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NASCAR is headed to San Diego’s Naval Base Coronado next month for a street race, and that makes it as good a time as any for Trackhouse Racing to dust off the ol’ No. 91 car.And, boy, do they have a heck of a driver to put in it.On Wednesday, the team announced that ex-Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen will drive its No. 91 Chevrolet in San Diego in what will be the Dane’s NASCAR debut.Magnussen raced for McLaren, Renault and Haas in F1 and has moved over to sports car racing after leaving the series in 2024. He currently races for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and WRT in the FIA World Endurance Championship.Magnussen will be driving as part of Trackhouse’s Project 91 program, which sees them putting drivers from other racing disciplines in Cup Series cars.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEKimi Raikkonen, the 2007 F1 world champion, was the first to drive the No. 91, doing so twice during the 2022 season. He was followed by Shane van Gisbergen, who famously won in his debut at the Chicago street race and is now a Cup Series regular.Last year, four-time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves drove the No. 91 in the Daytona 500.Magnussen is such a great choice, and a driver a lot of fans (*raises hand*) have been wanting to see in the Cup Series.One of the hallmarks of his time in F1 was his aggression, and in a stock car, that’s going to be a valuable asset.Plus, while a Camaro ZL1 is a different beast than the BMW hypercar Magnussen has driven in recent years, he’s no stranger to road courses, and as we’ve seen from his teammate SVG, that’s a huge advantage over most of the field.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Is he a driver to look at for a win? I think he’ll run well, but the toughest competition might be within his own team.On road and street courses, Trackhouse is loaded.We’ve mentioned SVG a couple of times, but rookie Connor Zilisch is always right there with him. Plus, Ross Chastain has proven a number of times that he’s no slouch in races with right turns.So, Magnussen will have stiff competition within Trackhouse, but that may also mean some good people to talk to for pointers.

HOPE TOWN, Bahamas — Speculation is starting to swirl over where Brian Hooker, husband of Lynette Hooker, may be following the mystery around her Bahamas disappearance.A source claiming to be a close friend of Brian’s said he may have left the U.S. by way of the California-Mexico border by land or — possibly — by water.It is possible given Hooker’s extensive boating experience, the source said.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XThe close friend said, “You’re telling me, Brian, 6’4″, Marine Corps tattoo, ultra-white hair, smirk of the century — has not had one person at a Safeway, a QT [QuikTrip], or a Buc-ee’s, or In-N-Out, spot him?”GOT A TIP?Another source, who asked not to be identified by Fox News Digital, said in times past, they had the ability to cross the U.S. border from San Diego, California, into Tijuana, Mexico for day trips. During those trips, border personnel didn’t always require a show of passport, or even ID, the source said.SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERU.S. law requires a passport or passport card for anyone crossing the border into Mexico.WATCH: Coast Guard searches for Lynette Hooker in BahamasFOLLOW US ON XAll U.S. citizens need U.S. passport books if re-entering by air. Land and sea border crossings accept additional travel documents, such as U.S. Passport cards and Trusted Traveler cards.LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCASTWhile the world waits for word on where Brian may be, divers with the U.S. Coast Guard arrived in the Bahamas to search an area in the Sea of Abaco for any new clues that may lead to Lynette.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL”There is probably a lot more evidence than what the media or general public is even aware of,” said Nicole Parker, former FBI special agent and Fox News contributor.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUBBrian was initially detained, questioned, then released by Bahamian authorities in April. He flew back to the U.S. shortly after.CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWSWhen asked about the possibility of Brian jumping the border, Julie Rendelman, former federal prosecutor, current criminal defense attorney, said:”You can’t fail more than if you let an individual who’s the subject of a potential murder of his wife, not only leave the Bahamas to go to the United States, but then disappear altogether,” she said. “They would have a lot of answering to do. I am going to guess they know where he is but they are not acting on it until they’re more comfortable with their case.”Brian Hooker has not been accused of murder or any criminal wrongdoing. Fox News Digital has repeatedly reached out to his lawyer.Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for comment.

A campaign staffer for congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen repeatedly shoved a pastry into the camera of an America Rising tracker as he questioned her about whether she supported Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign. Shaheen did not respond.Platner, the Democratic nominee for Maine’s open Senate seat, has faced a string of controversies over the past year. Reports from last month revealed that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with up to a dozen women while married. The scandal follows earlier scrutiny over inflammatory past Reddit posts and a tattoo resembling the Nazi-era Totenkopf symbol, which Platner has said he did not understand was associated with the SS when he got it.Shaheen is running for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, a seat left open by Rep. Chris Pappas’ Senate bid to succeed her retiring mother. Although neither Shaheen nor her mother, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has publicly supported Platner, Republicans seized on Shaheen’s refusal to answer questions about him.”Nepo baby Stefany Shaheen had the chance to condemn Graham Platner’s vile behavior. Instead, she chose to stay radio silent while her staffer attacked a questioner with a donut,” National Republican Congressional Committee Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole told Fox News Digital. “Granite Staters deserve a representative who doesn’t glaze over simple questions and whose team knows not to weaponize a baked good.”LONGTIME DEMOCRAT SENATOR’S DAUGHTER TAKES AIM AT TRUMP, MUSK, RFK JR, IN LAUNCH FOR KEY HOUSE SWING SEATFox News Digital reached out to Stefany Shaheen’s campaign for comment.Despite Platner’s mounting controversies, several prominent Democrats have continued to stand by him. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have all maintained their support for Platner’s campaign, arguing that control of the Senate remains the party’s top priority heading into November.”The issue right now is not Graham Platner’s marriage. The issue right now is how we address the crises facing working families in this country,” Sanders said of the sex scandal plaguing Platner’s campaign.WATCH: CHUCK SCHUMER SIDESTEPS PLATNER SCANDALS, CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR CONTROVERSIAL DEMSanders endorsed Platner just two weeks after he launched his campaign. Throughout the campaign trail, Platner has echoed Sanders’ calls to take on billionaires but has stopped short of labeling himself a Democratic Socialist.Schumer endorsed Platner just hours after Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign and dropped out of the race in April.Democratic leaders have continued to support Platner while emphasizing the importance of reclaiming the Senate. Booker said “so much is riding on Democrats taking control of the Senate,” while Schumer has repeatedly framed the race in terms of defeating Susan Collins and winning back the chamber.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) gets destroyed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a hearing on Wednesday. Credit: C-SPAN screenshot
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent busted out the receipts during a hearing and raised some very serious concerns about a Democrat senator’s kid with a brutal question.
As The Hill reported, Bessent testified Wednesday morning before the Senate Finance Committee on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the department.
The White House wants $11.5 billion in budget authority for the Treasury Department’s domestic programs in 2027. This marks a 12% decrease from 2026.
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) decided to use the hearing to get personal with Bessent and the Trump Administration. Wyden had previously feuded with Bessent over the relase of deceased p*dophile Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records.
After getting smeared, Bessent pointed out that Wyden’s son, Adam, had an investment with Epstein.
Wyden accused Bessent of being a “capo” to what he described as “the most corrupt regime in American history.” But the Oregon Democrat then got completely blindsided by Bessent.
The Treasury Secretary then revealed that Adam Wyden’s largest investment was in Rick’s Cabaret, a high-end strip club.
So, Bessent had just one question:
“Did your son and Jeffrey Epstein talk about pole dancing as he begged him for money using your limited credibility?”
What a savage.
WATCH:

BESSENT: “Sen. Wyden has slandered the Treasury building to cover up his son having an investment with Jeffrey Epstein.”
WYDEN: “Nobody is interested in the rambling of a capo in the most corrupt regime in American history.”
BESSENT: “Your son’s largest investment position… pic.twitter.com/N8KNmWxvMV
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 3, 2026

BESSENT: Senator Wyden has slandered the Treasury building to cover up his son having an investment with Jeffrey Epstein.
WYDEN: Let’s be clear: nobody is interested in the ramblings of a capo in the most corrupt regime in American history. We want to get some facts about this deal; that’s what we’re here for.
BESSENT: And we would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about. Your son’s largest investment position was Rick’s Cabaret, so did your son and Jeffrey Epstein talk about pole dancing as he begged him for money using your limited credibility?
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced on Wednesday the administration is on track to have the primary border wall, from the Pacific to the Gulf of America, completed by June 2027.He added all contracts will be out by the end of this month, noting the department is making “great progress.”Mullin’s comments came as he testified before the House Homeland Security Committee about his department’s 2027 fiscal year budget. He testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday.BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION SURGES AHEAD AS ILLEGAL CROSSINGS PLUMMET TO HISTORIC LOWSHowever, Mullin clarified the primary wall is separate from the secondary wall.”The primary wall is the first wall up because of the way the cartels adjust… they’re thugs and they’re terrorists,” Mullin said. “We have to push out a secondary wall because they’ve been going in and cutting the wall, and before we can respond to some of these remote areas, they’ve been able to get through.”He said that every mile of fencing the department puts up, “the smaller the choke point gets for criminals to cross.”THE NEW HIGH-TECH TOOL TRUMP IS USING TO SECURE OUR BORDERTo combat the potential break-ins, Mullin said the secondary 150-foot walls will be placed in certain locations, in addition to a smart wall, which will tell the department how many people are there.”The smart wall is pretty impressive and we can put a drone in the sky and immediately keep eyes on them,” he said. “We’re well within track. The secondary wall — we feel like if we can continue to have the progress we have and the partnerships we’re having, we will probably complete that in the summer of 2028. All of it will be fully completed.”Mullin noted he has made multiple trips to oversee the wall construction and used aircraft to fly over “a tremendous amount of it.””We have some Democrat members that [have] had some concerns — some Democrat senators, congressmen — every one we try to address immediately,” he said.

A YouTuber has been banned for life from visiting all Six Flags parks after posting a viral video that appeared to show him eating chicken nuggets while riding one of the country’s most famous roller coasters.The video, uploaded in May by content creator Allen Ferrell, shows him attempting to eat McDonald’s chicken nuggets while riding Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.The stunt quickly gained attention online, generating hundreds of thousands of views and prompting a response from park officials.MCDONALD’S MCNUGGET CAVIAR SELLS OUT IN MINUTES AS CONTENT CREATOR CALLS COMBO ‘RIDICULOUS, BUT IT WORKS’Six Flags confirmed to Fox News Digital that Ferrell has been permanently banned from all Six Flags properties.The company said food and other loose items are prohibited on rides because they can create safety hazards.”Safety is a cornerstone of our business, and we have zero tolerance for inappropriate and unsafe behavior,” a Six Flags spokesperson told Fox News Digital.”Guests who violate our Code of Conduct are not welcome in our parks, and this guest has been banned from all Six Flags parks for life.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERFerrell has more than 1.8 million YouTube subscribers. He is known for posting challenge videos in which he attempts unusual dares and stunts.In the roller coaster video, he is seen concealing a box of chicken nuggets before entering the park and later boarding Millennium Force.Once seated, Ferrell can be seen beginning to eat as the ride climbs and descends its first hill. At one point during the ride, he calls for dipping sauce, which is handed to him by a friend seated nearby.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESAfter the ride ended, Ferrell said he managed to eat seven of the 10 nuggets.The video sparked a wave of reactions online, with many viewers laughing at the unusual challenge.”Somebody 100% got hit in the face with that sauce,” one commenter wrote.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ”Enjoy that lifetime ban!” one user wrote.Yet another person added, “How to get banned 101.”The viral clip was not the first time Ferrell posted footage of himself eating on Millennium Force.A separate video uploaded in 2023 showed him eating a McDonald’s sandwich while riding the roller coaster. It has since amassed more than 5 million views.Fox News Digital reached out to Ferrell for further comment.

Democrats spent Wednesday morning shouting at Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a hearing over the State Department’s budget.
Marco Rubio’s testimony to the House committee on Wednesday comes just one day after he had back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Rubio testified before the House Foreign Relations Committee about the Trump Administration’s 2027 budget.
Democrat Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove shouted at Rubio about his role in shutting down USAID abuses.
“And giving contracts with no transparency is exactly the reason why you shut down USAID! So practice what you preach!” Rep. Kamlager-Dove shouted.
“Can I answer? Oh, she gets to scream now, too?” Rubio said.
“What kind of thing is this? What is this? You get asked questions for 5 minutes, and you don’t get time to answer? It’s not a hearing! What is this?” Rubio said.
Democrat Rep. Kamlager-Dove then stormed out of the hearing.
“Why is she leaving? I’m gonna answer her questions!” Rubio said, pointing to Rep. Kamlager-Dove.
The Democrat shouted at Rubio as she stormed out.
“Well, thank you for coming,” Rubio said.
WATCH:

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SDNY Prosecutors Looking At Valuation Discrepancies In Private Credit Market

In a move that is long overdue, Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, said his office is looking at possible valuation discrepancies in the private credit marketplace. 

Wall Street’s top prosecutor addressed the issue Wednesday while speaking at the Bloomberg Global Credit Forum in New York.

Clayton said the difference between the price at which assets are marked on one balance sheet versus others was at the heart of blowups at First Brands Group, Tricolor Holdings and 777 Partners.

“Where you look is when you have a market where there’s a bunch of participants and a large portion of them have it marked at say 75 and one or two have it marked at 95,” Clayton said.

“That’s a place where you say, okay, I need to ask some questions about the folks who are marking it at 95, particularly if they’re making fees off it,” he added. “To be clear, I’m asking my people to look at that question across the marketplace.”

An example of how furiously marks can move – lower – in private credit, back in March, we reported that Blackrock slashed the value of one of its private loans from par to 0 in just months, Infinite Commerce Holdings, sparking a selloff in the shares as the market was stunned by how quickly a loan from the world’s most iconic asset manager can go from par to 0 in just days.

At the same time, however, Clayton warned against “pearl-clutching” about private credit and suggested that it had been a boon to the US economy. He said he didn’t currently see a “transmission mechanism” by which issues in the private credit sector could affect the broader economy.

Clayton had previously expressed concern about how Wall Street firms value private assets. The Justice Department’s Manhattan outpost in recent months has been seeking information about BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. – most likely in relation to the abovementioned loan – Bloomberg reported in May.

Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first presidency, took over the Manhattan US attorney’s office after his re-election. In between those roles, he was chairman of private-markets powerhouse Apollo, which has recently been touting its push to price some $830 billion of credit assets daily in a bid to boost transparency.

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Wed, 06/03/2026 – 13:25

New York Knicks fans are about to party like it’s 1999.For the first time in 27 years, the Knicks are in the NBA Finals, but for a brief time, the New York Police Department placed a ban on watch parties outside Madison Square Garden because the Knicks faithful got way too rowdy.Well, for the biggest Knicks game this millennium, the NYPD reversed course.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe Knicks will host a watch party at Plaza 33 outside the arena for Game 1 on Wednesday night after Madison Square Garden applied for permits.The San Antonio Spurs will host the first two games before MSG hosts Game 3 on Monday. Game 1 will also be shown live inside the arena, with tickets costing $10 and the proceeds going to the Garden of Dreams Foundation.Six arrests were made outside MSG during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks took a 2-0 series lead just days after completing a 22-point comeback in the fourth quarter, which truly began the rowdiness.TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET CELEBRATES WITH FANS IN NYC STREETS AFTER KNICKS ADVANCE TO EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALSDespite no watch party for the Knicks’ clincher last week, fans still took to the streets to celebrate.Videos poured out from Manhattan intersections, packed bars outside Madison Square Garden and booming “WE WANT WEMBY” chants outside MSG.Fans carried brooms through Manhattan streets in anticipation of a Cavaliers sweep, climbed atop traffic lights while NYPD officers ordered them down and unleashed the kind of basketball pandemonium New York has waited decades to experience again.Even Radio City Music Hall erupted with Knicks chants as the city collectively lost its mind last Monday night.The Knicks are underdogs to the Spurs, who took down the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 on the road on Saturday.New York is seeking its first title since 1973, in case you are wondering what the city might look like if it wins it all.OutKick’s Alejandro Avila contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Former first lady Jill Biden was interrupted by a surprise appearance from former President Joe Biden during a New York stop promoting her memoir Tuesday, leading to an awkward exchange with moderator Whoopi Goldberg that quickly drew reaction online.”Joe has a question. Like you couldn’t ask it later,” joked Jill Biden as the former president emerged from the audience.”Who do you love most in the whole world?” asked Joe Biden. “Whoopi,” the former first lady responded, laughing. JOE AND JILL BIDEN RUN TO FRIENDLY SHOW FOR FIRST POST-WHITE HOUSE INTERVIEW. YES, IT’S ‘THE VIEW’The former president was seen shrugging after his wife’s quip. Jill Biden has been touring the country to promote her memoir, “View from the East Wing,” revealing new details about her relationship with her husband. The former first lady is striking a markedly different tone from her previous staunch defense of her husband during his disastrous 2024 re-election run, recently saying during the book tour that she feared he was suffering from a medical issue during his June 2024 debate against President Donald Trump. “I wasn’t horrified, I was frightened,” Jill Biden recalled. “I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. I don’t know what happened. As I watched it, I said, ‘Oh my God, he’s having a stroke.’ It scared me to death,” she said.NYT WRITERS RIDICULED FOR SAYING DISASTROUS BIDEN DEBATE ENDED IN ‘DRAW’ AS JILL BIDEN FEARED HE HAD A STROKESocial media users quickly lambasted the Bidens for the awkward exchange with Whoopi Goldberg, weighing in on the couple’s relationship and sharing their thoughts on the former president’s health.”Staged and still sad,” said one user on X.”So painful to watch,” wrote a user.”The dementia is kicking in hard,” a user jabbed.”The man ran the free world for four years and still needs verbal reassurance at a book signing,” wrote one person.”I’d like to think that he just wandered in and wasn’t actually invited to the event,” poked a user.”How embarrassing,” commented an X user.JILL BIDEN SHOULD HAVE TO ANSWER FOR ‘COVER UP’ OF FORMER PRESIDENT’S DECLINE, WHITE HOUSE SAYSThe veteran lawmaker served in the U.S. Senate for 36 years before becoming vice president under President Barack Obama, serving two consecutive terms.His political career came to an abrupt end at the height of his re-election campaign when he suspended his bid following intensified scrutiny of a series of verbal missteps and public gaffes.Fox News Digital reached out to the Office of Jill and Joe Biden for comment.