Patrick Ward

3 weeks ago | skynews.com.au | Jasmine Baehr |Brooke Singman |Patrick Ward

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping order blocking travel to the U.S. from nearly 20 countries identified as high-risk for terrorism, visa abuse and failure to share security information. The new travel restrictions — announced under Executive Order 14161 — apply to nationals from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, all deemed "very high risk" due to terrorist activity, weak or hostile governments, and high visa overstay rates.

3 weeks ago | foxnews.com | Alexandra Koch |Patrick Ward

The Trump administration recently pulled Jared Isaacman's nomination to be NASA administrator, alluding that he was not in "complete alignment" with the president's agenda. "The Administrator of NASA will help lead humanity into space and execute President [Donald] Trump’s bold mission of planting the American flag on the planet Mars," White House Assistant Press Secretary Liz Huston told Fox News Digital on Saturday.

4 weeks ago | foxnews.com | Greg Wehner |Patrick Ward

A White House official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday that in addition to billionaire Elon Musk, multiple other staffers and special government employees from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are departing. Musk has been heading DOGE since President Donald Trump took office in January. The department was tasked with cutting $2 trillion from the federal government’s budget through efforts to slash spending, government programs and federal workforce.

Feb 22, 2025 | foxnews.com | Brie Stimson |David Spunt |Patrick Ward

FBI Director Kash Patel will be tapped to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday. The news comes a day after Patel was sworn in as the ninth FBI director in a narrow Senate vote. Former FBI Director Christopher Wray resigned at the end of former President Biden's term and Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ATF general counsel, Pamela Hicks, on Thursday.

Feb 18, 2025 | foxnews.com | Paul Steinhauser |Patrick Ward |Deirdre Heavey

Vice President JD Vance is no stranger to the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference, better known by its acronym CPAC. But on Thursday, at the opening session at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside the nation's capital, Vance will address CPAC for the first time since his inauguration last month as vice president of the United States. Vance has been a regular at the conference in recent years, dating back to his successful 2022 campaign for the Senate in Ohio.