FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are sounding the alarm over what they say is a growing threat from China-linked “paper mills” that may be injecting fake scientific research into U.S. government-funded programs, potentially compromising taxpayer-funded science and American scientific leadership. In oversight letters sent this week and obtained by Fox News Digital, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas,  and subcommittee chair Rep. Rich...

President Donald Trump completely rejected the idea of firing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem despite mounting criticism over the administration’s immigration enforcement tactics. While addressing the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, Trump said that he had been asked about firing Noem during his interview with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas. The president dismissed the notion entirely. “Why would I do that?” Trump said. “We...

House Republicans are unsure if Democrats are negotiating in good faith on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with the chances of a partial shutdown growing larger by the day. Congress has until the end of Feb. 13 to produce a bipartisan plan funding DHS for the remainder of the fiscal year. A DHS funding bill will need at least some Democratic support in the Senate, where bipartisan...