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An alleged drone struck the protective shell covering the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine early Friday, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pointing the finger at Russia. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported on X that overnight Thursday, the IAEA team at the Chornobyl site heard an explosion coming from the New Safe Confinement.The site protects the remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chernobyl in 1986 and was reportedly set ablaze after an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck the NSC roof. Zelenskyy said initial assessments show "the damage to the shelter is significant." Zelenskyy took to X stating that

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Majority Leader John Thune is getting a tough job done."Senate Republicans have been committed to getting President Trump's nominees through," Thune, who's been on the job steering the Senate for six weeks, told Fox News in an exclusive national digital interview.Thune was interviewed ahead of Brooke Rollins's confirmation as secretary of agriculture, which brought to 16 the number of Trump nominees approved by the Senate.Only 11 Cabinet nominees were approved by this date eight years ago during Trump's first term in the White House.SENATE CONFIRMS ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL TRUMP CABINET NOMINEEAnd on this date four years ago, the Senate

As Vice President JD Vance leaves Paris after urging Europe to reduce regulations and promote AI innovation, that effort is already in jeopardy. A series of quiet maneuvers by the Biden administration, major technology incumbents and a government-funded nonprofit called the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) threatens to impose sweeping AI regulations in American states — even after President Donald Trump revoked the previous administration’s restrictive framework. On January 23, Trump signed Executive Order 14179, "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence," replacing Biden’s command-and-control approach with a pro-innovation mandate to defend U.S. AI leadership against rivals like China. But remnants

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday reportedly warned that the U.S. wouldn’t rule out tough sanctions or even potential military action against Russia if President Vladimir Putin didn’t come to the negotiating table on a deal that would guarantee peace for Ukraine. In speaking with The Wall Street Journal, which was the first to report on Vance’s comments, the vice president said sending U.S. troops to Ukraine was "on the table" if Russia failed to negotiate in good faith. Vance said there are "economic tools of leverage there are, of course, military tools of leverage" that the U.S. could use against Putin. "I

A federal judge late Thursday issued an order compelling the Trump administration to lift its three-week funding freeze on U.S. foreign aid.Judge Amir Ali issued the order Thursday in U.S. district court in Washington in a lawsuit brought by two health organizations that receive U.S. funding for programs abroad.In his order, Ali noted that the Trump administration argued it had to shut down funding for the thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development aid programs abroad to conduct a thorough review of each program and whether it should be eliminated.TRUMP TEMPORARILY THWARTED IN DOGE MISSION TO END USAIDBut the judge

EXCLUSIVE: The home of former San Jose State University assistant volleyball coach Melissa Batie-Smoose was shot at on Monday night in Scotts Valley, California, Batie-Smoose and local police have told Fox News Digital. Scotts Valley Police Department Captain Scott Garner told Fox News Digital that officers have determined that the weapon used was a pellet gun, and it is being investigated as an act of vandalism. The pellet has been recovered by police. Nobody was harmed and no suspect or motive has been determined. The investigation is ongoing. "We're following up with some neighbors just to see what we can find out,"

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.Here's what's happening…-Trump's nominee for Commerce secretary passes key vote in the Senate-USAID workers ask federal judge to uphold restraining order blocking Trump freeze-Dems spar over DOGE cuts with Trump education nominee Linda McMahonPresident Donald Trump took to social media on Thursday morning to showcase his frenetic pace since reentering the White House on Jan. 20."THREE GREAT WEEKS, PERHAPS THE BEST EVER," the president touted.Trump has signed 64 executive orders since his inauguration, according to a count from

President Donald Trump locked horns with CNN's Kaitlan Collins as he signed a reciprocal tariff plan at the White House Thursday, saying her network has "no credibility."As he held up the signed plan for the cameras of the press gathered in the Oval Office, Collins began asking, "Mr. President, you won the White House, in part, because of high inflation. If your tariffs make prices go up-""Excuse me," Trump replied, "We haven't asked you to speak yet."TRUMP HAS TENSE EXCHANGE WITH CNN REPORTER OVER BLAMING DEI POLICIES IN PLANE CRASHTrump then answered questions from reporters about the military conflict in

The husband of a New Jersey woman, who was killed by a rampaging hippopotamus during the couple’s trip in Zambia last year, is suing the safari tour operator for alleged negligence.According to a court document reviewed by Fox News Digital, a complaint was filed on Feb. 5 in Connecticut’s Stamford Superior Court by Craig Manders of Cranford, New Jersey against African Portfolio.The complaint stated that Craig, 72, and his wife Lisa, 70, participated in a 10-day safari trip in Zambia arranged through the Connecticut-based African Portfolio."Craig and Lisa Manders reasonably relied on African Portfolio to ensure the Zambia Safari was