Trump defense chief orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS workers face mass layoffs – as it happened
Pete Hegseth orders leaders to develop plans to enact strict cuts while tax agency reportedly to lay off thousands
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Sitting side by side like a couple announcing their engagement, the world’s most powerful man and Donald Trump gushed about their relationship to Sean Hannity
Musk and Trump put on lovefest in Sean Hannity interview
Trump predicts ‘billions’ of dollars of Pentagon fraud in Fox News interview
Lara Trump to host new show on Fox News
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‘Very minor incidents’: Trump defends January 6 pardons in Hannity interview
Fox News investigates claims insider leaked Trump questions for town hall
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Trump taps former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece
Guilfoyle, whose nomination would require Senate confirmation, has not served in any foreign policy or diplomacy role
Why Murdoch’s succession case could be major blow to his rightwing legacy
Court ruling could mean that more liberal Murdochs may have say in content from world’s most powerful conservative media empire
Rupert Murdoch loses battle to control succession to his media empire
Trump belittles leaders of Canada and Mexico at Fox Nation’s ‘patriot’ awards
Trump aides say Pete Hegseth still has a chance to be confirmed as defense head
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Thanksgiving in America, when obsequious Trumpers genuflect to the president-elect
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Police report details sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth
Murdoch family retains majority control of News Corp after shareholder vote
‘Trump’s network’: Fox News is riding high after election night blowout
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