White House taunts Ilhan Omar with McDonald’s photo, suggests she can go back to Somalia
The White House seems ready for Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to leave the U.S. and go back to Somalia, where she was born.
On Monday, the White House shared on X an image of President Donald Trump waving goodbye through a McDonald’s drive-thru window in 2024 in response to a video of Omar saying she wasn’t concerned about being deported.
“I have no worry, I don’t know how they’d take away my citizenship and like deport me,” Omar said in the clip the White House responded to, which originally was made on “The Dean Obeidallah Show” in October. “But I don’t even know like why that’s such a scary threat. Like I’m not the 8-year-old who escaped war anymore. I’m grown, my kids are grown. Like I could go live wherever I want.”
Omar’s office and the White House did not immediately respond to request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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The image of Trump the White House shared was from October 2024 during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania where he worked at a McDonald’s fry station.
Omar’s family evacuated Somalia to head to a refugee camp in Kenya during the Somalian Civil War in 1991. The U.S. eventually granted her family asylum, and they came to Arlington, Virginia, in 1995 before heading to Minneapolis in 1997. Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
Trump recently has suggested that Omar should return to Somalia, and said in a post on Truth Social Nov. 1 that “She should go back!” The post accompanied a video of Omar speaking Somali.
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Likewise, Trump also told reporters in September that Somalia wasn’t interested in Omar returning.
“You know, I met the head of Somalia, did you know that?” Trump said. “And I suggested that maybe he’d like to take her back. He said, ‘I don’t want her.’”
In response, Omar said that the story was fabricated and called the president’s credibility into question.
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“From denying Somalia had a president to making up a story, President Trump is a lying buffoon,” Omar said. “No one should take this embarrassing fool seriously.”
Trump has sparred with Omar dating back to his first administration. For example, he blasted Omar and a few other progressive lawmakers known as “The Squad,” and said that they should all return to their “broken and crime infested” countries.
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As a result, Omar said in a social media post in 2019 that Trump was “stoking white nationalism bc you are angry that people like us are serving in Congress and fighting against your hate-filled agenda.”
Omar was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, after serving for two years in Minnesota’s House of Representatives. She became the first Somali–American woman and one of the first Muslim women to be elected to Congress.
BBC anchor speaks out on growing ‘crisis’ surrounding Trump doc
A longtime BBC anchor said the majority of board members who control the British broadcaster feel it has “a problem of institutional bias reflected in the coverage” of President Donald Trump.
The BBC has been engulfed in criticism over a BBC Panorama documentary about Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech that he delivered before the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Critics say the documentary was misleading because it omitted Trump urging supporters to protest peacefully, and the BBC director-general Tim Davie and BBC News and Current Affairs chief Deborah Turness both stepped down in recent days amid the growing controversy.
Trump’s legal team sent a scathing notice of intent to bring a civil action lawsuit on Sunday to the BBC, demanding that “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements” made about Trump must be retracted immediately or else he will file a $1 billion lawsuit.
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BBC anchor Nick Robinson offered his thoughts on the growing “crisis.”
“What has happened … what is happening at the BBC? In normal times you might be forgiven for dismissing that question as naval gazing by journalists who can’t resist talking about themselves. In normal times I’d be inclined to agree with you. These, though, are not normal times,” Robinson wrote on X.
“Those at the top of the BBC have appeared paralysed for the past week — unable to agree what to say not just about the editing of Donald Trump’s speech by Panorama but also wider claims of institutional bias,” he continued.
Robinson said the “BBC is run by a board made up of the leaders of the major divisions of the corporation and part time directors appointed by the government of the day,” who don’t align with news executives and journalists.
“BBC News executives — the journalists who run the News division — agreed [on] the wording of a statement at the beginning of last week, admitting that it had been a mistake to edit together two different sections of Donald Trump’s speech on the day of the Capitol Hill riots without clearly signalling to the audience that the edit had been made. It would have concluded that despite this error there was ‘no intention to mislead’ the audience,” he wrote. “This was not enough for the BBC board, which refused to sign off the statement.”
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Pressure against BBC leaders intensified after The Telegraph published excerpts from a whistleblower dossier compiled by Michael Prescott, a communications advisor hired by the BBC to review its editorial standards. The documents criticized some aspects of BBC coverage, including the Trump edit, and Robinson noted that it declared the documentary “created the impression that Trump said something he did not and, in doing so, materially misled viewers.”
When Turness stepped down, she said the controversy over the Trump documentary “has reached a stage where it is causing damage to the BBC, an institution that I love.”
Robinson wrote, “Neither she nor the outgoing Director General Tim Davie explained what they thought had gone wrong” in their exit announcements.
“A majority of the BBC Board appear to agree with their editorial adviser that there is a problem of institutional bias reflected in the coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza/Israel and trans rights. That argument has been led by one board member Sir Robbie Gibb – a former BBC executive in charge of political programmes [sic] who became Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street Director of Communications and one of those involved in the founding of GB News. Friends of Sir Robbie insist he has repeatedly and consistently supported Tim Davie and wanted him to stay and has written articles supporting the BBC and the licence [sic] fee,” Robinson wrote.
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The BBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Robinson’s post. The network previously told Fox News Digital it was reviewing Trump’s legal threat.
A spokesman for President Trump’s legal team provided the following statement to Fox News Digital: “The BBC defamed President Trump by intentionally and deceitfully editing its documentary in order to try and interfere in the Presidential Election. President Trump will continue to hold accountable those who traffic in lies, deception, and fake news.”
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What is the controversial H-1B program Elon Musk vowed to ‘go to war’ over?
Following months of controversy, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation in September decrying the systemic abuse of the H-1B visa program, which he said is fueling the “large-scale replacement of American workers” that “has undermined both our economic and national security.”
To address this, Trump instituted a $100,000 fee for companies seeking to obtain an H-1B visa, a move that has been widely criticized by business leaders, especially in the tech industry.
Debate over the program has split both the American public and the GOP, with one side saying the visa holders are poaching American jobs and the other saying it is vital to U.S. competitiveness.
So, what are H-1B visas, and why have they become a political flashpoint?
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What is an H-1B visa?
An H-1B visa is a non-immigrant work visa that allows companies in the U.S. to hire highly-skilled foreign workers in specialty occupations for an initial period of three years, which can be extended to six years.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website states that the visas are meant for individuals of “exceptional merit and ability.” Individuals must have at least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Which industries are the H-1B visas most common in?
By far the industry most heavily utilizing H-1B visas is the tech industry, which accounts for roughly 60% to 70% of all the new applications in recent years.
Other top industries include consulting and professional services, engineering and manufacturing, healthcare and medical research and higher education.
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How many foreign workers hold these visas?
There is no official figure for the number of people currently holding H-1B visas.
There is a yearly cap of 65,000 people who can obtain H-1B visas. The program allows for an additional 20,000 individuals holding master’s degrees or above. Notably, most universities and non-profit research organizations are cap-exempt, further increasing the number of people being approved each year.
The Pew Research Center estimated that about 400,000 H-1B visa applications were approved last year under the Biden administration.
Where do visa holders come from?
Nearly 3 out of every 4, 73%, of H-1B visa holders come from India, according to Pew. The country with the second-highest number of visa holders is China, with 12%. The remaining 15% comes from a mix of other countries, with no single country reaching the 2% threshold.
Who is against H-1B visas?
The H-1B visa program has been criticized on both sides of the political aisle, including from Trump to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
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Critics say the current program has veered away from its original intent to attract top talent to work in the U.S. and instead is being used by employers to import cheap foreign labor, depress wages, and cut out American workers.
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Senate Judiciary Chair Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, reintroduced bipartisan legislation in September to reform and close loopholes in the H-1B program to protect American workers and stop the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries.
On the state level, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis issued guidance in October to combat the university loophole. DeSantis directed the Florida Board of Governors to end the practice of higher education institutions “importing foreign workers on H-1B visas instead of hiring Americans” by requiring universities to “put American graduates first and ensure taxpayer-funded schools serve the American workforce.”
Who supports H-1B visas?
On the other side of the debate, prominent figures such as Elon Musk have advocated for H-1B visas because the program is essential for the U.S. to maintain its competitive edge.
Shortly before Trump returned to the Oval Office, Musk said, “The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla, and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B” and pledged to “go to war” in support of the program.
However, Musk also noted his belief that “the program is broken and needs major reform.”
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He proposed “raising the minimum salary significantly and adding a yearly cost for maintaining the H1B, making it materially more expensive to hire from overseas than domestically.”
Business leaders have said the H-1B program is important in competing with countries such as China, which just recently launched a similar program, called the K-visa, to attract top talent to the country. The program went into effect on Oct. 1.
The H-1B program also has the support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Are Visa holders taking American jobs away?
On Sept. 19, Trump issued a presidential proclamation titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” in which he said the H-1B visa program was being “deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labor.”
Trump said this abuse has been used by companies to “artificially suppress wages, resulting in a disadvantageous labor market for American citizens, while at the same time making it more difficult to attract and retain the highest skilled subset of temporary workers, with the largest impact seen in critical science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.”
The president wrote that “the large-scale replacement of American workers through systemic abuse of the program has undermined both our economic and national security.”
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As such, Trump imposed a $100,000 fee, effective Sept. 21, 2025. The restriction will expire one year from the effective date.
Trump also directed his administration to “initiate a rulemaking to prioritize the admission as nonimmigrants of high-skilled and high-paid aliens.”
Meanwhile, another DHS rule will narrow the definition of “specialty occupation” that will allow the department officials to increase worksite compliance inspections before and after an H-1B petition, and require the petitioner’s employer to make the application directly — a move to stop companies from bringing in H-1B immigrants and then contracting them to other companies.
What’s next?
The debate over H-1B visas promises to continue in the coming months and years.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sued the Trump administration to stop its implementation of the $100,000 application requirement, which it says would “make it cost-prohibitive for U.S. employers, especially start-ups and small and midsize businesses, to utilize the H-1B program.”
The lawsuit argues that the new fee is unlawful because it overrides provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that govern the H-1B program, including a requirement that fees be based on the costs incurred by the government in processing visas.
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The chamber previously warned that restrictions on the H-1B program “have the potential to inflict serious harm upon many American companies.”
The case is currently ongoing. It remains to be seen whether Congress will ultimately weigh in one way or another on the issue.
Fired worker allegedly vows to shoot up churches and warns of ‘genocide’
A Florida man recently fired from his job allegedly made online threats targeting churches, authorities said.
Michael Iaboni, 32, was arrested after a tip was sent to Crime Stoppers, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office affidavit.
Investigators said Iaboni posted videos on social media saying he had been fired from his job and made threats against places of worship.
Iaboni posted, and later deleted, one video on Nov. 4 where he states that “I got fired and I’m fired up,” authorities said.
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He also allegedly stated that: “It’s all kill shot” before holding up his hands and pretending to hold a rifle mimicking the sound of a firearm being fired.
“I would never take my own life, but I understand the people that I am going to be going after are and could potentially be dangerous,” he said, according to investigators.
“Christ Fellowship is on my list to hit also,” the arrest report continued. “My end game is taking you out… It’s not necessarily the people that are yelling that you need to be worried about, it’s the quiet ones. It’s the ones that no longer fear death. I expect death to come fast and very violent. Hopefully I go out fast.”
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The report said Iaboni made another threatening post on Nov. 7, where he said it was “gonna look like a genocide.”
The report said that Iaboni lives about 1.5 miles from Christ Fellowship. On Nov. 2, he allegedly signed up for a “Journey” event at Christ Fellowship to learn more about the church.
Church staffers later notified Palm Beach Gardens police about Iaboni “frequenting the Church recently.”
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Iaboni is charged with written threats to kill or do bodily harm. He is being held on a $250,000 bond, according to jail records.
Killer condition lands in top 10 leading causes of death as global cases surge
Chronic kidney disease has been named the ninth leading cause of global death.
Record numbers of men and women are currently estimated to have reduced kidney function, according to new research following a study published in the journal The Lancet.
Researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Glasgow, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the rise of kidney disease worldwide.
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They examined 2,230 published papers and health datasets from 133 countries, searching for diagnoses, mortality and the toll of disability from the disease.
From 1990 to 2023, cases rose from 378 million to 788 million, landing the disease in the top 10 of most deadly diseases in the world for the first time.
The research, conducted as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2023 study, also revealed that about 14% of the world’s adult population has chronic kidney disease. About 1.5 million people died from kidney disease in 2023, an increase of more than 6% since 1993.
Most people in the study were in early stages of the disease, which can be improved with drugs and lifestyle changes before dialysis or surgery becomes necessary, the researchers noted.
The research, which was presented last week at the American Society of Nephrology’s annual Kidney Week conference, marks “the most comprehensive estimate of the condition in nearly a decade,” according to the authors.
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Chronic kidney disease causes the kidneys to lose the ability to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood, NYU Langone detailed.
Mild cases may not show any symptoms, but those in the most advanced stages can require dialysis, kidney replacement therapy or an organ transplant.
Impaired kidney function was also identified as a key risk factor for heart disease, contributing to about 12% of global cardiovascular mortality.
The largest risk factors for kidney disease, based on the study findings, include high blood sugar, high blood pressure and high body mass index (BMI).
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Study co-senior author Josef Coresh, M.D., Ph.D., director of NYU Langone’s Optimal Aging Institute, said these results classify chronic kidney disease as “common, deadly and getting worse as a major public health issue.”
“These findings support efforts to recognize the condition alongside cancer, heart disease and mental health concerns as a major priority for policymakers around the world,” he said in a statement.
Study co-lead author Morgan Grams, M.D., Ph.D., the Susan and Morris Mark Professor of Medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, also commented that chronic kidney disease is “underdiagnosed and undertreated.”
“Our report underscores the need for more urine testing to catch it early and the need to ensure that patients can afford and access therapy once they are diagnosed,” she wrote.
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New medications have recently become available that can slow disease progression and reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, although it may take time to see the global impact, Grams added.
Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel commented on the “dramatic increase” in an interview with Fox News Digital, agreeing that kidney disease is “vastly underestimated and underdiagnosed,” in part due to lack of symptoms in early stages.
“The kidneys are filters of waste and managers of electrolytes and acid/base balance,” said Siegel, who was not involved in the study. “They are very sensitive to changes in blood pressure and blood flow, and can lead to loss of protein and electrolytes when damaged.”
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“High blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, diabetes and low blood pressure all impact basic kidney function, so there is a high degree of secondary kidney disease and failure in addition to primary damage to the kidneys themselves,” the doctor added.
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Siegel urged physicians to be more aware of kidney function and the impact of certain medications.
This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Gates Foundation and the National Kidney Foundation.
Father and son duo fatally shot after jewelry store robbery gone wrong: police
A father and son in Chicago were killed after a jewelry store robbery over the weekend, according to police.
The Chicago Police Department said an unknown male offender entered a jewelry store at around 5:49 p.m. on Saturday in Chicago’s Little Village area and stole items, FOX 32 reported. The suspect was then involved in a physical altercation outside the store where he fired two shots, which hit the victims, police said.
One of the victims, a 63-year-old man, sustained several gunshot wounds to his head, body and face, officials said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and later died.
A 25-year-old man also sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his body and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died.
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The two men were later identified as Faustino Alamo, 63, and Luis Alamo, 25, who were father and son, CBS News reported.
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Police said the suspect was seen fleeing the area in a white SUV.
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No arrests have been made.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Teen faces felony after fleeing deputies on electric dirt bike in wealthy retiree haven
A 15-year-old Florida boy is facing a felony charge after leading deputies on a dangerous electric dirt bike pursuit through rush-hour traffic Tuesday evening, authorities said.
Deputies with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said they spotted the teen, identified as Kyle Vincent Siemon of Naples, around 6 p.m. riding recklessly along Golden Gate Parkway near 66th Street Southwest.
Dashcam video captured the teen dirt biker speeding and weaving through traffic. Authorities said that he showed “no regard for public safety.”
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When deputies attempted a traffic stop, Siemon took off, weaving through heavy traffic and reaching speeds of nearly 70 mph, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies activated their lights and sirens, but Siemon repeatedly looked back as he fled, jumping sidewalks and cutting into lanes of oncoming cars.
The video captured the teen glancing back during the high-speed pursuit.
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Because of the dangerous conditions, deputies quickly terminated the pursuit, officials said.
Moments later, Siemon lost control while riding down a hill near Santa Barbara Boulevard and Recreation Lane, where his bike became stuck in a ditch. Deputies took him into custody without incident.
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Siemon was transported to the Collier County jail for processing and faces a charge of fleeing and eluding law enforcement, authorities said.
“This young man’s reckless riding put countless pedestrians and motorists at risk,” Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said in a statement. “I am grateful for the professional response of our deputies in bringing this incident to a safe resolution. Keeping our roads and sidewalks safe for everyone who lives, works and travels in Collier County is a top priority.”
Former adult film star ‘switching sides’ as she embraces baptism after sinful past
Jenna Jameson has moved beyond her adult film actress past in order to help others “find Jesus.”
Jameson opened up about her redemption as she reflected on her past career choices.
“After decades of being known for my body and sin, getting baptized and helping others find Jesus too,” she wrote over a video shared to Instagram Reels. Jameson chose audio accompanying the video that stated, “Switching sides.”
Jameson’s rep told Fox News Digital, “Jenna is being loud and proud about her walk with Jesus Christ. She believes that boldly proclaiming her love for Him is helping open so many people’s eyes to the truth that no one is beyond redemption.”
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Jameson converted to Judaism in 2015, during her relationship with Israeli businessman Lior Bitton. The two were engaged at the time but eventually split years later.
The former adult film star has routinely shared her religious beliefs on social media.
At one point, she left Twitter — now known as X — over antisemitic comments and attacks on her sobriety.
“I want to clarify why I’m leaving,” she shared online at the time. “My sobriety and faith are the most important things to me. I am being attacked for my faith. Being Jewish. I must protect my love for G-d above everything, my sobriety and strength stem from him and his grace.”
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Jameson committed to sobriety in the late 2010s after years of struggling with addiction and trauma. She celebrated four years sober in 2019.
“4 years. We do recover. We do overcome. We do rebuild,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.
“But we never forget,” Jameson added. “We still have scars. They fade. The sun begins to shine and close out the shadows. Trust returns.”
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Jameson first rose to fame in the 1990s as an adult film actress. After becoming one of the most recognizable film stars in the industry, she launched Club Jenna.
Eventually, Jameson moved into the mainstream TV and film industry. She appeared in “Private Parts,” “How to Make Love to a Woman” and “Zombie Strippers.” Jameson also released a memoir, “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale.”
Jameson later completely changed her focus, choosing motherhood, sobriety and personal reinvention over her former adult film career.
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