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President Trump signs another executive order. I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News. This one signed on Wednesday, banning transgender athletes from participating in girls and women's sports. The president speaking as he signed. With this executive order, the war on women's sports is over.
The order is likely to face legal challenges. Meantime, President Trump announcing a new plan for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, making that announcement as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday. The president saying we'll turn it into the, quote, Riviera of the Middle East. Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump shocked the world when he says the U.S. will be going into Gaza and did not rule out U.S. military involvement. The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip.
And we will do a job with it, too. We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. The Saudi foreign ministry says Saudi Arabia rejects any attempts to displace the Palestinians from their land. And the French government saying France reiterates its opposition.
position any forced displacement of the Palestinian population of Gaza, which would constitute a serious violation of international law. Fox's Lucas Tomlinson, leaders elsewhere in the Middle East not on board. President Trump welcoming the Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House Tuesday, and they spoke at length about the future of Israel and Gaza. The president sparking that backlash when he suggested the U.S. take over and develop Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu, though, supporting the idea. The actual idea of allowing first Gazans who want to leave to leave.
I mean, what's wrong with that? They can leave. They can then come back. They can relocate and come back. But you have to rebuild Gaza. If you want to rebuild Gaza, you can't have. This is the first good idea that I've heard. It's a remarkable idea. Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to Fox's Sean Hannity on Wednesday night. America's listening to Fox News.
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Available for a limited time at participating restaurants. Tax not included. Price may vary. Not valid with any other offer, discount, or combo. The job of confirming President Trump's cabinet nominees continues. Fox's Ryan Schmelz with more. The Senate confirming Scott Turner to be the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Wednesday along mostly party lines. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on FBI Director nominee Kash Patel, one of President Trump's nominees most under the microscope. Patel will need to be
voted out of committee in order to go before the full Senate to officially be confirmed. U.S. Trade Representative nominee Jameson Greer has his confirmation hearing scheduled for today. On Capitol Hill, Ryan Schmelz, Fox News. Cuts to the federal government ramping up under Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency leading outrage from Democrats and government officials.
The Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, has been busy deleting contracts that they think are unnecessary. Yesterday, canceling 12 consulting contracts, saving taxpayers $30 million, also ending 12 more leases for unused office space, saving $3 million. So far, President Trump says he's happy with what Elon Musk and his DOGE team are doing.
But Elon Musk's demolition project on government waste and fraud is sending some Democrats into a spiral. They're mad that Musk is making all these changes while being unelected. Some of them are so upset at some of these changes that he's making unilaterally that.
Some say they want him locked up. That's Fox's Hillary Vaughn. Democrats not happy about the cuts, especially Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey. It's the time when we have to stand up and to fight, to not stand on the sidelines, to help people by the millions.
by the millions are going to have to stand up and protest. Markey and other Democrats protesting Doge at the U.S. Capitol in D.C. on Wednesday. And famed music producer and record executive Irv Gotti has died. He battled health problems recently since suffering a stroke last year and was seen walking with the aid of a cane. He was known for co-founding the record label Murder, Inc. Records in 1998. He was 54. I'm Ted Lindner. This is Fox News.