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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 on the phone about something, the president and

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% tax" on drugs produced abroad.Trump’s proclamation states that

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 found a significant share of measles cases were

The son of one of the longest serving Republicans in Congress faces child pornography and other serious charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with a 15-year-old girl in Florida.The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Patrick Rainey Young, son of the late Rep. Bill Young, has been charged with single counts of soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct using an electronic device and harmful communication to a minor, as well as two counts of possession of child pornography.The sheriff’s Crimes Against Children Unit received information on Jan. 8, 2026, that a 38-year-old man and 15-year-old girl had engaged

New York prosecutors have charged a Venezuelan man with attempted murder in a throat-slashing attempt that experts warn could be a potential copycat attempt ahead of an expected guilty plea from the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer."This defendant allegedly drove a man that he knew to a remote beach and attacked him from behind with a knife," Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said in a statement."The evidence recovered from his vehicle raises serious questions about what he intended that night."ACCUSED GILGO BEACH SERIAL KILLER REX HEUERMANN EXPECTED TO PELAD GUILTY IN MURDER CASE: REPORTSRuben Guanipa Ramirez, 26, is accused

An Arizona girl who vanished at age 13 under what authorities once called "suspicious circumstances" has been found alive more than three decades later — closing a decades-old cold case while raising new questions about where she’s been and what really happened.The Gila County Sheriff’s Office announced this week that Christina "Tina" Marie Plante, who disappeared from Star Valley, Arizona, in 1994, has been located and identified after 32 years. Authorities say she is alive and her case is now officially resolved.But beyond that, investigators are saying very little.According to the original missing person bulletin, Plante was last seen around

A former NYPD sergeant slammed a jury’s decision in the killing of officer Jonathan Diller, saying they "absolutely missed the mark" by rejecting a first-degree murder charge for the gunman, despite evidence he believes showed clear intent."When you intentionally bring an illegal firearm onto a street, you hold it in your hand, and you pull a trigger, you know the consequences…" Joseph Imperatrice told "Fox & Friends First" on Thursday."For this jury to turn around and not think for one second that that was murder, knowing these officers were identified, knowing there were several officers in uniform that were identifiable

The 48-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown is one step closer to ending after the Senate moved to fund most of the department Thursday morning.The Senate agreed via voice vote to send a bipartisan deal funding the whole department except for President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement and border security efforts to the House for consideration.The chamber is not expected to vote on the legislation until House lawmakers return to Washington on April 13. The Senate vote follows GOP leaders endorsing a two-track approach to funding DHS on Wednesday, with President Trump giving lawmakers a hard deadline to end the record-breaking funding