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“I regard myself as a wartime Speaker,” declared House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. Only, we’re not sure if Johnson was referring to the internecine war among Republicans over whether he should keep his job. Many members wear pocket squares with their suits. But not Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. He walks around with a self-made, diode “debt clock” tucked into the …

Israel carried out limited strikes in Iran early Friday in retaliation for Tehran firing a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last Saturday. A well-placed military source has told Fox News that the strike was “limited.” Sources familiar said the U.S. was not involved and there was pre-notification to the U.S. from the Israelis. Fox News confirmed there have …

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major powers warned on Thursday that Ukraine risked being defeated by Russia unless it received more air defenses, as Kyiv urged a change in Western strategy towards the war. More than two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine is facing a shortage of ammunition, with vital funding from the U.S. blocked by …

Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, with calls for new sanctions against Iran over its attack against Israel and more aid to Ukraine to fight Russia’s war topping the agenda. Under Italy’s rotating stewardship, the G7 leaders are expected to issue a united call for Israel to exercise restraint after Iran’s unprecedented …

Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world has seen escalating tensions and numerous conflicts erupt, with critics blaming President Biden’s leadership. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy warned on “The Brian Kilmeade Show,” Wednesday, that the Biden administration’s “weakness” is creating a precarious world mirroring the run-up to World War II. KEVIN MCCARTHY: If you look at history, and remember, …

Western powers are urging the Israeli government to show restraint in its expected response to the Iranian missile strikes last week. Officials from Germany, the United Kingdom and elsewhere have asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration not to escalate the situation into an active conflict — but those same officials say Israel is not listening to outside input. “It’s …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday left no doubt in a statement regarding what his Jewish country might do should current tensions with Iran escalate further. “Israel will do whatever it needs to defend itself,” Netanyahu said in a statement. The comment came after separate meetings with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in …

A U.S. official reportedly laughed off a Politico columnist’s question about what exactly President Biden’s strategy for Iran is following its missile and drone attack on Israel. “You know, a lot of people inside the administration ask that same question. Sometimes they ask it on the first day. Sometimes they ask it six months later,” the official reportedly told Politico’s …

Iran fired more than 320 warheads at Israel on Saturday. The explosives were carried by about 170 propeller-driven drones of the kind Iran has sold Russia for use against Ukraine, more than 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles — mostly fired from Iranian territory at least 1,100 miles away to the east with a few launched from …

Iran’s president has vowed to completely destroy Israel, should it proceed with even the “tiniest invasion” of its country. President Ebrahim Raisi spoke Wednesday at an annual army parade warning Israel of a “massive and harsh” response, as the country braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend. Iran launched hundreds of missiles and …