Jon Rahm reaches agreement with DP World Tour, triggering major speculation about a LIV Golf exit

It cost him, literally, but Jon Rahm has reached an agreement with the DP World Tour that will allow the two-time major champion to compete on the European golf circuit this season.

In March, this was an outcome that felt quite distant, with the Spaniard claiming that the DP World Tour was "extorting players" who wanted to play on the circuit and return from LIV. With the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) pulling its funding of LIV, that undoubtedly changed the perspective for both Rahm and the execs of the tour.

"There's no longer a standoff. We were able to reach an agreement. There was some concessions on both sides. I offered some; they extended an olive branch," Rahm said, when asked about the standoff with the DP World Tour ahead of this week's LIV event in Virginia. "Obviously, we've reached an agreement. That will not be a stress anymore."

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The DP World Tour released a statement on Tuesday confirming the news of its agreement with Rahm, noting it included "payments of all outstanding fines accrued from 2024 to date." While exact details of the agreement may never be disclosed in full, it appears to be a similar deal that eight other LIV golfers agreed to back in February to regain access to playing in DP World Tour events.

It is believed that Rahm accrued fines of up to $3 million for playing conflicting events on LIV after signing on with the league ahead of the 2024 campaign.

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This now leads us to the question of what this agreement means for Rahm's future with LIV Golf, with the circuit's future beyond 2026 entirely up in the air.

When asked about where things stand in terms of his future with LIV, Rahm alluded to his lengthy contract, but chose to use an interesting phrase.

"As of right now, I have several years on my contract left, and I'm pretty sure they did a pretty good job when they drafted that," Rahm explained. "So I don't see many ways out, and as of right now, I'm not really thinking about it since we still have a season to play and majors to compete for. So it's not something I want to think about just yet."

Admitting that you "don't see many ways out" of your multi-year contract with LIV's future past this current season being nothing but an enormous question mark, likely wasn't the vote of confidence LIV CEO Scott O'Neil was looking for.

Rahm coming to terms with the DP World Tour certainly feels like him cracking the door open for a potential LIV exit. That exit would be made easier if LIV doesn't exist in the new year, but for now, he is under contract with an entity that has reportedly paid him well over $100 million.

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DOJ sues Denver over ban on ‘assault weapons’

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against the city of Denver, Colorado, "alleging that the City unconstitutionally bans certain constitutionally protected semi-automatic rifles."

"These laws unconstitutionally infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms in common use for lawful purposes," according to the Justice Department.

"The Constitution is not a suggestion and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. "Denver's ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles directly violates the right to bear arms. This Department of Justice will vigorously defend the liberties of law-abiding citizens nationwide."

The 12-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado names the City and County of Denver, Colorado, and the Denver Police Department as defendants. It said Denver has an ordinance that makes it "a crime to carry, store, keep, manufacture, sell, or otherwise possess a so-called ‘assault weapon,’" but that the ordinance contains "politically charged rhetoric."

"The term ‘assault weapon' is not a technical term used in the firearms industry. Rather, as Justice Thomas has aptly noted, ’assault weapon' is a rhetorically charged political term developed by anti-gun publicists," the complaint reads. "In reality, the firearms the City calls ‘assault weapons’ include ordinary semiautomatic rifles possessed by millions of law-abiding Americans. Indeed, Americans own literally tens of millions of AR-15 style rifles, the paradigmatic ‘assault weapon’ covered by the Ordinance. As the Supreme Court has recently recognized, the AR-15 is the most popular rifle in America."

"When the City banned AR-15 style rifles with standard capacity magazines, it banned an arm in common use for  lawful purposes by law-abiding citizens," the complaint added. "Therefore, the Ordinance violates the Second Amendment, and the United States brings this action to vindicate the rights of Denver citizens whose rights have been — and are continuing to be — violated by Defendants."

The complaint calls for declaratory and injunctive relief. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Denver mayor's office and Denver Police Department for comment.

The office of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston released a statement Monday saying he was joined "by public safety and civic leaders in rejecting a demand from the U.S. Department of Justice to repeal the city's longstanding ban on assault weapons."

"The demand, which suggested a lawsuit would be filed if Denver does not comply, came last week in a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice," the Democrat's office said. 

"Our first job is to keep Denverites safe, and we will not be intimidated out of doing it," Johnston said in a statement. "Denver's law has stood for 37 years because it works, it saves lives, and it reflects the values of our community. No demand or lawsuit from Washington is going to change that."

Johnston's office said "Denver’s law was passed in 1989 and restricts the possession and sale of guns with magazines carrying more than 15 rounds," and that "Denver retains clear legal authority to regulate firearms within its borders to protect public safety, and the ordinance is consistent with both Colorado law and the U.S. Constitution."

However, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said Tuesday that, "I have directed the Civil Rights Division, through our new Second Amendment Section, to defend law-abiding Americans from restrictions such as those we are challenging in these cases."

"Law-abiding Americans, regardless of what city or state they reside in, should not have to live under threat of criminal sanction just for exercising their Second Amendment right to possess arms which are owned by tens of millions of their fellow citizens," Dhillon continued.

"In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its landmark decision District of Columbia v. Heller, held that the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to possess weapons that are in common use for lawful purposes," the Justice Department said.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement

A Kansas City, Kansas, church has moved its services underground in order to protect illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement, according to a new report.

"It is ironic and shameful, is it not, that the safe spaces we call sanctuaries are no longer safe spaces," Rick Behrens, senior pastor at Grandview Park Presbyterian Church, told the Kansas Reflector. "Because we are under attack from our own government." 

According to the Reflector, services will now be held in a church basement. The story continued, saying that Behrens "moved services to the locked basement in response to the administration’s decision to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to enter churches."

In January 2025, the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era policy that restricted immigration enforcement actions in or near houses of worship, schools, hospitals and other protected areas. At the time, a DHS spokesperson said the move would empower law enforcement and stop criminals from "being able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest."

In addition to moving services, the church has also become a training hub for community activists, according to the report, teaching volunteers how to "spot immigration enforcement officers, accompany immigrants, and monitor the courts."

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Behrens was among several faith leaders and immigration activists who spoke at an interfaith prayer vigil last week, encouraging larger churches to take action as Kansas City prepares to host six matches during the FIFA World Cup this summer.

Other community leaders have also taken steps in anticipation of possible ICE raids.

Jess Ferrell, executive director of the Center of Grace community center, explained she organized a group of volunteers to accompany 48 children back to their homes after she said she received an anonymous tip that ICE agents would conduct a raid at the church’s parent pickup one day.

"We realized we do not have a way to safely get (the kids) off our property home with their parents, who are at work, because armed agents might show up and try to kidnap their parents in front of them, using children as bait," Ferrell told the Reflector.

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Jacob Poindexter, senior minister at Wichita United Church of Christ, framed the situation as a moral choice between supporting immigrants and opposing federal immigration enforcement.

"Which side are you going to be on? Which side are we going to take a risk for?" he asked. "Because you’re taking a risk, no matter which side you choose. If you do nothing, you are taking a risk. If you do something, at least it’s a worthwhile risk."

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In January, plans to build an ICE detention center in Kansas City were halted after the Kansas City Council passed a five-year ban on permits for non-municipal detention centers, following community backlash, according to KCUR.

DHS did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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Texas man accused of killing pregnant wife allegedly cuts off ankle monitor and flees to Italy

A Texas man facing charges for allegedly killing his pregnant wife has reportedly cut off his ankle monitor and fled abroad. 

Lee Mongerson Gilley, 39, is accused of murdering his wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, and the couple’s unborn child in Houston in 2024, according to KPRC. 

Gilley was set to appear in court Tuesday, but instead flew from Texas to Canada, and finally Italy, where he told authorities he was seeking asylum after being "wrongfully prosecuted" and is fearful of receiving the death penalty, his attorney told the outlet. 

"I’m concerned that the prosecution will try to say that it’s evidence of consciousness of guilt that he’s running from it, but I think he’s just scared," defense attorney Dick DeGuerin reportedly said.

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Gilley, whose murder trial was set to begin later this month, is reportedly in the custody of Italian authorities. His ankle monitor alerted authorities it had been tampered with on Friday, according to the outlet. 

DeGuerin told the outlet that before Gilley can be returned to Texas, the state must certify to Italy that he is not eligible for the death penalty — which the prosecution is not seeking in his case.

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Gilley is accused of killing his wife, Christa, and their unborn baby by "applying pressure to [her] neck and upper back" on Oct. 7, 2024, according to charging documents obtained by People.

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Prosecutors reportedly allege Gilley initially claimed Christa, who was nine months pregnant, had overdosed and that he had tried to save her with CPR, but a medical examiner later pointed to evidence of strangulation and ruled her death a homicide.

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After he was arrested days later, Gilley allegedly admitted his wife was not a drug user or suicidal, and that the couple had been arguing before her death, KPRC reported. 

In 2025, while out on bond, prosecutors reportedly allege Gilley and an unnamed woman, whom he had an affair with in 2023, devised a scheme to flee to Mexico and other countries, according to the outlet.

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"The Defendant also inquired as to whether she knew of a Mexican identity he could acquire to facilitate his departure from the country," the document said.

Gilley also allegedly "provided a detailed plan" to remove his GPS monitor and perform a sham marriage to obtain a new identity, prosecutors reportedly said.

Authorities are working to extradite Gilley back to the country, according to KPRC. 

Gilley’s defense attorney and the Harris County District Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Feds open probe into New York City's pro-Palestinian teachers

New York City Public Schools are under investigation by the Trump administration over allegations that a group of pro-Palestinian teachers sought to sow "hatred towards Jewish students" during classroom instruction.

The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights announced its investigation into the nation's largest public school system nearly two weeks ago after receiving reports that teachers were organizing seminars propping up the Palestinian resistance and labeling Zionists as "genocidal white supremacists."

"No child should be taught by his or her teachers to hate their peers. Neither should Jewish children be taught that being Jewish somehow makes them inherently guilty or proponents of hate and violence," Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said in a statement. "Discrimination has no place in our schools, and, unlike the previous Administration, the Trump Administration will not turn a blind eye to antisemitic harassment."

The Education Department's investigation into New York City Public Schools comes as Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters his fifth month in office. Mamdani has been heavily scrutinized for his anti-Israel rhetoric, having accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of committing war crimes and saying Palestinians are facing a "genocide" perpetrated by the Jewish state. He also revoked an executive order that blocked New York City officials from boycotting or divesting in Israel and another executive order that expanded the definition of antisemitism.

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Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's office.

At the center of the Education Department's investigation is a group of educators known as NYC Educators for Palestine. The group's mission statement centers on the belief that "education should be a tool for liberation not occupation" and that teachers should work "both inside and outside the classroom" to achieve Palestinian justice.

The Education Department noted the group's teaching seminars focused on "Palestinian, Zionism, and Resistance" as a potential Title VI violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. During these seminars, which were taught to children as young as 5, the educators focused on the "contemporary and historical Palestinian resistance." Complaints alleged that the seminars depicted Zionists as "genocidal white supremacists" and that it gave credence to support Hamas and its "martyrs."

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NYC Educators for Palestine also organized a "Teach-In for Palestine" set for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The "teach-in" was advertised for students as young as 6.

Fox News Digital reached out to NYC Educators for Palestine for comment.

A spokesperson for New York City Public Schools denied the group's affiliation with the school district.

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"The group referenced is not connected to New York City Public Schools," a spokesperson said.

But a parent told Fox News that it seemed teachers were "so radicalized and so focused on sending messages like this [pro-Palestine] rather than focusing on really crucial skills like literacy and critical thinking."

The Education Department's investigation into New York City Public Schools is just the latest investigation into allegations of antisemitism running rampant in public school districts across the country in the wake of the Gaza war.

Last August, the Trump administration launched an investigation into Baltimore City Public Schools for alleged antisemitic harassment. The investigation is still ongoing.

More than 60 colleges and higher education institutions have been notified by the Trump administration of pending investigations into the schools' failures to properly address antisemitism on campus.

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Mamdani doubles down on abolishing ICE after agitators protest agents getting treatment for illegal immigrant

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his position to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after agitators protested agents outside a Brooklyn hospital over the weekend.

The protest occurred while an illegal immigrant was receiving treatment over the weekend for injuries sustained while allegedly attempting to attack authorities.

Mamdani, a frequent critic of ICE and the Trump administration’s deportation agenda, voiced his opposition after a video circulated online showing a New York police officer throwing a protester to the ground outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mamdani stated there was no coordination between the NYPD and ICE, noting that officers were specifically responding to the protest outside the hospital.

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"I've made it very clear that our laws leave no room for interpretation: our NYPD will not participate in civil immigration enforcement," he said. "And I've also been very clear about my views on ICE raids as a whole. I think they are cruel."

The mayor then referenced the arrest of Chidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian national who overstayed his visa and has previous arrests for assault and drug possession, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Okeke was detained "by armed federal agents without any active warrant," Mamdani said. "And this is incredibly concerning. It's why I've said time and again that I believe ICE should be abolished."

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According to officials, during the encounter with federal agents, Okeke refused to comply with commands to exit his car and attempted to strike agents with the vehicle. He is accused of being "physically combative" and attempting to punch and elbow agents.

"Our officers followed their training and used the minimum amount of force necessary to make the arrest," DHS said in a statement.

Following the arrest, Okeke was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for a medical evaluation. DHS reported that Okeke "remained non-compliant during the medical evaluation, throwing himself to the floor and screaming," though he was eventually cleared by medical staff.

Okeke originally entered the United States on a tourist visa in 2023 and had been required to leave the country by February 26, 2024.

Video footage shows ICE agents dragging Okeke out of the hospital following his evaluation. During his time inside, a crowd of around 150 anti-ICE protesters gathered outside. DHS stated that the group damaged several ICE vehicles and assaulted agents, resulting in minor injuries.

Six protesters, Sharon Freystaetter, Presleigh Hayashida, Chloe Sells, Tomas Laster, Jennifer Hansen and Caswell Parker, are all charged with disorderly conduct and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. Additionally, all but Sells are also charged with resisting arrest.

Freystaetter and Hayashida were allegedly observed throwing garbage cans onto the street, causing vehicles to abruptly stop, Meanwhile, Hansen struck the rear window of an ICE vehicle with her closed fist, causing the window to shatter before the vehicle drove away, authorities said. 

Around the same time, Sells allegedly struck the rear window of a marked NYPD vehicle with her closed fist and placed a used sanitary pad on the vehicle.

Mamdani emphasized that the U.S. immigration response needs to have "humanity as part of it, as opposed to simply a footnote."

Fox News Digital reached out to the mayor's office, as well as ICE and DHS, for further comment.

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Michigan Senate candidate doubles down on rural America jab when confronted on old tweets

Michigan Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow stands by her since-deleted post on social media agreeing with the notion that rural America could learn from coastal elites.

McMorrow joined CNN on Sunday and host Manu Raju said, "In 2016, a user posted, 'I‘m from the rural Midwest. All this talk about coastal elites needing to understand more of America has it backwards.' You wrote in response to that user, this thread, ‘I’m from rural New Jersey. This ranks 100%.' So do you stand by that sentiment that rural parts of America can learn from coastal elites?"

McMorrow, who has deleted roughly 6,000 social media posts amid her Senate campaign, argued that everyone should try to understand each other a little better.

"Trump has succeeded in weaponizing us against each other, convincing us that we are each other's enemies," McMorrow said. "I‘ve lived all over the country. I've met a lot of different people, and I stand by that. Was it the most eloquent tweet I've ever tweeted? No, I've tweeted thousands of times. There is a level of authenticity and just grappling, in the wake of the 2016 election, of how somebody like Donald Trump could have been elected. And what I know is we are not each other's enemies, and we need to understand each other better."

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In total, McMorrow deleted roughly 6,000 social media posts, according to CNN's KFILE investigative unit, which reported that the posts appeared to have been deleted in 2025 after the New York Post reported on several of McMorrow's social media comments.

Raju followed up and said it sounded like she had some disdain for parts of the U.S. that supported President Donald Trump.

"I don't. Was it the most eloquent thing I've ever written? Absolutely not. But I would argue most people are not particularly elegant on Twitter or Facebook," she responded.

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McMorrow defended her past voting record and multiple deleted social media posts and prior statements during her Sunday appearance on CNN’s "Inside Politics."

"Moving takes time," McMorrow said, defending why she voted in California after saying she had relocated to Michigan.

The interview followed criticism from Rep. Haley Stevens, one of McMorrow’s primary opponents, who argued the deleted posts and past comments could hurt Democrats in the general election.

"I thought it was a little tacky, and I think that it dovetails from things that we saw Mallory McMorrow say last year," Stevens said. "It strikes me as very out of touch with what our state is all about."

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McMorrow responded by emphasizing her personal background and rejecting claims that she is disconnected from voters.

"I tweeted normal things like a normal person, and people are desperate for authenticity," McMorrow said.

Fox News' C.J. Womack contributed to this report.

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