allies. the only american sentence to life in prison for spying for an ally, jonathan pollard, arrested in 1985 for passing documents to israeli officials. u.s. paroled him in 2015. the u.s. has a close relationship with israel, one has grown stronger under the trump administration, moving the u.s. embassy to jerusalem, recognizing israel s claim to golan heights and an intense sanctions campaign against iran in washington. rich edson, fox news. bret: you just are the president on the south lawn say he does not believe that israel is fine on the u.s. next up, our panel right here in houston about the debate and impeachment. let s be honest, insurance can feel a little
you have roughly two or three of the most sophisticated terrorist organizations on the earth in those mountains, so we can t take our eye off the ball there. until a time where there s a much greater maturity and strength within the afghan government. bret: mccarthy and the president s choice as air force secretary barbara barrett appeared at the confirmation hearing today. both are expected to be confirmed. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says continued rocket fire from gaza is making another war against power, which is in a coastal strip. inevitable, netanyahu is taking a tough stance against israel s enemies i had a big election next tuesday. meanwhile tonight, there are revelations about israel s treatment of perhaps its greatest ally, the u.s. state department correspondent rich edson has the story. a claim that u.s. officials caught a top american ally spying on the united states.
jernlizing national security. stop deliberately smearing and blaming china. the trump administration says it s raising more tariffs in october and imposing more in mid december if the u.s. follows through, tariffs would cover nearly all chinese imports into the u.s. the president maintains the u.s. is doing very well in its trade negotiations with china though it sun clear when in person discussions will continue. both sides have only said they plan on meeting some time this month. bret? bret: rich edson live on the north lawn, thanks. stocks didn t like that today. off today the dow lost 285. the s&p 500 dropped 20. the nasdaq fell 89. hong kong s embattled leader is pushing back hard on reports that she would quit if she could, for causing unforgivable havoc over the months of antigovernment protests in the chinese territory. chief correspondent jonathan hunt reports tonight from hong kong. [applause] as protesters gathered for a second day running as
bret: president trump says trade talks with china are going well, but he is also issuing a warning to the country of what could happen if it tries to wait until after next year s election to strike a deal. correspondent rich edson is at the white house tonight with the story. richard: president trump warns china it had better cut a trade deal ahead of next year s election, quote: think of what happens to china when i win. deal would get much tougher. the administration has just hit $110 billion of chinese imports, including electronics and clothes for the 15% tariff. china responded taxing american products like soybeans and oil and is suing the united states through the world trade organization over the trump administration s tariffs. there is no real impetus for deescalation. you can anticipate six months to another full year of trade uncertainty and i think it is this uncertainty that is making it very hard for american businesses to plan. critics of the president s trade po
the president says that national rifle association one of his earliest and biggest supporters will not get in the way too much. the president made the comments during a wide-ranging impromptu news conference this morning before leaving washington for a pair of fundraisers in new york. correspondent rich edson starts it off in berkeley heights, new jersey where the president is arriving. good evening, rich. good evening, john. and president trump and congress have departed washington though the president and congress are working remotely this august. president says he is confident that these vacation consultations wril produce results. president trump: i don t want crazy people having guns. he said this time is different. he can secure the support of skeptics in congress for meaningful background checks. president trump: i spoke to mitch mcconnell yesterday, he s totally onboard.