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TRUMP, SNAP, COURT, SUPREME
The judge told the administration to fully fund SNAP for the month of November.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make a payment to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of November by tomorrow.
"People
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PELOSI, NANCY, RETIREMENT, CONGRESS
We brought you the good news earlier Thursday: “Speaker Emerita” Nancy Pelosi, the Californian famous for ripping up Trump’s State of the Union speech on the House floor in 2020, won’t be running for reelection and is retiring from her seemingly endless political
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KIRK, ERIKA, CHARLIE, PATRIOT
Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here's what you need to know to start your day ...
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1. First lady Melania Trump accepts the 'Patriot of the Year' award
2. Erika Kirk accepts Charlie Kirk Legacy Award honoring
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SHUTDOWN, END, SCHUMER, GOVERNMENT
Senate Democrats are reportedly set on continuing to drag out the government shutdown with another “no” vote on Friday, with members claiming that “people want us to fight” and that the caucus is “unified” in how they are going to do so.
A Thursday closed-door
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FAA, SHUTDOWN, AIR, TRAFFIC
FAA to reduce air traffic by 10%. And, Trump administration plans to appeal SNAP ruling
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TRUMP, PRICES, LOWER, LOSS
Donald Trump speaks during an event about drug prices on Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP Photo
Alain Stephens is an investigative reporter covering gun violence, arms trafficking, and federal law enforcement.
For
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DUFFY, SHUTDOWN, SEAN, FLIGHT
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that air travel could take "days if not a week" to get back to normal once the government shutdown ends.
"If the government opens tomorrow — which it won’t, it doesn’t look like — it’s going to take us days
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KNEELAND, COWBOYS, MARSHAWN, 24
Warning: This story contains information some readers may find distressing
Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland has died aged 24.
Kneeland was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round in 2024 and played 18 times for the team, including four
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ICE, ILLEGAL, ARREST, OFFICER
FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that more than 200,000 Americans have applied to be U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as the agency continues its hiring campaign.
The surge in applications comes despite a
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James D. Watson, who entered the pantheon of science at age 25 when he joined in the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of the most momentous breakthroughs in the history of science, died on Thursday in East Northport, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 97.
His
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SANDWICH, GUILTY, FOUND, ASSAULT
FBI and Border Patrol officers speak with Sean Charles Dunn, after he allegedly assaulted law enforcement with a sandwich, along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation's capital on Aug. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
A
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TRUMP, RUSSIAN, SANCTIONS, OIL
By Kenneth Rapoza, Coalition for a Prosperous America
About two weeks ago, Trump got into a fight with American cattle ranchers. They’re a reliable MAGA constituent, so it was a weird fight to pick. But Trump was seeing the rising cost of beef (up 14.7% in
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PLANE, CRASH, UPS, LOUISVILLE
The UPS cargo plane that crashed in Louisville on Tuesday was 34 years old and was very recently grounded for more than a month for critical repairs to its fuel tank, according to a report.
The MD-11 plane was stranded in San Antonio for repairs from Sept.
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YEAR, SHOT, TEACHER, JURY
A Virginia jury has found a former elementary school administrator liable for $10 million in the shooting of a first-grade teacher by a 6-year-old student nearly three years ago.
Former first-grade educator Abigail Zwerner sued Ebony Parker, the former vice
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Tesla shareholders on Thursday approved a plan by a wide margin that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, two days after New Yorkers elected a tax-the-rich candidate as their next mayor.
These discrete moments offered strikingly different lessons
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BRENNAN, JOHN, RUSSIAGATE, SOURCES
Justice Department officials in Miami and Washington, D.C., are actively preparing to issue several grand jury subpoenas relating to an investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, Fox News has learned.
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of
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PACKAGE, BASE, JOINT, ANDREWS
A Joint Base Andrews spokesperson says several people are ill after a suspicious package was opened at Joint Base Andrews at approximately 1 p.m. Thursday.
Base medical personnel responded immediately and treated multiple individuals who reported feeling
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TRUMP, CORNELL, DEAL, UNIVERSITY
Cornell University struck a deal with the Trump administration that will restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, ending a civil rights investigation following allegations of antisemitism on campus.
“The decades-long research partnership
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KAZAKHSTAN, ACCORDS, ABRAHAM, TRUMP
Kazakhstan is expected to join the Abraham Accords, officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday.
The Abraham Accords, first signed in 2020, currently include three countries that have formalized normalization agreements with Israel: the United Arab Emirates,
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DRUG, HEGSETH, STRIKE, BOAT
At least 69 people have now been killed in strikes on vessels since Sept. 2.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, September 30, 2025.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks
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EXPLOSION, FIREFIGHTERS, MASSIVE, BRONX
We covered it on Thursday, the massive explosion in the Bronx borough of New York City that injured seven firefighters. Coming within hours of democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohram Mamdani’s electoral win, the huge fireball raised eyebrows.
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ANDREW, EPSTEIN, PRINCE, JEFFREY
Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends Katharine, Duchess of Kent's Requiem Mass service at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends Katharine, Duchess of Kent's Requiem Mass service at Westminster Cathedral on
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GUARD, COAST, HALF, MILES
The Coast Guard seized almost 510,000 pounds of cocaine in fiscal year 2025 — marking the largest amount of the drug snatched in the service’s entire history.
The increase in cocaine confiscation comes as the Coast Guard has launched several key initiatives
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