A Democratic House candidate from Texas is fielding criticism from some in her own party after she pledged to send American Zionists to a facility currently being used to detain undocumented immigrants.

In an Instagram post last week, Maureen Galindo said she would turn the «Karnes ICE Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking.»

«It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists,» Galindo wrote, referring to herself in the third person.

Galindo, a sex therapist and housing activist, is running for a seat in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District, facing Johnny Garcia in a primary runoff.

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Galindo’s runoff campaign has also drawn attention amid reports that a mystery super PAC with ties to Republicans has spent heavily in Democratic primaries to boost progressive candidates viewed as easier general election opponents. According to The New York Times, the group — Lead Left PAC — promoted Galindo in mailers highlighting her support for dismantling ICE and impeaching President Donald Trump as Republicans look to hold their narrow House majority.

Her remarks, which have been called antisemitic by critics, have drawn rebuke from fellow Democrats and The New York Times, which urged voters not to allow her to win the May 26 runoff against Garcia, who is considered a moderate.

In other social media posts, Galindo has accused Garcia—a former hostage negotiator and public information officer for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office—of wanting «Jews and Mexicans in warehouses.» She also accused «billionaire Zionists» of controlling San Antonio and South Texas trafficking networks.

During an appearance on Texas Public Radio last week, Galindo refuted accusations of antisemitism while reaffirming her opposition to «Zionist Jews.»

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«I’m not antisemitic. In fact, my last serious relationship was with a Jewish man,» Galindo said, as reported by The Times of Israel. «I’m against Zionist Jews. When I said that the Jews who own Hollywood are doing this, do all Jews own Hollywood? No. The Zionist Jews do. The Zionist Jews own our media, our banks, and all of our politicians.»

Fox News Digital has reached out to Galindo for comment.

Her remarks have prompted other Democrats to distance themselves from her campaign.

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«This antisemitic rhetoric has no place in our politics,» Texas State Representative James Talarico, a high-profile candidate for the U.S. Senate, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. «We need leadership in both parties willing to stand up and call out hate wherever it rears its ugly head.» Talarico’s campaign confirmed he will not stump for Galindo if she wins the nomination.

U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., called for national Democratic leaders to denounce Galindo’s comments. «First current political candidate suggests concentration camps for American Jews. This should be national news!» he wrote on X.

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In his own post on X, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said Galindo should never be allowed to hold public office.

Fox News Digital has reached out to both Galindo and Garcia.

El futuro del frágil alto al fuego entre Irán, Israel y Estados Unidos vuelve a ser incierto. El presidente Donald Trump primero amenazó con reanudar la guerra contra la República Islámica el domingo, para luego anunciar al día siguiente que los ataques planeados se habían suspendido en medio de “negociaciones serias”.

Sin embargo, los iraníes se han estado preparando para una posible reanudación de los ataques y han dado a entender que no dudarán en imponer un alto precio a sus vecinos y a la economía mundial si son atacados.

Así es como podría responder Irán.

¿Qué anticipa Irán?

En el primer asalto bélico de este año, los iraníes se preparaban para un conflicto prolongado de unos tres meses, dijo Hamidreza Azizi, experto en cuestiones de seguridad iraní del Instituto Alemán de Asuntos Internacionales y de Seguridad.

En consecuencia, Irán limitó el uso de sus misiles para sostener semanas de ataques contra Israel y objetivos regionales, dijo.

En cambio, si vuelve a estallar la guerra, los dirigentes iraníes esperan que los combates sean “breves pero de gran intensidad”, incluidos fuertes ataques coordinados contra la infraestructura energética de Irán, afirmó Azizi, quien sigue los comentarios públicos de expertos afiliados al gobierno y de personas próximas al estamento militar o de seguridad.

¿Cómo podría Irán tomar represalias esta vez?

En cualquier nueva ronda de combates, Irán podría disparar decenas o centenares de misiles al día para “enfrentarse eficazmente al enemigo y cambiar también el cálculo del otro bando”, dijo Azizi.

Esto obligará a las naciones árabes del Golfo a prepararse para una intensificación de los ataques contra sus infraestructuras energéticas. Atacar los yacimientos petrolíferos, refinerías y puertos del Golfo es una de las formas más potentes que tiene Irán de infligir dolor a la economía mundial y presionar a Trump. Si los daños son lo suficientemente graves, podrían arrastrar a países como Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU), Kuwait y Arabia Saudita a una guerra que muchos dirigentes del Golfo han tratado de evitar.

En las últimas semanas, funcionarios iraníes y analistas afines al gobierno han proferido virulentas amenazas y retórica contra los Emiratos, movidos por su opinión de que Emiratos Árabes Unidos ha permitido ataques contra Irán al albergar instalaciones militares estadounidenses. Noticias recientes han revelado que EAU y Arabia Saudita llevaron a cabo ataques secretos contra Irán durante la embestida estadounidense-israelí.

“Sin duda debemos devolver a los Emiratos a la época de montar en camello, y podemos hacerlo”, dijo Mehdi Kharatian, analista cercano a las fuerzas de seguridad iraníes, en una entrevista para un pódcast el mes pasado. “Si es necesario, ocuparemos Abu Dabi”.

Por muy hiperbólicas que sean estas declaraciones, “reflejan importantes corrientes de pensamiento” dentro de la cúpula del Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica de Irán, dijo en un correo electrónico Ali Alfoneh, investigador principal del Instituto de los Estados Árabes del Golfo.

Alfoneh desestimó los informes sobre un posible pacto de no agresión saudita-iraní por considerarlos “totalmente fuera de la realidad”.

“La amenaza de represalias iraníes contra los principales productores de petróleo aún es uno de los pocos factores que frenan el comportamiento de Estados Unidos hacia Irán”, dijo.

¿Qué otras cartas tiene Irán?

Irán también podría intentar ejercer el control sobre el estrecho de Bab el-Mandeb, una vía navegable que conecta el mar Rojo con el golfo de Adén y por la que pasa una décima parte del comercio mundial. La vía se encuentra junto a un territorio en manos de los hutíes, una milicia de Yemen respaldada por Irán.

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En la última ronda de enfrentamientos, los iraníes utilizaron su proximidad al estrecho de Ormuz, otra vía marítima fundamental para el comercio, para ejercer una inmensa influencia sobre la economía mundial. Si el gobierno iraní cree que su control sobre ese estrecho está en peligro, es posible que quiera “hacer que Estados Unidos ponga su atención en dos frentes marítimos en lugar de en uno”, dijo Azizi.

Kharatian dijo en la entrevista del pódcast del mes pasado que si Estados Unidos atacara la infraestructura económica iraní, Irán tomaría represalias y limitaría el tráfico en el Bab el-Mandeb.

Eso podría mantener la presión sobre la economía mundial, pero la maniobra podría resultar complicada.

La milicia hutí ha prometido defender a Irán en caso de guerra regional, pero respondió con cautela en la última ronda de combates. Los analistas lo atribuyeron a cálculos sobre cuánto de su menguante arsenal militar podría permitirse utilizar.

*Por Yeganeh Torbati, la corresponsal del Times en Irán. Vivian Nereim colaboró con reportería.

A Senate Republican spurned by President Donald Trump joined Senate Democrats to handcuff his war powers in Iran and provided the key vote to advance a war powers resolution through a key hurdle. 

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who lost his primary bid over the weekend, sided with Senate Democrats in their war of attrition to curtail Trump’s policing powers in the Middle East. It comes after Democrats successfully gained another defector, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, last week. 

Cassidy said in a statement on X after the vote that while he supported the administration’s effort to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, «the White House and Pentagon have left Congress in the dark on Operation Epic Fury.» 

«In Louisiana, I’ve heard from people, including President Trump’s supporters, who are concerned about this war,» Cassidy said. «Until the administration provides clarity, no congressional authorization or extension can be justified.»

Democrats’ gambit finally worked after seven failed tries, with four Senate Republicans joining them to move the measure forward. But there is still a long way to go before the resolution becomes official. And even if it were to succeed, Democrats likely do not have a veto-proof coalition to counter Trump. 

While much of the focus in the upper chamber has shifted elsewhere, like to funding immigration enforcement for the next three-and-a-half years or Trump’s bombshell endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Democrats still plan to plow ahead with war powers resolution after another. 

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And it comes after Trump declared that he postponed a «major attack» against Iran after allies in the region pressed for more time to continue negotiations. 

«Trump’s no closer to ending this war, no closer to bringing down the skyrocketing costs of this war, no closer to getting our troops out of harm’s way,» Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor.

«Senate Republicans must not continue to allow Trump to remain stuck in this never-ending loop of threats and failed negotiations,» he continued. 

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The previous small Republican coalition they built, however, held. Murkwoski, Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined Schumer and Democrats to support the move.

Murkowski explained last week that after Congress blew past the 60-day deadline to weigh in on the war, either authorizing or halting it, she felt it was time for lawmakers to have a debate over the War Powers Resolution Act. 

«We’re in a different place than we were last time we voted on this,» she said. 

Conversely, while the GOP opposition held, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., continued to vote with Republicans against the resolution.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference after a weekly Democrat policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., when asked by Fox News Digital if Democrats were pressuring Fetterman to flip, said that the «responsibility isn’t on one senator, it’s on everybody who has the chance to cut funding off to this war.» 

«I mean, if this war continues, and I think it will, and likely it’s gonna become a very hot war again, one of these war powers resolutions very soon will pass. I don’t think there’s any doubt about it,» Murphy said. 

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance said ahead of the vote that the administration was ready to take action if talks to prevent Iran from creating a nuclear weapon fell through.

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«It takes two to tango,» Vance told reporters at a White House press briefing. «We are not going to have a deal that allows the Iranians to have a nuclear weapon.»

«So, as the president just told me, we’re locked and loaded,» he continued. «We don’t want to go down that pathway. But the president is willing and able to go down that pathway if we have to.»