at $191 billion. SpaceX, valued at $400 billion, contributes an estimated $168 billion to Musk’s net worth. Musk also controls a majority stake in xAI Holdings, valued at roughly $60 billion, according to Forbes.
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Last month, Tesla’s board of directors proposed a new compensation plan for Musk worth a potential $1 trillion, marking what would be the largest pay package for an executive in history.
The board’s proposal would give Musk up to 12% of Tesla’s stock, worth about $1 trillion, if the automaker hits aggressive targets such as a market capitalization of $8.5 trillion and other operational milestones over a 10-year period.
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Tesla did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.
Neighbor says teen ‘parked outside her house’ for months before deadly hit-and-run
Two teen girls were killed in a hit-and-run incident in New Jersey with a 17-year-old boy facing murder charges, according to prosecutors.
The two teen girls were riding an electric bike when the unnamed 17-year-old allegedly struck and killed them both on Monday at around 5:26 p.m., according to the Union County Prosecutor’s office. The teen girls were identified as Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, according to CBS.
Authorities said the teen girls were pronounced dead after arriving at area hospitals.
The driver of the car, a 17-year-old male from Garwood, New Jersey, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Police said the suspect was driving a 2021 black Jeep Compass at the time of the alleged murders.
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One neighbor told FOX 5 that the 17-year-old was parked outside one of the girl’s homes for months and wasn’t stopped by school administrators or police.
“He’s been parked outside her house for three months now. He was never stopped,” a neighbor said.
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A different neighbor described what she saw following the alleged murder.
“I had only seen one girl. And then I walked down the street a little bit and I saw the other girl. Just horrible. Nothing in the world is more horrible than what I saw yesterday. I have kids, you know, and so no family should have to go through this,” the neighbor said.
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“She made complaints and nothing was done,” family friend Tammy Carbajal told CBS. “It’s just a tragedy. It’s just a tragedy.”
Urban’s rumored new romance ‘all over Nashville’ after Kidman divorce filing
Nicole Kidman filing for divorce from Keith Urban sent shockwaves among fans, and now there are rumors swirling there may be a new woman in the country star’s life.
An insider told Fox News Digital that they have heard whispers of another woman.
TMZ was first to report that Urban may already be involved with another woman, with a source close to Kidman saying, “All the signs point to the fact Keith is with another woman. Let’s just say Nicole doesn’t dispute that, but she’s still shocked over it.”
Another source claimed to the outlet the news of Urban’s rumored new fling is “all over Nashville.”
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People magazine reported that Kidman feels “very betrayed” by her marriage of 19 years coming to an end.
“Nicole’s hurt and feels betrayed. It’s devastating to her. She’s shocked,” a source told the outlet.
On Sept. 30, Kidman filed for divorce from Urban, ending 19 years of marriage. She cited “irreconcilable differences” and ongoing “marital difficulties,” according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
Kidman listed Sept. 30 as the couple’s date of separation.
Although Kidman and Urban’s split may seem sudden to fans, those close to the couple said it was a long time coming.
It “really hasn’t been a secret,” a source told People, adding they “have been living separately for a while now.”
“People close to Keith felt like the split was kind of inevitable,” the source claimed.
Insiders close to the couple said they had already been living separate lives, emotionally and physically, for some time.
“Their lives were moving in different directions, and once he quietly set up his own place, it felt like the writing was on the wall,” another source told the outlet.
In the divorce filing, the “Big Little Lies” star asked to be named the primary residential parent of the couple’s two daughters.
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She also requested the court approve a parenting plan that would give her 306 days a year with the children, leaving 59 days annually with Urban. Kidman and Urban share two daughters: Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret.
The Oscar-winning actress first met Urban in 2005 at an event in Australia. One year later, the couple married in Sydney.
Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Kidman and Urban for comment.
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DAVID MARCUS: Antifa controls Portland streets as police stand down
PORTLAND, Ore. – For more than 100 nights in a row, Antifa thugs have taken over the streets in front of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility (ICE), hooting, hollering and waving any flag that wasn’t Old Glory.
As dusk descended on Tuesday, it was clear they — not the hapless handful of police on hand — were in control. I later learned officers were told by their higher-ups not to engage the black-clad, masked radicals.
If you have never seen Antifa at night, in their natural menacing environment, I’d describe it as a mental asylum meeting in a Batman movie. It’s almost hard to imagine these characters are real.
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Not long after I arrived at the chaotic scene, a man drove up in a pickup truck, an American flag hoisted behind it. I asked the driver, Shannon, why he had decided to come.
“Because this is bull—-,” he told me.
Moments later, his truck was surrounded by masked Antifa members, one on an electric bike. They mocked him in their usual sexually disparaging terms and urged him to commit an act of violence against them. He knew better than to take the bait but made his presence known before driving off.
Not long after, across the street, the thugs set their sights on a woman in a white sedan. Her name is Helena, and I had just interviewed her. Born and raised in Portland, Helena had just told me, “Our streets are ravaged. Look at our streets: There’s homelessness, it’s full of garbage, businesses are leaving. We are not a thriving city.”
Now, her car was completely surrounded by masked Antifa losers, including one in a giant frog costume. Women screeched at her as the soy-boy miscreants berated her in belittling terms.
It was clear the three police officers standing by were going to do nothing despite her car being repeatedly kicked, so I made my way through to her, tapped her on the shoulder and said, “You should probably go.”
Helena replied, slightly panicked, “I want to, but they won’t let me.”
I looked up at her captors and said firmly, “She wants to leave; let her leave,” and, of all people, it was the frogman who shouted, “Let her leave,” as I helped her back up without hitting anyone.
As I crossed the street, one of the cops — hand to God — said to me, “What happened there?” I was gobsmacked. I said, “They wouldn’t let her leave, so I helped her get out.” He replied, “Good.”
What?
I didn’t say anything but wondered, “Why weren’t the police doing that instead of me?” I would soon have my answer.
I looked up at her captors and said firmly, “She wants to leave; let her leave,” and, of all people, it was the frogman who shouted, “Let her leave,” as I helped her back up without hitting anyone.
A few minutes later, I heard some of the Antifa gang start chanting, “Run, Katie, run,” and I knew the Katie in question would be The Post Millennial’s Katie Daviscourt, who has been documenting Antifa outside the ICE facility for months.
I turned and saw part of the crowd running, umbrellas attempting to block cameras. Daviscourt was pointing and saying, “That one, with the backpack.”
The journalist had just been smashed in the face with a flagpole, a burgeoning black eye forming, as she, another journalist with her security and I watched the Antifa crowd scream, “Katie is a pedophile.” That’s a common tactic of theirs.
The Antifa members formed a shield around the alleged assailant as Daviscourt spoke to police, pointing out who she thought hit her.
Amazingly, instead of the police taking any immediate action, Daviscourt was told to walk almost a half-mile away to meet two officers and make her complaint.
When we arrived, police told us that “higher-ups” had told them not to engage “so we don’t become a flashpoint.” It was an abject surrender of the streets.
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Just as the useless authorities in Portland allow addicts and vagrants full run of the city, the same applies to Antifa. Even when a journalist is physically assaulted, as far as Portland police are concerned, the answer to “Whose streets?” really is “Antifa’s streets.”
Eventually, ICE agents appeared to disperse the crowd, and it seemed some arrests were made. But as for Portland cops, they may as well have been Barney Fife from “The Andy Griffith Show.”
The rumor on the ground was that the National Guard would be deployed sometime Wednesday, and, honestly, it could not come as more welcome news to a community that has been insulted, assaulted and kept up to all hours by these Antifa monsters.
As I write this sentence, dawn is breaking in Portland, the mist slowly burning off. Could this be the day the government starts to take this city back from Antifa? If so, it is not a moment too soon.
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NYPD officer caught sneaking into Trump’s Ryder Cup detail with tactical gear
The New York Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital that a detective was suspended without pay after pretending to be a part of President Donald Trump’s security detail to sneak into the Ryder Cup.
According to the New York Post, Det. Melvin Eng attended the biennial tournament at Bethpage Black on Friday, the same day Trump and his granddaughter, aspiring golfer Kai, attended the event.
The Post said Eng was out on sick leave but arrived at the Long Island golf course in full tactical gear.
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Eng is now facing administrative charges for theft of services.
Eng was in the clear until he dropped his magazine in front of working security.
One police source told the Post that Eng “got in there with his gun, past Secret Service, past the state police.”
Friday was the first of three days of the tournament, with tee-off at 7:10 a.m. ET. Fans were implored to arrive as early as possible to the event due to TSA-like screening because of Trump’s attendance.
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Trump walked to his seat ahead of the Friday afternoon session, where he was acknowledged by numerous members of both teams. Team USA captain Keegan Bradley even did the vintage Trump dance.
When Bryson DeChambeau was paired with Ben Griffin, he and Trump shook hands and walked to the first tee together. Trump was featured on DeChambeau’s YouTube channel last year.
The Europeans won the event, 15-13, largely in part to dominance on Friday and Saturday. They entered Sunday singles leading 11.5-4.5, but the Americans gave a valiant effort for a miraculous comeback.
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It was not enough, though, and Europe became the first team to win a Ryder Cup on the road since they did so in 2012. It was also the first time since Europe won three straight from 2010 to 2014 that a team won back-to-back Ryder Cups.
Terrifying ancient predator with ‘powerful claws’ unearthed, its last meal still in its jaws
Scientists recently uncovered a new dinosaur — and its ancient leftovers – in a tourist hot spot in Argentina.
The dinosaur, which measured 23 feet long, is called Joaquinraptor casali Its discovery was publicized in the journal Nature Communications on Sept. 23.
Joaquinraptor casali lived between 66 and 70 million years ago, around the time when the dinosaurs went extinct.
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Scientists unearthed the bones at the Lago Colhué Huapi rock formation in Patagonia, a region known for its glaciers, mountains and wildlife.
In sum, researchers found the creature’s skull, arm, leg and tail bones and a leg bone pressed against its jaws.
The leg bone, which belonged to an ancient ancestor of crocodiles, shows that the dinosaur was a carnivore and may offer clues into the food chain of ancient Patagonia.
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The creature was part of a group called the megaraptorans, which have been found across South America, Australia and Asia.
Unique features in the bones pointed to it being a new species.
“[The find] fills a major gap by providing one of the most complete skeletons yet.”
The team was joined by paleontologist Lucio Ibiricu of the Patagonian Institute of Geology and Paleontology, who named the discovery after his son, Joaquin.
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“All children love dinosaurs, so he would probably be a fan too,” he said, according to The Associated Press.
Ibiricu added that megaraptorans boasted “huge and very powerful claws” in addition to having signature stretched-out skulls.
Federico Agnolin, a paleontologist at the Argentine Museum of Natural Science who was not involved in the research, told the AP that the latest discovery “fills a major gap by providing one of the most complete skeletons yet.”
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Researchers are unsure what killed the dinosaur, but they believe the creature was at least 19 years old when it died.
The discovery adds to other exciting paleontological finds in 2025.
Earlier this year, paleontologists discovered a 506 million-year-old “moth-like” predator that lurked in prehistoric Canada.
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In Texas this spring, construction crews unearthed colossal remains of what they called “big ol’ animals.”