NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There was something about President Trump’s prime-time address that didn’t add up.Several things, actually.But what struck me immediately was his low-energy delivery. He backed into it, first talking about the Artemis moon mission and then the oil we’re seizing from Venezuela. After that he was just reading words off the prompter.No one could argue with the president’s core message. Iran is the world’s leading terror state. Something should have been done during its 47-year history of violence and murderous proxies like Hamas. Iran can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Democratic-controlled Colorado House passed a bill Thursday allowing people harmed by conversion therapy to sue therapists, just days after the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the state’s ban on the method.HB26-1322 would establish a pathway for Coloradans to bring civil claims against licensed mental health professionals accused of causing harm through efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.The bill also allows people to seek legal action against the entities that hired and supervised a professional who conducted conversion therapy. The bill now heads to the state Senate, which…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man and a woman in North Carolina were arrested on child abuse charges after six children were rescued from a “filthy” home, including one child who was kept in a dog kennel.Lacy Douglas Hocutt Jr., 34, and Rachelleigh Marie Galasso, 33, were taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with abuse, neglect and other serious crimes, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said, according to WRAL.The two suspects made their first court appearances on Thursday, when prosecutors said the alleged abuse was among the worst they had ever seen.Prosecutors said six children,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche addressed Pam Bondi’s firing by President Donald Trump after reports indicated the president had grown dissatisfied with her performance at the Justice Department.Blanche denied reports that Trump’s decision to remove Bondi stemmed from frustration over her handling of the Epstein files.”I have never heard President Trump say that the attorney general was — that anything that happened to her — had anything to do with the Epstein files,” he told “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Thursday.Bondi’s ousting marked Trump’s second Cabinet shakeup in just one month after…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There was no formal meeting and no big announcement, just a brief phone call.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump informed her she had the job in a simple post-election call, telling her: “Oh, by the way, you know, you’re going to be the White House press secretary, right?”Speaking at a Turning Point USA event at George Washington University on Thursday evening, Leavitt described the moment as “the most anti-climatic thing ever” and said the job offer came without any formal process.”About a week after the election, we were…

U.S. defense stocks have declined even as the Iran war drags on, indicating that the typical “buy-on-conflict” trade had largely peaked in the weeks before in anticipation of tougher action by President Donald Trump.The NYSE Arca Defense index, which includes 34 small and large-cap U.S. companies, fell nearly 8% in March, compared with the broader S&P 500’s 5% drop. In contrast, it had gained about 12% in February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.The sluggish performance, strategists said, signaled investors were unwinding positions after a strong run this year and does not reflect fading demand or doubts about longer-term defense spending.“A…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Thursday proclaimed that certain imported patented pharmaceuticals and related ingredients could face tariffs of up to 100%, framing the move as a national security measure and intensifying his push to bring drug manufacturing back to the United States.The proclamation creates a tiered system for drugmakers: companies with Commerce Department-approved plans to onshore production could face a 20% tariff instead, while some firms that strike pricing and manufacturing agreements with the administration could receive zero-tariff treatment for a period.A senior administration official said the policy amounts to a “100%…

In a weekend address to his troops as news headlines trumpeted the possibility of upcoming combat deployments, the three-star head of Marine Corps Reserve command had a message: Get your cammies ready.In a March 26 message on his official letterhead, Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV asked his troops to consider whether they were ready for the possibility of being called up in the Iran war.“I ask you directly: Are you truly ready to deploy, fight, and win? Are your skills sharp, your standards high, and your gear prepared for immediate movement?” he wrote. “Is your desert MARPAT readily available,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As Tiger Woods steps away from golf and won’t be playing in the Masters next week, another golf legend won’t be on the grounds at Augusta National Golf Club.Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson released a statement Thursday saying he won’t be playing in this year’s tournament.”Unfortunately, I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will be out for an extended period of time as my family continues to navigate a personal health matter,” Mickelson’s statement on social media said. “I wish everyone the best of luck and will be…

Fifteen U.S. airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star Medal in a Tuesday ceremony for their work in flying missions in contested airspace during recent combat operations.Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, the 18th Air Force Commander, presided over the ceremony and bestowed the medals upon the Fairchild Air Force Base airmen, assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, according to a Wednesday release.“These historic missions were fraught with peril and required decisive reactions to dynamic operational environments,” Bolton said during the ceremony. “The way they choose to respond, the way they adapt and work together – that’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Public health officials are warning of measles exposure as the disease spreads on a global scale.At least 46 children have died in Bangladesh, with about 684 measles cases confirmed in the country since late January, according to Reuters.Government officials recently announced deaths linked to measles after laboratory testing of 33 samples.LARGEST MEASLES OUTBREAK IN RECENT HISTORY REPORTED ON SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA COLLEGE CAMPUS”Of the tested samples, 15 deaths ⁠have been directly linked to measles infection,” said Health Services Division Secretary Kamruzzaman Chowdhury in a statement.Bangladesh has modified its vaccine schedule after health officials…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday signed a directive allowing service members to request permission to carry privately owned firearms on military installations while off duty, the Pentagon said in a statement.“The War Department’s uniformed service members are trained at the highest and unwavering standards. These warfighters — entrusted with the safety of our nation — are no less entitled to exercise their God-given right to keep and bear arms than any other American,” Hegseth announced in a video posted to social media. The memorandum instructed installation commanders to consider requests with a “presumption of approval,” reversing what Hegseth described…