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-Clinton spox demands Trump DOJ release 'any remaining' docs related to former president, Epstein
-Anti-Trump ex-husband of president's 2016 campaign manager launches congressional bid as Democrat
-Letitia James, Bernie Sanders to swear in far-left NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani
Trump admin pausing all off shore wind project construction due to national security concerns
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump's Department of Interior announced on Monday that, effective immediately, leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects being constructed in the United States will be paused.
In a press release, DOI wrote that the pause is due to "national security risks" identified by the Department of War in "recently completed classified reports."
In a press release, DOI says the pause will "give the Department, along with the Department of War and other relevant government agencies, time to work with leaseholders and state partners to assess the possibility of mitigating the national security risks posed by these projects."…READ MORE.
President Donald Trump, left, wind turbines, right (Getty)
White House
EARLY SIGNAL: Turning Point poll reveals conservatives 'all in' for JD Vance 2028 presidential run
Vice President JD Vance speaks at TPUSA's AmericaFest in Phoenix. (Caylo Seals/Getty Images)
TIGHTENED VETTING: Trump immigration agency flags 182 national security risks, issues record 196K notices to appear in 2025
ENVOYS OUT: Trump admin recalling around 30 ambassadors as part of State Dept realignment, official confirms
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as President Donald Trump looks on during a Cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 9, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
CURSED OUT: Vance unleashes profanity-laced two-word message for critics of his wife Usha
CAPITAL CRACKDOWN: DOJ sues DC over restrictive gun laws
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the announcement of a law enforcement action during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2025. (Tom Brenner/Reuters)
World Stage
'NATIONAL SECURITY': Trump taps Republican governor to serve as special envoy to Greenland
President Donald Trump speaks with Hyundai Chairman Euisun Chung (R), Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (C), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (L) and Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment in the Roosevelt Room of the White House March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Capitol Hill
UNDER SIEGE: House moves to protect children from online predators as Australia clamps down on social media
DEAL DERAILED: Sanders blasted after blocking bipartisan kids' cancer research bill: 'Grinch,' 'selfish'
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, blocked bipartisan legislation that would have funded kids' cancer research in a bid to attach funding to the legislation for community health centers. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
BILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: Comer summons Minnesota officials as House probes massive social services fraud
BILLION DOLLAR BUST: 'No way' Walz administration was unaware of Minnesota fraud scandal, Emmer says
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is criticizing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's administration amid what he calls a "mushrooming" fraud scandal. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)
QUESTIONS REMAIN: Schumer moves to force Senate to take legal action against DOJ, Trump admin over Epstein doc dump
Across America
'WILL DO NO SUCH THING': Gov. Sanders rejects demand from legal group to undo Christmas closure: 'I will do no such thing'
Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the "Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act," which took effect in August and increases penalties for illegal immigrants committing "serious felonies involving violence." (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
'SERIOUSLY?': Social media erupts after Minnesota AG posts about cracking down on fraud: 'You're kidding right?'
'UNACCEPTABLE': Colorado governor accuses Trump of playing 'political games' after FEMA denies disaster requests
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss sent a note to staffers asking each member of the organization to detail what they do, and what they believe is working or not working. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press)
NEWSROOM REVOLT: Bari Weiss tells staff '60 Minutes' CECOT story wasn't ready, says disrespect among colleagues is unacceptable
GLOVES OFF: Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Tyler Robinson tries to boot prosecutors from case
Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)
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