Trump bans federal funding for ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday banning all federal funding for ‘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. […]

Israel strikes Yemen’s port city in response to Houthi attack on Tel Aviv Airport

Israeli forces on Monday struck Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, targeting the Iran-backed Houthis in response to ‘repeated attacks’ against the Jewish state, in particular its missile strike that nearly hit Tel Aviv’s largest airport.  The Israel Defense Forces said fighter jets targeted the port city, which is along Yemen’s coastline, and a concrete factory.  […]

GOP leaders find new major holiday deadline for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid Medicaid, tax divisions

Some Republican leaders are hoping they can pass a massive bill codifying President Donald Trump’s agenda into federal law by the Fourth of July. It means the sweeping policy overhaul could reach Trump’s desk for a signature by the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding. ‘I’ve said all along, my goal is, is for […]

Trump to meet with American ballerina freed from Russian prison

President Donald Trump will host a Russian-American ballerina at the White House on Monday, roughly a month after the Trump administration secured her release from a Russian prison, Fox News Digital has learned.  Ksenia Karelina, a former ballerina, was sentenced to 12 years in a Russian penal colony in 2024 for treason. The 33-year-old was […]

House Republicans set flurry of meetings on GOP megabill

House Republicans have planned a slew of meetings this week that they hope will resolve huge political battles over their massive domestic policy bill as they race the clock on a Memorial Day deadline. Republicans on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee are planning to convene on 10 a.m. on Tuesday and 9 a.m. […]