President Donald Trump is applauding the announcement that Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) will not seek reelection in 2026, following the senator’s opposition to advancing Trump’s high-profile legislative package, often referred to by the president as his “big, beautiful bill.”

“Great News! ‘Senator’ Thom Tillis will not be seeking reelection,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. In a follow-up message, he added, “For all cost-cutting Republicans, of which I am one, REMEMBER, you still have to get reelected. Don’t go too crazy! We will make it all up, times 10, with GROWTH, more than ever before.”

Tillis had been seen as one of the most politically vulnerable Republicans heading into the next cycle. His announcement came shortly after he voted against moving forward with the administration’s sweeping legislation, which included significant changes to Medicaid—specifically, deep cuts related to the Medicaid provider tax rate.

The public split between Trump and Tillis intensified in recent days, with the president blasting the senator as a “grandstander” and signaling he would actively work to support a primary challenger. “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against ‘Senator Thom’ Tillis,” Trump said. “I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent the Great People of North Carolina and, so importantly, the United States of America.”

In his announcement, Tillis appeared to push back on growing partisanship and internal party pressure, remarking that “in Washington over the last few years, it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species.”

The senator’s stance placed him at odds with key Republican leaders, including Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who spent the weekend lobbying holdout fiscal conservatives to get behind the bill. While the legislation has drawn praise from the White House and allies for its aggressive approach to spending reform and economic growth, critics like Tillis have argued that some provisions go too far.

As speculation mounts over who may run to replace Tillis, Trump’s public statements suggest he is already playing a central role in shaping the field. The outcome of the 2026 primary will likely serve as a litmus test for continued loyalty to the president and his agenda.

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On Tuesday, former Biden White House official Neera Tanden appeared for over four hours of closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee as part of its ongoing investigation into Joe Biden’s use of an autopen and concerns over his mental acuity. The inquiry, led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY), seeks to determine who truly “called the shots” during Biden’s final years in office and whether the president was actively approving key decisions.

Tanden, who served as White House staff secretary and later director of the Domestic Policy Council, confirmed she was authorized to oversee the use of the autopen—a device that automatically signs the president’s name on official documents. “As staff secretary, I was responsible for handling the flow of documents to and from the president,” Tanden told the committee. “I was also authorized to direct that autopen signatures be affixed to certain categories of documents.”

She insisted there was no wrongdoing, emphasizing that the process she used was inherited from previous administrations. Tanden added, “I had no experience in the White House that would provide any reason to question [Biden’s] command as president.”

Still, the Oversight Committee’s interest stems not from the legality of using an autopen—which the Justice Department clarified in 2005 is permissible under Article I, Section 7—but from growing concerns about whether Biden himself was aware of or mentally capable of authorizing each autopen use.

Comer pointed to at least eight instances where Biden used the autopen to sign executive orders on days he was reportedly present at the White House. “Why use the autopen when the president is in the building?” Comer questioned, highlighting potential red flags about Biden’s day-to-day engagement.

After the interview concluded around 3:20 p.m., Tanden told the Washington Examiner, “I was very happy to answer questions. I answered the questions… I was happy to discuss my public service.” When pressed about whether there was a cover-up of the president’s condition, she bluntly replied, “Absolutely not.”

Despite her cooperative tone, Tanden took aim at Republicans in her opening remarks, accusing them of engaging in political theater. She argued that the committee was avoiding oversight of former President Donald Trump, focusing instead on Biden for partisan purposes. She referenced Trump’s “meme coin and cryptocurrency adventures” as more pressing matters for investigation.

Freshman Democrat Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) echoed that view, slamming the investigation as unserious. “This is for one person, their king, to stroke his ego,” Bell said, referring to Trump. “I’ve seen weak cases, and I’ve seen strong cases. This is no case.”

But Republicans aren’t backing down. They argue that a pattern of autopen use, paired with Biden’s visible public stumbles and limited press interactions, raises legitimate concerns. “This is the first of what will be many interviews with people that we believe were involved in the autopen scandal in the Biden administration,” Comer said.

Upcoming closed-door interviews are scheduled with several more former White House aides, including Jill Biden adviser Anthony Bernal, Annie Tomasini, Ashley Williams, and Biden’s longtime physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who is slated to testify July 9.

While transcripts of these depositions will eventually be released, Comer stated they would remain confidential until all witness interviews are completed. “I always prefer the transcribed interview/deposition, as opposed to a committee hearing,” he explained. “So much more substantive.”

The autopen investigation is shaping up to be a defining battle in the House Oversight Committee’s broader scrutiny of the Biden presidency, with implications that could ripple into the 2024 election cycle.

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In a rare moment of clarity from the Democrat Party, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) broke ranks and sharply rebuked radical New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her knee-jerk call to impeach President Donald Trump after his decisive, successful, and peaceful strike on Iranian assets.

Fetterman, who has not shied away from criticizing Trump in the past, surprisingly took to Fox News on Monday and delivered a strong rebuke to the leftist firebrand. When asked about AOC’s demand to remove Trump from office over the Iran strike, Fetterman didn’t mince words.

“He’s been impeached twice, and now he’s still our president,” the Pennsylvania senator said. “It’s not going anywhere, and I don’t think that’s helpful.”

He went on to warn about trivializing impeachment, a tactic Democrats have gleefully embraced during Trump’s presidency: “I think if you throw that term around, that actually diminishes what the severity of what impeachment is really reserved for.”

Fetterman’s comments came in the wake of President Trump ordering a military strike on Iranian assets Sunday, which he defended as a strong and justified move. “It was the correct move,” Fetterman said—shocking words from a member of a party that usually reflexively opposes anything Trump does.

But AOC, sticking to her playbook of outrage and overreach, called the action a “grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” using the incident to launch another baseless call for impeachment.

Even some Republicans voiced concern about escalating involvement in Iran, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene urging the President not to plunge the U.S. into another conflict, but rejecting the idea that Trump deserved impeachment for protecting American interests.

The tension with Iran escalated further Monday when the regime fired 10 missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar in retaliation, despite Trump’s calls for de-escalation and peace after Sunday’s strike.

While war hawks and anti-Trump Democrats clamor for chaos, Fetterman’s unexpected criticism of AOC’s impeachment crusade signals a growing frustration within his party over the far-left’s obsession with attacking Trump—no matter the cost to national security or constitutional credibility.

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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is once again reaping the rewards of its own woke rulebook, as a top panel just recommended nullifying the election that handed radical anti-gun activist-turned-party operative David Hogg a vice-chair seat. Why? Because the vote may not have been “fair” to women.

You can’t make this up.

At the heart of the mess is a challenge from Oklahoma Democratic Committeewoman Kalyn Free, who lost out to Hogg and Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta in February’s vote. Free claims the DNC’s push for “gender balance”—a staple of the left’s DEI orthodoxy—was violated when the vote was streamlined to save time. In the rush to wrap up a marathon voting session, the party opted to vote for two vice-chairs at once instead of holding separate votes. That maneuver, Free argues, gave the two remaining male candidates—Hogg and Kenyatta—an unfair advantage.

Ironically, it was the party’s own rigid gender-quota rules that supposedly required electing at least one man to maintain equity. But now, in a stunning turn of events, the DEI Frankenstein the Democrats created has come to devour its creators.

The DNC Credentials Committee agreed Monday evening that the vote was, in their words, “incomplete.” Their recommendation? Throw the whole thing out and do it over, meaning Hogg and Kenyatta may soon be booted from their positions.

The vote isn’t final until the full DNC weighs in, but the signal is clear: the Democratic Party is eating itself alive in an identity-politics-driven meltdown.

Naturally, the fallout is already brewing into a civil war. Hogg, never one to miss a moment for martyrdom, said the dispute “looms large” over his efforts to “reform the party,” casting himself as a victim of the DNC’s refusal to embrace his progressive crusade—like challenging incumbent Democrats from the left.

“I ran to be DNC Vice Chair to help make the Democratic Party better, not to defend an indefensible status quo,” Hogg declared, as though his own position wasn’t awarded through the same convoluted system he’s now condemning.

Kenyatta, meanwhile, took the recommendation personally, calling it “a slap in my face,” and insisted he “worked [his] a– off” to get there. He also tried to distance himself from Hogg, saying, “This story is complex… but it’s not about [David Hogg]. Even though he clearly wants it to be.”

It’s a full-blown circus.

New DNC Chair Ken Martin tried to downplay the drama, chalking it up to a simple “procedural error.” But a three-hour virtual meeting and a deadlocked committee vote tell a different story—one of dysfunction, finger-pointing, and a party in disarray.

In the end, the resolution passed 13–5, calling for a new election “as soon as practicable,” leaving the future of Hogg and Kenyatta up in the air. Both can run again—but given how quickly the party turns on its own, they might want to think twice.

This is the Democratic Party’s DEI doctrine in action: a tangled web of quotas, identity boxes, and impossible-to-navigate rules designed more for optics than outcomes. Now it’s backfiring publicly, and the people it was meant to empower are left holding the bag.

Welcome to the diversity disaster.

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In a recent SiriusXM “Urban View” town hall, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) made headlines by suggesting that Democratic donors are rallying behind the “safest White boy” for the 2028 presidential race. She stated, “So there’s a lot of people that are like, ‘You know what? Let’s go find the safest White boy we can find.’ I mean, I’m just saying.”

Crockett further elaborated, “I had a donor on the phone with me telling me that all the donors are lining up behind that candidate. So I can tell, and I tell you, it’s not a Black person, nor a woman, OK?”

These remarks have drawn criticism from various quarters, with some labeling them as racially insensitive and divisive. Critics argue that such statements undermine efforts to promote unity and inclusivity within the political landscape.

This isn’t the first time Rep. Crockett has been at the center of controversy. In April, she faced backlash for referring to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as “Governor Hot Wheels” during a campaign event. The comment was widely condemned as disrespectful and ableist. 

Additionally, during a speech at Grace Baptist Church in Waterbury, Connecticut, Crockett remarked, “We done picking cotton,” suggesting that Black Americans are no longer willing to engage in agricultural labor and implying a need for migrant workers. This statement was met with discomfort and criticism for perpetuating stereotypes. 

In a House Oversight Committee hearing on the “Dismantle DEI Act,” Crockett argued that white men have not faced oppression in the United States, stating, “There has been no oppression for the white man in this country.” She emphasized the historical injustices faced by Black Americans and highlighted the disproportionate representation of white men in elected offices. 

These instances have led some to question Crockett’s judgment and suitability for leadership roles within Congress. As discussions about the future of the Democratic Party continue, such controversies may influence perceptions of potential candidates and party direction.

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A resurfaced video of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a prominent member of the progressive “Squad,” has ignited fresh controversy, with conservatives slamming her remarks about the “radicalization of White men.”

In the 2018 interview with Al-Jazeera, Omar made the following claim while discussing domestic terrorism threats in the U.S.:

 “I would say our country should be more fearful of White men across our country, because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country.”

She added, “And so if fear was the driving force of policies to keep America safe, Americans safe inside of this country, we should be profiling, monitoring, and creating policies to fight the radicalization of White men.”

The video was re-shared this week by major conservative influencers like Laura Loomer and Libs of TikTok, racking up millions of views and prompting an intense backlash online—including from within the Biden administration.

Vice President JD Vance didn’t hold back, writing on X: “This isn’t just sick; it’s actually genocidal language. What a disgrace this person is.”

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) echoed the outrage, saying on X, “This is blatant racism. Who condemns it?”

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the GOP House Majority Whip, also weighed in, blasting Omar: “@ilhanMN never ceases to be an embarrassment for Minnesota.”

Conservative commentator Paul Szypula went further, claiming: “There’s never been a more anti-American member of Congress than Ilhan Omar.”

In response to the uproar, Omar’s office directed Fox News Digital to her recent post on X defending her comments. Omar explained: “In this nearly 8yr old clip, I am referring to the rise of white nationalism in an annual report issued by the Anti-Defamation League that said white supremacists were responsible for 78 percent of ‘extremist-related murders.’ PS you should look up what ‘genocidal’ actually means when you’re actively supporting a genocide taking place in Gaza.”

This latest controversy follows another dust-up involving Omar earlier this month. She was caught on video telling Daily Caller News Foundation reporter Myles Morell to “f— off” after he questioned her about Democratic lawmakers visiting El Salvador to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant deported by the Trump administration.

Doubling down on her defiance after the video spread, Omar posted: “I said what I said. You and all your miserable trolls can f— off.”

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The Democratic Party’s identity crisis has spilled into full public view as left-wing firebrand Bernie Sanders lashed out at Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin for daring to challenge his favorite buzzword: oligarchy. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Sanders sneered, “The American people are not as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are,” adding fuel to a growing civil war among Democrats following President Trump’s decisive reelection and Republican victories in both chambers of Congress.

Slotkin, a more centrist Democrat trying desperately to keep her party tethered to reality, recently told Politico that calling America an “oligarchy” doesn’t resonate with average voters. In other words, she’s concerned about optics. Sanders, of course, doubled down on his doom-and-gloom talking points, insisting Americans “understand very well when the top 1 percent owns more wealth than the bottom 90 percent.”

It’s classic Bernie: If you don’t buy into his economic hysteria, you must think the American people are stupid. But the real story here isn’t about whether the U.S. is an oligarchy — it’s about a Democratic Party devouring itself in the wake of electoral defeat.

As Sanders and his ideological sidekick Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez march around the country on a so-called “Fighting Oligarchy Tour,” drawing crowds of self-proclaimed revolutionaries, moderate Democrats like Slotkin and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are trying to clean up the messaging dumpster fire. Walz recently told The Atlantic that Democrats should ditch elitist jargon like “oligarch” and “food insecurity” and instead just talk like normal people — say, calling it “hunger.”

It’s a message that’s unlikely to land with Sanders, who is too busy accusing billionaires like Elon Musk of masterminding the Trump administration, as if this were some Bond villain plot.

Amid the chaos, Sanders insisted, “The party is on the same page.” That’s a laughable claim. From Slotkin’s rebuke to Walz’s verbal eye-roll, it’s clear the only thing uniting Democrats is their inability to agree on anything — let alone how to take on Trump. The far-left has hijacked the party, and even some Democrats are starting to notice the ship is sinking.

For conservatives watching from the sidelines, the spectacle is delicious. The same party that spent years preaching unity and tolerance is now knee-deep in an ideological bloodbath. As Sanders rants about oligarchs and Slotkin tries to salvage what’s left of a relatable message, Republicans are back in power — and Democrats are too busy eating their own to do anything about it.

Let them fight.

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Nearly half of the Department of Education’s workforce is set to be terminated as employees receive “reduction in force” notices, Fox News Digital has learned. Staff members were informed Tuesday evening of the impending cuts, marking a major shift in federal education policy.

A source familiar with the situation confirmed to Fox News Digital that the notifications would be issued late Tuesday, signaling the beginning of a massive downsizing effort. Earlier in the day, a department-wide memo was sent out, advising all employees that Education Department offices would be closed from Tuesday evening through Wednesday due to “security reasons.” Staff were required to vacate the premises by 6 p.m. Eastern Time.

President Donald Trump has long championed the idea of shifting control of education policy from the federal government back to individual states. He made this a key issue during his 2024 campaign, reiterating his belief that state governments are better suited to handle education. “I want to close up the Department of Education, move education back to the states,” Trump stated in August 2024. He acknowledged that while many states would likely thrive under this model, some could struggle. “Of the 50 [states], I would bet that 35 would do great. And 15 of them, or, you know, 20 of them, will be as good as Norway. You know, Norway is considered great.”

The layoffs follow reports that Trump is preparing to sign an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. According to The Wall Street Journal, a draft order has already been circulated, directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department” within the legal framework. The draft order reportedly states, “The experiment of controlling American education through Federal programs and dollars—and the unaccountable bureaucrats those programs and dollars support—has failed our children, our teachers, and our families.”

Since taking office in March, Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been clear about her directive to transfer educational governance to state control. In a letter to department staff on her first day, McMahon declared her intent to oversee the transition, calling it a “momentous final mission.” “Our job is to respect the will of the American people and the President they elected, who has tasked us with accomplishing the elimination of bureaucratic bloat here at the Department of Education—a momentous final mission—quickly and responsibly,” McMahon wrote in the letter, which was first obtained by Fox News Digital.

McMahon also emphasized that the restructuring will have significant effects on department employees, budgets, and overall agency operations. While the timeline for the complete dissolution of the department remains unclear, the mass layoffs indicate that the process is already well underway.

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin revealed Wednesday that his team has identified $20 billion in taxpayer money that he claims the Biden administration deliberately wasted. Speaking in a video posted to X, Zeldin cited a previously surfaced clip from December that showed a Biden-era EPA official discussing the rapid disbursement of funds before Inauguration Day.

“An extremely disturbing video circulated two months ago, featuring a Biden EPA political appointee talking about how they were ‘tossing gold bars off the Titanic,’ rushing to get billions of your tax dollars out the door before Inauguration Day,” Zeldin stated. “The ‘gold bars’ were tax dollars and ‘tossing them off the Titanic’ meant the Biden administration knew they were wasting it.”

According to Zeldin, the EPA has located the funds, which were “parked at an outside financial institution.” While he did not disclose the name of the institution, he insisted that the agency immediately terminate any agreement with the bank and reclaim the funds.

“This scheme was the first of its kind in EPA history,” he asserted. “It was purposefully designed to obligate all the money in a rush job with reduced oversight before Inauguration Day.”

A New Direction for the EPA
Since taking office as EPA administrator under President Donald Trump, Zeldin has pledged to tighten financial oversight and ensure taxpayer money is properly allocated. “The days of irresponsibly shoveling boatloads of cash to far-left activist groups in the name of environmental justice and climate equity are over,” he declared. “The American public deserves a more transparent and accountable government than what transpired these past four years.”

Zeldin also announced that he is referring the matter to the Inspector General’s office and will work with the Department of Justice to regain control of the funds. He emphasized that the EPA will review every penny that has gone out the door to ensure proper use.

Political Support and Future Steps
In his statement, Zeldin reaffirmed that his efforts align with President Trump’s commitment to reclaiming control of government spending. “Now we will get them back inside of control of government as we pursue next steps. As President Trump has vowed, we’re going to usher in a new Golden Age of American success for the citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed.”

The announcement has drawn praise from political allies, including Elon Musk, who posted on X commending Zeldin for an “awesome job” in protecting taxpayer funds.

As the investigation moves forward, Zeldin’s promise to rein in wasteful spending and increase financial accountability at the EPA is set to become a defining feature of his tenure.

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President Donald Trump has issued a stark ultimatum to Hamas, warning that if all hostages are not released by noon on Saturday, he will push for the cancellation of the ceasefire in Gaza and allow Israel to take decisive action.

Speaking from the Oval Office after signing executive orders on Monday evening, Trump made it clear that he believes Hamas must release all captives immediately.

“If all the Gaza hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 p.m., I would say cancel the ceasefire,” Trump stated. “Let all hell break out; Israel can override it.”

When asked whether the ceasefire should be revoked, Trump maintained that it was ultimately “Israel’s decision.”

The warning comes as Hamas has announced delays in the scheduled release of hostages, citing what it claims are Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement.

A Hamas spokesperson, Abu Obeida, accused Israel of failing to meet its obligations under the agreement, including delaying the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, targeting civilians, and restricting humanitarian aid.

“Therefore, the release of the Zionist prisoners next Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, will be postponed until further notice, and until the occupation commits to and provides compensation for the entitlements of the past weeks retroactively,” Obeida stated. “We reaffirm our commitment to the terms of the agreement, as long as the occupation remains committed to them.”

The ceasefire agreement, now in its sixth week, was designed to facilitate the release of hostages taken during Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. So far, five prisoner swaps have been carried out, resulting in the release of 21 hostages and over 730 Palestinian detainees. The next exchange was set to free three more Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

However, Hamas’ decision to halt the release of hostages has prompted strong reactions from Israeli officials. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called it a “blatant violation” of the agreement, instructing the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to maintain high alert for potential escalations.

“I have instructed the IDF to maintain the highest level of readiness for any possible scenario in Gaza and to fortify the defense of Israeli communities. We will not allow a return to the reality of Oct. 7,” Katz stated.

Hamas recently released three visibly frail Israeli hostages—Eli Sharabi, 52; Or Levy, 34; and Ohad Ben Ami, 56—on Saturday, forcing them to speak at a handover ceremony before transferring them to Israel. In return, Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners that same day.

Trump, responding to the condition of the released hostages, expressed his outrage, likening their appearance to Holocaust survivors.

“They looked like Holocaust survivors,” Trump said. “Like they haven’t had a meal in a month.”

The former president warned that patience is wearing thin regarding the situation. “I don’t know how much longer we can take that,” he added. “You know, at some point, we’re gonna lose our patience.”

With tensions escalating, all eyes are now on Saturday’s deadline to see whether Hamas will comply—or if a renewed conflict is on the horizon.

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