Live Updates: With U.S. and Iran locked in Strait of Hormuz standoff, Hezbollah rejects Lebanon ceasefire

A prominent member of Hezbollah’s political wing, Lebanese parliamentarian Ali Fayyad, said in a statement on Friday that the three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire announced the previous day by President Trump in Washington was “meaningless” in light of continued “hostile acts” by Israel.  Fayyad, a longtime member of the Iranian-backed group which is both … Read more

Judge rejects Justice Department effort to get sensitive voter information from Rhode Island

Washington — A federal judge on Friday rejected the Justice Department’s effort to force Rhode Island to turn over sensitive voter information, dealing another blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to gain access to state voter registration lists. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Trump in his first term, granted a … Read more

House rejects Democrat attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers

Iran blockade: US military warns ‘no fair fight’ for Tehran Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine deliver stern warnings to Iran’s military leadership amid the U.S. naval blockade. They assert that Iran’s capabilities are no match for the U.S. military, with CENTCOM reporting 13 vessels turned back … Read more

Australian judge rejects US Marine pilot’s appeal against extradition to US

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extradition to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago. Duggan is accused of training Chinese military pilots while working as an instructor for the … Read more

Senate rejects 4th attempt to curb Trump’s war powers in Iran

Washington — The Senate on Wednesday defeated another war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Trump’s ability to use further military force against Iran, with Democrats vowing to keep trying to rein in the president. A motion to discharge the measure from committee failed in a 47 to 52 vote, with Republican Sen. Rand Paul … Read more

Trump again rejects Colorado amid accusations of playing politics with disaster aid

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — President Donald Trump has again denied a request from Colorado’s governor to help people affected by wildfires and flooding, consistent with his approval of major disaster aid to Republican-leaning states at about twice the rate he approves aid requests from Democratic ones. Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, sought major disaster declarations … Read more

Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

PHOENIX, AZ — A federal judge in Phoenix has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who admitted to beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time. Preston Henry Tolth, 26, now will face trial on charges of carjacking and assault in relation to the 2021 … Read more

Federal appeals court rejects Anthropic bid to block Pentagon blacklist in AI dispute

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday rejected Anthropic’s request to block the Department of War from blacklisting use of the AI company’s technology, a move that conflicts with an order a different federal court issued last month in a separate … Read more