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Pam Bondi is out as AG — here are the contenders who could replace her
President Donald Trump announced a Department of Justice shakeup on Thursday, ousting Attorney General Pam Bondi as he looks to name her permanent successor. Trump tapped Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to fill the role in an acting capacity, but other names, like Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, have swirled since the announcement of Bondi's departure, which was first reported by Fox News Digital on Thursday. Blanche, Trump's former personal defense lawyer, could s...
UN Backs Shift From Humanitarian Aid to Development in Syria
Two senior United Nations officials said during a visit to Damascus that Syria is at a pivotal stage that requires maintaining humanitarian aid while also strengthening development efforts, amid the return of large numbers of people to the country and growing humanitarian needs. The remarks came during a press conference in New York attended remotely by UN Development Programme Administrator Alexander De Croo and UN relief chief Tom Fletcher. The two officials held meetings with Syrian governmen...
Left-wing host says AOC uses ‘Trump-like’ attacks on media critics in voting record dispute
Left-wing commentator Ana Kasparian said this week on an episode of "The Young Turks" that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., responded to her social media criticism with personal attacks, following a public exchange on X centered on U.S. policy toward Israel and a reported plot targeting activist Nerdeen Kiswani. Kasparian framed the response as emblematic of a broader pattern, comparing it to rhetoric often associated with President Donald Trump."She did respond to me, and she demonstrated...
Trump's ballroom fight sheds new light on an underground White House bunker
The status of a decades-old bunker beneath the now-demolished East Wing is unclear, but the Trump administration has cited security concerns in its legal filings in favor of continuing construction.(Image credit: Mandel Ngan)
Bipartisan senators probe Kremlin-linked delegation's meetings with US officials
FIRST ON FOX: A bipartisan pair of top-ranking senators want to know why sanctioned Russian officials were in Washington, D.C., and given access to the Capitol and meetings with administration officials as wars in Iran and Ukraine rage on.Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, raised counterintelligence concerns over the recent visit of a delegation of Russian Duma members,...
Supreme Court Justice Alito treated for dehydration at hospital in previously undisclosed March 20 incident
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration at a hospital after a previously undisclosed March 20 incident in Philadelphia, sources told Fox News. He was not admitted and returned home the same night without complications.Alito, 76, attended a Federalist Society dinner that evening and reported feeling lightheaded, prompting his security detail to recommend a precautionary hospital visit. Sources said the justice has had no issues since.This is a developing story. Please check...
One US pilot rescued, another missing after Iran says it downed fighter jet
One crew member from a US fighter jet shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, multiple news outlets reported on Friday, citing two US officials, while a second crew member remains missing. Iran on Friday claimed to have shot down an American fighter jet, releasing photos of apparent wreckage of an F-15E, while the United States reportedly launched a search-and-rescue operation for the crew. Earlier, Iranian state media released photos and videos purported to be the debris of the...
Ex-Air Force master sergeant pleads guilty in $37M bid-rigging scheme
A retired Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday pleaded guilty to inflating the cost of information technology contracts for the U.S Pacific Air Forces by at least $37 million to enrich himself and co-conspirators, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Alan Hayward James, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire…
Five martyred in suicide bombing targeting Bannu police station
A devastating suicide car bombing targeting the Domel Police Station in Bannu left at least five civilians dead, including four members of a single family, and 13 others injured, among them a police official, in an attack that rattled the entire area on Friday. The blast occurred when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into the rear wall of the police station, triggering a powerful explosion followed by an exchange of gunfire. Among the victims were a husband, wife, son and daughter from...
Backchannel peace efforts continue
Backchannel efforts to arrange talks between the United States and Iran are still underway, despite earlier attempts to convene a high-level meeting in Islamabad that could not materialise, sources familiar with the matter said. According to sources, Pakistan had quietly facilitated preparations for a possible round of direct engagement involving a US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian representatives. The proposed meeting, to be held in Islamabad, was seen as a...
Iran shoots down US fighter jets, helicopter
Iran on Friday said its armed forces shot down US fighter jets and an helicopter, raising the stakes for Washington in a conflict that, according to opinion polls, has struggled to win popular support among Americans. US officials said search-and-rescue efforts have so far recovered one of two crew members who ejected an F-15E fighter jet, which has two seats: one for a pilot and the second for a weapons systems officer. It was unclear which of the two was recovered, and the US official w...
Al Sharpton touts Kamala Harris as ‘potent force in the Black community’ among potential 2028 Dem candidates
MS NOW host Al Sharpton feels former Vice President Kamala Harris has been "been ignored" for a potential 2028 presidential run, but will make sure the Black community appreciates her efforts at his upcoming convention. Sharpton is gearing up for next week’s National Action Network’s 35th Anniversary Convention, a New York City event that Politico Playbook said will bring together a "who's who" of Black political power brokers, potential 2028 Democratic candidates vying for Black voters, and top...
Judge won’t reconsider decision blocking grand jury subpoenas of Fed, Jerome Powell
A federal judge on Friday said he won’t reconsider his decision blocking Justice Department subpoenas of the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge of Washington’s federal trial court, said the government “did not come close” to persuading him to reconsider his ruling that quashed two subpoenas…
Dem fundraising giant ActBlue rocked by allegations it misled Congress about foreign donations
ActBlue, a central piece of the Democratic Party's fundraising infrastructure, potentially misled Congress when it said it was adequately vetting incoming donations, according to a new report released this week.The head of ActBlue, a major nonprofit fundraising platform that helps steer donations to left-wing candidates and causes, wrote in 2023 to Congress — in response to concerns about the platform's ability to vet foreign donors — that it was taking all the necessary steps to ensure it was f...
Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California
US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’Donald Trump announced a fresh crackdown on “fraud” in Democratic states and tapped JD Vance to lead the charge. Officials swiftly announced a string of arrests in California.In a Truth Social post on Friday, the US president announced that his vice-president is now “in charge of ‘fraud’ in the United States”, claiming the problem is “massive and pervasive” and that Vance’s new role...
والاستریت ژورنال: تلاشها برای آتشبس میان آمریکا و جمهوری اسلامی به بنبست رسید
والاستریت ژورنال گزارش داد میانجیها اعلام کردند تلاشهای کشورهای منطقه به رهبری پاکستان برای دستیابی به آتشبس میان آمریکا و جمهوری اسلامی به بنبست رسیده است. به گفته آنها، تهران به طور رسمی اعلام کرده حاضر نیست در روزهای آینده با مقامهای آمریکایی در اسلامآباد دیدار کند.
Bushra Bibi petitions IHC for urgent relief
Lawyers for Bushra Bibi, wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday, seeking a ruling for suspension of her sentence in the £190 million case before her appeal against her conviction was taken up. Filed by Barrister Salman Safdar on behalf of Bibi, the miscellaneous application contends that bail-related matters must be prioritised in line with Supreme Court directives, adding that delay in hearing suspension petitions wo...
White House seeks $1.5tr defence budget
United States President Donald Trump asked lawmakers on Friday to approve a massive $1.5 trillion defence budget for 2027, as the country faces rising costs from its war on Iran and mounting global security commitments. The proposal would lift Pentagon spending by more than 40 per cent in a single year - the sharpest increase since World War II - as Washington seeks to sustain military operations and rebuild depleted weapons stockpiles. The request highlights the growing financial pressur...
UNSC divided over US-Israeli war on Iran
UN Security Council members clashed on Thursday over ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with Russia and China calling for an immediate halt to US and Israeli strikes on Iran, while Washington reaffirmed support for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. Russia's UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia accused Western countries of fuelling instability in the region. "The current conflict did not occur in a vacuum," he said, adding: "it was the direct result of an unprovoked act of ag...
Judge denies DOJ request to revive Federal Reserve subpoenas
Politics Judge denies Justice Department request to revive Federal Reserve subpoenas By Sarah N. Lynch Sarah N. Lynch Senior Justice Department Reporter Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Sarah N. Lynch April 3, 2026 / 1:20 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — A federal judge on Friday rejected efforts by the Justice Department to revive two subpoenas it served to the Federal Reserve as part of its...