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Republicans Say They Will Defer to Trump on Iran War Despite Arrival of 60-Day Deadline
Many Republicans who have been uneasy with President Donald Trump's war
in Iran emphasized that there would be a May 1 deadline for Congress to
intervene. But the date is now set to pass with no action from GOP
lawmakers who continue to defer to the White House.
Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, Congress must declare war or
authorize the use of force within 60 days — a deadline that falls on
Friday — or within 90 days if the president asks for an extension. But
Congress made no attempt at enforcing that requirement, leaving town
for a week on Thursday after the Senate rejected a Democrat attempt to
halt the war for a sixth time.
The Trump administration has shown no interest in seeking congressional
approval at all. It is arguing that the deadlines set by the law don't
apply because the war in Iran effectively ended when a ceasefire began
in early April.
Iran War Redraws Sea Routes With Africa as the Pivot
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea
are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global
container ship traffic, according to logistics and maritime sources.
Over the past two months, the blockade has also pushed shipowners to
find alternative land corridors to deliver foodstuffs and manufactured
goods by truck, as they can no longer reach the Gulf's coastal
countries by sea.
The Saudi port of Jeddah on the Red Sea is becoming a new regional
"hub", where ships from maritime giants MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, and Cosco
arrive via the Suez Canal.
US military helicopter lands on USS Tripoli during Operation Epic Fury
U.S. Central Command released a photo Friday showing a U.S. Marine
Corps CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter preparing to land
onboard the USS Tripoli.
"The Super Stallion is one of the largest and heaviest lift helicopters in the U.S. Marine Corps," CENTCOM said in a statement.
The U.S. military is continuing to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports as of Friday.
MN governor race to replace Walz sees major shakeup as GOP contender ends campaign: 'Don't see a path'
Minnesota State Rep Kristin Robbins exclusively spoke to Fox News Digital about her decision
Minnesota Republican lawmaker Kristin Robbins, chair of the House Fraud
Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, announced on Friday
she is ending her gubernatorial campaign to replace embattled Gov. Tim
Walz.
"It was not a tough decision to get into the race 10 months ago,"
Robbins exclusively told Fox News Digital. "We could not allow Tim Walz
to have a third term in Minnesota. He's destroyed our state, and we had
to stop him, and so, I think I made a great case for that, and because
of all my work on the fraud committee he got out nine months ahead of
schedule, which is great."
Robbins continued, "Once Senator Klobuchar became sort of the anointed
candidate to replace him, I just think the establishment kind of
circled the wagons and, you know, it became a challenging endeavor, and
I'm a realist, and I am a numbers person, and when I look at the math,
I don't see a path for me to win."
Three months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, sheriff's office renews plea as key questions remain unanswered
Police found a trail of blood drops near her front door and the back door propped open in the Catalina Foothills home
Savannah Guthrie reveals terrifying new clues in her mother Nancy
Guthrie's kidnapping case, detailing propped-open back doors, blood on
the doorstep, and a disabled Ring camera from February 6. Retired FBI
supervisory agent James Gagliano analyzes the challenging desert
terrain in Tucson, Arizona, emphasizing the difficulty in finding the
abductors. Savannah expresses profound guilt, fearing she is
responsible for her mother's abduction, which she believes was
connected to her fame.
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah
Guthrie, has now been missing for three months after a suspected
abduction from her bedroom in her home of decades in the Catalina
Foothills, north of Tucson, Arizona — and local authorities say the
search "remains active and ongoing."
"Anyone with information related to the Nancy Guthrie case is
encouraged to come forward," a spokesperson for the Pima County
Sheriff's Department, which is leading the investigation, told Fox News
Digital. "Please contact 88-CRIME or the FBI tip line at
1-800-225-5324."
The request for more information from the public comes days after a
private lab in Florida sent crime scene DNA samples to the FBI and
after a retired agent revealed that he believes the blood pattern on
her front porch suggests a single abductor.
Pete
Hegseth Shuts Down Elizabeth Warren in Heated Senate Hearing Clash: 'I
Don't Know What You're Looking for, But You Ain't Gonna Find It'
Things got heated on Wednesday during a committee hearing.
And as the temperature turned up, a searing hot spotlight was cast on
both Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and progressive Massachusetts
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Wednesday's contentious hearing covered a variety of topics, but one moment in particular has begun to go viral.
"I'm also concerned about recent reporting on your own financial
dealings with regard to profiting from the war in Iran," Warren said.
"The Financial Times reported that your broker tried to buy hundreds of
shares in a BlackRock fund invested in defense companies just before
the war began."
Hegseth immediately fired back: "That entire story is false, has been from the beginning, and was made up out of whole cloth."
"I don't do it for the money. I don't do it for profit. I don't do it
for stocks. And that's part of the reason why I'm able to be effective
in this job, because no one owns me," he continued.
Missing Republican state Senate candidate found dead in truck days after disappearance
Barry Christian, 54, vanished Tuesday after missing a scheduled meeting and was found dead two days later
The body of a Republican Oklahoma state Senate candidate reported
missing earlier this week has been discovered inside a truck parked in
a rural area.
Barry Christian, a 54-year-old Senate candidate from Sayre,
mysteriously vanished Tuesday and was found dead two days later, his
campaign said in a statement obtained by KOCO.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed to the outlet that
Christian’s gray Ram truck was discovered near Highway 30 with a body
inside.
NASA Head to Newsmax: Trump's Moon Push Deserves Credit
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman celebrated the recent achievements of
the space agency under President Donald Trump in an appearance Thursday
on Newsmax.
"We've had presidents for 35 years call for America's return to the
moon," Isaacman said on "Rob Schmitt Tonight." "It wasn't until
President Trump's first term where he created the Artemis program.
"The president signed a national space policy that said, pick up where
Apollo 17 left off," Isaacman added. "Don't just return to the moon,
but do so to stay. Build an enduring presence, build a moon base and
master the skills necessary to someday go to Mars."
TPUSA has scathing response to unhinged attack on Erika Kirk from famous director’s ‘radicalized’ daughter
Turning Point USA ripped Vivian Kubrick, the daughter of legendary
director Stanley Kubrick, on Friday for posting an unhinged social
media rant against Erika Kirk.
“Who even is this woman?” a TPUSA rep clapped back. “I’ve heard of her
father, but I had to look her up and what a joy. She’s the seemingly
estranged daughter of Stanley Kubrick, who became a Scientologist and a
rabid fan of the Candace cult.”
Turning Point USA criticized Vivian Kubrick on Friday for posting an unhinged social media rant against Erika Kirk.
Kubrick referred to Erika Kirk’s pre-recorded video address that played at a TPUSA tour in Texas as “ghastly” and “inauthentic.”
“It’s clear she’s been radicalized by the same mind virus as those who
attack Erika Kirk and Charlie’s legacy. We wish her well and are
praying she gets the help she needs,” the rep added.
Ahead of 250th, America has witnessed triumph of resilience over despair
Saturday's shooting, Trump's unity message and King Charles' speech to Congress days later were a display of our grace and grit
By Bret Baier
The president and first lady had just sat down on the dais at the White
House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday. The color guard
had left the room after "Hail to the Chief" and the national anthem,
and now we all took our seats and started the first course.
There was an upbeat mood in the large ballroom for the annual White
House Correspondents' Association Dinner. At a front table near the
dais, I was seated next to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin
on one side and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott on the other. My wife, Amy,
was two seats away next to the secretary’s wife.
We had just passed the breadbasket around the table while making small
talk when the sound of four distinct pops rang out in the distance, and
the room seemed to freeze.
Spanberger’s bad day in court
Opinion by Washington Examiner
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied Democratic Gov. Abigail
Spanberger's attempt to certify the results of her redistricting
constitutional amendment referendum, a procedural step Spanberger had
scheduled for today. Now the court has more time to decide whether the
governor violated the commonwealth’s Constitution in her mad dash to
alter it. The arguments in Virginia’s high court did not go well for
her on Monday.
The Virginia Constitution and state law are crystal clear. Before
amendments can be added to the Constitution, they must pass through two
separate sessions of the General Assembly, with a general election of
the House of Delegates occurring between the two votes. Between those
two votes, the clerk of the House must transmit the text of the
proposed amendment to every circuit court clerk in the commonwealth at
least 90 days before the amendment is voted on. The language used on
the referendum ballot must be an honest and accurate description of
what the proposed amendment would do.
Spanberger and her Democratic allies failed to comply with any of these
safeguards, and Monday’s arguments suggested that the Virginia Supreme
Court is taking objections seriously. If the court agrees, Spanberger
could suffer a humiliating and deserved defeat that would undo her
attempt to dilute the representation of millions of rural voters.
