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An intense search for a US Pilot on Lisa Brady, FOX News. A source telling Fox that one pilot has been rescued after an F15E fighter jet went down in Iran. But the search continues for a second pilot. There's been no confirmation yet from the Pentagon after Iranian media reports of a jet being shot down and pilot ejecting President Trump has been briefed.
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There is an intentional delay with the Department of War and CENTCOM giving us the information just because they want to make sure that all the pilots and all of the combat search and rescue teams who are flying much, much lower than a bombing raid mission, that they are all as safe as can be before they tell us what exactly is going on.
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Fox's Peter Doocy at the White House. Israel pausing its strikes in that area as the rescue mission continues. President Trump wants Congress to spend more on the military and cut spending on some domestic programs.
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The annual budget request from the administration calls for one and a half trillion dollars for the Pentagon, the top line defense spending number ever and a 44% increase from last year's defense budget. The White House budget office says the spending increase would provide for a pay raise for troops resupplying munitions and investing in a Golden Dome missile defense shield. Non defense spending would drop by $73 billion, a 10% cut by eliminating what the administration calls woke weaponized and wasteful programs.
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Fox's Jared Halpern the White House. It's up to Congress to draft and pass spending bills. A blowout employ report for March 178,000 jobs created more than expected. The White House credits the Trump agenda
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the no tax on tips, no tax on overtimes, making the Trump old Trump tax cuts permanent deregulation.
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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett also predicting again that any disruptions from the conflict with Iran will be short term. America is listening to FOX News. Multiple safety violations found at the largest migrant detention facility in the Internal inspection
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by U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement of the detention facility known as Camp East Montana, located in El Paso, Texas, revealed 49 safety violations. The deficiencies, as they're called, concerned food safety and quality, the use of force and restraints on detainees and the facility's overall security. The inspections are part of a congressionally mandated oversight of ICE facilities and was conducted in February. At least 14 immigration detainees in ICE custody have died so far this year. Two of those deaths occurred at this El Paso facility. Eben Brown, FOX News.
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The Trump administration scaling back plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, keeping more than 500 instead of just 200 of the original 1700 workers. The new plan outlined in court documents, still facing opposition from an employee union and may need a judge's approval. Duke University freshman Cameron Boozer is named the Associated Press men's basketball Player of the year.
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Boozer, whose father, Carlos, played 13 in the NBA and whose fraternal twin brother, Caden, was a Blue Devils teammate, led Duke in scoring, rebounding and assists second year in a row. A freshman from Duke won the AP award last season. Cooper Flagg 6 9, 250 pound forward Cameron Boozer had already been named the national Player of the year by the U.S. basketball Writers association and the Sporting News. He received 59 of 61 votes from AP top 25 voters.
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Fox's Jared Max Duke was knocked out of March Madness by UConn. The men's final four games are tomorrow. Tonight, it's the Women's Final Four, with Texas facing UCLA and South Carolina against UConn, a day after Connecticut sophomore Sarah Strong was named AP's Women's Player of the year and Lisa Brady. This is Fox News.
A fast-paced update covers major breaking national and international news, key White House and Congressional developments, oversight in immigration enforcement, and highlights from the world of college basketball.
[00:03] Lisa Brady reports the urgent search effort for a second US pilot after an F-15E fighter jet crashed in Iran:
[00:26] Peter Doocy (from the White House):
[00:46] President Trump pushes for higher military spending and cuts to domestic programs.
[00:57] Jared Halpern (from the White House):
[01:29] Jared Halpern reminds: Congress will draft and pass actual spending bills.
[01:29] March jobs report:
[01:42] Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council Director:
This update delivers concise coverage of evolving security crises, White House priorities, economic news, government accountability, and March Madness highlights, maintaining FOX's urgent news voice and factual tone throughout.