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The end of the line. I'm Lisa Lacerra, Fox News. Elon Musk is ending his time in the Trump administration, at least officially. The special government employee term for Elon Musk is expiring, but President Trump says the leading figure of Doge will remain a presence. Well, I expect to continue to provide advice whenever the president would like.
advice. I hope so. Musk says many members of the Doge team will stay in place and the work to root out wasteful spending will continue. With the support of the president and Congress, could we achieve $20 of savings? I think so. We're on track to do so. Doge claims to have identified nearly $200 billion in savings so far. Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House. A federal appeals court keeps a block on the Trump administration from downsizing the federal workforce.
The judge's order directs numerous federal agencies to stop acting on the workforce executive order signed in February and a subsequent memo signed by the Department of Government Efficiency and Office of Personnel Management. President Trump now back at the White House after holding a rally with U.S. steel workers outside Pittsburgh where he announced a deal between U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel, though he says it hasn't been finalized. I have to approve the final deal with Nippon Steel.
And we haven't seen that part of the deal yet. The president said Nippon's deal has made a very big investment and a very big commitment in the deal. The president also announced a plan to double tariffs on foreign steel. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Singapore for a defense conference with U.S. allies in Asia, where he said they would not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China. The threat China poses is real and it could be imminent. We hope not.
but it certainly could be. This is China's official news agency says China's Southern Theater Navy conducted combat readiness patrols around the disputed Scarborough Shoal into the South China Sea. America's listening to Fox News. Creating your own business is everything. Getting it registered and compliant, not so much.
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PBS has sued the Trump administration over the executive order that it be stripped of federal funding. The suit says the argument by the president that PBS is biased against conservatives is viewpoint discrimination and he overstepped his authority.
A teenager is in custody for a South Carolina party boat shooting that left 11 people injured. Horry County police say a 19-year-old is expected to be extradited from Lake County, Illinois, back to South Carolina to face charges including several counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
The teen arrested in connection to a Sunday night shooting on a dock after a three-hour party cruise in Little River, northeast of Myrtle Beach. According to officials, 10 people were wounded by gunfire, mostly on the lower parts of their body, and one person was hurt by a falling speaker. It's unclear what led to the violence. Police believe only one person fired the shots, but are still investigating and say more people could face charges.
Kristen Goodwin, Fox News. Actor and comedian Russell Brand has pled not guilty in a London court to charges of rape and sexual assault involving four women dating back more than 25 years. A trial is scheduled for June of next year. Taylor Swift makes a big deal out of her old records. Are you ready for it? And one of the biggest business moves in pop music.
Taylor Swift has officially bought back her original catalog. After six years of fights and transfers, Swift has acquired the rights to her first six albums from their latest owner, Shamrock Capital. Originally released through Big Machine Records, the price, an undisclosed nine-figure deal, which Swift calls fair and reasonable. In a handwritten note to fans online, Swift wrote, to say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved, adding in part,
All I've ever wanted was to one day purchase my music outright. No strings, no partnership, full autonomy. Fox is Michelle Polino. I'm Lisa Lucera. This is Fox News. Creating your own business is everything. Getting it registered and compliant, not so much.
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