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Democrat scrambles to meet Angel Mom after she blasts lawmakers to their faces for ignoring families’ pleas

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Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., offered to promptly meet with an Angel Mom after she said during the second day of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing that she and other Angel Parents have been «completely ignored» in their push for immigration reform.

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«Miss Bos, anxious to meet with you,» Durbin said. «I hope we can do it soon, maybe right after this.»

Jennifer Bos, whose daughter’s body was found in a bleach-filled container in a case in which an illegal immigrant was charged with concealing her death, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Blanche’s nomination, underscoring the Trump administration’s focus on violent crime and immigration enforcement.

Bos is among the Angel Families — relatives of people killed or harmed in crimes involving illegal immigrants — who have pushed lawmakers for stricter immigration enforcement.

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Jennifer Bos, mother of Megan Bos, dries her tears as she speaks during the second day of acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026. President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US attorney general — his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche. (Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

Durbin’s offer to meet with Bos, one of his constituents, came as Bos revealed during an exchange with Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., that it was very difficult for Angel Moms to meet with their lawmakers.

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«This is the first time I’ve ever spoken with him,» Bos said. «I haven’t spoken with them. He spoke to me.»

«Well, I hope—and I’m sure that—I hope I heard the ranking member yesterday talked about the need for the attorney general to meet with victims, which I support,» Britt said in response. «And I certainly am hopeful that he will, and others, will meet with you.»

Bos went on to say that several pieces of legislation introduced last session have been ignored by Democratic officials.

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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a hearing to examine the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation on Capitol Hill on Wednesday December 3, 2025 (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

«And there hasn’t been any way to really get in and talk to anybody, especially those who are opposed to those legislations for whatever reason,» said Bos.

At the end of the hearing, Durbin addressed Bos for a second time, offering to meet with her immediately after the hearing ended.

«I didn’t know it was a hardship for you to make this journey here, testify, from Illinois,» Durbin continued in his remarks to Bos, offering to meet her. «And I don’t want you to have to wait to see me. I want to meet with you now, and we can talk as soon as this meeting adjourns, if it’s okay with you, if it fits in your schedule.»

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Megan Bos was allegedly found dead in Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez’ backyard in Illinois in April 2025. (Fox News)

Bos told senators during the second day of Blanche’s confirmation hearing about the «unbearable agony» her family endured after her daughter, Megan Bos, was found partially decomposed inside of a garbage can in April 2025, following a 51-day search. The Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled Bos’ cause of death «undetermined,» saying the autopsy could not determine how she died or whether her death was a homicide or drug-related.

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Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico charged in the case, was initially released from local custody after an Illinois judge determined the state charges against him — including two counts of concealment of a death, abuse of a corpse and obstruction of justice — did not qualify for pretrial detention under state law.

ICE then arrested Mendoza-Gonzalez in Chicago in July 2025, after federal authorities said he was in the country illegally.

Bos praised Blanche for stepping in after local officials failed to secure justice.

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Jennifer Bos said ICE’s VOICE office comforted her after her daughter’s alleged killer was temporarily let free under Illinois sanctuary law. (Fox News)

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«I’m asking the committee not to wait until another mother is sitting where I am,» Bos said during her opening remarks. «Confirm Todd Blanche. He is a leader who will uphold the law, honor victims, confront dangerous criminal organizations, and fight to give other American families the safety and lasting protection that came too late for mine.»

Mendoza-Gonzalez remains in federal immigration custody after being arrested by ICE in July 2025.

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He was arrested on charges related to his immigration status.

He also faces state charges stemming from Bos’ death.

Fox News Digital reached out to Durbin’s office for comment.

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EXCLUSIVE: Oversight Project sues to block Maryland Democrats’ redistricting measure backed by Gov Moore

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EXCLUSIVE: A new lawsuit set to be filed in Maryland seeks to block a redistricting amendment backed by Democrat Gov. Wes Moore from appearing on the November ballot, arguing state officials advanced the measure after the state’s own legislative analysts concluded the statutory deadline for certifying ballot questions had already passed.

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The complaint, filed Thursday night in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court by the conservative watchdog group Oversight Project and reviewed by Fox News Digital, argues HB 2100 could not lawfully reach voters because Maryland’s July 1 deadline for certifying statewide ballot questions expired more than a month before lawmakers convened a special session to approve the proposal.

The Oversight Project, which filed the lawsuit with Republican lawmakers, argues approval of the amendment could pave the way for an 8-0 Democratic congressional delegation. 

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HB 2100 would ask voters to amend the Maryland Constitution so state constitutional standards governing compactness and boundaries would no longer apply to congressional districts.

The Oversight Project describes itself as working «to expose and root out corruption in government, among elected officials, and in our most influential organizations to ensure power resides with the American People.»

The complaint alleges Democratic sponsors characterized the amendment as merely «technical» in the Maryland House. (Getty, File)

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Its filing points to a Department of Legislative Services fiscal note stating that «the new statutory deadline of July 1 for certification of ballot questions» had already passed. The fiscal note also states that election officials were required to publicly post the full text of a proposed constitutional amendment at least 90 days before Election Day.

According to the complaint, lawmakers then added the phrase «notwithstanding any other provision of law» to HB 2100 less than an hour before the joint committee hearing began. The plaintiffs argue the language was intended to override Maryland’s certification, notice and public comment requirements after those deadlines had already elapsed.

The complaint further alleges Democratic sponsors characterized the amendment as merely «technical» in the House, while Senate debate reflected that lawmakers understood the statutory timeline could no longer be met.

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The filing cites remarks by Democratic state Sen. Cheryl Kagan during floor debate.

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A new lawsuit in Maryland seeks to block a redistricting amendment backed by Democrat Gov. Wes Moore. (Brian Witte/AP Photo, File)

«There is no time to comply with the plain language of the law with our new law because July 1st is in the rearview mirror,» Kagan said, according to the complaint. «There’s no time to have the Secretary of State draft language, to have it published, to have a comment period, to have it modified. It’s just not an option.»

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Maryland GOP Delegate Matt Morgan, one of the plaintiffs, told Fox News Digital the disputed language was introduced at 11:08 a.m. for a noon committee hearing.

«They have the law. They’re supposed to follow it. They didn’t,» Morgan said. «And now we’re going to take it to court and see what the judges have to say about it.»

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The complaint argues that HB 2100 could not lawfully reach voters because Maryland’s July 1 deadline for certifying statewide ballot questions expired more than a month before lawmakers convened a special session to approve the proposal. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)

Morgan said Democratic leadership later described the amendment as «technical» on the House floor.

«The truth is that that was their way of trying to get around them missing all these statutory deadlines,» he said.

Republican Delegate Kathy Szeliga, another plaintiff, said legislators had only hours to review the revised language while the public had no opportunity to comment.

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«The public got absolutely no time to look and weigh in on the amended language,» Szeliga told Fox News Digital. «So, it just reeks of a naked political, partisan power grab on the Democrats’ behalf.»

According to the complaint, the proposal is intended to overturn the practical effect of a 2022 state court ruling holding that those constitutional standards applied to congressional redistricting. Democrats hold seven of Maryland’s eight U.S. House seats.

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Democratic leadership described the amendment as «technical» on the state House floor. (Jonathan Newton/For The Washington Post via Getty Images, File)

Moore has publicly defended the amendment as a response to Republican-led redistricting efforts in other states, saying it would ensure «Marylanders — and no one else — have the final say over their representation.»

The lawsuit asks the court to bar state officials from certifying, printing, distributing, tabulating or canvassing votes on the amendment and requests expedited review because of the approaching election calendar.

Moore’s office, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office and the Maryland State Board of Elections did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Con la presencia de Milei y bajo una alerta terrorista, asume el nuevo presidente de Colombia

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Con la presencia de Javier Milei entre los invitados especiales y bajo una alerta terrorista, el ultraderechista Abelardo de la Espriella asumirá este viernes la presidencia de Colombia, en un drástico viraje ideológico que pondrá punto final a cuatro años del primer gobierno de izquierda en la historia del país.

Unos 11.000 uniformados de la Policía, el Ejército y la Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana custodiarán la ceremonia que se llevará a cabo en Cali, la principal ciudad del sudoeste colombiano. Es la primera vez que la jura no se realiza en Bogotá, en una decisión que busca mostrar el inicio de un nuevo proceso de “descentralización” política.

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El acto se desarrollará en la Arena USC, de la Universidad Santiago de Cali, que puede albergar a más de 2300 personas

De la Espriella, un polémico abogado mediático, de 48 años, ganó el balotaje del 21 de junio con un apretado margen de menos de un punto de ventaja sobre el candidato oficialista Iván Cepeda, heredero del presidente saliente, Gustavo Petro, quien no asistirá a la ceremonia porque considera fraudulento el proceso eleccionario. Solo 200.000 votos separaron a ambos candidatos entre los más de 25 millones contabilizados.

El nuevo mandatario asumirá un país aquejado por una nueva ola de violencia guerrillera y del crimen organizado y con el desafío latente de gobernar sin una mayoría en el Congreso. Además, afrontará un grave déficit fiscal, una profunda crisis del sistema de salud y una preocupante realidad climática y energética.

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Los grandes desafíos del nuevo gobierno colombiano

El nuevo presidente afrontará un camino difícil. En el corto plazo tendrá ante sí cinco grandes frentes abiertos:

  • Gobernabilidad. Este será un asunto clave para el nuevo gobierno. El izquierdista Pacto Histórico de Petro tiene la primera minoría en el Congreso, con 26 senadores y 43 diputados. El Centro Democrático (CD), una fuerza tradicional de la derecha colombiana, se sumará al nuevo gobierno y aportará 17 senadores y 30 diputados.

Por lo pronto, De la Espriella construyó un bloque de unidad en el Senado con el CD, Salvación Nacional, el Partido Conservador, la U y Cambio Radical. En total alcanzaría 49 votos, sobre un total de 103, pero apunta a crecer con disidentes del Partido Liberal.

En Diputados, el Centro Democrático ostenta la primera minoría, seguida por el Partido Liberal y el Pacto Histórico de Petro, con una dispersión de bancas entre partidos minoritarios que obligará al oficialismo a pactar grandes alianzas.

El presidente electo de Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, habla durante una conferencia de prensa en Bogotá, Colombia, el jueves 30 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/John Vizcaino)

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  • Inseguridad. La violencia guerrillera y del crimen organizado sufrió un importante aumento en los últimos años a pesar del esfuerzo de Petro para pacificar el país a través del diálogo con grupos ilegales. “Este es el principal desafío porque fue un fracaso el plan de ‘Paz Total’ que intentó llevar adelante el gobierno saliente”, dijo a TN la politóloga Bibiana Ortega, de la Universidad Javieriana de Bogotá.

La Fundación Ideas para la Paz, citada por EFE, reveló que el número de guerrilleros creció 23,5% solo en 2025. Se calcula que son 27.121 personas en armas y en redes de apoyo del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) y las disidencias de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).

Pero estos grupos no están solos. Las organizaciones criminales mantienen también un enorme peso en el país. El Clan del Golfo, el mayor grupo criminal, tiene al menos 9840 miembros.

De la Espriella prometió “mano dura” en la campaña. Quiere replicar las políticas radicales de Nayib Bukele, a quien imita en su estilo y en su discurso, a pesar de las innumerables denuncias de organismos de derechos humanos contra el presidente salvadoreño.

“A esas personas que están al margen de la ley, un mensaje categórico: disponen de un mes para entrar en razón (…) y organizar su sometimiento al Estado de derecho. En mi Gobierno no habrá ofertas generosas ni concesiones inaceptables como las que recibieron del régimen que está llegando a su fin”, afirmó el nuevo presidente. En campaña, prometió “bombardear” a los grupos armados.

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Los precios del petróleo suben ante la preocupación por los planes de reapertura del estrecho de Ormuz

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Vista de una antorcha en la instalación de estabilización de petróleo (REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/Archivo)

El precio del petróleo subió este viernes en medio de nuevas preocupaciones por la apertura del estrecho de Ormuz, luego de que Irán, en coordinación con Omán, propusiera prohibir el paso de buques considerados hostiles y aplicar fuertes multas a quienes violen las reglas propuestas. El régimen persa mantiene un cierre de facto de la vía marítima estratégica desde el 28 de febrero de 2026.

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Los futuros del crudo Brent, de referencia europea, ascendieron 80 centavos, o 0,97%, hasta 83,29 dólares el barril, mientras que el West Texas Intermediate (WTI) de Estados Unidos subió 64 centavos, o 0,83%, hasta 77,93 dólares.

El jueves, los futuros del petróleo cerraron con un alza superior a los 3 dólares por barril después de que Irán analizara un proyecto de ley para prohibir el paso de buques estadounidenses e israelíes por el estrecho de Ormuz, canal donde transitaba cerca de una quinta parte del petróleo y gas natural licuado mundial antes del inicio de la guerra en Medio Oriente a fines de febrero.

Los precios habían caído a principios de semana ante la posibilidad de una solución al conflicto, pero el Brent superó los 80 dólares el jueves tras haber caído por debajo de ese umbral por primera vez desde el 13 de julio. Ambos referenciales se encaminan a cerrar la semana con una caída cercana al 8%.

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Embarcaciones en el estrecho de Ormuz, cerca de la playa de Bandar Abbas (Irán), el 27 de julio de 2026 (Razieh Poudat/ISNA/vía WANA/vía REUTERS)
Embarcaciones en el estrecho de Ormuz, cerca de la playa de Bandar Abbas (Irán), el 27 de julio de 2026 (Razieh Poudat/ISNA/vía WANA/vía REUTERS)

Las tensiones entre Irán y Estados Unidos mantienen la atención del mercado energético tras la presentación de un borrador de plan iraní que propone restringir el tránsito por el estrecho de Ormuz.

Analistas coinciden en que las hostilidades entre ambos países persisten. Lin Ye, vicepresidente de mercados de materias primas y petróleo en Rystad Energy, explicó que la reciente reacción de los precios del petróleo está vinculada a la difusión del plan iraní. “El detonante inmediato es más específico, está reaccionando al plan publicado por Irán para las condiciones de tránsito en Ormuz, que prohibiría buques estadounidenses e israelíes y exigiría a otros países ‘hostiles’ pagar compensaciones antes del paso”, declaró Ye en diálogo con Reuters. El ejecutivo remarcó: “Eso no es el mercado descontando un mal acuerdo, es la confirmación de que lo que surja será un corredor gestionado o condicional, no una restauración del flujo normal”.

Un legislador iraní informó que una comisión parlamentaria evalúa un proyecto preliminar que prohíbe el tránsito de barcos estadounidenses, israelíes y de otras naciones consideradas hostiles por el Parlamento de Irán. Este proyecto prevé multas de hasta el 20% del valor de la carga para quienes violen estas restricciones, informó la agencia Fars.

Según un alto funcionario iraní, Irán aspira a cobrar tarifas de entre el 5% y el 7% del precio de las cargas a los buques que utilicen el estrecho. Por su parte, Omán discute fijar tarifas cercanas al 3%, mientras que Washington rechaza cualquier tipo de cobro. Cuatro fuentes del sector consultadas por Reuters advirtieron que el acuerdo propuesto enfrenta dificultades de implementación debido a las sanciones de Estados Unidos y a las cláusulas restrictivas de seguros sobre cualquier pago.

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Vandana Hari, fundadora de la consultora Vanda Insights, afirmó que “las señales de esta semana sobre un posible acuerdo de tránsito Irán-Omán han causado oscilaciones en la percepción del mercado, pero hasta ahora dejan sin claridad qué condiciones se necesitan para concretar el entendimiento”.

En paralelo, los hutíes de Yemen informaron sobre ataques con misiles y drones contra “despliegues sauditas” en las regiones de Marib y Hadramout, según reportó Reuters. El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, declaró el jueves ante periodistas que considera que “la guerra terminará pronto”.

(Con información Reuters)



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