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Kash Patel’s nomination to lead FBI clears first major Senate hurdle
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI director to the Senate floor after a fiery confirmation hearing last month and fierce opposition from Democrats. Committee members voted 12-to-10 Thursday to advance Patel to the full floor vote, which could come before the chamber as early…
Read More »Obama officials, Trump critics target Hegseth’s Ukraine ‘concessions’ as ‘biggest gift’ to Russia
Obama officials and Trump critics are up in arms after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a return to the Eastern European country’s pre-war borders with Russia is ‘unrealistic.’ Hegseth, speaking to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Belgium on Wednesday, said ‘returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective.’ He also…
Read More »Senate Democrats rail against RFK Jr. in late-night session ahead of vote
Senate Democrats railed against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a late-night session Wednesday ahead of his confirmation vote to potentially become the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy’s confirmation vote is expected around 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, but Democrat senators spent the evening before condemning former President…
Read More »Reagan’s ‘peace through strength’ doctrine can aid Trump administration with Taiwan policy, group says
A group led by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI) has issued a series of takeaways following its recent visit to Taiwan. The takeaways can be seen as a roadmap of ideas for the Trump administration. The eight-member delegation consisting of U.S. national security and business leaders concluded…
Read More »Trump budget bill hits the rocks with GOP rebels, tax hawks ahead of key vote
The House GOP’s proposal for a massive conservative policy overhaul has already gotten a rocky reception from Republican lawmakers, and with their current majority, Republicans will need to vote in near lock-step to pass anything without Democratic support. ‘I think it’s probably going to have to be modified in some…
Read More »‘No betrayal’ in Trump move toward Ukraine war negotiations, Hegseth says
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump’s move toward negotiations with Russia to end the war with Ukraine was ‘no betrayal’ during a visit to NATO headquarters in Belgium on Thursday. Hegseth replied to a reporter’s question about the U.S. potentially betraying Ukraine after Trump had a phone…
Read More »Trump budget bill faces murky odds in key vote after rocky reception in House GOP
The House GOP’s proposal for a massive conservative policy overhaul has already gotten a rocky reception from Republican lawmakers, and with their current majority, Republicans will need to vote in near lock-step to pass anything without Democratic support. ‘I think it’s probably going to have to be modified in some…
Read More »DOGE subcommittee holds first hearing slamming $36T national debt, as House Republicans declare ‘war on waste’
The House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held its first ever hearing Wednesday, as Republicans criticized the soaring $36 trillion national debt, as well as Democrats’ condemnation of Elon Musk’s effort to slash waste. In her opening statement, Chairwoman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-S.C., said the committee must be…
Read More »DOGE boasts dozens of contract cancellations on Wednesday, totaling over $150M in savings
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced the cancellation of at least 58 contracts on Wednesday, resulting in more than $150 million in savings for the American taxpayer. In a Wednesday evening post on X, the agency headed by tech billionaire Elon Musk said the contracts canceled fell under the…
Read More »SENS. BERNIE SANDERS AND JOSH HAWLEY: Cap credit card interest rates at 10%
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In his ‘Divine Comedy,’ Italian poet Dante Alighieri reserved a special place in the Seventh Circle of Hell for people who charged usurious interest rates. Seven hundred years later, ‘usury’ doesn’t come up much in common parlance, but the problem hasn’t gone away.…
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Iran can manufacture 6 nuclear weapons with newly enriched uranium, UN Atomic agency report says
The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency announced on Wednesday that Iran has produced dramatically …
