Health Department Cuts Millions of Dollars in Grants for American Academy of Pediatrics

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the Hubert H. Humphrey building in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has canceled millions of dollars in grants awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the department said on Dec. 17, hours after

US Judge Plans to Block Hundreds of Trump Admin Layoffs

A sign outside the State Department in Washington on July 11, 2025. Saule Loeb/AFP via Getty Images U.S. District Judge Susan Illston stated during a court hearing that she would block the departments of State and Education from moving forward with approximately 250 and 150 layoffs, respectively. The decision comes after a lawsuit filed in

N.C. Republicans redrew a GOP district. A Democrat is looking to take advantage.

North Carolina Republicans redrew the state’s congressional maps this fall, in the hopes of improving their chances at ousting a Democrat in one of the country’s most competitive districts.  In doing so, they may have created a window for a Democrat to make what has been a reliably Republican neighboring seat more competitive.  CBS News

Vatican confirms resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, announces new archbishop of New York

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Vatican on Thursday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and announced that Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, will become the next archbishop of New York. This is a breaking news story; check back for updates. Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

Mexico Making Strides in Sealing Border, but GOP Panelists Say More Progress Needed

Illegal immigrants walk along the U.S.–Mexico border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images Mexico is extending “unprecedented” cooperation with the Trump administration in combating drug smuggling and illegal immigration along its 2,000-mile border with the United States, but House Republicans say it must do