Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is pouring $2.25 million into expanding a program that sends registered nurses into the homes of new parents within days of childbirth — and the backlash has been swift. The Welcome Family program is billed as voluntary, offering postpartum depression screenings, newborn care guidance and connections to community resources. But critics are calling it "creepy" and "massive government overreach," arguing that doctors and pediatricians already handle these screenings. The expansion comes as Massachusetts grapples with heightened attention to postpartum mental health during the Lindsay Clancy trial, where a former labor and delivery nurse is accused of killing her three young children. Clancy's defense has centered on severe postpartum mental illness.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will host President Trump at Gracie Mansion on Monday for their third face-to-face meeting, with the discussion expected to focus on issues affecting New York City and its residents. The sit-down marks a notable pattern of direct engagement between the two leaders. Mamdani first met Trump in the Oval Office in November 2025, shortly after winning the mayoral election, then returned to the White House in February. Monday's meeting flips the dynamic — this time, Trump comes to Mamdani's turf. Full story here ⬇️

Trump announces his planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington Memorial Bridge will double as a military complex — capable of deploying drones, housing snipers on the roof and plaza, and storing large quantities of ammunition. The structure, inspired by Paris' Arc de Triomphe, was originally designed to welcome visitors crossing from Arlington National Cemetery into Washington. Now, Trump says it will become a first-of-its-kind defense installation at the request of the United States Military. The project has already drawn sharp criticism from preservationists, lawmakers, and veterans who argue it could disrupt views of the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. Opponents have also questioned whether the project requires congressional approval under federal law.

DHS' top lawyer fires a warning directly at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, telling attorneys that filing frivolous asylum claims will carry penalties — marking a major escalation from targeting immigrants themselves to the lawyers helping them stay in the country. James Percival laid out the legal framework in blunt terms: asylum is discretionary, persecution must come from a state actor, and most Western Hemisphere migrants don't qualify because they're driven by economic incentives, not genuine fear of persecution. He even took a shot at Chicago, noting that residents of crime-ridden cities could "easily claim" government failure — but that the legal bar is far higher than that. AILA has already called the Trump administration's fraud concerns "chilling" and rejected that its members engage in frivolous litigation. DHS says it will "vigorously pursue all available remedies" against anyone clogging the system. Full story here ⬇️

The White House reposted Trump's Truth Social image showing New Mexico rebranded as 'America' — the word 'Mexico' crossed out in red and replaced on a map of the state. No explanation was given. No formal policy proposal was announced. But the post follows a pattern: Trump has already signed executive orders renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' and the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' for federal use. Google and Apple later updated their maps accordingly.

FIRST ON FOX: The White House is launching a website featuring Trump-themed remakes of classic video games — including a version of Snake where Border Czar Tom Homan leads a line of illegal aliens in orange jumpsuits, a Flappy Bird clone with a bald eagle soaring over the National Mall and a Tetris-style game where the goal is to build a border wall. There's also a boxing game where players punch away unhealthy foods in a nod to RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again push, complete with a "Seed Oils" graphic crossed out in red. Another game has users catching gold bars and money in front of the Washington Monument. "This is an effort to further contrast between a culture of fun and winning and the dark socialist vision Democrats have for America," a White House official told Fox News Digital.

CAMERA PROBE: Sen. Josh Hawley is expanding his investigation into AI-powered surveillance cameras beyond Flock Safety, firing off letters to Motorola Solutions, Verkada and Axon Enterprise demanding answers on how they collect, retain and share license plate data on millions of Americans. Hawley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, wants each company to explain how broadly customers can search vehicle data, how long license plate information is kept, how many confirmed cases of misuse have occurred since 2021, and what safeguards exist to prevent officers from conducting searches without legitimate justification. The move comes as Florida Gov. DeSantis ordered all license plate reader cameras removed from state roads and Texas Gov. Abbott directed state agencies to stop spending on Flock Safety cameras. Roughly 150,000 Flock cameras currently operate across every state except Alaska.

FIRST ON FOX: Vice President JD Vance is referring a bombshell HHS report to the Justice Department that alleges hospitals deliberately pushed gender-affirming procedures on minors to cash in on fraudulent insurance claims — and he's calling for criminal prosecution. The report, titled "Wolves in White Coats," reveals more than $50 million in insurance claims for puberty blockers billed for patients ages 13-17 from 2015 to 2025. HHS says providers intentionally pushed gender dysphoria diagnoses on children to make puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries easier to bill — a pathway paved by Biden-era policies promoting transgender equality. The average healthcare cost for a minor is roughly $3,000. If a child transitions, that figure jumps to $75,000 without surgery — and nearly $170,000 with gender-altering procedures. Roughly 225 hospitals nationwide have established pediatric gender programs. Vance's letter to AG Todd Blanche is blunt: providers who intentionally miscoded treatment to defraud Medicaid or private insurers "should go to prison."

INDICTED: Former Southern Poverty Law Center official Heidi Beirich was arrested Wednesday on federal wire fraud and money laundering charges alleging she helped funnel $4.1 million in tax-exempt donor funds to violent extremist groups — including Ku Klux Klan chapters. The 26-page indictment alleges the SPLC secretly routed donor money through fictitious business accounts between 2007 and 2023, paying "field sources" who led or were affiliated with extremist organizations. Prosecutors say the money funded KKK rallies, recruited members, purchased materials for robes and cross burnings, and even encouraged two Klan members who wanted out to stay in the movement with monthly payments. Beirich, 59, was charged alongside the SPLC itself with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank. AG Todd Blanche confirmed the arrest and said the federal investigation remains ongoing.

GOP senators are moving to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he pled the Fifth during last week's Senate hearing — despite already having a presidential pardon covering his actions from 2014 to 2025. Sen. Rand Paul says he's confident the votes are there and plans to send a criminal referral directly to the Department of Justice, potentially bypassing a full Senate vote. Vice President J.D. Vance would need to certify the resolution and refer it to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Sen. Josh Hawley says his team is already drafting a memo to Acting AG Todd Blanche urging criminal prosecution. The central legal question: Can Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment when a pardon already shields him from self-incrimination?

Todd Blanche clears the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote after Republican holdouts cut a deal — but some remain concerned that President Donald Trump won't keep his promises. In the full Senate floor vote, the Attorney General nominee can only afford to lose two votes.

Trump accused China of an "unprecedented election security nightmare" involving 220 million voter records — then imposed zero public consequences on Beijing. Two weeks later, Xi Jinping's September state visit is still on. Trump told reporters the alleged activity "took place a long time ago" and said espionage between the two nations isn't "a one-way street." The fallout has been directed entirely inward: investigations into U.S. intelligence officials who handled the information, not against China. The declassified documents show Chinese entities amassed American voter data from 18 states but do not show altered ballots, penetrated vote-counting systems, or changed voter rolls. One analyst wrote China "likely gained little advantage" from records that were largely publicly available.

EXPOSED: Fauci's private diary reveals he estimated COVID-19's case fatality rate at 0.2-0.3% in February 2020. Weeks later, he told Congress under oath that the virus had a higher mortality rate.

China has spent roughly $100 million on influence operations inside the United States, DOJ records show — spanning state-run propaganda networks, corporate lobbying and efforts to shape American policy at every level. The spending includes $66.8 million funneled to CGTN America, Beijing's flagship English-language media operation, between February and November 2025 alone. Dozens of American lobbyists have signed new contracts with Chinese-owned companies, including firms the Pentagon has designated as Chinese military companies. Tencent alone has spent over $10 million on lobbying since 2025. And that's just what's on the books. Campus groups linked to the Chinese government and organizations under China's United Front Work Department — a global network of CCP loyalists — don't file disclosures at all.

FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's deleted Reddit account reveals graphic posts about masturbating in portable toilets and praising explicit military restroom graffiti — the latest in a growing trail of vulgar comments that could define his race against Susan Collins. Platner has dismissed past controversies as 'joking' and 's***posting,' but GOP strategists say the pattern raises fundamental questions about his judgment and fitness for office. He became Democrats' presumptive nominee after Gov. Janet Mills dropped out last month.

173 House Democrats vote against a resolution honoring law enforcement during National Police Week — as assaults on officers hit a 10-year high. Only 29 Democrats crossed party lines to support the measure, while every Republican present voted yes.