FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Justice sued Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday over a California measure that gives illegal immigrants access to in-state tuition benefits, marking the third lawsuit in one week that the department has brought against the high-profile Democratic governor.

The lawsuit, brought in the Eastern District of California, alleged that California’s education code caused out-of-state U.S. citizens to pay higher tuition rates at California’s schools than people living in the country illegally.

The attorneys called it “unequal treatment” that was “squarely” at odds with federal law, which states that people unlawfully living in the United States cannot be given tuition benefits based on their residence that U.S. citizens are not also entitled to.

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The DOJ has brought similar lawsuits in several other states, including Minnesota. That case there was put on hold for weeks because of the government shutdown.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, an elected Democrat, has moved to have the lawsuit dismissed, arguing the DOJ is not properly reading the federal laws and that U.S. citizens do indeed have access to the same benefits as undocumented students.

Newsom has been hit with two other federal lawsuits this week, signaling an escalation in the Trump administration’s scrutiny of the possible 2028 contender and the nation’s most populous state.

“The DOJ has now filed three meritless, politically motivated lawsuits against California in a single week. Good luck, Trump. We’ll see you in court,” a spokesperson for Newsom’s office said in a statement.

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Last week, the DOJ brought a complaint over California’s newly passed ballot measure that clears the way for the state legislature to use a map that shifts five congressional districts in favor of Democrats. This week, it sued over the state’s passage of legislation in September that banned immigration officials from wearing masks that conceal their identities.

“From racial gerrymandering, to undermining law enforcement, to discriminating against American students, Newsom has flagrantly disregarded federal law in his quest to ruin California,” a DOJ official told Fox News Digital. “We will see him in court as many times as necessary.”

LANDOVER, Md. — Riley Moss found himself in an unfamiliar spot.

On Washington’s third drive Sunday night, the Broncos cornerback stood on the visiting sideline with his helmet at his side and watched.

He wasn’t hurt. He wasn’t playing poorly.

Just the opposite, in fact. Moss felt great and ultimately felt like he played great, too. Sure, Commanders receiver Treylon Burks caught one of the most impressive touchdowns of the year in the NFL over him later in the game, but Moss had great position.

If there’s one snap he wants back, it’s an overtime go-ball to Deebo Samuel in which the talented receiver ran past Moss for a 38-yard gain that put Washington right down near the goal line and set up its final score.

Overall, though, Moss liked his outing.

He was not penalized. He played with good technique.

And yet here he was early in the game, on the sideline, watching second-year man Kris Abrams-Draine work.

Starting nickel Ja’Quan McMillian occasionally found himself in the same spot, watching rookie first-rounder Jahdae Barron play in the slot.

Both Moss and McMillian played a ton — Moss 77 out of 90 defensive snaps and McMillian 64 — in Denver’s 27-26 overtime win, but they also entered what could shape up to be a one-week happening or could be a new phase of the season in the Broncos secondary.

A work-share.

Head coach Sean Payton said after the game that the adjustment had nothing to do with the quality of work provided by Moss and McMillian.

Rather, defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and the Denver coaching staff liked how Abrams-Draine and Barron played so much when All-Pro Pat Surtain II missed three games with a pectoral injury that they wanted the pair to continue getting live game reps even with Surtain’s return Sunday night.

“It’s a good question,” Payton said of Abrams-Draine getting time in place of Moss during the game. “I know we were trying to, you know, when Patrick (Surtain) comes back and then you have these other guys, it was more about keeping these guys in game form. And I knew that we were going to try to.

“There was nothing — it was more about the rotation and just keeping them all going.”

Moss did not protest after the game.