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A repeat offender was charged with trespassing at Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s Chicago home over Independence Day weekend, prompting renewed criticism from Republicans and crime-policy critics over the Democrat’s public-safety record.

Dwayne Cortez Milton was arrested on the night of July 4 after he was seen allegedly jumping a fence and entering Pritzker’s backyard. Milton faces a trespassing charge but was released from custody pending trial, ABC 7 Chicago reported. 

Milton was ordered released in the trespassing case, but court documents show he pleaded guilty July 7 in a separate theft case and remains in custody. The suspect was allegedly under electronic monitoring at the time of the trespassing charge and had an extensive criminal history, CWB Chicago reported, citing court records.

Pritzker has been repeatedly criticized for his soft-on-crime policies, including the elimination of cash bail, opposition to mandatory minimum expansions, expanding parole opportunities and sentencing reform. Illinois became the first state to abolish cash bail statewide after Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act in 2021, following years of Democratic-led criminal justice reform efforts in the state.

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Opponents to the SAFE-T Act have claimed it makes it harder to keep some repeat offenders detained before trial, while supporters say the law prevents wealth from determining whether defendants remain jailed before a trial.

Critics were quick to react on social media, arguing the incident underscored their concerns about Illinois’ criminal justice policies.

"A 10-time convicted felon slips his electronic monitor. The court isn't told for days. He's found in JB Pritzker's own backyard. How many more warnings does Illinois need before we admit the SAFE-T Act is failing," wrote GOP Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey on X.

"Sorry to hear that, Governor. No one deserves to have their home violated like that. I hope you will take reforming the SAFE-T Act more seriously now," wrote Americans for Prosperity IL state director Brian Costin.

"The Governor is a victim of his own soft on crime policy. He has blood on his hands as many convicted felons continue to commit violent crimes daily," said Illinois Review contributor Mark Weyermuller.

President Donald Trump and Pritzker have repeatedly clashed over their sharply differing approaches to crime as the administration has ramped up its stronger stance on deploying National Guard members to back various large cities.

"Governor JB Pritzker should pick up the phone and call me," Trump posted on Truth Social at the end of June after 39 people were injured and 4 were dead in the Windy City over a weekend.

Fox News Digital reached out to Pritzker's office, the Chicago Police Department and the White House for comment.

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Trump and Pritzker’s feud has reached some of its most heated points over the administration's immigration enforcement policies deporting illegal aliens. 

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Pritzker, who is floated as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, has repeatedly defended Illinois' sanctuary policies and accused ICE agents of targeting "law-abiding" immigrants rather than dangerous criminals.

"I would like them to take real gang members and violent criminals off our streets — like, I would love it," he said in October. "But that’s not what they’re doing. They’re just going after Black and Brown people."

In the midst of grieving for their late colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., GOP senators rallied behind the appointment of Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to temporarily fill her brother’s seat to represent South Carolina in the Senate.

"She will do a great job," Sen. Roger Marshall told Fox News Digital. "She'll represent the same values that he represents."

He continued, "She'll intuitively know how he would vote on particular issues, even if she doesn't know as much about it as he would have. I think that she'll be a strong vote up here for us, a strong American first conservative for South Carolina."

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Just two days after Graham died from aortic dissection, Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina appointed Nordone to serve the remainder of her brother’s term, which ends Jan. 3.

"It's amazing how life goes on," Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said. "The country needs to continue. The Senate needs to do its work. And I think choosing who the Governor McMaster chose to replace him is perfect."

President Donald Trump, a close McMaster ally, also endorsed Nordone to temporarily serve as a replacement for Graham. Shortly after Trump’s public endorsement, McMaster officially appointed Nordone — a move allowed under South Carolina law.

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"Everybody’s loving that," Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said about Nordone filling Graham’s seat. "Darline really was the light of his life. I mean, he took her under his wing. That’s an amazing story in and of itself."

After their parents died within just a year of one another, a then 22-year-old Graham became Nordone’s legal guardian when she was just 13 years old. Graham took on a father role for his younger sister, adopting her after enlisting in the Air Force so she could qualify for his military benefits and pushing her to finish all of her schooling.

"If you could, you know, call Lindsey on the phone and say ‘Hey, what should we do?’ That would have been it. So that’s great. Absolutely great."

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Nordone's swift appointment restored Republicans to a 53-seat majority in the Senate after Graham's death temporarily reduced the GOP conference by one seat.

Beyond backing Nordone, GOP senators repeatedly returned to the same theme: Graham's character and his uncommon ability to build friendships across the conference.

"Lindsey’s the kind of guy that did so many good things for so many people over the decades that there's probably 99 senators right now saying he was one of their best friends," Cramer told Fox News Digital.

"Lindsey was a dear friend, one of my besties," Marshall said. "And I think what's interesting, there's probably 98 of us up here that think Lindsey Graham was one of our best friends. We were that close to each other."

He continued, "He had that gift of hospitality. He made everybody feel so welcome."

A one-week filing period for a special primary election begins on July 21, with the special primary election following — held on Aug. 11.

Nordone has not stated whether she would consider pursuing a run for a full six-year term as senator, but Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., have begun laying the groundwork for bids.

If a runoff is necessary, it would follow two weeks after the special election on Aug. 25, leaving the nominee two months of campaigning until the general election on Nov. 3.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders pointed to emerging results as evidence that the state's universal school choice program is bolstering student outcomes after a new report indicated students participating in the program scored above the national average in math and English following the overhaul.

"In every single subject, last year we saw a 20% increase for our student performance," Sanders said Tuesday.

"Arkansas is investing in education where it matters, and it's paying off, and we're seeing a big difference."

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Discussing the initiative on "Fox & Friends," the Republican governor credited Arkansas' Education Freedom Account program with giving families more control over their children's education while pairing universal school choice with increased investments in public schools, teacher pay and literacy programs.

Sanders said that under the program, eligible families receive roughly $8,000 per student each school year to help pay for private school tuition, charter schools or homeschooling, while the state simultaneously increased funding for public schools and salaries for more than 12,000 educators.

"We had about 50,000 kids that have participated in last year's school year and that have signed up for the upcoming year," she said.

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"That means that the money is truly following the students. We are empowering parents to make the best decisions about where and how their kids can be educated."

The state is also deploying "literacy coaches" to struggling schools while raising starting pay for teachers and ensuring current teachers receive at least a $2,000 raise.

While touting the tailored approach's success, Sanders cited her experience as a mother of three to emphasize the inadequacies of a "one-size-fits-all" system, stressing that "different kids need different environments" to reach their full potential.

"Parents should be allowed and empowered to figure out what that is. I believe that every single kid can learn when given the right resources, the right environment and the right opportunity, and in Arkansas, we're making sure that's happening," she said.

A Texas DoorDash driver didn’t let the pain of being struck by a car keep her from delivering an order. A less dedicated driver may have seen the police chase headed their way, hopped back in their car, and canceled the order.

This heroic delivery driver did not. She was knocked onto the hood of the car driven by an alleged burglary suspect who refused to stop during an attempted traffic stop.

Understandably, she dropped the order. But only for a moment.

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While the suspect, identified by police as Torrance Whitaker, was fleeing from the car and making a run for it, the DoorDash driver slid off the hood and picked up the order which had landed in the street in front of the car.

She then proceeded to complete the delivery while officers gave chase to the man now jumping fences and running through the yards of the Houston neighborhood.

"I was on the phone with my husband, and I just hear somebody crash. So I'm like, wait a minute, I heard something from police. When he came out from my door, I think it was HPD parked on my mulch, like what happened here!," witness Lily Portillo, whose cameras caught the action, told KTRK.

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"It's amazing how the girl just delivered the food. I asked her if she was OK, and she said she was OK. She needs a big tip. I really hope somebody finds her and hope she's OK."

After being chased through several yards, a Houston Police K-9 eventually catches up to him, and he's arrested.

The court documents, according to the outlet, state that Whitaker was charged with aggravated assault for hitting the delivery driver with his car while fleeing from police.

KTRK spoke with the DoorDash driver. She, like the hero that she is, didn’t want to be identified. She is in a lot of pain, but avoided breaking any bones. She's also looking into filing a claim against the suspect's insurance.

What a story of dedication. This order was being delivered if the delivery driver was physically able to do so.

There's very little hesitation. It's more of a moment to collect herself, then she's back to the business at hand. Truly impressive work.

An armed man was arrested Monday after driving to a security barricade outside the U.S. Capitol, prompting a police investigation into why he came to the heavily protected complex and temporarily shutting down part of the Capitol grounds.

U.S. Capitol Police said officers arrested the man at the North Barricade after discovering he had a firearm.

Firearms are prohibited on Capitol Grounds, and authorities immediately closed the area while investigators processed the scene.

"Our investigators are working to learn more about the suspect and why he drove to the U.S. Capitol ," Capitol Police said in a statement.

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Authorities have not identified the suspect or announced any charges.

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Police remained at the scene Monday afternoon, where officers were seen removing items from a Ford Bronco parked diagonally in front of the barricade.

From a distance, the items appeared to include water bottles and other belongings.

A dog that had been inside the vehicle was removed safely and taken away in an SPCA vehicle.

The North Barricade remained closed as the investigation continued.

Fox News' Dan Scully, Chad Pergram, and Kelly Phares contributed to this report.

A controversial United Nations agency is being investigated by U.S. officials for alleged ties to terrorism. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the U.N. organization for Palestinian refugees, has more than 1,500 employees being probed for links to terrorism.

U.S. officials have increasingly called on U.N. member states to defund UNRWA after decades of concerns about its school materials promoting terror, the presence of Hamas tunnels beneath UNRWA schools and charges that staff members participated in the Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7 against Israel.

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While the U.N. conducted its own UNRWA investigation in 2024 through the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) following claims that 19 UNRWA employees were part of the Oct. 7. attacks, OIOS found insufficient evidence to support the participation of 10 employees. For the remaining nine, UNRWA terminated their contracts.

As the USAID Office of the Inspector General, a law enforcement agency separate from USAID, continues to investigate 1,500 UNRWA employees, it recently announced that it had referred a total of 108 current or former UNRWA staff to the State Department for suspension or exclusion from working with organizations that receive U.S. funds. Those members were found to be involved in the Hamas invasion of southern Israel, or were members of terrorist groups.

A U.S. diplomatic official briefed by USAID OIG investigators confirmed to Fox News Digital that at least 1,500 current or former UNRWA employees are under investigation for ties to foreign terrorist organizations in Gaza.

A senior U.S. official who spoke with Fox News Digital said that the USAID OIG investigation "smartly picked up where the U.N. failed" by looking beyond Oct. 7 participation. The official said the USAID OIG investigation is "critical, as U.S. taxpayers should never fund the salaries of aid workers that are members of a foreign terrorist organization." 

The senior official told Fox News Digital, "USAID OIG’s investigation is helping prevent terrorists from criss-crossing across aid organizations that have received or are seeking U.S. or Board of Peace funding."

Hamas was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in 1997 by the State Department, and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group (SDGT) in 2001.

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In the press release describing its effort, the USAID OIG said that individuals referred for debarment included "UNRWA school principals, teachers, security personnel, attendants, psychosocial counselors and medical professionals."

They included two deputy school principals, one of whom served as a Hamas deputy company commander and another of whom was a squad leader. USAID OIG additionally referred a teacher with "expertise as a sniper for Hamas," and one who tracked explosive device assignments. Another referred individual was a school principal assigned to a Hamas military manufacturing unit. Under his school, there were "three anti-tank positions and a tunnel shaft."

In the case of Oct. 7 involvement, the USAID OIG specifically mentioned a teacher ordered "to bring two anti-tank missiles to a prescribed location during the Oct. 7 terror attacks," and a deputy school principal charged with communications.

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The USAID OIG stated that it expects to make further referrals to the State Department in addition to "potential criminal referrals to the Department of Justice."

As a result of its investigations, the State Department has banned Hafez Mousa Mohammed Mousa from any future work with U.S. government entities. An UNRWA school principal, Mousa was working with the Hamas East Jabaliya Battalion and "coordinated communications with other suspected Hamas members during the Oct. 7 attacks," the USAID OIG report explains.

In response to Fox News Digital’s questions about whether it will blacklist other identified UNRWA employees, a State Department spokesperson said that "it is no surprise that another 100 UNWRA employees were determined to be involved in the barbaric Oct. 7 attack. President Trump and Secretary Rubio have affirmed time and time again that no State Department funding will be provided to UNWRA, which has been totally infiltrated by Hamas and terrorist sympathizers."

On July 1, the Board of Peace posted on X that UNRWA "has no place in the new Gaza."

An official briefed on developments with the Board of Peace told Fox News Digital that the USAID OIG’s investigations are "quite concerning to us."

The official explained that "we can’t really have an institution operating inside of Gaza where they're purportedly delivering aid and services to two million people but also allegedly participating in and supporting terrorism. That is anathema to creating a safe and prosperous Gaza for Gazans." Moving forward without UNRWA will require being "responsible and deliberate in terms of how we transition those services over to ensure there are no gaps in critical aid delivery, whether it's health services, vaccinations, food, or other goods."

Last month, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) posted about the infiltration of UNRWA on X, saying, "It is time for the United States to take action to address this growing problem and the systemic radicalization in UNRWA facilities." Risch said he would work with the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. "to root out the terrorist links at the U.N."

The U.S. Representative for United Nations Management and Reform, Ambassador Jeff Bartos, told a U.N. meeting in June on UNRWA funding, that it was time "to break this cycle."

"This year, you have the choice to stop underwriting an organization that has become a subsidiary of Hamas, whose employees took part in one of the most barbaric terrorist attacks in human history on Oct. 7, 2023," Bartos said. "This year, you have the choice to give the Palestinian people living in Gaza the opportunity to find durable solutions and prosper, instead of subjecting them to endless cycles of dependency and forever refugeehood."

Hamas' theft of aid is continuing to cause harm in Gaza. While not calling out Hamas by name, on Sunday, the U.N. Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov released a statement strongly condemning the "obstruction of humanitarian operations in Gaza by the de facto authorities." He noted that the previous day, "armed personnel affiliated with the de facto authorities forcibly entered the Abu Rashid food distribution point in Jabalia," and additionally "entered a [World Food Programme] warehouse and reportedly assaulted two truck drivers who were delivering humanitarian supplies."

Alakbarov said the incidents "are not isolated" and "reflect an increasingly dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence and obstruction, including smuggling attempts, targeting and abusing humanitarian operations."

Fox News Digital reached out to UNRWA for comment.

There are plenty of videos from Yellowstone National Park involving tourists doing breathtakingly stupid things around wild animals.

This is not one of them.

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A man was seriously injured Friday evening after an agitated bull bison chased him through a campground and launched him several feet into the air in one of the wildest human-animal encounters you will ever see.

The attack happened at Bridge Bay Campground, south of Fishing Bridge, and was captured on video by professional photographer Mike MacLeod.

The unidentified man was reportedly walking with his grandson when the bison targeted them from roughly 100 yards away — well beyond the 25-yard minimum distance Yellowstone requires visitors to maintain from bison.

And the video makes it clear this animal was already looking for trouble.

Before the man and his grandson entered the picture, the bull had reportedly charged a group of children who were taking photos from a safe distance. The kids scattered, and the bison eventually stopped to wallow in a patch of dirt.

That is when the man and his grandson came around the corner, unaware of everything that had just happened.

"They were just out for an evening walk, just happened to turn around the corner, and there’s a bison," MacLeod told Cowboy State Daily.

The pair initially stopped to take photos while the animal appeared to be resting. But when the bison started to stand, the grandfather recognized it was time to go, and the two moved behind a group of trees.

Then a white pickup truck drove past. For whatever reason, that apparently sent the bull right back over the edge.

"The bison was charging the truck," MacLeod said. "The guy in the truck saw that happening, and he just kept going. The bison (then went) to where these two were hiding in the trees."

The footage shows the enormous animal barrel into the trees as the man desperately tries to stay on the opposite side of the trunks. For a moment, the bison becomes distracted and takes its anger out on a small sapling.

But then it spots the man again.

The bull races after him, catches him with its horn and sends him flipping high into the air before he crashes onto his side.

"The bison hooked him with his left horn on his hip and tossed him in the air," MacLeod said. "He made a perfect flip and landed on his side. The bison was at least 6 feet tall, and (the victim) was several feet above him."

Even more terrifying, the bison does not immediately leave. Instead, it stands over the injured man, shaking its head while he remains on the ground.

MacLeod stopped recording and ran toward the animal, yelling and trying to draw its attention away from the victim. Several other witnesses followed his lead, and together they managed to scare the bison away.

"I was really afraid he was going to gore the guy on the ground, so I stopped videotaping and ran at the bison, yelled loud, and was trying to be as big and intimidating as possible," MacLeod said.

Yellowstone EMS soon arrived and took over.

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MacLeod said he later spoke with the man’s grandson, who told him his grandfather "has some pretty significant injuries and is not out of the woods yet."

The National Park Service had not released an official statement or an update on the man’s condition as of Sunday morning.

Again, this does not appear to be a case of someone walking up to a bison for a selfie, trying to pet it or otherwise ignoring every wildlife warning posted throughout Yellowstone.

MacLeod said people in the campground were keeping their distance and actively warning others as the agitated animal moved through the area.

"I didn't see anybody getting close," he said. "People were yelling, ‘Careful, there’s a bison coming through,’ and they kept their distance. They were very respectful."

MacLeod added: "You can tell he was agitated, pissed off, and charging anything and everything."

Bull bison can become especially aggressive during the annual rut, or mating season, which usually begins around late July. The animals may wallow, bellow, challenge rivals and become much less tolerant of anything they perceive as a threat.

The attack was Yellowstone’s second reported human-bison incident of 2026. A 12-year-old visitor was injured June 26 near Mud Volcano, north of Fishing Bridge. The National Park Service did not disclose the extent of that child’s injuries.

MacLeod has spent plenty of time around bison, but he said even he had never seen behavior quite like this.

"I’ve been around bison for a while, but this was really weird," he said. "Why did it pick those two? There were so many people around, and most of them were closer to and behind the bison. It was really weird."

Sometimes there is an obvious lesson after one of these encounters: Respect wild animals, follow the rules and do not risk your life for a photograph.

This time, the man and his grandson appear to have done all of that.

They were simply in the wrong place at the exact moment a 2,000-pound animal decided to go ballistic.

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