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State Department defends ‘proactive’ evacuation efforts against Dems’ claims of diplomatic chaos

State Department defends ‘proactive’ evacuation efforts against Dems’ claims of diplomatic chaos


March 9, 2026
Nearly 28,000 Americans have returned from the Middle East, according to the State Department, which outlined a large-scale evacuation effort as Senate Democrats escalated criticism over the conflict in Iran. A top State Department official, in a letter to Senate Democrats first obtained by Fox News Digital, noted that since fighting in Iran escalated following […]
Cartels fear US retaliation as Trump-era pressure reshapes strategy: ‘They fear the United States’

Cartels fear US retaliation as Trump-era pressure reshapes strategy: ‘They fear the United States’


March 9, 2026
Mexican drug cartels are increasingly calculated in their targeting decisions, often avoiding deliberately attacking American tourists and citizens out of concern it could prompt intensified U.S. retaliation, according to experts. Following last month’s killing of Ruben ‘Nemesio’ Oseguera Cervantes, known as ‘El Mencho,’ the powerful leader of the Mexican Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) White […]
Trump vows block on signing new laws until SAVE America Act passes Senate

Trump vows block on signing new laws until SAVE America Act passes Senate


March 9, 2026
President Donald Trump is vowing to reject signing any new bills into law until the SAVE America Act is passed by the Senate, a tall order with just 53 Republicans seated and the 60-vote filibuster threshold a high hurdle. ‘Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends talking about using the Filibuster, […]
Trump warns Iran’s new leader won’t ‘last long’ without his approval

Trump warns Iran’s new leader won’t ‘last long’ without his approval


March 9, 2026
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s new leader is ‘not going to last long’ without U.S. approval as Operation Epic Fury continues into its second week. ‘He’s going to have to get approval from us,’ Trump told ABC News in an interview. ‘If he doesn’t get approval from us he’s not going to last […]
US-sanctioned Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran’s next supreme leader after father’s death: reports

US-sanctioned Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran’s next supreme leader after father’s death: reports


March 9, 2026
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, according to reports. Iran International cited sources who claimed the decision was made ‘under pressure’ from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the second-eldest son of Ali […]
Before-and-after satellite imagery offers a rare look at damage inside Iran

Before-and-after satellite imagery offers a rare look at damage inside Iran


March 9, 2026
Fresh satellite images give a rare aerial view of the damage across Iran after U.S.-Israeli strikes and what Tehran’s retaliation left behind across the region. Planet Labs satellite imagery captured burning ships and damaged facilities at the Konarak base in southern Iran, as well as significant destruction at Iran’s naval headquarters in Bandar Abbas on […]
Private security firm helping Americans evacuate the Middle East amid war with Iran

Private security firm helping Americans evacuate the Middle East amid war with Iran


March 9, 2026
MCLEAN, Va. – As Americans are stranded in the Middle East amid the U.S. and Israel war with Iran, government and private agencies are working around the clock to conduct evacuations. In addition to the U.S. Department of State’s 24/7 task force aimed at evacuating Americans, private security firm Global Guardian is also working around […]
Tech company at odds with Pentagon warns its AI possibly gained consciousness, Elon Musk gives 2-word response

Tech company at odds with Pentagon warns its AI possibly gained consciousness, Elon Musk gives 2-word response


March 8, 2026
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave a two-word retort after Anthropic leader Dario Amodei claimed in an interview that he isn’t sure if his company’s AI models have gained consciousness. ‘Anthropic CEO says Claude may or may not have gained consciousness, as the model has begun showing symptoms of anxiety,’ read a post on X […]
Trump says ‘hatred’ between Putin, Zelenskyy blocking Ukraine peace deal

Trump says ‘hatred’ between Putin, Zelenskyy blocking Ukraine peace deal


March 8, 2026
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the ‘hatred’ between Russia and Ukraine is getting in the way of reaching a peace deal in that conflict, where the death toll is getting worse.  Trump, speaking at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Fla., told world leaders assembled there that, ‘The hatred between Putin and […]
Trump touts US has ‘tremendous’ amount of Venezuelan oil, vows to ‘take care’ of Cuba after Iran focus

Trump touts US has ‘tremendous’ amount of Venezuelan oil, vows to ‘take care’ of Cuba after Iran focus


March 8, 2026
President Donald Trump declared Saturday that the U.S. is ‘taking out tremendous amounts of oil’ from Venezuela while vowing to ‘take care’ of Cuba’s regime following America’s focus on Iran.  The president, speaking at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Florida, prefaced his remarks by saying that since the January operation to capture former […]
Noem thanks Trump for new Shield of the Americas special envoy role after DHS ouster

Noem thanks Trump for new Shield of the Americas special envoy role after DHS ouster


March 8, 2026
During the Shield of the Americas summit in Florida on Saturday, outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanked President Donald Trump for appointing her to a newly created role after she was ousted from overseeing the agency. Noem, who is moving to the newly created position of special envoy for the Shield […]
Farage slams British prime minister for ‘extraordinary’ lack of support for Trump’s Iran strikes

Farage slams British prime minister for ‘extraordinary’ lack of support for Trump’s Iran strikes


March 8, 2026
– British opposition leader Nigel Farage is taking aim at his country’s prime minister for not supporting the U.S. in its military strikes against Iran. ‘I think not to support America when it asks for support is a pretty extraordinary thing to have done.,’ Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, said in […]
GOP senators say Trump’s strikes ‘significantly degraded’ Iran but emphasize attacks not ‘forever wars’

GOP senators say Trump’s strikes ‘significantly degraded’ Iran but emphasize attacks not ‘forever wars’


March 8, 2026
. – One week into the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, two Republican senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee say the military operation has ‘degraded’ Tehran’s ability to strike back. But in exclusive interviews with Fox News Digital, Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Ted Budd of North Carolina emphasized that the fighting […]
Trump tells Starmer aircraft carriers no longer needed in Mideast, accuses him of joining war US ‘already won’

Trump tells Starmer aircraft carriers no longer needed in Mideast, accuses him of joining war US ‘already won’


March 8, 2026
President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was joining the war in Iran after the U.S. has ‘already won.’ ‘The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,’ Trump wrote on […]
King Charles to address ‘increasing pressures of conflict’ in speech as Trump criticizes British PM on Iran

King Charles to address ‘increasing pressures of conflict’ in speech as Trump criticizes British PM on Iran


March 8, 2026
King Charles III will reflect on ‘the increasing pressures of conflict’ across the world in a ‘time of great challenge’ during a speech planned for Monday, according to multiple reports.  ‘We join together on this Commonwealth Day at a time of great challenge and great possibility,’ a preview of the 77-year-old’s Commonwealth Day speech says. […]