Former President Trump promised to give police officers a blanket of protection following the recent death of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller.

During a campaign stop Tuesday in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Trump promised to "restore law and order" and "indemnify" and "protect" law enforcement.

"We will very importantly restore law and order to our country, and I'm going to indemnify all police officers and law enforcement officials throughout the United States to protect them from being destroyed by the radical left for taking strong actions on crime," Trump said.

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The former president remembered Diller, promising to "crack down" and prosecute "dangerous criminals."

"The other day I was very honored to visit the family of an amazing man, New York Police Detective Jonathan Diller. You read about it, who was gunned down by a vicious thug, who was originally arrested by different law enforcement agencies over twenty-one times for very serious crimes. And the person with them was a known killer," Trump said.

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"When I'm re-elected I will crack down on the left-wing jurisdictions that refuse to prosecute dangerous criminals," Trump vowed.

Diller was fatally shot last week during a traffic stop in Queens after a man with 21 prior arrests allegedly shot him in the stomach as Diller was trying to make the suspect — 34-year-old Guy Rivera — exit the vehicle.

Rivera allegedly opened fire on Diller and his partner at about 5:45 p.m. The officers had approached the vehicle because it had been illegally parked at a bus stop.

Another man who was in the vehicle at the time of Diller's death, Lindy Jones, was also charged following the death, including for criminal possession of a weapon and defacing a weapon.

Fox News Digital's Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report.

Former President Trump vowed to create a "Christian Visibility Day" following President Biden's declaration of "Transgender Day of Visibility," which happened to land on Easter Sunday this year.

"And what the h--- was Biden thinking when he declared Easter Sunday to be trans visibility day?" Trump asked his supporters during a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Tuesday. "Such total disrespect to Christians."

The presumptive Republican nominee for president promised that Nov. 5 would be "Christian Visabiliy Day" if he is elected.

"And on November 5th, it is going to be called something else. You know, it's going to be called Christian Visibility Day," Trump said to thunderous applause.

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Trump's comments came after President Biden celebrated "Transgender Day of Visibility," which is recognized March 31, and this year fell on Easter Sunday.

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Biden has faced backlash after his annual day to honor the transgender movement fell on Easter Sunday, one of the most important and holiest days for Christians, as they celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Trump's national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, previously called the "Trans Day of Visbility" "appalling and insulting."

Leavitt said the president's announcement is an example of the Biden administration's "years-long assault on the Christian faith."

The White House issued a statement saying the criticism over ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’ coinciding with Easter was divisive.

"As a Christian who celebrates Easter with family, President Biden stands for bringing people together and upholding the dignity and freedoms of every American," read the statement. "Sadly, it’s unsurprising politicians are seeking to divide and weaken our country with cruel, hateful, and dishonest rhetoric. President Biden will never abuse his faith for political purposes or for profit."

FIRST ON FOX: Barstool Sports personality Bill Cotter, also known as "Billy Football," has turned his sights to New York's 3rd Congressional District, embarking on a grassroots campaign focused on the younger generation.

"I wanted to get involved and be a voice for this generation, if anything. You know, I may not make it to Congress, but hopefully, some of the things that I raise on my platform here will," Cotter told Fox News Digital.

As a fifth-generation New Yorker, Cotter said that District 3 is facing issues that were not a problem for him growing up in the Big Apple.

"I just kept thinking about it and seeing what was going on in Washington, in local politics and the issues that this part of New York is dealing with," Cotter said. "There are issues that were not a problem growing up, and now it is."

"When it comes to crime, the immigration crisis and the cost of living crisis, we're seeing those issues at face value in New York and that spurred me to get involved," he said.

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Cotter said that when he recently turned 25, he was finally old enough to run and decided to use his platform to make a difference in the political arena.

"What are you going to be able to do at 25, that you couldn't do at 24? One of those things was running for U.S. Congress," Cotter said.

The Barstool Sports personality said that inflation and the cost of living crisis are two issues that hit home for his generation.

"There is no one in my generation buying a house, especially in this area, for the next five years because of how expensive housing is," Cotter said. "The day-to-day life has gotten so expensive and no one has enough expendable income to save, and their wages have not grown at the same rate as the prices of everything has."

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"For our generation, we're the ones who are going to be left with the bill when it comes to the national debt," he said.

Cotter said that his work for Barstool Sports has given him a unique platform to interact with "pro-athletes to bartenders."

"The best impact that my audience has had is that I've been able to interact with so many people my age group, from pro athletes to bartenders. And they all sort of know something is wrong in this country," he said.

"I hear them voice their opinions and their problems and I feel like when you have 300,000 followers on Twitter, you're interacting with so many," he added. "That insight, has really inspired me to take this extra level because people know there's something wrong and that there is a complete lack of common sense."

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"I want to try to help bring some common sense into the equation because, from the looks of it, we don't know if our elected officials are truly acting in our best interests."

Cotter said that he decided to run as a Republican because most of his views aligned with the party.

"I chose to run as a Republican because many of my views were aligned when it came to national security, supporting law enforcement and on budget spending," he said. "I don't think all my beliefs are necessarily tied completely to the Republican Party. I think I have a position where I'm running in the Republican Party, but I will look at every issue completely and without bias."

Cotter has been working tirelessly to collect the 1,250 signatures to make it on the Republican New York ballot.

"I'm learning a lot about the electoral process and I see a lot of barriers for regular people to run for office," Cotter said. "The only people who seem to be getting into this position with perfect signatures seem to be largely establishment candidates with the widespread backing of whatever party."

"I'm hoping that I can, honestly, run a true grassroots campaign," he said. "I've collected about a thousand signatures myself, in the rain."

Nebraska lawmakers are debating a bill that would raise the state’s sales tax by 1 cent to 6.5% on every taxable dollar spent — which would make it among the highest in the country.

Lawmakers expected to take a vote later Tuesday on whether to advance the bill to a second of three rounds of debate in Nebraska's unique one-chamber legislature. In addition to raising the state's current 5.5% sales tax and expanding it to include more services — such as advertising costs — it would add new taxes to candy and soda pop and would tax hemp and CBD products at 100%.

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But the bill would also cut sales tax currently added to utility bills — a proposal made to address complaints that a sales tax increase would disproportionately affect lower income people.

Supporters of the bill pushed back on that argument, noting that grocery food items would still be exempt from sales tax in Nebraska. The bill is aimed at higher income residents with more disposable income, not those living in poverty, said Omaha Sen. Lou Ann Linehan.

For those struggling to get by, "are you spending a lot of money on handbags," Linehan asked. "Are you spending $200 on new shoes? This bill affects people who have money to spend on those things."

Linehan has struggled to find enough votes to advance the bill. Critics include both left-leaning lawmakers, who say a sales tax inherently puts more burden on lower income populations, and far-right conservative lawmakers who oppose any increase in taxes.

"On average, the 5% of Nebraskans with incomes over $252,600 will pay less as a result of the changes, while for 8 in 10 Nebraskans, the sales tax increase will on average be greater than any property tax cut they may receive," taxation watchdog group Open Sky Policy Institute said.

The bill is key to Republican Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to slash soaring property taxes, which reached a high of $5.3 billion in 2023 as housing prices have soared in recent years. Because local assessors are required to assess residential property at around 100% of market value, some people — particularly the elderly who are on fixed incomes — are being priced out homes they've owned for years because they can't afford the tax bill, Pillen said.

This year’s legislative session is set to end by April 18. Pillen had previously promised to called lawmakers back for a special session if property tax relief efforts fail to pass.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday accepted the resignation of a Memphis judge who has been charged with coercion of a witness and harassment, and then jailed after she violated her bond agreement by testing positive for cocaine.

Erin Merrick, Lee's chief counsel, wrote in a brief letter that the governor has accepted the resignation of Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd.

Boyd sent a letter Tuesday to the state Administrative Office of the Courts saying she was resigning immediately. That came a day after she sent a letter saying she would step down at the end of May.

A hearing about her removal from the bench had been previously scheduled in the Tennessee General Assembly for Thursday. Under state law, judges can be referred to the Legislature after receiving two public reprimands.

Elected in 2022, Boyd is accused of coercing, influencing or attempting to influence Lashanta Rudd, her former campaign manager, to testify falsely or "withhold truthful testimony" in an official proceeding, the indictment says. The indictment does not describe the official proceeding.

The indictment also says Boyd’s communications with Rudd were attempts to annoy, alarm or frighten her. Boyd has pleaded not guilty.

Boyd was suspended in May after she was accused of threatening an acquaintance, soliciting money by using her role as a judge and substance abuse. The accusations include asking for donations for a school in a social media post showing Boyd wearing a judicial robe.

Under conditions of her release, Boyd was ordered to undergo drug screening and told not to use drugs. Prosecutors asked for her bond to be revoked after she twice tested positive for cocaine in March and failed to report to another drug test, court documents showed.

In a hearing last Wednesday, Judge Roy Morgan revoked her bond and sent her to jail.

During the hearing, Arthur Horne III, one of Boyd’s attorneys, said that Boyd "needs help" and has not been cooperating with them, saying the judge was "in a full relapse" and is "not thinking with a clear head," the Commercial Appeal reported.

Boyd’s trial is scheduled for April 24.

Teachers and staff in the rural Iowa district where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this year could get bonuses if they don't quit their jobs under a new bill approved by lawmakers and sent to the governor.

The Jan. 4 attack at the high school in Perry, Iowa, about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines, killed sixth grader Ahmir Jolliff, fatally injured the high school's principal, Dan Marburger, and injured six others. The bill allows the school district in Perry, Iowa, to spend $700,000 of local tax dollars on bonuses for employees during the upcoming school year.

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The shooting began in the cafeteria as students were gathering for breakfast before classes resumed after winter break. The 17-year-old student, Dylan Butler, who opened fire also died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

Rep. Carter Nordman, a Republican, said that representatives from Perry and Iowa’s school board association approached lawmakers about the challenge with staff retention that had faced other schools coping with similar tragedies.

This approach was a quick and efficient way of allowing Perry to address staff retention locally, Nordman said, even though "no amount of money" will change what happened. It will be up to Perry to allocate the bonuses; the bill indicates any district employee is eligible, not only those working at the high school or middle school where the shooting took place.

"The reality is that it did happen, and this is one way that Perry could hopefully say to teachers that: ‘We support you, we’re here for you, we want you to continue to be a part of this community and teach here,’ " Nordman said.

The bill would also waive state requirements on the length of Perry’s school term. The school district canceled classes at the middle and high schools, which share the cafeteria, and the nearby elementary school for several weeks as the community mourned and the district addressed safety concerns.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general urged the state’s highest court on Tuesday to stop the creation of what would be the nation’s first publicly funded Catholic charter school.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond argued the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board violated both the law and the state and federal constitutions when it voted 3-2 in June to approve the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City's application to establish the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School.

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"I think that they betrayed their oath of office," Drummond told the nine-member court. "And they knew they betrayed their oath of office because I told them if they did that they would."

The case is being closely watched because supporters of the school believe recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have indicated the court is more open to public funds going to religious entities.

One of Oklahoma's high court justices asked Drummond if there aren't already examples of using taxpayer funds for religious purposes, such as Medicaid funding for patients who go to St. Anthony's Hospital, a Catholic health care provider in Oklahoma City.

Drummond said there is a distinct difference between a religious entity qualifying for state funding for a service it provides and the Catholic charter school, which became a public institution with the school board's vote.

"The state and church are intertwined as has never happened before," Drummond said. He added that approving the school would open the door for public schools to teach Islamic doctrine or even Satanism.

Michael McGinley, an attorney for St. Isidore, argued that numerous private religious organizations receive state funding for providing services to students and that it's unconstitutional to reject the archdiocese's application simply because it is religious.

"We have a program that's open to everybody, except religious organizations," he argued. "You can't do that."

McGinley said the online school already has received hundreds of applications and hopes to receive its state funding on July 1. Classes are scheduled to begin in the fall. The school would be open to students throughout Oklahoma in kindergarten through grade 12.

The court did not indicate when it would rule.

A man who attacked a Muslim state representative outside a prayer service in Connecticut pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted sexual assault and other crimes in a plea deal that calls for a five-year prison sentence.

Andrey Desmond, 30, appeared in Hartford Superior Court in connection with the June 2023 assault on Rep. Maryam Khan, the first Muslim to serve in the state House of Representatives. He pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree sexual assault, attempted first-degree strangulation and risk of injury to a minor — all felonies, Hearst Connecticut Media Group reported.

Khan's lawyer, Aaron Romano, told a judge that Khan believed Desmond deserved a longer prison sentence given how serious the attack was. Khan attended the hearing but did not comment afterward.

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"Representative Khan is requesting privacy at this time to process today’s events, but she looks forward to her attacker’s sentencing on June 4," Romano said in a statement later in the day.

Desmond's attorney, public defender John Stawicki, told Judge David Gold that Desmond wanted to apologize to Khan. Desmond held off on apologizing after Gold warned that anything he said could be used against him if the plea agreement ended up being canceled for any reason.

The plea deal would also require Desmond, after the prison term, to register as a sex offender, undergo counseling and take his medication.

Court records show Desmond, who was living in New Britain, has a history of mental illness. After a court-ordered evaluation, he was found competent to stand trial.

Khan, a Democrat from the Hartford suburb of Windsor, had called for hate crime charges. She was attacked while attending a service at the XL Center arena in Hartford with her family to mark Eid al-Adha, the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage by Muslims to Mecca.

She has said she and her family, including her 15-year-old daughter, were taking photos outside the arena when Desmond approached and said he "intended to have sexual relations" with one of them.

Desmond then followed them inside, and Khan said he started to pursue her in particular, grabbing at her face and shirt and demanding a kiss. He followed her back outside and tried to grab her face again, she said, and became angry when she "dodged him." She said he slapped her across the face and later put her in a "chokehold," holding up his hand and mimicking having a gun before slamming her into the ground.

Khan said she was diagnosed with a concussion and injured her right arm and shoulder.

The Associated Press doesn’t generally identify people who report attempted sexual assaults unless they publicly identify themselves, as Khan has done.

Desmond was chased down and held by two bystanders until police arrived and arrested him. One of the bystanders, a military veteran, was charged with misdemeanor assault and has applied for a pretrial diversion program that could erase the charge.

Relations between South Dakota tribes and Republican Gov. Kristi Noem have long been strained, but they have become even more contentious recently as Noem has pointedly criticized tribal leaders, accusing some of profiting from drug dealing and questioning their commitments to children on reservations.

In speeches at community forums, Noem has slammed leaders of the tribes in the state as being more interested in hurting her politically and profiting from drug cartels than improving the lives of children and others amid persistent poverty on reservations.

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"We’ve got some tribal leaders that I believe are personally benefiting from the cartels being there and that’s why they attack me every day," Noem said at a forum last month in Winner. "But I’m going to fight for the people who actually live in those situations, who call me and text me every day and say, ’Please, dear governor, please come help us in Pine Ridge. We are scared."

Even for tribal leaders accustomed to rocky relations with the governor, the accusations left them stunned.

"How dare the Governor allege that Sioux Tribal Councils do not care about their communities or their children, and, worse, that they are involved in nefarious activities?" said Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out, whose tribe earlier this year banished Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation and is suing the federal government for more law enforcement resources to tackle crime on the reservation.

Or as Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire put it in a statement, "Governor Kristi Noem’s wild and irresponsible attempt to connect tribal leaders and parents with Mexican drug cartels is a sad reflection of her fear-based politics that do nothing to bring people together to solve problems."

In making her comments, Noem expressed frustration at persistent problems on reservations and desperation to help, but others question why the governor seems to be picking a fight now with tribes. They note members of the tribes typically favor Democratic candidates in the otherwise conservative state and speculate Noem's tough stand is intended to impress presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has named Noem as a potential vice presidential running mate.

Michael Card, an emeritus political science professor at the University of South Dakota, speculated that Noem's comments might go back to her view about security on the southern border and support for Trump.

Noem has risen fast in her political career, having won every race she has run, said Card, who drew a "linkage" from Noem to Trump in that "we like strong people, and this is a strong woman."

Some tribal leaders also point to Noem’s support of Trump.

"She’s trying to out-Trump Trump by saying something crazy about Native Americans because she knows we’ve had a long history of fighting with the state, and she figures by saying something that might go national, maybe Trump will elevate her a little higher and pick her to be on his team, which is sad," said Democratic state Sen. Shawn Bordeaux, a former Rosebud Sioux tribal council member.

No one denies drug and alcohol abuse are an endemic problem on some reservations, but Noem hasn't provided evidence linking drug cartels to tribal leaders. Her spokesman, Ian Fury, said in an email that "drug cartel presence on Native American reservations" has been documented by the news media for years but didn't respond to inquiries for more specifics.

In response to questions about drug cartels, the South Dakota U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement that it works with tribal, local and state officials but didn't specify whether cartels were active on reservations. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI either referred questions to the U.S. Attorney's Office or declined to comment.

In a letter to the U.S. Interior Department and other federal officials last week, Noem called for audits of federal funds given to the nine tribes in South Dakota to understand how the money had been spent. The Interior Department declined to comment.

Also last week, Noem requested a meeting with the Oglala Sioux tribal officials, offering to help address problems facing their reservation. She made a similar request in February. Fury did not respond to an email asking whether the tribe has responded.

The governor also has tried to reach leaders of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Crow Creek Sioux Tribe without success, Fury said.

"She continues to have no response from any of those tribes. But she is loving all the conversations that she’s having with their community members – she has appreciated their encouragement and support," Fury said.

The dispute continues a long history of contentious relations between South Dakota's tribes and the government dating to the 1800s when some of the most intensive fighting between Native Americans and U.S. troops occurred in the state.

More recently, efforts in the 1950s to "terminate" or withdraw federal responsibility and administration of tribes led to tension, though ultimately no tribe in South Dakota was terminated, said Sean Flynn, professor and chair of history at Dakota Wesleyan University, and an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

Flynn said he thinks Noem could use her voice and position to help the tribes obtain more federal support to tackle problems on reservations, instead of "scolding" tribal leaders and parents.

"It doesn’t seem like a formula for addressing the issue of drug use on reservations," he said.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declared that he’s committed to opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the remainder of his term, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has pitched a novel approach to continue funding the war effort — but Republican holdouts in both chambers may still derail the efforts of leadership to secure a new aid package.

"We’re funding what appears to be yet another forever war that will bankrupt future generations — all while disregarding our own security as our southern border remains open," Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., told Fox News Digital. "It’s absurd that overnighting more tax dollars to Ukraine is even a consideration. It should be totally off the table and replaced with a push for peace talks."

Johnson revealed his intent to take action on Ukraine aid soon after lawmakers return to Washington next week during an appearance on Fox News Channel on Sunday night. It's been a hot-button issue for conservatives, but he suggested a plan that diverges significantly from the Senate-passed $95 billion package with aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

One potential piece of the House's forthcoming effort to provide resources to Ukraine is the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for Ukrainians Act. This measure would have the U.S. liquidate seized Russian assets and re-purpose those funds as more assistance for Ukraine.

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According to Johnson, this option is one of several possible alternatives that "we should do that make more sense and I think we’ll have consensus around."

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., praised the plan on Monday night, posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he is "Encouraged to hear that Speaker Johnson will take up Ukraine aid when Congress reconvenes next week."

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"This proposal or something similar, when combined with border security, would be a winning package for all concerned," he said of the potential components of a package spearheaded by Johnson, which could also include aid in the form of a loan to the country, as well as taking steps to decrease reliance on foreign sources for energy.

It’s unclear if Johnson’s plan for Ukraine would be attached to U.S. border security measures. Fox News Digital reached out to the speaker’s office for clarification.

Congressional Republicans killed a $118 billion package with aid for Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel and the U.S. border earlier this year, arguing it did not go far enough to tackle the ongoing border crisis. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and President Biden have been pressuring Johnson to take up the slimmer $95 billion package without border measures.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a staunch supporter of assistance to Ukraine, did not provide comment regarding the various potential routes being eyed by House Republicans. A spokesperson reiterated that McConnell's primary focus is getting aid to Ukraine in the quickest fashion possible.

In a Monday radio interview in Kentucky, McConnell said he plans to "put the main part of my focus in the coming years" on supporting Ukraine and pushing back against Russia's advances. He further claimed he would continue to fight "isolationist" tendencies in his party, which have become increasingly popular among his Republican Senate colleagues.

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A spokesperson for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Ranking Member James Risch, R-Idaho, said in a statement, "Senator Risch has had numerous conversations with his colleagues about what should be in the supplemental, like his REPO bill to seize Russian sovereign assets."

"He looks forward to reviewing all the changes Speaker Johnson makes and what passes the House," the spokesperson continued.

A House Foreign Affairs Committee aide told Fox News Digital that Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, hopes a "strong version" of the REPO Act, which he helped introduce in the House, is part of the final package.

Other Republicans were more hesitant to discuss specifics without a firm plan in place, and it's clear that the issue is still driving a wedge through the GOP.

"Speaker Johnson has said that a targeted bill to help Ukraine’s defense will come to the floor once we get back from recess, and I will hold him to it," Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., told Fox News Digital. "Failure to support Ukraine plays right into the hands of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran."

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Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., said, "We need to ensure that Ukraine has the weapons they need to win, and that Biden enforces sanctions on Putin."

However, a number of Republicans remained skeptical of bringing any measure to address Ukraine aid to the floor.

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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., told Fox News Digital, "America's security must be our top priority. We cannot continue to borrow and spend money we don't have for wars overseas while failing to protect Americans from the Biden border invasion here at home. At a bare minimum, any package for military aid to Ukraine should be fully offset and must include H.R.2 with performance metrics to secure our own border."

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, slammed the facilitation of "an intractable, bloody proxy war," citing the concerns playing out on America's southern border. "We must keep our promise to the American people and secure our borders, first and foremost," he added.

According to Lee's office, the senator considers these alternate Ukraine measures to be gimmicks that don't address the war's continuing with no end in sight. The liquidation of Russian assets and assistance being offered as a loan are tactics of misdirection that aren't likely to offset spending or be recouped in the long run, his office said.

"Regardless of how Johnson tries to mask more aid to Ukraine, it’s still more aid to Ukraine," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital in a statement. "And it’s an insult to Missouri taxpayers that the House wants to give Ukraine oligarchs more money before they renew RECA and give radiation victims in Missouri and across the U.S. the compensation they deserve. We should put Americans first, not Ukraine."

Several offices in both chambers are holding out on addressing the potential components of a House Ukraine package until they become more official.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he said he is continuing to work while undergoing treatment.

"A few weeks ago, I sought medical treatment for a persistent cough which was initially diagnosed as pneumonia. After further testing and imaging, my physician discovered that I have cancer," the 76-year-old Democrat, who is the dean of Arizona's congressional delegation, said in a statement.

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"This diagnosis has been difficult to process, but I am confident in the vigorous course of treatment that my medical team has developed, and I’ve begun my journey to fight this cancer," Grijalva added.

It is unclear what type of cancer Grijalva has. The congressman's office said no other information was being released at this time.

"I am working hard to get healthy and return to business as usual as soon as I am able," said Grijalva, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2002 and is seeking a 12th term in this year's election.

Ruben Reyes, who works for Grijalva as his Southern Arizona district director, said he didn’t think the cancer treatment will affect the congressman’s ability to do his job.

The district Grijalva represents spans most of the Arizona-Mexico border and includes sections of Cochise, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties.

"My congressional office remains open and the many services we provide for our constituents continue uninterrupted. I am in regular communication with my staff," Grijalva said in his statement. "It is a privilege to serve as a Representative for the people of Arizona and take this responsibility very seriously."

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — City of Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith has resigned effective immediately, vacating his post the same week the police chief of the small Texas city is expected to depart, two years after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

Smith said in a statement Monday that he needed to focus on his health and thanked the Uvalde community for its support during his ongoing recovery from recent "unexpected health issues." He did not elaborate.

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The decision comes weeks after an independent report commissioned by the city defended the actions of local officers during the botched response by nearly 400 local, state and federal law enforcement officials to the May 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting that left 21 people dead.

Uvalde City Council members were expected to meet Tuesday afternoon and could discuss the report in a private session. Last week, the meeting was postponed with officials citing concerns for the mayor's health.

Smith's announcement follows a recent announcement by Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez that he would be stepping down effective April 6 after the city’s report found no wrongdoing by local officers who waited over an hour to confront the teen gunman armed with an AR-15 style weapon.

Rodriguez, who was on vacation during the deadly Robb Elementary School shooting, said in a letter last month submitting his resignation that it was time for a new chapter in his career. He made no reference to the mass shooting.

The controversial report was authored by private investigator Jesse Prado, an Austin-based investigator and former police detective, who was paid $97,000 for the independent investigation, according to city council records.

Last month, Prado presented the findings of the report in a special city council meeting, prompting eruptions of anger from victims' families and community members.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that banned absentee ballot drop boxes beyond the confines of election clerks' offices in the presidential battleground state.

In a filing the day of Wisconsin's presidential primary, Evers asked the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that limited drop box locations. Former President Donald Trump had claimed without evidence that drop boxes led to voter fraud when he lost the state in the 2020 election. Wisconsin's high court was controlled by conservative justices at the time. It has since flipped to liberal control and the current justices agreed last month to revisit the case brought by Priorities USA, a liberal voter mobilization group, and the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Voters. Oral arguments are May 13.

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Wisconsin law is silent on drop boxes. Liberal advocates argue that translates into it being legal to distribute them around communities. In his filing Tuesday, Evers said the 2022 court misinterpreted what it means to return a ballot to an election clerk.

"Depositing a ballot into a drop box maintained by the municipal clerk is a personal delivery to the municipal clerk in much the same way as a ballot is mailed when an individual drops it in the mailbox without waiting to watch it be collected by the postal carrier," the filing argues.

Drop boxes have been used for years in Wisconsin, but they exploded in popularity during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. At least 500 drop boxes were set up in more than 430 communities that year, including more than a dozen each in Madison and Milwaukee, the state’s two most heavily Democratic cities.

The rules for voting in Wisconsin are of heightened interest because it's one of a handful of battleground presidential states. Four of the past six presidential elections in Wisconsin have been decided by less than a percentage point, including the past two.

At least 29 other states allow for absentee ballot drop boxes in locations other than election offices, according to the U.S. Vote Foundation.

"All across our country, election officials have chosen to use drop boxes to ensure that all eligible voters can freely cast their ballots," Evers said in a statement. "Drop box voting is safe and secure, and there is nothing in Wisconsin’s election laws that prohibit our local clerks from using this secure option."

A sheriff prominently featured in a Sen. Sherrod Brown campaign ad touting the Ohio Democrat's border security record essentially oversees a sanctuary county, prompting criticism from Republicans as the November election nears and polls show voters concerned about illegal immigration.

Brown is "fighting to keep our communities safe," Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin says in a recent ad that features a number of Ohio sheriffs telling voters about Brown’s bill signed by former President Trump that cracked down on illegal drugs pouring across the border.

Franklin County, home to Ohio's state capital and most populous city of Columbus, is widely regarded as a de facto "sanctuary city," and the Columbus Dispatch wrote in 2020 that "its policies are in line with jurisdictions" that have declared to be sanctuary cities.

Baldwin, a Democrat who has served as sheriff since 2017, was called out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2020 in a press release that said his county released 29 criminal illegal aliens in the course of a few weeks despite ICE requesting a hold on those individuals.

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"When dangerous criminal aliens are released into the community, public safety is needlessly put at risk because of the individual’s propensity to re-offend," Rebecca Adducci, the field office director for ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Michigan and Ohio, said at the time. "ICE remains committed to arresting and removing criminal aliens in the interest of public safety and national security, despite local decisions to not honor detainers and jeopardize the safety of its citizens."

The press release stated that one of those individuals released was 59-year-old Somali national Hajir Muhammud, a convicted sex offender for crimes involving children and was re-arrested by ICE after being released by Franklin County.

"Edgar Moreno-Soto, a 25-year-old Mexican national, was arrested Nov. 6, for felony firearm charges, drugs, among other charges," the press release said about another individual. "ICE lodged a detainer after his arrest. He was subsequently released after Franklin County declined to honor the ICE detainer. His current location is unknown."

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The list of criminal aliens released includes those facing charges of domestic violence, assault and gun charges.

About a month after Baldwin took office in 2017, a spokesperson from his department told the Columbus Free Press the county would not arrest undocumented individuals simply for suspicion of being in the country illegally or notify ICE about those suspicions. Around the same time, the mayor of Columbus signed an executive order protecting illegal immigrants from arrest, unless a warrant had been issued, amid the Trump administration cracking down on "sanctuary cities."

"Technically, the city doesn't decide whether to detain an undocumented immigrant. Franklin County runs the jail and sets that policy," Fox 28 Columbus reported in March 2017. "The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said it's been their long-standing policy only to arrest people who have committed a crime and release them when they serve their time. At most, they'll give a courtesy call to immigration officials when someone is being released."

Last week, an illegal migrant TikTok influencer was arrested by ICE in Franklin County after posting a viral video encouraging migrants to squat in other people's homes.

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The county’s stance on illegal immigration during Baldwin’s tenure prompted criticism from Brown’s Republican opposition.

"After Sherrod Brown defended defunding the police and said police perpetuate institutionalized racism, it’s not surprising one of the only law enforcement officials he could find for his sham ad runs a county that refuses to cooperate with ICE," Philip Letsou, spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told Fox News Digital.

"Brown worked hand-in-hand with Joe Biden to create the border crisis that’s flooding our country with fentanyl. He’ll have to answer for that in November," he said.

Reagan McCarthy, communications director for Brown's GOP challenger, Bernie Moreno, told Fox News Digital that President Biden and Brown's "open-border policies, including sanctuary cities, are destroying our nation."

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"Under their failed leadership and reversal of the effective Trump-era policies, countless lawless individuals have been released into our communities," McCarthy said. "Brown talks tough, but the border invasion and fentanyl crisis occurred under his watch. In November, Ohioans will reject his empty promises and send an outsider to the Senate to secure our border and deport illegals."

Fox News Digital reached out to Baldwin's office for comment and did not receive a response.

"Sherrod has worked with Republicans and Democrats to secure hundreds of millions for Ohio law enforcement officers, increase the number of border patrol agents at the southern border, and crack down on the chemical suppliers and traffickers of dangerous fentanyl in China and Mexico," Reeves Oyster, Friends of Sherrod Brown campaign spokesperson, told Fox News Digital.

"While Sherrod is fighting to secure the border and protect Ohioans, Bernie Moreno opposed the bipartisan border security bill backed by border patrol agents because he isn’t looking out for Ohioans."

The Brown campaign pointed Fox News Digital to several examples of Brown working across the aisle on border security, including supporting the recent Senate immigration bill that was called by some as the most "conservative in decades," working with GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina to pass the FEND Off Fentanyl Act and securing hundreds of millions of dollars for law enforcement in Ohio.

FIRST ON FOX: The attorneys general of West Virginia and Indiana led a coalition of 16 states in sending a letter Tuesday to the Department of Education, warning that the agency's recent guidance on work study funding may violate existing federal law.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took aim at a "Dear Colleague" memorandum penned in late February by Assistant Education Secretary Nasser Paydar. In the document, Paydar informed universities and colleges that federal work study funds may be used for employment by public agencies for "civic engagement work that is not associated with a particular interest or group."

The attorneys general expressed concern at the guidance's advisement that such civic engagement work may include "broad-based get-out-the-vote activities, voter registration, providing voter assistance at a polling place or via voter hotline, or poll worker service." They noted Congress designed the federal work study program to support community service activities for student-workers.

"Your guidance effectively licenses colleges and universities to subsidize this activity – and potentially swing elections by choosing where to direct these funds – with taxpayer money," the letter reads. "That approach violates limitations imposed by law."

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It goes on to say that U.S. taxpayers shouldn't have to "foot the bill for anyone’s political activity, regardless of who benefits."

Morrisey, Rokita and the other signatories further pointed to Education Department policy which states that student work is not in the public interest if it involves any partisan or nonpartisan political activity. They claimed Paydar's memo forgets those limits by allowing support for a wide range of voter registration services, which the attorneys general said are both political and often the most valuable political activities in which a party or candidate can engage.

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Their letter continued, arguing that the Education Department's guidance fails to install proper guardrails to protect the program from abuse. For example, it doesn't supply instructions on regulating voter registration activities aimed at boosting a particular party in a particular jurisdiction.

"Decisions about which neighborhoods and precincts to work can pay big dividends in November," they wrote.

And the letter concluded by suggesting the Education Department's guidance is part of a broader effort to use public initiatives to enlist favored voters. The officials urged the agency to recognize that "parties and candidates are supposed to work and fund their own election efforts."

"The Work-Study Program helps a lot of students, but this new guidance appears politically motivated and has the potential to be weaponized," Morrisey told Fox News Digital in a statement. "The Biden administration can’t be allowed to pay college students with public dollars to deliver new voters to the Democrats. The law says that’s wrong. Voters say that’s wrong. Common sense says that’s wrong."

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In addition to Morrisey and Rokita, the attorneys general from Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Utah joined in signing it.

The Department of Education did not answer multiple inquiries seeking comment for this story.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, is facing backlash after he blocked a GOP-led measure that would have prevented transgender students in the state from competing on school sports teams that do not align with their biological sex.

Evers said the bill he vetoed "fails to comport with our Wisconsin values" in a letter Tuesday to state lawmakers. Assembly Bill 377 passed through both chambers of the state's GOP-controlled legislature earlier this year.

"I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because I object to codifying discrimination into state statute and the Wisconsin State Legislature's ongoing efforts to perpetuate hateful and discriminatory rhetoric and policies targeting LGBTQ Wisconsinites, including our transgender and gender nonconforming kids," Evers wrote.

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"This type of legislation, and the harmful rhetoric beget by pursuing it, harms LGBT Wisconsinites' and kids' mental health, emboldens anti-LGBTQ harassment, bullying, and violence, and threatens the safety and dignity of LGBTQ Wisconsinites, especially our LGBTQ kids," he added.

Evers vowed Tuesday to veto "any bill that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less inclusive, and less welcoming place for LGBTQ people and kids."

The measure would have most prominently prohibited "pupils of the male sex from participating on an athletic team or in an athletic sport that is designated for females under par."

Shortly after he announced the veto, Evers shared a clip of him rejecting the measure on social media, writing, "I just vetoed Republicans’ anti-LGBTQ bill to ban trans and gender nonconforming kids from participating in school sports teams that align with their gender identity."

Riley Gaines, the former NCAA swim star who's seemingly become the face of fairness in women's sports after being forced to compete against biological men, took aim at Evers over his decision to reject the bill.

"BREAKING: I hate women and children," Gaines wrote in a post to X. "Fixed it for you."

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"Giving love and respect is NOT done by allowing girls to be injured and have their opportunities stolen," Paula Scanlan, a spokeswoman for the Independent Women's Forum, wrote in response to Evers.

Adrianne Curry, a model and actress, also weighed in on the governor's decision, accusing him of despising women.

"FYI, you despise all women and want us to fail in every way," Curry wrote. "Thank you! Thank you for hating women SO MUCH, you can't even hide it to save face in the public."

"That'll show those girls," added Tony Kinnett, an investigative columnist for the Daily Signal.

Another social media user wrote in response, "Sad day for women's sports."

In vetoing the bill, Evers also argued that the measure "ignores" a 2015 policy created by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) to govern the eligibility of transgender high school athletes in the state.

That policy, which does not prevent biological males from playing on female-designated sports teams, requires transgender females to undergo a full year of hormone therapy before they are able to play on female sports teams.

Evers also argued that the measure "may conflict with existing federal law," saying the Education Department's 2021 notice of interpretation declared "that the Title IX prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex is inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity, which is inclusive of transgender students."

Prior to Evers' veto, the measure passed the state assembly on a party-line vote of 63-35 in October. The measure was then approved last month, mostly along party lines, by state senators in a 21-11 vote before it reached the governor's desk.

Neither GOP-led body has the required two-thirds majority to override Evers' veto.

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Both Former President Trump and Hunter Biden have accused the Justice Department of bringing politically biased charges. Trump, ahead of campaign stops in the battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin, claimed Biden has "orchestrated" every lawsuit and indictment against him with the help of the Justice Department.

"Please remember, ALL of these Lawsuits, Charges, and Indictments that have been brought against me have been orchestrated and coordinated by Crooked Joe Biden, the White House, and the DOJ, as an ATTACK ON CROOKED’S POLITICAL OPPONENT, ME," Trump posted on his Truth Social account Tuesday morning.

Similarly, Hunter Biden’s attorney blasted the decision by a federal judge who refused to dismiss tax charges against the first son, saying they will continue to fight the "abnormal way" Special Counsel David Weiss has handled the case. The attorneys have claimed the special counsel brought charges after pressure from Republicans.

"We strongly disagree with the Court’s decision and will continue to vigorously pursue Mr. Biden’s challenges to the abnormal way the Special Counsel handled this investigation and charged this case," Biden attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement Tuesday.

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California progressives want to block a new bill that would recriminalize street loitering for the purpose of prostitution.

SB 1219, authored by state Republican Sen. Kelly Seyarto, would reinstitute a provision previously taken out of California's penal code that prohibited loitering in a public place.

San Francisco Democrat Scott Wiener previously authored that bill, known as SB 357, or the Safer Streets for All Act. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it into law in 2022, but critics say the law has promoted brazen prostitution and sex trafficking on city streets, such as in Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Following the public safety hearing on Tuesday for SB 1219, Seyarto told Fox News Digital he introduced the bill "in an attempt to offer resources to victims of human trafficking."

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"They need our help to get out of their dangerous situation, and we should use every tool at our disposal to protect them," Seyarto said. "Prostitution is illegal in California. Neglecting victims for the sake of not inconveniencing criminals is bad public policy. I am disappointed that the bill did not even get a motion for a vote in committee."

Meanwhile, Wiener said the purpose of SB 357 was to prevent police officers from profiling loiterers based on their looks.

"This is literally one of the more pernicious kinds of criminal laws that if you're simply standing around dressed in a certain way, your hair is in a certain way, your make-up is in a certain way — if an officer subjectively thinks that someone is engaging in sex work, they can arrest you, and I find that kind of crime to be offensive.," he said.

SB 1219 would not only create penalties for loiterers, but also would punish motorists who attempt to solicit prostitutes for the purpose of sex.

Los Angeles police sources who previously spoke to Fox News Digital said the current law is "definitely" handcuffing them from cracking down on prostitution. The police said that because of the reform they can only make arrests if a suspect admits to prostitution, which they said is a rarity.

L.A.’s Figueroa Street, also known as "The Blade," for example, has become inundated with prostitutes and pimps, according to the police. Pictures that have circulated widely on social media show young women wearing thongs and fishnets, often with their breasts exposed while standing and even twerking in broad daylight on street corners.

During Tuesday's hearing, several proponents of recriminalizing loitering argued that without reinstating the penalties, women will remain especially vulnerable to sex trafficking.

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"SB 357 has had many unintended consequences," said Opal Singleton, president of anti-trafficking group Million Kids. "One of those is a massive increase in the amount of human trafficking activity taking place in California. This is a serious public safety issue, and we need to address it."

Singleton said many city leaders and mayors have shared how pimps, gangs and cartels are bringing "van loads of girls in from across the USA to conduct commercial sexual services in our communities."

Several representatives from law enforcement agencies, including the California DA's Association, Riverside County Sheriff's Department, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and the San Francisco Police Officer's Association, support SB 1219.

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Meanwhile, several social justice groups are opposing the bill, including the American Civil Liberties Union. A spokesperson for the organization, Becca Cramer-Mowder, said Tuesday that SB 357 isn't the reason street prostitution has increased across the state. Instead, she said high costs of housing and the reversal of COVID-19 aid have driven people to prostitution.

"Sex workers are often parents working to support their children and rates of survival sex work would be greatly reduced by addressing the housing crisis and building a stronger social safety net," Cramer-Mowder said. "Arresting sex workers for loitering does not help anyone, it only helps hide people from view and makes all sex workers, including those who are trafficked, more vulnerable to violence and abuse."

Fatima Malika Shabazz, a transgender LGBTQ+ activist of Decrim Sex Work California, said SB 1219 would "kill people" and "put them at risk."

California Public Defenders Association and the San Francisco Public Defender's office also oppose the bill.

However, two other bills in California's lower legislative chamber have also been introduced to repeal SB 357, citing reports of law enforcement agencies who have reported an uptick in illegal activity surrounding prostitution rings. At the time of its passage, Newsom said his administration "must be cautious about its implementation."

"My administration will monitor crime and prosecution trends for any possible unintended consequences and will act to mitigate any such impacts," he said at the time.

Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Donald Trump is turning up the volume as he accuses President Biden of failing to protect Americans from violent crime that the former president says is being committed by illegal immigrants and deadly drugs pouring over the nation's southern border with Mexico.

During a campaign event Tuesday in this western Michigan city, Trump fired numerous salvos at his successor in the White House, arguing that "under Crooked Joe Biden, every state is now a border state."

The former president's stop came in the wake of the March 22 murder of Ruby Garcia, a 25-year-old woman allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant who had been deported to Mexico in 2020 but returned to the United States. Garcia's death – her body was discovered alongside a road in Grand Rapids – is dominating local conservative talk radio and social media.

Pointing to Garcia's death, Trump said "a beautiful young woman was savagely murdered by an illegal alien criminal. Under the Trump administration, this monster had been deported, thrown out of the country."

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Police say Garcia was in a romantic relationship with the suspect, Brandon Ortiz-Vite, who told authorities he shot her multiple times.

Trump blamed Biden for allowing Ortiz-Vite back into the U.S., and he accused the president of allowing "a border bloodbath, and it's destroying our country."

"It's going to end on the day that I take office, which will be Jan. 20," said Trump, who has pledged to launch the largest deportation operation in the nation's history if elected in November.

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Standing behind Trump as he spoke was a group of law enforcement officials and Republican politicians, who joined the former president for a roundtable discussion minutes earlier.

Before Trump arrived in Michigan, the Republican National Committee fired up a new website, BidenBloodbath.com, which it says is dedicated to "highlighting the horrors of Biden Migrant Crime."

The showcasing of the word "bloodbath" by Trump and the RNC appeared to be a move to lean into a controversy the former president sparked when he used the word during a rally last month in Ohio.

Critics suggested that Trump was warning of political violence if he didn't win November's election, but the former president and his allies said he was taken out of context.

"They tried to use that term incorrectly on me two weeks ago," Trump said on Tuesday, claiming "it's all about misinformation."

Ahead of Trump's visit to Grand Rapids, Biden campaign communications director in Michigan Alyssa Bradley said the former president would "once again try to politicize a tragedy and sow hate and division."

And Biden's campaign reiterated their charge that Trump tanked the bipartisan border security bill that they say would have allowed the president to "shut down the border right now and fix it quickly."

"It was Donald Trump who ordered his MAGA allies to kill it because he thinks it helps him politically. He doesn’t actually care about border security," Biden's campaign said.

While Trump was in Grand Rapids, the Democratic National Committee put up billboards in the city that said "Donald Trump broke the border."

The Biden campaign also spotlighted in a press release that "violent crime is down nationally – in Detroit, homicides hit a 57 year record low in 2023."

Illegal immigration and border security have long been top of mind for Republican voters, and GOP leaders for more than three years have heavily criticized Biden and his administration over the surge in border crossings by migrants. The president's approval rating on handling the border and immigration remains deeply underwater.

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican Senate candidate in Michigan backed by Trump and a former FBI special agent who later chaired the House Homeland Security Committee, was among the GOP politicians joining the former president in Grand Rapids.

Rogers, in a Fox News Digital interview at the event, said "a weak and porous southern border" is fueling crime in his state.

After his stop in Michigan, Trump headed to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to headline a rally. Michigan and Wisconsin were two of the six crucial battleground states in which Biden narrowly edged Trump to win the White House four years ago.

An average of the most recent polls in Michigan compiled by RealClearPolitics indicates Trump with a slight edge over Biden.

Fox News' Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.

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The White House on Tuesday answered whether President Biden believes that some of those crossing the border illegally could be in the U.S. plotting a terror attack on the homeland.

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked John Kirby, the U.S. National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, if, as the person in charge of "preventing a terrorist attack in the homeland, does President Biden think that some of these border crossers could be in the United States right now plotting a terrorist attack against Americans?"

"The president is confident that throughout the interagency – DHS, intelligence community – that we're doing everything we can to be as vigilant as we can to ensure the safety and security of the American people here at home," Kirby said at a press briefing, before pivoting to another reporter.

Doocy had initially referenced how former President Trump is scheduled to appear in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to deliver a speech about what his campaign calls "Biden's Border Bloodbath."

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During the speech later Tuesday, Trump is expected to discuss the killing of Ruby Garcia, a Michigan woman who was found dead on the side of a Grand Rapids highway on March 22.

Police say Garcia was in a romantic relationship with the suspect, Brandon Ortiz-Vite. He told police he shot her multiple times during an argument before dropping her body on the side of the road and driving off in her red Mazda. Authorities say Ortiz-Vite is a citizen of Mexico and had previously been deported following a drunk driving arrest, according to the Associated Press.

"There’s another case of somebody who is in this country illegally allegedly murdering a young woman, this time in Michigan. Her name is Ruby Garcia. Donald Trump is out there now calling this Biden's border bloodbath. What do you call it?" Doocy asked during Tuesday’s White House press briefing.

Kirby said he was not aware of the specifics of the case, calling Garcia’s death "terrible news" and offering the woman’s family thoughts and prayers before deferring to local law enforcement.

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"So, why don't we let the judicial process play out here before we start making grandiose bumper-sticker comments about what this says about the border?" Kirby added. "And, Peter, to folks that are concerned about border security, the president will be the first one to stand up here and say he agrees that the border does need some security capabilities, that we do need more Border Patrol agents. And all that has to happen is for the speaker to do his job, put that supplemental [bill] on the floor. Let's get a vote. Let's get those 1,300 additional Border Patrol agents down there to do their jobs."

Kirby and Doocy proceeded to spar over the border supplemental package, which the White House has repeatedly called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to call the bill to a vote in the lower chamber.

Republicans, meanwhile, have pressed Biden to take executive action to address the crisis.

"The bill's dead," Doocy said, prompting Kirby to retort, "Says you. When’s the vote?"

Doocy went on to say, "There are real problems at the border while that bill just languishes, right? The chief of the Border Patrol is saying exactly 140,000 gotaways. If we don't know who is coming into our country, and we don't know what their intent is, that is a threat. Does President Biden agree?"

"The president absolutely believes that along that border, we do have significant national security concerns that have to be met," Kirby said. "But you said something really good in your question that I loved that … while these concerns are going on, the bill languishes. So, what's needed? It's not anything more from the president. What's needed is for Speaker Johnson to do his job, get that thing on the floor. Let's get a vote on it. They had a chance and decided not to act because certain people in House Republican world wanted a problem rather than a solution."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The State Department has tapped a new chief diversity and inclusion officer, just months after it defended a memo from Secretary of State Antony Blinken that urged staffers to steer clear of gendered language such as "mother" and "manpower."

Blinken announced Tuesday that Zakiya Carr Johnson, who previously worked at the State Department from 2010 to 2017, had been tapped to lead the State Department's Office of Diversity and Inclusion in an effort to "advance our deep commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Department."

Tasked with constructing "a workforce that reflects America," Johnson will replace Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, who served as the State Department's chief diversity and inclusion officer from April 2021 to June 2023. Conny Mayer briefly served in the position as acting chief diversity and inclusion officer.

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"Over the past three years, the Department of State has made significant progress on this front but there remains work to be done," Blinken said. "We will continue to pursue this mission aggressively, because recruiting, nurturing, and promoting the most capable workforce possible is critical to our national security."

Speaking highly of Johnson, Blinken said her "previous work promoting entrepreneurship and access to opportunity for underrepresented populations, as well as her commitment to inclusive leadership make us stronger, smarter, and more innovative."

"All of us at the Department must work to advance DEIA if we are to create the inclusive workplace environment we need to continue to attract and retain the nation’s top talent. When the people making decisions on behalf of the American people don’t reflect the full diversity of our nation, we all lose, and our national security is weaker," Blinken added in the announcement.

The position of chief diversity and inclusion officer was created in 2021 by Blinken, who said at the time he was "committed to bringing the diversity and inclusion work already underway at the State Department to the next level."

In announcing the position, Blinken said in February 2021 that the individual in the role will "hold senior leadership accountable" for implementing new diversity and inclusion programs and report directly to him.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have been at the forefront of priorities for the administration ever since President Biden took power in January 2021.

Earlier this year, Blinken sent a memo to State Department employees, warning them against using certain gender-specific language.

The memo, titled "Modeling DEIA: Gender Identity Best Practices," aimed to "increase understanding of gender identity and provide guidance on gender identity language and best practices that support an inclusive work environment."

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"When speaking, avoid using phrases like ‘brave men and women on the front lines,’" said Blinken's Feb. 5 cable, which was first obtained by the National Review. Instead, State Department staffers were urged to "use more specific language such as ‘brave first responders,’ ‘brave soldiers,’ or ‘brave DS agents.’"

The State Department defended Blinken's memo later, insisting it's the "respectful" thing to do.

"If you look at that memo, as I have done, it's a standard government practice to try to encourage people to just to be respectful of others, and use the terms with which others are comfortable, and talk to people the way that they would like to be addressed. And nothing more than that," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a February press briefing.

Miller said that though the memo had Blinken's name on it, it did not necessarily come directly from the secretary.

"When it comes to these types of cables, they all come out with the secretary's signature on it. That's the standard department practice, has been for years. It doesn't mean that it's necessarily a memo from the secretary himself," he said at the time.

The guidance reportedly runs through a list of gendered phrases and words that should be avoided, including: "manpower," "you guys," "ladies and gentlemen," "mother/father," "son/daughter" and "husband/wife." Instead, the memo urged staff to use "labor force," "everyone," "folks," "you all," "parent," "child," "spouse" or partner."

The cable also cautioned employees against assuming someone’s gender based on how they look or their name and urged them to use "gender-neutral language whenever possible" to "show respect and avoid misunderstandings," the guidance continued, and encouraged employees to include their preferred pronouns in emails or during meetings.

The State Department is charged with advising the president on foreign policy, as well as negotiating agreements with other nations. The memo was published as the U.S. grapples with ongoing wars raging between Ukraine and Russia, as well as the war in Israel, and just days after the U.S. launched strikes on Iranian-backed militants following the deaths of three American service members.

Other agencies under the Biden administration have rolled out guidance on inclusive and non-gendered language, including pronoun guidance for the Department of Health and Human Services that was slammed by an expert last year as violating employee rights and speculating it would lead to firings for "misgendering."

Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.

A federal district court has overturned the Biden administration's climate rule that required states to track and set reduction goals for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles on highways.

In a sweeping judgment late Monday, Judge Benjamin Beaton of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ordered the Federal Highway Administration to stand down on the rules, which the agency finalized in November. The ruling represents a major victory for the State of Kentucky, which challenged the regulations alongside 21 other states.

"President Biden’s radical environmental agenda has lost touch with reality, and Kentucky families, farmers and workers are paying the price," Republican state Attorney General Russell Coleman said on Tuesday. "Like all Americans, Kentuckians love our trucks, cars and vans. With this victory in court, we’re slamming the brakes on the Biden administration’s politics that make no sense in the commonwealth."

Kentucky filed the lawsuit in December, one month after the FHWA finalized the regulations. According to the lawsuit, the FHWA overstepped its legal authority in attempting to regulate vehicle emissions since it attempted to force states to implement federal regulations.

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Beaton agreed in his ruling, declaring that the regulations exceed the FHWA's statutory authority and are "arbitrary and capricious." Instead of granting plaintiff states' motion for preliminary injunction – which would have blocked the rule during litigation – he granted their motion for summary judgment, vacating the rule immediately.

"If Congress did purport to give the Administrator authority to set state policy, that would raise a different and arguably bigger problem," Beaton wrote in his ruling. "Modern constitutional doctrine allows Congress to demand much from states, but it cannot commandeer or coerce the apparatus of state governments into mere administrative districts of the federal government."

"If the Administrator were allowed to shove national greenhouse-gas policy into the mouths of uncooperative state Departments of Transportation, this would corrupt the separation of sovereigns central to our lasting and vibrant system of federalism," he continued. "Neither the Constitution nor the Administrative Procedure Act authorizes administrative ventriloquism."

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After FHWA finalized the rules on Nov. 22, the agency said the action supports President Biden’s "whole-of-government approach" of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said at the time that the regulations provide states with the flexibility to set their own climate targets.

But the 22 states that challenged the action in court, in addition to industry groups such as the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, argued the regulations did the opposite, restricting state efforts and mandating they conform with federal efforts.

In addition, the ruling Monday comes shortly after a federal court in Texas similarly struck down the regulations. In that case, Texas had filed a lawsuit as the sole plaintiff.

"The Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration remain committed to supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s climate goals of cutting carbon pollution in half by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050," an FHWA spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "We are reviewing the court’s decision and determining next steps."

A Democratic candidate for North Dakota governor has ended his long-shot campaign.

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Travis Hipsher, of Neche, announced his withdrawal on Sunday. The little-known Democrat, who is a security guard at a bus manufacturer, said he "didn't have the numbers to continue to carry out the fight to get the endorsement" of the party at its convention later this week.

Hipsher's withdrawal essentially clears the way for state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, of Fargo, to clinch the Democratic nod for governor. The party faces headwinds in Republican-dominant North Dakota, where Democrats haven't won a statewide election since 2012.

The Republican Party will also hold its state convention later this week, but some candidates are taking their campaigns to the June 11 primary election, when voters will determine the nominees for November.

U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller are competing for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Independent Michael Coachman, a frequent statewide candidate, also is running for governor. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is not seeking a third term.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has a two-volume memoir coming out this fall, tracking his life from growing up in California to his 30 years on the court, when he cast key votes on landmark cases ranging from abortion to gay marriage to campaign finance.

Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday that Kennedy's "Life and Law: The Early Years" and "Life and Law: The Court Years" will be published Oct. 1, as a boxed set and in individual editions, each around 320 pages. Kennedy was widely regarded as a moderate conservative who wrote the majority opinion on such closely divided cases as Obergefell v. Hodges, which found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allowed corporations and other outside entities to spend unlimited money on election campaigns.

"In ‘Life and Law,’ he explains the why’s and how’s of judging," Simon & Schuster’s announcement reads in part.

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"The second volume is filled with moving portraits of Justices O’Connor, Rehnquist, Scalia and Ginsburg that go along with the account of how Kennedy decided his views in the landmark cases. But it is the first volume about his youth in Sacramento and his decade as a practicing lawyer that explains the judicial giant. Readers will see the child who turns into the man, who shaped America as much as any Washington figure in the 21st century."

Kennedy, 87, noted in the preface to the first volume that his memoirs proved more expansive than originally planned.

"It was my intent (my right hand is raised to swear it so) to recount my earlier years in a summary way. But something happened on the way to the pencil," he wrote. "More and more of my recollections turned to how our society and its mindset changed in fascinating ways from the ’40s and ’50s to the ’60s and then again in the ’70s. This seemed relevant to the dynamics that influenced me and our larger society."

"As each day passes, we should strive to learn more about who we are and whom we should strive to become," he added. "Writing a memoir is a formal way to do this."

Kennedy was an associate justice from 1988-2018 and his arrival and departure proved equally newsworthy.

He was appointed to the court by President Ronald Reagan, but only after the Senate had voted down Reagan's first choice, Robert Bork, and after the second choice, Douglas Ginsburg, withdrew amid reports he had smoked marijuana. When Kennedy announced in 2018 that he was stepping down, President Donald Trump nominated a former Kennedy law clerk, Brett Kavanaugh, who was narrowly approved by the Senate after contentious confirmation hearings that included allegations Kavanaugh had assaulted a high school acquaintance, Christine Blasey Ford.

Kennedy's book will arrive soon after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's memoir "Lovely One," which comes out Sept. 3.

EXCLUSIVE: A former Trump official is making waves in one of this year's crucial battleground Senate races, one that could determine whether Republicans win control of the Senate from Democrats.

Republican Nevada Senate candidate Jeff Gunter, the former U.S. ambassador to Iceland, announced on Tuesday that his campaign would be ramping up ahead of the state's June 11 primary by launching a multi-million dollar ad campaign that will run in all major television markets from Las Vegas to Reno. It will also include radio and digital advertising, as well as texting.

The $3.3 million buy, which includes an ad praising Gunter as "110% pro-Trump," comes as a major challenge to Gunter's primary opponent, former U.S. Army officer Sam Brown. A number of national Republicans, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee — the group tasked with winning a majority for the GOP — have already backed Brown.

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Gunter touted his belief in "America First policies," his support for former President Donald Trump, and that he was the only candidate capable of defeating incumbent Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen in the November general election during an interview with Fox News Digital ahead of the buy announcement.

"It's quite simple. If not now, when? And the reality is, if not me, who else?" Gunter, a dermatologist, said as he referenced his decades of experience treating patients in Nevada and his time serving as a diplomat overseas.

"We have people pouring over our border. We have kids dying of fentanyl. We have crime in the streets. We have chaos around the world internationally … Can I just sit back at home and do nothing given the depth and breadth of experience and who I am? And the answer is absolutely not," he said.

Gunter detailed how he — prior to being nominated by Trump for the ambassador role in 2018 — was a disaffected Democrat, and compared that experience to the late former President Ronald Reagan's famous line: "I didn't leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me."

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"For me, that process started after 9/11. We saw … extreme left-wing progressives were taking over the Democrat Party. It is not a party that someone like John F. Kennedy would be a part of. It's become a bunch of radical progressives that are leaning and pushing a Marxist agenda, and there is no doubt about that," Gunter said.

"The Democrat Party is no place for me. The Democrat Party is no place for Nevada. The Democrat Party, honestly, is no place for Jacky Rosen. And, that's why when I'm the next U.S. senator, we're going to replace her, and we're going to replace her with strong conservative America First principles and values, and that's going to create greatness here in Nevada," he added.

Gunter faces a crowded Republican primary field that most notably includes Brown, veteran Air Force pilot Tony Grady, and former state Assemblyman Jim Marchant, among a number of others.

To become the party's nominee in November, Gunter says to look no further than the support he gives his old boss.

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"If you look at my campaign, I'm 110% supportive of Donald Trump … Look at his policies. Look what he's done. Look at the 1% inflation and 3.5% unemployment, no endless wars, stability around the world, closing our border, stopping crime, giving us the greatest tax cut ever in American history, and really unifying so many of us around those amazing America First principles. It's very Reaganesque," Gunter said.

"We have a newfound patriotism with President Trump, and also a newfound common sense. So much of what President Trump says is just plain common sense. And that was really the wisdom that Ronald Reagan imparted to us during the Reagan Revolution. And that's what we saw also during the Trump years as well," he added.

Should Gunter become the Republican nominee, he will have to face another challenging obstacle in his path to the Senate, one that has escaped Nevada Republicans in recent election cycles: Ousting a Democrat incumbent. The party came close to defeating incumbent Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto with former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt in 2022, but ultimately fell less than 8,000 votes short.

Republicans hope Trump's presence on the ballot — in tandem with President Biden's unpopularity — will drive more GOP-leaning voters to the polls, something Gunter said would fall heavily in his favor if he was the nominee.

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"One of the great advocates that I have for me winning the U.S. Senate is Joe Biden. He's an absolute complete 100% disaster," he said before adding that Republicans also needed to "aggressively pursue" ballot harvesting and "beat Democrats at their own game."

"When people look to Jacky Rosen — rubber stamp Rosen, 93% voting supporting Joe Biden … That's not good for Nevada. It's not good for America. That voting creates the inflation that we've had, creates the instability around the world, creates wars that are just endless, whether it's in Ukraine or the Middle East," he said.

"Her votes and her support of Joe Biden help me and help all of us put America First policies forward. But we take back not only the White House with Donald Trump, but we take back the Senate with a big red wave coming out of Nevada, and going across the country," he added.

When reached for comment, Rosen campaign spokesperson Johanna Warshaw told Fox News Digital that "while her extreme GOP opponents are busy fighting to prove who is most aligned with Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda, Jacky Rosen is reaching out to Nevada voters for the general election and sharing her record as one of the most bipartisan and effective Senators."

"The GOP’s messy and chaotic primary is a stark contrast with Jacky’s clear focus on working across party lines to lower costs for hardworking families and being an independent voice for Nevada," she added.

Elections analysts rate the race as either "lean" or "tilt" Democratic.

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