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A whistleblower lawsuit against the president. On Lisa Brady, Fox News. The head of the Office of Special Counsel, a federal agency aimed at protecting whistleblowers, is now suing President Trump, claiming he was fired illegally as part of the Trump overhaul of federal government.
The shakeup prompting multiple legal challenges on a variety of issues. A judge hearing arguments today on the deferred resignation buyout offered to federal workers being challenged by employee unions. Unions argue that the Office of Personnel Management lacks the authority to make this offer. And they question whether the government is able to pay the buyout.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt stated, Fox's Alexandria Hoff, the judge extended the original deadline until after today's hearing, but has not yet weighed in on the merits of that case.
The president is tripling down on a plan to redevelop Gaza and clarifying his call for relocating Palestinians. Palestinian civilians would not be able to return home as part of President Trump's plan to own the Gaza Strip and redevelop the territory. No, they wouldn't because they're going to have much better housing, much better. In other words, I'm talking about building a permanent home.
In an interview with Fox News anchor Brett Baier, the president described his plan as a real estate project. We'll build beautiful communities for the 1.9 million people. We'll build beautiful communities, safe communities. President Trump is pressing Jordan and Egypt to take in refugees from Gaza, a proposal both governments have so far rejected. The king of Jordan,
meets with President Trump tomorrow. Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House. Hamas accusing Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement by delaying the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza. The militant group now says the next hostage release is delayed, which Israel says would violate the ceasefire deal. America is listening to Fox News.
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Republicans in Congress continue to work on a bill to pass the president's agenda. House Republicans still don't have a bill text for legislation that would include border security, energy, and tax policy. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Fox News Sunday says he's trying to get a razor-thin Republican majority on the same page. So I've got to make sure everyone agrees before we bring the project forward, that final product, and we've got a few more boxes to check, but we're getting very, very close.
Meanwhile, the Senate Budget Committee will mark up a bill Wednesday released by Senate GOP members that contains border, energy, and national security funding. Senate Republicans discussed the bill with President Trump in Mar-a-Lago last Friday. Fox's Ryan Schmelz in Washington. The French president is urging world leaders and tech giants to choose France for their business needs.
at an artificial intelligence summit referencing the Trump-called drill-baby-drill and instead emphasizing France's push for more electric power to address AI's vast energy consumption. Vice President J.D. Vance attending that summit as part of his first official visit overseas.
A bus crash in Guatemala now blamed for more than 50 deaths. Dozens of bodies have been recovered from the crash site and taken to a temporary morgue. The accident happened in Guatemala City, the bus veering off a highway bridge and into a ravine.
Images show the vehicle overturned and partially submerged in wastewater at the bottom of the 65-foot drop. There are believed to be people still trapped and alive in the wreckage. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared three days of national mourning. He's deployed the country's army and disaster agency to help.
Jonathan Savage, Fox News. The United Nations just announcing a suspension of its humanitarian operations in a Houthi stronghold in Yemen after rebels detained eight more UN staffers. I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News.