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Trump says he discussed firing Fed chair but 'highly unlikely' he will

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The US president admitted he had broached sacking Jerome Powell but rowed back on removing him hours later.
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'Sparring in space' – BBC gains rare access to US base tracking global missile strikes

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From their base in Colorado, Space Force units track missiles fired anywhere in the world.
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Mother of daughter murdered by MS-13 gang member speaks out in favor of new bill

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FIRST ON FOX: The mother of a young girl who was murdered by an MS-13 gang member in 2022 is speaking out after Congressman Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, introduced a bill that could have saved her daughter’s life.

Kayla Hamilton was just 20 years old when she was sexually assaulted, tied up, and strangled to death by Walter Javier Martinez, a 17-year-old illegal migrant in the U.S. under Unaccompanied Alien Child (UAC) status who was sentenced to 70 years in prison this April.

This week, Rep. Fry introduced the Kayla Hamilton Act, which would...
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Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII

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The joint operations between China and Russia combined with threats coming from North Korea pose the greatest threat to global order since World War II, Japan’s defense ministry said in a new document.

"The existing order of world peace is being seriously challenged, and Japan finds itself in the most severe and complex security environment of the post-war era," Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said in the annual document. "The international society is in a new crisis era as it faces the biggest challenges since the end of World War II."

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Congress considers permanent national park fee increase for international visitors

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FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump’s executive order increasing fees at National Parks for foreign tourists could soon be made permanent by a new bill led by Indiana Senator Jim Banks.

The Patriot Parks Act looks to address the U.S. National Park Service’s (NPS) $23 billion maintenance backlog that threatens repairs to visitor facilities, trails, roads, and NPS conservation needs.

"Americans already pay for our parks through federal taxes on top of standard admission fees, so it’s fair to ask foreign visitors to chip in more," Banks told Fox News...
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RFK Jr. fires 2 top aides at HHS in staff shakeup

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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two of his top aides.

The biographies of Heather Flick Melanson, his chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, deputy chief of staff of policy, are no longer pictured on the department’s leadership page.

"Secretary Kennedy has made a leadership change within the Immediate Office of the Secretary," an HHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Effective immediately, Matt Buckham will serve as Acting Chief of Staff."

"Mr. Buckham currently serves as the Kennedy’s White House...
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Senate to weigh amendments to foreign aid, public media funding cuts

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Washington — The Senate will kick off what's expected to be another lengthy vote series Wednesday afternoon as Congress works to deliver on President Trump's request to rescind $9 billion in spending by Friday.

The Senate narrowly advanced the request late Tuesday. Three Republicans opposed the package and Vice President JD Vance had to cast the two tie-breaking votes to move it forward.

The House approved the original $9.4 billion rescissions request last month, but it has faced pushback in the Senate, where some Republicans have opposed slashing...
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Trump calls Epstein controversy a "Hoax" and "bulls***"

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Washington — President Trump said the ongoing controversy over his administration's handling of information related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is a "Hoax" and "bulls***," criticizing members of his own party who are calling for more transparency as "weaklings."

In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday morning, the president compared the uproar over the Justice Department's handling of the so-called Epstein files to past controversies, like the investigation into his 2016 campaign's possible ties to Russia and Hunter Biden's laptop...
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RFK Jr. ousts two Trump loyalists from HHS top ranks

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two loyalists of President Trump who were serving in top-ranking posts at his department, multiple people familiar with the situation tell CBS News.

Multiple federal health officials expressed surprise at news of the firings, which ousted chief of staff Heather Flick Melanson and top policy adviser Hannah Anderson.

Anderson and Flick had led Kennedy's immediate office alongside two other aides, senior counselor Stefanie Spear and executive secretary Cortney McCormick. Spear is a...
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Could axing two national holidays save France from its mountain of debt?

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Prime Minister François Bayrou has angered MPs with a bid to cut two public holidays to rescue the country's finances.
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Cuban minister resigns after saying country has no beggars

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Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera said people going through rubbish were doing so by choice to make "easy money".
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Canada's PM wants to fast-track 'nation building' – but can he convince indigenous First Nations?

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Indigenous communities have launched a legal challenge against a federal law that would fast-track resource development projects.
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Dem Disorder: DNC squabbles play out in NYC mayoral race for all to see

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Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's stunning Democratic Party primary victory in the nation's most populous city appears to be the gift that keeps on giving for Republicans aiming to paint Democrats as extreme radicals.

Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley told Fox News Digital this week that Mamdani "is the face of the new Democratic Party" and argued that "everybody who wants to lead that party wants to lead it to the left."

But for Democrats, the capturing of the party's nomination by the 33-year-old Ugandan-born state...
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FIRST ON FOX: Red state investigating M&Ms and Skittles manufacturer for ‘deceptive’ practices

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Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into M&Ms and Skittles manufacturer Mars for alleged "deceptive and illegal practices" regarding the company’s use of artificial dyes in its candies.

In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, Paxton’s office tied the investigation to the attorney general’s effort to be a "nationwide leader in fighting alongside" Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again initiative to "help Americans get healthier by...
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Federal housing official submitted Schiff criminal referral to DOJ over mortgage documents

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Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., has been referred to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution regarding mortgage documents.

The director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in May citing alleged misconduct by Schiff, who owns homes in California and Maryland.

"Based on media reports, Mr. Adam B. Schiff has, in multiple instances, falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms, impacting payments from...
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