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Trump's Ukraine deadline sparks rift on Capitol Hill amid stalled peace talks
Lawmakers gave mixed reactions to the timeline that President Donald Trump laid out for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a peace plan.
The new timeline, first reported by the Financial Times, gives Ukraine just "days" to consider the 20-point design floated by the administration after months of stalemate. According to the Times, the administration wants to have an answer by Christmas.
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Where some lawmakers believe a sense of urgency is essential to drawing the parties to the table, others criticized the timeline as a tool that they believe is putting a disproportionate amount of pressure on Ukraine.
"I don’t think people should be given a deadline when it comes to defending their freedom and sovereignty," Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Wednesday.
Whether Ukraine will have to surrender some of its land has become the main sticking point amid broader conversations on the 20-point peace plan brokered by the United States. Zelenskyy has repeatedly said conceding territory is a line he won’t cross.
On Wednesday, in a post to X, he said he would work with Ukraine’s allies to find an acceptable resolution to the conflict.
"We continue to communicate with all our partners on a daily basis, virtually 24/7, to identify doable and realistic steps to bring the war to an end. Everything must be reliable and dignified for Ukraine," Zelenskyy said.
"We are finalizing work on the 20 points of a fundamental document that could define the parameters for ending the war, and we expect to deliver this document to the United States in the near future following our joint work with President Trump’s team and partners in Europe."
Like Van Hollen, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said he believes the timeline doesn’t help reach a resolution. But he also questioned how firm the timeline request would be. Coons, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, noted Trump has made similar efforts to put pressure on peace talks in the past.
"Over and over and over and over, President Trump's attitude towards Russia and Ukraine has changed off again, on again, off again over the last 11 months," Coons said.
"It is long past time for President Trump to acknowledge that Russia is the aggressor, that Ukraine is a democracy, and that our vital national interest rests with defending Ukraine. He should not be giving timeline ultimatums," Coons said.
But not all lawmakers see the timeline as counterproductive. Republicans said it introduces a needed degree of pressure.
"I don't criticize the timelines, because I think that forces people to the table and to try to work it out," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., who is a longtime supporter of sending U.S. aid to Ukraine.
"But I do think that we have to make sure that we're clear on who the aggressor is and who the victim is and proceed accordingly," Fitzpatrick added.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, declined to praise or condemn the timeline. But in a pragmatic sense, he believes it helps Ukraine come to grips with the ugly reality of war and what he sees as an unsustainable drain to the country’s military power.
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"I'm not trying to take any sides on this, other than the longer this goes on, the more devastating it is to Ukraine post-war," Issa said. "If you look at this, like you look at a chessboard where you have 20 pawns and I have 10, and we're trading them one for one. Time is not on the side of the one that has 10."
"Time is [Zelenskyy’s] enemy, because every day that goes by that we're at a standstill, he doesn't become militarily weaker, but from a human asset [view], he's becoming weaker. And you know, this is not a sustainable war because he can't produce another generation of fighters to replace the ones that are being killed or maimed every day," Issa said.
It’s unclear what the Trump administration would do if the conflict stretched past that window. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ex-Kentucky sheriff admits to shooting judge but claims he 'had no control' over actions: report
A former Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down a sitting judge inside his courthouse chambers has admitted to pulling the trigger, according to newly filed court documents, while his defense moves to lean heavily on an insanity argument as the case heads towards trial.
Shawn "Mickey" Stines, who resigned as Letcher County sheriff after the September 2024 killing, admitted in the filing that he shot District Judge Kevin Mullins during a confrontation in the Whitesburg courthouse, according to court documents obtained by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
The video, with no audio, showed a man identified by police as Stines pulling out a gun and shooting at the judge, who was seated at his desk. The man walked around the desk, pointed the gun at the judge and repeatedly shot him. Stines has been charged with first-degree murder and murder of a public official.
The admission comes as the former sheriff's attorneys have worked to establish that Stines was suffering from "extreme emotional disturbance" prior to the shooting, suggesting his legal team is preparing a broad insanity defense, the outlet reported.
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In a document written a few days after the shooting, a social worker who met with Stines in jail said he had remained in "an active state of psychosis" and didn’t appear to understand the criminal charge against him. Stines had "episodes of combativeness which has required pepper spray," the Associated Press reported.
In a deposition Stines gave investigators in the days leading up to the shooting, he claimed to have been suffering from dizziness, headaches, sweating and memory loss brought on by California encephalitis, a neurological disease resulting from bug bites, the Herald-Leader reported.
Prosecutors have not commented on the latest filings. Stines' legal team has argued that a portion of his mental evaluation should remain sealed, a position that the judge recently upheld.
Stines resigned as sheriff days after the shooting and is being held without bond in eastern Kentucky.
Under Kentucky law, proof of mental incapacitation or extreme emotional distress could take the death penalty off the table in Stines’ case, the Herald-Leader reported. However, a defendant’s standards of intent reportedly differ in civil cases, with Mullins’ widow filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Stines and three other Letcher County Sheriff’s Office employees in September.
Kimberly Mullins and the couple’s two children are reportedly accusing Stines of assault and battery, while alleging that three other sheriff’s employees did not warn or protect the judge from Stines, who was showing signs of being anxious, violently paranoid and psychotic.
On Nov. 12, Stines admitted to shooting Mullins in his answer to the civil lawsuit, adding that he was "exhibiting paranoid and psychotic conduct," according to the Herald-Leader.
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Stines' attorneys reportedly moved to dismiss the case under the sovereign immunity doctrine, which shields government officials from civil liability claims while acting in their official capacity. They also asked a judge to dismiss the negligence claims against him, citing the accusation must show proof of intent.
"As Sheriff, he was a county employee and, therefore, is entitled to the same sovereign immunity granted to the County itself," his attorneys wrote, according to the Herald-Leader. "Based on this, the official capacity claims against Shawn Stines must be dismissed."
Additionally, Stines’ attorneys reportedly detailed a possible defense they could use to portray their client’s state of mind during the alleged killing, insisting that he "had no control," and was suffering from "pre-existing conditions."
Stines' attorneys did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Last week, a judge reportedly denied two motions to dismiss the criminal charges against Stines, with his attorneys saying prosecutors never informed the grand jury of their client’s mental state when the crime was committed and that the proceeding was intentionally not recorded.
Bengals' Joe Burrow throws NFL future into flux with concerning comments
Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow made concerning comments about his long-term commitment to playing professional football on Wednesday at his media availability.
Burrow entered the league in 2020, but has been through a ton of injuries during his budding career. He tore his ACL and MCL in his left knee during his rookie season, he suffered a torn ligament in his right wrist in 2023 and missed several games this season with a turf toe injury.
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When Burrow is healthy, the Bengals are a playoff contender and Burrow is an MVP candidate. When he’s not, they’re a bottom-tier team.
The former LSU standout was asked whether his latest injury changed the way he viewed the game.
"It certainly doesn’t change my desire to win. If I wanna keep doing this, I have to have fun doing it," he said. "I’ve been through a lot and if it’s not fun, what am I doing it for? So, that’s the mindset I’m trying to bring to the table."
Burrow added that his mindset now was based on a reflection about his career.
"I’m not sure there was a singular moment or time," he said. "It’s reflection on a lot of things that I’ve done and been through in my career. I think I’ve been through more than most and it’s certainly not easy on the brain or the body. So, just trying to have fun doing it again."
Former Indianapolis Colts star Andrew Luck was a promising star in the NFL before injuries took a toll on his body and led to his abrupt retirement.
Burrow, 29, has played in 73 games and has thrown for 19,735 yards and 148 touchdown passes.
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Erika Kirk delivers powerful rebuke to those celebrating her husband's assassination
Erika Kirk sent a message to anyone who celebrated the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, during a preview of a town hall conversation on Wednesday.
"You’re sick. He’s a human being. You think he deserved that? Tell that to my 3-year-old daughter," she said, responding to a question from CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss about the people who justified or celebrated his killing.
Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during a campus event in Utah in September.
"You want to watch, in high-res, the video of my husband being murdered and laugh, and say he deserves it? There’s something very sick in your soul. And I pray that God saves you," Kirk said. "I pray, because that is what is so wrong."
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Kirk said the internet has "dehumanized us" during the conversation with Weiss. The full town hall is set to air on Saturday.
Nationwide, there have been several instances of people publicly celebrating or mocking Kirk's assassination.
Less than a week after Kirk's Sept. 10 killing, a student on the Clemson University campus was caught on video mocking the commentator. An 18-year-old Texas Tech student was arrested and expelled after she was caught on video making disturbing comments at a vigil in September.
During an interview on "Outnumbered" on Wednesday, Kirk pushed back against conspiracy theorists who have leveled a series of unfounded accusations about the assassination of her husband.
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"Can I have one thing? Can my children have one thing?" Kirk said.
"We will be building the most beautiful memorial for my husband at Turning Point USA. And it will be for the world to see. And it will be spectacular... But can I have one thing?" she continued. "Can my babies have one thing where we hold it sacred, where my husband is laid to rest, where I don't have to be worried about some secular revolutionary coming and destroying my husband's grave while my daughter is sitting there praying? One thing."
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Kirk said the conspiracy theorists have taken "nothing" from her, telling Fox News’ Harris Faulkner she doesn’t have the time to "address the noise."
"My silence does not mean that I am complacent. My silence does not mean that somehow Turning Point USA and all of the hand-picked staff that loved my husband and my husband loved them is somehow in on it. We are busy building," Kirk said.
Fox News' Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
Leftist Code Pink founder praise for Marjorie Taylor Greene stuns social media
The founder of the left-wing Code Pink organization, Medea Benjamin, hailed outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Wednesday, saying she will "miss" her support for peace.
Many on social media expressed shock and criticism at the odd pairing, while some observers mentioned "horseshoe theory" – the idea that the extremes on the right and left have more in common with each other than with moderates.
"We visited Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene today to thank her for becoming such a strong anti war voice in congress and tell her we will miss her," Benjamin wrote in a statement on X.
Greene faced heavy backlash for the meeting from conservative commentators who argued it was a betrayal of values.
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"And here is [MTG] pictured hanging out with an org that mocks our troops at military parades with fake caskets. Unbelievable," wrote commentator Dana Loesch.
"Weirder and weirder by the day," quipped Fox News contributor Byron York.
Greene herself explained the meeting in a statement on social media, saying he was committed to her anti-war stance.
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"I’m America First and fully against funding foreign wars and support peace because that’s good for everyone especially the most innocent people, children. I have enjoyed a friendship with Medea for a few years now even though politics says that’s not allowed," she wrote on X.
"I’ve learned to find bridges with others and that’s how we all win and ultimately leads to peace," she added.
Cheryl Hines reveals why she hasn't spoken to Larry David since 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' finale
Actress Cheryl Hines, wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revealed why she hasn't spoken to "Curb Your Enthusiasm" creator Larry David since the series' finale in 2024, saying, "I think he’s mad … because Bobby’s in the administration."
In an interview with NewsNation on Wednesday, Hines elaborated on her earlier comment that she hadn't spoken to the liberal comedian in over a year, despite playing David's wife — and later ex-wife — on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" for over two decades. David, who introduced Hines to Kennedy more than 20 years ago, has long been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, under whom her husband now serves.
"I actually think I would be fine talking to Larry," Hines told the outlet. "Somebody asked me, ‘What would happen if you walked into a restaurant and he was there?’ I would be happy to see him and I’d say hi and we’d talk for a second."
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Although the two had worked together for nearly a quarter-century, Hines seemed to downplay her friendship with David, telling NewsNation, "It’s not like Larry and I used to play pickleball and we don’t now. You know what I mean? I would really see him at work or things like that once in a while, have lunch, but I haven’t really been around in L.A. the same time he has, so I don’t know. I’m sure things would be fine with us. And at the same time, I’m sure he’s not happy about politics."
NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas asked the actress whether she felt "shunned" by Hollywood due to her husband's politics.
"There are a lot of people who have been great to me, who reach out to me," she revealed. "They range from, ‘Oh my gosh, this is crazy, are you OK?’ to ‘I love what your husband’s doing, and I’m behind you guys 100%.'"
Hines told the outlet that despite receiving support from some, there are some friends of hers that are "very upset" over her husband's involvement with the Trump administration.
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"Yes, I do have a few friends that I know are just very upset by even Bobby being in the administration. It’s very upsetting to them, and I understand that, I respect it. I haven’t had any falling outs. I haven’t had a moment of somebody storming out the door," she said.
Since her husband took over as HHS secretary, Hines has been outspoken about the backlash she says she’s faced from colleagues in the entertainment industry, criticizing what she viewed as a Hollywood double standard during an interview with the Times of London last month.
"I have compassion for those actors and entertainers who really want people to know where they stand morally, I suppose," Hines said. "[But] I’ve never been one of them. I’ve been a person who has not been politically inclined. But it is eye-opening to see people really wanting to tell you how much their morals do not line up with, say, the present administration, because they don’t like hate or judgment."
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She continued, "But then that’s exactly what they inflict on other people: ‘We’re inclusive. We like everybody regardless. Except her. She’s married to this guy, and I don’t like that guy.’"
Fox News' Ashley Hume contributed to this report.
Trump declares support for Cabinet official after report he is considering replacement
President Donald Trump pushed back on a rumor that he was looking to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and told reporters that he believes she has been "fantastic."
"I read a story recently that I'm unhappy with Kristi — I'm so happy with her... We have a border that's the best border in the history of our country. Why would I be unhappy? She's fantastic, actually," Trump told reporters during a roundtable with business leaders on Wednesday.
The president's remarks follow a recent report from MS NOW stating that a White House official said that Noem was on "very thin ice." The report claimed that Trump was looking to replace Noem as early as January, and that White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller was leading the push to replace her.
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According to the report, Miller and other White House officials were frustrated with Noem because they were displeased with the pace at which she was working to build new detention centers. Additionally, the report claimed that several governors had called Trump to voice complaints about Noem's handling of FEMA and disaster relief funds.
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On Monday, the White House firmly denied the report and accused MS NOW of running a false narrative.
"Everything about this is total Fake News. Secretary Noem is doing a great job implementing the President’s agenda and making America safe again. MS Now continues to beclown themselves by inventing narratives that simply are not true," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin also weighed in on the report in an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital, saying, "I can't speak for the president, but I've seen more credible reporting on Big Foot."
During the roundtable on Wednesday, Trump also shut down rumors that he was dissatisfied with War Secretary Pete Hegseth over the controversial U.S. military strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats. Trump said his feelings about Hegseth's work were "very much the opposite" of what was being reported, and he called the War secretary "phenomenal."
Trump joked that he would "have to think about" Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who was sitting at the table, before going on to praise him. The president similarly praised Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom, Preston Mizell and Bonny Chu contributed to this report.
Venezuela accuses US of 'piracy' after seizing massive oil tanker
Venezuela on Wednesday condemned the U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, calling it an "act of international piracy."
"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly denounces and repudiates what constitutes blatant theft and an act of international piracy, publicly announced by the president of the United States, who confessed to the assault of an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea," the government said in an official communiqué.
The statement, published by Correo del Orinoco, a state-run news outlet that regularly carries Venezuela’s official government announcements, framed the seizure as part of a broader campaign against the country’s sovereignty and natural resources.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said a joint operation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker that was allegedly being used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.
"For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations," she said on X. "This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues."
Bondi released unclassified video footage of the operation that showed a helicopter approaching the large tanker and tactical personnel repelling down a rope onto the deck.
President Donald Trump made the seizure announcement on Wednesday while speaking at a roundtable event at the White House with business leaders.
"As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. A large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized actually," Trump told reporters. "And, other things are happening. So you'll be seeing that later, and you'll be talking about that later with some other people."
"It was seized for a very good reason," he later added.
Asked by a reporter what would happen to the oil aboard the tanker, Trump responded: "Well, we keep it, I guess."
A short time later, he said, "I assume we’re going to keep the oil."
Time Magazine puts AI leaders on 'person of the year' cover
Time magazine announced "Architects of AI" as its 2025 person of the year on Thursday, rather than picking a singular individual for the honor.
"For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year," the outlet noted in a post on X.
The post features two magazine covers, one of which prominently depicts eight Big Tech figures appearing to sit next to each other on a beam high above a city — these include Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, xAI's Elon Musk, OpenAI's Sam Altman, AMD's Lisa Su, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, Antrhopic's Dario Amodei, and Fei-Fei Li of Stanford and World Labs.
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The work by digital painter Jason Seiler is "an homage to the famous 1932 photograph of construction workers on a steel beam 800 feet above the RCA building in New York City," according to Time.
Artificial intelligence and its various applications have been taking the world by storm, with many predicting significant changes on the horizon as the technology progresses and permeates society.
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"Thanks to Huang, [SoftBank's Masayoshi] Son, Altman, and other AI titans, humanity is now flying down the highway, all gas no brakes, toward a highly automated and highly uncertain future," Time wrote.
Last year, the outlet named then-President-elect Donald Trump as 2024 person of the year.
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In 2023, the distinction went to music superstar Taylor Swift.
Kristi Noem faces first major Homeland Security grilling as lawmakers press her on terror threats
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing her first major test before the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Noem is appearing before the House Homeland Security Committee for a hearing on worldwide threats, an event that is meant to be annual but has not happened in multiple recent years.
She's set to testify alongside National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent and Michael Glasheen, operations director of the FBI's National Security Branch.
"I'm sure she'll talk about border, I'm sure she'll talk about drugs, I'm sure she'll talk about China, hopefully an update on what's happening with cybersecurity. I mean it's a very important hearing. I'm glad she'll be there," House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital.
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It's Noem's first major national security-focused hearing before the House of Representatives since taking charge of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier this year.
It comes as lawmakers on Capitol Hill warn about the potential for hostile countries like Venezuela, Iran and China exploiting U.S. vulnerabilities in national security.
"I'm always concerned about that. I've been concerned about that for years. I mean, thousands of known and suspected terrorists came across the southern border over the last four years. Luckily, it's been closed up, but they're still here," Garbarino said.
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"I'm gonna look forward to hearing from the FBI, you know, what's being done, what they're doing to track down the people that are already here."
Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, lawmakers will likely grill Noem about the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
"We don't get much information, in the interim, from the administration. You write letters, and what you get back is an acknowledgment of the letter, but very little facts," said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the top Democrat on the committee. "Obviously, the administration's stand on immigration is not one that we agree with, especially how they're doing it."
He accused ICE agents of treating people with "total disrespect" because they "look Hispanic."
"I think that she has to address it," Thompson said.
Noem's appearance comes hours after Axios reported that she and border czar Tom Homan had a falling out behind the scenes, though the outlet also reported that neither are in danger of losing their positions any time soon.