Social media posts mistakenly identified a law enforcement-themed ice cream truck as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle, leading its owner to fear for his safety. ... Read full Story
Two federal employees are suing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to block the agency from creating a new email distribution system — an action that comes as the information will reportedly be directed to a former staffer to Elon Musk now at the agency. The suit, launched by two anonymous federal employees, ties together two... ... Read full Story
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that a freeze on federal grants and loans would not impact programs like Social Security. ... Read full Story
President Trump said Tuesday that the drone sightings over New Jersey late last year were either authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or were from hobbyists and enthusiasts. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt read a statement from Trump at her first press briefing that the FAA had flown drones in the area for... ... Read full Story
President Donald Trump has overseen a sharp decline in encounters at the southern border since taking office last week, new data obtained by Fox News Digital shows. ... Read full Story
When Gov. Gavin Newsom met President Trump at the foot of Air Force One in Los Angeles on Friday, some Democrats say it weakened his typically bullish approach. Newsom, who thanked Trump for coming to the state to tour areas ravaged by wildfires, went as far as saying Trump supported the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.... ... Read full Story
The State Department paused several millions of dollars for "condoms in Gaza," as reports say the contraceptives were used as bomb-carrying balloons. ... Read full Story
The White House is rolling out a new policy allowing opportunities for so-called "new media" outlets and content creators to ask questions during press briefings. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the move during her first briefing on Tuesday, saying President Trump is ready to retool the administration around "the new media landscape." "We... ... Read full Story
Sen. Rand Paul has declared that he will not support President Donald Trump's Labor secretary nominee former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. ... Read full Story
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he’s confident President Trump will hire “serious” inspectors general to replace the roughly 17 agency watchdogs he ousted from their posts Friday night. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday, Cruz defended the firings and repeatedly sidestepped questions about whether Trump violated the law by not giving Congress... ... Read full Story
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Small Business Administration, plans to donate her federal salary to charity, Fox News Digital has learned. ... Read full Story
With the expected release of the remaining JFK assassination files following President Donald Trump's executive order, here is a look back on the documents' original declassification timeline. ... Read full Story
Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants with its president heralding their return and insisting they are not criminals. ... Read full Story
Former Rep. Sean Duffy told lawmakers that his top priorities leading the Department of Transportation include aviation and highway safety. ... Read full Story
HHS announced plans to reevaluate agency practices to ensure they meet requirements under the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funds from being used for elective abortions. ... Read full Story
A Texas Republican congressman is calling for greater cooperation between ICE and local enforcement as the Trump administration launches new raids. ... Read full Story
“A century or so ago, if you lived in the Boston area and were obsessed with trees, you were in good company. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which had united enthusiasts of rare apples and ornamental maples since 1832, had helped found Mount Auburn Cemetery and endowed it with an immense, exotic plant collection. ... Tree mania seems to have come late to Greenlawn, however. Photographs taken sometime before 1914 show a bleak, bare sward.” — Veronique Greenwood, The Boston Globe, 18 Dec. 2023
Did you know?
Sward sprouted from the Old English sweard or swearth, meaning “skin” or “rind.” It was originally used as a term for the skin of the body before being extended to another surface—that of the Earth. The word’s specific grassy sense dates to the 16th century, and lives on today mostly in novels from centuries past, such as Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles: “The sun was so near the ground, and the sward so flat, that the shadows of Clare and Tess would stretch a quarter of a mile ahead of them, like two long fingers pointing afar to where the green alluvial reaches abutted against the sloping sides of the vale.”