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Washington — The Trump administration said Monday it would cut off all new federal research grants to Harvard University in the latest escalation of its battle with the school.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to send a letter to Harvard informing the Ivy League university that it is not eligible for any new federal grants until it meets the administration's demands.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a minimum 20% reduction of four-star generals and admirals across the military, he said in a memo addressed to senior Pentagon leadership.

He also ordered at least 20% of general officers in the National Guard and 10% of all flag and general officers to be cut. In the one-page memo, which was posted on the Defense Department's website, Hegseth said that to "drive innovation and operational excellence, the military must be "unencumbered by unnecessary bureaucratic layers that hinder their growth and...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.

A spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry said at least 21 people were injured in the attack.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed President Donald Trump while discussing the recent chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport, saying he had "decimated the FAA."

During a press conference on Monday, Jeffries took a reporter's question about the recent delays at Newark Airport.

"Well, it's certainly something that I think we're all invested in looking into, as it relates to the ability of the American people to be able to travel in an efficient way," the Democrat began, before turning his attention to Trump.

"We do know that the...

The House Rules Committee has advanced a bill to permanently rename the Gulf of America.

Formerly the Gulf of Mexico, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that upended that as part of his America First agenda.

But without congressional action, the name could be reverted by a future administration – which spurred Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to introduce a bill enshrining the name in federal law.

The measure advanced through the House Rules Committee in a party-line vote on Monday evening, teeing it up for a chamber-wide vote...

Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963.

That distinction is being challenged after more than 50 years of functioning as the popular tourist destination has drawn the attention of President Donald Trump who wants to convert the national park back into a prison.

On social media, Trump said that he was directing federal agencies to "reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America’s most ruthless and violent...

TeleMessage, the app that President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Mike Waltz, appeared to use to archive his group chats, has suspended all services after hackers claimed to have stolen files from it.

A spokesperson for Smarsh, the company that owns TeleMessage, said Monday that the company “is investigating a potential security incident. Upon detection, we acted quickly to contain it and engaged an external cybersecurity firm to support our investigation.”

“Out of an abundance of caution, all TeleMessage services have been...

FIRST ON FOX: The White House is going after Democratic lawmakers looking to upend House GOP plans to make President Donald Trump's Gulf of America name change permanent.

The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before most legislation gets a House-wide vote, is considering a bill to codify Trump's decision to cease calling the body of water on the U.S. Southeast "the Gulf of Mexico."

"Democrats are so overtaken with Trump Derangement Syndrome and obsessed with obstructing the President’s agenda that they will always put America last," White...

A pro-Trump legal group founded by White House aide Stephen Miller is suing Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts — a long-shot move as Trump allies fight court rulings blocking key actions from the Oval Office.

The lawsuit was filed by the America First Legal Foundation against Roberts in his capacity as the official head of the U.S. Judicial Conference and Robert J. Conrad, who serves as the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

The complaint accuses both the U.S. Judicial Conference and the Administrative Office of the...

Israeli forces on Monday

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday banning all federal funding towards "dangerous" gain-of-function research in China, Iran and other countries, and blocking all federal funding for foreign research that could cause another pandemic.

The president signed the order Monday afternoon to improve the safety and security of biological research in the U.S. and around the world.

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The White House said the order "will...

Two-term Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who was the GOP's top Senate recruit in battleground Georgia in next year's midterm elections, announced on Monday that he is passing on launching a campaign.

"Over the last few weeks, I have had many conversations with friends, supporters, and leaders across the country who encouraged me to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. I greatly appreciate their support and prayers for our family. After those discussions, I have decided that being on the ballot next year is not the right decision for me and my family," Kemp...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, told the graduating class at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, during a commencement speech on Sunday that they know how to "use a chair" in the face of adversity.

"There are people that are going to tell you that there is not a table in which there is not a seat for you, but I am here to remind you of Montgomery and those folding chairs. Let me tell you that we know how to use a chair, whether we [are] pulling it up or we doing something else with it," Crockett said.

During her remarks, Crockett seems to...

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is now a registered Republican after leaving the Democratic Party.

"As of today, I’m leaving the party of paid protests, purple hair, and pronouns. And I’m joining the party of faith, family, and freedom — the Republican Party," Villanueva told the Unite Inland Empire Conservative Conference on Saturday.

"Today I announced ending 44 years as a registered Dem and joining the [GOP] Time to make [California] purple again!" he posted to X.

The former sheriff led the large blue county’s department from...