A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from forcing recipients of federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to follow new rules targeting ‘radical indoctrination’ and ‘gender ideology.’ U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said President Donald Trump’s order was ‘motivated solely by political concerns, devoid of any considered process or analysis, and ignorant ...
Senate Republicans aren’t ready to go ‘nuclear’ again to change the rules around the Senate filibuster as Senate Democrats dig deeper against the GOP’s push to reopen the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Republicans need at least eight Democrats to cross the aisle and vote for their continuing resolution (CR) to pass through the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster ...
More than 2.8 million Brits have signed a petition as of Wednesday, calling on the U.K. government to reverse its mandatory Digital ID system over concerns it will lead to ‘mass surveillance and digital control.’ The ID program, dubbed ‘Brit Card’ and announced last week by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is set to be rolled out by August 2029 ...
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a staunch supporter of Israel, congratulated President Donald Trump on Wednesday shortly after the commander in chief announced in a Truth Social post that Hamas and Israel agreed to phase one of a peace plan. Fetterman said that he and the president are both unflinchingly committed to the U.S. ally. ‘I congratulate @POTUS on ...
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is demanding information from the FBI on whether she has been subjected to additional surveillance, following revelations that former Special Counsel Jack Smith tracked her phone calls, calling the action ‘one of the most serious infringements on the separation of powers in American history.’ Fox News Digital first reported Monday that Smith and his’Arctic Frost’ team ...
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and chief executive of payments firm Block, has unveiled a new product designed to help small businesses accept and hold bitcoin as an alternative to traditional card payments. The new Square bitcoin wallet will enable US retailers using the company’s sales platform to convert a portion of their daily revenue into bitcoin automatically, with no ...
Nigel Farage is expected to meet Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire industrialist and founder of Ineos, before Christmas as Reform UK accelerates efforts to build relationships with major British business figures. Ratcliffe, who co-owns Manchester United and is among the UK’s richest individuals with an estimated fortune of £23.5 billion, confirmed that Farage had requested the meeting during an interview ...
Gemini Trains, the start-up rail operator aiming to challenge Eurostar’s three-decade monopoly on Channel Tunnel routes, has placed an order with Siemens Mobility for a fleet of next-generation high-speed trains. The order, covering an initial ten new Velaro Novo trains, marks a major step in Gemini’s plan to operate competitive passenger services between London, Paris, Brussels and Cologne. The company, ...
A healthy energy drink brand that secured investment on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den just two years ago has become the show’s most lucrative success story, reaching a valuation of £140 million. PerfectTed, founded by Marisa Poster and Teddie Levenfiche, has grown from a student start-up into Europe’s leading matcha-based energy drink company — and now stands as the largest supplier ...
President Donald Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed him a note indicating the United States is ‘very close to a deal in the Middle East,’ a revelation he made Wednesday at the White House during a roundtable on Antifa. ‘Yeah, I was just given a note by the Secretary of State saying that we’re very close to a ...