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House Democrats urge Trump to address Israel’s nuclear program
Ryan Mancini
May 5, 2026

House Democrats on Monday urged the Trump administration to answer questions about Israel’s undeclared nuclear program. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and more than two dozen lawmakers signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio about “multiple nuclear-armed states… directly involved in or immediately adjacent to” the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. Castro and other lawmakers said that Iranian missile attacks have targeted Israeli nuclear facilities in Dimona following the initial U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28…The Democratic lawmakers warn that Congress “has a constitutional responsibility to be fully informed about the nuclear balance in the Middle East.” They called for the Trump administration to hold Israel to the same standard as other countries with nuclear weapons programs like the United Kingdom, France, Russia, India, Pakistan, China and North Korea. READ MORE