President Donald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including U.S. military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar - though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry.
Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night tore into President Trump over the government shutdown while also criticizing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his speech decrying "fat generals" in the U.S. military. "I was recently the victim of a government shutdown," Kimmel, who was reinstated last week ABC after a brief suspension. "They are...
Vice President Vance said he can have a beard in his current role but that he was clean-shaven while in the military, defending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for declaring soldiers have to shave their facial hair. Hegseth told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers Tuesday that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals”...
Senate centrists in both parties are trying to put together a deal to reopen the federal government. A group of them huddled on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon, after Democrats voted for the second time in two days to block a House-passed stopgap funding measure. Three members of the Democratic caucus voted for the House-passed...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday backed President Trump’s plans to use cities he deems dangerous because of their crime levels as a “training ground” for the military, though he seemed to draw a distinction in suggesting it would be National Guard members taking part in such actions. “I can tell you what‘s in...
House Democratic leaders let loose on Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, hammering the Defense secretary over new directives to the nation’s generals urging an end to “woke” policies at the Pentagon and a return to “male standards” on the battlefield. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) characterized Hegseth’s speech, delivered Tuesday at the Quantico Marine base in Northern...
The vice president laughed off a question about AI-generated videos posted by President Trump depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) wearing a sombrero. “Oh, I think it’s funny. The president’s joking, and we’re having a good time,” Vance said. “You can negotiate in good faith while also poking a little bit of fun at...
Policymakers, investors, businesses and government officials are eager for the latest look into the slowing U.S. job market. But they won't be getting it until well after the federal government reopens. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the agency responsible for calculating the monthly jobs report, is one of dozens of government agencies unable to...
Five states on Wednesday sued Zillow and Redfin, alleging that the two online real estate and rental marketplaces violated federal antitrust laws and throttled competition in the market. Attorneys general from five states — Virginia, Washington, Arizona, Connecticut and New York — filed the joint lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
Fox News Digital gathered a summary of what services will remain open, and which could see serious disruptions or interruptions, during a government shutdown.
Federal government shutdown debate intensifies as politicians clash over Medicaid eligibility for illegal immigrants despite California federal audit findings.
