Chapter 1: What is the latest news regarding Attorney General Pam Bondi?
This is a Fox News alert. The U.S. Attorney General is out on Lisa Brady. We are just getting word that Pam Bondi will be replaced, at least for now, by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch. However, she's not being kicked out of the Trump administration. She's going to be moved into a different role. similar to what happened recently with the now former Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem.
Again, Attorney General Pam Bondi is going to be moved out of that role into a different role in the Trump administration. She'll be replaced, at least in the interim, the word is, by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch, however, still awaiting the formal announcement from the White House about this. Oil prices are surging.
Chapter 2: How are rising oil prices affecting the U.S. and international relations?
U.S. crude topping $112 a barrel after President Trump's update on Iran last night, mixing hope for an end with continued warnings.
President Trump has informed NATO partners that if they want help keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, the U.S. will help. But the U.S. is almost done taking the lead on that.
Fox's Peter Doocy at the White House that says multiple countries are now considering ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a virtual summit being hosted by the UK. Instead of waiting for Congress, President Trump says he'll sign an order to pay all of DHS employees.
This announcement comes after top Republicans in the House and Senate agreed to move forward on a two-step approach to fully fund the department without reforms to ICE and Border Patrol demanded by Democrats. In a social media post, the president says families have suffered for far too long.
Chapter 3: What actions is President Trump taking regarding DHS funding?
The order would apply to FEMA staff and members of the U.S. Coast Guard. Last week, President Trump signed a similar order to restart pay for TSA agents after many had called out of work, leading to record-long security lines at major airports.
Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House this morning. A bill to partially fund DHS was passed again by the Senate and sent back to the House, where its fate is uncertain. America is listening to Fox News. Recapping that breaking news out of Washington literally just moments ago, getting word that U.S.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is being moved out of that role into a different undetermined place in the Trump administration and that the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch will become the interim deputy. A.G. Meantime, President Trump just posting about the biggest bridge in Iran tumbling down, adding they should make a deal before it's too late.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of the federal lawsuit over a religious charter school in Oklahoma?
This is Iran reportedly names bridges in Gulf neighbors as potential targets. Iranian state media also claiming a drone attack was launched on U.S. fighter jets at an air base in Jordan. But there is no independent confirmation of that. There's a new federal lawsuit over a proposed religious charter school in Oklahoma.
A predominantly Jewish-led group of Oklahoma families, educators, and clergy filing a motion in federal court to block what could be the nation's first religious public charter school. They call the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation's plans unconstitutional and a violation.
By using taxpayer dollars for religious discrimination, they contend a religious public charter school could also discriminate against non-Jewish students and staff.
Fox's Jeff Manasso. The man charged in the death of New York City Police Detective Jonathan Diller in a traffic stop two years ago found not guilty of first-degree murder.
Chapter 5: What was the outcome of the trial involving NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller's death?
36-year-old Guy Rivera was found guilty of manslaughter and other charges, including attempted murder in the first degree for trying to shoot an NYPD sergeant who also responded, and criminal possession of a weapon that could all add up to a maximum of 90 years to life. The jury had initially reached a split verdict Wednesday, but the judge ordered them to deliberate further.
At issue, whether the jury believed Rivera intentionally pointed the gun and fired at Diller, a required finding for a murder conviction in New York. Lillian Wu, Fox News. Stocks are lower. The Dow's down 163. I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News.