Trump says he’s not ready “quite yet” to leave it to allies to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid Iran war

President Trump told CBS News Tuesday morning that he is not ready “quite yet” to abandon efforts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite a Truth Social post suggesting allies need to do it themselves. In a phone call, Mr. Trump reiterated his frustration that other countries, including the U.K., had not … Read more

Scoop: House Speaker Mike Johnson’s allies unleash $10M campaign to spotlight Trump tax cuts

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX – A leading conservative issue advocacy group aligned with House Speaker Mike Johnson is shelling out big bucks to highlight the tax cuts in the so-called “Working Families Tax Cuts Act.” The American Action Network (AAN) on Tuesday is launching what it says is … Read more

New pro-AI group backed by Trump allies plans $100M midterm spending push

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new pro-AI political group is jumping into the 2026 midterms with plans to spend more than $100 million, marking a major escalation in efforts to shape U.S. tech policy. The organization, Innovation Council Action, is championed by tech investor and White House AI adviser David Sacks … Read more

European allies say Russia is helping Iran more than the U.S. has acknowledged, sources say

European allies are publicly and privately telling American diplomats that Russia is directly and materially helping Iran’s war efforts beyond what the U.S. will publicly acknowledge, sources tell CBS News.  The Europeans are also continuing to argue that the war in Ukraine, the largest land war in Europe since World War II, is intertwined with the war … Read more

Iran backlash forces Gulf allies toward Washington as regional tensions rise

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies are showing signs of a quiet but consequential shift in their posture toward Iran, as escalating attacks across the region test years of careful balancing between Washington and Tehran. For much of the past decade, countries like Saudi Arabia and the … Read more

Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the strategy of the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring, the State Department said Tuesday. Rubio will attend a G7 foreign ministers meeting near Versailles outside of Paris … Read more

Iran war shows U.S. and allies were

London — The war in Iran has highlighted the threat relatively cheap drones pose to both human life and crucial infrastructure. It has also highlighted a seeming unreadiness to counter the weapons among the militaries of the U.S. and some of its major allies in the Middle East.  As President Trump sharply criticizes America’s longtime NATO … Read more

Conservative parents and teachers unions become unlikely allies fighting tech in schools

Since Moms for Liberty launched in 2021, the conservative activist group has demonized teachers unions as an “education mafia” that parents “cannot trust,” blaming them for school closures in the pandemic and calling educators who offer children LGBTQ-themed books “groomers.” Moms for Liberty has said the unions are “radical,” “don’t care about kids” and “prioritize … Read more

Trump’s failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

PARIS — We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn. That is how the famously transactional U.S. President Donald Trump is framing his demands that allies help him with the Iran war. He wants to call in IOUs for decades of U.S. security guarantees. The string of refusals indicates his stock of European goodwill … Read more