Sen. John Cornyn commends Trump’s “political courage” to strike Iran and what’s next

Texas Sen. John Cornyn says he told President Trump that he would support U.S. strikes on Iran and that he respects the “political risk” he took. Plus, he tells Ed O’Keefe the two reasons why he’s seeking re-election, and what it means to be a Republican in 2026. Source link

Obama official who backed Iran deal sparks online outrage with reaction to Trump’s strike: ‘Sit this one out’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ben Rhodes, a leading figure within the Obama administration who pushed for the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, was blasted on social media Saturday after he criticized U.S. military strikes on Iran.  In the immediate aftermath of the joint attack by the U.S. and Israel, Rhodes was … Read more

Congress didn’t authorize Iran strikes. Trump’s move to do so carries political risks.

By launching a U.S. military operation against Iran this weekend, President Donald Trump has taken an action with potentially far-reaching consequences – and he has done so without explicit backing from Congress and without public opinion on his side. The move carries political risks. Nearly half of Congress firmly opposes President Trump’s actions. Recent polling … Read more

Democrats buck party leaders to defend Trump’s ‘decisive action’ on Iran

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s joint strikes on Iran are exposing a divide in both parties, as several Democrats come to the president’s defense while a handful of Republicans question his constitutional authority. Trump announced U.S. and Israeli forces targeted Iranian leadership and military sites in the early hours … Read more

Trump’s call for regime change is ‘mission impossible,’ Iran’s foreign minister says

Changing the Iranian regime is “mission impossible,” the country’s foreign minister told NBC News, hours after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on the Islamic Republic and President Donald Trump called on its citizens to overthrow their leaders. “You cannot do regime change while millions of people are supporting the so-called regime,” Abbas … Read more

Bipartisan revolt targets Trump’s war powers after massive Iran strikes

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s strikes in Iran have intensified a growing bipartisan push in Congress to rein in his war powers, with lawmakers in both parties demanding votes on resolutions aimed at limiting his authority to use military force in the region. Members in both chambers had already … Read more

Historian on past regime change efforts and Trump’s Iran strategy

“President Trump is taking a gamble, no question, taking a gamble that he can tip over the Islamic Republic and have it changed to something else,” says Niall Ferguson, a historian and columnist with The Free Press, as the U.S. president calls for regime change in Iran after launching strikes on the country. Source link

WATCH: Dem lawmaker makes surprising admission about border as others trash Trump’s SOTU ‘lies’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats in the House and the Senate on Capitol Hill clapped back with criticisms about President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, calling him out for “lies” and suggesting the president isn’t winning the way Trump says he is.  Some Democrats, like Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., … Read more

Read Trump’s full statement on U.S. “major combat operations” in Iran

President Trump announced on Saturday that the U.S. was undertaking “major combat operations in Iran,” as Israel said it was launching a preemptive attack on the country. Read a transcript of Mr. Trump’s full statement, which he shared in a video on his Truth Social network, below. “A short time ago, the United States military … Read more