"I got a wonderful phone call from the chief talent recruiter, the president himself."
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia tells @JesseBWatters that President Trump personally reached out to recruit her, saying her strong support for his policies and willingness to fight for his agenda caught his attention.
"And he loved what a fighter I was for him, Jesse," she adds.
Zacharia says she plans to continue advocating for the president's policies in her new position.
The final bow for Lionel Messi in an Argentina jersey.
After 21 years, 125 goals, two Copa América titles and the World Cup triumph that cemented his place in Argentine soccer history, Messi takes the field for his final national team match.
More than 85,000 tickets for the farewell against Benin sell out in just 90 minutes as fans pack Buenos Aires' Monumental stadium. Messi walks onto the field with his three sons as fireworks erupt, chants of "ME-SSI!" roll through the stands and a massive No. 10 jersey stretches across the pitch with one simple message: "Gracias."
JUST IN: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth introduces President Trump at Sparrows Point, Maryland, where he's announcing a $3.7 billion submarine-parts shipyard.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joins Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing for a workout at the Miramar Sports Complex in San Diego.
The session included push-ups, pull-ups, weighted lunges, burpees and other exercises across 10 stations.
The U.S. is nearing 3,900 measles cases as Pennsylvania battles the country's largest outbreak and New York declares a disaster emergency.
Overseas, thousands have been arrested as protests grip France and demonstrators clash with police.
And nearly 17 years after the Fort Hood massacre, President Trump has cleared the way for Nidal Hasan to be executed by U.S. Army firing squad.
FOX News' @BillMelugin_ has the latest on the developing stories.
Christa Pike is awake and speaking, and now her attorneys are heading to court demanding Tennessee preserve evidence from the failed attempt to execute her.
Her lawyers say Pike remains hospitalized with severe damage to her arms, including burns and blisters, and faces a lengthy recovery after surviving two doses of pentobarbital during the Sept. 30 lethal injection attempt.
The legal team wants evidence including drug lot numbers, needles and execution logs preserved as questions mount over exactly what happened inside the execution chamber.
Gov. Bill Lee has halted further executions this year and ordered an independent review of the state's actions. Pike was sentenced to death for her role in the 1995 torture and murder of fellow Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer.
The Pentagon confirms all U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford are back on American soil, days after British authorities launched a terrorism investigation into suspicious activity near the military base.
The Pentagon is not saying why the aircraft left, only confirming that the bombers "have redeployed to their home stations in the United States."
The timing comes as British counterterrorism police continue investigating the Sept. 27 incident near RAF Fairford. Five men were initially arrested after three suspicious vehicles were reported traveling toward the base. Police say no improvised explosive devices were found, but petrol was recovered from the vehicles.
A sixth man, a 25-year-old dual UK/Iranian national, was later arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts and has since been released on bail as the investigation continues.
Read the full story and what authorities have revealed about the investigation: https://t.co/t66mSxFf3t
NEW: State Department officials are closely monitoring reports of a suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia after a lab accident involving live bacteria.
A 28-year-old lab worker reportedly became infected after a test tube broke while she was collecting samples.
Foreign officials have not disclosed the full extent of the potential exposure, but nearly 200 people are now being monitored as a precaution.
Secretary of State Rubio says that it's not cause for alarm at this time, but reiterated that his team is actively monitoring it.
Pneumonic plague can be treated with common antibiotics, especially when treatment begins early, according to one official.
Trump on Rubio: "he's a master." "Watch what he does with Cuba." Then Rubio takes the podium: "It's the place that gave us freedom. It's the place that gave us opportunity."