Hawley calls for watchdog over Ukraine aid after Democrats blocked previous effort

FIRST ON FOX: Amidst a war of words between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sen. Josh Hawley is pitching legislation that would install a special inspector general for Ukraine aid. Hawley, R-Mo., is reintroducing legislation he sponsored along with Vice President J.D. Vance, when Vance was in the Senate, for an independent watchdog … Read more

White House outlines where DOGE savings could go after Trump floats returning 20% to Americans

Congress will need to work through the reconciliation process before American taxpayers will see Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) dividend checks, Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, said Wednesday.  Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump floated the idea of delivering the savings to taxpayers directly. Trump said 20% savings … Read more

Former Kentucky AG who handled Breonna Taylor probe promptly announces Senate bid to replace Mitch McConnell

Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Thursday announced that he is running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the upper chamber of Congress.  Cameron, who was Kentucky’s first Black attorney general, announced his Senate campaign just minutes after McConnell said he would not seek re-election in 2026.  “Kentucky, it’s time for a new … Read more

Social media erupts after ‘terrified’ Dem senator lashes out at Kash Patel ahead of confirmation vote

A fierce attack on FBI director nominee Kash Patel by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, drew mockery from conservatives on social media ahead of an expected vote on Patel’s nomination Thursday afternoon. “Kash Patel, mark my words, will cause evil in this building behind us, and Republicans who vote for him will rue that day,” Whitehouse, … Read more

Critics say Trump’s executive orders to reshape the NIH ‘will kill’ Americans

Executive orders’ impact on premier medical research agency has resulted in delayed projects and frozen funding Academics and scientists who work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said the Trump administration’s orders have severely disrupted work – delaying projects and casting the future of research funding and jobs into doubt as chaos in the … Read more