Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is criticizing the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene while warning the price tag for its recovery could be ‘one of the most expensive’ the U.S. has seen. ‘There were some pretty ominous projections, and so Congress acted appropriately,’ Johnson told Fox News Digital Friday evening, noting lawmakers freed up roughly $20 billion in immediate funding ...

As the U.S. mulls over a plan to withdraw troops from Iraq, its Kurdish allies have a message: Don’t forget us.  ‘This is not the time to reduce coalition forces in Iraq,’ Treefa Aziz, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s special representative to the U.S., told Fox News Digital.  ‘Extremist groups like ISIS and armed militias continue to pose a serious threat ...

S&P 500 and Nasdaq: New support and targets on Friday This week has not been kind to the S&P 500 index The value of the Nasdaq index retreated to the 19614.1 support level on Tuesday S&P 500 chart analysis This week has not been kind to the S&P 500 index. On Tuesday, we had a strong bearish consolidation; on Wednesday, ...

It’s time for a wellness check at CVS Health. Shares of the company are down more than 20% this year as it grapples with higher-than-expected medical costs in its insurance unit and pharmacy reimbursement pressure, among other issues. As it seeks to claw back faith with Wall Street, the company is considering breaking itself up. CVS has engaged advisors in a strategic review of its ...

Melania Trump is not the only first lady to express pro-choice views. She joins several former Republican first ladies who have shared similar perspectives, often in their memoirs, despite this stance historically contrasting with the GOP platform. Other spouses of Republican presidents, such as Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush, have been recorded either during ...

Newly revealed emails show senior military officials raised concerns with the White House within days of Israel commencing its operation in Gaza.  Reuters obtained and examined emails between senior State Department and Pentagon officials between Oct. 11-14 that showed concern and alarm as Israel started hitting the Gaza Strip with missile strikes.  The emails specifically focused on the mass evacuation ...

Former National Institutes of Health employee Margaret Moore, accused by Republicans of helping others shield emails from the public, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination at a deposition before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Friday. Moore, a former FOIA public liaison for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), also declined to answer ...

A ‘painful’Israeli response weighs over the heads of the Iranian regime after their ballistic missile attacks on Tel Aviv on Tuesday.  President Joe Biden has insisted that an angry Israel should not strike Iran’s nuclear sites – and should make sure its response is measured – proportional.  ‘Iran launched a war into Israel,’ said former deputy director of national intelligence Kash ...

Taiwan’s top official in the U.S. is warning that China has ramped up its aggression toward the island, and that its people are ready to fight. ‘Yes, of course,’ Alexander Yui, the Taiwanese representative to the U.S., told Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie when asked whether the island’s residents were willing to meet the moment, if China were to invade. ‘We’ve ...

After two decades of friendship, and as someone who had the honor to serve on Mrs. Trump’s White House team for a time, I am excited that the former first lady is finally telling her story in her forthcoming book, ‘Melania.’ For this reason, I can no longer remain silent as many self-proclaimed ‘experts’ continue to opine on her thoughts, ...