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Huckabee demands Israel ‘aggressively investigate’ murder of Palestinian-American killed in ‘terrorist act’

Huckabee demands Israel ‘aggressively investigate’ murder of Palestinian-American killed in ‘terrorist act’


July 16, 2025
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, on Tuesday called on Israeli authorities to ‘aggressively investigate’ the killing of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American who was reportedly beaten to death by a gang of extremist settlers in the West Bank village of Sinjil on Friday. ‘We have asked Israel to aggressively investigate the murder of […]
Trump’s $9 billion clawback passes first Senate test, while more hurdles await

Trump’s $9 billion clawback passes first Senate test, while more hurdles await


July 16, 2025
President Donald Trump’s clawback of billions in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting narrowly passed through its first hurdle in the Senate, but it still faces a rocky road ahead with dissent among the Senate GOP ranks. Senate GOP leaders hoped that an agreement to carve out $400 million in global HIV and AIDS […]
‘It’s sort of scary’: Officials flag surprising revelations from deep State Department cuts

‘It’s sort of scary’: Officials flag surprising revelations from deep State Department cuts


July 16, 2025
When senior State Department officials set out to trim the agency in the ‘biggest reorganization since the Cold War,’ they couldn’t get a total headcount on employees — for months, they say. ‘It took us three months to get a list of the people that actually work in the building,’ one senior State Department official told […]
Loyal Jill Biden aide’s deposition date comes with no sign if he’ll appear

Loyal Jill Biden aide’s deposition date comes with no sign if he’ll appear


July 16, 2025
A former top White House advisor to ex-first lady Jill Biden was subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Anthony Bernal, former assistant to the president and senior advisor to the first lady, was compelled for a July 16 closed-door deposition after missing a previously agreed-upon interview date late last month. House […]
Biden chief of staff reportedly gave approval for autopen pardons on final day in office

Biden chief of staff reportedly gave approval for autopen pardons on final day in office


July 15, 2025
Former President Joe Biden’s chief of staff issued final approval for multiple high-profile preemptive pardons during Biden’s final days in office, according to a new report.  Biden’s alleged use of the autopen has become a sticking point for months, as President Donald Trump has said thousands of pardons Biden signed were void and claimed that […]
‘One more’: Senate Republicans eye tackling another reconciliation bill

‘One more’: Senate Republicans eye tackling another reconciliation bill


July 15, 2025
Senate Republicans are planning to take another crack at the budget reconciliation process after narrowly passing President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ earlier this month. The $3.3 trillion legislative behemoth, which permanently extended many of the provisions of the president’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and included reforms and work requirements for Medicaid and […]
Democrats seize on Epstein files drama with new transparency calls

Democrats seize on Epstein files drama with new transparency calls


July 15, 2025
Democratic lawmakers are lining up with new vigor to demand the release of all files on Jeffrey Epstein as the topic continues to fracture the right. Some prominent figures within the GOP’s rightmost flank are up in arms after a leaked Department of Justice (DOJ) memo reportedly showed there was little more to Epstein’s case […]
Pentagon presses Japan, Australia on role in possible Taiwan conflict

Pentagon presses Japan, Australia on role in possible Taiwan conflict


July 15, 2025
The Pentagon is reportedly pressuring Indo-Pacific allies Japan and Australia to clarify what roles they would play in the event of a war with China over Taiwan. Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s policy chief, raised the question during recent meetings with Japanese and Australian defense officials, the Financial Times first reported. While the United States has […]
Iran vows retaliation if UN Security Council issues snapback sanctions on anniversary of nuclear deal

Iran vows retaliation if UN Security Council issues snapback sanctions on anniversary of nuclear deal


July 15, 2025
Iran on Monday warned that it would retaliate if the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) took steps to impose ‘snapback’ sanctions as nations mull further action to halt Tehran’s nuclear development.  ‘The threat to use the snapback mechanism lacks legal and political basis and will be met with an appropriate and proportionate response from the […]
‘Held accountable’: Sen. Rand Paul again vows to issue a criminal referral for Fauci

‘Held accountable’: Sen. Rand Paul again vows to issue a criminal referral for Fauci


July 15, 2025
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday announced that he would revive his criminal referral against Dr. Anthony Fauci, adding yet another wrinkle to the ongoing Biden White House autopen saga. ‘Today I will reissue my criminal referral of Anthony Fauci to Trump DOJ,’ Paul said on X. It’s not the first time that Paul has […]
Hawley urges DHS Secretary Noem to declassify all Trump Butler rally assassination attempt documents

Hawley urges DHS Secretary Noem to declassify all Trump Butler rally assassination attempt documents


July 15, 2025
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to declassify all documents related to the assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Hawley’s request comes a year after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired off several shots at Trump from a rooftop near […]
America has the power to lead the AI revolution – and the leadership to make it happen

America has the power to lead the AI revolution – and the leadership to make it happen


July 15, 2025
America has triumphed in each industrial revolution – whether steel, energy or manufacturing – and has the power to lead the AI revolution, too. This week in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump is bringing together leaders to address a defining challenge of our time: how to fuel the AI revolution with American energy.  Progress on this […]
‘Squad’ members ‘decide to lie and twist facts’ about Israel’s history, says prominent Arab activist

‘Squad’ members ‘decide to lie and twist facts’ about Israel’s history, says prominent Arab activist


July 15, 2025
Members of the ‘Squad’ are undermining coexistence between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East, Israeli-Arab activist Yoseph Haddad told Fox News Digital. ‘Representatives of the Squad are trying to harm the coexistence and partnership that exist in the region between Arabs and Jews,’ Haddad said. ‘I think it was [Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez herself who said she had no […]
Mike Waltz gears up for post-Signalgate ‘brutal’ grilling from Dems in UN ambassador hearing

Mike Waltz gears up for post-Signalgate ‘brutal’ grilling from Dems in UN ambassador hearing


July 15, 2025
Former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is poised to face members of the Senate on Tuesday to get the ball rolling on his nomination to represent the U.S. at the United Nations. Waltz’s appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee comes months after he exited his job at the White House amid controversy surrounding his […]