As lawmakers head to summer recess, threat of an autumn shutdown looms
The House is set to break for its summer recess starting on July 25, leaving fewer than 20 legislative days on the schedule for lawmakers to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of September. The federal budget runs out on Sept. 30. Without...
TikTok’s beloved WWII veteran ‘Papa Jake’ Larson passes away at 102
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jake Larson, a World War II veteran who amassed more than 1.2 million followers on TikTok, has died at the age of 102, his granddaughter announced on social media. Known affectionately online as “Papa Jake,” Larson helped...
Top Pentagon advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ‘amicably’ resigns after 6 months
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Pentagon after six months of service, the Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday. Justin Fulcher told Fox News Digital he formally...
Hegseth tells lawmakers of plan to detain immigrants at 2 US bases
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says bases in Indiana and New Jersey can house detained immigrants without affecting military readiness — a step toward potentially detaining thousands of people on bases on U.S. soil. Hegseth notified members of Congress from both states this week of the...
Marine general nominated as first non-Navy superintendent at Naval Academy
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In a landmark nomination that reshapes nearly two centuries of tradition, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte has been tapped to serve as the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. If confirmed...
What combat units and Little League teams have in common
Somewhere between the dugout and the forward operating base, a truth begins to emerge that no one wants to admit out loud: Little League teams and combat units are basically the same thing. Not in terms of stakes, of course. One involves life-or-death decisions under...
White House taps Global Strike head as next Air Force vice chief
The White House has nominated Gen. Thomas Bussiere, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, to be the service’s next vice chief of staff. The Pentagon announced Bussiere’s nomination Friday, and said Lt. Gen. Stephen Davis — now the Air Force’s inspector general — has...