Tucker Carlson: Israel has completely changed. I feel sorry for Israel. But the Israel that I first visited decades ago bears no resemblance to modern Israel.

Iran’s IRGC-N has rejected the Omani-International Maritime Organization transit framework announced earlier. Per the release, in what is seemingly a veiled threat to resume the targeting of commercial shipping and/or limit mine clearance efforts, the IRGC-N said “The proposed route is unacceptable and poses serious safety risks.”

U.S. President Donald Trump: "Wow! The Senate just changed its vote on Iran from 50-48 against, to 50-47 for. Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy changed. Thank you to Leader John Thune, Lindsey Graham, Bernie Moreno, and all. This vote puts Iran on notice! President DJT".

🚨Venezuela confirms at least 32 dead, 700 injured in powerful earthquakes. The toll is expected to rise significantly.

Ukrainian attack drones successfully hit a major Russian fuel distribution depot in Krasnodar Krai this morning, setting it ablaze. The site had been hit just a week ago, with Ukrainian forces appearing to be intent on fully knocking it out.

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez to address the nation on the catastrophic earthquake.

Search-and-rescue operations are underway across Caracas following twin earthquakes that struck overnight, with reports of dozens of building collapses throughout the Venezuelan capital and across parts of northern Venezuela.

B-2 stealth bomber flyover at the kickoff of the Great American State Fair today in Washington, D.C., as festivities for the 250th anniversary of the United States kicks off.

Top Republicans appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Pentagon’s record-breaking budget request, despite their desire to increase defense spending and a personal plea from Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is calling for a $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2026, combining $350 billion in reconciliation funds with a $1.1 trillion base defense budget, an increase of 42%. Members of the Republican Study Committee - the House conservative caucus that includes some of President Trump’s fiercest advocates on Capitol Hill - expressed concerns after a meeting this week with Defense Secretary Hegseth, according to POLITICO. “I get the need, but what are the pay-fors?” said Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas). “That’s my big question in all of this.”

A fire aboard the freedom variant of the littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) sent six sailors to the hospital while pierside at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, FL earlier today. All personnel were treated and released. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Buildings have collapsed in San Bernardino Parish in Caracas, Venezuela following 7.1 magnitude earthquake, according to AlbertoRodNews.

Structural collapse in Venezuela after 7.1 magnitude earthquake west of Caracas.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral Brad Cooper is set to visit Israel tomorrow, against the backdrop of ramped-up U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon negotiations.

Reporter: Would you veto the housing bill? Trump: I said I’m not signing it. I made billions of dollars with housing. I know housing better than anybody. Lower interest rates. I don’t want to hurt people that own houses either. These people, for the first time in their lives, they have valuable houses. They become rich. I don’t want to hurt them either.

Trump: Schumer has become essentially a Palestinian. In fact, I've asked for a beautiful, beautiful silk outfit to be sent in the Palestinian tradition. I'm going to send it to him as a birthday present.

Reporter: You like winners. Do you think President Zelenskyy is winning right now? TRUMP: He's doing pretty well. Look, you have to say he's courageous. He's got fighters.

REPORTER: What more do you want the allies doing? TRUMP: "I just want the Loyalty . We don't need their money, we don't need anything. We have the most powerful military in the world by far." "But I just want loyalty. You know, we're so loyal to them. We're always fighting for them!" "We have thousands of troops all over Europe. In Germany, we have 50,000 troops, and then you want a little, give us a little nudge, give us a little kiss. We don't want much!" "And they say, no, we can't do it. The troops that we have in Germany, the troops that we have in the UK, the troops that we have all over Europe."

Reporter: Turkey wants F-35 fighter jets. Are you going to Turkey with a big gift bag? Trump: Yeah. I think so. He’s a member of NATO. I'm going to probably do something that's gonna make him very happy. Except for the fact that it was being held in Turkey by President Erdogan, I don't think I would have gone to it. Rutte: You would come for me?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met earlier today with Kuwait's Crown Prince.

Trump on Democrats: "They want a lot of communists to come in... The people that they're pushing are communists - and this country is not going to have communists."