Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., discusses the DOGE Caucus to aid Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in cutting government waste on'The Story.' FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are eyeing ways to slash the outpouring of federal dollars after President-elect Donald Trump signaled that cutting government red tape would be a major part of his agenda. Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., introduced a new bill on Thursday, titled the "Decreasing Overlapping Grants Efficiently (DOGE) Act," which would establish a system for cutting down on redundant government grants from across multiple departments. It comes after Trump announced the creation of an advisory panel called the Department of Government Efficiency, which he tapped Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to lead. Congress is racing to be ready to execute the recommendations of President-elect Donald Trump's new DOGE commission. "Like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, I'm looking at ways to make the government more efficient and accountable," Bice told Fox News Digital.

Vivek Ramaswamy proposed that Vice President Harris debate him on the topic of artificial intelligence, as speculation over former President Trump's choice of running mate swirls. "Kamala is in charge of AI policy right now. In a debate, I'd challenger [sic] her to see if she can spell'AI.' I'd bet on the same blank stare I got from Nikki when I asked her to name 3 provinces in eastern Ukraine," Ramaswamy wrote Tuesday night, referencing a moment from a GOP debate in December. Ramaswamy's post challenging Harris came in response to Human Events senior editor Jack Posobiec writing, "Imagine what Vivek would do to Kamala in a debate." In November, Harris notably gave a speech on the future of artifical intelligence in London, vowing that, the "United States will continue to work with the G7; the United Nations; and a diverse range of governments, from the Global North to the Global South, to promote AI safety and equity around the world."

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discusses whether President Biden will be the 2024 Democrat nominee on "Hannity." FIRST ON FOX: Vivek Ramaswamy's Republican presidential campaign is explaining the former CEO's "awakening" on the threat China poses to the United States, following scrutiny for his former company's partnership with a Chinese Communist Party-backed company just a few years ago. Ramaswamy has repeatedly expressed his support for banning American companies from expanding into China. Just Thursday, he unveiled his plan to "decouple" from China in a speech in his home state of Ohio. "Unless you stop turning our companies into lobbying pawns, unless you actually play by the same set of rules abiding by the same standards we agreed to, then we're cutting the cord," he said.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tore into GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy one day after the first primary debate in Milwaukee, arguing the entrepreneur's answers showed he has "absolutely no idea what he's talking about." Christie and Ramaswamy sparred over several issues during the two-hour debate from the United States' role in funding the war in Ukraine to supporting former President Donald Trump if he's convicted. Trump praised Ramaswamy's debate performance on his social media site Truth Social. Ramaswamy also praised Trump on stage as the "best president of the 21st century." "Well, I'm stunned that as I was talking about Donald Trump and all the ways that he's let down our party and our country, that he [Trump] didn't mention me as a winner of the debate last night," Christie said Thursday on "Your World."

Pausing AI development in the U.S. as China pushes forward in the sector does not alleviate the risks posed by the new technology, Vivek Ramaswamy said. SEABROOK, N.H. – Pausing artificial intelligence development in the U.S. while China continues to advance its own programs would create a risk to Americans, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Fox News. "A temporary pause amongst U.S. companies -- if China is actually running forward with it -- that doesn't do anything in alleviating the risks of AI," Ramaswamy said in an exclusive interview. "It exacerbates them because Americans are at an even greater risk instead." China's deployment of AI could pose threats to the U.S., Ramaswamy told Fox News.