The Glaring “Blind Spot" In U.S. Domestic Terror Prevention

0:00Instagram Teen Accounts, Automatic Protections for Teams Instagram Teen Accounts have built-in content settings now inspired by 13-plus movie ratings and limits for hooking contact teens. Plus, teens under 16 can't change these default safety settings without parental approval. So parents can help teens connect safely. Instagram Teen Accounts, Automatic Protections for hooking contact teens and the content they can see. Explore Teen Accounts and all of our ongoing work to protect teens online at Instagram.com slash Teen Accounts. I'm Kennedy. I'm Bill Hemmer. I'm Harris Faulkner. And this is the Fox News rundown. Monday, March 16, 2026, Heimgrenall Scott. The joint U.S. and Israeli offensive continues in Iran. But while not directly connected, several incidents here in this country have people wondering if we're seeing a roundabout retaliation playing out.

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2:05whom the secretary says may be disfigured. The secretary said of the Israeli and US air assault in a recent update. We're on plan to defeat, destroy, disable all of their meaningful military capabilities at a pace. The world has never seen before. As this continues, we see here at home incidents that have occurred curious in their timing that old Dominion University in Virginia, outside the mayor's mansion in New York City, and then a synagogue in Michigan. While these are not said to be directly connected to the Iran conflict, Dearborn Michigan mayor of Dula Hamud said there is a conflict related tie. We do know that the individual had recently suffered devastating and personal losses overseas due to an Israeliirstrike on his family's home in Lebanon, leaving two children dead. Connected or not, the cases of violence we see here at home and the continued conflict abroad has Americans concerned on many different levels. You probably know my background. I spent 12

3:08years in the US Army and Colorado Army National Guard to include a combat deployment to that part of the world, specifically to monitor and counter Iranian aggression in the region. Gabe Evans is a Republican member of the US House representing Colorado's eighth congressional district. UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot. I was also the battalion intelligence officer for my unit for that deployment. I've seen up close in personal what Iran is capable of, what their intentions are for the region and ultimately for the United States. They made no bones about it. Since 1979, they have continually looked to export terrorism and death to America by every avenue that's available to them, starting with holding the hostages at the US Embassy. In Iran, for 400 days until Ronald Reagan was sworn in, and then just the long series of attacks, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon via their proxy Hezbollah. They've

4:09lent material aid to Al Qaeda since the 90s. And you know that Al Qaeda was of course responsible for in addition to 9-11 multiple other attacks on Americans to include the attack on the USS down by Yemen. So you have a long history where that you can see history shows. They mean what they say. They mean death to Israel, death to America. They've killed thousands of Americans. And they cannot be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon. They cannot be allowed to build drones and ballistic missiles in such numbers that they can hold the rest of the region hostage while they then pursue their nuclear ambitions. This was high time, long overdue, that we show folks there's no better friend and no worse enemy than the United States. We see what's happening with the Strait of Hormuz as well as this Iran conflict continues and how Iran is trying to control passage through there. That is a very critical aspect of this because of the effect it's having on those markets. Yeah, we all knew that 20% of the world's oil

5:15moves through the Straits of Hormuz and so my two thoughts there are number one. You think it's difficult now. Let this progress six months or a year where the Iranians have thousands more ballistic missiles, thousands more drones. Another six months to a year to build their their speedboat army, their drone controlled speedboat army, you know vehicleborne, waterborne IEDs, or you know worst-case scenario control the Straits of Hormuz with nuclear blackmail. We know that in the negotiations that the United States recently had with Iran to try to stave this off that they bragged about having a thousand pounds of 60% enriched uranium. Weapons grade is 90% to get from 60% to 90% is not very long and again when they can hold the rest of the region hostage, when they can hold the Straits of Hormuz hostage with drones, with missiles, with speedboats, with remote controlled waterborne IEDs through the Straits of Hormuz, all they're doing there is

6:18buying time to get that 60% uranium up to 90% uranium. So you think it's bad now? They cannot be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon or build their conventional forces because that's orders of magnitude worse. That's the first thought. The second thought is, and this is why we need to produce more American energy. The president talked about it. His administration is heavily focused on it. I said on the Energy and Commerce Committee, I represent a congressional district that produces 4% of U.S. crude oil. When we produce more of that here in the United States, we insulate ourselves from the shocks of that international energy market by making sure that we're able to produce what we need here at home and we have that energy independence. Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy, your fellow Colorado now, we should mention as well, said maybe a few weeks more of this is what we can expect. You think that's a realistic timeline? Yeah, I think so. I think what the

7:20energy markets are looking for is ships to be able to move through the Straits of Hormuz again. Once you can start to see that oil flowing through the Straits, I think the energy markets are going to react very positively to that. We've been talking about the Straits of Hormuz. I was over there in 2012 and 13. This isn't a shock to anyone. This isn't a surprise to any of our U.S. military planners or any of the folks that are engaged in the energy space. It's just a matter of time of actually being able to apply the appropriate amount of pressure to Iran and then work with all of our regional and international partners to be able to get the Straits open again. I want to bring this back home a little bit because another thing people should know about you and as you said, you served in the army and thank you for your service. You were a former police officer and you have done your time on the Straits protecting the public and what we've seen lately and we're not saying that these are directly connected to this conflict in Iran but we saw what

8:23happened in Michigan. We saw what happened on the campus of Old Dominion University. We saw what happened outside Gracie Mansion, the mayor's residence in New York City with IEDs being used. As a former police officer, the trouble we're seeing in cities and areas in this country seem to be ramping up and the timing of it is somewhat suspect. Now we are in a year that is the going to be 25 years since 9-11. Do police agencies in this country have what they need, have the ability, have the training to deal with these kinds of things when it comes to domestic terrorism? Do they need more? What can Congress do to support that? Well, the first thing that Congress specifically the Senate, specifically the Democrats in the Senate, can do to support our state and local law enforcement is fund the Department of Homeland Security. You mentioned 9-11. It's been 25 years this year. One of the things that came out of 9-11 was a realization that we need to have

9:29better integration between federal, state and local law enforcement when it comes to tracking known or suspected terrorists or known or suspected acts toward preparing for a terrorist attack. That was some of the gaps that permitted 9-11 to actually happen. That's where the Department of Homeland Security came from. That's where these concepts of things like fusion centers came from to fuse that federal, state and local criminal intelligence and information to be able to identify all of the different data points that can help us interdict and stop a terrorist attack to include a homegrown terrorist attack before it happens. When 47 Senate Democrats, maybe 46, because federalmen seems like the only Senate Democrat that gets some of these things. When 46 Senate Democrats absolutely refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security, that is a big blind spot. That is a degradation of the capabilities of state and local law enforcement to

10:33be able to stop and interdict these things because they get a lot of the intelligence around this from our federal partners. Is there any way to quell that radicalization that Americans can have that that sways them over to that ideological thinking? Is there a way to combat that or is is there something else that we can do there? Yeah, there's absolutely a way to combat that and it starts with being proud to be an American and being proud of all of the great things that the United States has done. I'm not a perfect country. There is no such thing as a perfect country, but the United States in the last 100, a little bit more than 100 years now going back to World War I. We've kept the world free twice in the world wars. We were the beacon of freedom throughout the cold war. The United States has done so many things. This is why people throw rubber wraps into the Gulf of America and try to make it from Cuba to the United States. This is why people come to our country. We are the greatest country on the face of the planet, arguably in human history.

11:36We should be proud of that, but unfortunately, the radical left, radical leftist Democrats in the United States today aren't proud of America. They're not proud to be Americans. We see what they do. They march in the streets. They say things like defund the police, defund ICE. They refuse to acknowledge that some of our allies, like Israel, even have a right to exist. They're all in on this pro-Palestine, pro-terrorist, pro-Hamas. And so, unfortunately, that lends itself to a situation where you do have folks in the United States that are susceptible to being swayed over to lend material support or engage in acts of terrorism. When you have a major political party that is struggling to do something as basic as condemn Hamaos, condemn Hezbollah, condemn these acts of terrorism that we see around the world. Before I let you go in this midterm election year, I have to ask you, I believe your midterm

12:37primary is on June 30th. Are you ready for that? I often hear folks in the house say, as soon as you're sworn in, you start running again. Is that kind of the way you feel at this point? Best case scenario, I will have been on the ballot five times in five years, potentially six times in five years, depending on how the midterm shakes out. So, you know, you just put one foot in front of the other, like I tell folks, I'm serving from the same motivation that led me to 10 years in law enforcement and 12 years in the army. So same motivation, same big fight, defend the country, protect America, just a little bit different foxhole. And I think what's important to note, you mentioned the midterms, is that unfortunately right now, Democrats have a political incentive to just cause as many problems as they possibly can. They're not really interested in negotiating in good faith. They're not interested in actually solving problems, because they want issues to campaign on. But again, after my military and law enforcement

13:38service, this is another thing that I'm happy to do for the country, for the state and for my kids, to make sure that they have an America that's safe, secure, and prosperous that they can grow up in as well. That sounds like a good place to end it right there. Gabe Evans is the Republican Congressman representing the eighth district in Colorado. Good luck to you in your election this year. And we'll keep in touch with you. Thanks for being on the run down with us. Yeah, thanks so much for having me. Hey, it's Will Kane, co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend, join me as I share my thoughts on a wide range of topics from sports and pop culture to politics and business. So Will Kane podcast, subscribe and listen now at FoxNewsPodcasts.com or wherever you get your podcasts. This is Dr. Nicole Sapphire with your Fox News commentary coming up. Success doesn't come easy, but help is here. Emily Lamkin, founder of the Women Leader Series,

14:41has been guiding women through the challenging past new milestones. After years in the political arena, she has earned a reputation as an effective communicator, training thousands of women around the world to hone their skills and maximize every opportunity. She is now sharing her unique insights to help women assume greater leadership roles. We live life in the messy middle. That's what we women do. Emily Lamkin's new book is Duck Tape and White Lies, a woman's practical guide to real life success. I wanted women to know you can have what you want in your life, and it certainly isn't perfectionism. That's unattainable and miserable, but you can have what you want, and it doesn't have to be perfect. So tell me about the title, Duck Tape and White Lies. We've known each other for a long time, and in Washington, people would ask me, how do you do it all, Emily? First of all, I'm not. And my answer was always a lot of Duck Tape and White Lies. Right, right, right. I always just say, too, when things look perfect, it's really everything's being held together by chicken wire and Duck Tape. Same thing. And when you say you do it all, it's

15:47motherhood. Yes. Tell me all the things that you would try to do in one day, like all the different roles that you have in a day. I don't even know that we can explain it because every day is different, and that is where the Duck Tape comes in, that uncanny ability of women to find a solution at that moment, at that spot that works for them. And each time they should be applauded for just doing it, and not worry about what anybody else is thinking of it. It is getting up in the morning when they're little, nursing a baby, getting everybody drafts, getting in the shower, getting yourself ready, dropping kids off at daycare, possibly school, getting to work, focusing on, at that time, being a partner in a public affairs firm, and then whatever else needs to go on, then going and panicking to pick them up on time to go back home, to take care of them, your house, and then get back on the phone with clients. Right, not only that, but I also think that, of course, you want to be a good mother, you want to be a good daughter, good wife, and a good friend, and a neighbor. And the other thing that happens,

16:49if you are a natural mentor, which you always have been, then people are calling you all day long for advice. How do you deal with that? A couple of things I do, I use very early mornings to have conversations with women. I bring them in large groups. The most powerful way I do is this Women Leaders Series workshop I teach now. Okay. It's a wonderful way where you can have a few hundred women at a conference or a meeting in the room together, and we can do this together there. How do you kick off those meetings? Like, if you're triaging a woman's situation today, what do you start with? The first thing I do is we need to warm up that we're all friends, and we're all in this together. I run down a list every time where I say to give me traits and characters that you see in women leaders, and they call out ideas of what goes on there. Do you know Dana? It doesn't matter where I am in this country or around the world. I could write that list before I walk in. How do you talk about not learning over time, and it's still hard, it's hard for me, not to worry about what other people are thinking about your decisions?

17:54I decided a long time ago, I can't worry about that. I got too much on my plate to worry about what other people think about the trade-offs. It's in the book. We have got to stop judging each other's trade-offs, and it starts with deciding that you like you, and you're going to live with who you are, and it becomes much clearer to other people. First of all, the cheerleader. Second of all, that that's a way to mentor all in its own, just how you carry yourself. Who was your first great mentor? I don't know that I think I had one in particular who stood out. You know what I always liked the best, Dana? People who were looking out for me, or providing input, when I didn't ask for it, and when I didn't expect it. That happened to me all the time. It's breathtaking when you get a call from around town. Hey, so-and-so just said something great about you. Like really? Oh, I believe in always passing along a compliment, because it's so

18:57rare to hear a compliment directly and to accept it. We hear the negativity and the criticism, and you'll remember the criticism your whole life, but compliments, you have to reinforce them by passing it along. One of the things we do in the book, I have these many chapters I call accessories, and there are lists of things you can say or do, and one of them is just compliments for other women. Just a list of compliments that you can just give to somebody else, but to your point, we also have to be able to receive them and realize it's not just about us, but whoever's paid a compliment to us, we are not showing respect for them when we brush aside or undermine the compliment they just made about us. What are some of the things that make you concerned for the younger generation that you would say is in this book that they should pay attention to? It's a great question. I think about these young people all the time. We're always looking out for them or thinking about them. It's all our minds all the time. I've read everything you've had.

20:00We are kindred spirits. I know we are. We're kind of our approach to a lot of this stuff. This mixture between you being a woman who is deeply moral and gracious in all aspects, but at the same time that there's a reality check on this in some straight talk, right? The things I think the most about them, the question I get the most from them is what do I do when I want to quit or give up? My answer is there is no other option. We push ahead. If you have to step back a little and take some smaller steps because you've got too much going on, that's okay, but quitting is an option. Because what I did here, I was watching all of these women in my life, in my work, and what made them successful, and by success, I don't mean just a fancy title, but who was thriving in their life? And here's what they were doing. They were living with less regret. They were trying things.

21:01They were taking risks. The one piece of advice I always give is if you do one thing, take more risks. Now that comes from George W. Bush too, right? He said we need risk takers. We do. And people are happier when they take risks than they're not living with regret. There's another thing you have in here about, you say, invite and include the intimidating people you know to get invited so that you're a little bit more inclusive and then hiding from them. Yes, yes. And I spend a lot of time talking about women bringing people together, being a connector, because there's a lot of power in being in that position. It also, in the kind of businesses you and I have been in, it offers a lot of perspective. And you learn a lot more about people by doing that. And one of the things that I found is that oftentimes the intimidating people, and we all know who they are in our life, don't get invited to things because everybody assumes they get

22:05invited to everything or they wouldn't want to come to my thing. Oh my gosh. So my mentor Holly probably must have been 1996. I worked for Congressman Dan Schaefer, the late Dan Schaefer. And we got tickets as a, like our congressional office, eight of us. We got tickets to go to the Dave Matthews concert. And it was, we, some place out in Virginia and it was kind of far. And we went there. It was a weeknight, I think. And we came back and the next day at work, all the entire office is talking about how great it was. And she was like, what, guys, why didn't you invite me? And truly, it never crossed my mind that she would want to be seen with us. Like why would she want to spend any time with us? And that was a really good lesson for me. And I, it's a good reminder that you have in this book as well. Yes. And the other thing I say about inviting people, is you should invite lots of people because everybody doesn't want to come to something and everybody's not available to do everything. Everybody loves to know that they got an invitation and that

23:06you extended one to them. Yeah. I have two more questions. One of them is, as a mother of boys, and then a person who focuses on women and leadership, do you think that as a nation, we have tilted too much in thinking about women and helping young girls and at the expense of boys. I think we have done a disservice to both of them by suggesting things that I believe are not true. And one of them is, is that we're the same. And I talk in the book about how the male and female brain is wired differently. And at times, Dana, people will want to argue with me about this. And I tell them, you do not need to take it up with this Mizzou girl. You should take it up with Harvard and Stanford where all this data and science comes from. Understanding that we are different and we approach things differently and we have different strengths. And that both of us are incredibly valuable to society, to families, to work environments, everything has done everybody

24:11a disservice. And I ask question is one that I get a lot and I'm just asking you in case you have a better answer than the one I come up with. And that is, if you are recommending to people, to people some advice in terms of leadership and how to deal with what people feel is either toxic or unrelenting polarization in the country, what's your best advice? What I have decided personally to do is that nobody's going to dictate my character but me. And so I will always carry myself in a certain way. And that I will always look to bring people together. And that doesn't mean that, we aren't on different teams and sports and politics and everything else in life. But what my proudest point about myself is that people in my life, in that town of Washington DC say across the board, Emily Lamkin is somebody I respect, I admire and is kind. And you know what I love about

25:13you too. And this is a great compliment that I get. I'm sure you get it. But for those listening, it's a great one to receive in the future is that she's the same person today that she was 30 years ago when I first met her. And I'm so honored to have you here. Congratulations. It's called Duck Tape and White Lies, a woman's practical guide to real life success, Emily Lamkin. Congratulations. Thank you and thank you for being my friend. Here's a look at the week ahead. Monday, parents in Oklahoma will be able to start applying for a school choice tax credit. The program provides up to $7,500 in an income tax credit to cover expenses like private school tuition and fees. Tuesday, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Millions of Irish Americans will celebrate their heritage on the day honoring the patron saint of the Emerald Isle. Also, March Madness gets underway with the first four. Wednesday, Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullin will face a panel of his peers

26:17for his Homeland Security Secretary nomination hearing. If confirmed, he will take over the office being vacated by Kristi Noeb at the end of the month. Thursday, the first female prime minister of Japan will meet with President Trump at the White House. Talks are aimed at strengthening their economic and defensive partnerships. Friday, while some parts of the country continue to thaw out, it's the first official day of spring. And that's a look at your week ahead. I'm Anna Eliopoulos, Fox News. I'm Guy Benson. Join me weekdays at 3pm Eastern as we break down the biggest stories of the day with some of the biggest newsmakers and guests. Listen live on the Fox News app or get the free podcast at Guy Benson Show dot com. Read and review the Fox News rundown on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen. It's time for your Fox News commentary. Dr. Nicole Sapphire. What's on your mind?

27:18At a time when healthcare debates often divide, it is worth recognizing leaders who safeguard freedom while tackling real health needs. The Trump administration is doing exactly that. They're protecting access, preserving choice, and confronting public health challenges while trusting families and their physicians to decide what's best. President Donald Trump is proving that when Washington listens to everyday Americans and acts with urgency, real change is possible. Lowering drug prices has been a cornerstone of his presidency and he has taken meaningful steps to deliver by expanding generics and biosimilars, advancing Trump RX to increase competition and direct access, and pursuing a most favored nation policy. So Americans are no longer paying more for medications than patients in other developed countries. Now this is not the first time Trump has revolutionized healthcare access. He set the tone during his first term with Operation Warp Speed, a milestone in American biomedical history. After COVID-19 paralyzed the world six years ago this

28:18month. By pairing private sector innovation with decisive federal coordination, it accelerated effective vaccine development and distribution. Proving speed and rider can coexist when government clears paths instead of creating bottlenecks. What followed, however, is where public trust began to erode. Not because of Operation Warp Speed, but because its success was taken over by bureaucratic overreach. I watched in real time as public trust in health institutions collapsed. Common sense was dismissed, legitimate debate was shut down, and universal COVID vaccine mandates were imposed. When personal autonomy gave way to mandates, they undermined confidence in both institutions and vaccines themselves. Today this administration is again pursuing strong public health outcomes without treating Americans as bystanders. The recent shift in tone from top health leaders is significant and worth recognizing. Acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Director Jay Bhattacharya is urging Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases rise and the

29:21U.S. risks losing its hard one elimination status. He called the decision deeply personal, while making clear that measles is preventable and vaccination remains the most effective way to protect yourself and those around you. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz echoed that in February. There will never be a barrier to Americans getting access to the measles vaccine. It is part of the core schedule. That is what responsible public health communication looks like. Honest, direct, and rooted in science without coercion. The challenge now is sustaining this posture. Keeping vaccines available, affordable, and accessible is not a concession to one side of the political debate. It's broadly popular across the spectrum and conservatives are no exception. Skepticism of mandates and top-down health ethics does not translate into a desire to see vaccines become harder to get or more expensive to access. Americans want the freedom to make their own choices alongside their doctors and that freedom is only meaningful when access is granted. Trump understands this and his agencies need to hold

30:25the line. Speak honestly about what the science says, respect personal decision-making, and ensure that no American faces a barrier to a vaccine they want. That's a winning posture politically, and more importantly, it's the right thing to do. I'm Dr. Nicole Sapphire.