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Four months into his second tour of duty in the White House, President Donald Trump's approval ratings remain slightly underwater.The president stands at 46% approval and 54% disapproval in a new national survey by Marquette Law School. And Trump is at 42% approval and 52% disapproval in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.Most, but not all, of the latest national surveys place the president's approval rating in negative territory, with a handful indicating Trump is above water.Trump has aggressively asserted executive authority in his second term, overturning longstanding government policy and aiming to make major cuts to the federal workforce through an avalanche of sweeping and controversial executive orders and actions, with some aimed at addressing grievances he has held since his first term.TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATINGS ARE UNDERWATER, BUT DEMOCRATS FACE RECORD-LOW POLLING NUMBERSTrump started his second administration with poll numbers in positive territory, but his poll numbers started to slide soon after his late-January inauguration.But two issues where the president remains at or above water in some surveys are border security and immigration, which were front and center in Trump's successful 2024 campaign to win back the White House.HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLINGTrump stands at 56% approval on border security and 50% approval on immigration in the Marquette Law School poll, which was conducted May 5-15.But Trump's muscular moves on border security and immigration, which have sparked controversy and legal pushback, don't appear to be helping his overall approval ratings."Immigration is declining now as a salient issue," said Daron Shaw, who serves as a member of the Fox News Decision Team and is the Republican partner on the Fox News poll.Shaw, a politics professor and chair at the University of Texas, said "immigration and especially border security are beginning to lose steam as one of the top-three issues facing the country. Republicans still rate them fairly highly, but Democrats and independents, who had kind of joined the chorus in 2024, have moved on and in particular moved back to the economy as a focal point."Pointing to Trump, Shaw added that "when you have success on an issue, it tends to move to the back burner."Contributing to the slide over the past couple of months in Trump's overall approval ratings was his performance on the economy and, in particular, inflation, which were pressing issues that kept former President Joe Bidens approval ratings well below water for most of his presidency.Trump's blockbuster tariff announcement in early April sparked a trade war with some of the nation's top trading partners and triggered a massive sell-off in the financial markets and increased concerns about a recession.But the markets have rebounded, thanks in part to a truce between the U.S. and China in their tariff standoff as Trump tapped the brakes on his controversial tariff implementation.Trump stood at 37% approval on tariffs and 34% on inflation/cost of living in the Marquette Law School poll. And he stood at 39% on the economy and 33% on cost of living in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, which was conducted May 16-18.Doug Heye, a longtime GOP strategist and former RNC and Bush administration official, pointed to last years election, saying, "The main reason Trump won was to lower prices. Prices havent lowered, and polls are reflecting that.""With the exception of gas prices, there hasnt been much of a reduction in prices," Shaw said."Prices havent come down, and its not clear that people will say the absence of inflation is an economic victory. They still feel that an appreciable portion of their money is going to pay for basic things," he added. "What Trump is realizing is that prices have to come down for him to be able to declare success."

The anti-Israel suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli Embassy staffers leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., last night was identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago.The Embassy of Israel to the U.S. said the victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were set to be engaged.Rodriguez is believed to have committed the act alone and is in custody,said Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith.A gun was also recovered from the scene.Katie Kalisher, who was at the museum Wednesday night, told "FOX & Friends" on Thursday that she had an interaction with Rodriguez prior to his arrest. She said Rodriguez who looked distressed and was covered in rain came into the facility after 10 to 15 gunshots were heard outside and asked for somebody to call the police."Im like, so, do you like this museum? And hes like, kind of playing dumb with me. Hes like, oh, what kind of museum is this? And Im like its a Jewish museum. He asks Do you think that is why they did it? in reference to gunshots we had heard. And I was like, yeah maybe, I dont know but I dont think so, I hope not," Kalisher said. "And that is when he reaches into his bag and pulls out a kaffiyeh and says to me, I did it. I did this for Gaza. And then he starts shouting Free, Free Palestine! and the police show up and arrest him."FATAL SHOOTING OF ISRAELI EMBASSY WORKERS IN DC SPARKS OUTRAGE FROM TRUMP, ISRAELI PRESIDENTSmith said the preliminary investigation shows Rodriguez was allegedly observed pacing back and forth outside the museum before he approached a group of four people exiting the building, including the two victims, and began shooting.He then entered the museum, where he was detained by event security. While in custody, he yelled "Free, free Palestine!" Smith alsosaid.A LinkedIn page purportedly belonging to Rodriguez listed him as most recently working for the American Osteopathic Information Association.Prior to that, Rodriguez purportedly worked as a production and logistics coordinator and oral history researcher with The HistoryMakers, which describes itself on its website as a "non-profit research and educational institution committed to preserving and making widely accessible the untold personal stories of both well-known and unsung African Americans.""Elias Rodriguez is an Oral History Researcher at The HistoryMakers, where he prepares detailed research outlines and biographies of accomplished leaders in the African American community," reads a biography of him that has since been taken down from the nonprofits website."Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he holds a B.A. degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Prior to joining The HistoryMakers in 2023, he worked as a content writer for commercial and noncommercial firms in the technology space, both national and regionally based," it continued. "He enjoys reading and writing fiction, live music, film, and exploring new places."ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS TORCH DIPLOMAS OUTSIDE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ON GRADUATION DAYBoth organizations did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital on Thursday.A 2017 article in Liberation News the newspaper of the Party for Socialism and Liberation mentioned that an Elias Rodriguez was among the protesters who "gathered outside Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuels house to demand justice for Laquan McDonald and an end to the ethnic cleansing of Chicago vis--vis gentrification on Oct. 20, [2017] the anniversary of McDonalds murder by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke.""The event, organized by the Peoples Congress of Resistance, ANSWER Chicago and Black Lives Matter Women of Faith, gathered in front of Mayor Emanuels Ravenswood home in response to the $2.25 billion bid for an Amazon headquarters in the city of Chicago," it continued."Elias Rodriguez from the Party for Socialism and Liberation argued that the murder of Laquan McDonald and the Chicago bid for an Amazon headquarters are not two separate issues, but rather they are both connected," the article read."The wealth that Amazon has brought to Seattle has not been shared with its Black residents, Rodriguez said. [Amazons] whitening of Seattle is structurally racist and a direct danger to all workers who live in that city. So do we in Chicago and all across the country want a nation of cities dominated and occupied by massive corporations where only the rich and White can live and the vast majority of us must live on edges of the city and society living in deeper and deeper poverty? I dont think so," the article quoted Rodriguez as saying.The Party for Socialism and Liberation then wrote on X this morning that "We reject any attempt to associate the PSL with the DC shooting. "Elias Rodriguez is not a member of the PSL. He had a brief association with one branch of the PSL that ended in 2017. We know of no contact with him in over 7 years. We have nothing to do with this shooting and do not support it," it said.Fox News Digitals Elizabeth Pritchett and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.

Four months into his second tour of duty in the White House, President Donald Trump's approval ratings remain slightly underwater.The president stands at 46% approval and 54% disapproval in a new national survey by Marquette Law School. And Trump is at 42% approval and 52% disapproval in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.Most, but not all, of the latest national surveys place the president's approval rating in negative territory, with a handful indicating Trump is above water.Trump has aggressively asserted executive authority in his second term, overturning longstanding government policy and aiming to make major cuts to the federal workforce through an avalanche of sweeping and controversial executive orders and actions, with some aimed at addressing grievances he has held since his first term.TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATINGS ARE UNDERWATER, BUT DEMOCRATS FACE RECORD-LOW POLLING NUMBERSTrump started his second administration with poll numbers in positive territory, but his poll numbers started to slide soon after his late-January inauguration.But two issues where the president remains at or above water in some surveys are border security and immigration, which were front and center in Trump's successful 2024 campaign to win back the White House.HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLINGTrump stands at 56% approval on border security and 50% approval on immigration in the Marquette Law School poll, which was conducted May 5-15.But Trump's muscular moves on border security and immigration, which have sparked controversy and legal pushback, don't appear to be helping his overall approval ratings."Immigration is declining now as a salient issue," said Daron Shaw, who serves as a member of the Fox News Decision Team and is the Republican partner on the Fox News poll.Shaw, a politics professor and chair at the University of Texas, said "immigration and especially border security are beginning to lose steam as one of the top-three issues facing the country. Republicans still rate them fairly highly, but Democrats and independents, who had kind of joined the chorus in 2024, have moved on and in particular moved back to the economy as a focal point."Pointing to Trump, Shaw added that "when you have success on an issue, it tends to move to the back burner."Contributing to the slide over the past couple of months in Trump's overall approval ratings was his performance on the economy and, in particular, inflation, which were pressing issues that kept former President Joe Bidens approval ratings well below water for most of his presidency.Trump's blockbuster tariff announcement in early April sparked a trade war with some of the nation's top trading partners and triggered a massive sell-off in the financial markets and increased concerns about a recession.But the markets have rebounded, thanks in part to a truce between the U.S. and China in their tariff standoff as Trump tapped the brakes on his controversial tariff implementation.Trump stood at 37% approval on tariffs and 34% on inflation/cost of living in the Marquette Law School poll. And he stood at 39% on the economy and 33% on cost of living in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, which was conducted May 16-18.Doug Heye, a longtime GOP strategist and former RNC and Bush administration official, pointed to last years election, saying, "The main reason Trump won was to lower prices. Prices havent lowered, and polls are reflecting that.""With the exception of gas prices, there hasnt been much of a reduction in prices," Shaw said."Prices havent come down, and its not clear that people will say the absence of inflation is an economic victory. They still feel that an appreciable portion of their money is going to pay for basic things," he added. "What Trump is realizing is that prices have to come down for him to be able to declare success."

A new book sheds light on former White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates role in defending President Joe Biden's mental acuity, which the book alleges was done without the White House staff having the full picture of the presidents actual condition."Some of Batess colleagues believed that Bidens inner circle took advantage of his loyalty and told him to deny things they knew were true," Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson wrote in their new book "Original Sin," detailing the inner workings of the Biden White House and attempts to downplay concerns about the presidents mental and physical fitness."He, along with most of the press team, rarely met with the president and didnt have firsthand knowledge of the presidents wherewithal," the book continued. "They relied on senior staff for answers. Still, risking his own credibility, Bates willingly became the White Houses tip of the spear when it came to fighting off any reporting on Bidens acuity."Outside of White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Bates was perhaps the most prominent face of the public-facing defense of Biden during his administration, often handling requests for comment from reporters and is mentioned about half a dozen times in the book.'THE VIEW' MELTS DOWN OVER LATEST BIDEN BOOK, SLAMS CNN FOR 'HAWKING' ITThe book goes into detail about an alleged "modus operandi" from the Biden campaign and the White House for "attacking any journalist who covered any questions about the presidents age" with the goal to "shame journalists and create a disincentive structure for those curious about the presidents condition.""To answer the question on everyones minds: No, Joe Biden does not have a doctorate in foreign affairs. Hes just that f---ing good," Bates posted on X following a Biden press conference two weeks after the debate performance that many believe was the beginning of the end of his campaign.The book looked back on that remark and stated that it "reflected the views of the Politburo but among professional Democrats, it became an instant legend for its sycophancy and tone-deafness."Bates dismissed the book's narrative about him, telling Fox News Digital it "is distorted, stretching select facts while excluding others."A former Biden White House staffer also came to Bates' defense, telling Fox News Digital, "This gets important facts wrong."FORMER BIDEN MEDICAL ADVISOR SAYS HE 'PROBABLY' HAD CANCER AT BEGINNING OF PRESIDENCY"Bates served as a senior spokesperson who met with and traveled with the President, including in the Oval and on Air Force One, staffing him around the country and on Capitol Hill. Thats public information. He served as a point person in the press office on major legislative and political issues," the former White House staffer continued. "He was known for being respectful and considerate if a colleague didn't want to do an interview for a challenging story, whether it was about policy or anything else."The book details one specific instance of the White House successfully killing a story when "weeks" before the explosive Wall Street Journal story detailing concern about Biden's decline came out in June, Steve Ricchetti, former White House deputy chief of staff, strongly denied claims that the president was slipping to another journalist."[A] reporter with a different national news outlet had been hearing from White House aides that behind the scenes the president was having serious and disturbing moments, forgetting names and facts, sometimes seeming seriously confused at meetings," the book read."The reporter reached out to members of the White House press office, which not only aggressivelyand angrilydisputed her reporting but also took the unusual step of having Steve Ricchetti call her," the book said. "He talked to her off the record, so she couldn't use any of what he said or even attribute it to a White House source. But he told her that everything the others were saying was false, and that he was at the meetings as a counselor to the president."According to Tapper and Thompson, the Biden White House was going all out trying to control the perception of his health."The message from the White House was clear, this reporter believed: If she went forward with the story from anonymous aides, the White House would aggressively dispute it, on the record, and portray her as a liar," the book reads. "The tacit threat worked."The book has sparked intense reactions from both sides of the aisle, leading many to slam the media's coverage of Biden's mental acuity and blame the media and Biden's team for covering up the facts of the situation.Fox News Digital has written extensively dating back to the 2020 presidential campaign about Biden's cognitive decline and his inner circles role in covering it up.Others have pushed back against the framing of the book, including Naomi Biden, Joe Biden's granddaughter, who delivered a scathing rebuke to the new book, calling it "silly" and "political fairy smut."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCNN, Tapper's network, has also faced pushback for its promotion of the book, including from "The View" and Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who took issue with the network promoting the book under the backdrop of Biden's recent cancer diagnosis.In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Biden spokesperson said, "There is nothing in this book that shows Joe Biden failed to do his job, as the authors have alleged, nor did they prove their allegation that there was a cover up or conspiracy.""Nowhere do they show that our national security was threatened or where the President wasnt otherwise engaged in the important matters of the Presidency. In fact, Joe Biden was an effective President who led our country with empathy and skill."Fox News Digital's Hanna Panreck and Rachel del Guidice contributed to this report

Not too long ago, Republicans and Democrats could find common ground on clean air and water. But we are in a darker time now.We are far from the days when conservative heroes Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan signed the Clean Air Act in 1970 and the Montreal Protocol in 1987, landmark initiatives that put the health of Americans over the interests of polluters.Instead, this week, Senate Republicans are illegally using the Congressional Review Act to undermine Californias work to make and keep the air breathable. Eliminating Californias clean-air waivers is an attack on decades of work that began in earnest when then-Governor Reagan established the states Air Resources Board in 1967.SENATE GOP VOWS VOTE TO END BIDEN EPA WAIVER GRANTED TO PUSH DRIVERS TO EV CARSCalifornias clean-airstandards, which 17 other states have chosen to follow, have pushed American car companies to innovate and to become globally competitive.Global electric car sales rose by 35% in the first quarter of 2025, primarily driven by the growing affordability of electric models. American companies founded right here in California pioneered electric vehicles, but we risk losing our advantage in the global marketplace.China is now theworlds EV manufacturing hub, responsible for more than 70% of global production, with Chinese imports making up three-quarters of the increase in EV sales across all emerging economies outside of China in 2024. Meanwhile, the U.S. has become a net importer of electric cars. Instead of turning that around, Republicans and some leaders in the auto industry are giving up.California has worked with the auto industry on reasonable and cost-effective air-quality standards for over five decades. Until now, they have been good partners.Overturning the standards that drive American manufacturing innovation will destroy the footholds weve made in this market and will be the death of legacy automakers, thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs in the United States.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONRepublicans have decided that clean air and good jobs arent priorities. Its unclear whats important to them, but its certainly not American workers.In 2021,Ford announced a $5.8 billion battery manufacturing campus in Glendale, Kentucky, that will add close to 5,000 new jobs. In 2023, Toyota said its investing $8 billion now totaling nearly $14 billion in aclean vehicle, battery, and energy storage project in Liberty, North Carolina, that is expected to create 3,000 jobs in a Republican district.These investments happened because clean-car policies succeeded in pushing these companies to stay competitive globally and to do better for these American communities. What will become of them now?Republicans want to cut off the driving force behind this progress, even if that means stopping investments in their own districts. If we lose this fight, we dont just lose Californias leadership on clean cars, we lose the race for the future.Californias clean car rule is a critical test case for the U.S. clean vehicle strategy for the 21st century. Its why automakers are finally investing in electric. Its how were cutting pollution and building a market that reflects our values. And its how were protecting this country from the economic tsunami headed our way.If Republicans succeed in gutting our standards, were clearing the road for China to dominate the global auto market. Last year, Chinese manufacturer BYD Automotive debuted its Seagull model, a luxury EV nicknamed the "Lamborghini mini," for as low as $9,700. It has set an entirely new bar for the EV market and the car market as a whole. If Republicans fold, the streets in Asia, Europe, and Africa will be dominated by affordable Chinese models like this instead of American ones.Republican plans to prevent states from pushing American car companies to do better are a disservice to this country. American car companies will be outmatched. Workers will suffer.Nothing less than the air we breathe and our economy is at stake. As California has shown over and over again, there is a better way one that leads to clean air, good jobs, and another century of innovation and economic prosperity.

I am achild immigrant. I believe whole-heartedly in the value and importance oflegalimmigration. Lawful, smart, intentional immigration is a very, very good thing. America was built on immigration, followed by assimilation.But the scourge of illegal immigration has festered for far too long. Under the Biden administration (and other presidencies before it),millions of illegal immigrantsflooded the southern border with no recourse. Border security was nonexistent, eroded by left-wing politiciansand RINOstrading off American sovereignty for perceived political gain.Americans have had enough of lawless governance, and they elected Donald Trump precisely to do something about it. Thats how democracy works.FLOOD THE SYSTEM: US ATTORNEY UNLEASHES NEW TASK FORCE TO CRACK DOWN ON BLUE STATE'S SANCTUARY POLICIESSome judge in Maryland or Maine doesnt get to decide how the entire country lives and under which laws he happens to support. Thatsnothow democracy works.A national, holistic conversation about immigration is long overdue, and the Supreme Court is right to address it. However, thats not all that is at stake before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Courts first question is addressing the toxic judicial activism of nationwide injunctions that are overturning popular elections and policies, and the importance of limiting such lawfare to where it belongs.Yes, the Supreme Court can take a stand on the abuse of the courts by judicial activists and well-funded litigant groups. And yes, the Supreme Court can easily overturn the recent anti-Trump injunctions without even ruling on the substance of the issuebirthright citizenshipbut that would simply kick the can down the road. It would only engender further litigation and confusion and turmoil, especially if the Trump administration (rightly) continues to deport illegal aliens, including those falsely alleging entitlement to citizenship. America needs a decisive moment to re-establish its own sovereignty. The Supreme Court can deliver it, not only by ruling against left-wing judicial activism, but by tackling birthright head-on.A truly honest ruling would strike down the slew of anti-Trump injunctions because the Trump administration is likely to prevailas a matter of law, "birthright citizenship" was never intended for the children of illegal aliensand the lower court erred by imposing injunctions beyond its own jurisdictional confines. That would be both the legally correct ruling, and the one essential for preserving American democracy.So-called "anchor babies" have no legal right to U.S. citizenship.According to the Fourteenth Amendment, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States,andsubject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." The purpose of the amendment wasexplicitlyto overturn the Supreme Courts ruling inDred Scot v. Sandford, which held that African-Americans (including freemen) were categorically excluded from being U.S. citizens.This clause was intended to ensure that both former slaves and other African-Americans born in this country would be accorded full U.S. citizenship. Because the amendment predates our modern immigration system, it was never even remotely considered as a means of gifting American citizenship to those who break our laws from the moment they set foot in America.Emphasis belongs on this phrase: "Subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States. It was widely understood as referring only to people who legally owed allegiance to the U.S. under international law. Thus, it is generally accepted the children of diplomats, or those of foreign invading armies, are not entitled to citizenship when the 14th Amendment was written.Neither were the children of Native Americans who belonged to Indian tribes, which were generally regarded as foreign nations at the time of the 14th Amendments adoption. Only later did Congressnot unelected judgesextend U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans.Just as children of non-citizen tribe members at the time of the 14th Amendments adoption generally could be denied birthright U.S. citizenship due to their parents legal allegiance to their tribe, so too can children of illegal aliens today be denied birthright U.S. citizenship based on their parents legal allegiance to their nation of citizenship, and lack of allegiance to U.S. law.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONSome contend the Supreme Court endorsed a broad conception of birthright citizenship in the 1898 caseUnited States v. Wong Kim Ark, which adopted the common law principle of "jus soli" (citizenship by birth on the soil). However, that case involved parents who were lawful permanent residents of the country. It didnotinvolve people who had unlawfully entered the country and were subject to deportation or removal.Expansive constitutional notions of birthright citizenshipbeloved by todays Leftcreate perverse incentives for illegal immigration. That much is obvious. Moreover, granting birthright citizenship to illegal aliens allows Democrats to reallocate political power on a national level by simply refusing to enforce federal immigration law. Allowing millions of undocumented people to enter the country skews census results around largely left-leaning urban centers at the expense of the rest of the country, not to mention illegal immigrantsif Democrats had their wayvoting Democrat.Our law and history are crystal clear. However sympathetic the plight of anchor babies, that is a policy problem for Congressnot the courtsto solve.Until that happens, it is the presidents duty to faithfully execute the law and deport illegal aliens, including their children. Judges cannot fashion the law to suit their feelings. The Supreme Court knows this, and should actboth to end the birthright fiction and the Lefts appalling judicial activism.

The killing of two Israeli Embassy employees near the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. is being investigated as a hate crime, according to the FBI.Steven Jensen, the assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington field office, said in a news conference that the federal law enforcement entity is working alongside the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to "look into ties to potential terrorism or motivation based on a bias-based crime or a hate crime."D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser hosted the news conference alongside law enforcement, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, and others.TWO ISRAELI DIPLOMATS SHOT, KILLED DURING EVENT AT CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, DCShe echoed Jensen's comments, saying that "the FBI's role, of course, as always when there is any possibility of a terrorist act, or acts motivated by hate or other bias, the FBI will be conducting those investigations."We will not tolerate any acts of terrorism," she said during the news conference. "We will not tolerate antisemitism."The victims were identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a couple who both worked at the embassy. They were shot around 9:08 p.m. Wednesday.Lischinsky was born in Israel and grew up in Germany. His father is Jewish and his mother is Christian.Milgrim was an American employee of the embassy.Leiter said the two victims were dating and on the verge of engagement, and that Lischinsky had "purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem."FATAL SHOOTING OF ISRAELI EMBASSY WORKERS IN DC SPARKS OUTRAGE FROM TRUMP, ISRAELI PRESIDENTThe event at the museum was for young Jewish professionals who work in foreign policy.According to MPD Chief Pamela Smith, the suspect is 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, who was pacing outside the museum during the event, and yelled "Free, free Palestine" while he was in police custody. The suspect's weapon has been recovered. "Last nights act of terror has the full attention of your FBI," FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a post on X on Thursday morning. "Targeted acts of anti-Semitic violence are typically carried out by spineless, gutless cowards. And the penalties will be harsh as we tighten up this investigation and run down any additional leads. I should have additional updates for you shortly as I head back to FBI HQ."Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, told Fox News Digital that "all signs point to a hate-driven act.""Right now, the FBI, Diplomatic Security Service and D.C. Police are going through the suspects entire digital lifehis phone, social media, and contactsto figure out if this was a lone act or something bigger," he said."Whether it gets officially classified as domestic terrorism is up to prosecutors, but the motive and the settinga Jewish museum, Israeli diplomatsits hard to ignore the larger message behind it," he said.Pack said that the FBIs Joint Terrorism Task Force is taking the lead in the investigation specifically because the killings were an attack on a cultural institution in the middle of Washington, D.C., and that federal agencies are already increasing security at Jewish sites across the country.Pack also said that though it appears the suspect acted alone, the FBI will dig its heels in to determine whether anyone else knew of the plan, or whether he was encouraged to carry out an attack by anyone else.Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI on Thursday morning.Fox News' Alex Nitzberg and Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.

This week's horrific murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sara Milgram, the two staff members of the Israeli Embassy, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., is a reminder that words matter, be they on campus or even in Congress.The young couple, who were reportedly to be engaged next week, were killed at close rangeon Wednesday by the alleged 30-year-oldsuspect, Elias Rodriguez from Chicago. Rodriguez reportedly repeated the words that are often heard at the many antisemitic protests on campuses throughout our nation: "Free free Palestine."He also allegedly said that he "did it for Gaza."The amount of antisemitic hate since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel has been astounding and unprecedented in our country and throughout the world. From campus Jew-hate protests to nasty street demonstrations, some even permitted in largely Jewish areas, these words have actions, and now we see where they can lead: the death of two innocent young people in our nation's capital. Sarah, a U.S. citizen who worked for the embassy, and Yaron, an Israeli citizen.Just last week at New York University, an undergraduate, Logan Rozos, used his graduation speech to accuse the U.S .of supporting "genocide" in Gaza and went on to condemn "the atrocities in Palestine." And only a few hours before the antisemitic attack in Washington, D.C., a shameful display took place during the Columbia University commencement, where anti-Israel protesters torched diplomas outside the university amid chants of "genocide" and "free free Palestine."GLOBAL RISE IN ANTISEMITISM LEAVES JEWISH COMMUNITY ISOLATED, RABBI SAYS WORLD AT 'A TIPPING POINTA direct line connects the two incidents as we are reminded once more, for the millionth time that words have the power to kill.On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists, along with thousands of Gazan civilians, penetrated Israeli towns and villages in the south of Israel, committing unspeakable atrocities: rape, murder, and pillage, including the kidnapping of 240 people, 58 of whom are still held hostage in Gaza (20 reportedly alive, and the other 38 feared dead). So many of the perpetrators were young people who grew up all their lives in Hamas-controlled Gaza and absorbed antisemitic hatred of Jews. The results were evident in all their gruesome and horrid glory on that bloody day. In one memorable audio call made public by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), a young man excitedly tells his parents that he alone killed 10 Jews."Look how many I killed with my own hands! Your son killed Jews!"he said."Mom, your son is a hero,"he added. The parents praised him, and he continued to share that he was calling from the phone of a Jewish woman he'd just murdered and implores them to check his WhatsApp messages for pictures."I wish I was with you,"the mother says.SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTERThe result of Oct. 7, when the most Jews were murdered since the Holocaust, is a terrible war that Israel has been waging against the murderous terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza for the past almost 600 days.The war revealed the scope of the education and indoctrination of Hamas. In one instance, the IDF discovered a copy of Adolf Hitler's infamous book "Mein Kampf"translated into Arabicin a child's bedroom used as a Hamas terrorist base in Gaza. The book was discovered to feature annotations and highlights, and similar hateful content was continuously used all over schools in Gaza, including those operated by UNRWA.Similarly, young children were taught in summer camps how to murder Jews and use weapons while participating in hateful plays normalizing antisemitism. Teachers, some of whom are registered Hamas members, were an integral part of this well-oiled indoctrination machine as well. No wonder this warped reality exploded in our faces.Throughout the war, we've seen similar antisemitic hatred allowed to run a mock in our streets and on our college campuses. Accusations of the worst kind have been thrown at Israel and the Jewish community with impunity. "Genocide," they chant, as if it's wordplay and not a malicious, dangerous accusation with lethal consequences.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONIt was not only the gun that fired that murdered two young people in Washington, D.C. It was also and maybe mainly the tsunami of hateful words that have engulfed our society through an industry of lies by vile antisemites. And it was also our silence as we watched it unfold and took no action against this vocal and vicious minority.Words matter. Let this be an age of accountability. This is the time for deeds. It is time for the silent majority to raise their voice, take action and stand up for our democracy and society.If we do not act, we are all complicit.

A small aircraft crashed in a San Diego military neighborhood Thursday morning, setting several homes and vehicles on fire.The aircraft, a Cessna 550, crashed at around 4 a.m. in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, leaving a path of destruction in its midst.The plane can carry six to eight people and officials said that there were "multiple fatalities." Nobody on the ground was seriously injured.TWO PLANES DO GO-AROUNDS TO AVOID MILITARY HELICOPTER NEAR REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT"We have jet fuel all over the place," Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said during a news conference. "Our main goal is to search all these homes and get everybody out right now."He said "there is a direct hit to multiple homes" in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood and described "a gigantic debris field" in an area of densely populated homes and sweeping canyon views.Initial reports say that the plane hit a pole, losing its wing, then crashed into a home, sending debris airborne. Officials said that 15 homes were impacted by the crash.PILOT KILLED AFTER SMALL PLANE CRASHES INTO CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOODVideo footage by Fox 2 KTVU shows one house badly damaged by fire. At least three cars were seen burned in the driveway and the roof was partially collapsed.Debris from the aircraft was seen strewn along a nearby road and several other cars on the road were also charred and mangles and could be seen still smoldering hours later as the morning sky brightened.The crash site is close to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, a smaller airport on the north side of the city. It drew a large police and fire response.Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the plane to crash.One witness said he heard several loud booms followed by fires."You look out the window, you just see big flames... So big flames, fames everywhere," he told Fox 2 KTVU.Multiple roads were cordoned off and will remain closed off for several hours, officials said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.