President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he plans to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice. In a video posted to social media by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, Trump can be seen announcing that he will nominate Blanche for the position after he assumed the role on an interim basis following former Attorney General Pam Bondi's firing in early April. "Tomorrow I'm instructing Dan [Scavino] and everybody else that's involved in that very complicated process, which is gonna go, I think, very quickly, that we are going to make him permanent Attorney General," Trump said in the video, which was recorded during a Rose Garden Club Dinner on Wednesday evening at the White House. This is a developing story; please check back for updates. from Latest & Breaking News on Fox News https://ift.tt/EvjWL2u via IFTTT

Game 1 lived up to the billing thanks to a dynamite performance from its biggest star, Jalen Brunson. The San Antonio Spurs couldn't hang with the Knicks in Game 1, as New York took a 1-0 series lead with a clutch 105-95 victory. The Knicks have now won 12 consecutive postseason games. The Knicks' 12-game postseason winning streak is tied with the 1999 Spurs for second all-time. Only the 2017 Warriors won more at 15, putting New York within reach. Most Knicks fans had "winning on the road" on their championship bingo card. Their team did not disappoint. KNICKS FANS SEND NYC INTO CHAOS AFTER FRANCHISE REACHES FIRST NBA FINALS SINCE 1999 Brunson rose to the occasion against Victor Wembanyama, helping New York outlast the young and inexperienced Spurs. Game 1 delivered drama early. In the first quarter, Brunson exited with an apparent leg injury , frequently grimacing and favoring his right knee. The scare over Brunson's knee was short-lived. After a brief trip to ...

The race to replace a political titan from the Treasure State has taken shape with three challengers who will square off in November.  What was expected to be an easy path to victory in Montana was shaken up earlier in 2026. Now, three new faces — former U.S. District Attorney Kurt Alme, ex- University of Montana President Seth Bodnar and Alani Bankhead — are all headed to the big stage in November. Republican Sen. Steve Daines' sudden exit from his reelection campaign opened up the race in ruby-red Montana.  2026 MIDTERMS: PRIMARIES, KEY RACES AND ELECTION RESULTS Now, it’s a three-way battle between his chosen successor, an insurgent independent candidate and a total political newcomer.  Alme has a home field advantage given the groundwork Daines laid throughout his political career, turning Montana from a purple to a ruby red bastion for the GOP.   But Alme hasn’t run for statewide office before. He was tapped twice by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. District Attorne...

The Vegas Golden Knights have taken Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, erasing the Carolina Hurricanes' early 2-0 lead to win a thrilling 5-4 game in Raleigh and set the tone for this best-of-seven series. It’s a seven-game win streak for Vegas now, as they haven’t lost since Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Anaheim Ducks . They surprisingly swept the Colorado Avalanche to win the West, and they kept that momentum going on the road. Tomas Hertl was the hero for the Golden Knights in Game 1, as he scored the game-winning goal on a snipe with 3:25 left in the third period. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM But it wasn’t easy for Vegas in the first period when the Hurricanes were quick to assert their home-ice advantage just 25 seconds into the game. It was the first shot on goal for either side when Nikolaj Ehlers poked a puck past an aggressive Shea Theodore for Vegas, and he sprinted down ice toward Carter Hart, who mans the Golden Knights’ ne...

Republicans head into the 2026 midterms with a rare advantage: a concrete record of accomplishments to run on powered by President Donald Trump ’s second-term successes. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has proposed a practical midterm strategy reminiscent of his 1994 " Contract with America " that urges Republicans to run hard on their winning record. That record includes such wins as the Working Families Tax Cut, which has already brought positive effects to the economy. The "Big Beautiful Bill" extended the 2017 tax cuts, ended taxes on tips and overtime, ended taxes on Social Security for most seniors, expanded the child tax credits and childcare tax credits. It also permitted businesses to write off major investments, made permanent a 20% small-business tax deduction, loosened restrictions on oil and gas lease sales, expanded Workforce Pell grants, provided investment accounts for children and expanded access to zero-deductible telehealth. Remarkably, ...

Republicans are aiming to break longtime losing streaks by taking first steps toward winning elections for governor and Los Angeles mayor as voters in Democrat-dominated California head to the polls on Tuesday. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump 's clout over the GOP will once again face a ballot box test, in a gubernatorial showdown in Iowa, while the Hawkeye State's Democratic Senate nomination is the latest battle between the establishment and progressive wings of the party. California and Iowa are two of the six states holding primary contests from coast to coast during the first week of June, in elections that will impact November's midterms, when the GOP's slim Senate and razor-thin House majorities will be up for grabs. The election arguably grabbing the most headlines nationally is in Los Angeles, where it's been three decades since a Republican won a mayoral contest in the nation's second most populous city. Spencer Pratt, a reality TV star and online i...