NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic lawmakers were missing during Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing as they skipped a hearing on the Muslim Brotherhood’s alleged network inside the United States, drawing a blistering rebuke from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.”You may notice that there are empty chairs on the Democrat side of the dais,” Cruz said as he opened the hearing by pointing out that  every Democratic member of the subcommittee refused to attend. “The American people should ask themselves why not a single member of the minority decided that a hearing on terrorism was worth their time?…

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, giving the Atlanta-based public health agency its first full-time leader in nearly a year. Schwartz was confirmed in a 51-44 party-line vote. The 54-year-old will become the 22nd leader of…

Pistachio lovers may soon be paying the price for California’s scorching spring. The beloved green nut — already having a major moment among Gen Zers thanks to viral Dubai chocolate bars, cream pastries, frozen yogurt and trendy lattes — is facing a bitter harvest after record-breaking heat devastated farms across…

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President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found.More than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members have been detained since Trump took…

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