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Next phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan faces thorny questions

LAURA KELLY

President Trump is expected to announce that Israel and Hamas are moving to a second phase of his peace plan in early 2026, but there remains a host of challenges and unanswered questions for the countries signed up to rehabilitate the Gaza Strip. A ceasefire implemented in October has held despite accusations of violations and...

Bolivia pivots to US as it breaks from China, Maduro and years of leftist rule

Bolivia seeks new US partnership under President Rodrigo Paz, pivoting from China dependence to attract American investment in lithium and technology.

Inside Minnesota’s $1B fraud: fake offices, phony firms and a scandal hiding in plain sight

Fox News investigation reveals fake businesses at heart of Minnesota's $1 billion fraud scheme, with 22 fraudulent entities registered to single building.

House Democrat pushes Senate to reverse Trump federal union order after GOP revolt by 20 Republicans

Bipartisan House lawmakers push Senate to reverse Trump's federal worker union order as Rep. Jared Golden's bill gains GOP support in rare bipartisan move.

House Republicans unveil national memorial plan honoring Americans killed by illegal immigrants

Republican lawmakers unveil plans for a permanent memorial honoring U.S. citizens and residents whose lives were taken by individuals unlawfully in the country.

Elon Musk blasts Newsom’s office, says his son is battling mental illness due to ‘evil woke mind virus’

Elon Musk and California Gov. Gavin Newsom clash on social media over transgender rights and Musk's estranged daughter in heated public exchange.

Maduro trapped with few retaliation options after Trump admin seizes Venezuelan oil tanker

Trump administration seizes Venezuela oil tanker, leaving Maduro regime with few retaliation options that wouldn't harm its own cash-starved government.

Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' against ISIS after deadly Syria ambush kills US soldiers

President Donald Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' after ISIS gunman kills two U.S. Army soldiers and interpreter in Syria ambush, leaving three other soldiers wounded.

FBI ousts reinstated whistleblower over unauthorized media talks, ‘poor judgment’

FBI agent and COVID-era whistleblower Steve Friend fired for 'unprofessional conduct' just months after being reinstated.

How fears of being labeled 'racist' helped 'provide cover' for the exploding Minnesota fraud scandal

Minnesota fraud investigators faced racism accusations that effectively shielded billions in stolen funds from proper scrutiny in the massive 'Feeding Our Future' scandal.

Erika Kirk says 'everyone has a responsibility' to turn down political temperature in CBS town hall

RYAN MANCINI

Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said in an interview released on Saturday that "everyone has a responsibility" to dial down intensifying violent rhetoric in the wake of her husband's assassination in September. Kirk took questions from guests of a town hall, with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as the moderator. Weiss reiterated...

Trump's election win filled Hamas with 'fear,' hostage held like 'slave' for 505 days recounts

Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov spent 505 days in Hamas captivity after the Oct. 7 attack and witnessed terrorists' reaction to Trump's presidential election win.

RFK Jr. has turned the CDC into ‘a zombie organization’

GLENN C. ALTSCHULER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR

In less than a year, Kennedy, who has made baseless claims about the dangers posed by vaccines for decades, turned the CDC, once considered the global “gold standard” of public health agencies, into what Demetre Daskalakis, the former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, describes as “a zombie organization.”

Trump encourages Jewish Americans to 'celebrate proudly' during Hanukkah after deadly Bondi Beach shooting

President Donald Trump tells American Jews to "celebrate proudly" after deadly Bondi Beach attack on "Hanukkah by the Sea" event kills 11, injures dozens in Australia.

Trump addresses trio of attacks in Syria, Brown University, and Australia at White House Christmas event

President Donald Trump offered his condolences to the victims of a trio of attacks at Brown University, in Sydney, Australia, and in Syria on Sunday.