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The Sun
an hour ago
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- The Sun
60 pct of Americans don't think US should get involved in Israel-Iran conflict: poll
WASHINGTON: A majority of Americans do not want the US to get involved in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, according to a poll released this week. The Economist/YouGov poll found that just 16 per cent of Americans believe the US military should intervene in the conflict, while a clear majority - 60 per cent - oppose involvement and 24 per cent remain undecided, Anadolu Ajansi reported citing the poll. Majorities across party lines -- 65 per cent of Democrats, 61per cent of Independents and 53 per cent of Republicans -- oppose US involvement, reflecting broad bipartisan resistance to entering the conflict. The poll was conducted among 1,512 US adult citizens and the margin of error for the overall sample was approximately 3 per cent. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide on whether or not to carry out strikes on Iran within two weeks. '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 whether or not to go within the next two weeks,' Trump said in a statement read aloud by White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt. The announcement came as Trump faces an internal rift within his Republican base over whether or not he should join Israel's campaign against Iran. Prominent voices including media personality Tucker Carlson, Trump strategist Steve Bannon, Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have warned against the president becoming involved in direct military action. Many have voiced criticism that direct involvement would lead to Trump becoming entangled in another costly foreign intervention, something he vocally campaigned against while running for president.
The Sun
an hour ago
- Politics
- The Sun
60% of Americans oppose US involvement in Israel-Iran
WASHINGTON: A majority of Americans do not want the US to get involved in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, according to a poll released this week. The Economist/YouGov poll found that just 16 per cent of Americans believe the US military should intervene in the conflict, while a clear majority - 60 per cent - oppose involvement and 24 per cent remain undecided, Anadolu Ajansi reported citing the poll. Majorities across party lines -- 65 per cent of Democrats, 61per cent of Independents and 53 per cent of Republicans -- oppose US involvement, reflecting broad bipartisan resistance to entering the conflict. The poll was conducted among 1,512 US adult citizens and the margin of error for the overall sample was approximately 3 per cent. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide on whether or not to carry out strikes on Iran within two weeks. '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 whether or not to go within the next two weeks,' Trump said in a statement read aloud by White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt. The announcement came as Trump faces an internal rift within his Republican base over whether or not he should join Israel's campaign against Iran. Prominent voices including media personality Tucker Carlson, Trump strategist Steve Bannon, Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have warned against the president becoming involved in direct military action. Many have voiced criticism that direct involvement would lead to Trump becoming entangled in another costly foreign intervention, something he vocally campaigned against while running for president.
New York Post
3 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Majority of Democratic voters think the party should stop focusing on transgender issues and replace leadership
A majority of Democrats believe the party needs fresh blood and only a small fraction feel it should prioritize transgender rights issues, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Thursday, found 62% of self-identifying Democrats agree that party leadership 'should be replaced with new people.' In contrast, only 30% of Republicans surveyed felt the same about their party leadership. 3 The poll found a disconnect between what Democratic voters say their top issues are and what they view as priorities for party leaders. Michael Nagle Nearly half of Democrats (49%) said they were 'unsatisfied' with the current crop of leaders in the party, while 41% said they were 'satisfied' and 10% marked 'unsure.' Democratic voters also indicated a deep disconnect between what they want the party to focus on ahead of the 2026 midterm elections and what they view as leadership's priorities – with some noting that it appears the Democratic Party is belaboring transgender issues. Only 17% of Democrats said allowing transgender people to compete in women and girls' sports should be a priority for the party. However, 28% responded that they believe party leaders see it as a top issue. 'There are more important things to be moving the needle on,' Benjamin Villagomez, who is transgender, told Reuters. 'There are more pressing issues, things that actually matter to people's livelihoods,' the 33-year-old from Austin, Texas added. 3 Only 17% of Democrats said allowing transgender people to compete in women and girls' sports should be a priority for the party. Getty Images 3 28% of Democrats said the transgender sports issue is treated as a priority by party leaders. Reuters Gaps between the rank-and-file and party leaders were particularly high on economic issues. For example, 86% of Democrats said raising taxes on wealthy Americans and large corporations should be a priority, but only 72% felt it was a top concern for party leaders. Similarly, 73% identified reducing corporate spending in politics as a priority, but just 58% believed it was a leadership priority. On promoting affordable childcare, lowering prescription drug costs, making health insurance more readily available and backing mass transit – respondents viewed party leaders as less passionate than themselves. The dissatisfaction in party priorities was stronger among younger Democrats, those between 18-39, the poll found. The poll was conducted between June 11-16 and it surveyed 4,258 people nationwide, including 1,293 Democrats. It had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
Fox News
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Evening Edition: The Probe Into President Biden's Autopen Use
Republicans have launched an investigation into former President Biden's use of the autopen and whether his signature on certain White House documents, including pardons, is valid. California Republican Congressman Darrell Issa joins the FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition to discuss why he believes it's possible that the former President did not authorize some autopen signatures and that there was an effort by the White House to cover up Biden's 'diminished capacity.' Rep. Issa also weighs in on concerns about the Senate's version of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
CNN
4 hours ago
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- CNN
What we learned from Ted Cruz vs. Tucker Carlson
CNN — When Sen. Ted Cruz went on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show in 2022, he was there to make amends. The Texas Republican's offense was having called the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol a 'violent terrorist attack.' This kind of view was quickly falling out of favor as Donald Trump moved to sanitize January 6. So Cruz disowned what he had said the day before to a cable host who had just savaged him for it. It was a stunning scene: a US senator feeling compelled to grovel to a cable TV host who had targeted him for saying January 6 was very bad. But it epitomized the MAGA zeitgeist and shifting power dynamics, in which extreme enforcers like Carlson had to be appeased. Three years later, Cruz this week joined Carlson on Carlson's own network for a very different purpose – but also one that recognized the former Fox anchor's heft on the right. This time, Cruz was there to try and marginalize a man who is suddenly a big problem for the Trump administration. Carlson has criticized the Trump-backed Israeli strikes on Iran and strongly opposes the US joining in those strikes, which Trump is increasingly considering. Carlson's opposition had already earned a sharp comment from the president, who called him ' kooky Tucker Carlson.' Cruz was there to argue that maybe this guy that he and other Republicans have been so solicitous of is indeed a crank. After two hours of jousting over foreign policy, it became clear Cruz was trying to paint Carlson as isolationist, amoral, anti-Trump and soft on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also quite strongly suggested Carlson might be an antisemite – a charge Carlson rejected. After Carlson spent much of the first 40 minutes pressing Cruz on his support for Israel and the support he had received from members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – which Carlson sought to cast as a 'foreign lobby' – Cruz finally went there. 'By the way, Tucker, it's a very weird thing, the obsession with Israel,' Cruz said, noting Carlson hadn't inquired about foreign lobbying from other countries. 'Oh, I'm an antisemite now?' Carlson shot back. 'You're asking the questions Tucker,' Cruz said. 'You're asking, why are the Jews controlling our foreign policy. That's what you just asked.' Carlson accused Cruz of trying to derail his questions by playing the antisemitism card. 'That does not make me an antisemite, and shame on you for suggesting otherwise,' Carlson said. The exchange evoked growing concerns in some corners of the right over Carlson's commentary and programming on Israel and Jewish people. Last year, for example, even some Republicans criticized Carlson for hosting a conversation with a Holocaust revisionist. Carlson said the man 'may be the best and most honest popular historian in the United States.' This week's interview got no less heated from there. Cruz repeatedly pointed to allegations from the US government that Iran has targeted Trump for assassination, a case in which the Justice Department under then-President Joe Biden brought charges last year. Cruz was trying to tie going after Iran to loyalty to Trump. This led Carlson to question that narrative about Iran targeting Trump, and Cruz again pounced. 'Did we land on the moon? What other conspiracies to you believe? Was 9/11 an inside job?' Cruz said. He added that 'even the looniest Democrat doesn't dispute that.' Cruz accused Carlson of having more or less the foreign policy of Jimmy Carter. 'Oh absolutely, I'm a big leftist,' Carlson responded sarcastically. 'This is so silly.' Cruz went on to ask Carlson if Putin was the United States' enemy. Carlson said Russia was technically our enemy by virtue of the US government's support for Ukraine, but he resisted making a moral judgment. 'I don't want to be enemies with Russia. It doesn't help us at all,' Carlson said. 'It may help some people in the United States, but in general, I don't want to be.' Cruz pointed to another infamous episode involving Carlson and Russia, when Carlson filmed a video in a Russian grocery store in which he fawned over the facility and its offerings. (Even a participant in an alleged Russian influence operation apparently regarded Carlson's video as 'overt shilling.') 'It was just weird,' Cruz said. 'It was like a promo video for Russia.' Carlson got his licks in too. In addition to painting Cruz as too focused on supporting Israel, he ridiculed the senator for not being able to quantify the population of Iran and provide a citation for a specific verse of the Bible he referenced. But after the interview posted, Cruz was quite happy to post a multitude of clips. He said Carlson was 'running interference' for Trump's would-be assassins. He said Carlson was 'obsessed with defending Russia and the KGB thug that runs it.' He promoted someone who praised him for calling out Carlson's 'thinly veiled antisemitism.' And perhaps most tellingly, the Senate Republican Conference on its own feed promoted a bunch of the same content intended to ding Carlson. That would seem to signal this is a concerted GOP effort to deal with a perceived problem. It remains to be seen whether it works. But it's a remarkable turnabout from where things were three years ago. Carlson has been saying these kinds of things for years, but they – and his commentary on Iran – are increasingly political problems for Trump's party that apparently must be dealt with.
