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Patel, Bongino defend tenures, saying FBI ‘operating exactly as the country expects’

FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino pushed back against a blistering report from an alliance of active-duty and retired FBI personnel that portrayed the bureau as directionless under its new leadership, defending sweeping reforms they say have delivered major gains in accountability and public safety. ‘When the director and I moved forward with these reforms, we expected some noise from the small circle of disgruntled former agents still loyal to the old...

How Asif Sheikh Built a 30-Year Career Through Steady Leadership

Asif Sheikh grew up in Chicago, surrounded by the steady rhythm of a working-class city. That environment shaped how he saw responsibility, teamwork, and long-term commitment. He often says that growing up in Chicago taught him the value of “showing up every day and doing the work, even when nobody is watching.” That mindset would later guide his entire career. Asif didn’t take a traditional path through business school. Instead, he strengthened his education over...

IG finds Hegseth’s use of Signal for Houthi strike planning risked harm to US mission and pilots, sources say

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ‘created risks to operational security’ by sharing sensitive details about Houthi strikes over Signal, a new Pentagon inspector general report determined, according to sources familiar with the report.  His actions ‘could have resulted in failed US mission objectives and potential harm to US pilots,’ one source familiar with the report said.  Fox News has reached out to the Pentagon for comment.  A classified version of the report has been handed...

Epstein island compound seen in new photos released by House Dems

Democrats from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced Wednesday that they have ‘received never-before-seen photos and videos of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island that are a harrowing look behind Epstein’s closed doors.’ ‘See for yourself. We won’t stop fighting until we end this cover-up and deliver justice for the survivors,’ Oversight Dems wrote on X. ‘This production is in response to an Oversight Committee request to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice...

Labour suspends MP Markus Campbell-Savours for defying party over inheritance tax raid on farmers

Labour has suspended one of its own MPs after he broke ranks to vote against the party’s contentious inheritance tax changes for farmers, deepening internal divisions over the reforms and fuelling anger in rural communities. Markus Campbell-Savours, the MP for Penrith and Solway, was the only Labour member to oppose the measure in the Commons on Tuesday night. The proposal – part of the Budget resolutions – passed comfortably by 327 votes to 182, but...

Pentagon probe into secret Signal chats on Houthi strikes set to drop Thursday as Hegseth faces scrutiny

The Defense Department inspector general report analyzing the use of messaging app Signal to share classified information, particularly in planning for Houthi strikes in March, will be released on Thursday.  A classified version of the report has been handed over to the Senate Armed Services Committee and an unclassified, redacted version will be made public, a source familiar with the process told Fox News Digital after Axios first reported it.  Trump administration officials used Signal...

Trump admin targets anti-Christian violence with new visa crackdown policy following Nigeria attacks

The Trump administration is rolling out a new visa-restriction policy in response to a wave of brutal anti-Christian attacks in Nigeria, targeting those accused of orchestrating religious violence against Christians in the West African nation and around the world. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that a new policy in the Immigration and Nationality Act will allow the State Department to deny visas to those ‘who have directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or...

Jack Smith subpoenaed for deposition with House Judiciary Committee

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, subpoenaed former special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday for a deposition, escalating Republicans’ investigation into one of President Donald Trump’s top political foes. Jordan directed Smith to appear before the committee on Dec. 17, according to a copy of the subpoena reviewed by Fox News Digital. ‘Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this...

Engineer loses discrimination case against Leonardo UK over transgender toilet access policy

An aerospace engineer who challenged her employer’s transgender toilet policy has lost her discrimination case, after an employment tribunal ruled that Leonardo UK’s approach was lawful and proportionate. Maria Kelly, a people and capability lead at the defence giant, claimed she experienced harassment, direct sex discrimination and indirect sex discrimination after the company allowed transgender women to use female toilets. Her grievance centred on an incident in March 2023, when she said she encountered a...

Bipartisan deal on Obamacare subsidies fades as Republicans push HSA plan

The chances of a bipartisan solution to expiring Obamacare subsidies are growing slimmer with each passing day as the Senate gears up for a vote next week on extending the credits. Senate Democrats made the subsidies the focal point of their position during the government shutdown, which ended only after a group of Democrats broke from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., based largely on a guarantee from Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., that...