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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs.

The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer's, cancer, heart disease and a host of other illnesses — anything from clinical trials of new treatments to basic lab research that is the foundation for discoveries.

Separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22...

Elon Musk met with a small group of House Republicans on Wednesday evening where he discussed avenues for cost savings in a quest to find as much as $1 trillion in government waste, people familiar with the discussion told Fox News Digital.

"The executive DOGE team is confident, they think they can get $1 trillion," one lawmaker familiar with the meeting told Fox News Digital. "Now, we'll see, right? And the thing is, he acknowledged that we're going to make mistakes, but we're going to correct them very quickly."

The GOP lawmaker said some...

President Trump has often been able to defy political gravity. Will that be true when it comes to the economy? John Dickerson gives his take.

The mayors of four so-called "sanctuary cities" testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, where they defended their jurisdictions' immigration policies and treatment of undocumented immigrants. Caitlin Huey-Burns has details.

Actor Steve Carell is sending Southern California high school students affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to the prom for free

The Justice Department on Wednesday announced it is investigating the University of California system over allegations of antisemitism in the wake of protests that broke out on several campuses over the war between Israel and Hamas.

"This Department of Justice will always defend Jewish Americans, protect civil rights, and leverage our resources to eradicate institutional Antisemitism in our nation's universities," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.

The probe, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, will look into whether UC...

Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made a day trip to the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, to highlight the Trump administration's efforts to combat illegal crossings and drug trafficking. Lilia Luciano reports illegal border crossings are down dramatically.

The acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) told congressional lawmakers Wednesday his staff was preparing potential criminal referrals against those who misused taxpayer dollars intended for foreign development programs.

The New York Times said Peter Marocco made his remarks while speaking with members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a closed-door meeting.

An internal review is in its early stages, but members of Marocco's team believe they've uncovered a pattern of illegal activity at the agency, which...

Leaders are also expected to discuss how the EU can further support Kyiv after the US suspended aid to Ukraine.

The interim leader tells the BBC he's on a learning curve after protests ousted the old government.

Coldplay will work alongside Fifa to decide a "set of artists" to perform a half-time show at the 2026 World Cup final.

The "Made in China" juggernaut was built over decades. Can Trump's moves set it back?

One in five Indian households invest in the stock market, but the recent crash has left investors anxious.

The trade war between the U.S. and China started as the world's largest legislature was convening in Beijing, with nearly 3,000 delegates gathering. Anna Coren reports.

President Trump is giving a one-month exemption to U.S. automakers from the round of tariffs that took effect on March 4, the White House announced. Weijia Jiang has more.