Fox News Politics Newsletter: Kash clashes with the Senate

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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening…

-Gun seller takes stand in Trump assassination attempt trial with key testimony about rifle purchase

-DHS blames political rhetoric for surge in assaults on ICE agents after Charlie Kirk murder

-House Dem warns both sides on 'road to ruin' as political divide deepens over Kirk assassination

FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying before House lawmakers on Wednesday in a hearing focused on the bureau's dramatic reforms in the second Trump administration and the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Patel is facing questions in five-minute rounds from Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee as part of an annual oversight hearing, marking the director's second appearance in as many days on Capitol Hill after he testified before the Senate one day prior.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, raised what he said was a weaponization of the FBI against conservatives, reviving concerns his committee regularly brought up during FBI Director Christopher Wray's tenure. Jordan praised Patel for what he said was a course correction…Read more

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, R-Minn., have engaged in a war of words following the Democrats' remarks about the murder of Charlie Kirk during an interview.  (Getty)

GROOMING CRACKDOWN: Pentagon unveils new 'clean shaven' standards, only allows medical exemptions for one year

GOP COLLISION: Republican who defied Trump over 2020 election results launches battleground state governor bid

MAYOR VS FAITH: Whitmer quiet on Muslim mayor telling critic of terrorist sympathizer he's 'not welcome'

Utah Valley University students are returning to campus following the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025.  (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)

LEGACY IN MOTION: Arizona highway could honor Charlie Kirk after assassination rocks conservative movement

HATE IN SCHOOLS: Celebratory, dismissive reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death putting educators under scrutiny

FREE SPEECH FIGHT: Mamdani labeled Kirk a 'far-right extremist' who should be canceled from speaking in NYC

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