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The second round of the NBA playoffs got off to a rough start for the defending champion Denver Nuggets. The Minnesota Timberwolves, led by two-time NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards, won the first two games in the Western Conference semifinals series.The series shifted to Minnesota for Game 3 and Game 4, where the Nuggets were able to overcome the hostile environment and get back on the winning track. The Nuggets pushed their winning streak to three games when they cruised to a 112-97 victory in Game 5.But, shortly after Denver fell behind in the series, the team decided to have a

Two foreign nationals are now in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after an attempt to breach a Marine Corps base this month, officials confirmed Thursday.The incident happened on May 3 at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia. A spokesperson for the base said two people in a box truck were stopped at one of the gates. The driver told military police officers they were making a delivery to the Post Office and worked for a company subcontracted by Amazon.Because they had no affiliation to the base and no approved credentials, they were directed to a holding area for vetting.NEW

The House Judiciary Committee advanced a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s failure to produce the subpoenaed audio recording of President Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. The House Judiciary Committee considered a resolution to hold the attorney general in contempt during a mark-up session Thursday. The vote advances the measure for a full floor vote. The move comes after the White House asserted executive privilege over the audio and video recordings related to Hur's interviews with the president as part of his classified records investigation. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the funding mechanism that feeds the Obama-era agency Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is constitutional.In a 7-2 decision, authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court held that Congress uniquely authorized the bureau to draw its funding directly from the Federal Reserve System, therefore allowing it to bypass the usual funding mechanisms laid out in the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution. "For most federal agencies, Congress provides funding on an annual basis. This annual process forces them to regularly implore Congress to fund their operations for the next year. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is

A House Republican-led bill aimed at overhauling Washington, D.C.'s criminal policies passed with the support of 18 Democrats Wednesday evening.It's a sign that crime in the nation's capital has been an increasingly urgent issue for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.Rep. Byron Donalds' D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act, would impose specific changes targeting how juveniles and young adults are prosecuted.The bill passed the House by a 225 to 181 vote, with only Democratic lawmakers opposed.FLORIDA SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SEEN FATALLY SHOOTING 23-YEAR-OLD US AIRMANDemocrats who supported the bill include Reps. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.; Pat

The U.S. Border Patrol recorded ar decline in migrant encounters in April, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a news release Wednesday.In April, the Border Patrol recorded 128,900 encounters between ports of entry along the southwest border. The figure was 30% lower than in April 2023, and 6% lower than in March."CBP continues to surge resources and personnel to impacted sectors along the border to ensure the safe, swift, and orderly processing of individuals to maximize expedited removals," Troy Miller, a senior official performing the duties of the commissioner, said in a statement.DHS’ FAILURE TO FILE PAPERWORK HAS LED TO 200K IMMIGRATION COURT

Candidates debate when they have to debate.That’s why Donald Trump didn’t during the primaries.That’s why Joe Biden, battling abysmal poll numbers, surprised everyone yesterday by agreeing to two debates.And why Trump, who’s been demanding a side-by-side comparison – he had even floated debating on my show – immediately accepted.BIDEN’S TEAM IS AFRAID TO ‘LET HIM LOOSE’: LUCY CALDWELLWith a speed that raised questions about whether it was "rigged," both camps agreed within a couple of hours to do the faceoffs on CNN on June 27, and on ABC Sept. 10. (Four networks were deemed eligible.) CNN has already announced Jake

After hundreds of anti-Israel protesters swarmed campus buildings and set up barricades at the University of California, Irvine, local law enforcement agencies responded and students were ordered to leave immediately on Wednesday.In a statement to Fox News Digital, a UC Irvine spokesperson said that the campus erupted into chaos after several hundreds of protesters entered the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall on the California campus and began to barricade the building at 2:30 p.m. PST.The university said that it put out a call to local law enforcement and received immediate assistance from the Irvine Police Department and Orange County Sheriff's Department.In

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is keeping an eye on the NBA Playoffs, specifically the Cleveland Cavaliers-Boston Celtics second round matchup after what he posted on X Wednesday night. Flair voice his displeasure on the social media platform with Cavs star guard Donovan Mitchell, who wasn’t available for Cleveland’s must-win Game 5 after missing Game 4 due to a left calf strain.A win for the Celtics and Cleveland’s season comes to an end, which is why Flair couldn’t believe Mitchell didn’t suit up. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Sore calf? Really?" Flair tweeted. "You would think for 32 million