Vice President JD Vance said nuclear inspectors
will "absolutely" be allowed back into Iran as part of a broader U.S.
agreement aimed at ending the monthslong war, NBC News reported Monday,
citing an interview with Vance.
Vance said the International Atomic Energy Agency, along with the
United States, would help oversee the destruction of Iran's highly
enriched uranium stockpile under the emerging deal framework.
"In fact, one of the core parts of the agreement is that the
[International Atomic Energy Agency] and the United States are going to
help Iran destroy the highly enriched stockpile, and that's something
that's spelled out very clearly," he said.
The comments come as international pressure continues to mount over
Iran's nuclear transparency, with Reuters reporting that inspection and
verification measures remain among the most sensitive unresolved
elements in the broader U.S.-Iran understanding.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has sought expanded access to
Iranian nuclear sites after periods in which monitoring was disrupted
and inspector access was restricted amid heightened regional tensions.
The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, operates under the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and is responsible for verifying that
civilian nuclear programs are not diverted toward weapons development
through inspections, surveillance, and nuclear material accounting.
Under normal safeguards, inspectors conduct both scheduled and
short-notice visits to declared facilities, supported by monitoring
cameras and tracking systems designed to verify uranium enrichment
levels and inventory stockpiles.
But Reuters has reported that the inspection regime has come under
strain in Iran in recent years, with repeated limitations on inspector
access reducing the agency's ability to fully verify nuclear material
and enrichment activity.
Pressure on Tehran has also intensified following a U.S.-backed
resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of
Governors, which called for Iran to fully cooperate with inspectors,
declare its uranium stockpiles, and restore access to affected nuclear
sites.
That move reflected growing concern among Western governments over
Iran's accumulation of near-weapons-grade uranium and unresolved
questions about material that has not been fully accounted for following
earlier disruptions at key facilities.
The resolution stopped short of an immediate referral to the U.N.
Security Council but significantly escalated diplomatic pressure on
Tehran to restore full compliance with safeguards obligations.
Taken together, the developments underscore how central inspection
rights and verification mechanisms have become to any potential
agreement, with both Washington and international nuclear authorities
stressing that on-the-ground monitoring would be essential to enforcing
any deal.
Democrats running for Congress in New York just couldn’t bring
themselves to root for America when given the easiest possible question
about the World Cup.
I mean, this is about as basic a question as there is when it comes to campaigning for a seat in the United States
Congress, and yet the resistance party appears to have its brains
hardwired to automatically take an America-last stance at every
opportunity.
During a recent PIX11 forum
in the heated NY-13 Democratic primary, Rep. Adriano Espaillat and
challenger Darializa Chevalier were asked who they’re rooting for to win
it all on the pitch.
They fumbled the answer. Hard core. They committed a "howler" as soccer marks might say.
Rather
than offering the obvious answer of the United States — in a tournament
co-hosted right here in America — Espaillat named Mexico, while
Chevalier chose Senegal.
How
is it possible for two candidates, seeking to represent American
voters, to drop the ball on such a basic test of national loyalty so
spectacularly? It's Campaigning 101. If somebody hands you a baby to
kiss out on the trail, you don't push it away. That's basically what
these two just did.
Fortunately, the United States soccer team,
on the same day that a pair of Democrats said they'd be openly rooting
for Mexico or Senegal over them, went out and delivered a dominating performance against Paraguay. The 4-1 win marked the largest margin of victory in a U.S. men's World Cup match since 1930.
Look,
nobody is under the illusion that the United States is a favorite to
win this tournament. They've never advanced beyond the quarterfinals
(2002) and have zero World Cup titles. That said, at number 15 in the FIFA world rankings, they have about as much a chance as Mexico (13) and Senegal (16).
So,
it's not about predicting who might be the favorite, as I'm sure
Espaillat and Chevalier will suggest was the excuse behind their
pathetic answers, since the moderator did preface the question first by asking, "Who do you think will win it all?"
The
odds of them even knowing where Senegal is on a map are slim to none.
Hell, they'd likely struggle to find Mexico, given that they think the
country has no border. They're not experts on those soccer teams. There
is no insider football knowledge that would lead them to think these two
are dark horse candidates for the title.
This really isn't that hard. I despise soccer, yet I will be wholeheartedly cheering on the United States in the World Cup.
Though
maybe this isn't much of a surprise. The Democrats are, after all, the
same group that demonized the American hockey team for the sin of
celebrating their Olympic gold medals with the President of the United
States. They might as well just come out and admit they're cheering for
anybody other than the US of A.
It is coming up on a year since the murder of TPUSA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk,
and the rallying cry to "Be Like Charlie" continues to resonate in the
generations who he so greatly inspired. Two days after his murder in
September of 2025, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg student named Gabby Stout
painted a patriotic message on the school's spirit rock to honor
Charlie. Despite receiving permission from the school to do this, school
officials painted over the rock, claiming it had been vandalized and
making an entire show of it.
The school administrators broadcast a message about the purported
vandalism to the entire school, stating that whoever did this was in
violation of the school honor code, and that law enforcement would mount
an investigation. When Stout acknowledged she was the one who painted
the rock, the administrators attempted to punish her for her speech. In
an interview in 2025, Stout said she was pulled from class, questioned
by administrators, ordered to provide a written statement of apology,
and to surrender her phone for inspection.
The Stout family
pushed back, filing a federal lawsuit in December against the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district for sweeping violations of Stout's
First Amendment rights.
Six months later, the school district and Stout reached a settlement that favored not only Stout's free speech rights, but the speech rights of any student who would come after her.
This settlement is a vindication not just for young Gabby Stout, but for all who truly stand for the First Amendment.
A
North Carolina high school student has reached a $95,000 settlement
with her school district after she was publicly accused of vandalism and
told she was under police investigation. The controversy revolved
around painting a campus "spirit rock" with a Bible verse and patriotic
message in tribute to the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Fox
News Digital has learned that a settlement was reached this week
between the family of Ardrey Kell High School student Gabby Stout and
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. Under the terms of the
agreement, the school board will adopt a new free speech policy, issue a
public statement expressing regret, and pay $95,000 to Stout's legal
team at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
The settlement comes six
months after the Stouts filed a federal lawsuit alleging rampant
violations of the student's First Amendment rights.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools just paid $95K for a lesson on the First Amendment.
That
payment is part of a settlement with Gabby Stout— the high school
student who painted a patriotic tribute to Charlie Kirk on a spirit rock
last year.
Although Gabby had gotten permission—and although
other students had been allowed to paint messages in support of causes
like Black Lives Matter—school officials responded to Gabby’s message by
painting over it, publicly accusing her of vandalism, interrogating her
at school, and calling the police.
@ADFLegal helped Gabby sue the
district late last year. Now, besides the payment, the district has
issued a statement of regret for its actions and changed its policies to
respect students’ free speech rights.
Schools can’t censor
student speech just because they don’t like its message. ADF is thrilled
to get this vindication for Gabby, who courageously lived out her own
admonition to “live like Kirk.” I think Charlie would be proud.
Here
is where this school — and too many other so-called learning
institutions — made their mistake: deeming one person's First Amendment
expression acceptable, while condemning another's as unacceptable. Stout
rightly received the justice and the acknowledgement that she deserved,
and Charlotte-Mecklenburg got the comeuppance it deserved for its over-the-top targeting of Stout.
Stout told Fox News Digital the settlement ultimately clears her name.
"This
settlement finally reinforces that I did nothing wrong, and the school
system has to admit that publicly," she said. "After I got permission to
paint a message sharing my faith in God, school officials accused me of
vandalism in front of my whole school and my entire community. Then
they put me through an unfair investigation. They never should have
treated me this way, and by saying they regret that I had this
experience, they are finally acknowledging that publicly."
definitely grabbed attention and caused a social media stir
at the UFC event held at the White House over the weekend. It was part
of the America 250 celebrations this summer. The event, which was
already the subject of a failed lawsuit from liberals in Virginia, had
also become a point of controversy involving Trump derangement. Hokit
referring to Michelle Obama
as a man sparked a backlash, with even UFC
president Dana White
saying he crossed a line. Barstool Sports’ Dave
Portnoy also expressed disapproval (via The Hill):
The Democratic National Committee, in a post of its own,
sent out a portrait of Obama and said she “lives in their heads
rent-free.”
Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports and a usual supporter of the president, called on Trump to denounce Hokit’s remark.
“These
are UFC guys, they’re crazy. They’re idiots,” Portnoy said. “But when
you have that on the White House lawn on an event you put down … I don’t
care what you think about the Obamas or anything. That has to be an
immediate denounce.”
How did Trump react? He appears
to take off a Josh Hokit chain after the fighter dropped that remark.
White called the remarks "nasty" (via WaPo):
UFC CEO Dana White later told Time magazine that he disliked Hokit’s comment but stopped short of condemning it.
“I
understand that the Obama’s are public figures but I’m completely
against saying nasty and false things about people’s families,” White
told the magazine in a text message. “Everyone knows my position on free
speech but I hate that kind of nonsense.”
It is what it is at this point. It happened. It’s over, but the
‘Michelle is a man’ stuff isn’t anything new. No doubt it got some
laughs and liberals melted down, which was a foregone conclusion, even
without Hokit saying this on the mic, but maybe not the best time.
I have a confession, folks: I wasn’t planning to
criticize any pro-Knicks Democrats during the NBA playoffs, especially
during the finals. That’s over now. The Knicks have secured their first
NBA championship since 1973. I was 11 the last time the Knicks made it
to the finals, so I wasn’t going to let politics mess with the good
mojo. I’m heading to the parade on Thursday.
Meanwhile, watch Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) get caught completely
off guard as he attempts to criticize the Trump administration for the
high cost of living on Good Day New York. He wasn’t expecting this at
all
Hakeem Jeffries gets RIPPED after talking about the economy.
House
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., was confronted Monday morning
over high gas prices under the Biden administration when criticizing
President Donald Trump over "skyrocketing gas prices."
Jeffries
remarked on gas prices while discussing Trump's peace deal with Iran
after months of war and hostilities on "Good Day New York."
"It
was a reckless war of choice that has obviously cost the American people
significantly, particularly as it relates to skyrocketing gas prices in
an environment where the cost of living was already too high," Jeffries
said.
After Jeffries emphasized the importance of "solving our
own problems" in America, co-host Rosanna Scotto reminded him that
former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden also saw high gas prices
during their terms.
"Gas prices were up under Obama too. And Biden, right?" Scotto said.
While Jeffries attempted to answer, Scotto pressed, "Didn’t we have gas prices over $5?"
"Well, there were gas prices in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic situation..." Jeffries remarked.
"And I remember eggs were like $12 a dozen," Scotto said.
Well done, Scotto.
The Knicks have championship timber. Jeffries doesn’t have it, and we’ve known that for a long time.
Despite the political fallout from his recent primary defeat, former
reality television star and defeated mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is
following through on his mission to “save Los Angeles” by teaming up
with Mayor Karen Bass’s brother, Kenneth Bass,
Kenneth Bass
in legal actions stemming
from the widely scrutinized city response to the January 2025 Palisades
Fire.
On Sunday, Pratt revealed on an X post that he is “proud” to be
joining forces with the current mayor’s brother, Kenneth Bass. Although
Pratt has not joined an official lawsuit with him, he highlighted a
separate lawsuit regarding the fires that he filed against the city last
year in January.
“I am proud to be teaming up with Karen Bass’ brother in suing his
sister for her reckless negligence that led to the destruction of our
homes. I hope their Thanksgiving dinner isn’t too awks. I know ours
hasn’t been the same since last year,” Pratt’s post read.
Pratt and his wife, Heidi Montag, lost their Pacific Palisades home
in the blaze, which began on January 7, 2025. The devastating fires
prompted the couple to sue the city of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power (LADWP) on January 21, 2025 alongside
roughly 20 other neighbors.
I
am proud to be teaming up with Karen Bass' brother in suing his sister
for her reckless negligence that led to the destruction of our homes. I
hope their Thanksgiving dinner isn't too awks. I know ours hasn't been
the same since last year… pic.twitter.com/d8YyGjJ775
In his lawsuit — which remains in the discovery phase — Pratt argued
that the LADWP failed to properly maintain water supply for firefighting
efforts, causing catastrophic damage.
The complaint further alleged that LADWP “made the conscious decision
to operate the water supply system with the reservoir drained and
unusable as a ‘cost-saving’ measure” during the deadly L.A. fires,
according to the complaint obtained by Fox News Digital.
The complaint centers on the Santa Ynez Reservoir, a
117-million-gallon facility that had been out of service and empty since
early 2024 for repairs. Plaintiffs argue that the reservoir’s
unavailability crippled water pressure to neighborhood hydrants during
the wildfire.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Bass and his wife, Cindy, entered a consolidated
mass tort lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and LADWP, maintaining
that their Malibu home was a “total burn down.” The couple also
highlighted the severe physical and emotional distress they have
experience since the tragedy, which killed 12 people and destroyed 6,800
structures.
Despite thousands of claims tied to the fire, the mayor and city
attorneys have both denied any wrongdoing, claiming that L.A. is “not
liable for these disastrous wildfires.” City officials have further
argued that the reservoir was offline in order to comply with drinking
water regulations and that the extreme Santa Ana winds and fire
conditions would have impacted any city’s water system.
“There’s nothing new here — Mayor Bass has spoken of her brother’s
loss publicly since January of 2025,” a representative for the mayor
said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Thousands of people
are plaintiffs in this action, which names 18 public and private sector
defendants. The City Attorney’s Office is responsible for defending the
City and DWP in this lawsuit.”
Bo Nickal’s short, honest line — “It was surreal” — cut through the
noise and captured the moment Americans just witnessed on the South Lawn
of the White House. What unfolded was not a stunt but a proud, loud
celebration of this country’s grit and athletic excellence, staged as
part of the America250 festivities and President Trump’s birthday
weekend.
Conservatives should welcome an America that stages big,
unapologetic displays of culture and sport instead of bowing to the
pieties of coastal elites who prefer sanitized virtue-signaling. The
Freedom 250 was exactly that: a patriotic spectacle that reminded
millions what it looks like when talent, showmanship, and national pride
are allowed to shine.
Nickal, the former collegiate wrestling
star who carried himself with humility and focus, did his job inside the
octagon — stopping Kyle Daukaus in dominant fashion and proving once
again that hard work and American fighting spirit still matter. His
quick finish was the sort of no-nonsense result that conservative fans
love: earn respect through performance, not through press conferences or
manufactured controversies.
This wasn’t an empty publicity stunt,
either — the card delivered real, headline-making moments, including
Justin Gaethje’s upset to capture the lightweight crown and a string of
emphatic knockouts that made the evening feel like the best fight night
of the year. For anyone who doubts that American sports remain a proving
ground for character and courage, the results were impossible to fake.
Of
course the usual suspects on the left cried “defilement” and dug up
every angle to turn patriotism into scandal, even as corporate
gatekeepers tried to monetize and restrict access through streaming
deals with Paramount. The hypocrisy is rich: elites who sneer at a
celebration of America are the same ones who privatize and profit from
culture, while lecturing the rest of us on who and what is acceptable.
Beyond
the politics, this was a night that reminded everyday Americans why we
value competition, discipline, and personal accountability — virtues our
communities and families rely on. Fighters like Nickal represent the
sort of no-excuse, get-it-done attitude that built this country, and
conservatives should be the loudest champions of that ethos.
If
the media wants to howl and the urban elites want to turn their noses
up, let them; the rest of us saw real champions, real patriotism, and an
unapologetic display of American confidence. Stand with the athletes
who earned their moment, celebrate the pageantry of our republic, and
don’t let the pearl-clutchers rewrite what patriotism looks like in
2026.
America’s treasured college sports are in trouble — and finally,
someone in Washington is treating the problem like a crisis instead of a
sideshow. Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell unveiled the bipartisan
Protect College Sports Act to bring order back to recruiting, transfers,
NIL deals, and the wild money flows that have hollowed out competition
and left fans and student-athletes behind.
The
bill isn’t timid: it would create national NIL standards, set limits on
transfers and eligibility, permit enforceable revenue-sharing, and
clamp down on schemes that let programs funnel cash around supposed
third-party organizations. Those proposals aim to stop the skid toward
professionalization and restore the integrity of college athletics for
schools that actually educate kids rather than simply buying
championships.
Washington’s hearings made the stakes obvious when
Hall of Fame coach Nick Saban warned senators that college sports are “a
Ferrari going 150 miles an hour toward the Grand Canyon,” and witnesses
from across the industry testified that the current chaos cannot
continue. Senators on both sides used that testimony to argue that
federal rules are the only realistic way to stop wealthy bidders and
corporations from converting college athletics into a playground for
billionaires.
Not everyone is thrilled; the behemoth conferences
that helped create this mess — the Big Ten and the SEC — immediately
pushed back, and the Congressional Black Caucus urged a pause to address
representation concerns before moving forward. That resistance is
predictable when entrenched power and the status quo are threatened, but
it cannot be an excuse to let amateur sports continue their descent
under the weight of unlimited private cash.
Conservatives should
be the loudest defenders of preserving American traditions that work:
school loyalties, on-campus rivalries, and programs that balance
athletics and academics. This legislation gives parents, taxpayers, and
genuine fans a fighting chance to keep college sports rooted in school
spirit and scholarship — not in billionaire shopping sprees and
TV-driven pay-for-play. Strong, sensible guardrails are not social
engineering; they’re the restoration of common-sense rules that saved
these institutions for generations.
Senator Cruz didn’t stop with
college athletics; he also weighed in on the tentative U.S.-Iran
framework that has been discussed in recent weeks, urging caution and
warning that any deal must not sacrifice America’s security or our
longtime allies. Many conservatives share his skepticism about quick
fixes that could hand strategic advantage to hostile regimes while
leaving the hard work of enforcement to future administrations.
Whether
Senator Cruz has bigger political plans, he’s showing the kind of
backbone the country needs when institutions are being eaten from the
inside by cash and culture. Hardworking Americans don’t want their
college teams hollowed out and sold to the highest bidder; they want
fairness, opportunity, and the return of competitive balance — and
Washington owes them action, not platitudes.
If Congress truly
cares about saving a uniquely American institution, it will stop
grandstanding and get this bill moving. The Protect College Sports Act
offers a path to save the games that teach teamwork, sacrifice, and
pride — and conservatives should back it loudly, because preserving
worthy traditions is not just nostalgia; it’s patriotism.
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday
that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the
Strait of Hormuz, but challenges immediately loomed, including Israel
insisting it would hold onto land seized in Lebanon as it battles
Hezbollah.
Details of the deal, which would potentially allow desperately needed
oil and natural gas to reach the global market through the critical
waterway, were not immediately released. Iran signaled implementation
would not start until the signing, which key mediator Pakistan said
would take place Friday in Switzerland.
But the memorandum of understanding over the war already faced
hurdles. Israel’s continued hostilities with the Iranian-backed
terrorists Hezbollah in Lebanon, where Israel bombed Beirut’s southern
suburbs Sunday, nearly derailed the negotiations. Israel joined the U.S.
in launching the war on Feb. 28.
In the first official Israeli comments after the announcement of the
deal, Defense Minister Israel Katz
said Israel won’t withdraw from land
seized in Lebanon as the interim deal is pending. Katz said Israel plans
to stay “indefinitely” in lands it holds in Lebanon, as well as Syria
and the Gaza Strip. Iran has tied the interim deal over the war to
halting Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Katz also threatened that if Iran attacks Israel over Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Israel will strike Iran with “great force.”
Over the past 2 1/2 years, Israel has taken control of areas in Gaza,
Lebanon and Syria amounting to 386 square miles of territory — an area
that is slightly smaller than New York City.
Meanwhile, the deal between the U.S. and Iran gives just 60 days to
resolve what to do about Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and
its atomic program. That took years to resolve in Tehran’s 2015 nuclear
deal with world powers.
President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from that accord
in his first term, setting the stage for the tensions that culminated
in the war.
“Congratulations to all!” Trump wrote on social media as he
celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday with a UFC cage match fight at the
White House.
He added, “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the
Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate
removal of the United States Naval blockade,” which was imposed in
retaliation for Iran’s grip on the crucial waterway.
He soon hedged, however, saying the strait wouldn’t open until Friday’s signing.
confirmed the
agreement on state television but said Iran would not start implementing
it until it was signed Friday. He said the deal followed talks with
Qatar, another mediator.
Leaders from China to Europe welcomed the announcement. The closure
of the Strait of Hormuz has roiled international markets and sent prices
of fuel and other essential goods, including food, spiraling.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that China “hopes
the U.S. and Iran will sign the initial memorandum of understanding as
scheduled.” Beijing hopes that safe and free passage through the Strait
of Hormuz will be restored as soon as possible, he added.
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomed the agreement
"that should bring an end to hostilities on all fronts, including in
Lebanon.” He said that “all parties to the conflict must respect this
agreement.”
Barrot said “for far too long” the war in Iran has driven prices of
fuel and fertilizer painfully high. With the ceasefire, he said dozens
of nations like France and the United Kingdom could send ships to
protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
The European Union’s top diplomat pledged support for further negotiations over outstanding issues like Iran’s nuclear program.
“Fingers crossed that they will be also initialized on Friday,
because everybody needs the Strait of Hormuz to be open and actually
this war to stop,” Kaja Kallas, foreign policy chief of the 27-nation
EU, said ahead of a gathering of foreign ministers in Luxembourg on
Monday.
But some of the ministers, like Luxembourg's Xavier Bettel, expressed skepticism. “It’s a long time till Friday,” he said.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer also welcomed the breakthrough and
said it was vital that all parties in the region seize the opportunity
to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
“We will now work closely with our partners to support this agreement
and to ensure that it turns into a durable, lasting peace,’’ he said.
Pakistan first announced the deal, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
saying “both sides have declared the immediate and permanent
termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
He added that mediators this week will facilitate meetings to “lay the
foundation for the technical talks.”
Broader negotiations on outstanding issues like Iran’s nuclear
program would continue over the next 60 days, two senior Pakistani
officials said earlier Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity
because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. If the
sides fail to reach a resolution within that time, the timeline could be
extended.
Iranian state television cited the secretariat of the Supreme
National Security Council as saying the war on all fronts “will end
immediately and permanently beginning tonight” — and that the U.S.
blockade “will be terminated immediately and in full.”
Qatari mediators later left Tehran following 17 hours of
negotiations, said an official briefed on the developments who spoke on
condition of anonymity due to sensitivity of the talks. Separate
preparatory meetings with each side will take place in Doha this week,
the official said.
It was not clear who from Iran would sign the deal on Friday. U.S.
Vice President JD Vance told Fox News the White House was still figuring
out who would attend: “I certainly plan to be there, but it’s possible
the president himself could be there.”
But concern among Republicans in the U.S. already could be seen. They
included U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who described
Vance as “the architect of the deal.”
“I am somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the agreement seems
different than what the American negotiating team is claiming,” Graham
wrote online. <
