A former major banker with ties to Jeffrey Epstein lost a bid to clear his name and go back to work in one of the world's key cities for global finance this week.Jes Staley, a former Barclays CEO and a longtime executive at JPMorgan, lost his appeal in a UK court this week to overturn a lifetime ban from London banking stemming from his ties to the disgraced financier and sex trafficker, who died in 2019.During the course of the appeal, the 68-year-old Staley, who is from Boston, admitted to having sex with an Epstein employee, the Guardian reported. He told the tribunal it happened behind Epstein's back.QUESTION ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN TIES PROMPTS FOUL-MOUTHED RESPONSE FROM NEW UK AMBASSADOR TO USWATCH ON FOX NATION: THE FINAL HOURS OF JEFFREY EPSTEINExcerpts from a cryptic 2010 email chain were also revealed in court, with no explanation given."That was fun," Staley wrote to Epstein, according to the BBC. "Say hi to Snow White.""What character would you like next?" Epstein replied."Beauty and the Beast."VIRGINIA GIUFFRE, JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND PRINCE ANDREW ACCUSER, DEAD AT 41 BY SUICIDEWhile the court agreed to cut his fine from 1.8 million, about $2.47 million, to 1.1 million, or around $1.5 million, the ban remains intact, BBC reported. The court took issue with a 2019 letter that a Barclays board member sent to British financial regulators after Epstein's arrest in the United States on sex trafficking charges.Staley didn't write it but admitted he had approved the draft, he told the tribunal. It claimed he and Epstein did not have a close relationship and that they had cut off ties before 2015, the year Staley became Barclays CEO.TOP EPSTEIN REVELATIONS OF 2024: BILL CLINTON'S WISH, THE LIST, SECRET DOCS MADE PUBLICFBI BOSSES INSIST JEFFREY EPSTEIN KILLED HIMSELF, AFTER REVIEWING FILEThe judge disagreed, finding the evidence that the two were close "overwhelming," according to the UK reports.The emails described visits to Epstein's New York City mansion and his private island in the Caribbean, and Epstein reportedly lobbied for Staley to get the Barclays job.Staley later stepped down amid pressure over his ties to the suspected trafficker and child sex abuser.Epstein died in 2019 in his jail cell while awaiting trial on trafficking charges.A federal investigation determined he had hanged himself, but his family disputes that finding.Staley has denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and condemned them.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Snchezs wedding celebrations are in full swing as the streets of Venice have been buzzing with star power and A-list arrivals.Khlo Kardashian and Kris Jenner stepped out in head-turning fashion on Friday, with Kardashian in a black dress and flip-flops while Jenner wore a bold leopard-print gown.Actress Sydney Sweeney was also photographed walking the streets of Venice in a short black dress with a plunging neckline.JEFF BEZOS, LAUREN SNCHEZ CELEBRITY WEDDING GUESTS TAKE VENICE BY STORMSnchez herself was seen leaving her hotel in a white short-sleeved jacket and matching skirt. She also wore a headscarf and sunglasses, and was photographed blowing a kiss to the camera.Model Vittoria Ceretti Leonardo DiCaprios current girlfriend was spotted in a floral dress, talking on the phone as she carried what appeared to be a shopping bag, and Orlando Bloom stepped outside the Gritti Palace Hotel, where he was photographed.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSSinger Usher and wife Jennifer Goicoechea were seen taking photos of their own while on a water taxi Friday.A-listers have been flooding the Italian streets for the luxurious wedding of Bezos and Snchez, one of the years most talked-about celebrations.On Thursday, celebrities such as Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, DiCaprio, Kylie Jenner and more were seen boarding water taxis at various luxurious hotels in Venice, Italy, ahead of the couple's extravagant wedding celebrations.Snchez gave onlookers a wave as she boarded a boat with her soon-to-be husband by her side outside the Aman Hotel. The couple shared a sweet kiss while aboard the boat.According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church on Thursday night.Snchez wore a golden, satin dress a look from Schiaparelli's Spring-Summer 2025 Haute Couture collection according to the outlet.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERShe later posted a photo of herself in the gown on her Instagram story, referring to it as her "pre-wedding dress."Guests reportedly arrived in a convoy of about 30 boats. According to the outlet, guests were served pizza cooked onsite by a famous Neapolitan chef.Throughout the day, baskets of white and purple-colored flowers were brought in to decorate the venue, along with a piano, People reported.Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.

President Trump exerted "maximum pressure" on Israel and Iran in an effort to "deliver peace" after his historic and decisive strikes decimated the Islamic Republics nuclear facilities.The president vowed throughout his 2024 campaign to reach "peace through strength," and he has taken steps in recent days to do just that, with an added pressure campaign on both Israel and Iran.IRAN, ISRAEL AND US AGREE THAT ISLAMIC REPUBLIC NUCLEAR SITES WERE 'BADLY DAMAGED' DESPITE LEAKED INTEL REPORT"President Trump directing the perfect execution of the most secretive and successful military strikes in history and then negotiating a ceasefire to the war within 48 hours is the epitome of peace through strength," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital. "Nobody knows how to exert maximum pressure to deliver peace better than Donald Trump."Trump, this week, participated in the NATO Summit in the Netherlands, where he was praised by allies for his decision to strike Irans nuclear facilities.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."Rutte, on his social media, also congratulated the president for his "extraordinary" action in Iran, saying it was "something no one else dared to do.""It makes us all safer," Rutte said.The president also brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, announcing Monday that the "12-Day War" was coming to an end just over a week after Israel launched a preemptive strike, citing fears that Tehran was dangerously close to obtaining a nuclear weapon.TRUMP SAYS US WOULD STRIKE AGAIN IF IRAN REBUILDS NUCLEAR PROGRAMThe two countries subsequently traded rocket fire over the following days, and over the weekend, the U.S. launched its own airstrikes onthree of Iran's key nuclear facilities.Iran responded by shooting rockets at a U.S. air base in Qatar on Monday, but not without giving advance notice to U.S. and Qatari officials. No injuries were reported in that attack.The ceasefire had gotten off to an uncertain start, with the president unleashing frustration with both countries."I'm not happy with Israel. You know, when I say, OK, now you have 12 hours, you don't go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them. So I'm not happy with them. I'm not happy with Iran either, but I'm really unhappy if Israel is going out this morning," Trump said on Tuesday.He continued, "We basically have two countries that have been fighting for so long and so hard that they don't know what the f--- they're doing.""Im gonna see if I can stop it," he added."ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!" Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after boarding Marine One.Minutes later, he announced that Israel was canceling its plans for an attack on Tuesday morning."ISRAEL is not going toattack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly Plane Wave to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter!" he wrote.Israel did not attack.From the NATO summit, the president warned that the U.S. will strike Iran again if it attempts to rebuild its nuclear program.And Trumps historic strikes in Iran have the Islamic Republic admitting that their nuclear facilities were decimated.Assessments from the U.S., Israel and Iran agree the strikes were successful.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a Title IX investigation into the state of Minnesota after a transgender pitcher led Champlin Park High School to a state championship earlier this month.HHS announced the investigation on Thursday, directly citing the controversial softball situation."The male athletes participation was instrumental, leading the team to win the state title," the announcement read.HHS's Office of Civil Rights Paula M. Stannard insisted that the state must follow federal law, and not its current state laws that permit trans inclusion in girls' sports.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Females cannot be relegated to the sidelines under Title IX," Stannard said in the announcement. "As a recipient of Federal funds, Title IX requires Minnesota to ensure fair and safe opportunities for females to compete on sex-segregated teams regardless of state law obligations."The state is already under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for its state laws that allow biological males in girls' sports and defy President Donald Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order. That investigation was elevated to the federal Title IX investigation team, which operates in conjunction with the Department of Justice, on June 12.The state is also engaged in a pair of lawsuits over the issue, one filed by state Attorney General Keith Ellison against the Trump administration, and another filed by three anonymous girls softball players against Ellison and the state over having to compete with a trans athlete.The state also failed to pass a bill that would have barred biological males from girls' and women's sports in early March after Democrats in the state's legislature voted against it.This allowed the trans pitcher, junior Marissa Rothenberger, to have a dominant playoff run for Champlin Park. Rothenberger threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits and striking out six in the championship game Friday, capping off a run that saw Rothenberger pitch all 21 innings across three state tournament games, giving up just two runs.The organization representing the plaintiffs suing the state over its policies, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), previously provided a statement from one of the female players about her experience facing the trans athlete."Hitting against him is not only a physical challenge but a mental, too. Its a mental battle knowing that he has an advantage in the sport that I grew up playing, making it hard to even want to hit against him. His ability to get outs and spin the ball is a strong advantage, but like I said, its also incredibly mentally challenging knowing that youre competing against someone who has unfair advantages leaving you with little to no confidence," the player said."This issue has affected me in ways that I never imagined. Its simply unfair, and I hate that nothing is happening to change that. Boys should not be able to take girls' spots on teams just because they are capable of doing so. I hope that more girls affected by this issue will stand up against this."TRACKING THE TRANS ATHLETE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CONTROVERSIES SHAKING THE NATION OVER THE LAST YEARThe anonymous player also called out Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for aggressively defending trans inclusion in girls' sports in the state. Ellison has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice over Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order."Its really upsetting to know that [Ellison] isnt taking rights of girls and women seriously. He is allowing boys to compete with girls, and it is not safe and completely unfair. To know that AG Ellison is in complete support of letting boys and men take advantage of females in sports is absolutely disgusting and wrong," the player added.Champlin Park's school district provided a statement to Fox News Digital defending the decision to allow the athlete to compete on the softball team."Throughout the entire season, and as the Rebels advance to the state tournament, it is important to note that all of the student athletes participating for the Champlin Park Softball team are eligible to compete in compliance with Minnesota State High School League rules and applicable state law. Due to data privacy laws, the District is not able to provide public comment regarding a specific student athlete," a statement from the Anoka-Hennepin School District stated."In addition, the District is named in an active lawsuit which limits what information can be shared."Ellison's office previously released a statement responding to the lawsuit against the state over Rothenberger's participation in the girls' softball season."In addition to getting exercise and the fun of competition, playing sports comes with so many benefits for young people. You build friendships that can last a lifetime, you learn how to work as part of a team, and you get to feel like you belong," Ellison said."I believe it is wrong to single out one group of students, who already face higher levels of bullying and harassment, and tell these kids they cannot be on the team because of who they are. I will continue to defend the rights of all students to play sports with their friends and peers."Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The Supreme Court granted a partial stay Friday of President Donald Trump's request to block lower courts from issuing universal injunctions, handing a partial victory to the administration as it looks to execute many of its top priorities via executive order and action.Justices ruled 6-3 to allow the lower courts to issue injunctions in certain cases, though the ruling leaves open the question of how the ruling will apply to the birthright citizenship order in question."The applications do not raise and thus we do not address the question whether the Executive Order violates the Citizenship Clause or Nationality Act," Justice Amy Coney Barrett said, writing for the majority. "The issue before us is one of remedy: whether, under the Judiciary Act of 1789, federal courts have equitable authority to issue universal injunctions.""A universal injunction can be justified only as an exercise of equitable authority, yet Congress has granted federal courts no such power," she added.100 DAYS OF INJUNCTIONS, TRIALS AND 'TEFLON DON': TRUMP SECOND TERM MEETS ITS BIGGEST TESTS IN COURTThe court made clear that it is not ruling whether the executive order at the heart of the case, involving birthright citizenship, is constitutional instead instructing the district courts to "move expeditiously to ensure that, with respect to each plaintiff, the injunctions comport with this rule and otherwise comply with principles of equity."They also stayed any enforcement of the order from taking effect for 30 days.Justices also ordered the lower courts to "expeditiously" decide how the ruling would apply to the particular plaintiffs bringing suit.JusticesSonia Sotomayor, Elana Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented in the case.Sotomayor, in a scathing dissent, characterized the decision as "nothing less than an open invitation for the Government to bypass the Constitution.""The Executive Branch can now enforce policies that flout settled law and violate countless individuals constitutional rights, and the federal courts will be hamstrung to stop its actions fully. Until the day that every affected person manages to become party to a lawsuit and secures for himself injunctive relief, the Government may act lawlessly indefinitely. Not even a decision from this Court would necessarily," she said.In a separate dissent, Jackson wrote that the decision from the majority"will disproportionately impact the poor, the uneducated, and the unpopulari.e., those who may not have the wherewithal to lawyer up, and will all too often find themselves beholden to the Executives whims."The Supreme Court agreed in April to hear the consolidated cases, which focused on three lower court judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state who issued "universal" injunctions against Trump's birthright citizenship executive order.But that wasn't the main focus of the appeal, or the May 15 oral arguments before the high court.NINTH CIRCUIT REJECTS TRUMP'S BID TO REINSTATE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDERRather, the justices considered whether lower courts should have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions at all, or whether doing so exceeds their authority, as argued by U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer.The ruling is expected to have sweeping implications for U.S. district courts, and comes at a time when presidents, including both Democrat and Republican administrations, have sought to use executive orders as a means of sidestepping a clunky, slow-moving Congress.Federal judges across the country have blocked Trump's ban on transgender persons serving in the U.S. military, ordered the reinstatement of core functions of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID and halted Elon Musk's government efficiency organization, DOGE, from oversight and access to government agencies, among other things.Justices across the ideological spectrum appeared to agree during oral arguments this month that the use of universal injunctions has surged in recent years but after more than two hours, remained split on how to proceed.No easy solution emerged to the thorny legal problem, as the justices wrestled with a tangle of procedural questions over whether to scale back the use of universal injunctions and what legal standard should govern them.Sauer argued that lower court judges have used universal injunctions to act beyond their authority and block the lawful powers of a sitting president.But Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted that blocking or limiting lower court injunctions could invite hundreds or thousands of new individual lawsuits."Your theory here is arguing that Article III and principles of equity [clause] both prohibit federal courts from issuing universal injunctions to have your argument," she said later, adding: "If that's true, that means even the Supreme Court doesn't have that power."Justice Elena Kagan, meanwhile, pointed out the practical challenge of expecting the Supreme Court to weigh in on every issue now handled by lower courts, which have already faced hundreds of federal lawsuits during Trumps second term.APPEALS COURT BLOCKS TRUMP ADMIN'S DEPORTATION FLIGHTS IN ALIEN ENEMIES ACT IMMIGRATION SUIT She also noted to Sauer that the Trump administration has lost every federal lawsuit challenging the birthright citizenship executive order, including under judges Trump appointed during his first term.As expected, several conservative justices on the court, including Justice Clarence Thomas, expressed criticism of universal injunctions.New Jersey Solicitor General Jeremy Feigenbaum, representing the states, acknowledged that there could be alternative remedies for federal courts other than nationwide injunctions though he suggested that in certain cases, the class action alternative presented by the Trump administration may not move fast enough to grant relief in certain cases."We are sympathetic to some of the concerns the United States has about percolation, about running the table in particular cases," he said. "We just don't think that that supports a bright line rule that says they're never available."Roberts and Sotomayor questioned Feigenbaum more in depth on how to determine in what cases universal injunction should not be the preferred remedy and how to ensure district courts are following that.Lawyers for the Trump administration asked the high court to review the case earlier this year, arguing that the three lower courts, each of which blocked Trump's birthright citizenship order from taking force nationwide, acted beyond the scope of their authority.U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer stressed this point during oral arguments earlier this month, telling justices that universal injunctions "require judges to make rushed, high-stakes, low-information decisions.""They operate asymmetrically, forcing the government to win everywhere," he said, and "invert," in the Trump administrations view, the ordinary hierarchical hierarchy of appellate review.The Supreme Court decision will have sweeping implications, both in the near- and longer-term, with knock-down effects on the more than 300 federal lawsuits that have challenged White House actions since Trump's second presidency began on Jan. 20, 2025.U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the high court's ruling on social media Friday."Today, the Supreme Court instructed district courts to STOP the endless barrage of nationwide injunctions against President Trump," she said, adding that the ruling "would not have been possible without tireless work from our excellent lawyers" at the Justice Department and U.S. Solicitor GeneralJohn Sauer."This Department of Justice will continue to zealously defend @POTUSs policies and his authority to implement them," she added.

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers isnt a fan of the "pressure" thatIndiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is constantly put under, especially as she endures a shooting slump early in the season.Bueckers, a rising star in theWNBA herself, praised Clarks handling of the media attention shes gotten since entering the league last season. But for the former UConn star, what Clark is subjected to constantly crosses a line."I would just say she handles it with grace, and the pressure that shes put on every single night to perform at the level that she does its inhumane, really, to expect people to be perfect and to not have off games or off nights," she told reporters on Thursday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS."If she doesnt go 8 for 10 from three, people are questioning things. Its unfair to have to deal with that. But Im sure she has a great team around her and great people to help her."Clark missed five games early in the season due to a quad injury. But she returned with vengeance, scoring a season-high of 32 points in a win over theNew York Liberty in her first game back. She followed that dominant performance with another, dropping 20 points with six assists and four 3-pointers in a win over the Connecticut Sun.But Clark found herself in a shooting slump not long after.CAITLIN CLARK WILL MISS GAME VS SPARKS WITH NEW INJURY AMID SHOOTING WOESShe was held to just six points in the Fevers win over the Sun this week when she went 0 for 6 from 3-point range and 3 for 13 from the field. She converted just 1 of her last 23 3-point attempts."Shes a great person at dealing with it, and just tuning out the noise and just continuing to be there for herself and for her team," Bueckers continued, "The expectations, its tough when you listen to it, so Im sure she has a great way of tuning it out."Clark was sidelined from Thursday nights game against the Los Angeles Sparks, and she is considered day-to-day with a groin injury.Bueckers andthe Wings will take on the Fever for the first time this season on Friday night.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A North Carolina community is mourning the loss of a firefighter who died while snorkeling on vacation in Turks and Caicos with his family.Jaywon Lyons died earlier this month on a snorkeling excursion on the island shortly after taking a photo, his girlfriend, Sonya Moore, told The Greenville Daily Reflector."I rushed over and I literally couldnt even stand while they were doing CPR," Moore told the outlet. "I had my parents take my son and I just remained with him. We tried to get him stable. He was stable for a while."Authorities transported Lyons to a local hospital, and Moore tried to schedule an ICU flight back to the United States.FIREFIGHTER'S BODY RECOVERED FROM VACATION GETAWAY AFTER WEEKEND KAYAKING ACCIDENT"At the hospital, it just took a turn for the worse," Moore told the Reflector.Lyons deployed with the Little River Volunteer Fire Department to assist with relief efforts after Hurricane Helene and served at several other North Carolina fire departments over the course of his career, according to the Red Oak Community Rural Fire Department.BODY OF MISSING FATHER OF FIVE FOUND IN GEORGIA LAKE AFTER KAYAKING TRIP"We are sorry to report the loss of our brother Red Oak Firefighter Jay Lyons today in a tragic accident while he was on vacation outside of the country," the Department said in a June 6 Facebook post. "Jay was well-liked here at Red Oak and he made a lasting impression on everyone.""He was an optimistic person who loved his family," the Red Oak Community FD said.NORTH CAROLINA TEENAGER, ASPIRING TRUCK MECHANIC, KILLED ON WAY TO SENIOR PROMEdgecombe County remembered Lyons as one of the county's first firefighters in a June 7 Facebook post."As one of Edgecombe Countys first firefighters, he served with courage, kindness, and a heart for others. His impact was felt far beyond our team, and all who knew him admired and loved him," the county said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPA GoFundMe for the firefighter titled "Continued help for Jaywon's Family" says Lyons' body was returned to North Carolina on June 23.Lyons leaves behind two daughters, ages 3 and 1.

In the hours after the American strike on Irans Fardow nuclear facility, CNNs Natasha Bertrand got what would once have been the scoop of a lifetime, a leaked report showing little damage had been done. But it turns out that it is now all but certain that Bertrand and CNN were manipulated by political actors.In the days since, everyone from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Israeli government, the Central Intelligence Agency, to President Trump himself have all assessed that far more damage was done than the initial "low confidence" leaked report indicated.TRUMP GOES AFTER CNN, NY TIMES FOR FAKE NEWS ABOUTSTRIKES ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIESThe incident underscores a serious problem for journalism: The instant credulity which the liberal media gives to any leaker with information harmful to President Trump is leaving the American citizen badly misinformed.We all owe a debt to the leaker who acts selflessly and altruistically to reveal important information the government is hiding. But leakers who peddle selective information simply to damage the president for partisan reasons? That's a different species altogether. Reporters have to be able to spot the difference in order to get the public good information put in proper context.The reason that journalists have traditionally given leakers a high level of trust is that they are supposedly putting themselves in harm's way to reveal the truth. This is similar to the legal concept that an admission against ones own interest carries greater weight.But in todays political and media environment, leakers are almost never caught and punished. We still have no idea who leaked the Supreme Courts Dobbs decision, for example, so these leakers, these insiders, have learned to game the system.This time, it is essential that the Trump administration focus on finding and punishing the Fordow leakers. Doing so could quickly and dramatically improve American journalism.When Bertrand allegedly talked to seven people for her story minimizing the damage done to the Iranian nuclear program, did she ask herself why these deep state folks wanted the half-baked story rushed out? Because, it almost certainly wasnt pure patriotic duty.Had it turned out to be true that President Trump exaggerated the damage to Fordow, and a leaker put himself at risk just to let the U.S. and world know that Iran still wielded an imminent nuclear threat, perhaps that would have been a righteous act. But the leaked report came well before a full assessment had been done and was replete with cautionary language. There was far, far less to this report than met the eye. Whether it was the leaker or Bertrand herself who hid this important context matters little. It's up to the press to put such information into proper perspective.Did anyone at CNN say, "Hey, you know, there could be a political agenda behind this, and we might not be getting the whole story?" It sure doesnt seem like it.CNN claims that they said from the start that the report was low confidence, but Media Research Center hasthe receipts. Bertrands initial reporting does not say anything about "low confidence." Either her trusty sources left that part out, or she was lying by omission.For days after that, CNN ran with this story, with every show leading with the blockbuster leak that is proving to be politically motivated nonsense.I regret to inform you, dear reader, that CNN and outlets of its ilk are not going to change or reform. The Trump administration can sue them all they want, as it is threatening to do to CNN and The New York Times in this case, but thats not the answer.The answer is to punish the leakers. The answer is to return to the original transaction, which was, we will take your leak seriously because you are risking jail to reveal it. Without the jail part, the whole concept falls to pieces. Leaks can simply be political hits, with no fingerprints.Whoever the deep-state Trump haters are who leaked this report damaged Trumps ability to negotiate with Iran and potentially put methods and sources of intelligence at risk by citing signals intelligence.For these reasons alone, the leakers, who were in positions of knowledge and trust, need to be punished. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was right this week when she said they "should go to jail."When it comes to anti-Trump stories, CNN is like a heroin addict, and these deep-state leakers are their connection, providing endless fixes of short-term bliss that, in the long run, have cratered the networks credibility.It's not enough to punish the addict. We have to punish the dealers who peddle half-truths to undermine the president of the United States.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONPut simply, it's time to make secret information classified again. To end this game of deep state officials playing footsie with the liberal media, we need Natasha Bertrand to start hearing from her sources, "Sorry, Im not going to jail for this."Donald Trump ran, and twice won, on a promise to drain the swamp, to make the DC bureaucracy more efficient and effective. Is it any wonder when the targets of this effort go running to the news media to undermine his administration?This time the message must be loud and clear to the leakers that if you break the law you are going to jail, it doesnt matter how much you hate Donald Trump or how righteous you believe that hatred is.Once that is understood, then maybe, just maybe, the deep state to fake news misinformation pipeline can once and for all be destroyed.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAVID MARCUS

Richard (Rick) Hurst, an actor known for his role as the endearing Deputy Cletus Hogg in "The Dukes of Hazzard" is dead. He was 79.News of Hursts death was confirmed to Fox News Digital by his co-star Ben Jones, who played Cooter Davenport in the popular series. Hurst died on Thursday afternoon."Rick was a great guy," Jones shared in his statement. "Our show has been an ongoing success for 40 years or so, and Rick was a big part of that it was very shocking and hurtful to hear his passing. He was just with us last week, and it was unexpected."'DUKES OF HAZZARD' ACTOR PROTECTED CO-STAR CATHERINE BACH ON RISE TO FAMEJones continued, "He was a great human being good-hearted generous always a friend I would stick up for he was in the business of making people happy. He was a wonderful comic and comic actor."The cause of death is unknown at this time.He also shared a statement on Cooters Pigeon Forge Facebook page a "Dukes of Hazzard" themed museum owned by Jones."It doesn't seem right that Rick Hurst passed away this afternoon. When something so unexpected happens, it is harder to process, as the current expression goes," Jones wrote."I have known Rick for over 45 years and there wasn't a minute of that time that he didn't leave me smiling or laughing. Sure, he was a professional comedian, but mostly he just had a heart as big as Texas," his heartfelt tribute continued.The statement continued in part, "We have always thought of our Cooter's friends as Hazzard Nation, Well, Hazzard Nation is sure going to miss Rick Hurst down here around Cooters, but his presence will always be near us. Rest in Peace, old friend!"HEE HAW ACTOR GAILARD SARTAIN DEAD AT 81"The Dukes of Hazzard" actors death comes one week before he was set to make an appearance at a fan event in Tennessee, Fox News Digital has learned.Tributes continue to pour in, including from Hursts "Dukes of Hazzard" co-star John Schneider.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"I just this moment heard about the passing of dear Rick Hurst, a.k.a. Cletus Hogg. You were remarkable force for humanity, sanity and comedy my friend. Heaven is a safer and more organized place with you in it. Well keep the race going and people laughing until we meet again! Love you," he wrote about his dear friend on Facebook.Hurst was born in Houston, Texas, and played the role of Deputy Cletus Hogg in "The Dukes of Hazzard" in the late 1970s. He later reprised his role throughout the 1980s.His other film credits include "Steel Magnolias" and "In the Line of Fire."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERHurst has several television show appearances, including "Sanford and Son," "The Partridge Family," "M*A*S*H," "Gunsmoke" and "The Bob Newhart Show."The actor was married to Katherine Shelley Weir from 1981 until 1991, and his first wife, Catherine Kaniecki, from 1969 until 1979.Hurst is survived by two sons, Ryan and Collin. Ryan was born in June 1976 and is the son of Hurst and Kaniecki. Hurst welcomed Collin later with his second wife, Weir.Both sons followed in their fathers acting footsteps, as Ryan appeared in "Sons of Anarchy" and Collin reprised his role in "Dukes" in 1997 and 2000.

President Donald Trump will not receive an apology from The New York Times for its coverage of U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to an attorney for the Gray Lady.Trump has repeatedly called out The New York Times, along with CNN, for coverage of U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.On Tuesday, the Timespublished an articleon a leaked intelligence assessment that the strike had only set Iran back by a few months, which Trump administration officials have said is simply a false talking point designed to undermine the president. Trump has said the attacks were a complete success and "obliterated" Iran's capabilities.Trump has also called the media coverage "very unfair" to the mission's pilots and his legal team demanded a retraction and apology from the Times. A personal attorney for the president called the Times reporting "false," "defamatory" and "unpatriotic," while threatening legal action. He also threatened to sue CNN over its reporting.Times senior vice president David McCraw, who serves as the papers lead newsroom attorney, shot down the notion that any apology or retraction is on the horizon.TRUMP GOES AFTER CNN, NY TIMES FOR FAKE NEWS ABOUTSTRIKES ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES"No retraction is needed. No apology will be forthcoming," McCraw wrote in a defiant response to Trumps attorney, Alejandro Brito.McCraw detailed why the paper stands by its report."Lets be clear about what happened in the aftermath of the raid. The U.S. intelligence services issued a preliminary assessment concluding that the attacks delayed Irans nuclear program only by a few months. That is what we reported," McCraw wrote.TRUMP ADDRESSES NATION ON 'SPECTACULAR MILITARY SUCCESS' OF US STRIKES ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES"While the Trump administration protests that the assessments were only preliminarywhich, by the way, was the second word of our Articleand that later assessments may come to different conclusions," he continued. "No one in the administration disputes that the first assessments said exactly what the Article said they did: the destruction caused by the raid was not as significant as the Presidents remarks suggested."McCraw said that Americans deserve to know whether the attack on Iran was a success."We rely on our intelligence services to provide the kind of impartial assessment that we all need in a democracy to judge our countrys foreign policy and the quality of our leaders decisions. It would be irresponsible for a news organization to suppress that information and deny the public the right to hear it," McCraw wrote.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE"We told the truth to the best of our ability. We will continue to do so," he added.Trump has recently said CNN and the Times are "disgusting, disgusting, really horrible groups of people" while objecting to coverage of the strikes. CNN has also stood by its reporting."CNN stands by our thorough reporting on an early intelligence assessment of the recent strikes on Irans nuclear facilities, which has since been confirmed by other news organizations. The White House has acknowledged the existence of the assessment, and their statement is included in our story," a CNN spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.Fox News Digitals Rachel del Guidice and Emma Colton contributed to this report.