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Batting back criticism. I'm Lisa Lucera, Fox News. Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, responding to critics who say Doge is cutting jobs and services indiscriminately. We actually want to be careful in the cuts. So we want to measure twice, if not thrice, and cut once. And...
Actually, that is our approach. Most speaking with Fox's Brett Baer, this coming hour is after it was announced that the Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and another 10,000 will leave through early retirement and voluntary separation.
The Trump administration has paused all funding to the World Trade Organization, Fox News has learned. It's part of an executive order President Trump issued last month directing the Secretary of State to review all international intergovernmental organizations of which the United States is a member. The WTO also received two complaints filed against the United States for President Trump's new tariff policy.
She's a staunch supporter of President Trump. New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik says she and the president spoke several times today before he announced that he was withdrawing her nomination for U.N. ambassador. She tells Fox. This is about stepping up as a team. And I am doing that as a leader to ensure that we can take hold of this mandate and deliver these historic results, that we can pass this reconciliation bill, which will have
tax cuts. It will have border security, American energy independence. Republicans have a slim margin in the House. White House officials said earlier the American people need every Republican vote in the House to enact President Trump's agenda. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries out with a statement on the withdrawal of Stefanik's nomination, saying the extremists are afraid they will lose the special election to replace her and saying the Republican agenda is extremely unpopular and House Republicans are running scared.
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A measles outbreak in the U.S. is growing. Just three months into 2025, the number of measles cases in the U.S. has topped infections for the entire year of 2024. Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control find that as of March 20th, there have been 378 cases in 18 states, including Alaska, California, Georgia, Kansas, and New York. The largest outbreaks have been reported in West Texas, spreading to New Mexico.
New cases have been reported in two Ohio counties, prompting that state's top health official to urge Ohioans to vaccinate their children against the virus. The CDC says in 95% of the nationwide cases, the vaccination status is unvaccinated or unknown.
Tanya Jai Powers, Fox News. The judge has cleared the way for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to have a laptop while he's jailed awaiting trial so he can examine documents and other material related to his case. But the judge noted the decision is up to federal authorities.
A top spice brand found in many Americans' kitchens is changing its ingredients. McCormick's CEO tells investors they're taking up reformulation activity with their spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavoring products. Following Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s order to review product ingredients for safety and states like West Virginia banning seven more artificial food dyes and two food preservatives,
McCormick's with a special focus on getting out artificial food dyes and sodium, but also developing new mixes. With so-called crunchy consumers, the health conscious driving the trend, McCormick's organic products are fueling their sales growth. Therese Crowley, Fox News. Author Salman Rushdie set to release his first book of fiction since he was repeatedly stabbed in 2022. Random House says the collection of novellas and short stories called The 11th Hour will be released in the fall. I'm Lisa Lacerra. This is Fox News.
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