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Trump’s America First strategy builds deterrence through strong US-Israel alliance, experts say
Critics once called it isolationist. But national security experts now say Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ strategy is proving to be something else entirely — a hard-nosed policy of deterrence built on strong alliances, especially with Israel. Fred Fleitz, vice chair of the America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security…
Read More »Senate ends 41-day government shutdown stalemate, sends bipartisan deal to House
The shutdown stalemate that has dragged on in the Senate officially ended late Monday night, and it places Congress on a path to reopen the government later this week. Senators advanced a bipartisan funding package to end the government shutdown after a group of Senate Democrats broke from their colleagues…
Read More »Trump, states back in court over SNAP as benefits remain in legal limbo
Lawyers for roughly two dozen states will head to court Monday to block the Trump administration’s attempt to penalize them for making full payments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. The filing is the latest in a chaotic, fast-moving legal saga centered on the status of the nation’s largest…
Read More »Mike Johnson eyes Wednesday vote with end of government shutdown in sight
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is anticipating the House could vote to end the government shutdown as early as Wednesday, Fox News Digital is told. The House GOP leader held a lawmaker-only call late on Monday morning where he urged Republicans to return to Washington as soon as possible for what…
Read More »FDA moves to lift ‘black box’ warnings from hormone therapies for menopause symptoms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is initiating the removal of ‘black box’ warning labels from hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products used to ease menopause symptoms, a move Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said is backed by decades of research on the therapy’s benefits and clinical trials that…
Read More »Senate hopes to blow through procedural hurdles in bid to reopen government
The ball is rolling to reopen the government, but there is still much left to do in the Senate before the record-shattering shutdown comes to an end. Sunday night’s successful vote, which saw eight Senate Democrats splinter from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and their colleagues, was a massive…
Read More »Chinese diplomat threatens to cut off new Japanese PM’s head over Taiwan comments
A Chinese consul general in Japan threatened to decapitate the nation’s new prime minister over her comments in defense of Taiwan, prompting outrage in Tokyo and underscoring the rising tension between the two regional powers. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office last month, told a parliamentary committee Friday that…
Read More »Johnson orders lawmakers back to DC ‘right now’ as shutdown sparks travel chaos
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is sending a critical warning to House lawmakers as the government shutdown continues to wreak havoc on air travel. ‘As of Sunday, nearly half of all domestic flights and U.S. flights were either canceled or delayed, and it’s a very serious situation,’ Johnson said in comments…
Read More »Johnson takes victory lap in first comments after Senate shutdown deal: ‘Vindicated’
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is glad the Senate finally managed to break through its weeks-long standoff on the government shutdown, he told Fox News Digital on Monday morning. ‘It’s a great development. It’s long overdue. It vindicates our position in this all along,’ the House leader said. He added that…
Read More »Mike Johnson speaks out after Senate breakthrough on government shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is glad the Senate finally managed to break through its weeks-long standoff on the government shutdown, he told Fox News Digital on Monday morning. ‘It’s a great development. It’s long overdue. It vindicates our position in this all along,’ the House leader said. He added that…
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