What are the details of the indictment against James Comey?
Call me indicted. I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News. The former FBI director indicted on allegations of making a false statement and obstruction of justice related to testimony he gave before a Senate committee in 2020 regarding the Bureau's handling of the initial Trump-Russia probe. Fox's David Spunt with more for us this morning.
And the attorney general of the United States just posting on X, no one is above the law. Today's indictment reflects this Department of Justice's commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case. James Comey has been on the radar of President Trump for years.
He was the FBI director when President Trump came to Washington in January 2017. And Comey was out of a job by that summer. And since then, he's been a thorn in the side of President Trump. And President Trump has mentioned Comey dozens and dozens of times since 2017. Republicans trying to avoid a government shutdown as Congress nears a government funding deadline.
Florida Republican Congressman Greg Stubbe on the Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria says the Senate should bypass the 60-vote threshold needed to break the filibuster on a Republican plan to keep the government open. Why should Chuck Schumer determine and negotiate what happens to the American people when we have the majority?
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants certain health care provisions attached to the package to get votes from Democrats. Republicans argue those issues should be dealt with separately. The government funding deadline is September 30th. In Washington, Ryan Schmelz, Fox News. And Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu speaking at the U.N.
General Assembly today as he boarded the plane from Israel to New York. He said, quote, we'll tell our truth. He also addressed nations who say they'd recognize an independent Palestinian state, adding, quote, I will condemn those leaders who, instead of condemning the murderers, rapists and burners of children, want to give them a state in the heart of Israel. America's listening to Fox News.
This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52-episode podcast series, The Life of Jesus. A listening experience that will provide hope, comfort, and understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow now at foxnewspodcasts.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. President Trump will be in New York today on Long Island for the opening day of the Ryder Cup.
Fox's Jared Halpern with more. President Trump will be on hand as 12 of the best American golfers take on 12 of Europe's best at the Ryder Cup, hosted this year at New York's incredibly challenging Bethpage Black, a public course known as The Beast. The U.S. squad, led by Captain Keegan Bradley, includes the chair of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Bryson DeChambeau.
President Trump owns several golf courses around the world and has played the game for decades. He's also involved himself in ongoing merger negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed Live Golf League. At the White House, Jared Halpern, Fox News. President Trump signing an executive order to finalize a deal to hand over TikTok's U.S. operations to a group of American investors.
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