Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump held a ‘very good’ phone call on Wednesday, during which the pair discussed the preliminary agreement reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin one day prior. ‘Just completed a very good telephone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine,’ Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social just moments after the hourlong call wrapped. ‘Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin...
The Trump administration is planning to make cost-saving cuts by merging two similar HIV/AIDS prevention programs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an administration official told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. The cuts will pertain to administrative costs and DEI-related spending. The tentative proposal, which is still ‘a concept of a plan,’ is to merge them into one program under HRSA to streamline efficiency...
A House Republican town hall began and ended in chaos Tuesday night as angry protesters jeered for over an hour in a small Midwestern city and accused Republicans of trying to gut critical government programs. Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., was the only House GOP lawmaker whose office set up an in-person town hall this week while Congress is in recess – and left-wing groups appear to have seized on the opportunity to disrupt. The event...
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deployed troops to Gaza for the first time since the collapse of Israel’s ceasefire agreement with Hamas on Wednesday. The IDF troops are deployed to the Netzarim corridor, a key section of Gaza that essentially cuts the strip in half. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continued to vow that Israel will maintain is military operations until every hostage has been returned from Hamas custody. The IDF described Wednesday’s deployment as...
A federal judge who blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order banning transgender troops from serving in the military has a long history of activism in the Democratic Party, including volunteering for Joe Biden and donating tens of thousands to Democrat campaigns. U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee who is the first openly gay federal judge in D.C., acknowledged in her Senate questionnaire during her confirmation process that she volunteered...
Polaron, a spin-out from Imperial College London, has developed a groundbreaking AI solution that reduces the time needed to create advanced materials—from years to mere days. This innovation could transform the production of materials used in wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries, and infrastructure, supporting the UK’s push for economic growth and net-zero targets. Polaron’s AI technology analyses microstructural images—microscopic features of a material visible under a microscope—to rapidly predict how materials will perform. By enabling...
Renovating a commercial property is one of the most effective ways to increase property value while making it more appealing to tenants and investors. With commercial property prices in England forecast to rise by 19.15% between 2024 and 2034 (from £94 to £112 per square foot) owners and investors have a prime opportunity to enhance their assets. Strategic renovations can further increase property value, making buildings more competitive in a growing market. A well-planned commercial...
In a push to protect infants, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new initiative Tuesday to ensure baby formula is safe, nutritious, and free from harmful contaminants. Titled ‘Operation Stork Speed,’ news of the new initiative followed a meeting between Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and several chief executives from baby formula manufacturers. The new, comprehensive review of baby formula in the U.S. follows a shortage in 2022 under...
Congressional Democratic unity still appears to be in tatters after a public fracture between Capitol Hill’s top two left-wing leaders over government funding. At least two House Democrats took shots at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at their respective events on Tuesday after Schumer and nine other Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to avert a partial government shutdown last week. ‘I thought it was critical to make sure that we blocked that bill. I...
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are praising the Trump administration’s release of government documents on John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The National Archives released a tranche of some 80,000 pages late on Tuesday night, part of a long-standing promise by President Donald Trump to declassify information on the historic event. And though there did not appear to be revelatory information in the initial release, Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., a progressive Democrat who co-sponsored legislation...
