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Host Blake Burman discusses ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleading not guilty to charges in a New York courtroom. During his first appearance, Maduro said he is "a decent man" who was "captured." Meanwhile, lawmakers were brief on the attack in Venezuela.
Maduro pleads not guilty in Manhattan federal court
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Monday in their first New York court appearance after the U.S. captured them in a surprise attack.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. "successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela" and said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the Country."
Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson and drone expert Brett Velicovich discuss the indictment of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the next steps for regime change in Venezuela and how a trial could play out.
Venezuelans CELEBRATE THANKING TRUMP For OVERTHROWING Socialist Dictator In EPIC Military Operation!
Gatestone Institute fellow Gordon Chang warns China is escalating attacks on U.S. chipmakers and urges the Trump administration to strike back before Beijing believes ‘they own us.’
Under President Donald Trump, illegal immigration has hit record lows, and deportations are being executed at a stead pace thanks to ICE. However, Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum has already pledged to offer legal help to illegal immigrants detained by ICE, criticized the U.S. for taxing remittances, and warned America not to touch cartel activity on Mexican soil. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down how Mexico's trade practices, cartel complicity, and remittance dependence are fueling an asymmetrical relationship that benefits Mexico at America’s expense on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ Ms. Sheinbaum, why don't you do the following? Why don't you say that Mexican nationals are your citizens? They're key to your economic growth. You don't want them to leave your country. You have a new revisionist reform plan that you're going to offer them social services so that they don't flee to the United States. You're going to keep your own people in your own country. “ The problem with Mexican-American relationships, as those polls reveal, is on your side. Don't run up surpluses by mercantile dealings with an existential enemy of the United States, China. Do not count on American taxpayers to subsidize your own citizens who entered illegally to send back 63 billion to your failing economy. And do not lecture us about the cartels—what we should and should not do about it—when you are enabling them to kill 70,000 Americans as a source of foreign exchange inside Mexico.”
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker joins 'America's Reports' to discuss President Donald Trump threatening secondary tariffs on Russia over their continued attacks on Ukraine.
Last night, Canada rescinded its digital services tax, a 3% levy on all goods and services produced by both domestic and foreign tech companies, like Amazon and Google, following threats from President Donald Trump that the United States would “terminate ALL discussions on Trade with Canada,” according to CNBC. With the U.S.' northern neighbor at bay, for now, Americans should turn their attention to the south, where Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum continues to criticize proposed remittance taxes while defending illegal immigration and even weighing in on U.S. civil unrest. Why the hostility? On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson asks the question: Why are our supposed “partners” adding fuel to the fire at a time of instability? “ This is the killer. They're going to enforce the law all the way back to 2022. … There's $9 trillion of market capitalization in Silicon Valley. But the idea that they're going to be gouged for $2 or $3 billion right in the middle of these heated discussions. “ They are playing with fire. I have a solution. Maybe we could take Mexico and put it next to Canada and let them fight it out with each other. And keep us out of it.”
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Sophia Flores 1:28 PM – Monday, June 23, 2025
President Donald Trump has issued a statement in response to Iran’s retaliation following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
On Monday, Trump took to Truth Social to announce that the United States very effectively countered Iran’s attack on U.S. bases in Qatar and Iraq. He also thanked Iran for providing early warning of the strike, which he said helped ensure that no lives were lost.
“Iran has officially responded to our Obliteration of their Nuclear Facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered. There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was “set free,” because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction. I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done. Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE. I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured.”
The president then wrote that he hopes there can now be peace in the region.
“Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he continued.
Trump released a second post thanking Emir or Qatar for everything he has done to seek peace in the region.
“I’d like to thank the Highly Respected Emir of Qatar for all that he has done in seeking Peace for the Region. Regarding the attack today at the American Base in Qatar, I am pleased to report that, in addition to no Americans being killed or wounded, very importantly, there have also been no Qataris killed or wounded. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
“CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!” Trump concluded.
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Megyn Kelly is joined by Emily Jashinsky, host of "After Party with Emily Jashinsky," to discuss Iran’s retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases following the Trump administration's mission, whether this was a coordinated effort to symbolically respond without escalating the conflict, and more.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev looks on prior to the Victory Day military parade (Ramil Sitdikov – Host Photo Agency via Getty Images)
OAN Staff Blake Wolf 2:01 PM – Sunday, June 22, 2025
Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev warned that multiple nations are “ready” to supply Iran with nuclear warheads following the United States’ airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday.
Medvedev, a former Russian president and current deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council issued a series of X posts following the United States’ attack against Iran.
Medvedev stated Iran’s “enrichment of nuclear material — and, now we can say it outright, the future production of nuclear weapons — will continue.”
Medvedev also claimed that a “number of countries” are “ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads,” without directly naming any of the supposed nations, although Russia has consistently backed Iran’s nuclear program.
“The US is now entangled in a new conflict, with prospects of a ground operation looming on the horizon,” Medvedev added. “Donald Trump, once hailed as the ‘president of peace,’ has now pushed the US into another war.”
2. The enrichment of nuclear material — and, now we can say it outright, the future production of nuclear weapons — will continue. 3. A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads.
Medvedev’s comments come as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that he will be traveling to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss an Iranian response to the United States.
“We enjoy a strategic partnership, and we will always consult with each other and coordinate our positions,” Araghchi stated.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced the U.S. strikes, arguing that they “flagrantly violate international law.”
“The irresponsible decision to subject the territory of a sovereign state to missile and bomb attacks, whatever the arguments it may be presented with, flagrantly violates international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry stated on Sunday.
Additionally, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on Sunday that the United States will suffer “everlasting consequences” as a result of its military action against Iranian nuclear facilities, while characterizing Iran’s nuclear program as “peaceful.”
“The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran’s peaceful nuclear installations. The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences. Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior,” Araghchi wrote in an X post.
“In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a legitimate response in self-defense, Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people,” he added.
The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran's peaceful nuclear installations.
The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting…
(L) Iranian kids perform on stage in front of a “Death to America” banner in Tehran, Iran, on November 3, 2024. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) / (Background) Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN Staff Brooke Mallory 12:09 PM – Friday, June 20, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly suggested that the Jewish State possesses the capability to strike all of Iran’s nuclear installations — including the highly fortified Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, located “half a mile beneath a mountain” — without offensive U.S. intervention.
Despite some skepticism among military analysts regarding Israel’s ability to neutralize such deeply buried sites, Netanyahu still asserted that Israel “will achieve all our objectives,” reaffirming his government’s determination.
“We [Israel] will achieve all our objectives and hit all of their nuclear facilities. We have the capability to do that,” Netanyahu said when asked by a reporter about Fordow in relation to the U.S. joining offensively.
Since initiating its “Operation Rising Lion” campaign against the Islamic nation, Israel has conducted strikes on multiple Iranian nuclear sites, including a major facility in Natanz and others in the vicinity of Tehran and Isfahan.
In addition to targeting infrastructure, Israeli operations have reportedly eliminated more than a dozen high-ranking Iranian scientists and senior military officials. Iranian scientists work across a wide range of fields, often with a strong emphasis on self-sufficiency due to international sanctions and geopolitical pressures.
Meanwhile, the heavily fortified Fordow facility has emerged as a critical factor influencing President Donald Trump’s deliberations on whether the United States should intervene in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict.
While Netanyahu maintains that U.S. involvement is likely unnecessary for an offensive strike, numerous military analysts have argued that the U.S. remains Israel’s sole ally equipped with long-range strategic bombers capable of delivering the heavy bunker-buster munitions necessary to target deeply buried sites such as the Fordow facility.
However, there is ongoing debate within defense circles over whether even these advanced munitions would be sufficient to fully neutralize Fordow, given its depth and fortification.
President Trump stated on Thursday that he will make a final determination on a potential strike against Iran within the “next two weeks,” noting that he still remains hopeful for a diplomatic resolution.
“Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision on whether or not to recertify within the next two weeks,” Trump said in a statement that was read aloud yesterday by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The GOP commander-in-chief has encountered resistance from within his MAGA base over the unfolding Middle Eastern conflict, with notable Republican voices such as Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson vocally urging the United States to avoid entanglement in the rapidly escalating situation.
On the other hand, politicians like Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) argue that the only way to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons is to exemplify the United States’ military strength in an offensive capacity.
Cruz endorsed the possibility of a targeted air strike, using a 30,000-lb. Massive Ordnance Penetrator (“bunker buster”) on Iran’s fortified Fordow nuclear complex. He also emphasized that this tactic could be deployed without sending U.S. troops into Iran.
Furthermore, Netanyahu, for his part, expressed that the decision regarding U.S. involvement rests “entirely” with President Trump and what he feels is best for the United States.
“He’ll do what’s good for the United States, and I’ll do what’s good for the State of Israel,” the Israeli prime minister said, noting, “as the saying goes — every contribution is welcome.”
Over the weekend, Netanyahu continued to defend Israel’s decision to launch strikes against Iran, dismissing concerns raised over earlier testimony by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who stated in March that the U.S. intelligence community had assessed that Iran was not actively pursuing the development of a nuclear weapon.
“The intel we got and we shared with the United States was absolutely clear — was absolutely clear — that they were working on a secret plan to weaponize the uranium,” Netanyahu stated on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” on Sunday.
“They were marching very quickly. They could achieve a test device and possibly an initial device within months and certainly less than a year,” he added. “I think we have excellent intel on Iran.”
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A cargo ship and tugboat sail through the Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, in Panama, on August 12, 2024. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN Staff Blake Wolf 8:44 AM – Sunday, April 27, 2025
President Donald Trump asserted on Saturday that American military and cargo ships should travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal for free.
The Panama Canal was built by the United States starting in 1904, and was ceded to Panama by former President Jimmy Carter in 1977.
“American Ships, both Military and Commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through the Panama and Suez Canals! Those canals would not exist without the United States of America. I’ve asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately take care of, and memorialize, this situation!” Trump wrote.
Last December, President Trump accused China of having major influence over the management of the Panama Canal, while accusing Panama officials of charging the United States “exorbitant prices.”
“When President Jimmy Carter foolishly gave it away, for One Dollar, during his term in office, it was solely for Panama to manage, not China, or anyone else. It was likewise not given for Panama to charge the United States, its Navy, and corporations doing business within our country, exorbitant prices and rates of passage…The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S.,” Trump wrote at the time.
The Panama Canal plays a critical role in connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean, while the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
“The Panama Canal is considered a VITAL National Asset for the United States, due to its critical role to America’s Economy and National Security. A secure Panama Canal is crucial for U.S. commerce, and the rapid deployment of the Navy from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and drastically cuts shipping times to U.S. ports. The United States is the number one user of the Canal, with over 70 percent of all transits heading to, or from, U.S. ports,” Trump added.
The president has repeatedly expressed his interest in “taking back” the canal while previously refusing to rule out economic or military force to do so, although President Trump’s new proposal of allowing U.S. ships to pass through for free may alter his previous stance.
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President Trump suspended his global tariffs for 90 days, except for China. But is this strategy enough to win the trade war and fix the economy? Glenn speaks with renowned economist Richard Werner, who makes the case that Trump’s next move should take place here at home. It’s not enough, he argues, to pressure the big banks. He must also cut government red tape and help local banks flourish. Plus, Werner also argues that Trump is fighting a hidden enemy in Europe: the CIA.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Huckabee, a former governor and presidential candidate, answered questions on Israel and its campaign against Hamas. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
OAN Staff James Meyers
2:48 PM – Wednesday, April 9, 2025
The Senate on Wednesday announced that former Arkansas GOP Governor Mike Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist pastor, will be President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Israel.
In a 53-46 vote, the Senate confirmed Huckabee, with Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) being the only Democrat to vote in favor of the nomination. No Republicans opposed Huckabee’s nomination.
Huckabee has been a known vocal supporter of Israel throughout his time in politics, as well as a defender of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Meanwhile, left-wing critics of Huckabee claim that he is “too strong” of a supporter of Israel to represent the United States. Additionally, Senate Democrats are reportedly alarmed by Huckabee’s nomination due to his vocal defense of his view that Israel has the right to annex the West Bank and Gaza Strip — which they fear “could jeopardize the possibility of a two-state solution” to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
On the other hand, supporters of the former governor argue that Huckabee is a great choice for Israel’s U.S. ambassador since he is extremely familiar with Israel and well-versed in the nation’s culture — as he has visited the Jewish State over 100 times.
Trump has not explicitly stated whether or not he supports Israeli annexation, saying earlier this year that he would make a decision within a few weeks. Trump has repeatedly suggested that the U.S. should take over and even “own” the Gaza Strip — while rebuilding the war-torn area.
With the recent confirmation, Huckabee’s upcoming arrival in Israel coincides with one of the most turbulent periods, as both sides have reached an impasse in efforts to reinstate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This visit also comes at a critical moment — as Israel seeks to negotiate the release of hostages taken during Hamas’ October 7th terrorist attack.
Last month, the Jewish State restarted military operations against the Islamist terrorist group, with both sides accusing the other of violating the ceasefire agreements.
Nonetheless, the presence of a U.S. ambassador in Israel will be regarded as a pivotal step, especially as Trump prepares to take on high-stakes negotiations with Iran on Saturday regarding its nuclear program.
Senator James E. Risch (R-Idaho), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke in favor of Huckabee’s confirmation on Friday.
“I have no doubt Gov. Huckabee is that person, and he will work alongside President Trump, Secretary of [State Marco] Rubio, and our friends in Israel to bring peace to a turbulent region and ensure both American and Israeli hostages are brought home from the clutches of Hamas,” he said.
Israel is considered the United States’ closest ally and largest single trading partner. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited Trump at the White House twice since he took back the presidency.
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