U.S. and French officials signaled Tuesday they are working to steady relations after a diplomatic flare-up that led France to restrict U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner’s access to senior government officials. The U.S. Embassy in France told Fox News Digital that the two sides remain in contact following the dispute, which was triggered by U.S. government social media posts about the killing of a French activist earlier this month. ‘Ambassador Kushner and Foreign Minister Barrot, who...
The bruising Texas Republican Senate primary has made its way to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, where one GOP rebel will enter a lion’s den of lawmakers rooting against him. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to attend Trump’s address Tuesday night as a guest of Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas. Inside the room, he will be face-to-face with one of his opponents, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Republican leadership, who...
A new report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) raises concerns about Iran’s opaque chemical weapons program, which argues policymakers have paid little attention to compared to Iran’s more scrutinized nuclear weapons program. The FDD report outlines how the Iranian regime may have resorted to the unconventional use of chemical weapons while it faced an unprecedented uprising beginning in Dec. 2025, a wave of unrest Tehran has not seen since the 1979...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will brief top congressional leaders on rising tensions in Iran on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address. Ratcliffe and Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security advisor, will brief the so-called Gang of Eight congressional leadership as well as top lawmakers on the Intelligence committees from the White House Tuesday at 3 p.m. The closed-door session comes as...
Iran is nearing a deal with China to acquire supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, a move that could significantly raise the stakes in the Middle East as U.S. carrier strike groups assemble within striking distance of the Islamic Republic. Reuters reported Tuesday that Tehran is close to finalizing an agreement for Chinese-made CM-302 missiles, citing six people with knowledge of the negotiations. The supersonic weapons, which can travel roughly 180 miles and fly low to evade...
Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, will be President Donald Trump’s guest at Tuesday night’s State of the Union. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Kirk’s attendance as ‘one of President Trump’s special guests’ in a post on X that included the Daily Wire article first reporting the announcement. During his speech, the president will reportedly affirm that America is ‘one nation under God’ and will call on Congress to...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will brief top congressional leaders on rising tensions in Iran on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address. Ratcliffe and Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security advisor, will brief the so-called ‘Gang of Eight,’ congressional leadership as well as top lawmakers on the Intelligence committees, from the White House Tuesday at 3 p.m. The closed-door session comes as...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s first option for Iran is ‘always diplomacy,’ but that he is ‘willing to use the lethal force of the United States military if necessary.’ The remarks come after Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday that ‘it will be a very bad day’ for Iran if the country can’t strike a deal over its nuclear program. ‘President Trump’s first option is always diplomacy. But as he...
The U.S. Postal Service cannot be sued for damages for intentionally failing to deliver mail, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision released Tuesday. The majority opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, ruled the government’s sovereign immunity bars claims for undelivered mail. ‘The United States enjoys sovereign immunity and cannot be sued without its consent,’ Thomas wrote, citing the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) granting ‘sovereign immunity for a wide range of claims about...
It goes against the very instincts of some of the most powerful officials in the U.S.: get all dressed up, appear before a national TV audience, but sit there like statues without betraying any words or emotion. For members of the Supreme Court, enduring the annual State of the Union address is a civic exercise in poker-faced discretion. As recent history has shown, that has not always been easy. Tuesday’s speech by President Donald Trump...
