Pittsburgh Pirates star Oneil Cruz has gone through a rough few games.Cruzs error and lackadaisical effort following a passed ball in center field raised eyebrows last week, and then, on Tuesday, he was removed from the game after he lost track of outs.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPirates manager Don Kelly took Cruz out after he failed to run out a double-play grounder against the Milwaukee Brewers. He grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. Kelly said Cruz was removed because of "energy and effort going down the line."Cruz told reporters through an interpreter he understood the decision."DK had all the rights to do what he did, and Ill back him up on that," Cruz said. "It was my fault because I thought there were two outs in that situation. Thats why I let off running to first base."Kelly said he and Cruz spoke afterward, and he communicated his expectations.Cruz suffered an outfield blunder against the Texas Rangers. He misjudged a ball and watched it roll to the fence in the first inning of that game.FORMER ALL-STAR RHP NOAH SYNDERGAARD SIGNS MINOR-LEAGUE DEAL WITH WHITE SOXOn top of everything else, Cruz is not hitting like the slugger he has been promised to be. He has batted .156 with 31 strikeouts this month. Overall, he is hitting .211 with an OPS of .736 and 13 home runs. He is leading the National League with 26 stolen bases but leads MLB with 101 strikeouts."Hes struggling at the plate right now," Kelly said. "Its difficult when youre going through that and trying to figure it out. Hes working hard to do that. Thats one thing weve got to be mindful of, is not letting that offense carry over to defense and base running, and the energy and effort that were giving on any other aspects of the game as well."Cruz maintained that his issue on the basepaths had nothing to do with his slump at the plate."Theyre a really good example," Cruz said. "They always run hard. They always go out there to do their 100%. Thats a teaching point for me. I accepted the way DK came to me and explained it and presented it to me."Pittsburgh fell to 32-48 this season after losing 9-3 to the Brewers. The Pirates are 20-22 since Kelly took over for Derek Shelton as manager.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., tried to slam Elon Musk over the $270 million he spent to help get President Donald Trump elected during an appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience," Tuesday, but Rogan quickly shot back with the large sums donated to former Vice President Kamala Harris doomed campaign.Sanders sparred with Rogan over political donations during a discussion of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. The ruling found that political donations were a form of speech, and therefore could not be limited under the First Amendment. Sanders slammed Citizens United as "maybe the worst decision that the Supreme Court has ever made.""What is says is youre a billionaire, you now have the constitutional right because your money is your freedom of expression," Sanders said. "The result of that decision, lets take us to where we are today, Elon Musk he spent $270 million to elect Donald Trump. I think thats absurd."BERNIE SANDERS ENDORSES FORMER PUNK ROCK MUSICIAN WITH HISTORY OF RACIST, SEXIST REMARKSRogan then asked what the largest donation to the Harris campaign was. Sanders didnt give a sum but said the campaign spent "a lot of money.""They spent $1.5 billion just in the course of a couple months," Rogan said.The Harris campaign raised $1.5 billion during her 15-week-long campaign, and exited the race $20 million in debt. The Tesla CEO formally endorsed Trump after he survived his assassination attempt at his Butler Pennsylvania rally.Musk then jumped into the race head first, pouring $240 million into a pro-Trump Super PAC called America Pac. He also handed out $1 million checks at rallies he hosted to audience members who signed a petition endorsed by his PAC, as well as spending millions on other pro-Trump efforts. Sanders claimed that as a reward, Musk became the "most powerful person in government" when Trump took office.EX-CLINTON OFFICIAL APPLAUDS TRUMPS 'COURAGEOUS' IRAN CALL, DOUBTS HARRIS WOULD'VE HAD THE NERVEThe SpaceX founder ran the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), whose mission was to cut "waste, fraud and abuse" from the federal government. During his brief tenure at the agency, DOGE made headlines for effectively shuttering USAID, as well as many other high-profile cuts to federal spending.Sanders, a long-time outspoken opponent of big money in politics, went on to state that both parties rely on billionaire donors, and he doesnt limit his criticisms to Republicans and Musk."Youre not going to hear me defending [the] Democratic Party on this issue During the election it wasnt just Musk and the Republicans putting a lot of money into Trump, it was Democratic billionaires putting money into Kamala and other candidates as well," Sanders said.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg defeated his moderate challenger to secure the Democratic nomination to serve another term in his post on Tuesday.Bragg, a noted legal adversary of President Donald Trump, defeated Patrick Timmins, who had run on a more moderate platform. Timmins had criticized Bragg for failing to prosecute certain crimes, and his campaign highlighted the case of a repeat offender making a targeted attack against two court officers.Bragg, who won Tuesday's primary with over 70% of the vote, had secured a conviction against Trump prior to his re-election to the White House in November. Braggs office filed a legal brief calling on Justice Juan Merchan to put Trump's conviction on ice until after his second term."President-elect immunity does not exist. And even after the inauguration, defendants temporary immunity as the sitting President will still not justify the extreme remedy of discarding the jurys unanimous guilty verdict and wiping out the already-completed phases of this criminal proceeding," the Tuesday court filing from Braggs office states.PROSECUTORS REQUEST STAY IN TRUMP NY CASE UNTIL 2029 AS DEFENSE PLANS MOTION FOR DISMISSAL 'ONCE AND FOR ALL'Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the Manhattan case in May 2024. Bragg's office worked to prove that Trump falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election to quiet her claims of an alleged affair with Trump in 2006.BRAGG CASE 'EFFECTIVELY OVER' IN 'MAJOR VICTORY,' TRUMP OFFICIALS SAYTrump has maintained his innocence in the case and repeatedly railed against it as an example of lawfare promoted by Democrats in an effort to hurt his election efforts ahead of November.Braggs office acknowledged that Trump cannot be sentenced as president but argued Merchan has various options to keep the case on ice until 2029 and sentence Trump following his second presidential administration."[N]o principle of immunity precludes further proceedings before defendants inauguration. And even if judgment has not been entered at the time of defendants inauguration, there is no legal barrier to deferring sentencing until after defendants term of office concludes," the filing said.The DAs office argued that a stay of proceedings in the case would exempt the former and upcoming president "from any immediate obligations in this case during his time in office, while at the same time respecting the public interest in upholding the rule of law and preserving the meaningful aspects of the criminal process that have already taken place." The DA's office had already called for a stay in the case following the election, with Tuesday's filing doubling down on that argument."To be sure, the People do not dispute that presidential immunity requires accommodation during a Presidents time in office. But the extreme remedy of dismissing the indictment and vacating the jury verdict is not warranted in light of multiple alternative accommodations that would fully address the concerns raised by presidential immunity," their filing said.Merchan ultimately sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge, essentially imposing no punishment: no jail time, fines or probation. The sentence also preserves Trump's ability to appeal the conviction.Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow is not planning to supply Iran with nuclear warheads, after President Donald Trump mocked him for suggesting that other countries would step in and provide Iran with nuclear weapons after the U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.Medvedev, now the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, originally said Sunday that Iran would continue to advance its nuclear program and would receive assistance from other nations to do so.Although Medvedev did not specify any countries, he clarified later Monday that he was not talking about Russia."I condemn the U.S. strike on Iran it failed to achieve its objectives," Medvedev said in a Monday post on X. "However, Russia has no intention of supplying nuclear weapons to Iran because, unlike Israel, we are parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty."TRUMP SLAMS RUSSIA'S CASUAL THREAT TO ARM IRAN WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS: THATS WHY PUTIN'S THE BOSS'"I know quite well what this would entail, having overseen our nuclear forces as president," Medvedev said. "But other countries might and thats what was said."Medvedevs statement came after Trump called him out by name in a post on Truth Social following the Russian leaders original Sunday remarks."Did I hear Former President Medvedev, from Russia, casually throwing around the N word (Nuclear!), and saying that he and other Countries would supply Nuclear Warheads to Iran? Did he really say that or, is it just a figment of my imagination? If he did say that, and, if confirmed, please let me know, IMMEDIATELY. The N word should not be treated so casually. I guess thats why Putins THE BOSS," Trump said in a Monday Truth Social Post.Andrea Sticker, the deputy director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies nonproliferation and biodefense program, chalked up Medvedevs initial statement as an attempt to brag and said it was unrealistic for any country to provide such assistance to Iran."Medvedev's original claim was likely bluster about Russia or another country supplying Iran with nuclear weapons," Stricker said in a Monday email to Fox News Digital. "No country, including Pakistan or North Korea, would supply atomic devices to Tehran because they would be held accountable by the United States if Iran used the weapons. Moscow and Pyongyang, at least from available open-source information, appear to be standing mostly idle as their ally Iran takes a major beating."RUSSIAN LEADER CLAIMS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES PREPPED TO PROVIDE IRAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOLLOWING US STRIKESThe U.S. launched strikes late Saturday targeting key Iranian nuclear facilities, which involved more than 125 U.S. aircraft, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine told reporters Sunday.Trump announced early Tuesday that a ceasefire had gone into effect between Israel and Iran but scolded both countries hours later following accusations from both sides that the other had violated the agreement.ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT: LIVE UPDATESTrump told reporters both Israel and Iran failed to follow the terms of the agreement, which he said is still in effect."Im not happy with them. Im not happy with Iran either but Im really unhappy with Israel going out this morning," Trump said at the White House Tuesday morning."We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they dont know what the f--- theyre doing," he said.

Emil Bove will appear Wednesday before the Senate, where he is expected to face tough questions during a hearing about his controversial entrance into Justice Department leadership and former role as President Donald Trumps personal lawyer.Trump nominated Bove, who fiercely defended the president during his criminal prosecutions, to serve in a lifetime role as a judge on the Pennsylvania-based Third Circuit Court of Appeals.Trump said Bove would "restore the Rule of Law," a remark that came as sitting judges have drawn Trump's ire for handing down dozens of orders blocking parts of his agenda.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who has worked closely with Bove for years, told Fox News Digital in a phone interview ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that Bove was a "freaking brilliant lawyer" and that his nomination to the appellate court was a "no-brainer."Blanche described his colleague as the "most gentle, empathetic, great person that anybody could ever work with," a characterization sharply at odds with some who have been in Boves crosshairs.Bove's backgroundIn his early years, Bove was a high-achieving student, a division one athlete on his college lacrosse team and a Georgetown University law school graduate.He went on to clerk for two federal judges and worked for about a decade as federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, where he led high-profile terrorism and drug trafficking cases through 2019.TRUMP NOMINATES FORMER DEFENSE ATTORNEY EMIL BOVE FOR FEDERAL APPEALS COURT VACANCYBlanche brought Bove into his private practice, where they tag-teamed Trumps prosecutions, including by appearing by the presidents side during his six-week hush money trial in Manhattan last year. At the end of it, Trump was convicted by a jury of 34 counts of falsifying business records, marking the lone case out of Trumps four to lead to a conviction.Superb legal writerBlanche said that behind the scenes, Bove was critical to their defense work and wrote the vast majority of their legal briefs.In letters to the Senate, a group of Republican state attorneys general said Bove was courageous for representing Trump "when few other attorneys would step up." Attorney Gene Schaerr called Boves brief writing "superb." One of Boves past law firms said he was "eminently qualified."Nearly three dozen retired law enforcement officials praised Bove as a "trusted and respected partner," saying he had a profound understanding of the Drug Enforcement Administration and was responsible for breaking apart transnational criminal networks."His efforts have directly contributed to high-impact cases that have saved lives and protected vulnerable populations," the retired officials wrote. Others heaped similar praise.Eric Adams debacleThe rosy picture that Blanche and Bove's supporters paint is drastically different from the one presented by a handful of DOJ officials who left the department because of Bove and defense lawyers who observed him in action during his time as a New York prosecutor.While Bove was serving as acting deputy attorney general ahead of Blanche's confirmation in March, two top lawyers in the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office and five officials in the DOJs Public Integrity Section chose to abruptly leave their jobs instead of complying with Boves order to drop New York Mayor Eric Adamss federal corruption charges.During the debacle, a judge dismissed the Democratic mayor's charges with prejudice, instead of without prejudice as Bove had requested, meaning the Trump administration could not bring the case again.The judge's decision came after the ousted lawyers blasted Bove for engaging in a dishonest quid pro quo with the mayor. The chain of events left some conservative legal analysts harshly questioning the wisdom of Bove's actions, saying it undermined the DOJ's work.Immigration whistleblowerTrump's mass deportation plan involved the unprecedented move of invoking a wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act. Bove indicated during an internal meeting in March that he anticipated judges would attempt to shut down the operation, according to attorney Erez Reuveni.Reuveni, a 15-year DOJ veteran who was fired after struggling to defend one of the Trump administration's deportation during a Maryland court hearing, said in a whistleblower complaint published Tuesday that Bove shocked meeting attendees by telling them they would "need to consider telling the courts f*** you and ignore any such court order."TRUMP FACES JUDGE BOASBERG OVER MIGRANT DEPORTATION FLIGHTS DEFYING COURT ORDERReuveni said Boves remarks were far afield of anything he had heard at DOJ during his tenure there and that court defiance and misleading judges were a hallmark of the department during some of the most controversial immigration cases that arose in March.DOJ attorneys have been admonished by judges for appearing to flout court orders, but they have, thus far, avoided being held in contempt of court and other sanctions.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeBove was known by some of his peers as a zealous prosecutor during his SDNY days, but defense lawyers were alarmed by his ruthlessness. Some viewed him as vicious, rude and power-hungry, according to interviews with attorneys and media reports.One longtime defense lawyer who crossed paths with Bove in New York told Fox News Digital the nominee was an arrogant "bully" and browbeat people.TRUMP SOUNDS OFF AFTER 'HIGHLY CONFLICTED' OBAMA-NOMINATED JUDGE ASSIGNED SIGNAL CHAT LAWSUIT: DISGRACEFULIn 2018, a band of defense lawyers said in emails reported by the Associated Press that Bove needed "adult supervision" and could not "be bothered to treat lesser mortals with respect or empathy."A retired New York City FBI agent told the Associated Press that Boves perceived turnabout on Jan. 6 riot cases was "almost like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Bove showed no outward concerns while in New York when he helped with prosecuting the cases, the retired agent said.When Bove stepped into his role at Trump's DOJ, he warned the FBI in a formidable memo that leadership would take "personnel action" against FBI agents who participated in Jan. 6 cases, which Trump "appropriately described as a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people," Bove wrote. The notion that thousands of employees who interacted in some way with a Jan. 6 case would see their jobs at risk prompted Bove to issue a follow-up note clarifying that employees who merely followed orders had no reason to worry.An online petition launched by retired New York federal prosecutor Laurie Korenbaum has dozens of signatures as of this publishing and calls Bove's nomination a "travesty."Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats have demanded more information on Bove's time at SDNY, signaling they plan to grill Bove over it during the hearing.Blanche told Fox News Digital the viewpoints surfacing in the media about Bove were "distorted.""The misconception about him is completely driven by kind of a fear that if he takes the bench, he's going to do something crazy, which he will not," Blanche said.

Buried in the budget reconciliation package recently passed by the House is a moratorium that would block every U.S. state from passing laws on artificial intelligence or automation for the next decade.Why would lawmakers try to sneak a 10-year ban on AI regulation into a budget bill?No surprise, its money.Theres big money in Big Tech. The draft moratorium is the result of aggressive lobbying from companies that are already using AI to undermine workers and eliminate jobs.To understand what a ban on AI regulation could mean, ask yourself: what are lawmakers talking about when they talk about "AI?"Most of us imagine programs like ChatGPT churning out text and images. But Big Tech sees something else: disruption, control, profit.They want driverless trucks crisscrossing our roads without oversight. Delivery drones flying over our neighborhoods without regulation. Fully automated warehouses and ports operated by machine. Freight moving across state lines without a single worker involved and without anyone paying attention.They want a world with fewer workers, fewer rules, and zero interference from state or local governments.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONIts not just blue-collar jobs on the line. AI is already being used to automate white-collar work in finance, law, media, and design. Bad actors are using AI tools to create deepfake videos, clone voices, spread hate, and commit fraud. These tools are being abused now, and without strong public oversight, the risks will get worse.But some states are stepping up. Lawmakers in both parties have introduced bills to locally regulate AI surveillance, driverless vehicles, and workplace automation. And thats precisely why Big Tech wants to nuke states rights to regulation as quickly as possible.HUMANOID ROBOTS HANDLE QUALITY CHECKS AND ASSEMBLY AT AUTO PLANTIf the moratorium language stays in the reconciliation bill and this ban goes through, it will be one of the largest federal takeovers of state power in U.S. history. It would strip all 50 states of their right to protect jobs, police their streets, ensure public safety, and respond to a technology thats changing by the minute.It will send our country into a spiral from which we cannot recover. It will lead to a future where states are forced to sacrifice their sovereignty to any special interest with enough money to spend.This isnt policy. Its a payoff. Its a decade-long free pass for tech giants to kill jobs, silence state governments, and reshape the country to their liking behind closed doors. No accountability. Just profits for the people who need it least.You cant say you support working people and then vote to replace us with machines. You cant claim to believe in states rights and then give Silicon Valley total control over how America works.When politicians sell out, its always workers who pay the price. But senators still have a choice. They can fix this situation and improve the bill. They can protect hardworking families or they can side with Big Tech and cast American workers aside.Senators, do the right thing for the working class and strike the AI moratorium from this bill.

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and the California Department of Education (CDE) were found to be in violation of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Wednesday.The announcement came weeks after transgender high school track and field athlete AB Hernandez won medals in girls competitions during the California state championships. The transgender athletes participation in the events sparked nationwide outrage, specifically from President Donald Trump after he signed the "No Men in Womens Sports" executive order, which prohibited transgender athletes from competing against biological girls and women in sports.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Although Governor Gavin Newsom admitted months ago it was deeply unfair to allow men to compete in womens sports, both the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation continued as recently as a few weeks ago to allow men to steal female athletes well-deserved accolades and to subject them to the indignity of unfair and unsafe competitions," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement."The Trump Administration will relentlessly enforce Title IX protections for women and girls, and our findings today make clear that California has failed to adhere to its obligations under federal law. The state must swiftly come into compliance with Title IX or face the consequences that follow."The Education Department said the CIF and the CDE will have 10 days to agree to the agencys proposed resolution agreement, part of which stated, "to each female to whom an individual recognition is restored, CDE will send a personalized letter to that girl or woman apologizing on behalf of the state of California for allowing her educational experience to be marred by sex discrimination."LAW FIRM THAT WORKED TO KEEP SJSU TRANS PLAYER ELIGIBLE ALSO CLEARED ATHLETE OF CONSPIRING TO HARM TEAMMATEAdditonally, "The CDE will issue a Notice to all recipients of federal funding (Recipients) that operate interscholastic athletic programs in California requiring them to comply with Title IX. This will specify that Title IX and its implementing regulations forbids schools from allowing males from participating in female sports and from occupying female intimate facilities, and that Recipients must adopt biology-based definitions of the words male and female."The CDE and CIF will rescind any guidance that advised local school districts or CIF members to permit male athletes to participate in womens and girls sports to reflect that Title IX preempts state law when state law conflicts with Title IX."The CDE will require each Recipient and CIF to submit to CDE an annual certification that the Recipient and CIF have complied with Title IX. Accordingly, CDE will also propose to OCR a Monitoring Plan to ensure that Recipients are fully complying with Title IX."The U.S. Department of Education and the Justice Departments Title IX Special Investigations first started its probe into the CDE on April 4.Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom, the CIF and CDE for comment.Newsom previouslytalked about transgender participationin girls sports back in March with prominent conservative Charlie Kirk.WHITE HOUSE RESPONDS TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PROBE OF SJSU TRANS ATHLETE ALLEGEDLY CONSPIRING TO HARM TEAMMATE"The young man who's about to win the state championship in the long jump in female sports, that shouldn't happen," Kirk said. "You, as the governor, should step out and say no. Would you do something like that? Would you say no men infemale sports?""I think its an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness its deeply unfair," Newsom told Kirk. "I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you."Kirk pressed Newsom on whether he would condemn the athlete in question from Jurupa Valley High School after the athlete won another event at the time. Newsom did not directly address the win but said "its a fairness issue.""So, that's easy to call out the unfairness of that," he said. "There's also a humility and a grace. These poor people are more likely to commit suicide, have anxiety and depression. And the way that people talk down to vulnerable communities is an issue that I have a hard time with as well."So, both things I can hold in my hand. How can we address this issue with the kind of decency that I think, you know, is inherent in you but not always expressed on the issue?"Newsom further explained his point of view in a press conference on April 2 when asked whether there should be a law to prohibit males from competing in girls and womens sports."And I'm about as transparent about this as anybody out there, particularly in my party, on this, and to the extent someone can and do it in a way that's respectful and responsible and could find a kind of balance, then I'm open to that discussion. ... You're talking about a very small number of people, a very small number of athletes, and my responsibility is to address the pressing issues of our time."And this, I think, has been colored in and weaponized by the right to be 10 times, 100 times bigger than it is and so my focus is on a myriad of other issues in this state. And to the extent that someone could find that right balance, I would embrace those conversations and the dignity that hopefully presents themselves in that conversation, meaning the humanity around that conversation, not the politics around that conversation."McMahon said in an appearance on "Fox & Friends" that California would be at risk of losing its federal funding for its K-12 schools if the requirements are not met."Its interesting to hear Governor Newsom say its a matter of fairness," McMahon said. "Its easy. Talk is cheap. I think he needs to put his money where his mouth is."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

President Donald Trump brokered an historic ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran on Monday, marking a dramatic pause in the most significant military confrontation between the two foes.The Monday evening announcement took effect 12 hours later, following a timeline designed to allow final military maneuvers on both sides. However, a barrage of Iranian missile fire in the hours that followed left many Israelis questioning whether the truce had already been violated.In an interview with Fox News Digital, John Spencer, executive director of the Urban Warfare Institute, said such delayed implementation is not unusual. "Its hard to turn things off on a switch. You have aircraft in flight. You have forces in position," he explained.TRUMP BROKERS IRAN CEASEFIRE AS EXPERTS SAY REGIMES ARSENAL IS SHATTERED BUT THREAT REMAINSSpencer described the U.S. operation as historic."Whats historic is that the U.S. carried out a limited operation on nuclear targets with zero lossesno pilot, no equipmentand helped Israel in a way only America could. Nuclear proliferation is nonpartisan, and this was an apolitical win." Even after Iran struck a U.S. base in Qatar, he added, "the President showed immense restraint and kept focus on the broader goal: preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and continuing its terror campaign."Despite the violence that followed the announcement including an Iranian strike that killed four civilians in Israel Spencer believes the ceasefire will hold. "Both countries have now said were absolutely going to do it," he said. "And yes, President Trump is very atypical in the way he communicates with the ceasefire with the dont drop a single bomb."To understand how ceasefires like this unfold, Spencer pointed to five historical precedents marked by delayed activation, phased goals, and a final window for military positioning.Signed on July 27, 1953, the armistice that ended the Korean War was structured with a deliberate 12-hour delay before taking effect. "This allowed final military movements before a synchronized halt," Spencer said a model the Israel-Iran ceasefire closely echoes.Spencer noted that in 1973, Israel used the final hours before a U.N.-brokered ceasefire to reposition forces. "Israel made a bunch of moves in those last hours to include encircling the Third Army, moving on Suez City," he said, referencing his case study on the Battle of Suez City.TRUMP ANNOUNCES HISTORIC IRAN AND ISRAEL CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT TO END '12 DAY WAR'Ending the Bosnian War, the U.S.-brokered Dayton Peace Accords established a phased timeline for troop withdrawals and political agreements. "That was a U.N., multiple countries signing into an agreement of what both sides would and wouldnt do," Spencer explained, contrasting it with the looser terms of the current Israel-Iran ceasefire.Spencer also drew parallels to the 2014 war in Gaza. "Hamas would say, Okay, we want a ceasefire just until the next time they break the ceasefire," he said. Many of those agreements had 12- to 72-hour activation delays, similar to what is now seen with Iran.Even more recently, during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, ceasefires were often brief and symbolic. "Putin said, I want three days so I can do my parade," Spencer remarked, highlighting how temporary pauses can serve both strategic and political needs.While past ceasefires were designed to slow escalation, Spencer sees this one as part of a broader strategic doctrine. "To help Israel in a way only United States could, that should be nonpartisan," he said. "For the United States to do a very limited operation, without a single loss of American life thats unique."Spencer described the ceasefire as "an off-ramp" for both sides. "Ceasefire here means that both sides will stop shooting at each other. It doesnt mean that Iran will stop chanting Death to America and death to Israel," he said. "But the operations and hostilities have stopped."Despite the lack of formal terms or international enforcement, Spencer believes the agreement created a new precedent. "This established a new doctrine," he said, citing Israels ability to dominate Iranian skies and the U.S. response to nuclear proliferation threats. "If Iran decides to rebuild some sites somewhere, the threats will be more present than ever."Spencer concluded, "It is a win. When red lines are really red lines, they are effective at deterrence."

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had a message for his followers on Tuesday as the NBA world awaits the possibility of him finding a new team for the 2025-26 season."The Greek Freak" posted a slideshow of photos onto his Instagram page, showing himself working out on the basketball court. The shirt Antetokounmpo wore had four words.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Protect kids not guns," it read.He accompanied the message for different colored hearts in the caption of the post. It is unclear what prompted the message.Antetokounmpo has been caught up in trade rumors since a report came out at the beginning of this offseason that said the NBA champions time with the Bucks could be coming to a close.Antetokounmpo was said to be "open-minded" about looking to continue his career elsewhere should he decide that his career with the Bucks had run its course,ESPN reported in May. NBA teams were reportedly expected to check in with Milwaukee more frequently than they have been to check the organizations temperature on how close they are to trading him.KNICKS' DEUCE MCBRIDE UNFAZED BY TEAM'S PROLONGED COACHING SEARCH FOLLOWING TOM THIBODEAU'S FIRINGNo specific teams were named in the report, and it did not appear the Bucks were in active discussions to trade the two-time MVP. However, the team and Antetokounmpos reps were reportedly expected to talk about the future in the offseason.The question of whether he would stay in Milwaukee loomed as soon as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the Bucks in the playoffs. He was asked in the immediate aftermath of the playoff loss whether he still believed he could win a second championship with the Bucks."Im not going to do this. Im not going to do this," Antetokounmpo said. "I know ... whatever I say, I know how its going to translate. I dont know, man. I wish I was still playing. I wish I was still competing and going back to Milwaukee. I dont know."The NBA Draft is on Wednesday night, and it could be the perfect opportunity for the Bucks to find a suitor for Antetokounmpo.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

President Donald Trump was hailed at the 2025 NATO Summit after the U.S. struck Irans nuclear facilities over the weekend. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised Trump as a "man of strength" and a "man of peace.""I just want to recognize your decisive action on Iran," Rutte said at the start of his joint remarks with the president. "You are a man of strength, but you are also a man of peace. And the fact that you are now also successful in getting this ceasefire done between Israel and Iran I really want to commend you for that. I think this is important for the whole world."TRUMP JOINS NATO SUMMIT WITH GLOWING PRAISE AS ALLIES ADOPT NEW SPENDINGWhile en route to the Netherlands for the summit, Trump shared several texts from Rutte in which the NATO leader expressed his support for the presidents move against Iran."Congratulations and thank you for your decisive action in Iran, that was truly extraordinary, and something no one else dared to do. It makes us all safer," Rutte wrote in the texts that Trump shared on Truth Social.HEGSETH SAYS FBI IS CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION INTO LEAK OF INTEL REPORT ON STRIKE AGAINST IRANRutte also praised Trumps effort to get NATO members to pay more and said the president was "flying into another big success" after all countriesexcept Spainagreed to spend 5% of their GDP on defense. He added that Trump achieved something "NO American president in decades could get done."Leaders of NATO member states had mixed reactions to the strikes against Irans nuclear facilities, with several calling for de-escalation while acknowledging the threat a nuclear Iran would pose to global security."Irans nuclear program is a grave threat to international security. Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote on X. "The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and stability in the region is a priority. We call on Iran to return to the negotiating table and reach a diplomatic solution to end this crisis."Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a similar statement, adding: "As G7 leaders agreed in Kananaskis, the resolution of the Iranian crisis should lead to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza."Fox News Digital's Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.