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Stranded American in Bahrain recounts surviving reported Iranian strike on high-rise building, pleads for help
As the conflict between the United States and Iran enters its second week, flight cancellations and airport closures have rippled across Middle Eastern airspace, leaving many Americans abroad scrambling to find a way home.
Stranded American citizen Yahir, who was in Bahrain when the conflict erupted, told Fox News Digital he had a close call over the weekend when an alleged Iranian drone slammed into the lower floors of a high-rise building where he was staying. The building was a luxury residential tower that reportedly housed many American tourists and U.S. Navy personnel likely stationed with the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquartered near the capital, Manama.
Yahir, from Los Angeles, said that despite witnessing terrifying scenes of the conflict and experiencing one firsthand, he is still waiting for help getting home, claiming local U.S. embassies and State Department officials have put him through a maze of logistical hurdles with no clear next steps.
"Two days ago, my building was hit," Yahir said, referring to Fontana Infinity, located in Manama. "I was in the building at the time and, of course, the whole building shook. It felt like an earthquake."
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"It was a shock, but it makes sense because everyone living there was American besides a few Russians here and there, but Fontana was full of American Navy," he added.
Yahir added that he has witnessed horrific scenes of Iranian drones and missiles reportedly striking not only military targets but also civilian areas, triggering powerful explosions and sending massive plumes of smoke billowing into the air.
"We saw right in front of our faces, the drone hitting it," Yahir said, describing the moment he witnessed a building being struck. "I remember everyone around there was crying. They were evacuating all the buildings. People were crying. It felt really devastating."
Impacts have reportedly become a daily occurrence, with some blasts feeling like earthquakes that would violently shake nearby areas.
"The interceptors were hitting the missile and the ground shaking. You'll feel that every day at this point," he said. "It's been literally everyday."
The chaos in the region has reportedly led to residents receiving numerous daily alerts of incoming missiles on their phones. Each warning forces civilians to take immediate shelter, Yahir said, recalling one instance when he had to shelter in the basement of a well-known mall, The Avenues, for more than an hour.
"At this point, I'm thinking I even get them when I'm sleeping and it wakes me up," he said. "I feel like over ten times a day we get those alerts."
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The ongoing missile strikes have profoundly affected daily life in Bahrain, turning once-bustling areas into virtual "ghost towns."
Yahir said his friends have stopped going to work, and that shops are either fully closed or closing far earlier than usual.
He added that the heightened security presence is palpable across the country, with police stationed on nearly every corner and large military vehicles patrolling the streets daily.
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Yahir further expressed deep frustration with the local U.S. Embassy, saying there has been little government assistance and describing the overall experience as "terrible."
When inquiring about evacuation flights, calls to the embassy often triggered an automated message stating that citizens should not expect help from the U.S. government and that the embassies cannot assist with anything, according to Yahir.
"I feel like they need to focus on the embassies around the world because I feel they're useless to Americans. They don't help us at all," Yahir said. "I just want to go home."
Despite submitting a crisis intake form shared by the State Department, he has received few updates on evacuation plans. The delays and lack of clear communication, he said, have left him feeling stranded and anxious, with no concrete plan for returning home.
Over 40,000 American citizens have safely returned to the United States from the Middle East since Feb. 28, the State Department told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. A spokesperson noted that U.S. authorities directly assisted over 27,000 of those Americans abroad by offering travel assistance and other security guidance.
"Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio’s leadership, the Department of State has completed over two dozen charter flights and has safely evacuated thousands of Americans from the Middle East," the department said. "The State Department will continue to actively assist any American citizen, who wishes to depart the Middle East, to do so."
American citizens stranded in Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Israel are urged to complete the Crisis Intake Form on the State Department website or call +1-202-501-4444.
Randy Arozarena tells Mariners teammate Cal Raleigh to 'go f--- himself' after WBC handshake snub
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is known for its rivalries, but a viral moment between MLB teammates got even spicier after Team USA and Mexico faced off in pool play on Monday night in Houston.
Mexico’s Randy Arozarena stepped up to the plate to face USA star pitcher Paul Skenes, but not before extending his hand to acknowledge his Seattle Mariners teammate, Cal Raleigh, catching behind home plate.
That was until Raleigh looked up at Arozarena and refused to shake his hand.
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Raleigh appeared in the viral video to say something to his teammate, who bent down to listen. But, whether it’s a competitive thing or not for Raleigh, Arozarena seemed serious about the situation in his post-game comments.
After the U.S. defeated Mexico, 5-3, to remain undefeated in the WBC, Raleigh had no comment on what happened with Arozarena at the dish. But Arozarena had plenty to say about the situation.
Arozarena was asked in Spanish how he would respond to Raleigh’s handshake snub. His answer was translated, and while some on social media dismissed it as potentially sarcastic, the majority believes he was quite serious.
"How do you want me to respond to Cal Raleigh?" Arozarena asked the reporter. "What do you want me to tell him?
"I’d like to tell him in four languages, that’s what I’d like. First, I’ll tell him in Spanish, look: All he has to do is thank God he has such wonderful parents, yeah? That his parents are very well-mannered. I got to see them two days ago at the hotel, and they went to say hi, they gave me a hug. Said they were very proud of me and happy to see me again.
"The other thing I want to say to him, I’ll tell it to him Cuban-style. What he needs to do is go f--- himself. Mexican-style: he can go f--- himself. And in English, I’m gonna say it to him in English. That ‘good to see you’ he gave me? He can shove it up his a--."
So, Arozarena claims Raleigh said "good to see you" to him at the plate, but he refused to shake his hand. However, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this in the WBC.
In an earlier matchup between Australia and Czechia at the Tokyo Dome, an awkward situation occurred the former’s catcher refused to shake the latter’s hand. Theories started to go around, with the two most popular being a simple competitive thing where players don’t want to fraternize with the "enemy," and the catcher potentially not getting pine tar on his hands.
Perhaps one of those is the reason Raleigh did the same with his own teammate, but they’re going to have to return to spring training together where this will surely be a hot topic among reporters and fans.
In the meantime, USA and Mexico could find themselves heading to Miami depending on how their final pool play games go this week.
Team USA finishes their schedule against Italy on Tuesday night, where they hope to clinch their quarterfinal spot with a victory. Mexico and Italy will finish up their pool play with a potentially pivotal matchup on Wednesday night.
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Border Patrol Chief Bovino says Chicago efforts ‘vindicated’ after court reverses order restricting operations
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino declared the Trump administration’s Chicago immigration crackdown "vindicated" Monday after a federal appeals court threw out a sweeping injunction that had curtailed enforcement operations in the city.
On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit tossed out a preliminary injunction against federal officers enforcing immigration law in the Chicago area issued by Obama-appointed Judge Sara Ellis. The circuit court issued a blistering rebuke of the Ellis’ injunction, calling it "overbroad" and "constitutionally suspect." The ruling effectively erases the lower court’s restrictions on federal immigration operations in Chicago, delivering a legal victory to federal immigration authorities and giving the controversial official fresh political ammunition after months of backlash.
After the ruling, Bovino posted on X, "Chicago efforts vindicated!!! Well done."
"What's not suspect is legal, ethical, and moral Border Patrol Agents conducting operations in Chicago. Well done, Border Patrol! TRUTH came through!" he wrote in another post.
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Bovino was recently pulled out of his leading role in Minneapolis amid intense controversy over the killing of two anti-ICE activists, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by federal officers. He has faced intense criticism from Democrats across the country.
In his previous role as Border Patrol commander at large, Bovino became the face of many of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations, including Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles.
Bovino was replaced by Border Czar Tom Homan in heading the Minneapolis operation in January. He was returned to his previous role as chief of the Border Patrol's El Centro Sector in Southern California.
Despite the criticisms leveled against him, after the circuit court ruling, Bovino touted Border Patrol agents as the "most highly trained, experienced agency ready to take on expeditionary type missions in the toughest of environments."
"Our operations are conducted with much foresight with the most experienced, proven, and battle hardened agents the Border Patrol has to offer to ensure we WIN every time," he added in another tweet celebrating the ruling.
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In its ruling, the appeals court panel faulted Ellis for applying her injunction not just to specific officers but "the entire Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, as well as anyone acting in concert with them." The panel criticized this, saying it "effectively established the district court as the supervisor of all Executive Branch activity in the city of Chicago."
Ellis had issued a lengthy 233-page opinion explaining why she granted the class-wide preliminary injunction against Homeland Security and Justice Department authorities carrying out immigration enforcement in Chicago. Her order followed a string of clashes between protesters and agents during Operation Midway Blitz, the effort launched last year by the Trump administration to crack down on illegal immigration and street crime in Chicago.
Ellis justified the injunction by saying it was not novel and that it only ordered federal agents to follow current DHS policies regarding use of force and body-worn cameras.
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"In other words, the Court’s order should break no new ground, and indeed it tracks similar orders entered in other crowd control cases across the country," Ellis said.
Ex-Navy SEAL warns withdrawing from Iran now would hand 'victory' to regime
A former Navy SEAL warned Tuesday that halting U.S. action in Iran now would hand a victory to the regime, arguing Tehran would quickly reconstitute its offensive capabilities.
"You can't stop now. If we were to stop now, it's a victory for the regime. They would only be more empowered... They'd go back to building more missiles, get back on their nuclear program," retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward said on "The Faulkner Focus."
Harward's warning comes as oil prices surge and some congressional lawmakers call for an end to the war.
"We need a government in Iran that will not pursue those offensive capabilities and be a threat to their partners and us in the region," he said. "And so we've got to stay in the fight 'til we accomplish that."
Harward, who was a member of George W. Bush's National Security Council and served in Iraq and Afghanistan, predicted the "short-term pain" of surging gas prices and that threats from Iran wouldn't last long.
The next step, he said, is to focus on how Iran's new government will act after an "unprecedented destruction of military power" of both the regime and its proxies, like Hezbollah.
Harward expressed surprise at Lebanon's recent declaration that offensive operations conducted by Hezbollah are illegal, meaning Lebanon's government positioned itself against the Iranian regime.
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"They've turned on Hezbollah as well, which is a challenge in Beirut itself. So I think all fronts are coalescing in this fight against Iran and their surrogates," Harward said.
Hezbollah is an Iran-backed terrorist group that operates primarily out of Lebanon and has long been in conflict with the country's government.
Harward touted the progress made since Operation Epic Fury began and the scale of U.S. military might in the Middle East.
"[It] makes you very proud to be an American and proud of the investment in our armed forces and the people who serve. They're willing to put their lives at risk for long-term peace, security and stability. And that's the end objective here," he said.
Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28, 2026, as a military campaign led by the United States and Israel against the Iranian regime, aiming to systematically dismantle Iran's military infrastructure and prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.
McIntosh: Midterms a choice between Trump’s ‘great progress’ and ‘socialists back in’
PALM BEACH, Fla. — As Republicans aim to hold their fragile House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterm elections, they've got an ally in the politically potent and deep-pocketed fiscally conservative group Club for Growth.
Framing the midterms, Club for Growth President David McIntosh emphasized in an exclusive Fox News Digital interview on the sidelines of the group's annual economic conference "what's at stake" in the midterms.
"It's the difference between all the great progress, the jobs, the good economy, turning America around," that McIntosh said President Donald Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill have accomplished over the past year, "versus letting the socialists back in, they'll shut it all down."
For a quarter-century, the club has been one of the biggest backers of Republican candidates and causes, as it pushes its pro-growth and limited-government conservative agenda.
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McIntosh, in a presentation to major donors to the group, highlighted that the club spent more than $160 million in the GOP primaries and general election during the 2024 election cycle, "and won nearly 80%" of its races.
In 2026, the group aims to raise and spend $175 million in the midterms, and says it's already brought in $65 million from donors.
The club plans to spend $75 million on Senate races, $55 million on House showdowns, $20 million in ballot box battles for governors, and $20 million — mostly already spent — on issue advocacy in support of Trump's tax cuts, school choice efforts and the push for congressional redistricting.
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"I think the House is the most vulnerable," McIntosh said as he pointed to the GOP's fragile 218–214 majority.
"So we've already started raising money for the general. I've got a House fund, an ambitious goal of $40 million to help our guys win," he added as he spotlighted a fund for vulnerable House Republican incumbents.
As the party in power, Republicans are facing traditional political headwinds which usually result in the loss of congressional seats in the midterms. And Democrats are energized, thanks to a slew of ballot box victories and overperformances in off-year and special elections in the 14 months since Trump returned to the White House, as they stay laser focused on affordability amid persistent inflation.
But the GOP also is dealing with a low propensity midterms issue that it didn't have to worry about before Trump upended the political order: MAGA voters who don't always go to the polls when Trump's name isn't on the ballot.
"We've got to get the folks who voted for President Trump," McIntosh said. "They don't necessarily come out in the midterms. We have to share with them what's at stake."
"We're going to work with President Trump on that so they know he wants them to vote," he said. "He wants them to come out. He needs them so he can keep going."
McIntosh said the Club will highlight that "Republicans have a plan that will help make things more affordable. It will keep cutting taxes. They will see the benefits."
"But the bigger message is going to be, you can't let the Democrats back in, because they'll shut everything down," he claimed. "It'll be back to the Biden days, high inflation, higher taxes, fewer jobs. That's what's at stake, and our job is to tell the voters, we need you to vote because it makes all the difference."
The economy, and specifically inflation, was a key issue that boosted Trump and Republicans to sweeping victories in 2024. But affordability boosted Democrats at the ballot box in 2025 and so far in 2026.
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And with oil and gas prices surging since the start of the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran a week and a half ago, Republicans face more potential political headaches.
But McIntosh predicted that "by the end of the year, we're going to be back to a robust economy because the Trump tax cuts are going to kick in. People will keep more of their money. There's a huge incentive for companies to build factories back here in America again, and that will kick in. People will say, ‘Yeah, I like the direction we're going. Things are turned around. We can't let the Democrats ruin that.’"
Most Democrats obviously disagree with the political narrative coming from the club.
And the Democratic National Committee has long criticized the group for its "extreme positions on banning abortion and cutting Social Security and Medicare."
While the club is ramping up for the general election showdowns, it's already playing in this year's GOP primaries.
In the battle for the Senate, the club recently made a major endorsement, backing Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, who's involved in an ugly three-way fist fight for the Republican nomination in the race to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the southeastern swing state.
"We're definitely going to be there in Georgia to help Mike Collins win," McIntosh pledged.
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The club enjoyed a major victory March 3, as the candidate it was backing, Texas state Rep. Steve Toth, toppled high-profile incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL officer, in the GOP primary for a Houston-area congressional seat.
But in this case, the club kept quiet its efforts to support Toth, as it put its funding in an aligned startup PAC.
McIntosh said he "knew if Club for Growth came in guns blazing, then the Washington money would come in to help Crenshaw."
"We don't need the glory. We don't need to take credit for it," McIntosh said. And pointing to Tosh, he added, "He did the job, but we were able to bring the funds in that let the voters know what their choice was."
'Pulp Fiction' director Quentin Tarantino blasts Rosanna Arquette for trashing film after she ‘took the money’
Quentin Tarantino accused Rosanna Arquette of chasing headlines after she denounced his use of the N-word in "Pulp Fiction."
Tarantino slammed Arquette as having a "lack of class" for sharing her criticism after she "took the money." Arquette played a small role in "Pulp Fiction" as the wife of Eric Stoltz's character.
"It’s iconic, a great film on a lot of levels," Arquette told The Times. "But personally, I am over the use of the N-word – I hate it. I cannot stand that [Tarantino] has been given a hall pass. It’s not art, it’s just racist and creepy."
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Tarantino fired back at Arquette in a letter, according to Variety. Tarantino questioned Arquette’s timing and motives, arguing she benefited from the project before publicly condemning it.
"I hope the publicity you’re getting from 132 different media outlets writing your name and printing your picture was worth disrespecting me and a film I remember quite clearly you were thrilled to be a part of?" he wrote.
"Do you feel this way now? Very possibly," Tarantino continued. "But after I gave you a job, and you took the money, to trash it for what I suspect is very cynical reasons, shows a decided lack of class, no less honor. There is supposed to be an esprit de corps between artistic colleagues. But it would appear the objective was accomplished."
However, Arquette also took issue with her earnings in her interview.
"I’m the only person who didn’t get a back end [a share of the takings]," she told The Times. "Everybody made money except me."
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Tarantino's defense of his movies isn't new. In 2022, he had brutal advice for people who have criticized his filmmaking.
"You talk about being the conductor and the audience being the orchestra," Chris Wallace told Tarantino during a conversation for his HBO Max talk series. "So when people say, ‘Well, there’s too much violence in his movies. He uses the N-word too often.’ You say what?"
"You should see [something else]," Tarantino answered. "Then see something else. If you have a problem with my movies, then they aren’t the movies to go see. Apparently I’m not making them for you."
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Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx, who have both starred in Tarantino's films, have also defended the prolific director.
"It’s some bulls---," Jackson once told Esquire about the backlash. "You can’t just tell a writer he can’t talk, write the words, put the words in the mouths of the people from their ethnicities, the way that they use their words. You cannot do that, because then it becomes an untruth; it’s not honest. It’s just not honest."
Jackson doubled down in the Tarantino documentary "QT8: The First Eight."
"You take ’12 Years a Slave,’ which is supposedly made by an auteur," Jackson said. "Steve McQueen is very different than Quentin. When you have a song that says [the N-word] in it 300 times, nobody says s---. So it’s OK for Steve McQueen to use [the N-word] because he’s artistically attacking the system and the way people think and feel, but Quentin is just doing it to just strike the blackboard with his nails. That’s not true. There’s no dishonesty in anything that [Quentin] writes or how people talk, feel or speak [in his movies]."
Foxx, who portrayed Django in "Django Unchained," said he had no issue with the script.
"I understood the text," he said, according to Yahoo Entertainment. "The N-word was said 100 times, but I understood the text – that’s the way it was back in that time."
Ted Cruz shuts down extended Iran war talk, says it's 'not Iraq' amid oil price spike
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, shut down the possibility that the war in Iran would become a long, protracted engagement for the U.S. during an interview on Tuesday, and said he wouldn't support an extended operation in the region.
"I don't think there's any possibility that this becomes a long, protracted military engagement. You're not going to see hundreds of thousands of boots on the ground. You're not going to see us there months and then years. Iran is not Iraq. They are very, very different. I think the Iraq war was a mistake. I would not support a major and extended invasion in Iran. This is very different. These are targeted, but very consequential strikes to take out a very direct threat," he told CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Cruz sounded the alarm on Iran and the regime's attacks against Americans over the last 40 years.
"Twice, the Ayatollah has hired hitmen and sent them to try to murder President Trump. And so I think President Trump made a very reasonable decision that he was going to act as commander in chief to stop this threat to America," the Texas senator said.
The senator argued that the spike in oil prices would be temporary.
"In terms of the oil prices, we've seen a temporary spike. I don't think it will be extended. Naturally, when you have military conflict in the Middle East, that predictably has an impact on oil prices. But I think over the long term, this will put downward pressure on oil prices."
The war with Iran has sent global oil prices skyrocketing past $100 a barrel as the regime's stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped tankers from using the shipping lane.
With oil higher, gasoline and diesel prices are rising fast.
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President Donald Trump told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst that he is "not happy" with Iran's choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader.
Trump warned in a Truth Social post Monday that Iran will be hit "twenty times harder" if the regime does anything that stops the flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the U.S. would "take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back" as a nation but that he prays that does not happen.
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Cruz was also pressed on Trump, saying Monday that the U.S. was nearing the end of the war.
CNBC's Becky Quick asked, "If we're near the end to that, my assumption was at that point that maybe we would live without the regime change. But you're convinced that the president is waiting for a regime change — that could take a little longer than some people are anticipating?"
"I think the president is right, regardless that we're near the end of it," Cruz responded. "It is certainly possible this lasts a couple more weeks, but I don't think we're looking at a many-month or many-year engagement. I think this is focused at delivering on concrete objectives, and I think many of them are being delivered on already."
When asked for comment, the White House directed Fox News Digital to the president's comments during a Monday press conference where he said the war could end soon and touted what the U.S. has achieved in its strikes so far.
After her father's addiction led to a $91K gambling spiral, GOP Rep Erin Houchin pushes addiction reform
Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., was in college when her father was "raking up thousands of dollars of debt" while battling a crippling gambling addiction she says was brought on by medication to treat his Parkinson's disease diagnosis.
Now, the Indiana Republican is working to make sure other American families can seek help for their loved ones before facing the same monetary problems.
"The POINTS Act is about helping people who are struggling with gambling addiction, by utilizing existing excise tax revenue to issue grants to states and jurisdictions, including Indian tribes across the country, for the use of education and training on preventing and treating gambling addiction," Houchin told Fox News Digital.
Her bipartisan bill, the Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act, is a rare bipartisan initiative in Congress being co-led with Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore.
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It's an issue Houchin said she is passionate about, given her own family history — which she said is "not unique."
"Unfortunately, many families across the country have had similar experiences, if not from Parkinson's, but from other illnesses and just suffering from addiction in general," she said. "And it can cripple families and ruin their future if it's not treated."
Her own father was 55 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's, Houchin said, and the gambling addiction set in soon after.
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"My mom would tell stories that, you know, they often would go out west if they'd take a vacation, and it would be difficult for her to get him through the airport at Las Vegas because of the casino that's right there as you pass through," Houchin said.
She told Fox News Digital that her father's doctors knew little about why the medication caused his gambling addiction, but suggested it took her family years to financially recover.
"My mom just let me know that she just paid off a second mortgage, took her about 10 to 15 years to pay it off, around $91,000 of gambling debt that my dad had raked up over the course of his illness after being prescribed this medication," Houchin said. "So we want other families to have the support system necessary to have the resources to treat gambling addiction."
Her legislation, which is also backed by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Troy Carter, D-La., would create a first-of-its-kind federal fund dedicated to specifically addressing gambling addiction.
She also pointed out that it would not be funded by any new taxes on Americans.
"This is existing excise taxes that are going to be distributed in the form of grants for states that adhere to the principles in the POINTS Act, which is providing resources, not just to healthcare professionals, but also for families on how to access gambling addiction treatment," Houchin said.
Both she and Salinas also argued the legislation was critical now, given the meteoric rise of sports betting via apps and other easily accessible means.
"As sports betting and online gambling continue to expand across the country, we have a responsibility to ensure people struggling with addiction are not left behind. Gambling addiction can devastate individuals and families, yet too many communities still lack the resources needed to provide prevention, treatment, and recovery support," Salinas told Fox News Digital.
"The POINTS Act helps close that gap by investing existing gambling excise tax revenue into programs that expand care, raise awareness, and connect people to the help they need."
Major airline suspends Abu Dhabi flights until end of year amid airspace 'uncertainty'
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been targeted by Iranian missiles at airports, tourist hot spots, the U.S. consulate and other hubs, posing serious threats to travelers.
Now, British Airways has announced it will be suspending its services to Abu Dhabi until the end of the year while canceling other destinations for the rest of the month.
"Due to the continuing uncertainty of the situation in the Middle East and airspace instability, we’ve had to temporarily reduce our flying schedule in the region," the airline announced in a statement on X.
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All flights to and from Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv have been canceled until later this month, the airline said.
"We’re keeping the situation under constant review and are in touch with our customers to offer them a range of options," the announcement continued.
The Zayed International Airport states on Abu Dhabi's website that "passengers are advised not to travel to the airport unless they hold a confirmed ticket and have been explicitly advised by their airline to do so."
It also says, "Access to the airport will be restricted to confirmed travelers only."
On Saturday, a Dubai Airports spokesperson announced a "partial resumption of operations with some flights operating out of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC)."
"Travelers are urged to not travel to the DXB or DWC unless they have been contacted by their airline that their flight is confirmed, as schedules continue to change," the announcement says.
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The latest announcement continued, "Dubai Airports continues to closely monitor the situation in coordination with relevant authorities, and our focus remains on maintaining the highest standards of operational safety, security and well-being of passengers and staff."
Lufthansa Airlines has suspended flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi until March 15 and Dammam until March 15, according to its site.
Virgin Atlantic announced that its "Dubai service is suspended for the remainder of the winter season."
"Dubai is a seasonal route for Virgin Atlantic and was due to conclude on 28 March; however, the recent escalation in the Middle East has brought forward the end of our operation for this season," Virgin Atlantic's website states.
Flights to and from Dubai are suspended until March 28.
As of Saturday, Emirates has resumed operations, according to its X account.
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A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital earlier that the department had facilitated the safe return of over 20,000 American citizens from the Middle East since Feb. 28.
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That number was updated Tuesday. As of Tuesday, 40,000 American citizens have safely returned to the U.S. from the Middle East since Feb. 28, the department said.
Trump ally endorses Paxton over Cornyn as GOP Senate primary heads to high-stakes Texas runoff
Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., is endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate.
Paxton is facing off against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the Lone Star State's GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff.
"Ken Paxton is a proven conservative fighter who will be a champion for the people of Texas in Washington," Burlison, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.
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"During the Biden Administration, Ken led the national legal charge to stop the Biden Border Crisis and stop the far-left agenda. He's fought for Texans' rights against woke corporations and the Austin political establishment. In the Senate, he will continue to be a fearless conservative who will never back down. That's why I'm proud to wholeheartedly endorse his campaign," Burlison added.
While Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in the primary, no candidate won a majority, so the two men will go head-to-head in a runoff primary election later this year.
President Donald Trump indicated that he plans to endorse one of the two men but has held off on choosing. Trump notably endorsed Burlison for reelection last year, describing him as a "warrior" for the MAGA movement.
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"The Republican Primary Race for the United States Senate in the Great State of Texas, a State I LOVE and won 3 times in Record Numbers (the HIGHEST vote ever recorded, by far!!!), cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer. IT MUST STOP NOW! We have an easy to beat, Radical Left Opponent, and we have to TOTALLY FOCUS on putting him away, quickly and decisively!" Trump declared in the Truth Social post.
"Both John and Ken ran great races, but not good enough. Now, this one, must be PERFECT! My Endorsements within the Republican Party have been virtually insurmountable! It is such an honor to realize and say that almost everyone I Endorse WINS, and wins by a lot, especially in Texas! I will be making my Endorsement soon, and will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter," the president added in the post.
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic U.S. Senate primary.