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The confirmation juggernaut: How Trump is getting everything he wants in building his Cabinet

President Donald Trump is getting what he wants.

Specifically, who he wants to serve in his administration.

The nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for attorney general last November?

That was a lifetime ago. Pushed out. Withdrawn. Unconfirmable. Whatever you want to call it.

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The Senate has already confirmed at least one nominee whom political experts deemed as potentially unconfirmable a few weeks ago: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth skated through to confirmation with three GOP nays. But Vice President JD Vance broke a tie. It was only the second time in U.S. history that the Senate confirmed a Cabinet secretary on a tiebreaking vote by the vice president.

And by the end of the week, the Senate will likely confirm two other controversial nominees who at one point seemed to be a stretch. The Senate votes Monday night to break a filibuster on the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence. Her confirmation vote likely comes Wednesday. After that, the Senate likely crushes a filibuster on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary. The Senate could confirm Kennedy by late Thursday.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite)

It was unthinkable in November that Trump may be able to muscle through certain nominees. But this is a confirmation juggernaut. Yes, challenges await former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., who’s up for Labor Secretary. Some Republicans believe Chavez-DeRemer is too pro-labor. And the Department of Education may not be around long enough for the Senate to ever confirm Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon. But so far, Republicans are sticking together.

Many Senate Republicans aren’t willing to buck the president. They believe the GOP owes its majority in the House and Senate to him. So they’re willing to defer to Mr. Trump. Moreover, some Republicans worry about the president hammering them on Truth Social or engineering a primary challenge against them. Or, perhaps just pressuring them.

Groups aligned with the president went after Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, late last year after her initial meeting with Hegseth. Ernst served in the military and is a sexual assault survivor. In an interview on Fox, Ernst suggested she wasn’t on board with Hegseth yet and wanted “a thorough vetting.” But weeks later, Ernst came around and gave Hegseth the green light following a second meeting.

Pete Hegseth is surrounded by his wife Jennifer Rauchet and his 7 children as he is sworn in as the new Secretary of Defense by Vice-President JD Vance at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 25, 2025. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)

Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., dodged reporters’ questions in the hallways for several days about his stance on Gabbard.

“We’re not taking any questions!” an aide hollered brusquely as the senator tried to evade the Capitol Hill press corps in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The same thing happened the next day.

“Sorry, we’re not taking questions today. Sorry guys, we’re not taking questions today. Thank you though. Appreciate it,” said an aide as Young maneuvered through the halls.

Young didn’t tip his hand on Gabbard until the Intelligence Committee prepared to vote on the nomination and send it to the floor. Young released a letter from Gabbard where the nominee apparently allayed the senator’s concerns.

“There was certain language I wanted her to embrace,” said Young.

In particular, he wanted Gabbard to state she wouldn’t push for a pardon for spy Edward Snowden.

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Nominee for Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard, left, and Edward Snowden pictured in Moscow Russia, right. (AP/Getty)

Gabbard once advocated that a pardon was in order for Snowden – even though he made off with perhaps the biggest heist of U.S. intelligence secrets of all time – and fled to Moscow.

The committee then voted 9-8 to send Gabbard’s nomination to the floor with a positive recommendation toward confirmation.

What made the difference to Young?

He spoke with President Trump. He spoke with Vance. He even spoke with Elon Musk.

“Was there any implication that there would be recriminations if you voted a different way?” asked yours truly.

“Never an intimation,” said Young. “I think something the American people don’t understand is that this process sometimes takes a while.”

He argued that obtaining reassurances followed the process that “our Founding Fathers wanted people like myself to” do.

The road to a prospective confirmation for RFK Jr. isn’t all that different.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is a a physician and chairs the Senate Health Committee. After Kennedy’s hearing with that panel, Cassidy signaled he wasn’t prepared to support the nominee yet and wanted to talk with him over the weekend. Cassidy was perplexed by RFK Jr.’s stance on vaccines. But Cassidy was in RFK Jr.’s camp when it came time for the Senate Finance Committee to vote on the nomination a few days later.

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Left: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy. Right: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Left: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“Mr. Kennedy and the administration committed that he and I would have an unprecedentedly close, collaborative working relationship if he is confirmed,” said Cassidy. “We will meet or speak multiple times a month. This collaboration will allow us to work well together and therefore to be more effective.”

Cassidy’s support dislodged RFK Jr.’s nomination from committee and sent it to the floor. That’s why, like Gabbard, he’s on cruise control for a confirmation vote later this week.

What made the difference in salvaging these nominations which once teetered on the edge?

Multiple Senate Republicans point to their former colleague, Vance.

Vance has worked quietly in the shadows, leaning on his relationship with senators, to convince skeptical Republicans into a comfort zone with controversial nominees. The Trump Administration saw how quickly the nomination of Matt Gaetz evaporated last fall. There was worry that robust GOP pushback could jeopardize an entire slate of nominees.

So has Vance deployed soft power with senators? Or has he dispelled concerns through brute force? Judge for yourself.

Vice President JD Vance reacts after the Electoral College vote was ratified during a joint session of Congress to ratify the 2024 Presidential election at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Consider what the vice president said about the role of senators during an interview on Fox last month:

“You don’t have to agree with everything Bobby Kennedy has ever said. You don’t have to agree with everything that Tulsi Gabbard has ever said,” said Vance of Republican senators. “You are meant to ask, ‘Do they have the qualifications and the character to do this job?’ The person who decides whether they should be nominated in the first place, he was the guy elected by the American people. That’s President Trump.”

The Senate has confirmed 13 of Trump’s nominees so far. Eleven obtained bipartisan support. Secretary of State Marco Rubio marshaled the votes of all 47 senators who caucus with the Democrats. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum secured 27 Democratic yeas. Attorney General Pam Bondi scored one Democratic yes. That was Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn.

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, then-Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, accompanied by Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., speaks in Philadelphia, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (The Associated Press)

But Budget Director Russ Vought and Hegseth failed to win over any Democrats. That’s probably the same case with the upcoming confirmation votes for Gabbard and Kennedy. Not only do Democrats object to these nominees, but their base is compelling major pushback after the administration shuttered USAID and DOGE is mining for cuts – without congressional assistance.

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Some Democrats, like Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., believe that presidents deserve to have a cabinet of people they choose – unless they are egregious nominees or unqualified. But now Democrats are flexing their muscles. That’s why the Senate was in all night leading up to the confirmation vote of Vought. Democrats will likely require the Senate to burn all available time on Gabbard and Kennedy.

But Trump is getting what he wants when it comes to confirmations. Most Senate Republicans are unwilling to push back. And Democrats can make the Senate run the clock and speak out against nominees. But, proper or not, there is now a confirmation juggernaut for the president in the Senate.

Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.

February 10, 2025
‘Selling The City’ star’s dog saved her from fire that ravaged NYC apartment building

Taylor Middleton told FOX Business her dog barked “ferociously” and he’s not a “barker” which alerted her to her apartment building being on fire.

“Selling The City” star Taylor Middleton has her dog to thank for quickly evacuating their New York City apartment building while it was on fire.

During an interview with FOX Business, Middleton explained that her building in Tribeca caught on fire shortly after her and her husband, Peter Scavo, went to sleep.

“I had actually gone to bed quite early that night and then my husband came to bed maybe an hour after me. We were fast asleep and our golden retriever, Mac, all of a sudden started barking ferociously. He’s not a barker. And so he woke us up. Clearly there was a problem,” the celebrity real estate agent said.

Taylor Middleton’s New York City apartment building caught fire at the end of January. (Netflix/Taylor Middleton/Instagram / Fox News)

“We turned on the lights and there was just a cloud of smoke in our apartment. And at that point, the smoke alarms had not gone off yet. We knew that there was a pretty big problem. Clearly… There’s smoke completely taking over our office, in our kitchen,” Middleton continued.

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She explained that “before she knew it” the New York Fire Department was at their apartment building.

“We were fast asleep and our golden retriever, Mac, all of a sudden started barking ferociously.”

– Taylor Middleton

“They were very, very, very fast, thank God, and they seemed to be on it. So I just grabbed anything I could. I knew I only had a few minutes. And so I grabbed, you know, a laptop, chargers, passport, things like that, and then just got out of there,” Middleton said. “But it was freezing outside. It was absolutely freezing. And so that made it especially tricky, I think, for the firefighters and then for all of my neighbors.”

“Selling The City” stars, from left to right, Justin Tuinstra, Gisselle Meneses-Nunez, Taylor Middleton, Jade Chan, Eleonora Srugo, Abigail Godfrey, Jordyn Taylor Braff and Steve Gold. (Netflix / Fox News)

Middleton told FOX Business that prior to her apartment building catching on fire, her friend lost her home in the Palisades Fire that devastated the Los Angeles community.

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Taylor Middleton told FOX Business her dog barked “ferociously” and he’s not a “barker” which alerted her to her apartment building being on fire.

Since this was on her mind prior to her home catching fire, she was mentally aware of the steps that should be taken when you need to quickly evacuate your home.

“One of my very best friends lost her home in the Pacific Palisades fire. Her whole community. Her whole neighborhood. So, I would never, ever try to compare that to that level of destruction and catastrophe there. It breaks my heart. That said, knowing that she had gone through this, it was, you know, mentally you run through in your mind, okay, ‘if I were in that situation, what would I do?’”

Taylor Middleton stars in Netflix’s “Selling The City.” (Jake Rosenberg / Fox News)

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“All of the most important documents and everything. So I knew I had maybe five minutes. So I just went through to grab chargers. I went through to grab any kind of legal documents that we had, marriage certificates, things like that. Passports. I was asleep. So, quite frankly, like, my brain was pretty foggy,” Middleton said.

“I wasn’t thinking clearly. I just grabbed whatever I could to be able to show up for work the next day. We didn’t have time to grab things that were special to us or anything like that. It was just about remaining connected to life.”

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The residents of Middleton’s apartment building were given the okay to go back into their building a few hours after the fire started. Middleton and Scavo opted not to return, which ended up being a blessing since the fire reignited.

“I didn’t think it was safe to go back into the building. Even like the air quality. And so a lot of people went back into the building, and I’m told it was maybe 45 minutes to an hour and then the fire had reignited. What we’re told is that it was in the support beams of the second floor apartment. And so, you know, these things happen.”

“But the FDNY really was amazing. And before we knew it, I think that they were fighting the fire for over four hours. You know, there were two firefighters who were injured. It was really something,” Middleton said.

Middleton recognized that the fire she recently experienced was nowhere near the devastation that occurred in California.

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Taylor Middleton cannot move back into her apartment after the building caught on fire in January.

“We have the privilege and the ability to go back into the building to try to remediate certain things,” she explained.

Middleton shared that her apartment building had been deemed uninhabitable by the Department of Health and the Department of Buildings, and the residents were told it would be between four and six months before they could return to their homes.

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“Being in real estate and knowing how permits work, I think it will probably be longer, but we are able to go back in by appointment to try to salvage certain things,” she said.

Eleanora Srugo and Taylor Middleton during an episode of “Selling The City.” (Netflix / Fox News)

Since Middleton is involved in the real estate market nationwide, she has heard some “rumblings” that some people affected by the LA fires are leaving California.

“Honestly, I know that my friends who live in California are going to stay there because they love it so, so much. But of course, I’ve heard rumblings about people leaving,” she said. “I know for myself. You know, with our building fire. I think it may change day to day. There may be a range of emotions depending on where you are in the process.”

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Middleton, who was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, moved to Manhattan after graduating from Vanderbilt University. Since launching her career in 2013, Middleton, who is starring in Netflix’s new reality series “Selling the City,” has closed over $500 million in luxury real estate sales.

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Taylor Middleton told FOX Business that a lot of her friends are staying and rebuilding their communities that were burnt down, but not everyone is.

“Selling the City” is a New York City-based spin-off of Netflix’s mega-hit show “Selling Sunset.” The series follows both the professional and personal lives of the ambitious realtors at the Manhattan branch of the firm Douglas Elliman as they “navigate the cutthroat world of luxury real estate in New York City,” per the streaming network.

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In addition to Middleton, the “Selling the City” cast consists of seven other Douglas Elliman real estate agents, including team leader Eleonara Srugo. Srugo, who has drawn comparisons to “Selling Sunset” patriarch Jason Oppenheim, executed Douglas Elliman’s biggest real estate deal of 2023 after selling a $75 million listing.

February 5, 2025
Giants’ Jalin Hyatt optimistic about team’s future despite abysmal 2024 season: ‘Just got to keep building’

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NEW ORLEANS – As a rookie, New York Giants wide receiver Jalin Hyatt experienced a subpar season after the team had just come off a run that involved the team’s first playoff win since they won Super Bowl XLVI.

What transpired this past regular season was even worse.

A 3-14 record befell the Giants, who cut ties with their quarterback, Daniel Jones, who was signed to a four-year, $160 million contract extension in the prior offseason.

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Jalin Hyatt of the New York Giants is seen at MetLife Stadium on November 26, 2023, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (GETTY IMAGES)

Meanwhile, Saquon Barkley, who the Giants slapped with a franchise tag instead of extending, chose the Philadelphia Eagles in free agency this past offseason and led the league in rushing, while helping his team reach Super Bowl LIX this week.

So Hyatt, making his way down to New Orleans to represent World of Hyatt on Radio Row, knows 2024 was a year not to write home about. However, he had nothing but an optimistic view going into next year.

“Obviously, not what we want as a team, but I think for us, we’ve just got to keep building,” he told Fox News Digital. “We have great players on our team, and hopefully we can bring in the right guys next year to help us win. I have full faith in this team, so we’ll see what we can do.”

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Hyatt knows the only way forward after a bad season is to take that first step in the right direction.

Personally, he’s coming off a down year after showing flashes in his rookie campaign. With the Giants struggling heavily on offense, Hyatt’s role diminished, especially with the emergence of first-round pick Malik Nabers added to the mix of receiver talent. Hyatt played only 33% of offensive snaps in 2024 compared to 51% in his rookie year.

Hyatt will be heading to Dallas after his appearance in the Big Easy to begin his offseason training with the idea of competing for a top receiver position in year 3 with New York.

Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt (IMAGN)

“Knowing that I’m going to play on the outside more than I thought, I gotta continue to keep getting stronger,” he said about his goals for the offseason. “For me, it’s just keep developing – working on catches, working on routes, working on things I know I need to work on and be ready for next year.”

And moving on for the Giants also includes looking ahead to a new quarterback throwing him footballs. While there are free-agent options out there, the NFL Draft is where many believe the Giants, with the third overall pick, will try their luck again at a quarterback of the future.

Whoever that may be – Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Miami’s Cam Ward are the frontrunners at the quarterback position — Hyatt knows the characteristic trait he wants most in his new signal caller.

“Whoever comes in, I just want them to be a leader,” he said. “I want them to be a leader. I want them to understand when you come to the Giants, you have media you got to worry about – a lot of things that playing in New York you have to go through. Not only that, but say we’re losing, I want a quarterback to come in that knows how to be confident and comes in next game and has more confidence in himself.

“So, it’s going to be fun next year. I believe that we have the right guys in the room. We just got to add a couple more pieces and we’ll be all right.”

The Giants do have building blocks, with Nabers and fellow rookie running back Tyrone Tracy at the forefront on offense. But Hyatt also discussed that last part: having the right guys in the locker room to lead the way along with the coaching staff led by Brian Daboll heading into what many consider to be a make-or-break fourth season at the helm.

“I just say that because of how we fought, even with the losing season that we had,” Hyatt said in regard to senior leadership. “Obviously, we didn’t win a lot of games and had a lot of losses back-to-back. Just seeing that team coming into practice, practicing like we’re undefeated, practicing like we want to win. Just seeing the guys still going out there showing effort in Weeks 16, 17 and 18 shows, I can just tell, the senior leadership in that room.

“For us, we just got to start on the right path and the right foot. We got to start with a win to start the season off and build from there.”

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With the last name fitting perfectly, Hyatt has been partnered with World of Hyatt for the past three years, and they’ve collaborated on a fun experience that anyone can take part in back home and in this year’s Super Bowl host city.

World of Hyatt’s FIND Experiences in New Orleans and New York City offer custom experiences where Hyatt members can bid points on the football star’s Guide to New Orleans, for example, which includes a two-night stay at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans with a guest, food and walking tours and even a custom welcome video from the football star himself.

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“It’s one of the best things we’re doing so far with the FIND Experiences. We just keep building together, and we’ll see where we get from there.”

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February 5, 2025
USDA inspector general escorted out of building after Trump firing: report

The former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was escorted out of her office Monday after she “refused to comply” with her termination, according to Reuters.

Phyllis Fong, who has worked for the USDA for 22 years, was fired on Friday, but she reportedly told her colleagues that she planned to continue working. At the time, the government employee said she believed that the newly inaugurated Trump administration was acting improperly by firing officials so suddenly.

In an email obtained by Reuters, Fong said the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) had “taken the position that these termination notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time.”

Fong, who was appointed as inspector general by President George W. Bush, also worked for the CIGIE from 2008 to 2014, after being elected the council’s first chairperson. According to the USDA’s website, Fong’s job as inspector general involved “audits, investigations, and other oversight activities relating to USDA’s programs and operations.”

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Phyllis Fong, who has worked for the USDA for 22 years, was removed from the agency on Jan. 27. (Getty Images | USDA)

“The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides leadership in promoting economy and effectiveness in USDA programs and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse,” the description reads. “Ms. Fong’s priorities as IG have been to focus OIG’s resources on the protection of public health and safety related to USDA’s mission and operations, and to improve the management and financial integrity of the Department’s programs.”

Since Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has fired several government employees across dozens of agencies. Inspectors general are one of many targeted employees, along with those in DEI roles.

On Saturday, a White House official told Fox News that 17 independent watchdogs at various federal agencies were sacked late Friday. The inspectors general worked for the Defense Department, State Department and Energy Department, in addition to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Veterans Affairs and more.

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At the time, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, expressed concern that the sudden firings may have violated federal law that requires the president to give 30 days’ notice to Congress of intent to fire independent watchdogs, according to the Associated Press.

“There may be good reason the IGs were fired. We need to know that if so,” Grassley, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement. “I’d like further explanation from President Trump. Regardless, the 30 day detailed notice of removal that the law demands was not provided to Congress.”

Former President Donald Trump headlines a Republican National Committee spring donor retreat in Palm Beach, Fla., on May 4, 2024. (Donald Trump 2024 campaign)

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Fox News Digital reached out to Fong, the White House and the USDA for comment.

Reuters and Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.

Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can send story tips to [email protected].

January 29, 2025
Empire State Building catches flak again for lighting up in green to support Eagles

In the words of Yogi Berra, it’s déjà vu all over again. This time it may have cut New Yorkers a bit deeper.

The Empire State Building lit up in green to support the Philadelphia Eagles in their win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship on Sunday night. Saquon Barkley, who previously played for the NFC East rival New York Giants until the 2024 season, ran for two touchdowns.

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Eagles coach Nick Sirianni smiles after being dunked during the second half of the NFC Championship against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The landmark’s X account showed the video of the building going up in green.

“I’m sorry I have to do this,” the post read. “Shining in @Eagles colors in honor of their NFC Championship win.”

The account made clear it was going to light up in the colors of whoever won the AFC Championship as well, but it didn’t appear to matter so much. Fans criticized the building for being lit up in colors to support Philadelphia’s NFL team, seeing it as a betrayal to the city.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts celebrates with the trophy after beating the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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The Empire State Building showed support for the Eagles two years ago when the team defeated the San Francisco 49ers to make it to the Super Bowl LVII. The building also lit up red for the Chiefs as they won the AFC Championship that year.

For what it’s worth, New York’s football teams haven’t had much to be happy about in a very long time.

The Giants, after letting Barkley go in free agency, finished the 2024 season 3-14. They have one playoff appearance in the last eight seasons.

The New York Jets finished the season 5-12. The Jets haven’t been to the playoffs since the 2010 season.

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The Bills are looking to take over as the pride of New York. But they need to get past the Chiefs first.

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

January 27, 2025
Commuted Jan. 6 defendants barred from DC, Capitol building by federal judge

A federal district judge issued an order Friday barring certain January 6 defendants with commutations from entering Washington, D.C., or the U.S. Capitol building.

In the filing, Judge Amit P. Mehta specified the order applied to “Defendants Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, Roberto Minuta, Edward Vallejo, David Moerchel, and Joseph Hacket” – whose sentences were commuted. Those pardoned are not subject to the order.

The order states “You must not knowingly enter the District of Columbia without first obtaining the permission from the Court” and “You must not knowingly enter the United States Capitol Building or onto surrounding grounds known as Capitol Square.”

The filing says the order is effective as of Friday at noon.

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

Haley Chi-Sing is a Writer for Fox News Digital. You can reach her at @haleychising on X.

January 24, 2025
New Year’s Eve 2024 Fireworks at Burj Khalifa Live Streaming Date and Time: How To Watch the Firework Display at World’s Tallest Building? Check Out Dubai’s NYE Celebrations To Welcome 2025

On New Year’s Eve, Dubai takes the global stage with its jaw-dropping fireworks display at the Burj Khalifa. As the clock strikes midnight, the world’s tallest building lights up with vibrant fireworks and breathtaking laser shows, altogether creating a magical ambience that attracts visitors from across the globe. New Year’s Eve fireworks in Dubai have long been synonymous with Burj Khalifa. For the NYE 2024, the iconic structure has plans for a record-breaking laser, light and firework show that will leave onlookers spellbound. Whether you are a UAE resident or a traveller seeking an unforgettable experience, the Burj Khalifa fireworks are a bucket-list event worth attending. And for those who couldn’t plan a vacation during this holiday season, you can watch the iconic Burj Khalifa light show on December 31 from the comfort of your home. So, how to watch the fireworks display at the World’s tallest building? Below, find out the detailed Dubai NYE celebrations guide and New Year’s Eve 2024 Fireworks at Burj Khalifa live streaming date and time to welcome New Year 2025. New Year’s Eve 2024 Fireworks in India: Best Places To Visit and Experience the Dazzling Fireworks and Welcome New Year 2025 With Joy.

New Year’s Eve 2024 Fireworks at Burj Khalifa Live Streaming

The countdown to the spectacular Dubai New Year’s Eve extravaganza is on. For those who want to ring in 2025 as the world’s tallest building lights up in beautiful fireworks and laser shows, you can watch the live streaming from the comfort of your home. The NYE 2024 celebrations will begin in the early hours of the evening of December 31. You can watch the New Year’s Eve 2024 Fireworks at Burj Khalifa live streaming at 10:00 PM (IST) on December 31. New Year’s Eve Ball Drop 2024 Live Streaming From New York’s Times Square.

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Burj Khalifa is an iconic landmark in itself. But what makes the world’s tallest building even more mesmerising is its shower of fireworks on New Year’s Eve. As the clock strikes midnight, onlookers gather to watch the spell-binding spectacle of its famous fireworks and laser display.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 31, 2024 12:10 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

December 31, 2024