Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter revealed that Yaron Lischinsky bought a ring this week and was planning to propose to Sarah Milgrim next week in Jerusalem. (Credit: WTTG)

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.

Democratic strategist James Carville claimed on Tuesday that race was the major factor in charging Democratic New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver for allegedly assaulting federal officers outside an ICE facility.While appearing on MSNBCs "The Beat with Ari Melber," Carville called the charges another line that had been crossed by the Trump administration, but added that there may have been worse motivations."My personal opinion [is] I think they went after her and I think her race has something to do with it. Ill just flat out and say that," Carville said.NEW JERSEY DEMOCRAT ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING OFFICERS DISMISSES 'ABSURD' CHARGESMelber asked him to substantiate the claim. Carville admitted he had no proof but insisted it was "what theyre about.""Because thats what theyre about, and theyre trying to show its us against them," Carville said. "They talk about the blood of America and the poisoning of blood, and they talk about this kind of stuff. Again, let me be very clear. I dont have any proof, but if you ask me, do I think thats what happened? Yes, I think thats what happened. I think if it was a White congressperson, they would not have arrested her. Ill just flat out say that."He went on to claim that the charges were made to "change the conversation" since "the economy is going terribly."White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson commented to Fox News Digital: "No one regardless of their job title can be allowed to assault ICE agents and get away with it. President Trump is committed to removing illegal aliens from the country and defending our brave law enforcement officers. To those who plan to break the law to defend criminal illegals and assault law enforcement agents: you will be held accountable."McIver was protesting at the Delaney Hall detention center earlier this month with two other members of Congress to conduct what they claimed were their mandated congressional oversight duties.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREActing U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba said in a statement, "No one is above the law politicians or otherwise." She added, "It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are. Now we will let the justice system work."Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on X, "If any person, regardless of political party, influence or status, assaults a law enforcement officer as we witnessed Congresswoman McIver do, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.Law enforcement said McIver assaulted the agents when she "slammed her forearm into the body of a uniformed HSI agent, and reached out and tried to restrain the agent by forcibly grabbing him." Then, after Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested, McIver allegedly "pushed an ICE officer & used her forearms to forcibly strike the agent."On Wednesday, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a House resolution to formally expel McIver.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

FIRST ON FOX: Foreign entities are snatching up U.S. real estate, even when Americans cannot buy property in their nations, according to Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., who told Fox News Digital he is introducing legislation to fix the problem.His bill, the Real Estate Reciprocity Act, would slap a 50% tax on real estate purchases by foreign nationals and entities who have government ties if their governments do not allow Americans to buy property in those countries.It would require all foreign nationals who purchase land to file with the IRS and require the secretary of state to report each year on which foreign countries prohibit U.S. citizens from owning real estate.TEXAS PUSHES BACK AGAINST FOREIGN LAND GRAB WITH 'STRONGEST BILL IN THE NATION' AGAINST CHINA, IRAN, RUSSIA"While American families struggle to afford a home, foreign adversaries are buying up our country with cash farmland, neighborhoods, even land near military bases. These regimes ban Americans from buying land on their soil, but think they can carve up ours,"Harrigan told Fox News Digital in a statement."My Real Estate Reciprocity Act stops it cold with a 50% tax on every purchase, mandatory disclosure, and protections for the ground we raise our kids on. If Americans cant buy land in your country, you wont be able to buy land in ours."A surprising number of nations have an outright ban or severe restrictions on foreigners purchasing land within their borders. Switzerland, New Zealand, Denmark, the Phillippines, Poland and Vietnam all have stringent rules on the books. In places like China and Saudi Arabia, foreigners cannot purchase land, but they can invest in real estate.Foreign buyers have long been accused of snatching up pricey apartments in metropolitan areas like New York City to park their assets, driving up housing costs.SENATE REPUBLICANS LAUNCH EFFORT TO BAN CHINESE NATIONALS FROM BUYING LAND IN USThe bill comes amid a slew of legislation designed to address Chinas increasing encroachment on U.S. farmland, particularly near military bases.China owned around 350,000 acres of farmland across 27 states as of last year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.As of 2022, foreign entities and individuals held 43.4 million acres of U.S. agricultural land, which is nearly 2% of all land in the U.S.As of 2021, Canada was the largest foreign holder of U.S. land. At 12.8 million acres, Canadian land ownership was bigger than the states of New Hampshire and Vermont combined.

Fox News host Mark Levin unleashed a scathing rebuke of the radical fusion of Marxism and Islamists that he says are out to "destroy" America, accusing Hamas sympathizers of infiltrating multiple corners of society and fueling the antisemitic hatred that prompted the murders of two Israeli embassy staffers late Wednesday in Washington, D.C."They're marching through the streets like no Nazis ever have, like no Klansmen ever have in our country, calling for the destruction of the United States of America, the overthrow of the West, burning the American flag, chasing Jewish students on college campuses, threatening elderly Jews who hold signs on the streets peacefully, attacking our synagogues" the "Life, Liberty and Levin" host said Thursday on "Fox & Friends."Levin warned that America is not merely at risk. Rather, it is already at siege from within and the institutions too paralyzed or altogether unwilling to facilitate change Congress, the courts and even the previous presidential administration have created an easy opening that allows what he bluntly called the "enemy" to thrive.LIVE UPDATES: JEWISH COUPLE GUNNED DOWN OUTSIDE DC JEWISH MUSEUMHe placed much of the blame on open border policies and weak national resolve, accusing adversarial nations namely Qatar and China of internally fueling an anti-Western sentiment that has reared its head at U.S. colleges and universities in displays of antisemitism and anti-Israel protests in recent years.The rise of such ideology, empowered by weakness in the West is also enabling a modern-day "Kristallnacht" in the U.S. and in Europe, he said, referencing the infamous 1938 Nazi-led attack on Jewish homes, synagogues, and businesses in Germany also known as the "Night of Broken Glass."TRUMP ADMIN WONT TOLERATE ANTISEMITISM IN SCHOOLS, SAYS LEO TERRELL, AS NYC SCHOOLS UNDER MICROSCOPE"Jews are not safe in every capital in Europe, and now they're not safe in our capital" he cautioned."We need to learn and see what's taking place. This isn't about free speech This is being funded by Qatar and other countries There are more Islamist front groups in this country, terrorist front groups in this country, [and] they multiply like rabbits."Levin credited the Trump administration for doing "yeoman's work" to curb the threat, unlike the Biden administration, which he argued directly jeopardized national security and the integrity of Western ideals by failing to vet illegal immigrants while embracing open borders."Is this what we want? Is this who we are? Because the ruling class is letting us down. Seal the damn borders, which is what President Trump is doing. Stop every damn penny coming into this country from these terrorist states. I don't care if they put smiles on their faces and hold seminars or whatever the hell they're doing. They're the enemy."A witness to the shooting described on "Fox & Friends" that the gunman shouted "Free Palestine!" as he was being taken into custody by police.