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It’s back to school time on Capitol Hill.But not really until next week.What?Even though millions of kids returned to school just after Labor Day, the end of August, or, in some cases, even earlier in August, Congress still isn’t in session yet for the fall term.REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: WHAT THE END OF THE YEAR LOOKS LIKE IN CONGRESSThat comes on Monday, September 9. That’s when the House and Senate come back for legislative action for the first time in more than a month. The Senate last voted on August 1. The House was supposed to be in session until then as

House Republican leaders are vowing to push back on anti-Israel protests that are once again taking over college campuses as students return for the fall semester.It comes as activists have already begun defacing property and staging demonstrations at Columbia University in New York City, which was a hotbed of controversial activity in the spring."There should be a zero tolerance policy for antisemitic violence on campus that targets Jewish students. If universities won’t hold protestors accountable, Congress will," Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital. "Just last month, we subpoenaed several Columbia University officials, and we will continue our

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., denied there was any evidence of illegal immigrants voting in U.S. elections on Tuesday when he was asked about legislation that would require proof of citizenship in order to vote. "There is no evidence that undocumented migrants vote," the border senator told Fox News' Chad Pergram at the Capitol during the chamber's pro forma session. Kelly had been asked for his thoughts on including a bill to require proof of citizenship in order to vote in a must-pass spending bill at the end of the month. MCCORMICK SEIZES ON PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RACE GAP, LAYING BORDER BLAME ON CASEY"This is

San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall will be missing the first four games of the season after being shot during a robbery attempt, but the first-round pick is already back in the team’s facility to work.The NFL world was holding its breath after learning Pearsall, who was drafted out of Florida back in April, was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt near Union Square in downtown San Francisco on Saturday. Thankfully, Pearsall was in stable condition once first responders arrived on the scene, and he was released from San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS

If there is something you can count on, it is that there seems to be a new scam every day. While we’ve covered different types of Social Security scams over the years, Jeanne from Hackensack, New Jersey, forwarded a new one to share with you."I received this email (displayed below) yesterday. I did not open the attachment. I hovered my mouse over the name of the Sender and immediately saw it as a lie."This vigilant approach by Jeanne demonstrates the importance of being cautious and skeptical when dealing with unsolicited emails, especially those claiming to be from official sources.GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT

The University of California, Berkeley has been hit with a federal civil rights complaint for allegedly engaging in discrimination on the basis of race and nation of origin. A new federal civil rights complaint filed by the Equal Protection Project (EPP) on Tuesday demanded an investigation into programs at the Haas School of Business, alleging that certain students were excluded from an MBA (Masters of Business Administration) preparatory program due to their race and ethnicity, violating Title VI and the Equal Protection Clause.Cornell Law professor William A. Jacobson founded the EPP to ensure fair treatment of all people without regard to race

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sector on the northern border has seen more apprehensions in the last fiscal year than the previous 13 years combined.The Swanton Sector Border sector has seen 15,000 apprehensions in the 10 months of fiscal year 2024, the largest volume ever recorded by the sector, over 14,000 more than was recorded in fiscal year 2021, according to a report on CBS 19.The sector, which spans 295 miles of the border with Canada and covers all of Vermont and parts of upstate New York and New Hampshire, has seen its numbers of apprehensions in just

James Darren, known for his role as the teen surfing star in "Gidget," has died.Darren passed away on Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Jim Moret, Darren's son and an "Inside Edition" correspondent, explained the 88-year-old actor had needed an aortic valve replacement but was not strong enough for the surgery."I always thought he would pull through because he was so cool," Moret told the outlet. "He was always cool."HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2024In his long career, Darren acted, sang and built up a successful behind-the-scenes career as a television director, helming episodes