JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force ‘ramps up’ identifying fraud across US after suspending 70 providers in LA

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Vice President JD Vance is ramping up the administration’s targeting of fraud after President Donald Trump appointed him to head an anti-fraud task force last week, including the implementation of an AI platform to quickly identify and address fraud.  Vance’s task force is currently … Read more

Republicans launch new party-line bill for ICE, Iran war funding and election laws

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee announced plans Wednesday to craft a major Republican-only bill that funds conservative priorities like immigration enforcement, military spending during the Iran war and new election rules. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he will “expeditiously move” to write the budget “reconciliation” process for the measure, which allows … Read more

When you should call a tax relief professional — and when you shouldn’t

Hiring a tax relief professional can be a smart move, but only when your situation calls for it. William_Potter/Getty Images With the tax filing deadline just weeks away, many taxpayers are now submitting last year’s federal tax information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In turn, millions of Americans will soon have a clearer picture … Read more

The clock is ticking for San Jose State to change its policy on a transgender athlete

SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration gave San Jose State University 10 days to resolve what the U.S. Education Department has deemed are Title IX violations involving transgender athletes, saying the school will face legal action and the possible loss of federal funding if it fails to comply. The department in January found that the … Read more

290 US service members injured during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, CENTCOM says

US deploying 1,500 troops from 82nd Airborne Chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports the latest on the conflict with Iran as about 1,500 additional troops and key staff are deployed to the Middle East NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Around 290 U.S. service members have been injured so far during Operation … Read more

Florida man who allegedly shot and killed wife and wife’s lover still at large, police say

Police are searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting his wife and another man in a library parking lot in Vero Beach, Florida, authorities said Wednesday. Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey identified the suspect Wednesday as Jesse Scott Ellis, 64, and said he killed his wife, Stacie Ellis Mason, and Danny Ooley, 56, … Read more

Melania Trump pitches robots as potential educators for American schoolchildren

Washington — For the first time in history, a robot, not a person, escorted the first lady of the United States Wednesday at the White House. Escorted by a walking, talking humanoid system, first lady Melania Trump pitched the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit on AI robots as potential, “personalized” educators for America’s … Read more

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez pitches newly opened oil sector to investors at Miami summit

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez preached of lucrative long-term opportunities in her resource-rich country at a Saudi-backed investment summit on Wednesday, offering a window into how Venezuela’s government is trying to lure investors to its oil sector. Addressing the Miami summit from Venezuela, Rodríguez presented a reformed industry — one that has … Read more

Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

WASHINGTON — Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head told Congress on Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance. The TSA’s Ha Nguyen McNeill described the mounting hardships … Read more