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Trump’s Turkey arms sale proposal sparks congressional questions before NATO summit
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The Trump administration is moving forward with a controversial arms sale worth $700 million to NATO ally Turkey despite apprehension over Ankara’s closeness with Russia and terrorist groups in the Middle East.
Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the administration notified him of the State Department’s decision to bypass Congress and send Turkey the $700 million in defense articles, mostly fighter jets.
«In this case, the State Department did not even attempt to justify its decision. It did not invoke any emergency authority, did not present a written rationale, and for months refused to make a good-faith effort to brief me on implications of the sale for the U.S.-Turkey relationship, Turkey’s continued possession of the Russian S-400 system, and other regional security concerns,» Rep. Meeks said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan observes a military exercise in Izmir, Turkey, on June 9, 2022. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan observed the final day of a large-scale joint military exercise in Turkey’s western Izmir province on Thursday. (Photo by Xinhua via Getty Images)
Turkey signed a deal with Moscow in 2017 to purchase the Russian S-400 air defense system and acquired it in 2019, causing alarm within the NATO alliance. The U.S. and NATO considered the move an intelligence threat that undermines NATO cohesion and readiness.
The S-400 is designed to detect, track, and exploit stealth aircraft like the F-35.
«Turkey’s possession of both the S-400 and the F-35 is so dangerous because the two systems operating in proximity or networking together could give Moscow valuable intelligence for shooting down F-35s flown by Americans and our allies,» according to a report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
The U.S. sanctioned Turkey in 2019 for the purchase and excluded Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet program. Congress also passed a law banning Turkey from the F-35 program while it continues to possess the S-400 air system.
The State Department dismissed concerns about the U.S. arms sales and Turkey’s possession of Russian-made air defense systems.
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MUGLA, TURKIYE – JANUARY 12: A military helicopter takes part in the press stage of Turkiye’s military exercise Sea Wolf (Denizkurdu) in Mugla, Turkiye on January 12, 2024. The exercise, supervised by the Turkish navy, was conducted in the eastern Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Sea. (Orhan Cicek/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«The President has been clear; Türkiye is a strong member of NATO. Türkiye is a significant contributor to Alliance operations and missions,» a State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
The package is a major boon for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as he prepares to host the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara.
«The US engine sale is critical for Turkey’s most important defense project, the KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet. Turkey is developing its own engine, but it won’t be ready for several more years. Without U.S.-made GE engines, KAAN would struggle to move from a prototype to a serially produced combat aircraft,» Gonul Tol, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, told Fox News Digital.
Tol, who’s in Ankara for the NATO summit, said the deal is more meaningful than just a defense sale for President Erdogan, it’s a cornerstone of his foreign policy and a major source of domestic political legitimacy.
President Donald Trump greets Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (Evan Vucci AP Photo/ Pool)
«If the aircraft succeeds, Ankara believes it will not only expand Turkey’s defense exports but also strengthen NATO’s overall industrial capacity and reinforce Turkey’s strategic importance within the alliance,» Tol said.
President Erdogan, who has a warm relationship and receives frequent praise from President Trump, has continued to aggressively lobby the United States to readmit Turkey to the F-35 program, despite pushback from Congress.
On Monday, four Republican allies of President Trump — Reps. Jimmy Patronis, R-Fla., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., and Nicole Malliotakis, R-NY., — released a joint statement over the proposed sales. «As Greek American Members of Congress, we are deeply concerned regarding reports of a proposed military sale of jet engines to Turkey. Turkey continues to be a destabilizing force in the region through its expansive and disputed maritime claims, continued illegal occupation of Cyprus, and rhetorical demonization of Israel.»
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The statement continued, «The Eastern Mediterranean region holds significant potential to become a beacon of commercial opportunity, energy cooperation, and regional security, an effort we have actively supported through legislation and engagement, but Turkey’s rhetoric and actions increasingly threaten these efforts, key American allies, and regional stability. For example, Turkey’s harboring of Hamas and position as the only NATO member to refuse sanctions against Russia is deeply troubling. We are actively engaging with the Administration and House leadership to obtain additional information regarding this reported sale and to express our strong opposition to any prospect of Turkey’s reintegration into the F-35 program without complete compliance with CAATSA requirements,» their statement said.
A spokesperson for the Turkish government did not reply to a request for comment.
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It’s been nearly four decades since a Democrat won a U.S. Senate election in reliably red Texas.
But a new poll suggests that Democrats have a good shot this year of breaking their long losing streak.
Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico and Republican nominee Ken Paxton, the longtime state attorney general, are tied at 47% support among likely voters in Texas, according to a New York Times/Siena survey released on Tuesday.
Paxton, who defeated longtime GOP incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in last month’s Republican nomination runoff election just days after landing the backing of President Donald Trump, is facing off against Talarico, a state representative considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, in a midterm race that is among a handful that will likely determine if the Republicans hold their slim Senate majority.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Republicans’ Senate nominee, speaks during a runoff election night event in Plano, Texas, on May 26, 2026. (Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The poll points to some troubling signs for Paxton, who has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade. In 2023, the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton, but he was eventually acquitted of all charges by the state Senate. And Paxton is dealing with a messy divorce, with his wife Angela, a state senator, citing «biblical grounds» based on «recent discoveries» in filing last year to end their marriage.
According to the poll, fewer than four in 10 respondents said Paxton has good character or the right kind of moral values. And half said Paxton, a MAGA firebrand and one of the leaders of the legal effort to overturn Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss, is too extreme.
Also problematic for Paxton is that his support, at 47%, is below the 50% of respondents who said they preferred Republicans to control the Senate next year.
The poll also shows Talarico winning the support of 61% of Hispanic — voters less than two years after Trump carried the Hispanic vote in Texas in the last presidential election — and leading the 63-year-old Paxton by 27 points among independents.
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Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico addresses supporters at a rally in Houston. (F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
And the survey spotlights a massive gender gap, with Talarico winning female votes by 18 points and Paxton ahead among male voters by the same margin.
Talarico, a 37-year-old former middle school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian who topped progressive firebrand and vocal Trump critic Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the March Democratic Senate primary, has emerged as the top Democratic fundraiser in Senate races, hauling in a massive $27 million in the first three months of this year.
But Republicans have repeatedly targeted Talarico, spotlighting his past controversial comments, including suggesting that «God is nonbinary» or that there are six biological sexes.
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In his victory speech last month, Paxton mocked the Democratic nominee as «tofu Talarico,» «six-gender Jimmy,» «James Talafreako» and «low-T Talarico.»
And he said in a Fox News Digital interview after winning the nomination: «James Talarico doesn’t belong in Texas. We cannot let him be the center of the state of Texas. He fits in California. He does not fit here.»
The poll suggests the Democratic Party brand may impede Talarico, with a majority of respondents seeing Democrats as too far to the left.
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Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico, left, and longtime Attorney General Ken Paxton are facing off this year in a crucial Midterm Election showdown in the race to succeed GOP Sen. John Cornyn. (Alberto Silva Fernandez/Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
And following a divisive primary with Crockett, who is Black, the poll indicates that 12% of Black voters have a negative opinion of Talarico, who is White.
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But likely helping Talarico is the economy.
Sixty percent of those questioned gave a thumbs down to how Trump was handling cost-of-living issues, which will do Paxton no favors.
It’s no surprise: Talarico is highlighting economic concerns over soaring prices, saying in a new ad as he walks out of a grocery store that «too many Texans feel like they’re drowning.»
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El Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración anuncia nuevas oficinas regionales en cuatro departamentos
El director del Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración (IGM), Alfredo Danilo Rivera, presentó ante el Parlamento Centroamericano las acciones con las que Guatemala busca reforzar su gestión migratoria, con foco en la atención a personas retornadas, la ampliación territorial de los servicios y la aplicación de la Política Migratoria Nacional bajo un enfoque de derechos.
Entre los anuncios centrales, el funcionario informó que el IGM ya habilitó sedes migratorias regionales en Chiquimula y Zacapa, y que abrirá próximamente nuevas oficinas en Izabal, Cobán, Quetzaltenango y Huehuetenango para acercar los trámites a la población en distintos puntos del país.
La exposición tuvo lugar durante una Cortesía de Sala en la Sesión Plenaria del Parlamento Centroamericano (Parlacén), un espacio protocolario en el que autoridades e invitados especiales presentan asuntos de interés ante los diputados de la región.
Rivera explicó la situación migratoria de Guatemala y sostuvo que el trabajo del IGM se desarrolla con un enfoque humanitario. Según expuso, las personas migrantes son reconocidas como sujetos de derechos de conformidad con la legislación guatemalteca.
El director del instituto detalló que la atención institucional alcanza tanto a las personas guatemaltecas retornadas como a los extranjeros que se encuentran en territorio nacional. También señaló que las medidas en marcha buscan cumplir la Política Migratoria Nacional y promover una migración regular, ordenada y segura.
Dentro de ese esquema, destacó el Plan Retorno al Hogar, una estrategia interinstitucional orientada a garantizar una atención “digna y humana” a los guatemaltecos que regresan desde México y Estados Unidos.
La descentralización de los servicios apareció como uno de los ejes de la presentación. Rivera indicó que la desconcentración administrativa ya avanzó con las oficinas en Chiquimula y Zacapa, y precisó que las próximas aperturas previstas en Izabal, Cobán, Quetzaltenango y Huehuetenango buscan facilitar los trámites migratorios sin concentrarlos en un solo punto del país.
Otro de los puntos expuestos ante el Parlacén fue la reactivación del Consejo Parlamentario Regional sobre las Migraciones (Coprem). Rivera planteó la importancia de retomar ese mecanismo para fortalecer la coordinación y el diálogo entre los países centroamericanos frente a los desafíos de la movilidad humana.
La intervención del titular del IGM ante el organismo regional concentró así tres líneas de acción: la atención integral a personas en movilidad, el despliegue de nuevas sedes migratorias y la articulación regional en materia de migraciones, en coordinación con instituciones nacionales y centroamericanas vinculadas al tema.
El Gobierno de Guatemala atendió a más de 29.000 migrantes retornados en 2026
En paralelo, Guatemala brindó atención integral a 29.153 personas migrantes retornadas entre el 1 de enero y el 14 de junio de 2026, procedentes de Estados Unidos y México, según registros del Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración.
Del total atendido, 28.441 fueron personas adultas y 712 niñas, niños y adolescentes. En este último grupo, 449 retornaron acompañados y 263 no acompañados, quienes recibieron acompañamiento y orientación inmediata al momento del retorno.
El Centro de Recepción de Retornados en la zona 13 de la ciudad de Guatemala opera de forma interinstitucional con el IGM, CONAMIGUA, SOSEP, SBS, RENAP, PNC, MSPAS y PGN, con atención según las competencias de cada entidad.
De acuerdo con el IGM, el centro de recepción vía aérea cuenta con áreas especializadas para niñas, niños, adolescentes y unidades familiares, además de clínicas de atención primaria para personas adultas y pediatría, servicio de llamadas, salas de atención psicosocial, acceso a internet, servicios sanitarios y tasa de cambio para facilitar una recepción “digna, segura y ordenada”.
En el mismo lugar se invita a integrarse al Plan Retorno al Hogar y ser trasladados al Centro de Atención y Registro, donde se ofrecen servicios sin costo con más de 20 instituciones, con acceso a opciones laborales, médicas y asesoría legal, además de telefonía móvil mediante la entrega de un chip con internet y mensajería. Quienes ingresan por vía terrestre pueden solicitar el plan al 2411-2412 o por WhatsApp al 4214 3566.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly acknowledged that Ukrainian long-range strikes are creating fuel supply problems inside Russia, as videos obtained by Fox News Digital show long lines, angry motorists and fights erupting at filling stations across several Russian regions.
Speaking at a meeting with government ministers and other officials after a wave of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, Putin said on Sunday that strikes on «critical infrastructure» and energy facilities were creating «problems,» including shortages affecting motorists, businesses and agricultural producers, but said Russia was dealing with them, according to Reuters.
The remarks marked a rare admission from the Kremlin that Ukraine’s long-range campaign is having an impact beyond the battlefield.
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For Ukraine, the fuel crisis is evidence that its long-range strike campaign is doing more than damaging individual facilities. The attacks are forcing Moscow to manage visible problems at home, exposing a vulnerability in a country whose global power has long rested on its energy sector.
Smoke and flames rise over Moscow on June 18, 2026, following a Ukrainian drone attack that hit the Kapotnya oil refinery and other targets in the Russian capital. (East2West)
Ukraine increasingly has used long-range drones to target Russian oil refineries, depots and supply routes hundreds of miles from its border. Ukraine hit two Russian oil refineries overnight, Reuters reported Sunday, including one in Krasnodar, Russia, and another in Yaroslavl, Russia, as Kyiv continues targeting infrastructure linked to Moscow’s war effort.
Fuel shortages have spread across Russia, including occupied Crimea, southern Russia, Siberia and Moscow. Moscow also is weighing emergency measures, including temporarily allowing the production and import of lower-quality fuel, according to a draft government document reported by the Kommersant daily newspaper.
Maxim Katz, a Russian opposition figure and former Moscow municipal deputy, told Fox News Digital that the fuel shortages are real and increasingly difficult for Russians to ignore.
«There are fuel problems in Russia right now — real ones,» Katz told Fox News Digital. «I’m getting a lot of reports, and I can see it too: It’s hard. You can’t find fuel, or you have to stand in line. In some cities, you have to spend half a day looking for fuel, and then they give you only a little, and you have to get back in line again.»
Fights are erupting in filling station queues across Russia after Ukrainian drone strikes triggered chronic fuel shortages. (East2West)
Katz said the shortages appear tied directly to Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refining capacity.
«They are bombing the refineries very effectively,» he said. «Putin doesn’t have a way to defend them. Right now, it looks like there is no way to defend them, and that is a major pressure point on Putin.»
Videos obtained by Fox News Digital from East2West news agency show scenes of frustration at Russian filling stations, where drivers are seen waiting in long queues and arguing as shortages bite. In one video, two women appear to argue over a place in line, with one insisting, «I was in the queue,» before the confrontation escalates into shouting and threats.
‘PURE HELL’ IN MOSCOW AS UKRAINIAN DRONES STRIKE MAJOR REFINERY SUPPLYING CAPITAL’S FUEL MARKET
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on securing fuel supplies for the domestic market in Moscow, June 28, 2026. (Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via Reuters)
In Serov, Russia, police were called after a male driver was seen shouting obscenities at several women before punching one of them, according to a video.
In Ryazan, Russia, video shows a fight breaking out near a forecourt as drivers waited for fuel. In Irkutsk, Russia, a man is seen leaning into the open window of a hatchback and repeatedly hitting another motorist.
One woman, identified only as Tanya, 29, told east2west she waited 13 hours in Siberia to get half a tank of fuel and blamed Putin’s war for the chaos.
«He should stop this senseless conflict and let us live normally,» she told the outlet.
‘PURE HELL’ IN MOSCOW AS UKRAINIAN DRONES STRIKE MAJOR REFINERY SUPPLYING CAPITAL’S FUEL MARKET
The Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya burns after being hit during Ukraine’s June 18, 2026, drone attack on the Russian capital. (East2West)
Katz said the fuel disruption comes alongside deeper economic pressure caused by the Russia–Ukraine war, including high domestic borrowing, steep interest rates and a budget increasingly built around military spending.
«The whole economy is now built on war,» Katz said. «War does not produce anything. Nothing comes back from it. So what remains is a big hole.»
He said Russia is not yet on the verge of collapse, but the strain is «growing and growing,» with economic officials warning that spending may need to be cut as the budget deficit becomes harder to close.
This assessment was also confirmed to Fox News Digital by a European intelligence source, who said the economic pressure is effectively working.
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Cars queue for fuel at a gas station after the authorities restricted fuel sales amid a supply shortage following Ukrainian attacks on logistics routes in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Sevastopol, Crimea June 1, 2026. (Reuters)
Fox News Digital reached out to Russian and Ukrainian spokespeople for comment.
Reuters contributed to this story.
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