Day: January 15, 2025

The top 5 moments from Pete Hegseth’s Senate confirmation hearing

1:45 am January 15, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, faced a Senate grilling on Tuesday as lawmakers determine whether they will vote in support of the nominee. Hegseth faced intense questioning from Democrats in his Armed Services Committee hearing, including regarding his previous comments related to women serving in military combat roles, […]

GOP senator flips script on Dems for ‘hypocritical’ grilling of Hegseth: ‘So ridiculous’

1:35 am January 15, 2025

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., called out Democratic senators’ “hypocritical” line of questioning of Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing. Hegseth, who President-elect Trump nominated to lead the Pentagon during his upcoming administration, faced a series of intense questions from Democrat senators on the Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on […]

Global health agency on chopping block as Republicans threaten to cut off funds

1:30 am January 15, 2025

FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is pushing to completely block U.S. funding for the World Health Organization (WHO). Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, policy chair for the conservative House Freedom Caucus, introduced the bill on Tuesday and argued the international health body “doesn’t serve our interests and doesn’t deserve our money.” He also […]

Joy Behar questions how Carrie Underwood could ‘love’ country if she’s performing for Trump

1:30 am January 15, 2025

“The View” co-host Joy Behar called out country superstar Carrie Underwood on Tuesday for agreeing to sing at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, and questioned how the singer could possibly love America. “She says ‘I love our country.’ How do you love your country and support and normalize somebody who was a convicted felon who really […]

India steps up diplomatic relations with the Taliban as rival Pakistan loses influence in Afghanistan

1:20 am January 15, 2025

India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met acting Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai last week, making a strong leap forward in bilateral relations. While India has been gradually increasing its engagement with the Taliban, this latest meeting represents the highest-level talks since the Islamic group’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Notably, this was the second […]