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San Francisco police investigator recognized Mangione from missing person poster: source

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December 13, 2024

San Francisco police investigator recognized Mangione from missing person poster: source

A San Francisco police investigator says he recognized Luigi Mangione — the man charged in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Mangione – from a wanted bulletin poster made by police and communicated that to the FBI while the suspect was still at large, a police source tells Fox News.

The poster, obtained by Fox News, shows a picture of a smiling Mangione and states that the missing person report for him was filed on Nov. 18, about two weeks before he allegedly shot and killed Thompson execution-style outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel. The poster goes out to agencies for a missing person.

The police source tells Fox News that Mangione’s mother phoned in to file the missing person report stating she last spoke with her son around July 1 and that he worked at True Car.

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Missing Person flyer seeking information on Luigi Mangione in San Francisco

A missing poster was distributed by San Francisco Police Department seeking information on Luigi Mangione, who was reported missing on Nov. 18, 2024. Mangione would end up resurfacing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he is being held in custody as the prime suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson. (Handout)

The location given for a work address was 124 Montgomery, which is permanently closed and there is no phone number.

Mangione’s mother said she didn’t know any other place her son would frequent in San Francisco, per the source.

The San Francisco Chronicle, citing two sources familiar with the matter, reports that police recognized the then-wanted suspect as being Mangione four days before his high-profile arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He had been on the run for five days.

When Mangione was arrested Monday authorities said that he had not previously been on law enforcement’s radar. “This was not a name that was called into us,” New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told NBC on Tuesday.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the FBI for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Charged in Pennsylvania with forgery and carrying a firearm without a license, he has not waived his right to an extradition hearing to face murder charges in New York.

The 26-year-old was denied bail and will remain incarcerated at SCI Huntingdon until his attorney files a writ of habeas corpus, challenging whether he is being lawfully detained.

UNITEDHEALTH RESPONDS TO ARREST OF SUSPECT IN CEO KILLING

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson shouts as he is led into court

Luigi Mangione shouts while officers restrain him as he arrives for his extradition hearing at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Mangione is the prime suspect in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week. (David Dee Delgado for Fox News Digital)

Police say he waited outside a hotel where UnitedHealthcare was holding its annual investor conference before sneaking up on Thompson and firing at him from close range. Video of the cold-blooded killing was captured on CCTV.

Mangione broke his silence with an outburst on Tuesday as he was escorted into a Pennsylvania courthouse, where he challenged his arrest.

“It’s completely out of touch, and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and its lived experience,” Mangione shouted, prompting his detail of about 10 officers to hurry him inside.

Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, Mangione appeared unfazed. He was seen whispering with his attorney, Thomas Dickey, glancing at reporters and mumbling to himself at the Blair County Court hearing.

The slaying of Thompson has gripped the nation as police believe he may have been motivated by ill will towards the health insurance industry.

Meanwhile, FOX Business has learned that Mangione was not a client of the health insurer UnitedHealthcare.

NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told WNBC-TV Thursday that the Ivy League graduates may have targeted the company because of its size and influence. He said a note was found in Mangione’s possession when he was detained in Pennsylvania.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the alleged killer

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan last week. A screenshot of the killer aiming his gun. (Businesswire | NYPD Crimestoppers)

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“We have no indication that he was ever a client of United Healthcare, but he does make mention that it is the fifth-largest corporation in America, which would make it the largest health care organization in America,” Kenny told the news outlet. “So, that’s possibly why he targeted that company. He had prior knowledge that the conference was taking place on that date at that location.”

Mangione’s mother was not a member of UnitedHealthcare either. Kenny noted that Mangione sustained a major back injury in July 2023.

“It seems that he had an accident that caused him to go to the emergency room back in July of 2023, and that it was a life-changing injury,” said Kenny. “He posted X-rays of screws being inserted into his spine. So, the injury that he suffered was, was a life-changing, life-altering injury, and that’s what may have put him on this path.”

Kenny confirmed that Mangione’s family reported him missing to San Francisco authorities in November.

Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.

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Fencing organization pens open letter to USFA over concerns about trans athletes, stances on abortion and DEI

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December 13, 2024

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Fencing organization pens open letter to USFA over concerns about trans athletes, stances on abortion and DEI

A nonprofit fencing organization penned an open letter to USA Fencing Board Members this week, urging the national governing body for the sport to re-evaluate its stance on several issues, including tournament site selection criteria, as it relates to individual states’ abortion policies, transgender inclusion and DEI.

The Fair Fencing Organization (FFO), which describes itself as a nationwide nonprofit organization, raised concerns over several issues in an open letter to USFA board members on Tuesday. In the letter, the group calls on the governing body to make decisions not on “political correctness” but rather in the interest of its members.

USA Fencing is the national governing body for the sport and sets the policy for competition guidelines. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

“Your personal political stand or preference should not, and cannot take precedence over the will of majority of the members. Specifically, your decision on issues cannot only satisfy your own feeling of moral superiority or be obsessed with political correctness, while ignoring the interest of members.”

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The issues raised in the letter are outlined in three parts.

FFO’s letter alleged that USA Fencing “has a policy of prioritizing the States that support women’s abortion rights” when selecting sites for national tournaments. The group argued that doing so “is a political choice without a common consensus of the members,” and called on USA Fencing board members to instead prioritize “safety, accessibility, and financials.”

“Nothing else matters more than these three factors. In USFA’s prior site selections, our fencers were harassed by hooligans on the street, heard gunshots outside of their hotels, while some families hid for safety in a restaurant’s kitchen. It only takes one crime against our members to cause irreparable harm to the fencing community and USFA.”

Saber fencing gear is seen during a competition at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on April 11, 2016, in Richmond, Virginia. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

According to USA Fencing policy, the criteria for site selection include but are not limited to:

Profitability
Member experience, satisfaction, and cost
Travel convenience
Square footage requirements (including parafencing accommodations).
City interest and availability in hosting
Inclusivity

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FFO separately called on the board members to consider forming an “all-women task force” to understand the impact that transgender athletes have on female competitors. The letter acknowledges that the proposal was motioned by one of the board members, but added that while they do not oppose transgender athletes, they will consider taking legal action if the issue is not further considered.

“Politics aside, it is a reasonable request to form a task force to do a deeper dive on this issue in fencing and create a safe space where the voices of all women are heard without ridicule and abuse.”

USA Fencing’s current policy states that it will “not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, regardless of sex assigned at birth, or any other form of gender expression for participation in any division.” Athletes are able to compete “in a manner consistent with their gender identity/ expression, regardless of the gender associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.”

For some categories, there are guidelines regarding testosterone suppression treatment.

A USA fencing mask is left in the warm-up area during a practice session ahead of the 2012 London Olympic Games at ExCeL Centre on July 24, 2012, in London, England. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

In a recent instance, a student who had previously competed for the Wagner College men’s fencing team before switching to the women’s team this season won gold in the junior women’s foil at the Connecticut Division Junior Olympic Qualifiers earlier this month.

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The final issue raised in the letter is USA Fencing’s stance on DEI positions. The FFO specifically called on the sport’s governing body to not use “members’ funds for a paid position for a DEI role.”

“In principle, USFA should not use members’ funds to create any ideologically or politically motivated positions ever unless it is authorized by the majority of the members.”

In an email to Fox News Digital, USA Fencing said it would be “inappropriate and against protocol to publicly comment” on any motions or proposals before the board meeting, which is scheduled for Saturday.

“These matters will be thoroughly discussed and deliberated upon during the meeting, ensuring that decisions are made in accordance with the organization’s governance procedures,” the email read.

USA Fencing noted that its board members “are elected by our members and are entrusted to represent their interests and make decisions they believe are in the best interest of the fencing community as a whole.”

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GOP Sen. Murkowski says she’s ‘not attached to’ GOP label, but is ‘still a Republican’

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December 13, 2024

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GOP Sen. Murkowski says she’s ‘not attached to’ GOP label, but is ‘still a Republican’

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, indicated that she’s not wedded to the Republican label, but noted that she has never abandoned it.

Murkowski, who made the remarks at a conference for the No Labels group, claimed that she’s “more of a Ronald Reagan … Republican than I am a Trump Republican. And … some would say, well you’re not really a Republican at all,” she noted.

But the senator said “you can call me whatever you want … I’m not attached to a label. I’d rather be that no label.”

Murkowski said she’d prefer being known as someone who seeks to “do right by this state and the people that I serve regardless of party.”

ANTI-TRUMP GOP ALASKA SENATOR DOESN’T SHOOT DOWN NOTION OF BECOMING INDEPENDENT

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a news conference about high gas prices at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

“In fact, I think I am more comfortable with that identity,” she noted, than with an “identity … as a Republican, as a party person.”

But later during her remarks, Murkwoski noted that she’s never ditched her GOP label.

“I am still a Republican,” she said, noting, “I’ve never shed my party label.”

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Special Diabetes Program on July 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for JDRF)

President-elect Donald Trump urged a crowd in Alaska in 2022 to “dump the horrific RINO senator Lisa Murkowski,” using the acronym that stands for Republican in name only.

In late 2002, Frank Murkowski, who had just departed the U.S. Senate to serve as governor, appointed his daughter Lisa Murkwoski to fill the Senate vacancy.

She has since won election to the Senate multiple times, including in 2022 when she defeated Trump-backed challenger Kelly Tshibaka.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Earlier this year, Murkowski endorsed former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley during the GOP presidential primary.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on transgender surgeries, prompting outcry from GOP lawmaker, supporters

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December 13, 2024

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Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on transgender surgeries, prompting outcry from GOP lawmaker, supporters

A Montana law banning transgender surgeries for minors will remain temporarily blocked following a state Supreme Court ruling that a Republican lawmaker is calling an “egregious example of hyperpartisanship.”

The justices sided with a lower court judge who found that the law — which sought to prohibit the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria — likely violates Montana’s constitutional right to privacy.

Republican Sen. John Fuller, who sponsored the bill before it was signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte in April 2023, told The Associated Press that the decision on Wednesday “is an egregious example of the hyperpartisanship of the Montana Supreme Court.”

He criticized the courts for upholding the “ability to sterilize and mutilate children” and denying protection to children “from unscientific and experimental drugs and operations that have grown increasingly evident as a danger to children.”

SUPREME COURT TO WEIGH STATE BAN ON TRANSGENDER ‘MEDICAL TREATMENTS’ FOR MINORS

Transgender rights activists hold signs as they march through the University of Montana campus in May 2023 in Missoula, Montana. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The ruling came on the same day the United Kingdom announced that “existing emergency measures banning the sale and supply of puberty-suppressing hormones will be made indefinite, following official advice from medical experts.”

“Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. The independent expert Commission on Human Medicines found that the current prescribing and care pathway for gender dysphoria and incongruence presents an unacceptable safety risk for children and young people,” Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said in a statement.

In Montana’s case, transgender youth argued the law would ban them from continuing to receive gender-affirming medical care, violating their constitutional rights to equal protection, the right to seek health care and the right to dignity. The state Supreme Court upheld the injunction based on the right to privacy, which court rulings have said includes the right to make personal medical decisions free from government interference.

Montana is one of at least 26 states that have passed bans on gender-affirming medical care for minors and most face lawsuits. Some bans have been temporarily blocked by courts, while others have been allowed to take effect. Fifteen states have enacted protections for gender-affirming medical care for minors.

“Today’s ruling permits our clients to breathe a sigh of relief,” Akilah Deernose, the executive director of the ACLU of Montana, said in a statement. “But the fight for trans rights is far from over. We will continue to push for the right of all Montanans, including those who are transgender, to be themselves and live their lives free of intrusive government interference.”

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Rainbow pride flag at Montana state capitol

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Montana, in March 2021. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

The case against the Montana law now goes to trial before District Court Judge Jason Marks, with the state attorney general’s office telling the AP it looks forward to defending the law.

“In upholding the district court’s flawed decision to temporarily block a duly enacted law, the Supreme Court put the wellbeing of children — who have yet to reach puberty — at risk by allowing experimental treatments that could leave them to deal with serious and irreversible consequences for the rest of their lives to continue,” spokesperson Chase Scheuer said to the news agency.

In a majority opinion, Justice Beth Baker wrote that the law, titled Senate Bill 99, blocks “lawful medications and procedures administered by competent and licensed health care providers,” according to The Washington Examiner.

Democracy dies here sign at Montana state capitol

Demonstrators hold a sign that reads “Democracy Dies Here,” on the steps of the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Montana, in April 2023. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

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“SB 99 affords no room for decision-making by a patient in consultation with their doctors and parents,” she reportedly added. “The statute is a complete ban, prohibiting individualized care tailored to the needs of each patient based on the exercise of professional medical judgment and informed consent.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

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Canadian premier threatens to cut off energy imports to US if Trump imposes tariff on country

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December 13, 2024

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Canadian premier threatens to cut off energy imports to US if Trump imposes tariff on country

The premier of a key oil region in Canada is threatening to cut off energy and critical mineral exports to the U.S. if President-elect Donald Trump implements a sweeping tariff on all Canadian products.

Trump recently threatened a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican exports in an effort to stop the flow of illegal immigration and illicit drugs coming into the U.S.

Just days after Trump’s announcement, Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, said that he would consider retaliatory measures against the U.S. if the incoming president acted on his promise.

“We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy – going down to Michigan, going down to New York State and over to Wisconsin,” Ford, who represents a region known for its crude oil production, told reporters.

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Doug Ford, Ontario, Canada’s premier, listens during a news conference following the Canada’s Premiers meeting in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. (Cole Burston)

The premier added that other officials in the country are reportedly identifying ways they can hurt U.S. exports if Trump enacts a tariff.

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“Some premiers proactively identified products that their provinces produce and export to the United States and which the U.S. relies on, and which should be considered as part of the Canadian response. This included some critical minerals and metals,” Ford said.

Canada was reportedly the largest source of U.S. energy imports in 2019, according to the Energy Information Administration.

President-elect Donald Trump threatened a 25% tariff on Canada. (Peter Kramer/NBC via Getty Images)

“Canadians get hurt, but I can assure you one thing: the Americans are going to feel the pain as well, and isn’t that unfortunate?” Ford said.

Ford is also reportedly considering barring American-made alcohol from being sold in Ontario.

Ford, however, might not be able to unilaterally cut off the province’s energy supply to the U.S., according to a Canadian political science professor.

“I do not believe Ontario could unilaterally stop electricity exports to the U.S. without Ottawa’s approval. Similarly, Michigan cannot unilaterally stop the flow of western Canadian natural gas to eastern Canada without Washington’s approval,” University of Toronto political science Professor Nelson Wiseman told Now Toronto in response to Ford’s retaliatory threat.

President-elect Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently met in Palm Beach, Florida. (Nicholas Kamm)

Trump responded to the threats, saying “that’s okay if he does that.”

“The United States is subsidizing Canada, and we shouldn’t have to do that,” Trump told CNBC at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. “And we have a great relationship. I have so many friends in Canada, but we shouldn’t have to subsidize a country.”

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After Trump threatened a tariff on the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to West Palm Beach, Florida, to meet with the incoming president at Mar-a-Lago. Trump called it a “very productive meeting.”

Aubrie Spady is a Writer for Fox News Digital.

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Elton John calls marijuana legalization ‘one of the greatest mistakes of all time’ after addiction struggles

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December 13, 2024

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Elton John calls marijuana legalization ‘one of the greatest mistakes of all time’ after addiction struggles

Elton John has strong feelings about the legalization of marijuana.

The rock star, who was named Time magazine’s Icon of the Year this week, spoke to the outlet about his storied career, which, for a period of time, was affected by his addiction to drugs and alcohol. John’s experience with addiction led to his firm stance against marijuana use.

“I maintain that it’s addictive,” he said. “It leads to other drugs. And when you’re stoned—and I’ve been stoned—you don’t think normally.”

The singer added, “Legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time.”

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Elton John said that “legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time.” (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for City of Hope)

Time reported that when John was asked if he had similar thoughts to alcohol, he paused and looked at husband David Furnish, who was also present for the interview, for help in answering. Furnish then gave an answer “suggesting that while alcohol is part of the fabric of society, there are studies that find it’s much less healthy than people believe it to be.”

In 1974, the same year John released hits like “Bennie and the Jets” and “Candle in the Wind,” he was introduced to cocaine and eventually became addicted.

Elton John at the premiere of "Elton John: Never Too Late" at the London Film Festival.

Elton John says marijuana “leads to other drugs. And when you’re stoned—and I’ve been stoned—you don’t think normally.” (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Disney)

“Legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time.”

— Elton John

“You make terrible decisions on drugs,” he recalled. “I wanted love so badly, I’d just take hostages. I’d see someone I liked and spend three or four months together, and then they would resent me because they had nothing in their life apart from me. It really upsets me, thinking back on how many people I probably hurt.”

Bernie Taupin, John’s longtime songwriting partner, also spoke to the outlet, saying, “I was terrified for him. It was absolutely horrible. A lot of the work that we did in the times when he was at his worst wasn’t the best of both of us.”

He added, “I wasn’t able to creatively invest any time in writing material that related to him until he actually found himself, and then it was easier for me to reflect upon it.”

A close-up of Elton John singing in front of a piano

Elton John performs live on “Soul Train,” episode 141 on May 17, 1975. The singer has been open about his past addiction to cocaine. (Getty Images)

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It was in 1990 when John got clean, and he has maintained his sobriety ever since. In July, he shared an Alcoholics Anonymous chip with the caption, “34 years clean and sober. My life has never been better.”

“It’s tough to tell someone that they’re being an a–hole, and it’s tough to hear,” he admitted in his interview with Time. “Eventually I made the choice to admit that I’m being an a–hole.”

Elton John looking confused while wearing a multiprinted shirt

The singer shared in July that he has been “clean and sober” for 34 years and his “life has never been better.” (Getty Images)

Later in the interview, John touched on sobriety again, beginning his statement with, “I’ve never lost the excitement of buying a new record, a new book, a new photograph.”

He went on to say that given the choice between never being able to play music again or never being able to listen to it, he would give up playing, saying that listening to music has been what has “kept me going.”

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John explained, “I don’t really believe in the biblical God too much, but I have faith. My higher power has been looking after me all my life; he’s got me through drugs, he’s got me through depression, he’s got me through loneliness, and he got me sober. He’s been there all the time, I think. I just didn’t acknowledge him.”

Elton John and his family at the premiere of Sherlock Gnomes.

Elton John has two sons, Elijah and Zachary, with husband David Furnish. (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)

He and Furnish share two sons, Zachary, born in 2010, and Elijah, born in 2013. He told Time that if he had the opportunity to give them his talent and the fame that came with it, he would not do it.

“I’ve lived an incredible life, but it’s been a hell of a life, and it’s been a slog,” he said. “I wouldn’t want that amount of pressure on them.”

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“If people remember that we tried to change the world a little bit, we were kind, we tried to help people,” he said, that would be good enough for him. “And then, apart from that, there was the music.”

Emily Trainham is an entertainment editor for Fox News Digital.

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‘Legal authority’: Senate Dems demand Biden extend protections for illegal immigrants ahead of Trump admin

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Michael Weiss

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December 13, 2024

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‘Legal authority’: Senate Dems demand Biden extend protections for illegal immigrants ahead of Trump admin

President Biden is facing increasing pressure from Senate Democrats to make a last-minute move to extend protections from deportations for some illegal immigrants, before the incoming Trump administration launches a mass deportation operation next year.

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., held a press conference this week with immigration activists to renew calls to urge Biden to make moves for illegal immigrants currently protected by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

TPS allows nationals who are living in the U.S. and are from countries designated unsafe for them to return to, to obtain work permits and be shielded from deportation. DACA is a 2012 Obama-era executive order that allowed for some illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to remain in the country free from deportation.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., holds a Border Patrol challenge coin as she speaks about Republicans abandoning the bipartisan border deal during the Senate Democrats press conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The incoming Trump administration is expected to allow TPS to expire for many countries, as it attempted to do in the first administration. Republicans have been deeply critical of the use of TPS, accusing the Biden administration of abusing the tool. A bill introduced by Sen.-elect Jim Banks in the House would restrict TPS designations by requiring Congress to approve them for 12-month terms, and requiring additional moves by Congress to extend them.

However, Trump has expressed willingness to make a deal with Democrats to allow DACA recipients to remain in the U.S.

“I will work with the Democrats on a plan, and if we can come up with a plan, but the Democrats have made it very, very difficult to do anything. Republicans are very open to the Dreamers. The Dreamers, we’re talking many years ago. They were brought into this country many years ago, some of them are no longer young people, and in many cases, they become successful,” Trump said this week.

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But Trump’s campaign was defined by a promise to launch a mass deportation campaign, and with that looming, Democrats want Biden to act before it takes effect.

“The president has legal authority to act to give these long-term immigrant communities certainty, and he should use it,” Cortez Masto said at the press conference.

“We know the incoming administration is going to try to implement chaotic immigration policies that tear our families apart,” she said.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the latest developments in Syria from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on December 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

She was also skeptical of Trump’s promise to protect DACA administration, given what she said were his actions in the first Trump administration: “We brought him a bipartisan bill to protect our Dreamers — he killed it.”

“President Biden, you have the chance to cement your legacy on the economy as well as your humanitarian legacy, use this moment to protect long-term immigrants and strengthen our nation’s economy,” Padilla said.

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The press conference came days after a letter from Democrats led by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., which expressed “deep concern about the threat the incoming administration poses to immigrants in our communities.”

“We write now because the window to secure and finalize your administration’s policies is closing rapidly. We urge you to act decisively between now and the inauguration of the President-elect to complete the important work of the past four years and protect immigrant families,” they said.

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So far, there have been no indications that Biden is planning any such action on DACA. TPS extensions and redesignations are typically announced by the Department of Homeland Security. The White House did not respond to requests for comments from Fox News Digital.

The Trump administration pushed unsuccessfully to end DACA, being blocked by the Supreme Court. The matter remains in court, with a lawsuit challenging the legality of the policy under review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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In 2019, Trump proposed an additional three years of protection for DACA recipients and others in exchange for money to build a wall along the southern border. Democrats rejected that deal as “hostage taking.”

Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

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CNN commentator admonishes panelist not to touch him during tense discussion

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Michael Weiss

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December 13, 2024

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CNN commentator admonishes panelist not to touch him during tense discussion

CNN contributors Scott Jennings and Bakari Sellers argued over President-elect Donald Trump’s claims that he would bring down high grocery prices for consumers on CNN Thursday, with Jennings at one point admonishing Sellers not to touch him.

“During the campaign, Donald Trump said that he was going to bring prices down,” Sellers said, calling Trump’s comments a “lie.”

“One of the things we know is Scott was actually 50% correct, and that Democrats did not do a good job in telling our story,” Sellers said. “We did not do a good job of addressing the pain that Americans felt.”

“One of the mistakes we made throughout Biden‘s presidency was saying that inflation was transitory,” Sellers continued. “Those things were not accurate because there are people who were out there feeling the pain of the price of eggs.”

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Scott Jennings and Bakari Sellers on CNN

CNN contributors Scott Jennings and Bakari Sellers argued over President-elect Donald Trump’s claims that he would bring down high grocery prices for consumers. (CNN)

“What Scott was not accurate about, which kind of happens around the table sometimes, although I know you want to be,” Sellers continued, reaching over to touch Scott on the arm.

“Don‘t touch me,” Jennings told a laughing Sellers as he patted him on the back, which prompted CNN host Abby Phillip to respond.

“All right, everybody keep your hands to yourselves at the table,” Phillip said.

It wasn’t clear if Jennings was actually irked, but he wasn’t smiling when the camera cut to him.

Sellers continued to debate over the Biden administration’s role in lowering inflation, especially at the grocery store.

“This is not Joe Biden’s policies,” Sellers said.

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Sellers continued to defend the Biden administration’s role in lowering inflation, especially at the grocery store. (Getty Images)

“Yes it is,” Jennings responded. “Of course it is.”

“Of course it’s not,” Sellers said, arguing that inflation was caused by the COVID pandemic. “You know what happened across the globe? You had inflation rise across the globe. You know who addressed that issue? Joe Biden addressed that issue.”

“One of the things that Scott was again right about is that Democrats did not label it: that’s Trumpflation,” Sellers said.

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Trump has said high food prices helped him defeat Vice President Kamala Harris.

“I won on the border, and I won on groceries,” Trump said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

“Very simple word, groceries. Like almost – you know, who uses the word? I started using the word – the groceries. When you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you buy eggs, they would double and triple the price over a short period of time, and I won an election based on that,” Trump said.

President-elect Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to lower food prices. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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In an interview with Time published Thursday after he was named 2024 Person of the Year, Trump remarked it would be “very hard” to lower grocery prices but hoped to do so with fixed supply chains and increased energy production.

Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. He has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi injured, hospitalized while traveling to Luxembourg

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi injured, hospitalized while traveling to Luxembourg

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered an injury and has been admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg, Fox News has confirmed.

The 84-year-old California representative was traveling to Luxembourg for Battle of the Bulge remembrances.

The extent of the former speaker’s injury is unknown at the time of this reporting.

“While traveling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation in Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” Ian Krager, her spokesperson, said in a statement.

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Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrives as supporters wait to hear Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris concede the election, at Howard University on Nov. 6. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals. She continues to work and regrets that she is unable to attend the remainder of the CODEL engagements to honor the courage of our servicemembers during one of the greatest acts of American heroism in our nation’s history,” Krager continued. “Speaker Emerita Pelosi conveys her thanks and praise to our veterans and gratitude to people of Luxembourg and Bastogne for their service in World War II and their role in bringing peace to Europe.

U.S. House Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks on Nov. 19 in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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“Speaker Emerita Pelosi was personally and officially honored to travel with the distinguished delegation, many of whom had family members who fought in World War II — including her uncle, Johnny,” he added. “She looks forward to returning home to the U.S. soon.”

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WV lawmaker arrested after threatening to kill entire region’s delegation over caucus beef

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WV lawmaker arrested after threatening to kill entire region’s delegation over caucus beef

CHARLES TOWN, W.V. – A West Virginia state delegate-elect was arrested Thursday after allegedly threatening to kill multiple lawmakers, reportedly after being informed he might be dropped from his GOP caucus position.

Del-elect Joseph de Soto, a medical doctor from Gerrardstown – about 100 miles west of Washington, D.C. – allegedly threatened several other delegates, including the Speaker of the House, on Tuesday, reportedly expressing outrage over being told to step down.

De Soto was listed in state jail records for Berkeley County as having been booked as a “pretrial felon” for making terroristic threats.

Fox News Digital has learned that De Soto was advised of a vote removing him from a position for “undisclosed reasons,” and that “he was upset” after hearing the news.

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Travelers are greeted by a West Virginia welcome sign after crossing the East River Mountain Tunnel on I-77 in Princeton. (Charles Creitz)

De Soto then threatened to kill several fellow Eastern Panhandle lawmakers as well as House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay.

“I am focused on four people who are evil … not angry, but at peace what I need to do,” De Soto said, according to the criminal complaint. When an individual tried to stop de Soto from threatening people, his response was “I did say I am going to kill people. I said I am going (sic) what is necessary to put them (sic) from office.”

De Soto said he had a vision from the Mormon Angel of Moroni to “destroy” Wayne Clark, R-Charles Town, and Dels. Michael Hite, Joe Funkhouser and Charles Horst, all R-Martinsburg. He also claimed to have been told by God to kill another lawmaker from Weirton.

“They play stupid games, they are getting stupid awards,” de Soto wrote in an email to a person who complained to police, according to a law enforcement report obtained by Fox News Digital.

“Eastern Panhandle delegates … can all go to Hell. I will send them there as commanded.”

In an interview Friday, one such delegate – Clark – said he received a call early in his five-hour commute home from Charleston to Charles Town that his family should relocate immediately due to a threat.

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Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, in the Eastern Panhandle. ( (UCG/Getty))

“I was driving straight into a snowstorm. So, I didn’t get to meet up with my family until almost 7 p.m., and I got the call at 3 p.m.,” Clark said.

Clark praised the Charles Town Police Department and the Jefferson and Berkeley County sheriff’s offices for acting quickly to secure his family. He also said he hopes de Soto gets personal help.

“He obviously needs some sort of help because of some things that happened in his life prior. I don’t know,” he said.

The lawmaker said he understands that running for office means your identity and votes and comments are out in the public, but maintained that one’s family should never be.

“Having someone make threats that are now affecting my family, I don’t know if you ever had that call: ‘Hey, Wayne. Get your family in a safe place’. Whoa. Okay. That’s a tough one to deal with.”

De Soto had been elected as a Republican in the 91st District, which includes the suburbs of Martinsburg. However, he reportedly filed to change his affiliation to Democratic just before his arrest.

That change could set up a partisan or legal fight as to how he is replaced, as West Virginia law provides that if a delegate vacancy exists, the outgoing lawmaker’s party’s county committee “shall appoint a member of the party” to the seat. The West Virginia State House is currently 89-11 Republican.

De Soto had reportedly been recently investigated for allegedly falsifying information about his medical career, which led to Republicans’ concerns, according to Huntington’s CBS affiliate.

West Virginia Democratic Party chair Del. Mike Pushkin said the party’s thoughts are with the affected delegates and their families.

“No one—especially those working in public service—should ever have to fear for their safety or the safety of their loved ones,” Pushkin, of Kanawha, said in a statement. “These allegations are deeply serious and should be treated with the full weight of the law.”

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In a statement, WVGOP Chairman Matt Herridge said the party is aware of the allegations and facts of the case, “as well as the steps the House GOP Caucus has taken toward [de Soto’s] expulsion.”

“Our elected officials sacrifice a lot to serve their communities, and it is a travesty for anyone to face the additional burden of threats made against themselves and their families. The West Virginia Republican Party supports our House leadership and their expulsion efforts.”

“We disavow and condemn the behavior of the former Republican Delegate-elect and continue to thank all those who are willing to serve their communities and state, in spite of the serious challenges it too often poses.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the West Virginia State Police for additional comment on de Soto’s arrest.

A call to a number listed for de Soto was not returned.

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