Johnson says fluoride should get a second look

House Speaker Mike Johnson said fluoride levels in water deserve “real evaluation” on Tuesday, a day after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would direct the CDC to stop recommending fluoridating drinking water. “I think it deserves, from what I’ve read and from what I understand, it deserves real evaluation,” he said during […]

Hill Democrats take aim at Trump’s global tariffs

Democrats moved Tuesday to force a congressional votes on President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs — putting GOP leaders in a tough spot as the economic ramifications of the move continue to mount. “Republicans can’t keep ducking the vote on these taxes,” said Democratic Reps. Gregory Meeks of New York, Richard Neal of Massachusetts and […]

Senate confirms Trump’s controversial pick for Pentagon policy chief

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for Pentagon policy chief, a win for the increasingly vocal wing of the GOP that wants the U.S. to focus on China rather than Europe and the Middle East. Colby’s contentious nomination highlighted a foreign policy rift inside the Republican party. The hard-nosed […]

Former New Hampshire Gov. Sununu won’t run for Senate in 2026

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said he will not run for U.S. Senate, despite scoring President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Sununu — who served four terms as the state’s governor before declining to seek a fifth — made the announcement Monday on The Pulse of NH’s “Good Morning NH” radio show. Sununu had been viewed […]

Gabbard establishes new intelligence community task force to restore transparency

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.  Officials said the group will also work to root out politicization and […]

Senate Republicans nudge Trump’s trade chief for a tariff end game

Senate Republicans urged President Donald Trump’s trade chief to negotiate deals with world leaders in a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, signaling, albeit gently, that they are eager for an end game in the president’s market-roiling trade war. Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) opened the hearing by pressing U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer […]

GOP holdouts headed to White House to talk budget

A group of House Republicans is scheduled to visit the White House this afternoon to meet President Donald Trump about the pending GOP budget framework, according to two Republicans granted anonymity to discuss the plans. The 1 p.m. meeting is expected to include House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) and other key holdouts on […]