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Durbin calls on DOJ to investigate anonymous pizza deliveries to judges’ homes

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee has called on the Department of Justice and the FBI to ‘immediately investigate’ a string of anonymous pizza deliveries sent to judges’ homes. In the event that the DOJ and the FBI have already initiated investigations, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin, D-Ill., also asked Attorney General Pam Bondi and Kash Patel for an update on those efforts.  ‘In recent months, federal judges and their relatives...

LEE CARTER: The secret sauce of Trump’s success that continues to mystify his most ardent critics

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In the world of President Donald Trump, the constant refrain that he ‘needs to do this’ or ‘must pass that’ in the next 200 days misses the point entirely. Trump doesn’t operate within the usual political playbook, and trying to fit him into conventional expectations is a mistake. Advisers often treat him like a typical politician: pass policies, build alliances, show a unified front. Tone it down. ...

GORDON CHANG: Trump can reshape the Middle East and outfox China with one stunning move

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israeli and Turkish warplanes skirmished over Syria this past weekend.  Israel, in northern Syria, has been bombing militias affiliated with the government of Turkey. According to Turkish media sources, Ankara’s F-16s sent ‘warning messages’ to the Israeli planes.  Israel denied the reports of the aerial confrontation. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, said that the ‘Israeli attacks compromise the balance in the region since the fall of the...

Trump expresses ‘absolute confidence’ as Steve Witkoff is sworn in as special Middle East envoy

President Donald Trump’s new special envoy to the Middle East was sworn in by Secretary of State Marco Rubio Tuesday in an Oval Office ceremony. Speaking before the swearing-in, Trump praised Witkoff, who was instrumental in securing an extended ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the return of 33 hostages, including two Americans, who were being held by Hamas.  Trump said Witkoff has ‘been with me, more or less, one way or the other, every...

State Department to merge Palestinian Affairs Office with US Embassy in Jerusalem

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning to merge the responsibilities of the Palestinian Affairs Office into the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in an effort to continue a diplomatic mission in Israel’s capital that was put in place by President Donald Trump during his first term in office. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce announced Rubio’s decision during a press briefing Tuesday. ‘Secretary Rubio has decided to merge the responsibilities of the office of the Palestinian...

Duffy blasts Biden, Buttigieg for ignoring report about failing air traffic control system: ‘DID NOTHING!’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called out the Biden administration for allegedly neglecting a government agency’s report about the poor state of the air traffic control system. In an X post on Tuesday, Duffy shared an excerpt from a report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled ‘Air Traffic Control: FAA Actions Are Urgently Needed to Modernize Aging Systems.’ The report was published on Sept. 24, 2024. ‘A government watchdog warned Biden & Buttigieg...

India launches strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan

India said it attacked ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in neighboring Pakistan on Tuesday and two of its occupied territories. Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor,’ which targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed, the Press Information Bureau of India said in a statement.  ‘Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature,’ the statement said. ‘No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted....

Tillis puts onus on Trump to avoid Boasberg picking US attorney after Martin’s nomination appears sunk

Sen. Thom Tillis’ office brushed off concern that a left-wing court could select an interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia after the North Carolina Republican bucked President Donald Trump’s pick for the role, putting the onus on the Trump administration to select a successor and avoid involvement from federal judges.  Tillis, R-N.C., sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is overseeing the confirmation process of Ed Martin, Trump’s pick to serve as U.S....

White House calls Yemen ceasefire a ‘WIN’ – experts warn Houthis may not hold the line

President Donald Trump’s sudden halt to U.S. airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi militants is drawing praise as a potential breakthrough – and doubts over whether it will last. Trump on Tuesday at the Oval Office marked the formal end of ‘Operation Rough Rider,’ a 50-day bombing campaign that targeted more than 1,000 sites across Yemen. ‘The Houthis have announced that they don’t want to fight anymore,’ Trump said during remarks at the White House. ‘They say...

Carney says Canada is not for sale, Trump replies, ‘Never say never’

Despite President Donald Trump’s interest in Canada becoming the 51st state, Canada isn’t for sale – ever, according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump regularly has said he wants Canada to become a U.S. state, and has discussed acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal for security purposes. However, the matter of Canada isn’t open to negotiation, Carney said.  ‘Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign the last several...