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Pentagon confirms Fort Hood terrorist's firing squad execution will be livestreamed: 'Details will follow'
The Pentagon confirmed the firing squad execution will be livestreamed
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The Pentagon
confirmed to Fox News Digital on Thursday that the firing squad
execution of convicted Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan will be
livestreamed, allowing the public to witness the military's first
execution in more than six decades.
"It will be livestreamed. Details will follow," a War Department official told Fox News Digital.
The execution is scheduled for Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, Texas.
Trump Economy 'Very Strong,' Working Americans Benefit Most
Treasury
Secretary Scott Bessent says President Donald Trump's economic agenda
is delivering stronger results for working Americans, arguing that
rising wages, expanding energy production, deregulation, and new
investment accounts for children are creating a foundation for
sustained economic growth.
Bessent offered
the remarks in a sit-down interview with Greta Van Susteren at the
NPolicy Summit in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
Bessent
rejected concerns that the economy primarily benefits wealthy
Americans, insisting that economic data show lower-income workers are
making gains even as higher-income consumers show signs of weakness.
Trump Establishes Committee to Investigate Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook in Latest Effort to Fire Her
President
Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal
Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a "committee of
inquiry" to investigate allegations that she made false statements in
mortgage applications.
The inquiry
will include a hearing at the White House Nov. 5, Trump said in a
written memo, that Cook "shall" attend to answer questions from the
committee. The hearing wouldn't be public but a transcript would be
published, the memo said.
Trump's
extraordinary demand that Cook testify before the committee will likely
renew concerns about threats to the Federal Reserve's independence. The
president has called for the central bank to cut its key interest rate,
but just last month, the Fed raised it instead, led by Chairman Kevin
Warsh, whom Trump appointed earlier this year.
Outspoken Rep. Nancy Mace insists Jane Doe was willing participant in Cornell 7 ‘consensual gangbang’
Outspoken Rep.
Nancy Mace has gone wildly viral for insisting that the Cornell student
accusing seven fraternity brothers of raping her was actually a willing
participant in a “consensual gangbang.”
The firebrand
South Carolina Republican joined the divisive debate about the Cornell
7 case some 18 months after she came forward with her own explosive
allegations that she’d been drugged and raped by her ex and three of
his associates.
“IDK who needs
to hear this, but a consensual gangbang is not a rape,” Mace wrote on X
in a message viewed more than 1.3 million times since she posted it
late Thursday.
Mace’s viral
tweet came after a trove of newly released texts showed the Cornell
accuser, only known as Jane Doe, chatting amiably to some of the men
she later accused of rape, suggesting that they shouldn’t “feel any
shame.”
Democrats are changing their transgender message. Republicans say they’re just flip-flopping
Several prominent Democrats have shifted messaging on transgender issues as Republicans revive potent 2024 campaign cudgel
South Carolina
Democratic Senate nominee Dr. Annie Andrews appears to be distancing
herself from her past opposition to restricting transgender athletes in
girls' sports, telling Fox News Digital she opposes biological males
competing in women's sports and gender transition surgeries for minors.
As Democrats
fight to regain control of the House and Senate in the midterm
elections, Andrews is among a group of candidates in competitive races
in red and swing states who seem to be shifting positions on
transgender issues. Meanwhile, Republicans are aiming to use the
highly-charged issue as a cudgel to bash Democrats for a second
straight cycle.
"I don't
support biological men playing in women's sports, and I don't support
gender surgery on minors," Andrews told Fox News Digital.
Andrews, who's
locked in an increasingly competitive midterm election showdown with
Republican Sen. Darline Graham in reliably red state South Carolina,
delivers the same message in a new campaign commercial, adding, "I want
you to hear me loud and clear."
Talarico disappearance has Dem volunteers worrying and Trump asking, 'What is going on?'
The Democrat cited a flu diagnosis but leaked volunteer messages reveal concerns about lost momentum before Election Day
President
Donald Trump and Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton are raising
questions about Democratic challenger James Talarico's whereabouts
after the candidate spent nearly two weeks away from the campaign
trail, as new reporting reveals concerns about his absence among
members of his own volunteer network.
Talarico, who
is challenging Paxton in Texas' closely watched Senate contest, has not
appeared at an in-person campaign event since late September, citing a
case of the flu. The prolonged absence has prompted attacks from
Republicans, including Trump, who questioned Talarico's whereabouts
during a Wednesday campaign rally in San Antonio and later on his
social media platform Truth Social, calling the Texas Democrat "MISSING
IN ACTION."
"TalaFREAKo has
been missing for 12 days! Now, after looking for him throughout all of
Texas, and beyond, probably even weirder places than anyone would think
possible, he put out a statement that he has the 'flu.' 12 days is a
long time to rid yourself of the so-called flu bug," Trump wrote
Wednesday. "What’s going on? We need a Senator that’s a proven Champion
like one that has been, without question, the Greatest Attorney General
in the History of Texas, and one of the Greatest in the U.S.A."
Thousands flood Brussels streets as anti-austerity protests erupt into clashes with police
Two major labor unions organized a national strike as police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse masked agitators
Belgian citizens against government budget cuts took to the streets on Friday in Brussels, clashing with police.
Thousands of
demonstrators poured into the streets of Brussels on Friday, at times
clashing with police officers, to protest the Belgian government's
budget-tightening measures and the overall rise in the cost of living.
Dozens of
protesters, most of them young and dressed in black with masks over
their faces, were seen throwing rocks and firecrackers at police at the
central Brussels railway station, The Associated Press reported.
They also set several fires, with photos showing a man lighting an electric scooter ablaze.
Legendary Bears head coach Mike Ditka dead at 86
Ditka won a Super Bowl with Dallas and was a Super Bowl winning coach with the Bears
Mike Ditka, one
of the greatest examples of a great player becoming a great coach in
NFL history en route to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has passed away
at the age of 86.
The death of one of the NFL's greats was announced Friday morning by his family in a statement.
"It is with
profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband,
father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka," the statement said.
"While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary
coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX championship
team, we knew him as the heart of our family.
Head Coach Mike
Ditka of the Chicago Bears on the field before a mid circa 1980's NFL
football game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. Ditka was the head
coach of the Bears from 1982-92. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Cook Report Shifts 18 House Races Toward Dems
The Cook
Political Report shifted 18 House races toward Democrats on Friday,
raising fresh concerns for Republicans hoping to retain their narrow
congressional majority in November's midterm elections.
The nonpartisan
election handicapper's latest ratings changes reflect mounting
challenges for GOP candidates amid rising energy prices, economic
uncertainty, and voter dissatisfaction with the conflict in Iran.
"With these new
moves, we're also adjusting our range: the most likely outcome is now
that Democrats will pick up nine to 19 seats," Cook Report house editor
Erin Covey wrote.
That projection would leave Democrats controlling between 224 and 234 House seats, according to Cook's analysis.
Israel Blasts Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay
Israel's
Foreign Ministry blasted the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to
former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay as the "grotesque
weaponization" of the award, accusing the Norwegian Nobel Committee of
legitimizing anti-Israel hatred.
The ministry's
sharp rebuke Friday followed the announcement that Pillay, a South
African human rights lawyer who led a United Nations investigation
accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, had received the prestigious
international honor.
"If there were
an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn't just
be a contender. She'd be a frontrunner," the Israeli Foreign Ministry
wrote on X.
"Her role in the relentless, politically motivated demonization of Israel and promotion of the genoLIE speaks volumes."
Fauci Diary Exposes Anti-Trump Rants, Praise for China
Newly released
diary entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci reveal the former federal
infectious disease official repeatedly attacked President Donald Trump
while praising Chinese Communist Party-linked health officials.
Sen. Rand Paul,
R-Ky., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, released the
records Wednesday, exposing Fauci's private criticism of Trump dating
back to the 2016 presidential campaign.
In a post on X,
Paul accused Fauci of displaying "early-onset Trump Derangement
Syndrome," pointing to writings that show the longtime government
scientist's opposition to Trump well before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump is fighting Obamacare fraud. Democrats are defending the numbers
President Trump is turning fraud enforcement into affordability policy by protecting patients and ensuring taxpayer dollars pay for legitimate care
By Mehek Cooke
Democrats love double-talk. They claim to defend affordable healthcare
while taxpayers finance fraudulent enrollments that harm the very
consumers Obamacare was supposed to protect. Right on cue, they turned
the Trump administration’s fraud crackdown into cruelty. Chuck Schumer
claims the administration is kicking hundreds of thousands of people
off their plans, while former Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls fraud
enforcement a "false pretext" for stripping away coverage. Before
Democrats declare 760,000 people victims of Republican cruelty, they
should explain why taxpayers were financing policies that some
consumers never requested, used or knew existed.
The Trump administration recently announced that CMS canceled
approximately 315,000 unauthorized Obamacare enrollments covering more
than 760,000 people and expected to recover approximately $2.2 billion
in taxpayer-funded subsidies. An additional 419,000 enrollments are
undergoing eligibility verification. Every taxpayer and every family
struggling to afford health insurance should be alarmed. Instead, Rep.
Richard Neal, the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means
Committee, accused Republicans of "[doubling] down to take [coverage]
away entirely," warning that the crackdown would increase medical debt
and healthcare costs without acknowledging the fraudulent enrollment or
the $2.2 billion in subsidies the administration expects to recover.
GAO found that Biden-era controls failed to verify consumer consent,
restrict broker access or notify patients when plans changed.
Complaints involving confirmed unauthorized activity more than
quadrupled from 2023 through 2025. Predatory brokers used basic
personal information to enroll consumers or switch their plans without
permission, changed their contact information to conceal the activity
and then collected compensation from insurers. Victims risked losing
doctors or medications, paying higher copayments and deductibles or
repaying tax credits based on false information.
Saritha Komatireddy exposed Letitia James, the ‘Let them eat crime’ NY AG, during debate
By Isaac Schorr
GOP candidate
Saritha Komatireddy came out swinging for incumbent Democrate Letitia
James during the New York AG debate on Oct. 8, 2026.
Some drubbings — think about the game that’s already by the end of the first quarter — are a bore.
But others —
like Thursday night’s attorney general debate between incumbent
Democrat Letitia James and her Republican challenger, Saritha
Komatireddy — are utterly captivating.
The beatdown began at the opening bell.
