NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A coalition of blue states and jurisdictions is suing the Trump administration over new Medicaid work requirements designed to prevent fraud, arguing the policy unlawfully restricts access to health care coverage.The lawsuit, filed by at least 25 states and the District of Columbia, alleges the newly implemented Interim Final Rule (IFR) — issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — violates federal law and departs from Congress’ original intent and early CMS guidance. The IFR requires certain individuals to provide documentation proving they are exempt from Medicaid rules requiring enrollees…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! DNA from a soda bottle allegedly has linked a Massachusetts woman to the 1985 death of her newborn son, who was found dead in the woods by a father and son hunting rabbits, authorities said this week.Dianne Curry Peck, 59, appeared in court on Tuesday, where she pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with the death of her son, who became known as “Baby Boy Doe” of Mansfield, Massachusetts.”Few cases are more heartbreaking than one involving a newborn baby, allegedly abandoned and left to die in the woods by…

Baby’s first piece of Americana? Millions of newborns arriving during America’s 250th birthday celebration will receive a limited-edition Social Security card featuring a patriotic new design — making one of their very first official government documents a collector’s item. Call it baby’s first red, white and blue keepsake. The commemorative cards, emblazoned with the official Freedom 250 logo, will automatically be issued to babies born in the US between July 2 and December 31, 2026, according to the Social Security Administration. While the festive design is new, everything else about the card stays the same. It carries the same legal…

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Still weeks away from even getting more imaging on his rib, Aaron Judge has had plenty of time to watch the Yankees from the dugout over the past month. In the past week in particular, which Judge kindly described as “not great,” the captain was more pointed in his diagnosis of what has gone wrong during a losing streak that hit seven games on Wednesday afternoon. “Just a little lack of focus,” Judge said Wednesday morning before a 6-2 loss to the Tigers while speaking to reporters for the first time since the day he went on the injured list.…

China is way behind the US in the AI arms race, but has no qualms about playing dirty to try and gain an upper hand. According to a new report, Chinese Communist Party-linked backers are helping push anti-AI sentiment which threatens to halt more than $20 billion in energy and infrastructure investment needed to power the AI data boom. Even more alarmingly, Americans are helping them do it. While Silicon Valley is focused on hiring the best engineers and talent, an equally important battle is already starting to be lost at suburban zoning hearings, county commission meetings and town-hall protests…

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche shot back at California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims of political targeting by the Department of Justice in the top prosecutor’s first public remarks on the matter. Blanche said at a Wednesday news conference that he could not comment on any pending investigations, but he did dismiss Newsom’s claims that he and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, were being investigated in an act of political retaliation by the Trump administration. “The only thing I’ll say about what he chose to do and what he chose to say is that I’m not sure his words are in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota officials, including Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, last month pardoned an illegal immigrant who was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl and who was slated to be deported.With the recommendation of the Minnesota Clemency Review Commission (CRC), the Minnesota Board of Pardons — led by Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and state Chief Justice Natalie Hudson — granted a pardon for Laos national Tou Lue Vang, 42, at its June 10 meeting, according to a letter informing Vang of the decision from Carli Stark, the executive director of the state…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City’s new budget does not include a potential police department headcount boost authorization that had been on the table, reports indicate.Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist, said during a Tuesday press conference, “So, I’ve been talking to all agency heads about ways to find savings, and Commissioner Tisch and I were able to identify ways to keep the NYPD headcount at the originally authorized 35,000 while also meeting all of our crime-fighting needs and implementing the new programs that were announced earlier this year.”Fox News Digital reached…

Mark Wahlberg is bringing his growing restaurant empire to one of Orange County’s most coveted waterfront addresses. The actor’s beloved Mexican restaurant chain, Flecha Cantina, is taking over the former Whaler restaurant space at 2800 West Coast Highway in Mariner’s Mile, according to online reports. It’s not just talk, though. Flecha Cantina has was issued an active Newport Beach business license on June 19 registered to the former Whaler address, all but confirming Mark Wahlberg’s waterfront takeover is moving full speed ahead. The Newport Beach location will become the brand’s fourth outpost, joining restaurants in Las Vegas, Huntington Beach, and…