New York Gov Kathy Hochul announces New York taxpayers will be footing the bill for $50M in legal services for illegal immigrants in the state.

Reporter asks Putin what he would do ‘if tomorrow, Israel kills Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei. Putin’s short reply: ‘I am not even going to discuss such a possibility’

Tucker Carlson claims he’s not an antisemite and is not obsessed with “the Jews”.

A senior official in Iran’s Foreign Ministry tells The New York Times that Tehran is willing to hold negotiations with the US.

BREAKING WSJ REPORT: President Trump informed top advisers late Tuesday that he authorized plans for an attack on Iran, but was hesitant to proceed, preferring to wait and see if Tehran would give up its nuclear ambitions. One potential target for the U.S. is Iran’s heavily fortified Fordow enrichment site, which remains unscathed so far. Located deep beneath a mountain, the facility is widely regarded by military experts as virtually impossible to destroy with anything but the most advanced and powerful weaponry.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will sail from the East Coast for Europe on a regularly scheduled deployment — but its presence also gives President Trump a third aircraft carrier option as he weighs what sort of military response the US should provide amid escalating strikes between Israel and Iran. The Ford was previously deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean as a show of strength and to provide options to Israel following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas. The US Navy already has the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, and is sending the USS Nimitz to sail toward U.S. Central Command from the Indo-Pacific.

JUST IN: President Trump says Iran wants to meet at the White House. “They should’ve made that deal. I had a great deal for them. They should’ve made that deal. In the end, they decided not to do it — and now they wish they did it.”