Pope Francis' surprise Easter appearance
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Pope Francis made a surprise appearance on Sunday, greeting thousands of people gathered to celebrate the Easter holiday. It marks his biggest appearance since he was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital in March. FOX's Madison Scarpino reports.

White House shares photo of Vince Vaughn, Donald Trump in Oval Office

President Donald Trump and Vince Vaughn teamed up for a lighthearted spoof of the Hollywood actor’s iconic 2005 film "Wedding Crashers."

Hundreds gather for 'Hands Off Community Picnic'

Hundreds of people gathered on the Texas Capitol lawn Saturday for a protest dubbed the "Hands Off Austin Community Picnic", once again protesting the Trump administration.

Supreme Court blocks Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act, for now

The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Federal court halts Trump’s transgender passport restrictions

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from banning the use of “X" gender markers on passports, siding with the ACLU and LGBTQ+ plaintiffs who argued the policy was discriminatory.

Texas school choice plan, education funding approved: TWITP

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts discussed that and other hot topics this week.

Lawsuit accuses Tesla of inflating odometers to avoid warranty payments

The man suing Tesla says at one point, Tesla was recording over 72 miles a day on his car – for several of those days, his car was at a Tesla repair center.

Musk’s SpaceX frontrunner to build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system: report

Reuters reports Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Palantir, and Anduril are top contenders to build satellite tracking layers for Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system—a project to intercept missiles from space.

Can Trump fire the fed chair? President lashes out at Powell for economic outlook

President Trump has hinted that he wants to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for his economic outlook and refusal to lower interest rates. Can he do that?

Report: Trump to end IRS Direct File program for free tax filing

The Trump administration is planning to end the IRS Direct File program that allows tax returns to be filed directly to the IRS for free.

Federal judge warns of criminal contempt for Trump officials in deportation dispute

A federal judge has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for defying court orders to halt deportation flights to El Salvador.