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Lead negotiators from the Colorado River's Upper Basin states expressed a dual sense of uncertainty and urgency on Tuesday, as a deadline to determine the fate of the entire system looms near. "If you are in the Upper Basin states or probably anywhere across the West, you know it's not looking so good right now,"...

West Virginia lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill that would eliminate "woke words."

FIRST ON FOX: Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy ended its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs Tuesday, along with its social advocacy efforts including immigration reform and racial equity grantmaking, Fox News Digital has learned.

President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to fire all U.S. attorneys left over from the Biden administration.

The Senate confirmed Howard Lutnick on Tuesday to serve as President Donald Trump’s U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Governor Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., met with “key leaders" in New York City on Tuesday to discuss the “path forward" for Mayor Eric Adams, D-N.Y., following a slew of City Hall resignations after the Justice Department dropped bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy charges against him last week.

A federal court on Tuesday heard arguments over whether the Trump administration has attempted to ban transgender service members from the U.S. military.

In a memo published Tuesday, President Trump firmly instructed government agency leaders to start being "radically transparent" about their expenditures.

President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday with the intention of making in vitro fertilization (IVF) more affordable and accessible for Americans.