Deep divisions were apparent over the Iran war as top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries have met in France. But they agreed to call for an immediate halt to attacks against civilian populations and infrastructure after meeting Friday in France. The G7 meeting follows U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated complaints that allies have ignored or rejected requests for help confronting Iran's retaliation, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to most international shipping. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined his G7 counterparts a day after Trump lobbed his latest round of insults at NATO countries.

Vice President JD Vance has held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he's leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it's cracking down on potential misuse of social programs. Vance spoke Friday before the task force's closed-door meeting. The Republican vice president says the federal government for decades had not taken fraud seriously and it needed to be tackled with "a whole-government approach." President Donald Trump has made the crackdown on fraud part of a chief domestic focus as voters have said they're concerned about affordability ahead of November's midterm elections. Vance cites allegations of fraud in Minnesota, whose Democratic governor says Trump wants to "punish blue states."

President Donald Trump has signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal that sought to do the same stalled in Congress. Trump signed the action Friday with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of the nation's top airports. "America's air travel system has reached its breaking point," Trump said in the memo authorizing the payments. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says TSA workers "should begin seeing paychecks as early as Monday." Trump's action came after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security.

A new AP-NORC poll shows that while President Donald Trump maintains deep support among Republicans, he risks frustrating his supporters if the U.S. gets involved in a prolonged war. Although the survey says about 6 in 10 Republicans back airstrikes against Iranian military targets, only 20% back deploying American ground troops. Rising prices could also pose a problem for Trump. The cost of oil and gas has soared since the Iran war began a month ago, adding financial pressure for Americans. About three-quarters of Republicans approve of Trump's handling of the presidency, and 70% approve of how he's handling Iran. Those ratings are in line with Republicans' support for Trump's foreign policy generally.

A U.S. judge has pressed the Trump administration about its basis for barring Venezuela's government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in his drug trafficking case. Maduro and Cilia Flores, his wife and co-defendant, were in a New York federal court Thursday for the first time since January. Maduro's lawyers argued that the U.S. is violating the deposed leader's constitutional rights by blocking Venezuelan government money from being used for the couple's legal costs. The U.S. government hasn't let the funds flow because of sanctions against the South American country. The judge didn't issue a ruling, however, nor say when he will.

Senators are trying to moved quickly to debate a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse involving the Department of Homeland Security. The funding lapse that's led to a partial government shutdown now in its 41st day has jammed airport security lines and put the livelihoods of Transportation Security Administration workers in jeopardy. Republicans are trying to address Democratic demands for changes to President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement changes. A test vote was failing to advance an earlier proposal, but a new approach appears to be taking shape. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he's given a the final offer to the Democrats.