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• Iranian Official: We'll Strike Anyone Who Aids Israel
  
  A senior Iranian official said Friday that the Tehran regime will target the regional bases of any country that assists Israel.
• Gov. Walz: China Has 'Moral Authority' to Pursue Mideast Peace
  
  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said China is likely the one "moral authority" in the world that can negotiate a peace between Iran and Israel following the preemptive strike by the Jewish state, the New York Post reported.
• Tech Giants Among Army's 250th Birthday Parade Sponsors
  
  Technology giants Oracle, Amazon, Coinbase, and Palantir are among the leading sponsors of the events surrounding Saturday's military parade in Washington, which will celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary.
• Israeli Ambassador to Newsmax: Hitting Iran Benefits Everyone
  
  Michael Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the United States, told Newsmax on Friday that in taking on Iran, the neighborhood bully to the Middle East and Western civilization, Israel is doing a job no one else wants and from which everyone benefits.
• Rep. Donalds to Newsmax: Israel Didn't Have a Choice in Attack
  
  Israel "didn't really have much of a choice" but to launch a series of targeted strikes against Iran to take out its uranium-enrichment facilities and many of its military leaders and senior nuclear scientists, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., told Newsmax Friday.
• Fla. Sheriff to Protesters: Will Kill You if Deputies Attacked
  
  A Florida sheriff warned Friday that those planning to participate in Saturday's "No Kings" protests will be killed "graveyard dead" if they become violent toward deputies.
• Zelenskyy to Newsmax: Don't Know If Trump Can Stop Putin
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Newsmax on Friday that he's unsure if President Donald Trump can do anything diplomatically to influence Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that he does know what it'll take: sanctions." Only by losing money will [Putin] be ...
• Trump Approves Nippon-U.S. Steel Deal, Companies Say
  
  President Donald Trump has approved the partnership between United States Steel Corp and Japan's Nippon Steel, the companies said on Friday.
• Adams: NYC Expects 'Outside Agitators' for 'No Kings' Protests
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to deploy thousands of police officers throughout the city in anticipation of 10 protests scheduled for the area against the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, the New York Post reported.
• Rep. Van Orden to Newsmax: Trump a True Leader Amid Mideast Clashes
  
  President Donald Trump is "exercising executive leadership, statesmanship" with his messaging amid the Israel-Iran military clashes, Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., told Newsmax on Friday.
• Marines Make First Detention of Civilian in Los Angeles
  
  Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
• Missouri National Guard Activated Over Planned Protests
  
  Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has activated the state's National Guard in response to planned weekend protests staged by the "No Kings" movement nationwide to coincide with President Donald Trump's military parade on Saturday.
• Khalil to Remain in US Custody Despite Judge's Order
  
  The Trump administration said Friday it will continue to detain pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil despite a federal judge's ruling that ordered a key figure behind what it considers antisemitic protests at Columbia University be released.
• Trump Tells Iran to Make Deal or Face 'More Brutal' Attacks
  
  President Donald Trump urged Iran Friday to make a deal or face "even more brutal" attacks by Israel, as Washington said it was helping its key ally defend itself against Iranian retaliation.But Trump also kept the door open for negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program, as...
• Phares, Mills to Newsmax: 80 Percent of Iranians Reject Regime
  
  Walid Phares, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential bid, told Newsmax on Friday that "80% of the Iranian people basically reject the Islamic regime in Iran."
• DHS Using Medicaid Data for Immigration Crackdown
  
  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reportedly using Medicaid enrollment data, including immigration status, to pursue its sweeping nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration.
• Fmr Trump Official to Newsmax: Trump Support for Israel 'Night and Day' From Biden's
  
  Christian Whiton, a former State Department adviser in President Donald Trump's first term, told Newsmax on Friday that relations between Trump and Israel are "night and day" than the previous four years under the Biden administration.
• House Committee Probes Dems' Handling of LA Riots
  
  James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, opened an investigation into two high-ranking California officials for their handling of the riots that erupted in Los Angeles this past week.
• Trump Exits Pacific Northwest Salmon Restoration Deal
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday issued a memorandum removing the United States from a deal reached by the previous administration to restore the salmon population in the Pacific Northwest and help develop clean energy for Native American tribes there.
• Rep. Harrigan to Newsmax: Israel-Iran Clashes Show Potential Danger for US
  
  The United States must remain vigilant against the potential strikes on its homeland, given the potential that covert bases could be set up for attacks, Rep. Pat Harrigan told Newsmax on Friday, as Iranian missile strikes were hitting Tel Aviv.
• Rep. Luna to Newsmax: Happy to Hear Syrian Govt Showing Support for Israel
  
  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., told Newsmax Friday that she's "very happy to hear that the Syrian government has shown support for the nation of Israel" and that the situation there isn't "getting kinetic."
• Judge Blocks Trump's Firing of 3 Consumer Safety Members
  
  A federal judge has blocked the terminations of three Democrat members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after they were fired by President Donald Trump in his effort to assert more power over independent federal agencies.
• Rep. Van Orden to Newsmax: Iran 'Cannot Be Trusted'
  
  Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., told Newsmax on Friday that Iran "cannot be trusted" not to continue work on nuclear weapons after the strike on its nuclear power facilities by Israel overnight Friday.
• Sen. Mullin to Newsmax: Israeli Strikes Came at End of Trump Deadline
  
  Israel's strikes on Iranian nuclear targets were "expected," as President Donald Trump in April said Iran had a limited time to negotiate the end of its nuclear program, Sen. Markwayne Mullin said on Newsmax Friday.
• Trump: Israel Used American Equipment in Iran Attack
  
  Israel used "great American equipment" during its attack on Iran, President Donald Trump told Axios in an interview on Friday.

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