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Bernard Kerik, former New York police commissioner and 9/11 figure, dies at 69
Bernie Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner who was hailed as a hero after 9/11, has died at 69 years old. His death was announced by FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday night, who wrote that Kerik "passed away after a private battle with illness." "Rest easy, Commissioner. Your watch has ended, but your impact will never fade," Patel wrote. Kerik's rise to national prominence came during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, where he became a steady figure alongside then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Kash Patel Flips Script On Dem Senator After Being Grilled On J6 Pardons: 'Brutal Reality Check' Kerik worked to coordinate emergency response in the aftermath of the collapse of the World Trade Center. Read On The Fox News App His 35-year career has been recognized in more than 100 awards for meritorious and heroic service, including a presidential commendation for heroism by President Ronald Reagan and two Distinguished Service Awards from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Kerik, who served as the NYPD's top cop from 2000 to 2001, pleaded guilty in 2009 to eight felonies, including tax fraud and lying to the White House while being vetted for the role of Homeland Security chief in 2004. He spent nearly three years in prison before transitioning to home confinement and eventually supervised release. In 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned Kerik for his past convictions. Following his release from prison, Kerik was a vocal critic of the criminal justice system and a staunch ally of Trump. Kerik later worked with Giuliani to investigate claims of election fraud after the 2020 election and was subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots. Ex-nypd Commissioner Pardoned By Trump Agrees To Deal With Special Counsel Jack Smith In 2020 Election Probe Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1955, Kerik dropped out of high school but later earned his GED before joining the U.S. Army. After returning to civilian life, he entered law enforcement and rose through the ranks, eventually leading the city's Department of Correction. In 2000, he was appointed NYPD commissioner by Giuliani. Fox News Digital's Ronn Blitzer contributed to this article source: Bernard Kerik, former New York police commissioner and 9/11 figure, dies at 69
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13 hours ago
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Price tag estimate for House GOP tax package rises to $3.94T
The estimated revenue impact of the GOP tax plan would be nearly $4 trillion in the negative over a decade, the Joint Committee on Taxation — a nonpartisan committee of the U.S. Congress — has indicated. A document issued by the committee puts the net total estimated revenue effects at -$3.939368 trillion for fiscal years 2025-2034. "The problem with all of these studies is they willfully ignore current tax policy. You can't do that and be taken seriously," an Office of Management and Budget spokesperson indicated. Fox News Digital reached out to the Joint Committee on Taxation for comment, but no comment had been provided by the time of publication. Gop Rails Against 'Blatantly False' Dem Claims About Medicaid Reform In Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' The GOP-controlled House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week, even with the U.S. national debt at more than $36 trillion. Read On The Fox News App The measure cleared the chamber with zero Democrat votes, and two House Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio — voting against it. House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., voted present, explaining in a statement, "I voted to move the bill along in the process for the President. There is still a lot of work to be done in deficit reduction and ending waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid program." Speaker Johnson Clashes With Rand Paul Over 'Wimpy' Spending Cuts In Trump's Bill Some Senate Republicans have indicated that they would not be willing to support the measure as it stands coming out of the House. Elon Musk is not happy with it either. The business tycoon said during an interview for "CBS Sunday Morning" that he was "disappointed to see the massive spending bill," and that the measure undermines the Department of Government Efficiency team's work. "I'm not happy about certain aspects of it, but I'm thrilled by other aspects of it," President Donald Trump said of the measure when asked about Musk's comments. Last week, Trump hailed the House's passage of the proposal, calling for the Senate to pass it as well. "Great job by Speaker Mike Johnson, and the House Leadership, and thank you to every Republican who voted YES on this Historic Bill! Now, it's time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!" the president declared in part of a Truth Social post last week. Musk Officially Steps Down From Doge After Wrapping Work Streamlining Government White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller asserted in a post on X, "I see some self-described libertarians siding with lefty bureaucrats at CBO who claim the Big Beautiful Bill will 'explode the debt.' This is based entirely on CBO claiming that extending the current tax rates (not raising them) will 'cost' the government $4 trillion in revenue. "Since when have libertarians argued that NOT raising taxes 'costs' the government money? Private money yet to be earned does not "belong" to the government. This is a Democrat-collectivist argument and I'm shocked to see libertarians deploying it. Under this ludicrous theory, one could raise taxes to 90% on everyone and declare the deficit solved. BBB cuts taxes, cuts spending, reforms welfare and *ends mass migration*," he article source: Price tag estimate for House GOP tax package rises to $3.94T
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Rising Michigan Democrat says she was 'going to punch someone' over party's 'annoying' economic gaslighting
Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin called out her own party on Wednesday for spending years claiming the economy wasn't bad under the Biden administration. Though she defended voting in favor of many of former President Joe Biden's economic policies as a congresswoman, Slotkin told the New York Times' "The Opinions" podcast that Democrats largely fumbled by ignoring people's struggles. "So we did pass a bunch of things, but we also spent a good year plus after the pandemic explaining to people that the economy was not as bad as they thought," Slotkin said. "Saying things like: This Harvard economist says that G.D.P. is the highest, bah, bah, bah." Dem Senator Says It's No 'Secret To Anyone' That Trump Has Party On Its Heels She remarked, "I was going to punch someone if they quoted me one more Harvard economist when I could tell you with certainty that in my part of the world, people's wages were not keeping pace with inflation. Period." Slotkin went on to say that the Democratic Party made voters feel "stupid" by ignoring their issues because the economy looked good "on a piece of paper in a spreadsheet in Boston." Read On The Fox News App "That was annoying and was our fault," she said. Slotkin, who was elected to the Senate last year, rose to national prominence after giving the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's congressional address in March. Since then, she has been equally critical of her own party for its focus on identity politics. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture In April, Politico previewed a speech she gave in Lansing where she called on the Democratic Party to "f---ing retake the flag" and stop being "weak and woke." Though that report got attention, Slotkin clarified to the New York Times that the words "weak" and "woke" were not from her but from focus groups describing the Democratic Party. "Just to correct the record, the 'weak' and 'woke' were the two words when there were focus groups done in Michigan in February. The two most common words to describe the Democratic Party in Michigan were 'weak' and 'woke.' So just to be accurate, that wasn't me who said those two words. It was me repeating what the perception is of the party," Slotkin article source: Rising Michigan Democrat says she was 'going to punch someone' over party's 'annoying' economic gaslighting
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Federal judges side with Arizona to strike down ‘Liberation Day' tariffs Trump imposed
A ruling by judges at the U.S. Court of International Trade on May 28, 2025, stops President Donald Trump's tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada and nearly all imports into the U.S. Photo via Getty Images New tariffs imposed on nearly all imports into the U.S. since April were struck down Wednesday by three federal judges in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York City. The judges ruled in favor of Arizona and 11 other states in their suit, as well as several businesses who filed a tandem suit, and against Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its leader, Kristi Noem, and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and its leader, Peter Flores over the tariffs. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX The attorneys general argued in State of Oregon et al v. Donald J. Trump et al, filed April 23, that Trump was misusing a 1977 law and falsely claiming an 'unusual and extraordinary threat' to the United States to justify the costly tariffs on nearly all imported goods. Trump's tariffs 'upend constitutional order' and harm state economies, Dem AGs allege The judges said that law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 'does not authorize worldwide and retaliatory tariffs,' and that, 'because of the Constitution's express allocation of the tariff power to Congress, we do not read IEEPA to delegate an unbounded tariff authority to the President.' Lawyers for Trump and the federal agencies insinuated at a May 21 hearing they would appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if things did not go their way at the international trade court. Trump lawyers argued the Emergency Economic Powers Act, which gives the president broad latitude on financial regulation and foreign policy in the event of a national emergency, would address the threat of fentanyl getting into the country and the U.S.'s trade deficit. The attorneys general argued Congress, not the president, has the sole authority to set tariff policy and that the tariffs Trump imposed had no relationship to the threats he said he wanted to confront. Arizona and the other attorneys general — from Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Vermont — specifically challenged four of Trump's executive orders since April that have added fluctuating tariffs on most imports from China, Mexico and Canada and a 10% retaliatory tariff on most all other goods imported from other countries to the U.S. The order from the international trade court Wednesday stops these new tariffs and more that Trump planned to impose by July 9. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a news release Wednesday that the ruling is a victory for Arizona and its economic well-being. 'I spearheaded this lawsuit because President Trump's tariffs – a tax on Arizona families and businesses – were poised to devastate our state's economy,' she said. 'I will continue to fight for affordability for Arizonans and against President Trump's illegal abuses of power.' SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
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Blue state governor sounds off about ‘disturbing' ICE operations on affluent liberal islands
Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey is sounding off about her frustrations with ICE's latest operations in her state, saying she found it "disturbing" to hear about the arrests of some 40 illegal immigrants in Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. ICE, working with several other federal law enforcement agencies, conducted a series of immigration enforcement operations in Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard on Tuesday. An ICE statement said "around 40" individuals were arrested as a result of the operations, including an MS-13 gang member and at least one child sex offender. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde said that "ICE and our federal partners made a strong stand for prioritizing public safety by arresting and removing illegal aliens from our New England neighborhoods" and that "operations like this highlight the strong alliances that ICE shares with our fellow law enforcement partners." Healey, however, took a very different tone about the operations. The governor said that "it was very disturbing, needless to say, to wake up to that news about that activity on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket," according to the Boston Herald. Dem Governor Threatens To Use 'Every Tool' To Fight Back Against Trump-era Deportations "Local police chiefs have zero information about what's happening in their communities. We at the state level have zero information about what's happening in communities. And that needs to change. We need to get answers. We need to get clarification from ICE," said Healey. Read On The Fox News App The outlet also reported Healey saying the arrests raised "real questions" about whether federal immigration authorities are complying with due process. "It's one thing to go after and target those who have committed crimes, who are here unlawfully," said Healey. "It's concerning when we see people, moms and dads, being ripped away from families. Neighbors, coworkers taken away, literally it looks like, on the way to job sites in Nantucket and on the Vineyard." Trump DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, however, told Fox News Digital that "ICE did notify local authorities about the enforcement operations." "Before the Governor criticizes our brave law enforcement, she should get her facts straight—apparently, she is the one with 'zero information,'" continued McLaughlin. Aoc Fundraises On Trying To Abolish Ice Amid Trump's Crackdown On Illegal Immigration "What we find 'disturbing' and 'concerning' is politicians like Massachusetts Gov. Healey fighting to protect criminal illegal aliens," she continued, adding, "Our ICE officers will continue putting their lives and safety on the line to arrest murderers, kidnappers, and pedophiles that were let into our country by the Biden administration's open border policies." Click Here For More Immigration Coverage Martha's Vineyard, which is a heavily affluent and deeply blue area, made headlines in 2022 when residents promptly removed the migrants being sent to the island from southern states like Florida and Texas. After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two planes with 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard in September 2022, the island activated the National Guard in response and released a statement calling the situation a "humanitarian crisis." The 50 migrants were ultimately loaded onto buses two days after arriving and transported off Martha's Vineyard to military housing on the Cape Cod mainland. White House Rages At House Democrat For 'Shameful' Memorial Day Trip To Visit Suspected Ms-13 Gangbanger On Wednesday, Jon Fetherston, a former Massachusetts migrant-shelter director, told Fox News Digital that "it's deeply troubling that Governor Healey finds the arrests of nearly 40 undocumented individuals on Cape Cod 'disturbing,' yet continues to refuse cooperation with federal agencies like ICE and ERO Boston—even when those agencies are targeting individuals with known criminal records." He continued, saying, "law enforcement was doing its job — removing people who pose a danger to public safety" and asserted that "the majority of the public— including right here in Massachusetts — supports the work of Tom Homan, ICE, and ERO because they understand that public safety must come first, regardless of political affiliation." "Even in one of the bluest states in the country, people expect their leaders to prioritize their safety over partisan agendas," said Fetherston. "The real concern here should be the safety of our communities, not political optics." Healey's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for article source: Blue state governor sounds off about 'disturbing' ICE operations on affluent liberal islands
