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Elon Musk reveals DOGE’s new target — members of Congress who got ‘strangely wealthy’
The world’s
richest man is dying to figure out how lawmakers on Capitol Hill got
“strangely wealthy” despite their comparatively modest public salaries.
Speaking at a
town hall in Wisconsin Sunday night, Elon Musk suggested that his team
at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will investigate how
certain members of Congress have achieved generational wealth.
One attendee at
the town hall had asked Musk if DOGE had uncovered evidence of funds
wired from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to Rep.
Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
US 'golden dome' back in play as 'insurance policy' decades after Reagan's Cold War-era proposal
A nuclear electromagnetic pulse strike could cripple the US, an expert warned
A Golden Dome,
peddled by President Donald Trump during his campaign, is how the
United States could protect itself from the "existential threat" that a
nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) strike presents, an expert says.
Historian William Forstchen, a New York Times bestselling author and an
expert on EMPs, discussed with Fox News Digital how a Golden Dome can
provide a safety net for the danger that an attack poses.
"The Israeli system has been very effective in protecting Israel
against the aggression of Iran and others. It's called the Iron Dome,
but that's a tactical defense system, meaning it shoots down missiles
only a couple of miles up," he said.
"But if the U.S. had a Golden Dome, it would be a strategic defense
system. It would take out systems, ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic
missiles) that are launched at the United States and destroy them in
space before they get to the United States."
CBS Poll: Trump Approval At Strong 50 Percent
President Donald Trump has an overall approval rating of 50%, with an
equal percentage disapproving of the job he is doing, according to a
CBS News survey released on Sunday.
His approval has dropped a percentage point from last month and is a
few points lower than when he returned to the White House two months
ago.
However, his approval rating remains above what he received at any point during his first term, according to the latest poll.
Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei Rebuffs Trump Threat Over Nuclear Deal
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the U.S.
would receive a strong blow if it acts on President Donald Trump's
threat to bomb if Tehran does not reach a new nuclear deal with
Washington.
Trump reiterated his threat on Sunday that Iran would be bombed if it
does not accept his offer for talks outlined in a letter sent to Iran's
leadership in early March, giving Tehran a two-month window to make a
decision.
"The enmity from the U.S. and Israel has always been there. They
threaten to attack us, which we don’t think is very probable, but if
they commit any mischief they will surely receive a strong reciprocal
blow," Khamenei said.
Evangelical teacher suspended for not using trans pronouns to have $43K taken from account: court order
An Evangelical Christian from Ireland, who was suspended from his
teaching job, is to have over $43,200 (€40,000) forcibly removed from
his bank account following a court order.
Enoch Burke was first suspended from his job as a teacher at Wilson’s
Hospital School, a Church of Ireland school in Westmeath, following a
disagreement with the school’s principal about the school's policy
toward a student who wanted to socially transition and identify as the
opposite sex.
Burke publicly voiced his opposition to using the student’s new name,
“they/them” pronouns, and the school's position on affirming
transgenderism generally.
Despite being suspended, pending a disciplinary review, Burke continued
going to the school grounds saying he had come to teach his class
before the school received a High Court injunction barring him from the
premises.
‘Openly Admitted’: Professor Deported Over Alleged Terrorist Ties
Brown University assistant professor Rasha Alawieh has been deported to
Lebanon after being detained at Boston Logan International Airport. Her
deportation occurred following her attendance at the funeral of Hassan
Nasrallah, the former leader of Hezbollah. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) officials questioned Alawieh and later examined her
cell phone, confirming her attendance.
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin
said, “Last month, Rasha Alawieh traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, to attend
the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah – a brutal terrorist who led Hezbollah,
responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade terror
spree. Alawieh openly admitted to this to CBP officers, as well as her
support of Nasrallah.”
McLaughlin added, “A visa is a privilege, not a right – glorifying and
supporting terrorists who kill Americans is grounds for visa issuance
to be denied. This is commonsense security.”
Federal authorities cited her attendance at the funeral and her
expressed support for him as reasons for her visa cancellation.
Although she held an H-1B visa and a court order intended to stop her
deportation, Alawieh has been sent back to Lebanon.
Iran's Missiles 'Loaded onto Launchers' After Trump Threat
Iran has reportedly loaded missiles on launchers and is ready for retaliation, according to state media.
The threat follows U.S. President Donald Trump's warning of "bombing" if Tehran refuses a new nuclear deal.
Newsweek has reached out to the State Department and Iran's foreign ministry fo comment.
The U.S.-Iran standoff has grown more perilous since President Trump's
return to the White House. Iran views Washington's "maximum pressure"
policy—characterized by severe economic sanctions and military
threats—as a provocation that has only deepened tensions. Tehran's
rejection of direct talks stems from this policy, which it sees as
undermining trust. The risk of military conflict continues to rise as
both sides harden their positions.
Top Five takedowns: Kash Patel’s FBI hits the ground running with major early victories
Kash Patel has spent his first month as FBI director cracking down on
some of the Trump administration's top law enforcement priorities,
including violent crime, gang activity and drug trafficking – all while
managing to avoid much of the high-profile controversy that has
embroiled some other senior national security officials.
"Under the leadership of Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Bureau is
working aggressively each and every day to find violent criminals, no
matter where they are, and bring them to justice," Patel told Fox News
Digital in reflection on his first few weeks heading up the bureau.
"Any success thus far is a credit to the brave men and women of the FBI
and our state and local law enforcement partners who do amazing work to
execute the mission," he added.
Just five weeks after his confirmation as FBI director, here are some of Patel's earliest – and most significant – wins.
Political
Earthquake in France: Marine Le Pen, disqualified for five years, will
not be able to run in the 2027 presidential elections
This ruling puts an end to her political ambitions after being found "guilty" of embezzlement of funds.
Marine Le Pen has been found "guilty" and disqualified from public
office for five years, cutting short her presidential ambitions for
2027, in a ruling that threatens to create a political earthquake in
France. The leader of the National Rally (RN) has been accused along
with eight other party members of a scheme to divert funds from MEPs to
the coffers of the National Front, the predecessor of the RN.
The ruling will have an immediate effect as it includes "provisional
execution" requested by the prosecutor, without waiting for the appeal
resolution. This was a key point that Le Pen herself had criticized as
a "political death sentence". Additionally, she has been sentenced to 4
years in prison, two of which will be served with an electronic
bracelet.
Le Pen had criticized the legal battle in advance as an attempt to
condemn her to "political death". The prosecutor had asked for five
years in prison and political disqualification, with "provisional
execution" of the sentence without waiting for the appeal.
Le Pen, visibly angry, abruptly left the courtroom without even waiting for the full reading of the sentence.
Russia Pounds Kharkiv for Second Night in Row, Ukraine Says
Russia has attacked the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine for a
second consecutive night, injuring three people, sparking fires at
industrial buildings and damaging two kindergartens, Ukrainian
officials said early on Monday.
The attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, lasted most of
the night and hit the city's largest and oldest district, Mayor Ihor
Terekhov said.
"Five industrial buildings of one of the research and production enterprises were damaged," Terekhov said on Telegram.
Maine residents agree with keeping trans athletes out of girls' and women's sports, poll shows
The HHS' OCR referred Maine 'noncompliance with Title IX' to the Justice Department
Most Maine
residents do not believe transgender athletes should compete in girls’
and women’s sports, a University of New Hampshire poll released
Thursday showed.
The survey came
as the Trump administration’s deadline for the state to comply with
President Donald Trump’s executive order to bar biological males from
girls’ and women’s sports came. Maine refused to comply with the order
and the Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights referred the
state’s "noncompliance with Title IX" to the Justice Department.
The poll showed
that 64% of Maine residents believe transgender athletes "definitely
should not" or "probably should not" participate in girls’ and women’s
sports. Only 29% of Maine residents believed that transgender athletes
"probably should" or "definitely should" compete against girls and
women in sports.
Trump shouldn’t wait a day longer to make Putin feel pain for playing him for a sucker
President Trump
might as well not wait on his coming call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin:
Impose those secondary tariffs on Russian oil now, so Vlad finally
realizes you’re serious.
Trump raised
the new tariff threat over the weekend, noting that he’s “very angry”
and “pissed off” at Putin for stalling the US drive for a lasting peace
in the Ukraine-Russia war.
Putin’s minions
this month agreed to partial cease-fires in the Black Sea and regarding
attacks on energy facilities — only for the Kremlin to rapidly break
both agreements even as it added new demands for embracing any accord
at all.
Why Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff transformation is so risky
President Donald Trump is set to gamble the success of his second term,
the economy and the personal finances of millions of Americans this
week on his long-held belief that tariffs can re-create a golden age of
US wealth and independence.
Or is he? Such is Trump’s capricious leadership that nothing is certain
until it happens. And adamant orders — especially on trade — are often
reversed as soon as they are given.
But Trump promises that Wednesday, April 2, will be “Liberation Day” —
when he imposes reciprocal dollar-for-dollar tariffs on nations that
levy duties on US goods.
His most robust move yet to transform the global trading system could
end up affecting every American, raising prices at a time when family
budgets are already stretched. But the president is implicitly asking
everyone to buy into a strategy that promises tantalizing future
benefits but requires sacrifice for years to come.
