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Florida AG bans law firms with DEI policies from serving as outside counsel

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FIRST ON FOX: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will announce new policy changes Tuesday prohibiting law firms which have diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from working with the attorney general's office as outside counsel.

"I am deeply troubled that these discriminatory practices have been embraced and amplified by many of our nation’s law firms," Uthmeier wrote in the policy memo. "If we are truly committed to the rule of law, then we must be truly committed to equal justice under law. DEI and ESG practices flout those...
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Musk spars with White House advisor Peter Navarro: ‘Dumber than a sack of bricks’

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SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sparred on social media Tuesday with White House Senior Counselor Peter Navarro, after Navarro said in an interview Monday that Tesla was a car "assembler" rather than a manufacturer.

"Tesla has the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a sack of bricks," Musk said in an X post on Tuesday.

"Navarro is truly a moron," Musk said in a separate post. "What he says here is demonstrably false."

Both Navarro and Musk are two of Trump’s closest advisors, and Navarro previously served in Trump's first...
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New Navy chief 'regrets' costly missile strikes against Houthis, pushes for cheaper Red Sea defense

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New acting Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. James Kilby said he regrets the Navy’s reliance on expensive, high-powered missiles to counter the Houthi threat in the Red Sea and pledged to push for cheaper, more efficient solutions.

Speaking at the Sea Air Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Kilby said he was "not concerned" about the Navy’s ability to protect its people – such as the 350 sailors aboard the USS Carney missile destroyer – or its ability to safeguard commercial shipping.

He is concerned, however, about "not having better...
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Supporters defend Trump’s pick to control America’s nuclear arsenal before Senate grilling

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A former GOP congressman tapped by President Donald Trump to oversee the country's nuclear arsenal is facing a grilling before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday on his road to confirmation.

Brandon Williams, nominated to become Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, is a Navy veteran who formerly chaired the energy subcommittee for the House Science, Space and Technology Committee during his brief stint in Congress.

He brings with him thousands of hours of experience supervising the operation of a nuclear power plant and...
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Judge Boasberg cancels planned hearing to review Trump deportations

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The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration's use of a 1798 wartime law to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals canceled a planned Tuesday court hearing to review the case after the Supreme Court handed a win to the president.

In a minute order published Tuesday morning, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg announced that the previously scheduled Tuesday afternoon hearing would be vacated in light of the high court's ruling, which determined, among other things, that the "appropriate venue for such proceedings is the Southern District of...
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Global executions at highest level since 2015, report says

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But Amnesty International also says only 15 countries carried out the death penalty, the lowest on record
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Fifty hippos killed by anthrax in DR Congo

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Efforts are now under way to recover the animals and bury them to prevent further spread.
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Zelensky confirms Ukraine troops in Russia's Belgorod region

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Ukraine's operations in a second region in Russia are explicitly acknowledged for the first time.
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US to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran, Trump says

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The US president says negotiations have taken place at a "very high level" between the two countries.
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US ends lifesaving food aid, World Food Program calls it a ‘death sentence'

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The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict, according to the organization and officials who spoke to The Associated Press.

The World Food Program, the largest provider of food aid, appealed to the U.S. to roll back the new cuts in a social media post Monday. The unexpected round of contract cancellations has targeted some of the last remaining humanitarian programs run by...
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Trump hauls in millions for House GOP 2026 war chest as Dems taunt they are 'running scared'

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FIRST ON FOX — As congressional Republicans gear up for a bruising battle in the 2026 midterm elections to hold onto their razor-thin House majority, President Donald Trump is stepping up his efforts as well.

The president on Tuesday evening will headline a major donor event in the nation's capital for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which is the House GOP's campaign arm.

The fundraiser is expected to haul in at least $10 million for the NRCC, a source familiar with the event tells Fox News.

Republicans currently control...
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Gabbard establishes new Intelligence Community task force to restore transparency

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EXCLUSIVE: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard established a new task force charged with restoring transparency and accountability in the intelligence community, Fox News Digital has learned.

The group, dubbed the Director’s Initiative Group (DIG), is starting by investigating weaponization within the intelligence community.

TULSI GABBARD REVOKES SECURITY CLEARANCES, ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FOR BIDEN, HARRIS, CLINTON, OTHERS

Officials said the group will also work to root out politicization and expose unauthorized...
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Trump-backed bill to rein in federal judges gets House-wide vote

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The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on a bill to limit federal district court judges' ability to block President Donald Trump's agenda on a national scale.

The No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA) was introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., earlier this year and quickly became a priority for House GOP leaders after Trump made clear he supported the bill.

House Republicans see it as a way to fight back against "rogue" judges blocking Trump's agenda.

The Trump administration has faced more than 15 nationwide injunctions since the...
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Albanese and Dutton face-off in first Australia election debate

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Cost of living issues dominated the debate and the political rivals were asked about Trump's tariffs.
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US top court allows Trump to use wartime law for deportations

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A judge had blocked the Trump administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
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