Ted Lindner

Attorney General Pam Bonney stood alongside President Trump on Tuesday swearing in the latest member of his cabinet, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen from the Oval Office.

that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states i'll support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic against all enemies foreign and domestic secretary mullen taking the oath of office one day after the senate confirmed him as the president's nominee to the position in a 54 to 45 vote kentucky republican senator rand paul was the only gop member to vote against secretary mullen's confirmation two democrats also broke party lines and voted in the affirmative pennsylvania senator john fetterman

and New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich.

After taking the oath of office, Secretary Mullen spoke to the press saying he's ready to defend Americans.

Meantime, discussions ongoing to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and fund TSA.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the ball is in Democrats' court.

Democrats are refusing to agree to a funding deal unless Republicans agree to changes to ICE, which Republicans say is already funded through the one big beautiful bill and not DHS.

And a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the South Pacific near Tonga Tuesday, the strongest quake recorded anywhere in the world so far this year.

The U.S.

Geological Survey saying the shaking was felt on some nearby islands.

There were no immediate reports of any major damage.

I'm Ted Lindner and this is Fox News.

Iran launches a new attack.

I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News.

Smoke rising across Tel Aviv as Iran launches waves of attacks.

At least six people have been hurt.

Fox's Jonathan Savage with the latest.

One man rumoured to be the key Iranian in talks with the US insists no negotiations have taken place.

Mohamed Khalbaf, the powerful speaker of Iran's parliament, says President Trump's announcement of productive conversations is just fake news to manipulate the markets.

But an Iranian foreign ministry official admits his country has at least reviewed points from the U.S.