Category: World

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday he had chosen South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security, an agency that addresses border security, emergency relief and cybersecurity. In his announcement Tuesday evening, Trump emphasized Noem’s moves as governor to send National Guard soldiers to the southern border in Texas, arguing she is “very…

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Wednesday that U.S. forces conducted retaliatory strikes against Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen over the weekend. The facilities were all located in Houthi-controlled territories and housed a variety of advanced conventional weapons used by Iranian-backed Houthis to target U.S. and other international military, as well as civilian vessels…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was selected to lead the GOP conference again during a closed-door vote on Wednesday. It comes after President-elect Donald Trump addressed House Republicans earlier in the day and said he was “100%” behind Johnson, multiple sources in the room told Fox News Digital. Several hard-line GOP members are still holding…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.— Tech billionaire Elon Musk earned “uncle” status in the Trump family, as he increasingly spends time at Mar-a-Lago and traveled with President-elect Donald Trump following his massive win last week.  “Elon achieving uncle status,” Kai Trump, the president-elect’s granddaughter, posted to X over the weekend, accompanied by a photo of the…

President-elect Trump announced on Wednesday that he is appointing Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence in his new Cabinet. In a statement, Trump said that the former congresswoman “has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans.” “As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad support…

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for likely the final time on Saturday, senior administration officials said, as Beijing prepares for a potentially more confrontational period with Washington under Donald Trump. The two leaders are expected to hold talks spanning a range of global hot spots, including heightened tensions between Washington…

President-elect Trump will soon choose his nominee to lead the nation’s intelligence community and is believed to be considering a former Democrat.  Tulsi Gabbard, a former Hawaii House Democrat, is on a short list of contenders for director of national intelligence, multiple sources have confirmed to Fox News Digital. Former Utah Republican House Rep. Chris…

Restaurant patrons expect to see mushrooms, locally sourced ingredients, hot honey and value meals on menus in 2025, according to a new report from the National Restaurant Association. The 2025 What’s Hot Culinary Forecast was released Wednesday and predicted some of the trends coming to restaurants in the near future. “This year’s forecast highlights a…

Senate Minority Whip John Thune will be the new Republican Senate leader and the majority leader of the upper chamber in the new Congress.  In January, he will succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who is the longest-serving party leader in Senate history.  Sources told Fox News Digital that no candidate reached a majority…

A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) in Canada. B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the patient’s status at a news conference Tuesday, noting that the teen was healthy “prior to this, so no underlying conditions.” “It just…