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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ attempt to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Congress gears up for President Donald Trump’s primetime address. The largely party-line vote Tuesday was the first action in the Senate since lawmakers returned from a weeklong break. It’s also the second time Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., forced Senate Democrats to decide whether to reopen the agency.Failure to advance the full-year funding bill ensured that the partial government shutdown, which is only affecting DHS, would stretch into its 12th day. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wild video shows masked ruffians blatantly attacking a police cruiser while an officer was inside during a chaotic street takeover in Maryland.Video and witness accounts show drivers swarming the intersection of East West Highway and Connecticut Avenue shortly after midnight Feb. 22 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, blocking traffic in all directions and performing high-speed “donuts” as onlookers stood in the roadway.Montgomery County police said it started around 12:39 a.m., when a large caravan of vehicles tied to takeover activity was spotted heading toward the Silver Spring central business district. Officers moved to monitor…

Cuba’s ambassador to Canada told MPs on Tuesday that the United States is “suffocating an entire people” and creating an economic and humanitarian crisis, and urged Ottawa to follow through with a promised aid package. A U.S. oil blockade has curtailed fuel and basic supplies to the increasingly isolated Caribbean island, as the Trump administration puts pressure on Cuba’s socialist government.Speaking before the House foreign affairs committee Tuesday afternoon, Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz said the lack of fuel has affected “every aspect of life in the country,” from food distribution to education to public health.“The objective of this oil blockade…

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The US president is expected to use the primetime platform to push his agenda and bolster support before the midterms.

  26m ago DHS shutdown hangs over State of the Union Mr. Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress comes as lawmakers have been unable to fund the Department of Homeland Security.Speculation swirled in recent days over whether the speech would be canceled amid the partial shutdown. But Mr. Trump has moved ahead as planned. The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund DHS on Tuesday evening, when all but one Democrat in attendance opposed moving forward with the bill. Democrats have pledged to oppose any funding for DHS, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border…

Jeff Probst, who has hosted “Survivor” since it first aired more than 25 years ago, talks with “CBS Mornings” about how the 50th season is different, fan influence and what to expect with the premiere on Wednesday.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump and U.S. men’s hockey gold medalist Matthew Tkachuk had a lighthearted interaction in the Oval Office Tuesday ahead of the State of the Union address.Tkachuk was with several members of the team, taking pictures and showing off their medals after defeating Canada in overtime on the final day of the Winter Olympics. The Florida Panthers star asked the president if he wanted to wear the medal. Gold medalists Vincent Trocheck (16), Matthew Tkachuk (19) and Dylan Larkin (21) of the United States celebrate during the medal ceremony after the men’s…

President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday night with Washington still digesting a major reset in trade policy and a jumpier global backdrop.Days after the Supreme Court struck down most of his sweeping emergency tariffs, Trump is expected to use the address to argue the country is stronger, tougher, and winning again, while also laying the groundwork for what comes next. ​For markets and voters alike, the subtext is simple: where does he go from here?The economy: A boast with an asteriskTrump is likely to highlight jobs, investment and the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina mom who was reported missing more than two decades ago and recently found alive reportedly told authorities she left her family due to “ongoing domestic issues.”The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said Michelle Hundely Smith, who disappeared in December 2001, was located on Feb. 20 in North Carolina after detectives received new information about her case.”Let me just say there were no allegations of any foul play regarding her leaving,” Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page told PEOPLE. “But according to Ms. Smith, she said she left… due to ongoing domestic…