EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau will produce a report “in short order” after reviewing multiple state-level investigations at the White House’s request to determine whether any are connected. “Those investigations are collectively being looked at by the FBI pursuant to (the) President, the White House’s request,” Patel told Fox News Digital in an interview Tuesday. “So we’re reaching out. We’ve already done it, we’re engaged....

Experts and analysts are scrutinizing every recent signal from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid heightened tensions with President Donald Trump, right down to his choice of tie. As Powell prepares to step down after Wednesday’s news conference, his inclination toward donning a purple tie has served as a quiet symbol of the Fed’s longstanding effort to remain independent and above politics. “I like purple ties,” Powell said...

FIRST ON FOX — A bipartisan batch of senators is introducing a measure that seeks to prevent fraudsters from sapping federal student aid. The proposal aims to block fraudsters, often referred to as “ghost students,” from utilizing stolen or fake identities to file Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications and obtain federal student aid money, Sen. Ashley Moody’s, R-Fla., office said in an announcement obtained by...