DOGE helps State Department eliminate Biden admin’s DEI performance evaluation requirement

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the State Department called out practices under the Biden administration that required diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts to account for 20% of performance evaluations for foreign service officers. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the reforms of the Biden administration’s DEI policies “important and historic.” “Now our … Read more

China says it will not bow to US pressure after Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs – business live

Beijing vows to safeguard its interests after Trump promises steeper tariffs if China doesn’t retract planned countermeasures, as markets brace for further volatility Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory levies Several Chinese state holding companies have vowed to increase share investment as Beijing steps up efforts to stabilise a plunging stock market. … Read more

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Targeting TdA

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… –House Freedom Caucus chair urges Johnson to change course on Trump budget bill -Noem’s Homeland Security ‘unapologetic’ about using lie detector test on suspected intel leakers -Trump administration begins … Read more

Thousands of USAID terminations to take effect by September in agency’s final leg of ‘drawdown’

Thousands of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees will be terminated by September as the Trump administration restructures the agency to fall in line with the president’s “America First” policy, Fox News Digital learned.   “President Trump and Secretary Rubio are effectively stewarding taxpayer dollars while ensuring that foreign aid programs align with … Read more

Supreme Court freezes order to return man from El Salvador prison

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay Monday blocking, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to return by midnight a Maryland resident who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last month.  Justice Roberts temporarily froze the lower court order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, who had ordered the … Read more

DNC launches new ‘war room operation’ to keep up with GOP’s digital media dominance

The Democratic National Committee launched a new “war room operation” initiative Monday aimed at combating the right’s dominance in digital media. The new initiative intends to leverage influencers, opposition research, policy matter experts, appearances on podcasts and a revamped rapid response program aimed at challenging the narratives pushed by the Trump administration online.   Newly … Read more

SCOOP: Ramaswamy scores endorsement from a powerful House member in Ohio governor run

EXCLUSIVE: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor, Fox News Digital can exclusively report.  Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who represents Ohio’s fourth congressional district, shared on Monday his endorsement of Ramaswamy, the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate. “Vivek Ramaswamy is as smart and hard-working as they come. … Read more