The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced $51 million in cuts from the U.S. African Development Foundation, which included hundreds of thousands of dollars for marketing shea butter and pineapple juice, as well as mango drying facilities.
DOGE made the announcement on X, highlighting several initiatives the money was put toward.
For instance, $229,296 was used to market 100% organic shea butter in Burkina Faso; $246,217 was spent on mango drying facilities in the Ivory Coast; and $239,738 was spent on marketing pineapple juice in Benin.
The department also said $99,566 was spent to increase yogurt production in Uganda; $84,059 was spent on a business incubator for spa and wellness entrepreneurs in Nigeria; $50,000 was spent to train farmers how to grow dragon fruit in Senegal; and $48,406 was spent on a WhatsApp marketing chatbot in Kenya.
DOGE, led by Elon Musk, is a temporary organization within the White House created via executive order earlier this year.
President Donald Trump tasked the organization with optimizing the federal government, streamlining operations and slashing spending and gave the agency 18 months to do it.
Late last month, DOGE shared that it had terminated 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion, including a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) consulting contract valued at $145,000 for Peru climate change activities.
The funding that was canceled also included $10 million for "gender equity in the Mexican workplace," $12.2 million for "worker empowerment in South America" and $6.25 million for "improving respect for workers' rights in agricultural supply chains" in the countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
The department has canceled numerous diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at federal agencies, consulting contracts, leases for underused federal buildings and duplicate agencies and programs.
As of Monday, DOGE claims on its site that it has saved Americans $140 billion, or about $870 per taxpayer.
Two key bills backed by President Donald Trump are set to get a vote this week after advancing through the House Rules Committee on Monday evening.
The No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA Act) by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., would limit district court judges' ability to issue orders blocking Trump policies nationwide. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is aimed at requiring proof of citizenship in the voting registration process.
The former legislation is a response to Trump's ongoing standoff with judges paralyzing his agenda, while the latter is a bill that the president and his allies have long pushed for.
Issa’s bill is slated to get a vote on Tuesday afternoon, while Roy’s is expected on the House floor Thursday morning.
That’s provided they pass a procedural hurdle known as a "rule vote." A simple majority of House lawmakers is needed to pass a "rule" to allow for debate and eventual House-wide votes on legislation.
The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before most legislation reaches the entire chamber, advanced a "rule" combining Issa and Roy’s bills with two financial regulatory measures that are also due for a vote this week if the rule passes.
Both pieces of legislation were slated to get House votes last week, but a showdown over an unrelated measure on proxy voting for new parents in Congress wound up paralyzing the chamber floor on Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the House’s first votes of the week.
"The Committee on Rules made efforts to protect this body from a take-it-or-leave-it, all-or-nothing proposal to impose proxy voting, which, while limited, would take us down the slippery slope and return us to the rampant abuse of unlimited proxy voting for members on both sides of the aisle that we witnessed when the Democrats imposed the practice during the COVID era, yet the body felt otherwise," House Rules Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said at the outset of Monday's meeting.
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., the top Democrat on the committee, said during his opening statement, "A supposedly pro-family party worked to block a simple, commonsense policy that supports working moms in Congress. It was a move that was unprecedented, and thankfully, a majority of members in our chamber pushed back."
"When he lost the vote, Speaker Johnson sent everyone home, blaming the few Republicans who had the guts to take a stand for family values," McGovern said.
With the matter resolved, both the rule vote and both measures themselves are expected to pass with little drama.
It's likely a different matter in the Senate, however, where both bills would need help from at least some Democrats to meet the body's 60-vote threshold for advancement.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the State Department called out practices under the Biden administration that required diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts to account for 20% of performance evaluations for foreign service officers.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the reforms of the Biden administration’s DEI policies "important and historic."
"Now our incredible Foreign Service Officers will be evaluated on true merit, not on arbitrary immutable characteristics," he wrote on X.
Rubio shared a post from DOGE, which noted that under the policy, diplomats were assessed on whether they avoided "gendered adjectives" or "faint praise."
The department shared PowerPoint slides providing examples of phrases to avoid.
One of the slides gave descriptive phrases that can unintentionally influence a reader. It then gave examples of gendered adjectives like, "Dr. Sarah Gray is a caring compassionate physician" vs. "Dr. Joel Gray has been very successful with his patients."
Faint praise was also discouraged. One example the slide provided was, "S/he worked hard on projects that s/he was assigned" or "S/he has never had temper tantrums."
The slides discouraged using first names for women or minorities and titles for men, as well.
Additionally, as DOGE pointed out in its post, the slides asked local organizations to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) programs, training and lectures as well as annual DEIA awards ceremonies.
The foreign service officers were also encouraged to set race and gender quotas on embassy speaking panels and other diplomatic events.
"Working with DOGE, [Secretary Rubio] has ended this discrimination and restored merit to the foreign service," DOGE wrote.
The elimination of the DEIA requirement on performance evaluations for foreign service officers comes a week after the Trump administration slashed $15 million from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the form of DEI grants to align with DOGE and President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at eliminating DEI from the federal government.
The grants include $6.7 million to the California State Library to enhance equitable library programs and $4 million to the Washington State Library for diverse staff development and incarcerated support.
A $1.5M DEI grant to the Connecticut State Library system to "integrate social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion" into their daily operations is also being cut along with $700,000 for a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit to study "post-pandemic DEI practices" in American children’s museums that would formulate "enhanced equity-focused strategies."
Trump's DOGE efforts have saved the American taxpayer $140 billion, according to its website, which represents about $870 saved per taxpayer.
The Trump administration says it has slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in DEI contracts, including at least $100 million at the Department of Education.
Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he plans to undergo a physical examination on Friday, marking his first annual physical in his second administration.
Trump announced the plans in a Truth Social post, noting that the exam would take place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Trump was treated for COVID-19 at the same hospital in 2020.
"I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday of this week," the Republican wrote. "I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!"
Trump's stamina and physical health have been a center of attention since his July 13 assassination attempt, which he miraculously survived. At the time, Dr. Marc Siegel noted that Trump showed an "adroitness."
"I’ve been talking to emergency room doctors, vascular surgeons and trauma surgeons all over the country this morning, and nobody can remember a case like this," he said.
Months later, in November, Florida neurosurgeon Dr. Brett Osborn told Fox News Digital that Trump remained in good health.
"The fact that he attended 120 events in seven months, often multiple rallies in a single day in different states, is proof-positive that Trump has a tremendous amount of stamina, mentally and physically," Osborn noted.
But Democrats have disputed Trump's health in the past, and members of the medical community have demanded Trump release his medical records. In an open letter from Oct. 13, over 230 doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals asked for a record release.
"On August 20, Donald Trump said he would ‘very gladly’ release his medical records. In the 55 days since, he has yet to do so," reads the letter, signed largely by supporters of former Vice President Kamala Harris. "With no recent disclosure of health information from Donald Trump, we are left to extrapolate from public appearances."
"And on that front, Trump is falling concerningly short of any standard of fitness for office and displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity," the petition claimed.
Fox News Digital's Melissa Rudy and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
Another leader and military veteran has thrown his name into the growing list of candidates in Michigan's governor's race to replace term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
On Monday, Republican Rep. John James, a Trump ally, announced he was launching his bid for governor, becoming the latest GOP candidate to jump in the primary.
"I'm running for Governor of the great state of Michigan," James shared in a statement on X. "This decision comes after deep reflection, prayer, and a conversation with my wife and children."
James now joins the state’s Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt as the latest major Republican to jump into the gubernatorial primary, the Hill reported. Meanwhile, the candidates in the race for the Democratic primary include Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson, while Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is running as an independent.
"Faith and Family. God and Country. Service Before Self. Michigan First," James posted in the announcement.
James stated that "our state has suffered long enough" and says they are being held back by a "lack of strong, competent leadership."
"For the past seven years, Michigan has been dominated by radical, out-of-touch policies that have hurt our families, our communities, and our economy," James explained in his reasons for running for governor.
James said that the state has lost over 300,000 manufacturing jobs since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he equated to nearly a third of their industrial base, saying "that's unacceptable."
"It's time to get Michigan's government out of fantastyland and back to common sense," James wrote.
"President Trump and I have been in each other's corner through thick and thin for eight years-no reason that will end now. He's doing his part to Make America Great Again, and I'll do mine to bring prosperity and sanity back to Michigan," James pledged.
James was first elected to Congress in 2022, becoming Michigan’s first Black Republican member of Congress, and represents the state's 10th Congressional District.
James would also become the first Black governor of Michigan if elected.
National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Zach Bannon said that James' announcement is good news for Republicans for continued growth in Congress.
"Republicans are well-positioned to hold Michigan’s 10th congressional district as we retain and grow our majority in Congress. Michiganders rejected the out of touch Democrats’ radical agenda in 2024, and they’ll do it again in 2026," Bannon shared in a statement.
Bannon noted that both President Trump and Rep. James won Michigan's 10th district by over 6% in 2024.
The Supreme Court on Monday granted President Donald Trump’s request to vacate a lower court's ruling barring the administration from using a 1798 wartime immigration law to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals – including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang – from the U.S., marking a significant victory for the administration as it advances key immigration priorities.
Justices on the high court ruled 5-4 to grant the administration's request to lift the stay, in a temporary victory for Trump and his allies.
At issue was the Alien Enemies Act, or the immigration law passed by Congress in 1789 to immediately remove certain migrants from U.S. soil.
Prior to Trump's second White House term, it had been invoked just three times in U.S. history: During the War of 1812, during World War I, and most recently, World War II.
Lawyers for the Trump administration had urged the court to vacate the lower court ruling, arguing in a Supreme Court filing that the lower court orders "rebuffed" their immigration agenda, including their ability "to protect the Nation against foreign terrorist organizations and risk debilitating effects for delicate foreign negotiations."
The ruling follows a temporary order from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg last month blocking the administration’s use of the 1798 law for 14 days while he considered the case on its merits – a pause upheld by a federal appeals court in a 2–1 decision.
"Nazis got better treatment" than some of the migrants deported under the law, Judge Patricia Millett, an Obama appointee, remarked during the appellate hearing.
Both Boasberg and the appellate panel sharply questioned the administration over Trump’s proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals – and over the three planes that removed hundreds of migrants to El Salvador the very next day.
At least 261 migrants were deported that day, including more than 100 Venezuelans removed "solely on the basis" of the 1798 statute.
The deportation flights reportedly landed around the same time Boasberg issued his temporary halt, raising questions about whether administration officials knowingly defied the order. Boasberg had issued a bench ruling requiring any flights that had already taken off to return "immediately."
Boasberg said on April 3 that he was weighing whether to hold certain Trump administration officials in contempt of court for refusing to provide information, even after the court issued repeated requests regarding the deportation flights and the number of individuals sent to El Salvador.
Government lawyers cited national security concerns as the reason for refusing to comply with the court’s request for information.
But during the April 3 hearing, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign told Boasberg the flight information likely wasn’t classified — prompting the judge to question why the administration had declined to provide it on more than four occasions, including under a court-imposed deadline.
Boasberg also pressed the government to disclose the names, locations, and agencies of individuals involved in the removals, as well as any internal conversations with officials who may have been monitoring the court proceedings.
The hearing marked the latest in a flurry of legal battles over the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act. It followed Boasberg’s order requiring officials to explain why they failed to comply with his directive to return the deportation flights – and whether they knowingly defied the court.
The Supreme Court ruling may not mark the end of Trump’s push to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.
Boasberg is still weighing potential contempt charges against administration officials. As of this writing, a preliminary injunction hearing is set for April 8.
The Senate voted Monday to invoke cloture on Elbridge Colby’s nomination, moving the national security strategist one step closer to confirmation as undersecretary of defense for policy, the Pentagon’s No. 3 post.
The procedural vote, which limits debate and tees up a final confirmation vote, passed by a margin of 53 to 49. Colby’s nomination advanced out of the Armed Services Committee last month, overcoming skepticism from hawkish Republicans like Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., during a closed-door vote.
Colby, a co-founder of the Marathon Initiative and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development under the Trump administration, is best known for his role in authoring the 2018 National Defense Strategy, which reoriented long-term military strategy toward a great power competition with China.
He has long argued the U.S. military needs to limit its resources in the Middle East in a pivot to the Indo-Pacific region.
Colby has scored staunch backing from a number of figures in Trump world, increasing the pressure on GOP skeptics to get on board with his nomination.
Vice President J.D. Vance paid a visit to Capitol Hill last month to offer support for his "friend" Colby.
"In so many ways, Bridge predicted what we would be talking about four years down the road, five years down the road, 10 years down the road. He saw around corners that very few other people were seeing around," Vance said at the time.
"If you look at his long career in defense policy, he has said things that, you know, frankly, alienated Democrats and Republicans. He's also said things that I think both Democrats and Republicans would agree with."
During the hearing, Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., questioned Colby on his previously stated position, "America has a strong interest in defending Taiwan, but Americans can survive without it."
"Your views on Taiwan’s importance to the United States seems to have softened considerably," Wicker told Colby.
Colby disputed that point, arguing he had been sounding the alarm that the U.S.’ "military balance has declined" in relation to China.
"What I have been trying to shoot a signal flare over is that it is vital for us to focus and enable our own forces for an effective and reasonable defense of Taiwan and for the Taiwanese, as well as the Japanese, to do more," said Colby.
When pressed by Cotton during the hearing, Colby said he believes Iran to be an "existential" threat to the U.S.
"Yes, a nuclear-armed Iran – especially, Senator, given that … we know they’ve worked on ICBM-range capabilities and other capabilities that would pose an existential danger to the United States," Colby said.
He promised to provide "credible good military options" to the president if diplomacy with Iran fails.
It was a different tune than he’d sung in years past.
"The only thing worse than the prospect of an Iran armed with nuclear weapons would be consequences of using force to try to stop them," Colby had said in 2012.
"I would say a lot of what I was arguing against at the time, these conversations 15 years ago, a lot of the opponents I felt had a casual or in some cases even flippant attitude towards the employment of military force," Colby said. "That’s a lot of what I was arguing against. Was my wording always appropriate, was my precise framing always appropriate? No."
There is serious consternation among House conservatives about the updated budget framework the Senate approved early Saturday morning for the tax cut and spending cut package.
Fox is told there are at least 5-10 House Republicans who cannot support this plan. The reason is that the measure doesn’t cut nearly enough spending to satisfy conservatives.
President Trump has signaled that he wants the House to accept the Senate’s blueprint. But these House conservatives are adamantly against it. We’ll see if they fold.
Fox asked one archconservative if pressure by President Trump would get them to come around. Fox was told they wouldn’t do so this time.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has set Wednesday as the day for the House to vote on the new framework. Fox is told that the House wants to do it Wednesday – in case GOP leaders need to take a mulligan and try again later in the week.
It’s about the math.
Here’s the current House breakdown:
433 members. 220 Republicans. 213 Democrats.
That means Republicans can only lose three votes and still pass a bill if all House Members cast ballots.
The House and Senate must be on the same page and adopt the same budget blueprint in order for the Senate to use a process called "budget reconciliation" to avoid a filibuster. A filibuster would kill the bill because Republicans lack 60 yeas to break a filibuster in the Senate. So they have to use budget reconciliation. The House and Senate cannot delve into the guts of the "big, beautiful bill" until they both adopt the same budget framework. Otherwise, they are dead in the water.
The Senate prepped a measure which didn’t include cuts as deep as demanded by the House for a reason. First, such deep cuts would never command the necessary votes to pass the bill in the Senate. Secondly, Senate Republicans are bound by special budget rules. Thus, their cuts can’t be as deep. However, Senate GOP sources have repeatedly told Fox that they are trying to establish a "floor" for cuts. Not a "ceiling."
The budget framework already has a fraught legislative history.
The Senate approved its initial blueprint in February. The House approved a different framework a week later. But they were different documents.
So, the Senate approved yet another version over the weekend. The House now needs to align with the Senate – or approve something different.
Either way, the House and Senate are not on the same page. And they cannot begin dealing with the actual bill until they are. After two "vote-a-ramas" in the Senate (where senators vote round-the-clock for hours on a budget measure), some Senate GOPers have indicated that the Senate would not do a third vote-a-rama. Moreover, Johnson has set a deadline of Memorial Day to pass the plan.
One item expected to be included in the package: a debt ceiling increase. The Senate budget package hiked the debt ceiling by $5 trillion. Considering volatility in the markets and overall economic uncertainty, there is concern that Congress may need to address the debt ceiling sooner rather than later. The current estimation is that lawmakers have until summertime to address the debt ceiling. But there could be problems if Congress can’t greenlight any bill to address the debt ceiling – this one or something else.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has helped the U.S. Coast Guard save $32.7 million by eliminating an "ineffective IT program" known as the Logistics Information Management System (CG-LIMS), the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"Another win for government efficiency at DHS!" Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Monday. "Continuing the crucial work of DOGE, the Coast Guard eliminated an ineffective IT program, saving over $32 million and focusing its resources where they’re most needed to protect the homeland. The USCG continues to deliver on the President’s priorities, maximizing its efficiency while securing our borders and maritime approaches."
Originally anticipated to begin operating in 2027 and reaching full capability in 2031, the CG-LIMS was expected to integrate existing and future capabilities with the Coast Guard while supporting operations.
As designed, CG-LIMS would have modernized the Coast Guard’s IT systems, which, according to the military branch’s website, would have gained increases in capabilities and resources while resulting in "substantial cost savings and improved integration of logistics" between the services.
CG-LIMS would also have been utilized on 245 cutters, 200 aircraft, 1,800 boats, shore-based systems, aids to navigation equipment and command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment.
But starting no later than May 1, 2025, all program activities regarding CG-LIMS will end.
According to the Coast Guard, the termination is the result of the program’s inability to deliver on its full requirements in the near future.
The $32.7 million saved will instead be used "to address emergent Coast Guard needs," according to the military service. Personnel that worked on CG-LIMS will be "reassigned to fill critical personnel shortages" within the Coast Guard, it said.
The Coast Guard said it will continue to search for alternatives to resolve gaps in IT logistics, and achieve the necessary functionality envisioned by the Service.
"The Coast Guard upholds a longstanding tradition of meticulous stewardship, driven by our talented, innovative and resourceful workforce," Rear Adm. Mike Campbell, the Coast Guard’s director of acquisition programs and program executive officer, said. "The termination of the Logistics Information Management System acquisition program continues that legacy under Force Design 2028 (FD 2028). Through Force Design 2028, we are renewing our efforts to maximize efficiencies, identify cost savings and maximize the return on America’s investment in the Coast Guard."
FD 2028, the Coast Guard said, focuses on people, organization, contracting and acquisition, and technology. It is also described as a "once-in-a-generation" effort to investigate and transform the Coast Guard so it can adapt to the current and future environment.
The Democratic National Committee launched a new "war room operation" initiative Monday aimed at combating the right's dominance in digital media.
The new initiative intends to leverage influencers, opposition research, policy matter experts, appearances on podcasts and a revamped rapid response program aimed at challenging the narratives pushed by the Trump administration online.
Newly installed DNC Chair Ken Martin told media outlets that the party's rapid response efforts would be among his top three priorities going into the position. He won the election this year to be the DNC's next chair.
"We are the opposition party. Our job is to put the Republicans on their heels, to put them on defense," Martin told the Washington Post after news of the new war room initiative. "We have one role, and that is to litigate the case against Donald Trump, Elon Musk and JD Vance."
In the same interview, Martin lamented that Republicans were quicker to realize the strategic importance of digital media in the smartphone age, telling the Post that the GOP has taken a more aggressive stance in the realm of podcasts, social media and more since 2020.
"I would argue that for 3½ years, they spent time beating the hell out of Joe Biden and the Democrats, really, in an unimpeded way," Martin said. "They defined us before we ever got a chance to define ourselves."
Per the DNC's press announcement, the new "war room" initiative will incorporate "four main pillars."
These include "expanding Democrats' reach into new information spaces," "modernizing the rapid response operation to drive aggressive daily messaging to counter the Trump administration," "leveraging creative opposition tactics and an expansive research operation" and "launching a modernized misinformation counter programming verticil to combat the lies from the right."
One element of the new initiative involves a "People's Cabinet" of policy experts and local community voices who will stand ready to engage with the media to counter "the lies from the Trump administration." The new program also plans to boost its "media-monitoring and research operation" to keep tabs on Trump officials as they appear on various networks and across the internet.
The press announcement adds that the initiative will seek to "reach beyond traditional audiences" with their efforts, including by "prioritizing efforts to compete in conservative and mixed media spaces." This strategy has already been picked up by some in the Democratic Party, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who recently began a podcast that emphasizes speaking with guests he disagrees with, usually a conservative.
Tim Hogan, a longtime Democrat operative who has worked in communications for the likes of Hillary Clinton and Amy Klobuchar, said to the Post that one of his top goals will be to recruit influencers with a broad reach to assist in building support in places Democrats typically have not in the past.
When reached for comment, the White House pointed to a post on X by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung.
"Democrats have no idea how to actually set up a functioning war room and response operation. That's why they're pitching stories with vague descriptions and pie-in-the-sky promises that show how far back they are in this race," Cheung said. "Team Trump has been doing this since 2016."
The DNC declined to comment on this story, pointing Fox News Digital to its Monday press announcement with details about the new program.
EXCLUSIVE: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor, Fox News Digital can exclusively report.
Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who represents Ohio's fourth congressional district, shared on Monday his endorsement of Ramaswamy, the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate.
"Vivek Ramaswamy is as smart and hard-working as they come. He is a successful entrepreneur with a clear vision for Ohio’s future that includes lower taxes, more choice in education, better jobs and stronger families. I’m confident he’ll make our state proud and I am happy to endorse him for governor," Jordan told Fox News Digital.
Ramaswamy, who announced his bid for governor of Ohio in February, celebrated Jordan's endorsement in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"I’m fired up to have Congressman Jim Jordan in my corner," Ramaswamy said. "Jim’s a strong defender of American values. He’s spent his career standing up for the people of Ohio, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do as governor. Thanks, Jim, for your endorsement, your trust, and your energy."
Jordan's endorsement is the latest in a growing list of Republicans who have thrown their support behind the emerging conservative candidate. President Donald Trump endorsed Ramaswamy soon after his former political rival announced a bid for Ohio governor.
Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Florida Sen. Rick Scott and Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn have endorsed Ramaswamy, and Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, endorsed Ramaswamy last month. Trump and Jordan campaigned for Moreno last year as he unseated longtime Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. The former U.S. senator from Ohio, Vice President JD Vance, has yet to endorse Ramaswamy.
Ramaswamy announced his run for Ohio's highest office in February following a brief stint leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk. The administration announced Ramaswamy would no longer steer DOGE soon after Trump was sworn in as president. Musk has since endorsed Ramaswamy for governor of Ohio.
"It was my honor to help support the creation of DOGE. I’m confident that Elon & team will succeed in streamlining government. I’ll have more to say very soon about my future plans in Ohio. Most importantly, we’re all-in to help President Trump make America great again!," Ramaswamy said following the shake-up.
Rumors swirled earlier this year that Ramaswamy could be tapped by moderate Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to replace Vance in the U.S. Senate. DeWine, who is term-limited as governor this year, ultimately chose Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vance's U.S. Senate seat, paving the way for Ramaswamy's eventual gubernatorial run.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and former Morgan County school board member Heather Hill have announced their own Republican gubernatorial bids. Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, the former Ohio State University football coach who succeeded Husted when he was called up to the Senate, seems to be mulling a gubernatorial run.
There is also speculation that former Rep. Tim Ryan, the 2022 Democratic Senate nominee in Ohio, and Chris Redfern, a former state representative and state Democratic Party chair, are considering bids for governor as well.
On the Democratic side, former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton has announced her campaign for governor. Traditionally a top general election battleground state, Ohio has shifted conservative in the past decade as Republicans have swept statewide elections. The Republican nominee will be considered the favorite to become Ohio's next governor following the 2026 election.
Ramaswamy emerged as a standout contender in a crowded Republican primary field in the 2024 presidential election before ultimately suspending his campaign following Trump's big upset at the Iowa caucuses. While Republican candidates, including former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, exchanged jabs with Trump during the contentious primary, Vivek Ramaswamy's loyalty to Trump never faltered.
The political outsider framed his campaign as "America First 2.0" — building on Trump's legacy. Ramaswamy was quick to endorse Trump after he suspended his campaign and became a leading ally and surrogate on the campaign trail before eventually scoring his short-lived position steering DOGE.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay Monday blocking, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to return by midnight a Maryland resident who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last month.
Justice Roberts temporarily froze the lower court order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, who had ordered the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who, last month, was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, by 12 a.m. Tuesday.
The government has acknowledged that Abrego Garcia's removal from the U.S. was an "administrative error."
The filing from Roberts comes after the Trump administration appealed the lower court's decision both to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and to the Supreme Court on Monday morning, in anticipation of the appellate court decision.
Judges on the Fourth Circuit voted unanimously earlier in the day to reject the Justice Department's request for an administrative stay, clearing the way for the nation's top court to intervene.
The eleventh-hour pause granted by Roberts gives the Trump administration additional time to comply with the court order requiring Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S.
Roberts ordered the case stayed "pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court," and asked for a response from plaintiffs by Tuesday night.
Lawyers for Abrego Garcia responded immediately.
In a reply brief filed to the Supreme Court, lawyers for Abrego Garcia noted the extraordinary circumstances surrounding his deportation.
"This case is one of one," they told the court.
"It presents the ‘extraordinary circumstances’ of the Government conceding that it erred in removing Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia ‘to a foreign country for which he was not eligible for removal,'" they added.
"Abrego Garcia has never been charged with a crime, in any country. He is not wanted by the Government of El Salvador," they said. "He sits in a foreign prison solely at the behest of the United States, as the product of a Kafka-esque mistake."
The eleventh-hour intervention from Roberts comes as the Trump administration has come under intense scrutiny for its deportation flights to El Salvador, which sent roughly 261 migrants, including more than 100 Venezuelan nationals targeted for immediate removal under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, last month.
The legality of using a wartime immigration law to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals from the U.S. is also being considered by the Supreme Court separately. A ruling in that case is expected in the coming days.
This is a breaking news story. Check back soon for updates.
Thousands of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees will be terminated by September as the Trump administration restructures the agency to fall in line with the president's "America First" policy, Fox News Digital learned.
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio are effectively stewarding taxpayer dollars while ensuring that foreign aid programs align with America’s national interests," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox Digital Monday. "That includes eliminating staff positions that do not advance the President’s foreign policy goals to put America First."
USAID is an independent U.S. agency that was established under the Kennedy administration to administer economic aid to foreign nations. It was one of the first agencies investigated by the Department of Government Efficiency back in early February for alleged mismanagement and government overspending, with DOGE's leader Elon Musk slamming the agency as "a viper’s nest of radical-left marxists who hate America."
The administration had already gutted the agency of U.S.-based workers back in February as DOGE investigated the office. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has served as the agency's acting administrator since February.
USAID firings are back in the headlines after viral news reports claimed that the Trump administration fired three USAID workers operating in Myanmar while they were assisting with damage from a 7.7 earthquake that hit the nation in March. A senior State Department official told the Washington Reporter that the report was not accurate, as "no one was fired," adding that "our team leads on the ground in Burma have reported back that the response is going well and they are able to execute their assignment."
"Per the notice sent out last week," the official added in comment to the outlet. "All USAID personnel were either given a 1-July or 2-September termination date."
"There have been no changes to that plan. Any assertion otherwise was likely based on a deliberate leak by someone trying to spread a fake narrative for their own political agenda."
An administration official told Fox Digital that the State Department official's comments to the outlet were an accurate characterization of the earthquake situation in the Southeast Asian country.
All in, Fox Digital learned, roughly 4,600 USAID personnel in both the foreign and civil service will be impacted by the latest reduction in force directive. There were more than 10,000 USAID employees across the world ahead of Trump's inauguration.
The staffers will have a final separation date of either July 1, 2025 or Sept. 2, 2025, consistent with regulatory and other requirements, an administration official told Fox Digital.
USAID historically has fallen under the State Department's operational umbrella.
The State Department and USAID, however, notified Congress on March 28 that officials intend to reorganize "certain USAID functions to the Department by July 1, 2025." USAID functions that are not absorbed by the State Department will be discontinued.
"USAID and State previously served duplicative functions, with no accountability for the billions of dollars doled out abroad by USAID," an administration official told Fox Digital of the USAID shakeup.
The admin official added that USAID’s top priority amid the restricting effort is "the continued safety of all personnel and the orderly repatriation of colleagues posted overseas," and that the administration is working "with overseas personnel to ensure any specific circumstances are considered to ensure a safe and orderly drawdown."
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EXCLUSIVE: A House Resolution affirming the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to crack down on those suspected to be Tren de Aragua gang members was introduced on Monday.
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EXCLUSIVE:Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is asking the Department of Justice to scrap a report that could lead to intense federal oversight of the Phoenix Police Department.
In a letter to newly sworn-in Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, Petersen asked the DOJ to retract a report from the Biden administration about civil rights issues within the department. The report would essentially try to get the city of Phoenix to agree to high federal involvement through the DOJ.
The June 2024 report said that the department and the city "engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law," including "excessive force" and discriminatory practices against minorities and homeless people.
"The DOJ’s report contained a host of biased and inaccurate findings against the City’s Police Department, putting Phoenix on a path for a destructive and costly consent decree that would discourage our brave men and women in blue from reducing crime and protecting innocent Phoenicians. It would also have a tremendous impact on the agency's ability to recruit and retain enough officers to service our communities report," Petersen wrote.
Petersen argued that if the police department went under a consent decree with the DOJ, it would create similar challenges to what the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deals with now after coming under a consent decree in 2015, which is expected to exceed a $310 million price tag in the coming months, the Republican lawmaker argued.
"Former Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone, a Democrat, resigned from his position last year, in large part, due to frustration from the consent decree hanging over his office. He said, ‘I’ll be damned if I do three terms under federal court oversight, for a debt I never incurred, and not be able to serve this community in the manner that I could if you took the other hand from being tied behind my back. Because the future without law enforcement doesn’t look good,’" he said.
He acknowledged that the department has pushed for reforms on their terms, saying that there should be accountability for issues with "rogue police agencies or officers," but noted that this is not the way to go about it.
"In short, these consent decrees are nothing more than backhanded attempts to hijack police departments and bring them under the control of the federal government," he added. "The consent decrees are unconstitutional and exploited by overreaching presidential administrations."
Before being elected to the Senate, Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego used his official House office to write to the Biden DOJ voicing opposition to a consent decree in August.
"I strongly urge DOJ to consider entering into a technical assistance letter with the City of Phoenix rather than continue to pursue a consent decree," Gallego wrote. "While the DOJ raises several valid points in its findings report, both PPD and the City of Phoenix already welcome reforms to advance the mission to protect Phoenix’s residents from crime and safeguard their civil rights."
While Biden was still in office, many progressives in the state argued that there should be federal accountability for the agency.
"Phoenix PD needs federal oversight," the American Civil Liberties Union tweeted in October 2024 following an incident in which officers allegedly severely mistreated a deaf, disabled Black man, Tyron McAlpin, who is now suing the city and the offices involved. His charges were scrapped, and the officers received a 24-hour suspension, according to Fox 10 Phoenix.
The DOJ did not respond in time to Fox News Digital for comment.
The Colorado Democratic House majority pushed through a slate of controversial gender and abortion bills on Sunday, curtailing floor debate in what Republican lawmakers called an "unprecedented" tactic.
"It should alarm every American that Colorado's Majority used a Sunday — a day typically reserved for family and prayer — to force through four of the most extreme bills of the session," Republican House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese told Fox News Digital on Monday.
Pugliese said while "weekend work" is a "tactic the majority uses to punish the minority," it was especially "unprecedented" this time because of the highly controversial nature of the bills.
"There was no filibuster, no delay — just a determined effort to shut down discussion on legislation that directly affects parental rights, public safety, and the use of taxpayer dollars," she said.
The bills that were passed include SB25-183, which requires taxpayers to fund abortion services; HB25-1309, mandating insurers cover transgender procedures regardless of age; HB25-1312, which imposes state-mandated gender policies on schools and considers it "coercive control" in child custody cases when a parent does not affirm a child's gender identity; and SB25-129, which prohibits cooperation with out-of-state investigations on transgender procedures and abortion services.
According to state House Majority Democrat Leader Monica Duran, the four bills were debated on the floor for more than 12 hours last week.
"The minority offered dozens of amendments in that time," Duran told Fox News Digital. "Ultimately, Coloradans elected significant Democratic majorities with clear mandates, and with only 120 days in session, we will use every day we need to do the people's work."
"Yesterday that included passing legislation to implement voter-approved Amendment 79, which protects abortion rights and passed with nearly 62% of the vote last November."
Other Democrats in the legislature, who authored the passage of the bills, see them as a way to shield the Centennial State from the Trump administration's policies.
"It’s time to fight back against out-of-state interference and Trump administration threats to restrict abortion and health care for LGBTQ+ Coloradans," Democratic state Rep. Karen McCormick, D-Longmont, sponsor of SB25-129, said in a statement.
Democrat Rep. Lorena Garcia, sponsor of SB5-183, also said, "Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle abortion access or restrict funding altogether, Coloradans believe it’s your constitutional right to access the reproductive health care you need."
"This bill will expand access to life-saving reproductive health care, including abortion," Garcia said in a statement.
The bills now head to the Democratic-dominated state Senate for consideration.
Whether or not congressional Republicans are able to pass President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" of tax and spending cuts may hinge on one person. Not a swing vote. Not someone like Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., or Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who occasionally bucks their party. But someone you’ve probably never heard of.
After all, Washington is stocked with power players. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
I ventured outside the Capitol onto the plaza near the Library of Congress to see if any of the tourists visiting Washington for the spring cherry blossoms had heard of Elizabeth MacDonough. There I came across Billy Coman from Dublin, Ireland, visiting Washington for the first time.
"Here’s a name that sounds kind of Irish," I said to Coman. "Who is Elizabeth MacDonough?"
Coman pondered the question for a moment.
"Elizabeth MacDonough," Coman said with an Irish lilt. "Is that the comedian?"
I asked a woman named Shirley from Anchorage, Alaska, if she knew the name.
I posed the same question to Julia Lowe from Washington state.
"Have you ever heard the name Elizabeth MacDonough?" I asked.
"It sounds familiar to me," answered Lowe.
"Do you know who she is?" I countered.
"A historical figure possibly or someone currently in government?" responded Lowe.
Well, Elizabeth MacDonough is in fact in government. And when it comes to Congress, she’s one of the most powerful people you’ve never heard of.
MacDonough is the Senate parliamentarian. A sort of referee who decides what’s allowed in the big, beautiful bill pushed by President Trump — based on special Senate budget rules.
"The parliamentarian is pretty important," said Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. "But parliamentarians don’t have the last word to say about (the bill). The Senate governs the Senate. Not the parliamentarian."
That’s why Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., forged ahead on the Senate’s latest framework for the tax cut package. Graham felt he didn’t need to make his case before MacDonough for this phase.
"As Budget Chairman, under Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act, I have the authority to determine baseline numbers for spending and revenue," said Graham. "Under that authority, I have determined that current policy will be the budget baseline regarding taxation."
In other words, Graham felt he didn’t need MacDonough to tell him the "baseline" to determine whether this package comports with special budgetary provisions in the Senate. But the next step in passing the tax cut bill could be trickier.
Everyone will watch what MacDonough rules is in or out. In fact, her calls could alter the trajectory of the president’s "big, beautiful bill."
"We are in conversations, as you know, with the parliamentarian about the best way to get budget reconciliation we're trying to help across the finish line," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
Otherwise, the bill could face a Senate filibuster and likely die. So there’s an advantage for Senate Republicans to handle their framework within the parameters of the unique budget rules — lest they run afoul of an adverse ruling from the parliamentarian.
In fact, consulting with the parliamentarian mirrors football. Case in point, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. Tuberville was the head football coach at Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati before coming to Capitol Hill.
"You've worked the refs before, and I've seen people work the parliamentarian," said yours truly to Tuberville.
"We've had to work the parliamentarian since I've been here," replied Tuberville. "Sometimes you might get a surprise. But you’ve got to have a referee in the game. You can't just freelance."
House conservatives are aiming to implement especially steep spending cuts in the tax cut package. But those special Senate budget rules make it hard for GOP senators to go as deep as the House would like. Some on the right are mystified about the role of the Senate parliamentarian.
"It is an unusual thing that one unelected official has so much authority," said Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo.
House members struggle to understand the purpose and power of the Senate parliamentarian. Some of that stems from the customary rivalry and suspicion between the House and Senate, which dates back nearly to the beginning of the republic.
"The parliamentarian. Who is she? Who elected her? I don't know," mused House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Tex. "Where is it in the Constitution?"
Well, Article I, Section 5 to be precise. That provision grants the House and Senate the right to create their own rules and standards of operation. The parliamentarian plays a key role in the budget reconciliation process — the mechanism Republicans are using to advance their tax cut and spending reduction bill.
The Senate stuck around into the wee hours of Saturday morning, approving the latest budget framework crafted by Graham for the legislation. It’s now onto the House. House GOP leaders would like to tackle the bill Wednesday. But they’re starting midway through the week on the bill in case there are hiccups.
Or worse.
More than a handful of House Republicans say they oppose the Senate’s latest framework. The House and Senate must approve the same blueprint in order to actually do the bill itself. That’s key because the Senate needs a unified framework in place to use the budget reconciliation process to avoid a filibuster. And MacDonough’s rulings on whether various provisions fit into this bill — in compliance with the Budget Act — could have sway. Budget rules do not allow the legislation to add to the deficit over a 10-year window.
Tariffs are not in the bill. But Democrats claim tariffs and tax cuts are linked.
"They're using tariff revenue to balance out the money that they're going to shovel to a bunch of billionaires," claimed Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, of the tax cuts.
The Trump administration asserts that the tax cuts will ease tariff anxiety, which has rattled the markets in recent days.
"The sooner we can get certainty on tax, the sooner we can set the stage for the growth to resume," said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to colleague Bret Baier at the White House last week.
Regardless, the House may struggle to align with the new Senate package. And it’s likely the House must adjust to whatever the Senate requires in order to comply with the parliamentarian.
There are a lot of players whom you will hear about in the next months as Republicans try to finish the bill. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tex. All are key players as Republicans continue on this trek.
It is often said in officiating that good referees are invisible. The ones you don’t notice.
But with so much at stake, it will be hard for Republicans to avoid noticing the calls by the parliamentarian.
Vice President JD Vance honored his mother, Beverly Aikins, at the White House Monday to commemorate her reaching 10 years of sobriety.
"I remember when I gave my (Republican National Committee) convention speech, which was the craziest thing, and I even said during the speech that we would have your 10-year medallion ceremony at the White House," Vance said in the White House’s Roosevelt Room, according to the Washington Examiner.
"Well, here we are," Vance said. "And you made it, and we made it. And most importantly, you’re celebrating a very, very big milestone. And I’m just very proud of you."
Vance outlined his mother’s battle with sobriety and substance abuse in his book, "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis," published in 2016. Specifically, the book chronicles Aikins’ struggle with opioid addiction.
Those who joined Vance at the White House on Monday include his wife, Usha Vance, as well as the couple's three children, according to the Examiner.
The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill that will prohibit agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) from entering sensitive locations without a warrant.
The legislation, Senate Bill 828, which will ban ICE agents from schools, libraries and churches unless the agency is able to obtain a warrant, passed the Democratic-dominated House of Delegates on a 98-39 vote.
It now returns to the state Senate where, if approved as amended, it will proceed to Democratic Gov. Wes Moore's desk.
The bill comes as President Donald Trump has ramped up deportation efforts across the country, seeking to make good on a campaign promise that became central to his third bid for the White House.
That effort has led to over 100,000 deportations between when Trump took office on Jan. 20 and the end of March, according to numbers provided to Newsweek, a number that was already over a third of the 271,000 deported during the final year of the Biden administration.
But Maryland lawmakers are putting a roadblock in front of that effort, with the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature arguing that ICE tactics have spread fear through local communities.
"People in my community have been afraid for far too long," Democratic Delegate Karen Simpson told Fox affiliate WBFF. "I am thankful to everyone in this body who has voted for this so that we can get rid of 287(g) who has scared our community."
The new legislation also incorporates Maryland’s House Bill 1222, which seeks to eliminate ICE’s 287(g) program from being used in the state. That program allows local law enforcement agencies to partner with ICE and assist in immigration enforcement efforts, including cooperating with ICE detainers that instruct local jurisdictions to hold illegal immigrants in jail until they can be apprehended by ICE for deportation proceedings.
The legislation was opposed by Republican Delegate Kathy Szeliga, who told WBFF that the bill was nothing more than "fear mongering by the left" that is "stirring up the immigrant community."
Szeliga was able to successfully add an amendment to the legislation that would ensure that criminal illegal aliens who are on the state’s sex offender registry would be turned over to ICE, though that provision would not go into effect until June 1.
The legislation will not return to the Senate, where Szeliga believes it will pass despite opposition to such amendments.
"I hear that the Senate doesn’t love the bill the way it’s been amended. But I believe that they will pass this bill," Szeliga said.
The Maryland Senate has until midnight tonight to vote on SB 828 before the Maryland General Assembly adjourns for the year. If passed, it heads to Moore's desk.
Reached for comment by Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for ICE said the agency does not comment on legislation.
A communications director for former Vice President Kamala Harris created a so-called "death-pool roster" of federal judges appointed by a Republican that could swear in Harris as president – in the event that President Joe Biden suddenly died, according to a new book.
The book, "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," published Tuesday by William Morrow and Company, claims that Harris’ White House communications director Jamal Simmons crafted an entire communications strategy to employ in the event of Biden’s death.
The book, authored by political journalists Jonathan Allen of NBC News and Amie Parnes of the Hill, said Simmons imagined that losing Biden unexpectedly would be akin to when Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in on Air Force One following John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
But he worried people would question her legitimacy as president, and was specifically concerned that "Trump people" would go "apes---" if Harris became president, the book claims.
"Simmons believed Harris would be strengthened by an institutional stamp of approval if she were sworn in hurriedly because Biden had died unexpectedly," Allen and Parnes wrote. "Her legitimacy might be questioned, he worried, recalling the January 6 effort to stop Biden from being certified as president."
As a result, Simmons created a spreadsheet of various judges nominated by a Republican who might be equipped to help bolster her legitimacy.
"The strongest validator, he believed, would be a federal judge who had been appointed by a Republican other than Trump," Allen and Parnes wrote. "He compiled a spreadsheet of those jurists across the country, down to a city-by-city breakdown, and carried it with him when he traveled with Harris."
Simmons said he never told Harris about the so-called "death-pool roster" before his departure with her communications team in January 2023, however he instructed colleagues to notify him immediately if something did happen to Biden so he could implement the communications strategy. Ultimately, Simmons left the spreadsheet with another Harris staffer, according to the book.
The book did not specify which judges were included on the list.
Harris, who previously served as a senator from California, is now a speaker with CAA Speakers, which represents high-profile celebrities. CAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
The book also includes details revealing how former President Barack Obama remained hesitant to back Harris in the 2024 election to replace Biden, amid concerns about his mental fitness, while also doubting Biden and Harris' political abilities.
According to the book, Obama didn’t believe Harris could beat now-President Donald Trump in the November 2024 race – an issue that frustrated Harris.
"Fight" chronicles how Trump secured the White House for a second term and the ramifications of his victory on the Democratic Party. Allen and Parnes conducted interviews with more than 150 political insiders for the book, according to the book's description.
