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FIRST ON FOX: Current and former state attorneys general are praising the Trump administration's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its "common sense" decision to roll back a Biden-era climate rule requiring companies to disclose their carbon emissions.

"We've led multiple common letters over the years against this radical Biden climate fiasco, and we've taken multiple steps to try to ensure that all of the federal agencies act consistent with the law," West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. "So we've...

FIRST ON FOX: Elon Musk's DOGE team has successfully canceled millions of dollars of government contracts that the administration says were a waste of taxpayer dollars.

A senior administration official told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that DOGE has worked with various agencies to cancel several contracts in the Social Security Administration, the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor, and several other areas.

"Taxpayer dollars will no longer be wasted on nonsense," the official told Fox News Digital.

The canceled spending includes a...

An American is one of three hostages released from Belarus, the White House has announced.

The identity of the hostage has not been released as the person wished to remain private, U.S. Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler said.

"He's made bringing hostages home a top priority and people respect that," Boehler said of President Donald Trump.

Boehler did not reveal the nationalities of the other released detainees but said that one of them was a journalist.

SECRETARY OF STATE RUBIO HAILS RELEASE OF US PRISONER IN BELARUS AS CONTROVERSY HANGS OVER...

House Republicans have released their framework for a massive conservative policy overhaul to advance President Donald Trump's agenda, just as the Senate advances its own version of the plan.

House and Senate GOP lawmakers have been at odds over how to go about executing Trump's policy goals, and an earlier delay by House GOP leaders to kick-start the process in their chamber frustrated Senate Republicans, who released a narrower version of the House's proposal.

Both chambers are aiming to advance their proposals on Thursday, with the Senate...

Russian missiles struck Kyiv in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least one civilian, Ukrainian officials said.

The barrage of ballistic missiles hit hours before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited the Ukrainian capital, the first Cabinet-level Trump official to do so, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aide Andriy Yermak wrote on Telegram.

Bessent is visiting the city to meet with Zelenskyy and discuss President Donald Trump's demand for access to $500 billion worth of rare Earth minerals as payment for U.S. military aid to...

President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer, advanced out of the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday. The vote was 15-12, with all Republicans on the panel voting for Greer, as well as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.

His appointment now moves on to the full Senate for final confirmation.

Greer, who previously served as chief of staff to former USTR Robert Lighthizer during Trump's first term, has been credited with assisting in imposing tariffs on China and renegotiating the trade agreement with Canada and...

The two leaders speak in a phone call and agree to start negotiations "immediately" over the war in Ukraine.

HIV treatments and other services have been disrupted, says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

A wildfire has burnt through 55% of Amsterdam Island, a French foreign territory in the Indian Ocean.

The far-right Freedom Party quits coalition talks, fuelling uncertainty.

Mexican prosecutors accuse the pilot of being a key figure in the 'Los Chapitos' drug gang.

Paramilitaries have been accused of burning a market and homes at a camp for displaced people.

The attack comes after president Zelensky suggested peace negotiations with Russia could include a territory swap.

President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war following a dramatic prisoner swap.

Trump said in a social media post that he and Putin held a lengthy phone call during which they committed to “work together, very closely” to bring the conflict to an end and would meet in person, including perhaps in each other's countries.

It was unclear how closely Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be involved...

Washington — At least one U.S. citizen who was being detained in Belarus was released Wednesday, the United States' top hostage negotiator said.

Adam Boehler, the U.S. envoy for hostages, told CNN that the individual's name "at this point needs to remain private." Two other individuals were released Wednesday, as part of the deal, he said. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty identified its journalist, Andrey Kuznechyk, as one of the people released.

Chris Smith, deputy assistant secretary for Eastern Europe, said the deal was negotiated by Belarusian...