Macron reportedly calls ‘emergency meeting’ for world leaders to discuss Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron has scheduled an “emergency meeting” for European leaders to discuss President Donald Trump, according to another European official.
According to Politico, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski alluded to the meeting at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Two EU officials told the outlet that the meeting would take place on Monday.
“I’m very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris,” Sikorski was quoted as saying, noting that the event would involve talking about the implications of Trump’s actions “in a very serious fashion.”
“President Trump has a method of operating which the Russians call – reconnaissance through battle. You push and you see what happens, and then you change your position…And we need to respond,” the Polish official added.
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Sikorski has not shied away from discussing American politics in the past. He previously compared President Biden’s poor debate performance to the decline of ancient Rome, and once told MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell that Trump was “right” to say that NATO countries need to spend more on their own defense.
Macron has been cordial to Trump since the Republican was elected in November. In an X post, the French leader expressed a willingness to work with the president-elect.
“Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump,” Macron’s post read. “Ready to work together as we did for four years. With your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity.”
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In December, when Trump visited Paris to witness the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Macron said it was “an honor” to host him.
“It’s a great honor for French people to welcome you five years later,” Macron said of Trump. “And you were, at that time, president for the first time. And I remember the solidarity and your immediate action. So, welcome back again. We are very happy to have you here.”
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Army accused of ‘stealing food money’ from soldiers as $151M gets sent elsewhere
The U.S. Army is redirecting millions of dollars it has collected from the Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) pay for soldiers living in barracks away from food services, according to a report.
The money is supposed to help soldiers with food costs, but a Military.com investigation found that of the $225 million collected from enlisted soldiers’ BAS pay last year at 11 of the Army’s largest bases, $151 million was directed elsewhere.
Enlisted soldiers receive around $465 dollars in BAS each month, according to the U.S. Army’s website, and what is essentially a tax on troops, is taken from that, the outlet reported.
“It’s just returned to the big pool of Army funds, and it’s used someplace else,” an official told the outlet of the redirected BAS pay in an interview that was scheduled by the Army public affairs office.
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The official, who asked to remain anonymous, had direct knowledge of the situation.
The outlet’s investigation found that all but two of the bases they looked into – Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska and Fort Bliss in Texas – had redirected more than 50% of the money away from feeding soldiers.
It’s not clear what the redirected money is being spent on.
Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, said the data should be investigated.
“Stealing food money from our soldiers is not how we achieve military readiness,” Tokuda told Military.com. “The fact that at least $151 million was collected from soldiers and not spent on food as required demands not just an immediate investigation, but swift accountability.”
In 2020, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio raised the issue with then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy at a budget hearing, saying, the Army is either “wasting half the food, or the money is not being spent on the soldiers’ food and it’s being spent on something it’s not appropriated for.”
The question, which came just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, wasn’t followed up on.
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Food service worker salaries and dining hall infrastructure funds come from separate source, the outlet noted.
The Army has struggled to provide meals for soldiers in recent years, the outlet reported, noting that its most extensive base, Fort Cavazos in Texas, only had two of its 10 dining halls open in the summer of 2023 and last November, Fort Carson in Colorado was forced to serve soldiers meals of just lima beans and toast.
Some bases have also started serving prepackaged meals from kiosks – that the outlet found were generally high in sugar and low in protein – a cheaper alternative to cooked dining hall meals.
Spokesperson Maj. Andrea Kelly told the outlet that the number of meals was calculated “based on previous head counts” at base dining halls.
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Officials in the past have pointed to lower interest in dining hall meals as soldiers frequently report undercooked meat, a lack of fresh ingredients, and unseasoned meals being served there.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Army for comment.
Trump admin fires immigration judges as president vows to slash federal workforce
More than a dozen immigration judges were fired on Friday, coinciding with President Donald Trump‘s promise to trim the federal workforce.
A union official told the Associated Press that 13 judges who were set to be sworn in, and five assistant chief immigration judges, were fired on Friday without warning.
The move comes after two other judges were dismissed this week, the AP reported. No replacements have been announced.
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Fox News Digital previously reported the U.S. immigration court backlog surpassed three million pending cases.
Immigration judges currently average 4,500 pending cases each, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
The AP reported five top court officials were replaced by the Trump administration, including Mary Cheng, the agency’s acting director.
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In a memo released on Jan. 27, Sirce Owen, acting director of the Department of Justice, noted the Biden administration “severely undermined” core values of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).
“An effort to restore those values and to re-establish EOIR as a model administrative adjudicatory body is well underway,” Owen wrote. “If all employees are willing to join that effort, then there will be no limit to what EOIR can achieve.”
The Trump administration on Thursday instructed agencies to lay off most probationary workers without civil service protection, the AP reported.
The International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, which represents federal employees, and the U.S. Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on Saturday.
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Federal judge hands big victory to Elon Musk’s DOGE in battle for agencies’ data
A federal judge in Washington on Friday handed Elon Musk’s government efficiency team a win by declining a request to temporarily block it from accessing sensitive data from at least three federal agencies.
Unions and nonprofits attempted to stop Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing records at the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
U.S. District Judge John Bates wrote in an opinion that the government was likely correct in categorizing DOGE as an agency, thereby allowing it to detail its staff to other government departments.
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However, Bates called his finding a “close question,” noting that the government did not want DOGE to be considered an agency for purposes of another federal law, which would subject it to open records requests.
Bates, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, said DOGE was a “Goldilocks entity: not an agency when it is burdensome but an agency when it is convenient.”
“Plaintiffs have not shown a substantial likelihood that [DOGE] is not an agency. If that is so, [DOGE] may detail its employees to other agencies consistent with the Economy Act,” he wrote in part.
The newly minted agency, a key promise of President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, is aggressively slashing government waste when it comes to government spending. It was created via executive order and is a temporary organization within the White House that will spend 18 months carrying out its mission.
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The Justice Department has argued that the DOGE personnel in question are “detailed” U.S. government employees who have access to the information under provisions of the Economy Act.
Musk hailed the decision by reposting the news on X with the caption: “LFG,” an abbreviation for “Let’s f—ing go.”
Judge Bates suggested earlier Friday that DOGE’s creation and its hierarchy were “odd,” noting that it “was created in a way to get it out of OMB [Office of Management and Budget] and instead answering to the chief of staff of the president.”
DOGE “took great effort to avoid being an agency, but in this case, you’re an agency,” he said of DOGE. “It just seems to strain credulity.”
Attorneys for unions representing Labor Department employees argued during last week’s hearing that, absent court intervention, DOGE could access protected agency information, including the financial and medical records of millions of Americans, as well as employee safety and workplace complaints.
The plaintiffs noted that Labor Department systems contain sensitive information about investigations into Musk-owned companies Tesla and SpaceX, as well as information about trade secrets of competing companies, sparking concerns about Elon Musk’s possible access to the information.
Attorney Mark Samburg argued that allowing DOGE access to this information could have a “chilling effect” on new employees coming forward, due to fear of unlawful disclosure or retaliation.
“The sensitive information of millions of people is currently at imminent risk of unlawful disclosure,” Samburg said.
The plaintiffs had urged Judge Bates to grant a temporary request to block DOGE’s access to the information, which they said would “force the agency to implement a more thoughtful process.”
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Separately, on Friday, a federal judge extended a temporary order blocking DOGE from accessing payment systems within the Treasury Department.
That extension came after 19 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit claiming DOGE illegally accessed the Treasury Department’s central payment system at the Trump administration’s behest.
Comedian says life was ‘living hell’ while dating Hollywood’s hottest: ‘I’m ugly’
Former “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson is responding to the criticism he’s received about his previous love life with A-list celebrity women.
Davidson, 31, claimed he’s been “harassed” about his past relationships due to his appearance.
“Everyone is dating everyone and it’s Hollywood,” Davidson told Page Six. “Look at Paul Mescal, Timmy [Chalamet], Barry Keough. But because I’m ugly, they wrote about me. I was harassed for like five years and it made my life a living hell.”
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The comedian added that the scrutiny was, “pretty humiliating and upsetting.”
Davidson rose to fame after he landed an audition through “SNL” alum, Bill Hader, according to NBC.
He joined the cast at the age of 20 in 2014 and left the live comedy show in 2022.
“But because I’m ugly, they wrote about me. I was harassed for like five years and it made my life a living hell.”
The Staten Island native hoped that fans would focus on his work on “Saturday Night Live” rather than his love life.
Davidson continued to call the scrutiny, “embarrassing because you want people to write about your work.”
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“[I] was one of the youngest ever cast members on ‘SNL’ and all that got pushed to the side because of who I was dating,” he remarked. “I’ve had some pretty adult relationships with some pretty amazing women, and when it’s ended it’s been cool.”
The comedian made headlines in 2018 for his brief yet highly public engagement to pop singing sensation Ariana Grande after a few weeks of dating.
But the couple split after five months, leading Grande to create her Grammy-nominated breakup album, “thank u, next.” And Davidson moved on rather quickly to another celebrity, actress Kate Beckinsale.
After splitting from Beckinsale in April 2019, the actor and stand-up comedian navigated other high-profile romances — many of them short-lived.
Davidson was also linked to Margaret Qualley and model Kaia Gerber.
In 2021, Davidson and actress Phoebe Dynevor reportedly split after five months together just as Davidson started filming the rom-com “Meet Cute” with actress Kaley Cuoco. Dynevor started production on season 2 of her Netflix series, “Bridgerton” at the time.
Their relationship was over by summer 2021.
Later that year, Davidson jumped into a relationship with “The Kardashians” star Kim Kardashian. The two became a couple after Kardashian hosted “Saturday Night Live” in October 2021, and after weeks of claiming they were just friends, they confirmed their relationship in November 2021.
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After nine months of dating, Davidson and Kardashian went their separate ways in August 2022.
In 2022, Kardashian shared why she believes a lot of “hot girls” have been in a relationship with “The King of Staten Island” star.
“Pete has the best heart,” the SKIMS founder previously shared on an episode of Hulu’s “The Kardashians.”
“I feel like people, they have this, like, idea of him that he dates all these hot girls — and he does. But he’s just the sweetest, most thoughtful person,” she said of the “Saturday Night Live” alum.
Shortly after his relationship with Kardashian, he continued to prove he was Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor.
Rumors swirled that he dated model Emily Ratajkowski, as they were spotted courtside at the New York Knicks game in November 2022 at Madison Square Garden for their first public date night.
The following year, Davidson seemingly rid himself of one of his most famous tattoos – a tribute to his ex-girlfriend Kardashian.
While vacationing in Hawaii with rumored new girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders at the time, Davidson was pictured without his “My Girl Is A Lawyer” tattoo he had inked on his body, above his collarbone.
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FDA upgrades recall alert to ‘most serious’ level, warns of severe illness or death
Officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently escalated the recall of certain Quaker Oats pancake mixes earlier this week, increasing the recall category to the most serious level.
The Quaker Oats Company, a subsidiary of Pepsi Co, previously announced the limited recall of certain boxes of Pearl Milling Company Original Pancake & Waffle Mix on Jan. 14. Pearl Milling was originally branded as Aunt Jemima before 2021.
On Thursday, the FDA updated the recall category to Class I, which pertains to “situation[s] in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
In a January press release, the company noted that certain two-pound boxes of the product contained “undeclared milk.”
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“[The recall was announced] after being alerted by a retail partner,” the statement noted. “Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the recalled product.”
The mixes were distributed to retailers in 11 states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Utah and Wisconsin. Consumers could have bought the recalled products as early as Nov. 18 of last year.
No other Pearl Milling pancake and waffle mixes have been recalled, and the recall strictly pertains to products with a UPC code of 30000 65040 and a best-by date of Sept. 12, 2025.
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“No allergic reactions related to this matter have been reported to date,” the company noted. “If consumers have an allergy or sensitivity to milk, they should not consume the product and discard it immediately.”
Quaker Oats has recalled multiple products in the past few years. In December 2023, Quaker Oats recalled over two dozen types of granola bars and cereals due to a salmonella contamination risk.
In March 2021, the company recalled thousands of bags of its Quaker Rice Crisps Sweet Barbecue Flavor over the possibility of undeclared soy.
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Hollywood starlet claims some producers look at one number when casting movies
Maya Hawke claimed that the size of actors’ social media following is becoming a big factor in some producers’ casting decisions and whether a movie is able to be made.
During a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast,” the 26-year-old actress, who is the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, recalled that her parents “worked hard” to protect her privacy when she was growing up.
However, she believes that actors are expected to share more of their personal lives in the age of social media and their follower count is becoming increasingly important to their careers.
“I think that the line between actor and celebrity has gotten extremely blurry,” the “Stranger Things” star said. “And I think in some ways a celebrity is someone where their personality is what is the draw. And what I always wanted to be was an actor where the work is what the draw is, not the personhood. But the industry keeps changing and you have to change with it and understand that all of these things are getting blurred.”
Hawke said that “there are wonderful, incredible actors I admire whose personalities we all know very well.” However, she noted that for others, navigating the industry is now about “figuring out the footing in these changing times of social media and public personality and also how difficult it is to get things made.”
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Hawke explained that some producers insisted that the cast’s combined Instagram follower count must meet a certain quota for a project to move forward.
“I don’t care about Instagram. Instagram sucks. Right, well just so you know, if you have over this many followers you can get the movie funded,” the actress said. “It’s a really confusing line to walk.”
Hawke recalled that she had talked to “so many smart directors” about how she wanted to delete her Instagram account, but they warned her that it would impact their casting decisions.
“They’re like, ‘Just so you know, when I’m casting a movie with some producers, they hand me a sheet with the amount of collective followers I have to get of the cast that I cast so if you delete your Instagram, and I lose those followers, understand that these are the kinds of people I need to cast around you,'” she said.
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However, Hawke noted that a small number of directors are exempt from basing their casting decisions on the cast’s follower counts.
“There are these few directors, maybe there’s ten of them, who have reputations that are vast enough and have shown how well they can work and what they can do, that they get given a lot of freedom and a lot of privacy,” she said.
“And they don’t have to have a thousand extra BTS guys, taking footage and asking you to make a video of you peeling your orange on the side of the set,” Hawk continued.
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“You can really focus and sit there and make a film with them,” she added. “And I’ve been privileged enough to really work with three in my life. I got to work with three sets that were like this. I got to work with Quentin [Tarantino], I got to work with Bradley Cooper, and I got to work with Wes Anderson.”
In 2019, Hawke starred in Tarantino’s comedy-drama film “Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood.” The actress appeared in Cooper’s 2023 biographical movie “Maestro,” based on legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein’s relationship with his wife Felicia Montealegre. Hawe was a member of the star-studded ensemble cast in Anderson’s 2023 science fiction comedy drama “Asteroid City.”
Hawke currently has 8.9 million followers on Instagram.
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Entrepreneur shuts down Raskin’s ‘complaining’ with piece of advice
Serial entrepreneur and author Magatte Wade lambasted Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and other Democrats for making it “clear” in Congress that they are “not working for the American people.”
Wade, who was serving as a Congressional witness during a February 11 Judiciary hearing, went viral for calling out Rep. Jamie Raskin’s inflammatory comments around Elon Musk and his DOGE force.
“Do we really need to hire a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk to go out and do it for us?” Rep. Raskin had asked the room on Tuesday, calling Musk and his DOGE team “mutant teenage racist computer hackers.” Rep. Raskin was claiming that Musk and his team had taken “possession” of financial payment systems at theUnited States Department of Treasury and had access to the private financial records of Americans.
Magatte Wade sounded off in Congress at Rep. Raskin over his “complaining” about Elon Musk, asking Congressional members what their “endgame” was by attacking DOGE’s process.
“What is the endgame? Isn’t the endgame to make us, the American people, better off? Isn’t it?,” Wade asked. She argued Democratic lawmakers needed to reallocate their priorities towards helping Americans rather than focusing on Musk.
“Keep your eye on the ball. And your ball should be me,” she said. “How do we make me better off?”
Wade told “The Will Cain Show” Thursday that watching this session of Congress unfold was a “joke.”
The entrepreneur, who is from Africa and has started businesses in both Senegal and Silicon Valley, stressed how critical the issue of overregulation discussed at hearing was.
“We’re talking about probably the most important thing in America right now,” she argued. Wade stressed she has seen the negative impacts of overregulation on people and small businesses in her country.
“It means the difference between life and death, war or peace, being free or enslaved. And in the end, if we’re talking about human dignity here,” said Wade.
The entrepreneur said that while listening to Rep. Raskin and other congressional members, it became apparent to her that these congressional leaders were not just “ignoring you” but “nagging you.”
“And then you wonder to yourself, wait? Are you not working for us? Have you been put in this position by us? Are you not reporting to us? So the whole thing seemed upside down,” she shared.
Wade explained how she had walked out of the congressional hearing worried about what the government has turned into, saying that Rep. Raskin was “clearly” not working for the American people.
“I don’t know who he’s working for, but it’s not for us,” she said.