Hegseth once warned against endless wars. Now he’s leading Trump’s strike-first doctrine

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In a little over a year, the United States has carried out dozens of airstrikes on vessels in the Caribbean tied to alleged narco-trafficking networks, launched sustained operations against Houthi forces in the Red Sea, captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, struck Iranian nuclear facilities and now embarked … Read more

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

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PALM BEACH, FLA. – 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 … Read more

Stocks set to slide as investors focus on the Iran war’s impact on energy supplies

U.S. stock futures pointed to steep losses on Tuesday as investors eyed threats to world energy supplies from the Iran war. Oil prices surged on worries that the war could clog the global flow of crude. S&P 500 futures are pointing to a decline of 1.5% at Tuesday’s open, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average … Read more

Trump, who campaigned against ‘endless’ wars, enters Iran with no end date

To win the White House in 2016, Donald Trump first had to get by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the son and brother of two past presidents inextricably linked with U.S. wars in the Middle East. Attacking the Bush family dynasty — and its legacy — became a feature of Trump’s campaign. And that meant … Read more

Fact-checkers challenge Trump’s ‘eight wars’ claim, back him on crime

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fact-checkers delivered a mixed verdict on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, backing some immigration and crime claims while disputing others on voter fraud, Medicaid and foreign conflicts. Reviews from PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, The New York Times and others found that Trump’s assertion that “zero illegal … Read more