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House and Senate lawmakers unveiled a new funding package on Sunday night totaling roughly $80 billion in federal spending, but questions still loom about averting another government shutdown at the end of this month. The package combines two of Congress’ 12 annual appropriations bills in what’s called a “minibus.” It covers funding for the State…

Ricky Gervais Won the Comedy Award. Wanda Sykes Got the Last Laugh.  The New York Times ‘Do Less!’ Bill Maher Glares at Wanda Sykes as She Mocks Him at Golden Globes  Yahoo Wanda Sykes Thanks “God and the Trans Community” on Ricky Gervais’ Behalf After His Golden Globes Win  The Hollywood Reporter Wanda Sykes Trolls Bill Maher Right…

FIRST ON FOX: The State Department revoked more than 100,000 foreign visas in 2025, more than twice that of 2024 in the final year of President Joe Biden’s administration.  The figure is an all-time record, and follows on President Donald Trump’s day one executive order on foreign vetting. In 2024, the department revoked 40,000 visas. …

Early in the second Trump administration, analysts openly wondered how long Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s relationship with President Donald Trump would last. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, has long embraced a Cold War–inflected, hawkish approach to foreign policy that initially appeared at odds with Trump’s worldview.  Trump had been deeply skeptical of U.S….

Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair  CNBC Meta Taps Former Trump Adviser for New Role Driving AI Buildout  Bloomberg.com Meta Appoints Dina Powell McCormick as President and Vice Chair  The Information Meta taps Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman  Axios Dina Powell McCormick to join Meta as president and vice-chair  Financial Times

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week’s quiz highlights Hollywood hits, diamond discoveries and a lot more.  Can you get all 8 questions right? Give it a try and see how…

Is what you are experiencing really a medical miracle, or is it simply medical technology advancing at just the right speed to swoop in and save your life, or the life of someone who really matters to you? Or does it really matter which of these it is? For me, medicine and advancing technologies are…

Nearly one month after the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, the case against Nick Reiner may only appear to be building rapidly. On the heels of famed lawyer Alan Jackson withdrawing from leading Nick’s defense, attorney Matt Murphy exclusively told Fox News Digital that detectives are likely not even “halfway done” with…

Missing out on adequate sleep could be taking years off your life. New research from the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), published in the journal Sleep Advances, found that poor sleep may shorten life expectancy more than other lifestyle factors like diet, exercise and loneliness. The researchers analyzed nationwide CDC survey data, identifying trends…

NASA has made an “unprecedented” decision to bring a crew home early from the International Space Station after a medical emergency in orbit, marking the first time in the station’s 25-year history that a mission has been cut short for health reasons. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Thursday that a single crew member experienced a…