Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN says
UN Development Programme official estimates post-war reconstruction will cost between $40-50bn. The level of destruction in Gaza has not been since World War II, according to a United Nations official who estimated that post-war reconstruction could cost up to $50bn. “We have not seen anything like this since 1945,” Abdallah al-Dardari, director of the regional Read More
Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial
The trial was a historic attempt at justice, marking the first time victims of the abuse that took place at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq testified in front of civilian jurors in the United States. But on Thursday, the judge overseeing the civil case in Virginia declared a mistrial, as the jury was unable Read More
Fox News Politics: Trump’s ‘beautiful’ baby blues
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. What’s happening? -Biden ripped for allowing antisemitism to escalate -Anti-McCarthy rebels weigh in on effort to oust Johnson -Biden’s polling bump against Trump deflates While in court Thursday, Trump denied various reports claiming he sometimes Read More
Alabama lawmakers advance bill letting inmates speak at parole hearings
A legislative committee on Thursday advanced a bill to allow state inmates, for the first time, to speak by phone or video conference at their parole hearings. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill after adding an amendment to give victims and law enforcement officials the option to also participate by electronic means instead of Read More
Trump delivers pizza to New York City firefighters in campaign stop after day in court
NEW YORK CITY — Former President Trump is expected to visit a fire department in midtown Manhattan Thursday evening to honor first responders following hours in court for his unprecedented criminal trial. The former president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee arrived with pizza to the same New York City fire department he visited in Read More
Dems who denounced Jan 6 riot condemn ‘all violence against police’ amid campus clashes
House Democrats who furiously condemned attacks on police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are also speaking out against police being injured at the anti-Israel protests currently raging at universities across the country. Fox News Digital reached out to all the remaining members of the now-defunct House select committee on January Read More
Watchdog group asks to unseal records of DOJ’s subpoenas of congressional staffers’ messages
EXCLUSIVE: A watchdog group is asking a federal court to unseal documents related to the Justice Department’s subpoenas of the personal phone and email records of members of Congress and during the Trump-Russia investigation, Fox News Digital has learned. Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research filed a motion, first obtained by Fox News Digital, in the Read More
‘Ridiculous’: Top Biden staffer grilled for ‘astounding’ claim about not targeting Elon Musk
Lawmakers grilled a top staffer on President Biden’s 2024 campaign for his “astounding” claim that Elon Musk did not face “any adverse government actions” in response to changing the outlet’s censorship policies. Robert Flaherty, deputy campaign manager for Biden’s re-election campaign, was pressed by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on his comment about Musk as well Read More
All GOP senators press Biden not to support expanding WHO pandemic authority
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., led the entire Republican Senate conference in calling on President Biden to reject agreements that would expand the authority of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the case of a global pandemic. “We strongly urge you not to join any pandemic related treaty, convention, or agreement being considered” Read More
Parts of East Texas are under water and roads are impassable as rain dumps across the region
Parts of Harris County, including The Woodlands, were under flood warnings Thursday.