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-Former migrant shelter director reveals he was attacked after blowing whistle on sexual abuse
-Task force to expose ‘federal secrets’ on JFK assassination, Epstein, UFOs packed with GOP rebels
–Border arrests hit lowest mark since last time Trump was in office, White House says
White House Dismisses ‘Democrat Hysteria’ over HHS Staffing
FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) still employs more people than it did in 2019, despite “Democrat hysteria” over recent cuts within the department’s agencies, Fox News Digital exclusively learned.
A senior Trump administration official told Fox News Digital that there have been 6,000 departures from HHS since Jan. 20, Inauguration Day. The agency, however, still employs nearly 6,000 more people than it did in 2019, including more than 2,000 employees at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relative to 2019 numbers, and 1,200 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Hiring at HHS ballooned between fiscal year 2019 and 2024, the senior Trump administration official said, with 17% more full-time employees by 2024. Fifty percent of overall jobs in the U.S. that were created in 2024 were indirect or direct government jobs, the official added…Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s alliance with Trump may have changed the course of the election, Charles Hurst argues. (REUTERS/Go Nakamura)
White House
MIGRANT CRIME CRACKDOWN: Trump list of cartels being designated terror groups…Read more
‘RESTORE LAW AND ORDER’: Trump nominates Jan. 6 defense attorney for top prosecutor role in DC…Read more
THE PLANE TRUTH: Are more airplanes crashing now in Trump’s presidency than under Biden?…Read more
Emergency responders operate around a plane on a runway after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2025. (REUTERS/Cole Burston)
CHANGE OF HEART: Major K Street players previously skeptical of Trump now pledging to work together with him…Read more
FIRING FREEZE: Federal judge temporarily stops Trump admin from firing 11 intelligence officers assigned to DEI programs…Read more
‘PULL THE RUG OUT’: US Conference of Catholic Bishops sues Trump over immigration, refugee funding freeze…Read more
‘UNPRECEDENTED ASSAULT’: Here’s the argument Trump hopes will net first major SCOTUS win in second term…Read more
UNDOING BIDEN’S DAMAGE: Trump admin freezes applications for Biden-era migrant programs amid fraud, national security concerns…Read more
World Stage
‘PAST DUE’: Zelenskyy faces perilous re-election odds as US, Russia push Ukraine to go to the polls as part of peace deal…Read more
PROST!: Euro leaders offended by Vance should ‘have a beer with’ their people to understand concerns: US conservatives…Read more
FLIGHT HAZARD: DHS helicopter patrolling border struck three times by laser from Mexico…Read more
‘AUTHORITY TO FIGHT BACK’: Cartels on alert as border state officials may get green light to take major action…Read more
‘DISINFORMATION SPACE’: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Trump lives in ‘disinformation space’ amid rift on Russia talks…Read more
President Donald Trump (center), Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right). (Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto via Getty Images | Contributor/Getty Images | Scott Olson/Getty Images)
‘FIGHTING FOR IRAN‘: Iranian crown prince calls for global action against Khamenei’s regime…Read more
‘TRANQUIL NIGHT’: Pope Francis slept peacefully, ate breakfast following diagnosis of pneumonia in both lungs…Read more
Capitol Hill
JUDICIAL SMACKDOWN: Judge denies Democrat-led effort to block DOGE access, citing lack of harmful evidence…Read more
KEY PICKUP: Trump FBI director nominee Kash Patel picks up support from key GOP senator…Read more
‘WEAKEN AMERICA’: Schumer spotted posing for photo with CCP official as warnings swirl about China influence…Read more
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
‘GOLDEN ERA OF PROSPERITY’: Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration…Read more
RIGHT-TO-WORK: Trump’s nominee for labor secretary walks back support for PRO Act, embraces Right-to-Work laws…Read more
Across America
GREEN NEW HEADACHE: Even Democrats are fleeing Phil Murphy’s “Energy Master Plan” as election approaches…Read more
RETURN TO SENDER: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stepping down amid US Postal Service financial turmoil…Read more
‘WAR ON REALITY’: ‘Misgendering’ trans people on their death certificates could be jailable offense under blue-state bill…Read more
AGITATORS IN ACTION: Anti-Israel protest in NYC devolves into violence and mayhem…Read more
CUFFS OFF: Bipartisan probation reform modeled off DeSantis and Jay-Z efforts primed for passage in VA…Read more
FULL STOP: Sanctuary state’s ‘green light’ law is a red flag for public safety and national security: experts…Read more
ROADBLOCK: Trump admin moves to block NYC congestion toll program…Read more
FILE – Traffic enters lower Manhattan after crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in New York. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 indefinitely delayed implementation of a plan to charge motorists big tolls to enter the core of Manhattan, just weeks before the nation’s first “congestion pricing” system was set to launch. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
WHAT’S IN YOUR WALLET?: DOGE uncovers over 4 million government credit cards responsible for 90 million transactions…Read more
GUN CONTROL: Colorado poised to ban sale of AR-15s, other rifles and shotguns with extended mags…Read more
SKEPTICAL JUDGE: Skeptical judge questions executive order barring transgender service members from joining the military…Read more
SOUNDS ABOUT WHITE: CA post-wildfire beef heats up as state insurance chief accuses Dem congressman of ‘White mansplaining’…Read more
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