The House Oversight Committee is setting its sights on insurance companies that may have discriminated against entities with right-wing views. The panel is also looking into whether retirees’ pension accounts were being used to invest in progressive policies they may not necessarily agree with, Fox News Digital has learned. ‘The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating improper restrictions ...
President Donald Trump drew laughs from world leaders within moments of taking the stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Trump joked about a broken escalator in the UN building as well as the broken teleprompters right in front of him. ‘Thank you very much, I very much appreciate it,’ he said to the applause as he took ...
Tad DeHaven and Nathan Miller Over the weekend, President Donald Trump’s eulogy at conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s memorial service unfortunately spun off into a politically charged airing of grievances. After declaring that his “[t]ariffs are making us rich again,” for example, Trump added that “the only ones challenging them are people that hate our country or foreign countries that are ...
Britons could soon pay more for their favourite chocolate bars as Rachel Reeves’s Treasury scrambles to plug a gaping hole in the nation’s finances with up to £30bn in new tax hikes. The Chancellor is under intensifying pressure after insiders admitted the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is poised to downgrade productivity forecasts. That shift, expected to be unveiled ahead ...
Small businesses are bracing for a major shake-up after it emerged the Treasury is considering slashing the VAT registration threshold from £90,000 to just £30,000. The move, reportedly under review ahead of the November 26 Budget, would pull tens of thousands of sole traders and small firms into the VAT system for the first time, forcing them to charge customers ...
Patrick G. Eddington On September 22, Trump issued his long-threatened executive order (EO) designating an idea—antifascism, known by its shorthand version, Antifa—a “domestic terrorist organization.” Yes, on the surface, the EO is idiotic on multiple levels. The notion that an idea can be designated an organization is one. The fact that there’s no constitutional provision or statute granting any president ...
Gold has surged to a fresh all-time high, fuelling predictions it could break through the $4,000 mark before the end of the year. The precious metal climbed to $3,778 per ounce this week, up 42% since January, while silver reached $42 per ounce – a gain of 45%. The rally has been underpinned by a combination of central bank buying, ...
President Donald Trump canceled a meeting with top congressional Democrats on Tuesday over ‘unserious and ridiculous demands’ as the deadline to fund the government fast approaches. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., were set to meet with Trump on Thursday to discuss a path forward to avert a partial government shutdown before the ...
In her new book, former Vice President Kamala Harris indicates that President Joe Biden’s unpopularity harmed her 2024 presidential bid, suggesting that among the issues was the president’s ‘perceived blank check to [Israeli leader] Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza,’ Axios reported. ‘I had pleaded with Joe, when he spoke publicly on this issue, to extend the same empathy he showed to ...
Newly confirmed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz will work to ‘Make the U.N. great again,’ while working to root out antisemitism, eliminate ‘woke’ programs and become more aggressive in telecommunications, aviation, space and more, sources familiar with his priorities told Fox News Digital. Waltz, a retired Army National Guard colonel and former Green Beret, previously served as ...