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Rosie O’Donnell flees US after Trump win, won’t return until it’s ’safe for all citizens to have equal rights’

Rosie O’Donnell has been sparring with President Trump since 2006, and now the frequent Trump critic has confirmed she fled the country after his return to the Oval Office.  The comedian said she is living in Ireland and is in the process of applying for Irish citizenship. ‘It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say,’ the 62-year-old said in a video on TikTok. ‘And the people have been so loving, so kind and so welcoming....

SCOOP: Freedom Caucus threatens to force vote on Al Green measure if Johnson doesn’t act

The House Freedom Caucus could force a vote on a bill to strip Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, of his committee assignments if Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., does not announce a punishment for the Democrat that conservatives see as sufficient. ‘He will see what he deems appropriate, and then if that’s adequate, that’s fine,’ House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., told Fox News Digital. ‘If not, then we likely will file our privileged resolution to...

‘Perfect storm brewing’ that will leave many aging seniors without necessary care, Dem lawmaker warns

Democratic New York Rep. Tom Suozzi said Tuesday that there is a catastrophe brewing for the country’s aging population, and he wants to do something about it. Alongside Republican Rep. John Moolenaar, Suozzi introduced the ‘Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act’ on Tuesday, which seeks to help more of the country’s increasingly older population obtain long-term home care insurance. ‘Currently, 10,000 Americans every day are turning 65-years-old,’ Suozzi told reporters during a...

US agriculture supply chain to be protected from Chinese Communist Party in Hinson, Ricketts bipartisan bill

Rep. Ashley Hinson and Sen. Pete Ricketts are rolling out a bicameral bill with bipartisan support that would secure agriculture supply chains in the United States from vulnerabilities and potential Chinese Communist Party exploitation, Fox News Digital has learned.  Hinson, R-Iowa, will introduce the Securing American Agriculture Act in the House of Representatives, while Ricketts, R-Neb., will introduce the measure in the Senate.  The Securing American Agriculture Act would require the Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

Europe steps up to fund its own defense, provide security for Ukraine after Trump threats

European defense leaders are meeting in Paris this week to discuss their plans to provide Ukraine with security guarantees as the continent steps up after decades of relying on the U.S. French President Emmanuel Macron led with an address to the Tuesday gathering of defense chiefs from 30 European and NATO countries after the U.S.’ new ‘America first’ policy direction jolted the Europeans into action.  Macron said it was time to ‘move from concept to plan,’...

Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown passes House despite mutiny threats

House Republicans passed a federal funding bill backed by President Donald Trump largely on their own Tuesday. It also marked one of the rare occasions in recent memory that a majority of House Democrats voted against a bill that would prevent a government shutdown. The bill passed largely along partisan lines.  The measure, a short-term extension of fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding known as a continuing resolution (CR), will now head to the Senate. It...

Ukraine accepts deal, says Rubio: ‘We’ll take this to the Russians’

Ukraine on Tuesday accepted a deal put forward by the Trump administration during a meeting in Saudi Arabia, a significant step forward in securing a ceasefire agreement and bringing an end to the war with Russia. ‘We’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they’ll say yes,’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters.  Rubio, standing alongside national security advisor Mike Waltz, did not detail exactly what was in this agreement,...

Who is Judge Amir Ali? The Biden-appointed federal judge at the center of Trump’s USAID battle

One of the newest federal judges in the U.S. has found himself squarely in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s battle over foreign aid spending after the Supreme Court tasked him with determining how, and when, the government must pay nearly $2 billion owed to foreign aid groups and contractors. Judge Amir H. Ali, a Biden appointee, has served on the court for less than four months and is among the 25 newest federal judges...

China ‘ripping off’ American businesses – but the DOJ can fight them, GOP lawmaker says

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, says it’s time to give the Department of Justice the tools it needs to tackle China’s trade crimes. The congresswoman’s Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act has bipartisan support as both Democrats and Republicans look to stop threats posed by China. China-based companies have been accused of stealing American businesses’ intellectual property (IP) and flooding the market with cheaper versions of their products, which are often low...

Vance pitches GOP rebels on DOGE, border in 11th-hour plea for unity against shutdown

Vice President JD Vance told House Republicans that putting a government funding bill up for a vote today was critical to President Donald Trump keeping the lights on for his border security goals and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Two lawmakers present at the closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning said DOGE and the border were part of Vance’s pitch to Republicans who were still undecided about the bill. One lawmaker said Vance also signaled...