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NATO leaders on Wednesday committed to a significant increase in military spending, agreeing to a new target of allocating 5 percent of each member country's gross domestic product to defense by 2035. This marks a major shift from the current benchmark of 2 percent. The decision, announced in a summit declaration following a meeting in the Netherlands, reflects growing pressure from President Donald Trump, who has long urged allies to boost their defense budgets. In Washington, he continues to push for the passage of a major tax and immigration package currently under consideration in the Senate.

President Trump gave remarks alongside Secretaries Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth during a first session with NATO Secretary Rutte. During the remarks and Q and A, Trump spoke about the United States involvement with ending the war between Israel and the US intelligence report. President Trump says the damage to Iranian nuclear sites from American missile strikes over the weekend was severe, even as he acknowledged that the available intelligence on the matter was inconclusive. His comments followed reports that revealed that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency had assessed that the strikes had set back Iran's nuclear program by just a few months, despite administration officials saying the program had been obliterated.

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding after a tense start marked by mutual accusations of violations. The situation drew a public response from former President Donald Trump, who took credit for ending the conflict. ?Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the war, equally!? Trump posted on Truth Social Tuesday, while en route to a NATO summit in the Netherlands. ?It was my great honor to destroy all nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!? However, according to reports, the U.S. airstrikes did set back Iran?s nuclear program by several months, but did not succeed in fully dismantling it. Rob Sanders, National Security expert at the University of New Haven weighs in.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has conceded in the New York City mayoral primary election as Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has a significant lead on Election Night.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged Congress to swiftly pass the 'big, beautiful bill,' while also maintaining his criticism of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky). LiveNOW?s Andrew Craft is speaking with Fox News Radio?s Ryan Schmelz about the future of the bill.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered the keynote speech at the Ohio Republican Party dinner in Lima, OH. VP Vance was born and raised in Middletown, OH. He attended Ohio State University for his undergraduate degree and represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 2023-2025. He currently resides in Cincinnati with his wife, Usha, and three children.

US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce held a press briefing on Tuesday amid continued ceasefire negotiations between Israel-Iran. President Trump says the truce is in effect, despite attacks by both countries since coming to an agreement.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke after meeting with Republican Senators in the halls of Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Bessent took questions from reporters on the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" tax and spending cuts package.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday spoke to reporters on Air Force One ahead of the NATO summit.

House Republicans delivered their weekly address on Monday where they expressed their support for the President. During the press conference, GOP leaders discussed their agreement with President Trump's decision to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.

New Yorkers are headed to the polls today for New York City's crucial primary election with much focus on the Democratic mayoral primary. FOX 5 New York's Robert Moses shares the latest details from the Big Apple with LiveNOW's Jean? Franseen.

Politico's Jason Beeferman joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to preview Tuesday's New York City mayoral primary.

National Journal congressional reporter Savannah Behrmann joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to discuss the mixed reaction pouring out of Capitol Hill following the U.S. strikes on Iran, and President Trump's subsequent announcement that Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire following more than a week of exchanging missile strikes. This comes as Congress continues to weigh Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' and attempts to get it passed ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries spoke out against President Trump after the Qatar missile strikes, in a press conference on Monday.

The B-2 stealth bombers that dropped massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities began returning to their U.S. base in Missouri on Sunday. The day before, the B-2s had been part of a wide-ranging plan involving deception and decoys to deliver what American military leaders believe is a knockout blow to a nuclear program that Israel views as an existential threat and has been pummeling for more than a week. LiveNOW from FOX host Josh Breslow spoke to Top Gun graduate, Matthew "Whiz" Buckley on the latest.