INTERNACIONAL
JB Pritzker takes aim at Trump in launching Democratic re-election bid for Illinois governor

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Spotlighting his accomplishments and highlighting his pushback against President Donald Trump’s sweeping and controversial agenda, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday launched his campaign for a third term as Illinois governor.
«I’m ready for the fight ahead,» the governor said, announcing his 2026 re-election bid in the blue state. Pritzker is a billionaire and a member of the Pritzker family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain.
Pritzker said that «Illinois is standing at the center of the fight: the fight to make life more affordable, the fight to protect our freedoms, the fight for common sense.»
HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING AND OPINION ON JB PRITZKER
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced a 2026 re-election bid for a third term as Illinois governor. (Governor JB Pritzker via X)
Pritzker has become one of the Democratic Party’s most vocal Trump critics during the opening months of the president’s second tour in the White House.
Pointing to Trump and the Republicans who control Congress, Pritzker argued that «in Washington, all they’re offering is chaos and craziness. Their tariffs are hurting farmers and small businesses, stripping away health care from seniors and working families and proposing even bigger deficits than before, all to give big tax breaks to the wealthy.»
PRITZKER ON HOT SEAT AS ILLINOIS GOVERNOR FACES OFF WITH CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS ON CAPITOL HILL
«Donald Trump has made clear that he’ll stop at nothing to get his way,» the governor charged. «I’m not about to stand by and let him tear down all we’re building in Illinois.»
Pritzker, who started several of his own venture capital and investment startups before running for office, touted that «we don’t just talk about problems. In Illinois, we solve them.» In another jab at Trump, Pritzker said, «We know government ought to stand up for working families and be a force for good, not a weapon of revenge.»
In his video, the governor touted that during his two terms in office, «we’ve balanced seven straight budgets and got nine credit upgrades. We raised the minimum wage, capped the cost of insulin, banned assault weapons, protected abortion rights, and eliminated the state grocery tax, lowered prescription drug costs and added tens of thousands of jobs.»
However, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) does not see it that way.
«People are fleeing Illinois by the hundreds of thousands and Illinois families continue to suffer the consequences of JB Pritzker’s abject record of failure at home while he spends his time on a national vanity project trying to further his own political career,» RGA Rapid Response Director Kollin Crompton said in a statement to Fox News.
Crompton also charged that «opportunities for working Illinois families are in the garbage, criminal illegal immigrants are protected over law-abiding citizens, and Pritzker’s tax hikes are destroying family budgets.»
21 DEMOCRATS WHO MAY TRY TO SUCCEED TRUMP IN THE 2028 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Illinois, which is the nation’s sixth most populous state, does not have term limits for statewide officials. However, there has not been a three-term governor in the state in more than three decades, since GOP Gov. Jim Thompson won four terms as governor in the 1970s and 1980s.
Pritzker is seen as a potential contender for the Democrats’ 2028 presidential nomination – and the launch of his 2026 gubernatorial re-election campaign is not expected to derail him from potentially running for the White House.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is interviewed by Fox News Digital during a New Hampshire delegation breakfast at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago. (Paul Steinhauser)
He was a high-profile campaign surrogate in the 2024 cycle on behalf of former President Joe Biden, as well as former Vice President Kamala Harris after she replaced Biden as the Democratic Party’s nominee last summer.
CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Those efforts brought Pritzker to Nevada, a general election battleground state and an early-voting Democratic presidential primary state, and New Hampshire, which for a century has held the first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
Additionally, Pritzker’s return to New Hampshire this spring to headline a major state Democratic Party fundraising dinner sparked more speculation about a possible 2028 presidential run.
INTERNACIONAL
Así son las tres nuevas especies de ranas identificadas en una región remota de Perú

En la Cordillera de Huancabamba, al norte de Perú, un equipo de científicos descubrió tres nuevas especies de ranas terrestres. Este hallazgo, realizado entre 2021 y 2024, fue liderado por el herpetólogo Germán Chávez y publicado en la revista Evolutionary Systematics.
Las especies Pristimantis chinguelas, Pristimantis nunezcortezi y Pristimantis yonke amplían el conocimiento sobre la biodiversidad andina y destacan la fragilidad de los ecosistemas de montaña frente a amenazas ambientales.
“Estas ranas nos recuerdan cuánto nos falta por conocer de los Andes”, afirmó Chávez en un comunicado de prensa. Asimismo, el descubrimiento resalta la importancia de la Cordillera de Huancabamba como un refugio de especies únicas, según Wilmar Aznaran, coautor del estudio.
La Cordillera de Huancabamba, en el noroeste de Perú, es de difícil acceso debido a su terreno accidentado y clima variable. Aunque no supera los 4.000 metros de altitud, el escarpado relieve y las condiciones meteorológicas hacen que explorar la zona sea un reto. Desde la década de 1990, pocos científicos han trabajado allí, registrando 29 especies de anfibios, muchas de ellas endémicas.

Entre 2021 y 2024, el equipo de Chávez realizó expediciones nocturnas en localidades como el Cerro Chinguelas, la ruta a Laguna Negra y el Bosque de Ramos, en las provincias de Huancabamba y Ayabaca, en Piura. Durante las expediciones, que se realizaron en las estaciones de lluvias y sequía, recorrieron hasta seis horas por noche, utilizando linternas para rastrear los anfibios en diversos microhábitats.
Las tres especies descubiertas tienen características distintivas que se relacionan con su entorno.
Pristimantis chinguelas fue encontrada en un acantilado del Cerro Chinguelas, a 2.849 metros de altura. Es una rana de tamaño mediano, con un cuerpo cubierto de tubérculos y un canto agudo. Su color varía entre amarillo ocre y marrón castaño. Su nombre honra el lugar donde fue hallada.
Pristimantis nunezcortezi habita cerca de un arroyo, en un bosque en regeneración, a 2.593 metros de altura. Su color marrón rojizo con motas rojas y su vientre naranja la distinguen. Fue nombrada en honor al ornitólogo Elio Núñez-Cortez, pionero en la conservación de la región.

Pristimantis yonke, la más pequeña de las tres, se encontró en bromelias a casi 3.000 metros de altura. Su nombre hace referencia al “yonque”, un aguardiente tradicional para soportar el frío. Su color va del marrón oscuro al canela, con detalles en crema y amarillo en las extremidades. Esta especie parece estar especializada en las bromelias.
El género Pristimantis es el grupo de anfibios más diverso de América Latina, con 619 especies registradas. La taxonomía de este género es compleja debido a la gran variabilidad morfológica de las especies, algunas difíciles de diferenciar a simple vista.
Para describir las nuevas especies, el equipo utilizó un enfoque integrador que combinó análisis morfológicos, genéticos y bioacústicos. Los análisis genéticos mostraron que las especies difieren en más del 3% de sus parientes más cercanos, lo que confirma su distinción.
A pesar del descubrimiento, el futuro de estas ranas es incierto. Durante las expediciones, los científicos notaron la degradación de su hábitat por incendios y la expansión agrícola. Entre 2001 y 2023, se perdieron alrededor de 5.000 hectáreas de ecosistemas naturales, y los recientes incendios podrían haber afectado aún más los hábitats de estas especies.

Por ahora, las tres especies están clasificadas como “Datos Insuficientes” por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN), ya que no hay suficiente información sobre su distribución o tamaño poblacional. Cada especie ocupa áreas menores a 10 km² y se han encontrado pocos ejemplares.
El equipo de investigación subraya la urgencia de realizar más estudios, especialmente durante la próxima temporada seca, cuando el riesgo de incendios es mayor.
Los científicos insisten en que la Cordillera de Huancabamba ofrece una oportunidad única para descubrir y proteger especies desconocidas. La falta de información sobre el riesgo de extinción de las nuevas ranas resalta la necesidad de tomar medidas de conservación y seguir investigando la región.
El estudio concluye con una advertencia: la exploración de la zona recién comienza, y su rica biodiversidad podría perderse antes de ser completamente comprendida. La publicación busca no solo dar a conocer el hallazgo, sino también impulsar la protección de uno de los últimos refugios de biodiversidad en los Andes peruanos.
INTERNACIONAL
Congressman calls on Noem, Dr. Oz with plan to ‘swiftly remove’ 1.4 million illegal migrants on Medicaid

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, sent letters to two key agency heads with a plan to «swiftly» remove roughly 1.4 million illegal immigrants currently receiving Medicaid in the US.
«While Democrats in Congress continue to peddle falsehoods and fear-mongering over so-called ‘Medicaid cuts,’ they conveniently ignore a staggering truth: over 1.4 million illegal aliens are receiving Medicaid benefits, an unsustainable burden on the American taxpayer,» Hunt told Fox News Digital.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz were both recipients of Rep. Hunt’s letter this week, which proposed a task force to «identify» and remove the illegal migrants on Medicaid.
Rep. Wesley Hunt joins Bill Maher on HBO, June 20, 2025.
TRUMP DHS SUES ENTIRE BENCH OF FEDERAL JUDGES IN MARYLAND DISTRICT COURT OVER AUTOMATIC INJUNCTIONS
«I’ve formally requested the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a task force to identify those unlawfully exploiting our healthcare system and ensure they are swiftly removed from our country,» Hunt added.
The Texas Congressman’s comments come as President Donald Trump’s «One Big Beautiful Bill,» which includes a provision stripping illegal migrants from taxpayer-funded healthcare, faces last-minute changes in the Senate.
Fox News Digital obtained a document from the Congressional Budget Office sent to two GOP committee chairmen this week with information regarding the «One Big Beautiful Bill» that reads:
WHITE HOUSE SAYS CONGRESS DEBATING ‘FOOTNOTES’ ON ‘BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL,’ NOT EXPECTING MAJOR CHANGES
«About 1.4 million would be people who do not meet citizenship and immigration status requirements for Medicaid enrollment but who would be covered under current law in programs funded by the states.»

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks along Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Senate Republicans discussed progress with consideration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s «The One Big Beautiful Bill» budget and tax reconciliation bill. (Getty Images)
On Thursday, the Senate Parliamentarian moved to strike out current language in the legislation that would exclude illegal immigrants from Medicaid eligibility, but sources close to negotiations tell Fox News Digital that those portions of the bill are actively being re-drafted in an attempt to ensure they are included in the final draft of the bill.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, also addressed the parliamentarian’s decision to remove the portions about Medicaid to reporters Thursday morning.
TRUMP PRESSURES CONGRESS TO PASS ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,’ INSISTING ‘NO ONE GOES ON VACATION UNTIL IT’S DONE’
«These are speed bumps along the way. We anticipated those and so we have contingency plans,» Thune explained. «Obviously, you have to adjust the timing and schedule a little bit, but we’re moving forward.»
Regardless of whether Medicaid is removed from the «One Big Beautiful Bill,» Congressman Hunt says that being able to identify the free healthcare-receiving illegal migrants alone is enough reason to remove them from the US.

Newly sworn in Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. (Andrew Harnik)
«Through coordinated efforts between DHS and CMS, we can develop an effective approach to identify people based on financial data, residence, or medical records, and then take appropriate action against those violating our immigration laws,» Hunt’s letter to Noem and Dr. Oz reads.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
«We must protect American resources for American citizens. End of discussion.»
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
INTERNACIONAL
El jefe de la Agencia de Energía Atómica de la ONU, Rafael Grossi, dice que Irán debe mostrar sus instalaciones nucleares para evaluar el daño real

Qué dijo Rafael Grossi
La evaluación de la AIEA
¿Qué pasó con el uranio enriquecido?
Irán no tiene una bomba atómica
-
POLITICA3 días ago
La Justicia rechazó el pedido de Cristina Kirchner para recibir visitas sin solicitar autorización previa
-
INTERNACIONAL2 días ago
La guerra en Oriente Medio: el Pentágono contradice a Donald Trump y asegura que el bombardeo a Irán solo retrasó su plan nuclear un par de meses
-
POLITICA2 días ago
Con un desempate de Magario, el Senado bonaerense aprobó la reelección indefinida de los legisladores provinciales