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Bill Ackman calls for Trump administration to review UN support

Jack Otter and the ‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists discuss how DOGE is shaking up Washington, D.C.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman on Monday questioned U.S. funding of the United Nations, saying it “deserves careful scrutiny.”

“The more I learn about the @UN, one of the largest NGOs, the more I think our support for the UN deserves careful scrutiny,” Ackman said in a post on X.

The head of Pershing Square Capital Management also said President Donald Trump “would notice, it occupies great waterfront real estate in NYC.”

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According to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), an independent think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international relations, all 193 members of the United Nations are required to make payments to certain parts of the organization. The U.S. is the largest donor, contributing more than $18 billion in 2022.

That accounts for one-third of funding for the body’s collective budget, according to the CFR.

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The U.N. is the world’s main organization for discussing matters of peace and security. However, its work extends beyond peacekeeping and conflict prevention. It has entities that are focused on addressing health and humanitarian needs and economic and cultural development. The funds help support the United Nations’ regular budget, which covers administrative costs and a few programs, as well as peacekeeping operations, according to the CFR.

Biden increased funding to the organization after Trump significantly cut it during his first term. In 2021, Biden, in particular, resumed funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) and the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

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Funding for UNRWA was paused again in 2024 over allegations that some agency employees aided in the October 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel that sparked the current war against Hamas.

Ackman’s comments come as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues sweeping efforts to cut $2 trillion in federal spending, shrink the government’s workforce and increase the efficiency of federal agencies.

Over the past few weeks, DOGE, which was created through an executive order signed by Trump on Inauguration Day, has already canceled a number of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at federal agencies as well as certain consulting contracts and leases for underused federal buildings, while also working to consolidate duplicative agencies and programs. It has thus far only focused on areas included in discretionary spending, which are subject to annual appropriations by Congress.

DOGE – a temporary organization within the White House – will spend 18 months until July 4, 2026, carrying out its mission, which has already fallen under scrutiny. Over the weekend, the government efficiency team was temporarily blocked from accessing certain government systems that included information about Americans’ Social Security, Medicare and veterans’ benefits, tax refund information and more, according to a federal judge’s ruling.

FOX Business’ Eric Revell contributed to this report.

February 10, 2025
Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins complains about ‘touchy calls’ after Super Bowl LIX loss

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins had a few words about how Super Bowl LIX was called after the team’s 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

Two penalties early in the game drew attention from social media. First, it was the offensive pass interference call on Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown, then it was an unnecessary roughness call on Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie on Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert.

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, #8, catches a touchdown pass against Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, #27, in the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

“It’s my first year being with the Chiefs and I saw a lot of things in the media about the refs, but what are you all going to say now about the refs and us?” Hopkins told reporters. “There was a lot of touchy calls. Are you going to report that? Are you going to talk about the refs now?”

Hopkins had two catches on five targets for 18 yards and a touchdown. He did have a massive drop in the game as he appeared to slip and fall as he was running his route. He then dropped a pass that could have gone for a ton of yards and possibly build momentum.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, #8, and tight end Travis Kelce, #87, sit on the bench during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl LIX football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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It was that kind of night for the Chiefs. The team had 275 total yards on 49 plays. The team picked up some extra yards in the second half after the Eagles went up 40-6.

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was 21-of-32 with 257 yards, three touchdown passes, two interceptions and a fumble.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Avonte Maddox, #29, blocks a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, #8, during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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It will be back to the drawing board for the Chiefs in the offseason.

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

February 10, 2025
Trump DOJ calls judge’s DOGE order ‘anti-constitutional’

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department pushed to undo an “anti-Constitutional” ruling from a federal judge that blocked Elon Musk and any of his close associates from accessing Treasury Department data on Monday.

U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer’s Saturday ruling blocked Department of Government Efficiency officials from accessing personal data such as social security numbers and bank account numbers. While the Trump administration says it has “substantially complied” with the order, the DOJ has attacked the order as “anti-constitutional.”

The White House noted that the Senate-confirmed Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, is also prohibited from accessing the data under the order.

Vice President JD Vance argued that ruling was unconstitutional on X, saying it was an example of judicial overreach.

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President Donald Trump’s DOGE has had access to treasury department data blocked. (AP/Alex Brandon)

“If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s also illegal. Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power,” Vance wrote Sunday.

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Other White House officials echoed Vance’s statement over the weekend, arguing the judge was blocking DOGE’s legitimate efforts to purge government waste.

“What we continue to see here is the idea that rogue bureaucrats who are elected by no one, who answer to no one, who have lifetime tenure jobs, who we would be told can never be fired, which, of course, is not true, that the power has been cemented and accumulated for years, whether it be with the Treasury bureaucrats or the FBI bureaucrats or the CIA bureaucrats or the USAID bureaucrats, with this unelected shadow force that is running our government and running our country,” Deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller said on “Sunday Morning Futures.”

Elon Musk called for a federal juge to be impeached after he blocked DOGE’s access to federal data. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Musk himself condemned Engelmayer as a “corrupt judge protecting corruption” and called for him to be impeached.

Trump weighed in on the issue later Sunday on his way to the Superbowl in New Orleans, telling reporters that he is “very disappointed” in the ruling, but adding that “we have a long way to go.

“No judge should frankly be allowed to make that kind of a decision,” he said.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing. (Getty)

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New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit claims Musk’s DOGE is seeking access to the data to “illegally block” payments to “essential programs.”

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to [email protected], or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.

February 10, 2025
‘Fulfill the mandate’: New election integrity report calls for critical changes to guarantee secure elections

FIRST ON FOX: A nonpartisan election integrity watchdog has released a detailed report outlining what it says are must-needed reforms to be taken up in states across the country to ensure election integrity.

The Honest Elections Project (HEP) released its 2025 “Safeguarding our Elections” report that lists over a dozen “critical” measures, ranging from voter ID to cleaning up voter rolls to banning foreign influence in elections.

“Election integrity ballot issues passed with flying colors across the board on election night. Now that state legislative sessions are starting up, lawmakers have a duty to fulfill the mandate the American people gave to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat,” HEP Executive Director Jason Snead told Fox News Digital.

“Honest Elections Project’s 2025 ‘Safeguarding Our Elections’ report gives legislators a roadmap to do exactly that.”

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An elections official prepares to count mail-in ballots on the first day of tabulation on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office in Phoenix. (AP/Matt York)

HEP has been active in recent years advocating against foreign influence in statewide elections via dark money and various loopholes, which the report discusses in the first section and points to polling showing 78% of Americans oppose foreign funding in elections.

“It is illegal for foreign nationals to contribute to political candidates, but a legal loophole allows them to contribute both directly and indirectly to ballot measure campaigns,” the report states.

STEPHEN A. SMITH ARGUES HE CAN WIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AFTER DEMOCRATS’ ‘PATHETIC’ 2024 RUN

Ballots are stacked on a table at the central count in Baird center, during the 2024 U.S. presidential election, in Milwaukee on Nov. 5, 2024. (REUTERS/Vincent Alban)

“A single left-wing group, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, has simultaneously accepted approximately $243 million from foreign billionaire Hansjörg Wyss and spent $130 million supporting or opposing ballot issue campaigns in 25 states. Ballot issues can rewrite election laws and change state Constitutions. These campaigns should not be a Trojan Horse for foreign influence, whether from activists like Wyss or hostile foreign powers like China and Russia.”

The report also warns against Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), which some states have banned but other states, including Alaska, continue to use it.

“RCV makes it harder to vote, harder to understand election results, and harder to trust the voting process,” the report explains.

“Nevertheless, a small group of left-wing megadonors are pushing RCV as a way to drag politics to the left. In 2024, donors like John and Laura Arnold collectively spent $100 million on ballot measures to bring RCV to six new states. Voters rejected them all, defeating ballot issues in states as diverse as Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon.”

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Voting booths stand during the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day at the Detroit Police Department, 12th Precinct in Detroit on Nov. 5, 2024. (REUTERS/Emily Elconin)

“Zuck Bucks” became an increasingly controversial aspect of election security after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg poured $400 million in grants during the 2020 election to fund a variety of work and equipment. HEP’s report urges states to prevent similar instances from occurring in the future.

“Elections should be accountable to the public, not to special interest groups and liberal megadonors,” the report says. “In 2020, left-wing nonprofits pumped more than $400 million from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into thousands of election offices, giving more money to places that ultimately voted for Joe Biden.”

Other issues in the report include, requiring transparency and robust post-election audits of election processes and procedures, ensuring that elected lawmakers write election laws, and protecting vulnerable mail ballots.

Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to [email protected].

February 6, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Trump tax cuts to be made permanent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addresses President Donald Trumps economic and fiscal goals during his first interview on Kudlow since joining the administration.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday signaled that the White House wants Trump’s tax cut package from 2017 to be extended permanently before their expiration this year, rather than a temporary extension.

Bessent appeared on FOX Business Network’s “Kudlow” for an exclusive interview with host Larry Kudlow and addressed reports that Republicans in Congress are considering opting for a five or 10-year extension of the tax cuts to help comply with reconciliation rules, rather than making them permanent.

“President Trump has a mandate. He came in to do big things. And one of the big things that this administration wants to do is make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent – and that permanency will continue to make the U.S. the number one economy in the world,” Bessent said.

“We’re going to bring down inflation, we’re going to cut regulations, and we’re going to get the tax cut. The goal is still for them to be made permanent,” he added.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, is calling for Congress to make President Donald Trump’s tax cuts permanent. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Secretary Bessent went on to say that the Trump administration plans to use “current policy scoring” for the bill to help it move through Congress.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is responsible for scoring tax and spending legislation for its budget impact over time. CBO is currently required to use a current law baseline, which assumes that laws set to expire at a certain point in time do so at that time, when analyzing legislation or making budget projections. A current policy baseline would assume that certain laws are extended even if the law says they are due to expire.

“Up until a year ago, I was a civilian, I’ve been looking at CBO numbers for 35 years in my day job in the investment business, but I never understood the way this scoring worked. And it is tilted toward spending, and that’s why the spending has gotten out of control here in Washington,” he said.

PRESIDENT TRUMP FACES KEY FISCAL DEADLINES AS SECOND TERM BEGINS

Bessent said that Republicans need to come together on the tax bill to avoid the largest tax cut in U.S. history. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Congressional rules for budget reconciliation allow bills to bypass the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to overcome the legislative filibuster – but the bill can’t contain non-budget related provisions and can’t increase budget deficits beyond a set amount in a 10-year budget window.

To comply with those rules, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act contained some provisions that were permanent, such as the lower corporate tax rate, while other provisions were made temporary with several key policies set to elapse at the end of this year.

SCOTT BESSENT CONFIRMED BY SENATE TO SERVE AS TRUMP’S TREASURY SECRETARY

President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law in 2017. Some of its key provisions are set to expire at the end of 2025. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Notable provisions that are due to expire at the end of 2025 include those that lowered personal income tax rates, nearly doubled the standard deduction that most taxpayers claim when filing and expanded the child tax credit, among other items.

Bessent said that failing to extend the tax cuts would result in the largest tax hike in history, which would have a negative impact on the U.S. economy and Americans while also hurting the budget deficit through reduced growth.

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“What’s going to blow not only a hole in the budget deficit, in the economy and in the lifestyles of working class Americans [is] if we do not get this tax bill done,” Bessent explained. “As I said in my Senate hearings, this is pass-fail for our side of the aisle, and we will have the largest tax hike in history – the largest tax hike in history – and that will be on the people on our side who do not try to move this forward.”

February 6, 2025
Marco Rubio calls out South Africa, refuses to attend G-20 summit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is refusing to attend the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Johannesburg this year, in protest of the South African government’s controversial land seizure bill.

The bill, which was signed last week, permits South African authorities to expropriate land “for a public purpose or in the public interest,” promising “just and equitable compensation” to those impacted by the bill. Although the majority of South African citizens are Black, most landowners are White — and this disparity has been a topic in South Africa for years.

The law also allows expropriation of land without compensation, but only in circumstances where it is “just and equitable and in the public interest.”

The G-20 summit is scheduled to kick off on Nov. 22 — but in a social media post on Wednesday, Rubio wrote definitively that he “will NOT” be there.

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Marco Rubio is refusing to go to South Africa for G-20. (iStock / Getty)

“South Africa is doing very bad things,” Rubio’s X post read. “Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote ‘solidarity, equality, & sustainability.’”

“In other words: DEI and climate change,” the Republican added. “My job is to advance America’s national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism.”

President Donald Trump‘s administration has been vocally critical of the land seizure bill. In a Truth Social post, Trump called the situation a “massive Human Rights VIOLATION, at a minimum.”

RUBIO HEADS TO PANAMA, LATIN AMERICA TO PURSUE TRUMP’S ‘GOLDEN AGE’ AGENDA

Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane en route to El Salvador at Panama Pacifico International Airport in Panama City on Monday. Rubio is in Panama on a two-day official visit. (Mark Schiefelbein/Pool AP/AFP via Getty Images)

“It is a bad situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t want to so much as mention,” Trump wrote in a post. “The United States won’t stand for it, we will act. Also, I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!”

The South African government has coolly responded to the Trump administration’s accusations, denying that any unjust confiscation has occurred.

“We look forward to engaging with the Trump administration over our land reform policy and issues of bilateral interest,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement. “We are certain that out of those engagements, we will share a better and common understanding over these matters”.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, South African analyst Frans Cronje proposed that Trump alluded to the ongoing killing of farmers in South Africa when he talked about certain classes of people being treated “very badly.” The attacks have been perpetuated against both White and Black farmers.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, and President Donald Trump, who has criticized the country’s new land laws. (Evan Vucci/AP/Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images)

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“President Trump’s recent comments on land seizures in South Africa cannot be divorced from his past comments on violent attacks directed at the country’s farmers,” Cronje said. “Whilst these comments have often been dismissed as false, the latest South African data suggests that the country’s commercial farmers are six times more likely to be violently attacked in their homes than is the case for the general population.”

Fox News Digital’s Paul Tisley contributed to this report.

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

February 6, 2025
Trump calls for ‘nuclear peace agreement’ with Iran rather than blowing country ‘to smithereens’

President Donald Trump urged Iran to begin negotiating with the U.S. for a “nuclear peace agreement,” downplaying the possibility of a devastating military strike on the Islamic nation.

Trump made the statement on social media Wednesday morning, reaffirming the U.S. position that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon. It comes just one day after Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

“I want Iran to be a great and successful Country, but one that cannot have a Nuclear Weapon. Reports that the United States, working in conjunction with Israel, is going to blow Iran into smithereens ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED,” Trump wrote.

“I would much prefer a Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement, which will let Iran peacefully grow and prosper. We should start working on it immediately, and have a big Middle East Celebration when it is signed and completed. God Bless the Middle East!” he added.

IRAN ‘TERRIFIED’ OF TRUMP PRESIDENCY AS IRANIAN CURRENCY FALLS TO AN ALL-TIME LOW

President Donald Trump gives his second presidential inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2024. (Fox News)

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The call for negotiations comes after Trump raised eyebrows Tuesday night by saying the U.S. will “take over” control of the Gaza Strip.

“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,” Trump stated. “We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous, unexplored bombs and other weapons on the site.”

Netanyahu praised Trump’s ability to “think outside the box” during their joint press conference.

President Donald Trump called on Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to begin nuclear deal negotiations. (Photo by Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Hamas also wrote a statement criticizing Trump’s comments just hours after his meeting with Netanyahu.

“We reject Trump’s statements in which he said that the residents of the Gaza Strip have no choice but to leave, and we consider them a recipe for creating chaos and tension in the region,” the group said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, praised President Donald Trump’s ability to “think outside the box” regarding a U.S. takeover of Gaza. ( REUTERS/Leah Millis)

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Hamas has recently reaffirmed control over the Gaza Strip following the start of the ceasefire and has said they will not release hostages without an end to the war and Israeli forces’ full withdrawal.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to [email protected], or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.

February 5, 2025
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are ‘antiquated,’ calls for more air traffic controllers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that many of the Federal Aviation Administration’s systems remain “antiquated” and are in need of updates amid a “plummet” in recruitment for air traffic controllers.

Duffy made the statement during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. The Trump administration official affirmed that America’s skies remain the safest in the world, but he also said major changes could be made to improve the FAA’s systems.

“We have the safest skies in the whole world. Traveling by air is the safest mode of transportation,” Duffy said. “It’s not just air traffic controllers, but we do have technologies on airplanes to keep them separated. So, yeah, no, this is the safest system.”

Duffy went on to say that the U.S. system “does need to be upgraded.” He also noted an outage of the FAA’s pilot warning system, the “Notice to Air Mission” or NOTAM system, on Saturday night, calling it “antiquated.”

VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN DC PLANE CRASH INVOLVING AMERICAN AIRLINES JET AND MILITARY HELICOPTER

Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation Sean Duffy addresses the media, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River. (Ken Cedeno/Reuters)

The FAA imposes a mandatory retirement age of 55 for air traffic controllers, causing a large amount of turnover. Duffy noted that the FAA’s training academy was bottlenecked during COVID-19, causing small class sizes and delaying the process as trainees could not get in-person experience at control towers.

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He said he is focusing on training a new generation of recruits.

“You can’t focus on diversity, equity and inclusion when you try to hire air traffic controllers, you focus on the best and brightest,” Duffy told Bream. “I mean, again, some people like me like to have this conversation around equity. But if it’s your pilots or if it’s your air traffic controllers, you want the best. You want the brightest protecting yourself and your family. That’s what we’re going to do with the department.”

First responders work the scene after what witnesses say was a plane crash in Philadelphia on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (Matt Rourke/AP)

Duffy’s statements come after two aviation disasters struck the U.S., including the collision of a military Blackhawk helicopter with an American Airlines jet in Washington, D.C., last week. A private plane also plummeted out of the sky in Pennsylvania this weekend.

Investigations are ongoing for both crashes. Duffy said he is particularly interested in the communications that the control tower at Reagan National Airport had with both the jet and the helicopter in last week’s crash.

Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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“What happened in the tower? What was going on with the staffing? What should have been done and what was done? What was the language that was used by the air traffic controller? Was it appropriate? Did they appropriately direct traffic consistent with procedures at the FAA?” Duffy asked.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to [email protected], or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.

February 2, 2025
Angel Reese becomes first player ejected from Unrivaled league and then calls coverage of it ‘clickbait’

Controversial women’s basketball superstar Angel Reese became the first player to be ejected from a game in the startup Unrivaled league on Saturday. She then called a Sports Illustrated article covering the incident “clickbait.”

Reese was ejected during the Rose Basketball Club’s matchup against Vinyl Basketball Club in the second quarter. She was called for a foul against Tiffany Hayes, then she earned a technical foul after making an offensive gesture toward a referee. When she started arguing that foul, she got a second technical, and refs tossed her from the game after that.

Reese wasted very little time after the historic ejection to vent her feelings on social media, firing off a series of posts on X. One was a re-sharing of the Sports Illustrated article covering the ejection, which she captioned with her criticism.

“Clickbait. Everything I do keep going viral,” Reese wrote over the article.

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Reese and Rose Basketball Club were already in last place with a 1-4 record going into Saturday’s game, but things got worse after the star’s ejection. Rose lost 79-73 as Vinyl’s Rhyne Howard dropped 33 points on Reese’s squad amid the ejection.

Reese has been one of the most controversial stars in women’s basketball ever since her infamous late-game showboating in the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship game. Reese led LSU to a 102-85 victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa that March and bragged about it by pointing to her finger in front of Clark’s face to remind her rival who was getting the ring.

It was a moment that Reese says “changed my life forever,” in the first episode of her podcast.

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Angel Reese of the Rose takes a moment against the Vinyl during a timeout at Wayfair Arena. (Jim Rassol-Imagn Images)

“I think it’s really just the fans, her fans, the Iowa fans, now the Indiana fans, that are really just, they ride for her, and I respect that, respectfully. But sometimes it’s very disrespectful. I think there’s a lot of racism when it comes to it,” Reese said.

Reese even alleges that some fans have made AI-generated images of her, depicting her without clothes on, and sent them to her family members.

The two renewed their rivalry the following season in the 2024 Elite 8, as Clark got her revenge by defeating Reese and LSU 94-87. After the game, Reese cried at the post-game press conference as she recounted the harassment she received following the previous season’s controversy.

INSIDE CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE’S IMPACT ON MEN’S BASKETBALL

Sky forward Angel Reese walks on the court at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Aug. 25, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA Today Sports)

In four head-to-head WNBA matchups this past season, Clark’s Indiana Fever beat Reese’s Chicago Sky three times. In just two of those contests, Reese put up more points than Clark, while pulling down more rebounds than Clark in all four meetings. Clark registered more assists in all four meetings.

Reese’s Sky also committed several controversial fouls against Clark in those meetings, including one from Reese herself when she slammed her arm into Clark’s head in a game in June, resulting in a flagrant-1.

The two won’t be bringing their rivalry to Unrivaled, at least not this year. Clark declined to join the league despite an aggressive push from its ownership group.

But even with Clark not in that league, Reese is still finding ways to stir trouble.

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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.

February 2, 2025
Indian Coast Guard Day 2025: PM Narendra Modi Salutes ICG Personnel for Their Service on 49th Coast Guard Raising Day, Calls Them ‘Formidable Guardian of Our Seas’

On the 49th Indian Coast Guard Raising Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the Coast Guard personnel, praising their unwavering dedication to safeguarding India’s maritime borders. In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, “Today, on their Raising Day, we laud the Indian Coast Guard for safeguarding our vast coastline with bravery, dedication and relentless vigilance. From maritime security to disaster response, from anti-smuggling operations to environmental protection, the Indian Coast Guard is a formidable guardian of our seas, ensuring the safety of our waters and people.” Indian Coast Guard Day 2025 Wishes: Amit Shah, Mallikarjun Kharge and Other Leaders Extend Greetings to ICG Personnel, Salute Their Services on 49th Coast Guard Raising Day.

PM Narendra Modi Extends Indian Coast Guard Wishes

Today, on their Raising Day, we laud the Indian Coast Guard for safeguarding our vast coastline with bravery, dedication and relentless vigilance. From maritime security to disaster response, from anti-smuggling operations to environmental protection, the Indian Coast Guard is a… pic.twitter.com/OIMcqhzV1Y

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 1, 2025

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February 1, 2025