an autocrat facing dozens of ny charges with an ax to grind against the government he seeks to lead. that s a question that republican candidates are either unable to answer or unwilling to answer at this moment. there s now just one major challenger to ex-president trump after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump. it s hard to remember but for a time, ron desantis was seen as the much vaunted trump slayer, the one candidate who could break the hold on trump that he had on the voters in the republican party. appeal to those alienated by trump and ultimately beat joe biden. back in 2022, the new yorker asked, can ron desantis displace donald trump as the combatant in chief? the new york times asked, quote, is ron desantis the future of the republican party? but a las as it turned out, voters didn t want a trump alternative, they wanted trump. that became clear as his legal troubles mounted with every indictment the trump got stronger in the pol
relentlessly attacking republicans and proposing big, liberal ideas like a new 28th on guns. newsom has shown america he s comfortable at the white house. remember his confident sleeves rolled up appearance while joe was out of town. now newsom is getting his message out to a larger audience by sitting down with sean hannity. do you think he is cognitively strong enough to be president? i have conversations with him all the time. yes. i have talked to him when he s been overseas. i ve been on air force one, marine one, in the limo. you never answer my question directly. how many times has your phone pinged with people saying you need to get in this race. ruling he s not up to the job. it s a fair question. i m asking. not answering. judge jeanine: well, you can catch the full interview with gavin newsom airing tonight on hannity on 9:00 p.m. eastern. meanwhile, biden has a new excuse to stay out of the spotlight: a root canal. the president canceling all events to
in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah, a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon, has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression . israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah, banned terrorist organisations in many countries, have close ties to iran, which itself is holding a day of mourning after 84 people were killed by explosions near an event to mark the anniversary of the death of the iranian general qasem soleimani. the islamic state group has now said it carried out that attack in the southern city of kerman. alongside this, several nations have issued a warning to the houthi militants in yemen, who are also close to iran, to stop the attacks on shipping in the key lanes in the red sea. and, of course, the fighting in israel and gaza which has played a role in sparking all this there are reports of dozens more deaths from air strikes in southern gaza as israel continues its military operation. let s start with the funeral of th
baier, breaking tonight the conflict in the middle east escalates across the region. israeli forces are expanding the war zone, threatening more targeted attacks amid international pressure for a ceasefire. u.s. officials are asking prime minister benjamin netanyahu to deescalate in gaza, as the administration says, it s ramping up pressure on iranian backed groups. we have fox team coverage tonight chad pergram looks at the u.s. response to a drone attack that left three service members injured in northern iraq but we begin with trey yingst live from tel aviv. good evening trey. reporter: bret good evening. there is concern tonight about the possibility of a broader conflict with iran and its proxies as the war in gaza rages on. israeli forces in northern israel are on high alert as attacks from the lebanese militant group hezbollah continue. today a church took a direct hit from an anti tank guided missile injuring one civilian. when israelis troops arrived to evacuate th
the middle east escalates across the region. israeli forces are expanding the war zone threatening more targeted attacks amidst international pressure for a cease-fire. asking prime minister benjamin nets to do escalate in gaza as the administration says it s ramping up pressure on iranian backed groups. we have fox team coverage tonight. chad pergram looks at the u.s. response to a drone attack that left three service members injured in northern iraq. we begin with trey yingst live from tel aviv. good evening, trey. bret, good evening. there is concern tonight about the possibility of a broader conflict with iran and its proxies as the war in gaza rages on. trey: israeli forces in northern israel are on high alert as attacks from the lebanese militant groups hezbollah continue. today a church took a direct hit from anti tank guided missile injuring one civilian. when israeli troops arrived to evacuate the wounded, nine soldiers were injured in additional attacks. the a