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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening…President Donald Trump promised that Israel’s next round of attacks on Iran would be "even more brutal" in a Truth Social post pressuring Iran to cut a deal on its nuclear activity. "There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to […]

Democratic lawmakers are sounding off on the Israel-Iran conflict, criticizing Israel's initial airstrikes Thursday night in the capital of Tehran.Israel launched "Operation Rising Lion," targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure, and Iran responded with strikes in Tel Aviv, injuring at least five people.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released a statement Friday calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an "extremist."COULD THE US BE TARGETED AS IRAN RETALIATES AGAINST ISRAEL?"The world is more […]

National security and China experts are warning that Israel's attack on Iran is an example of why Beijing's efforts to purchase land and other assets within the United States need to be stopped immediately. After the initial attacks began on Friday, news reports began surfacing indicating that Israel had secretly built a drone base on Iranian soil that it used to launch its attacks. The operation was years in the making, […]

Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., is hoping for rain on Saturday during President Donald Trump's military parade. During a "What’s Next: Conversations on the Path Forward" event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP), Walz told CEO Neera Tanden that he had never hoped for rain so much in his life. "I'm just going to confess to it," Walz said. "It might get me in trouble. Whatever. […]

EXCLUSIVE: More Americans support rather than oppose Israeli airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, according to a new national poll conducted before Israel's Friday attack on Iran.But the survey, released by the Ronald Reagan Institute, indicates that most Democrats and Republicans don't see eye-to-eye on the issue.According to the poll, which was first shared with Fox News on Friday, 45% of those questioned said they would support Israel conducting targeted airstrikes […]

The forcible removal of Sen. Alex Padilla of California – as he attempted to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a news conference – instantly made national headlines.But Thursday's incident, in which Padilla was handcuffed and briefly detained by officers as he aimed to speak out in opposition to Trump administration immigration raids that sparked unrest in Los Angeles and smaller protests across the country, may also pay off […]

President Donald Trump said he thinks Israel's strike on Iran probably improved the chances a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal will come to fruition, according to Axios. After an Axios reporter asked Trump whether he thought Israel's strike jeopardized the administration's efforts to strike a deal with Iran, the president reportedly responded, "I don't think so. Maybe the opposite. Maybe now they will negotiate seriously." The president has urged Iran to make a deal […]

Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., said China might be the voice of "moral authority" following Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and military leaders. During a "What’s Next: Conversations on the Path Forward" event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP), Walz responded to a question from CEO Neera Tanden about the "escalatory" nature of the strikes. Walz said, "Iran has to retaliate, in their mind," […]

A federal judge pressed the Department of Justice during a hearing Thursday about whether President Donald Trump followed the law when he activated the National Guard in response to recent anti-immigration enforcement protests and riots in Los Angeles County, California.Judge Charles Breyer, a Clinton appointee, repeatedly drew comparisons to a monarchy as he weighed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's request that the court temporarily restrict Trump's power to use the National […]