Month: March,2025

Senate confirms Dr Marty Makary as Trump’s FDA chief

Senate confirms Dr Marty Makary as Trump’s FDA chief


March 26, 2025
President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Dr. Marty Makary, was confirmed in the Senate on Tuesday. His confirmation was cemented just hours after he cleared one last procedural test vote earlier in the evening.  The Senate voted 56-44 to invoke cloture on the nomination […]
GOP senator says Dr Oz ignored his questions on transgender issues, abortion

GOP senator says Dr Oz ignored his questions on transgender issues, abortion


March 26, 2025
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has lingering questions about President Donald Trump’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nominee, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and his past stances on transgender treatments for minors and abortion, and he says the nominee hasn’t answered his inquiries.  The Missouri Republican told Fox News Digital in an interview that he remains […]
Europe tight-lipped following Hegseth, Vance ‘loathing’ text exchange

Europe tight-lipped following Hegseth, Vance ‘loathing’ text exchange


March 26, 2025
European leaders were notably silent on Tuesday following the text exchange between Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, who noted their ‘loathing’ of their long-standing allies. ‘I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC,’ Hegseth said in response to Vance, who questioned U.S. leadership in advancing security policies in […]
With Trump’s blessing, Israel has Hamas terrorists on back foot: ‘Operating in survival mode’

With Trump’s blessing, Israel has Hamas terrorists on back foot: ‘Operating in survival mode’


March 26, 2025
Israel’s war in Gaza resumed in full force last week after the collapse of a two-month ceasefire and a deadlock in negotiations over the release of the remaining hostages. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a new wave of airstrikes, quickly followed by coordinated ground operations in three key areas: the Netzarim Corridor, Gaza’s northern […]
Atlantic reporter publishes more texts about attack on Houthi targets

Atlantic reporter publishes more texts about attack on Houthi targets


March 26, 2025
The Atlantic published Wednesday what it described as the ‘attack plans’ at the center of a Signal text chain leak involving senior officials in the Trump administration. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz have faced calls to resign following revelations that the outlet’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to […]
SCOOP: Top Republican Chuck Grassley sets prompt hearing on judges blocking Trump

SCOOP: Top Republican Chuck Grassley sets prompt hearing on judges blocking Trump


March 26, 2025
: Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, will hold a hearing next week on federal judges’ use of nationwide orders to throttle the Trump administration’s actions, which will take place back to back with an identical hearing in the lower chamber.  In an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital, Grassley said, ‘District judges’ abuse of […]
Hawley presses FBI to probe alleged Biden-era targeting of Christians

Hawley presses FBI to probe alleged Biden-era targeting of Christians


March 26, 2025
Sen. Josh Hawley asked FBI Director Kash Patel Wednesday to look into alleged Biden-era abuses against Christians, urging Patel in a new letter to crack down on what the Missouri Republican described as First Amendment violations he said were carried out under the Biden administration. In the letter, previewed exclusively by Fox News Digital, the […]
Trump team’s Signal snafu sparks debate over secure comms: ‘Russia and China are listening’

Trump team’s Signal snafu sparks debate over secure comms: ‘Russia and China are listening’


March 26, 2025
The leak of Houthi strike plans by the Trump administration to a journalist was not the result of a hack but an apparent human error. Still, it sparked debate over whether the nation’s most powerful government officials should communicate sensitive military information on a non-government platform.  Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, wrote on Monday […]
Federal judge temporarily blocks shutdown of US-funded radio network

Federal judge temporarily blocks shutdown of US-funded radio network


March 26, 2025
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the shutdown of a U.S.-funded radio network.  U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who was appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, granted a temporary restraining order on the shutdown of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a non-profit news organization originally founded in the 1950s by the Central Intelligence […]
Israel considers massive new ground offensive in Gaza as it ramps up pressure on Hamas

Israel considers massive new ground offensive in Gaza as it ramps up pressure on Hamas


March 25, 2025
Israel is making plans for a potential major ground offensive in Gaza that would involve sending tens of thousands of troops into combat to clear and occupy large swaths of the enclave, an Israeli official and a second source familiar with the matter said. The potential large-scale offensive is one of several possible scenarios the […]
Turkey detains more than 1,000 protesters after jailing of Istanbul mayor

Turkey detains more than 1,000 protesters after jailing of Istanbul mayor


March 25, 2025
More than a thousand people have been detained during protests following the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. In a post on X, Yerlikaya said that “1,133 suspects were detained in illegal activities carried out between March 19 and March 23,” adding that “among those captured were […]
Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank

Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank


March 25, 2025
The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewitnesses said. Outside Ballal’s home was a group of Israeli settlers, some of whom were throwing stones. Israeli police and military were also outside […]
Lawyers ask El Salvador’s Supreme Court to evaluate legality of detention of Venezuelans deported by the US

Lawyers ask El Salvador’s Supreme Court to evaluate legality of detention of Venezuelans deported by the US


March 25, 2025
A team of lawyers representing the families of 30 Venezuelans sent by the United States to a mega prison in El Salvador asked the Salvadoran Supreme Court of Justice on Monday to evaluate the legality of their detention. One of the attorneys, Jaime Ortega, said they were hired by the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás […]
A court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan

A court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan


March 25, 2025
A court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, upholding a government request for a revocation spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Tokyo District Court’s revocation of the church’s legal status means it will lose its tax-exempt privilege and must liquidate its assets. However, […]
A comedian told a joke about a politician. Now he’s under police investigation

A comedian told a joke about a politician. Now he’s under police investigation


March 25, 2025
A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club where he had made an onstage jibe at a right-wing politician. Kunal Kamra, known for his quips about popular culture and politics, is under investigation for alleged defamation by police in the western state of […]