FIRST ON FOX: The State Department has spent nearly $100 million less on travel this year than last amid a wider effort to trim budgets, according to documents exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital. From January to September 2024, the Biden administration State Department spent $306 million on foreign and …
Read More »Eleanor Holmes Norton, an 88-year-old Dem congressional delegate, scammed by phony 'cleaning crew' at DC home
An 88-year-old Democratic congressional delegate for Washington, D.C., was scammed out of more than $4,000 Thursday when suspects showed up at her home claiming to be a “cleaning crew,” Fox News Digital has confirmed. The suspects accessed Eleanor Holmes Norton’s credit card after they were let inside her D.C. home. …
Read More »Jen Psaki urges Democrats to 'burn' DNC talking points, 'talk like a human being'
MSNBC host Jen Psaki urged members of the Democratic Party to “burn” Democratic National Committee (DNC) talking points and to speak “like a human being with a heart.” “People just have to become a little bit more relaxed, let go of the talking points, which — it’s funny, in part …
Read More »Spanberger describes AG candidate Jay Jones' violent texts about GOP colleague as 'poor choice'
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger downplayed a fellow Democrat’s text-message scandal, calling it a “poor choice” in a new interview. In 2022, Virginia attorney general candidateJay Jonestexted a colleague that he wished violence against former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children. The private messages sparked outrage from …
Read More »Pentagon to hold briefing on U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is set to hold a news conference Sunday to give updates following President Trump’s decision to strike a trio of Iranian nuclear sites Saturday evening. Mr. Trump announced Saturday evening that the U.S. had launched strikes against Iranian nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. …
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A judge in California on Monday blocked the Trump administration from using the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants in the Los Angeles area, ruling that the government hasn’t promised adequate due process. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John Holcomb — who was nominated by President Trump …
Read More »AI companies agree to voluntary safeguards, Biden announces
Washington — Seven companies at the forefront of developing rapid advancements in artificial intelligence have agreed to voluntary safeguards for users, the White House announced Friday. Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI have all agreed to “voluntary commitments for responsible innovation” that underscore three fundamental principles of “safety, …
Read More »U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons
The last of the U.S. declared chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed in eastern Kentucky at a military installation, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday, a milestone that closes a chapter of warfare dating back to World War I. According to the Defense Department, the last sarin nerve agent-filled M55 …
Read More »Chinese spy balloon didn’t collect information while flying over U.S., Pentagon says
The Chinese balloon that flew over the U.S. earlier this year did not collect any information before it was downed off the coast of South Carolina, the Pentagon told reporters Thursday. As the balloon flew down into the continental U.S. from Alaska and to the East Coast, the U.S. military …
Read More »DEA seizes over 200 kilos of fentanyl
Washington — Federal prosecutors charged four China-based companies and eight Chinese nationals with allegedly supplying the precursor chemicals of fentanyl for the purpose of creating the deadly drug for distribution in the United States, the Justice Department announced Friday. Across three indictments unsealed in the Southern and Eastern Districts of …
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