Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.

Thank you, Bill. It is Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026. Here's what happening today in America.

Operation Epic Fury latest, new midterm poll, opposition leader back in country, and three Medal of Honors.

It's all coming up, and Bill is going to be here with your message of the day.

But first, Pete Hexath, our Secretary of War, said Operation Epic Fury was the most lethal,

most complex, and most precise aerial operation in history.

He said their war on Americans has become our retribution against their Ayatollah and his death

cult. In response to critics, Pete Hexeth said this is not Iraq. This is not endless. Our generation

knows better and so does this president. He called the last 20 years of nation building wars dumb

and he's right. This is the opposite. This operation is a clear, devastating, decisive mission.

Destroy the missile threat.

Destroy the Navy.

No nukes.

A new poll was taken after the state of the union address.

This is, though, before the most recent strikes in Iran.

But the poll asked respondents if the congressional election were held today, would they be more likely to vote for a Democrat or a Republican for Congress?

Last time this poll was asked,

it was plus eight Democrats that was in January. Now, it's 50-50 split, an eight-point positive

swing from Democrats to Republican. Only twice has a party retained both chambers of Congress

in a midterm election with the president of the same party, 1934 during the Great Depression, and 2002 right after 9-11.

The anti-socialist Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced that she will be

returning to her country in a few weeks to continue working towards a democratic transition

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