Day: January 30, 2026
DAVID MARCUS: Why Melania and her fans deserve her silver screen star turn
New “Melania” documentary opens nationwide this week, spotlighting the former first lady’s journey amid alleged media blacklisting from fashion magazines.
Fox News AI Newsletter: Amazon cuts thousands of roles
The Fox News AI Newsletter gives readers the latest AI technology advancements, covering the challenges and opportunities AI presents.
Trump says Iran already has US terms as military strike clock ticks
Iran offers to discuss nuclear program with U.S. “on an equal footing” as Washington deploys warships to Middle East amid growing diplomatic tensions.
UN faces severe cash crisis as Trump admin ramps up pressure on world body
U.N. faces potential cash crisis by July as unpaid dues hit record $1.568 billion. Secretary-General António Guterres warns of liquidity problems amid funding cuts.
Driverless Waymo vehicle strikes child in California
An autonomous vehicle in California struck a student near a school, but there were no injuries reported, the Santa Monica Police Department noted.
Minnesota Gov Walz, AG Ellison to testify in House investigation into alleged $9B welfare fraud
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison will testify under oath next month in congressional investigation into alleged $9 billion Minnesota welfare fraud scandal.
Ex-Biden aide draws GOP backlash after post on child’s death in custody amid mounting ICE scrutiny
A former Biden administration official’s social media post lamenting the death of a young child in government custody amid increased immigration operations in Minnesota drew backlash from Republicans, who seized on the fact that the death occurred during the Biden administration.
President Trump signs executive order bringing IndyCar race to DC for America250
President Donald Trump signed an executive order for an IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., during America250, celebrating U.S. motorsports and national pride.
And So It Begins
As we are witnessing, violently and vocally, in Minneapolis blue states are resistant to the changes being wrought by a Republican president, elected by the nation. Minnesota is not alone in its resistance. The rhetoric certainly matches some from just before the Civil War, but the situation is such that secession is actually quite unlikely, despite calls for it from some corners. But as blue states harden their resistance they are failing miserably, and they are being exposed as failures. Eventually the nation as a whole will have to deal with their dilapidation.
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Trump picks ‘numbskull’ Powell’s replacement for Fed chair
President Donald Trump has officially selected Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s successor.
Trump nominated Kevin Warsh for the role, noting the financier’s extensive experience, including his former role as a governor on the board of the Federal Reserve. At the time of Warsh’s appointment to the board in 2006, he was 35, the youngest appointee to serve, Trump claimed.
This announcement comes after a longtime feud between ‘numbskull’ Powell and the president.
Warsh is set to replace Powell in May after Powell’s term officially ends.
“I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday. “On top of everything else, he is ‘central casting,’ and he will never let you down.”
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This announcement comes after a longtime feud between “numbskull” Powell and the president, with Trump often criticizing Powell’s refusal to cut interest rates.
This conflict came to a fever pitch when Trump’s Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into Powell over his testimony to the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, when he discussed the ballooning cost of renovation to the Fed headquarters.
In a statement following the subpoena, Powell claimed the investigation was actually a political response to “whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions — nor whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.”
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Trump was originally considering National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett for the role, but later suggested he would pick someone else because he wanted to keep Hassett in his position.
“[There] was great speculation that highly respected Kevin Hassett was going to be named Chairman of the Fed, and a great Chairman he would have been but, quite honestly, he is doing such an outstanding job working with me and my team at the White House, that I just didn’t want to let him go,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
“Kevin is indescribably good so, as the expression goes, ‘if you can’t do better, don’t try to fix it!’ Thank you Kevin for doing such a great job!”
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