President Trump set to sign order that would close the Department of Education

President Donald Trump is moving forward with plans to abolish the Department of Education. Trump is expected to sign an executive order following through on a campaign promise to disband the department, claiming on the campaign trail that the department was full of “radicals, zealots and Marxists.” A White House fact sheet states that the … Read more

Karoline Leavitt vows Trump will end trans inclusion in girls locker rooms

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the ongoing national battle over transgender inclusion in girls sports and locker rooms Wednesday. Leavitt was asked about a situation in Deerfield, Illinois, involving a mother who alleged last week that her daughter was forced to change in front of a transgender student in a locker room. The … Read more

Education leaders say Trump dismantling key government agency ‘saved education’

The head of Oklahoma’s public school system is backing President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the federal Department of Education, saying that Trump will “go down in history as the president that saved education.” Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a dramatic “reduction in force” of the federal Department of Education and detailed … Read more

Pope’s condition improves, no longer dependent on mechanical ventilation: Vatican

Pope Francis’s condition continued to improve Wednesday and he hasn’t needed to use the noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe at night, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pontiff is also reducing his reliance on high-flow supplemental oxygen during the day, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin. His double pneumonia infection, while not completely … Read more

Trump admin planning to consolidate HIV programs, slashing ‘overhead’ and DEI: official

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, … Read more

Virginia police respond to ‘barricade incident’ near CIA headquarters

close Video WATCH LIVE: Barricade incident at CIA headquarters shuts down roads Police shut down roads and redirect traffic due to barricade situation. A “barricade incident” near CIA headquarters in Virginia prompted a heavy police response on Wednesday, authorities said. Police shut down part of Dolley Madison Blvd in both directions due to the incident … Read more

Christina Applegate hospitalized ’30 times’ over MS symptoms

Christina Applegate is getting candid about the side effects of living with multiple sclerosis (MS).  During a recent episode of “MeSsy,” the podcast she shares with actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate revealed that she has been hospitalized “upwards of 30 times” due to intense MS symptoms.  “For three years, since I was diagnosed, I’ve been in … Read more

Trump admin pauses millions in federal funding to UPenn over trans issue

The Trump administration paused $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports, FOX Business exclusively reported on Wednesday morning.  The Ivy League university now stands to risk losing all of its federal funding amid an investigation into potential Title IX violations.  Riley Gaines, now a spokeswoman … Read more

Israeli official talks resuming war in Gaza, thanks Trump for support

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire ended on Monday when Israel announced it was resuming airstrikes in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on its X account that it was “conducting extensive strikes on terror targets belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip.” Israel pointed to Hamas’ repeated refusal to accept a hostage release … Read more