Biden administration gives $500m to Ukraine in final military aid package

US defense secretary says ‘Ukraine’s fight matters to all’ when revealing aid bundle days before Trump’s return The Biden administration has given its final injection of military support to Ukraine, unveiling a $500m weapons package just days before Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to upend western backing for Kyiv. The aid bundle … Read more

New GOP senator tears into Dems ‘seeking to delay’ Pete Hegseth DOD confirmation

FIRST ON FOX: New Republican Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana laced into Democrats over what he said are attempts to delay confirmation hearings for Trump nominees, in particular that of the Department of Defense pick Pete Hegseth.  Banks urged Senate Committee on Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., to move forward with Hegseth’s scheduled confirmation … Read more

Outgoing Ice director criticizes Biden for not acting sooner to tighten border

PJ Lechleitner says president ‘absolutely’ could have acted earlier and expects ‘a lot more support’ from Trump The outgoing director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, PJ Lechleitner, claims President Joe Biden “absolutely” should have acted sooner to tighten security at the US and Mexico border to reduce the flow of migrants into the US, according … Read more

‘DOGE’ senator seeks to ensure feds can continue pursuing COVID fraudsters, debtors, as IG sounds alarm

FIRST ON FOX: A top “DOGE” senator said a government watchdog alerted her to an “alarming” rate of defaults on COVID-era “PPP” loans, and now she wants to hold fraudsters accountable. In a letter to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) Brian Miller wrote that the loan programs funding reported losses … Read more

Immigration groups ‘doing everything we can’ amid Trump deportation threat

As the incoming president pledges a crackdown, activist groups anticipating migrant raids are preparing to resist Almost immediately after Donald Trump took office in 2017, he directed his administration to begin rounding up and deporting immigrants living in the country without authorization. He implemented a travel ban that caused chaos at airports, leaving families, students … Read more