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Trump honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, while attacking Biden and judges​

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Updated 5:31 PM CDT, May 26, 2025

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump paid tribute to fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, in an address that honored the “great, great warriors” yet also briefly veered into politics as he boasted of a nation he is “fixing after a long and hard four years.”

Though the holiday is one that U.S. presidents typically treat with pure solemnity, Trump began it with an all-caps Memorial Day social media post that attacked his predecessor and called federal judges who have blocked his deportation initiatives “monsters who want our country to go to hell.”

Yet at Arlington National Cemetery, where more than 400,000 have been laid to rest, Trump commemorated the sacrifice of U.S. service members and singled out several Gold Star families to tell the stories of their fallen relatives.

“We just revere their incredible legacy,” Trump said. “We salute them in their eternal and everlasting glory. And we continue our relentless pursuit of America’s destiny as we make our nation stronger, prouder, freer and greater than ever before.”

“Their valor,” he said, “gave us the freest, greatest and most noble republic ever to exist on the face of the earth. A republic that I am fixing after a long and hard four years.” ...

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Kremlin muses about 'emotional overload' after Trump asks if Putin is 'crazy'

With reports of renewed intensive attacks on Ukraine came questions over whether Trump will abandon his strategy of courting his Russian counterpart.
www.nbcnews.com

Russia is preparing new offensives, according to Ukraine intelligence: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian intelligence and open-source data show Russian President Vladimir Putin does not "plan to end the war," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday.
abcnews.go.com

FBI deputy director says bureau will pour resources into cases including Supreme Court leak and cocaine at the White House

Dan Bongino, the deputy director, posted on social media about directing more resources into the Biden-era cases, as well as the unsolved case of pipe bombs found in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.nbcnews.com

The 2028 podcast primary is underway as Democrats try to reshape their image

Four months into the Trump administration, some top Democrats are rethinking their approach to podcasts.
apnews.com

Key Trump voting bloc has concerns with MAHA report, as Trump officials give assurances

Multiple farmers groups expressed concern following a report by the Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again Commission linking pesticides to chronic disease.
www.foxnews.com

Trump says he's pardoning Scott Jenkins, a sheriff convicted of taking $75,000 in bribes

President Donald Trump says he is pardoning Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly making several businessmen sheriff's deputies in exchange for cash.
www.cbsnews.com

Cuban exiles were shielded from deportation. Now Trump is cracking down

President Donald Trump's crackdown on Cuban immigration has riveted a community that strongly backed him twice.
apnews.com

'Cracking heads': Trump, DOJ moves signal end of reforms after George Floyd movement

Five years ago millions rallied for police reform after the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Trump is now exiting court-ordered settlements.
www.usatoday.com

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as controversy and concern grow over humanitarian aid

Israeli strikes kill dozens in the Gaza Strip, including one on a school-turned-shelter, as controversy and concern mount over getting humanitarian aid into the enclave.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump says he's pardoning a Virginia sheriff convicted on bribery charges

President Donald Trump says he is pardoning a former Virginia sheriff who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a federal bribery case.
apnews.com

Kremlin calls Trump 'emotional' after US president says Putin is 'crazy'

Trump said that Vladimir Putin had gone "absolutely crazy" following massive aerial attacks on Ukraine.
www.bbc.com

FBI deputy director Dan Bongino says Biden-era investigations being reexamined

FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said three high-profile investigations are either being reexamined.
www.cbsnews.com

Ex-DNC chair calls book's claim that Biden didn't recognize him a 'bold faced lie'

Former DNC chair Jaime Harrison said a claim in Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's book about Biden not recognizing Harrison was a "bold-faced lie."
www.foxnews.com

The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops

The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what's been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.
apnews.com

Liverpool parade latest: Child and adult seriously hurt and dozens more injured after car ploughs into Liverpool crowd

Twenty-seven people were taken to hospital and 20 others were treated at the scene. The incident is not being treated as terrorism, police say.
www.bbc.com

Trump says he's considering rerouting $3 billion in Harvard grants to U.S. trade schools

President Trump wrote on social media that he's "considering" giving $3 billion in Harvard grant money to trade schools around the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com

3 more of the 10 escapees from a New Orleans jail are captured, leaving 2 on the run, officials say

Authorities say they’ve captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail, leaving two more on the run.
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Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley

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Washington — President Trump said he would pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison for charges that include bank fraud and tax evasion, in an emotional call with their children on Tuesday.

"Your parents are going to be free and clean. I hope we can do it by tomorrow," Mr. Trump said in a nearly two-minute-long clip of the call shared by a White House aide. "I don't know them, but give them my regards and wish them a good life."

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Trump set to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley of fraud and tax evasion convictions

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The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is set to pardon reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, the couple famous for “Chrisley Knows Best,” which followed their tightly knit family and extravagant lifestyle.
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump's war with Harvard

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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.

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Trump admin asks SCOTUS to authorize rapid migrant deportations to countries other than their own

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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to intervene and allow it to quickly deport illegal immigrants to countries other than their own, Fox News has learned.

The request from the Justice Department comes after a lower-court judge, Brian Murphy, issued an injunction last month that halted the Trump administration's attempts to rapidly deport immigrants residing illegally in the United States to third-party countries not their own. In the ruling, Murphy said the Trump administration must provide "meaningful" notice to immigrants it...
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Second suspect arrested in alleged crypto torture scheme

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Police say the two men kidnapped an Italian businessman and tortured him with a gun, chainsaw and electrical wires for nearly three weeks.
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Arrests over French cryptocurrency kidnapping plots

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The arrests follow several kidnapping plots targeting cryptocurrency executives and their families.
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Federal judge strikes down Trump order targeting law firm WilmerHale

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order targeting D.C.-based law firm WilmerHale, declaring the order "unconstitutional" and permanently blocking the administration from enforcing it.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued his opinion Tuesday afternoon, blocking the president's efforts to restrict Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as a part of the Trump administration's crusade against large law firms that have provoked the ire of the president and his allies.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in fight over deportations to third countries

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Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to lift a lower court order that blocked immigration authorities from removing migrants to third countries without first providing them certain due process rights while a legal battle over President Trump's deportation efforts continues.

The request for emergency relief from Solicitor General D. John Sauer stems from a preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy last month in a challenge brought by four migrants who are subject to final orders of removal...
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State Department to ramp up screening, social media vetting for student visa applicants as interviews paused

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The State Department is planning to bolster its efforts to vet and screen the social media of those applying for international student and exchange visitor visas to ensure applicants don’t pose a national security threat to the U.S., Fox News Digital has learned.

To do this, the State Department is temporarily suspending new student and exchange visitor visa interviews as it evaluates enhanced social media screenings for the application process.

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Trump admin ask SCOTUS to authorize rapid migrant deportations to countries other than their own

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Trump ally Tuberville announces run for Alabama governor

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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday announced his 2026 run for Alabama governor.

Tuberville, a top Senate supporter and ally of President Donald Trump, launched a campaign website that touts his "conservative Alabama values."

And the senator made his first appearance after announcing his candidacy on Fox News' The Will Cain Show."

The move by the former longtime college football coach – who spent ten years as head coach at Auburn University in Alabama – ended weeks of speculation about his ambitions to run for governor in his homestate...
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US judge accuses Trump admin of ‘manufacturing chaos’ in South Sudan deportations, escalating feud

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A federal judge in Massachusetts chastised senior Trump officials Monday night for failing to comply with his court orders after a group of migrants was deported from the U.S. to South Sudan — the latest dust-up centered on deportations, due process protections and the administration’s willingness, or lack thereof, to comply with federal courts.

In a scathing, 17-page order, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy rejected Trump’s request to amend or withdraw the judge's earlier decision requiring them to keep in U.S. custody six migrants who were deported...
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Federal judge blocks Trump's attempt to kill NYC congestion pricing program

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A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted the Trump administration's effort to kill New York City's controversial congestion pricing program.

U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman issued a temporary restraining order barring the administration from getting rid of the program and withholding federal funding if the city failed to nix the program.

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French MPs back law to allow assisted dying

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The proposals still have to go before the upper house and supporters hope it will become law by 2027.
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Hunt for ex-police chief convicted of murder who escaped Arkansas prison

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Authorities say Grant Hardin, 56, escaped prison wearing clothes "designed to mimic law enforcement".
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