Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has Parkinson’s disease: report
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, his family revealed to the New York Times. Mueller is the former special counsel who led the Russia investigation into President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. Mueller, 81, was diagnosed in 2021 and retired from public life the following year after briefly teaching law, according to a family statement provided to The Times. “Bob was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the summer of 2021. He retired from the practice of law at the end of that year. He taught at his law school alma mater during the fall of both 2021 and 2022, and he retired at the end of 2022,” the statement said. HOUSE INVESTIGATORS NIX MUELLER TESTIMONY IN EPSTEIN PROBE OVER HEALTH CONCERNS “His family asks that his privacy be respected,” they added. House Oversight Committee investigators had subpoenaed Mueller to testify as part of their probe into Jeffrey Epstein, but lawmakers withdrew the request after learning of his health struggles. A source familiar told Fox News Digital the panel “learned that Mr. Mueller has health issues that preclude him from being able to testify.” This happened before The New York Times reported on Mueller’s Parkinson’s diagnosis. Recently, Mueller has struggled with speech and mobility, leaving him unable to comply with a congressional subpoena regarding the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. TRUMP ORDER TARGETING LAW FIRM WILMERHALE BLOCKED AS ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL,’ FEDERAL JUDGE RULES As FBI director from 2001 to 2013, Mueller oversaw the bureau during its 2007 investigation of Epstein. Mueller was one of many notable figures, including the Clintons, who House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., subpoenaed to testify before the panel. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Comer has argued that period is central to his inquiry, citing prosecutors’ draft 60-count indictment that was later set aside in favor of a widely criticized non-prosecution agreement. Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind and Alex Miller contributed to this report.
Biden judge halts ‘surprising’ illegal alien minor repatriation plan after advocacy groups sue
A Biden-appointed federal judge abruptly blocked the Trump administration from flying out hundreds of illegal alien children over Labor Day weekend after immigrant advocacy groups rushed to court, claiming Trump was carrying out a mass deportation in the dead of night. The emergency order by U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan froze a pilot program the administration said would reunite nearly 700 kids with parents or guardians in Guatemala. By the time the judge intervened, charter buses had already rolled up to planes in Harlingen and El Paso and, in some cases, children were seated on board awaiting departure. Justice Department lawyer Drew Ensign told the court, “These are not removals under the statute. These are repatriations. All of these children have parents or guardians in Guatemala who have requested their return.” ‘LAWLESS AND INSANE’: TRUMP ADMIN READIES FOR FIGHT AFTER JUDGES BLOCK ABREGO GARCIA REMOVAL FOR NOW Advocacy groups rejected that explanation, with the National Immigration Law Center’s (NILC) Efrén Olivares firing back that “it is a dark and dangerous moment when our government chooses to target orphaned 10-year-olds.” The lawsuit, LGML v. Noem, was filed just after 1 a.m. Sunday, accusing the Trump administration of skirting a 2008 law that immigrant-rights groups often cite to shield minors from removal. Named as defendants were Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. FEDERAL JUDGE HALTS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DEPORTATION OF EIGHT MIGRANTS TO SOUTH SUDAN The lead plaintiff was a 10-year-old girl identified only by her initials whose mother had died in Guatemala. Judge Sooknanan scolded the Trump administration over the timing, saying during the emergency hearing: “I have the government attempting to remove minor children from the country in the wee hours of the morning on a holiday weekend, which is surprising, but here we are.” The Trump administration insists the flights were lawful reunifications negotiated with Guatemala’s government, while advocacy groups argue the kids are being rushed out without hearings or the chance to pursue asylum. Guatemala’s foreign minister confirmed the country is ready to take the children, with President Bernardo Arévalo calling it a “moral and legal obligation.” Unaccompanied children who arrive illegally in the United States are often handed over to the HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) while their immigration cases are prepared. Those from Guatemala often request asylum to stay in America. For now, hundreds of Guatemalan minors remain in the U.S. while the legal battle plays out. According to reporting from The Associated Press, family members of many of the migrants had gathered at airports across the Central American nation in anticipation of their arrival. The entire emergency motion can be read here. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The DOJ, HHS, ICE, the State Department, NILC, and the Guatemalan Embassy did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
On PM Modi-Xi Jinping meeting in China, MEA issues BIG statement: ‘We have received…’
PM Modi and Xi Jinping held a closely-observed meeting in China’s Tianjin city on Sunday. During the meet, Jinping said it was the need of the hour for “the Dragon and the Elephant” to come together, referring to China and India. Read on to know more on this.
Earthquake of 6.2 magnitude strikes Afghanistan, tremors reported in Delhi NCR
An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck southeastern region of Afghanistan, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The Germany agency said the quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. Read on for more details on this.
Comer requests Epstein suspicious activity reports from Treasury Dept
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regarding Jeffrey Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Comer sent the letter on Sunday, saying his committee is “reviewing the possible mismanagement” of the federal government’s investigation of Epstein and Maxwell, including Epstein’s death. The letter set a deadline of Sept. 15 for the Treasury to produce relevant SARs. “It is essential that Treasury produce to the Committee certain SARs to assist the Committee’s oversight of the federal government’s enforcement of sex trafficking laws generally and specifically its handling of the investigation and prosecution of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell,” the letter states. EPSTEIN ESTATE HIT WITH NEW HOUSE SUBPOENA FOR ‘CLIENT LIST,’ CALL LOGS Fox News Digital reached out to the Treasury Department for comment on the letter but did not immediately hear back. Earlier this year, Comer established the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, which requested that the Department of Justice release all Epstein-related records. The DOJ began handing over records to the committee on Aug. 22. Comer has also issued deposition subpoenas to several former government officials, including former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. PRINCE ANDREW, JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S FRIENDSHIP FUELED BY ‘MONEY AND SEX’: AUTHOR Other figures also compelled to appear were former FBI Director Robert Mueller, former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Mueller was set to appear before the House Oversight panel on Tuesday as part of the probe, though a source familiar with the investigation told Fox News Digital that lawmakers “learned that Mr. Mueller has health issues that preclude him from being able to testify.” “The committee intends to withdraw its subpoena,” the source said. Mueller would have been the second witness to appear in-person before the committee after former Attorney General Bill Barr did so last month. Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind and Alex Miller contributed to this report.
Flotilla activists speak out before setting sail from Barcelona to Gaza
Activists addressed the media as the Global Sumud Flotilla prepared to depart for Gaza from Barcelona, aiming to deliver urgent food and supplies to the enclave. Greta Thunberg said dozens of boats have joined the effort to break Israel’s blockade and ‘deliberate denial of basic survival needs’. Published On 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025 Adblock test (Why?)
Pakistan’s Punjab evacuates half a million people stranded by floods
Published On 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025 Nearly half a million people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Pakistan after days of heavy rain swelled rivers, relief officials said, as they carried out a massive rescue operation. Three transboundary rivers that cut through Punjab province, which borders India, have swollen to exceptionally high levels, affecting more than 2,300 villages. Nabeel Javed, the head of the Punjab government’s relief services, said on Saturday that 481,000 people stranded by the floods had been evacuated, along with 405,000 livestock. Overall, more than 1.5 million people have been affected by the flooding, including in Lahore, the provincial capital and the country’s second-largest city. “This is the biggest rescue operation in Punjab’s history,” Irfan Ali Khan, the head of the province’s disaster management agency, said at a news conference. He said more than 800 boats and some 1,300 rescue personnel were involved in evacuating families from affected areas, mostly located in rural areas near the banks of the three rivers. The latest spell of monsoon flooding since the start of the week has killed 30 people, he said, with hundreds left dead throughout the heavier-than-usual season that began in June. “No human life is being left unattended. All kinds of rescue efforts are continuing,” Khan said. More than 500 relief camps have been set up to provide shelter to families and their livestock. In the impoverished town of Shahdara, on the outskirts of Lahore, dozens of families were gathered in a school after fleeing the rising water in their homes. Advertisement In mid-August, more than 400 Pakistanis were killed in a matter of days by landslides caused by torrential rain on the other side of the country, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, close to Afghanistan and the only province held by the opposition to the federal authorities. In 2022, unprecedented monsoon floods submerged a third of Pakistan, with the southern province of Sindh being the worst-affected area. Adblock test (Why?)
Pro-Palestine activists shine spotlight on Gaza at Venice Film Festival
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators are making their voices heard during the Venice Film Festival.
Mach 5 speed, 1,500 km range: Why Rudram-IV is India’s ultimate weapon?
India is proving to be a strong player with its homegrown Rudram series of missiles. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Rudram missiles are a huge step forward for India’s air-to-surface weapons. What is an Anti-Radiation Missile?
Festivals in September 2025: Full list of holidays across India
From Ganesh Visarjan to Durga Puja, September 2025 has major festivals and regional bank holidays. Check the full list of important dates, weekend closures, and state-wise observances.