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Good Monday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 12:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Wreath Laying Ceremony and delivers Remarks 2:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting News roundup: GOP who have drawn a hard line on Iran pan Trump’s emerging proposal to end the war Oil prices sink on signs of U.S.-Iran deal AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president Dems weaponize Epstein in anti-GOP midterm ads The 42 Worst Moments from ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Trans High School Athlete Sweeps…

By Raw Story. Veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, who last week revealed she was “fleeing the country” after claiming to have been targeted by “direct energy weapon attacks” linked to her reporting on Jeffrey Epstein, said Saturday that the alleged attacks have since left her “permanently injured.”“We should all understand this is real. These are the most cowardly weapons ever created,” Valdes-Rodriguez wrote in a social media post on Substack Saturday evening. “They attack you at your most vulnerable and trusting, in your home, in bed, and do not kill right away. They plant pain and illness that can take years,…

Megyn Kelly went scorched earth on Donald Trump during an appearance on the Hodgetwins Podcast and accused the president of cheating “on every wife he’s had” — including First Lady Melania Trump.The subject came up as the hosts spoke about Joe Kent, Trump’s former counterterrorism chief, whose wife Shannon died in a suicide bombing while serving with the U.S. military in Syria in 2019. . . When speaking with reporters about the fallout, Trump said he was “not a fan of” Kent, and took a stab at him for remarrying “fairly quickly” after Shannon’s death. Kent married his current wife,…

A leading psychiatrist has claimed that reciting a 2,000-year-old biblical prayer may physically reshape the human brain.Dr Daniel Amen was a recent guest on the Mature Me podcast, hosted by Florida pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr, where he detailed the science behind saying the Lord’s Prayer. The Lord’s Prayer, also known as the Our Father, is a foundational Christian prayer that, according to the Bible, Jesus taught his disciples when they asked him how to pray. Amen, who is a devout Christian, broke down the prayer line-by-line, starting with the verse: ‘Our Father, in heaven, hallowed be your name.’ ‘Right away,…

For most Americans—or at least most Americans with even a remedial education in civics—the phrase “separation of powers” usually explains the tripartite nature of the federal government. The Founders, in their wisdom, divided that government into branches: the legislative branch, which debates and enacts laws; the executive branch, which enforces the laws; and the judicial branch, which interprets the laws and ensures that they are compliant with one another and with constitutional principles. It’s a nice, clean, simple, and, above all, effective system for limiting the power of the federal polity. It ensures that laws are carefully and thoughtfully created…

When we talk about the future of mankind in space, we should learn from history. Squatters played a crucial role in the settlement and economic development of the American West. Long before government institutions were firmly established, settlers moved onto unclaimed land, built homes, cultivated farms, and created entire communities without initially possessing formal legal title to the land they occupied. In many cases, these settlers were the true pioneers of westward expansion. They established the foundations of economic life—farms, towns, trade networks, and local infrastructure—while the state often arrived only later. The expansion of the American frontier was driven…

This Memorial Day, as we stop to honor our fallen comrades, past and present, at cemeteries and monuments across the land, we must also pause to remember that the Left and their mainstream, regime-approved allies have spent years waging a fierce and fanatical campaign of deliberate destruction against memorials to this nation’s war dead. The assault accelerated after 2015 and reached its frenzied peak in 2020 amid the summer of love and the destructive and deadly George Floyd riots. More than 160 Confederate memorials—tributes to soldiers who fought and died in the bloodiest conflict in our history, claiming as many…

Since the end of World War II, the United States has spent trillions of dollars defending Europe. After defeating the Nazis, America rebuilt the European continent with the Marshall Plan and shielded it from Soviet aggression while propping up European economies through subsidies and investments. We bailed out failing governments. We airlifted food into Berlin when it was being choked off by the Soviet Union. We sent military aid. We ultimately saved Europe from communism. And instead of gratitude, we receive lectures, censorship of American speech on European platforms, punitive fines against our tech companies, and open disdain for our…

Former Republican congressman David Brat David Brat poses for a photograph in Glen Allen, Virginia, on April 26, 2014. Jay Paul/Getty ImagesDefence cooperation, Indo-Pacific ties, and critical minerals will be the three primary areas of focus for the Trump administration’s nominee as ambassador to Australia, David Brat.Appearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations confirmation hearing, Brat said the partnership between the two countries “makes America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday backed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that any deal with Iran could be tied to expanding the Abraham Accords, the diplomatic deals under which the UAE and Bahrain normalized relations with Israel in 2020.But the idea of normalizing relations with Israel has very little support among the Gulf Arab countries that have not done so, which include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman, as Israel continues its occupation of territory in Gaza, the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, and its war in Lebanon. According to a report from Axios, Trump suggested the…

Hannah Murray says her search for healing after filming one of the darkest projects of her career eventually led her into a wellness group that spiraled into what she described as a devastating mental health crisis. According to Fox News, the actress best known for playing Gilly on “Game of Thrones,” opened up about the experience in a new interview with The Guardian while promoting her upcoming memoir, “The Make-Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness.” Murray said the ordeal began after working on the 2017 film “Detroit,” which she described as emotionally exhausting because of its violent subject matter.…

The Friday night Week In Politics segment of the PBS News Hour is almost always focused on blasting Trump, week after week. So it was shocking when they took up the DNC “autopsy” of their 2024 losses, allowing MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart to lecture Democrats to stop internal fighting…minutes after he mocked the Republican resistance to Trump as a “one-cell organism.” WILLIAM BRANGHAM, host: We also saw this week this very ham-handed release of the DNC’s autopsy. This is basically an unfinished document that — I mean, if a high school or college student had submitted this thing, you…

Drew Carey is not hiding how he feels about Spencer Pratt’s campaign for Los Angeles mayor. The longtime “Price is Right” host blasted the reality TV personality in a heated social media post as the Los Angeles mayoral race heads toward its June primary, per Fox News. “Anyone who votes for, or endorses Spencer Pratt for Mayor of LA needs to get their head out of their a**,” Carey wrote on Threads. “I understand being angry/unsatisfied, but at least get behind someone competent and not some serial scammer without a soul or moral compass.” He followed that up with another…

With Congress’ passage of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1968, what had been Decoration Day officially became Memorial Day, taking full effect in 1971. Additionally, with the passage of the legislation, the day set aside to remember those fallen in defense of America was moved from May 30 to the last Monday in May. Though Memorial Day had been an alternative name for the holiday since the late 1880s, it became more common after World War I as a way of remembering those who gave “the last full measure of devotion.” Memorial Day Name Change Made Sense The name…

An emotional tribute unfolded at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday as NASCAR honored Kyle Busch just days after the racing star’s sudden death at 41. According to the New York Post, Busch’s wife, Samantha, and the couple’s two children, Brexton and Lennix, joined members of the NASCAR community before the Coca-Cola 600 for a ceremony remembering the two-time Cup Series champion. Busch’s brother, Kurt, and parents, Tom and Gaye, also attended the pre-race tribute. NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell addressed the crowd before a moment of silence was held for the late driver. Bagpipes then played “Amazing Grace” as cameras captured…

It’s no secret that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has spent years trying to expand its influence inside the United States. But just how far has that influence reached – and how deeply implanted are CCP agents in the governing infrastructure of individual American states? California’s Chinese Communist Party Connection California State Treasurer Fiona Ma has, perhaps unknowingly, revealed a strong connection to important CCP figures, having met repeatedly in the US and China with top Chinese officials and individuals linked to intelligence circles, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation. Ma – who is currently running for lieutenant…

On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee released its autopsy of the 2024 election. Turn to the conclusion and you find a single line: “This section was not provided by the author.” Turn to the executive summary. The same line.The party spent more than a year on a 192-page report meant to explain the worst presidential defeat it had suffered since 2004. Then it published the report with no executive summary and no conclusion. Democrats did not shelve their autopsy so much as fail to finish it. No cause of death Newsweek went through the document and found all five executive-level…

Indiana officials say hundreds of undocumented migrants driving commercial trucks have been stopped at weigh stations across the state in recent months as part of an expanded enforcement effort. According to the New York Post, Tony Ferraro, an aide to Gov. Mike Braun and a member of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, told board members Thursday that authorities identified at least 283 undocumented truck drivers over 90 days. “That’s over three a day that we pulled out of trucks,” Ferraro said, according to the Chicago Tribune. “The bottom line is it was illegal. It was against the law. We…

With the UAE pulling out of OPEC, it looks like something very different is on the horizon.

Police tape blocks off a crime scene on a sidewalk on 17th and Pennsylvania Ave near the White House on May 23, 2026, after shots were fired. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty ImagesA bystander wounded during a shooting near the White House remained in serious yet stable condition on Sunday, with Secret Service Director Sean Curran expressing hope for the individual’s full recovery.The Secret Service said a gunman pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing near 17th street and Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday, prompting agents to return fire. The suspect was struck and later pronounced dead at the hospital.We…

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen † . Posted in Uncategorized

By Eric Wallace, Monday, May 25, 2026Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, pauses while speaking during a press conference on March 28, 2018 in Washington, D.C. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe NAACP’s recent “Out of Bounds” protest campaign may be one of the clearest examples yet of how far one of America’s oldest civil rights organizations has drifted from the principles that once made it credible.At a time when young black men and women are striving to build careers, earn scholarships, support their families, and capitalize on once-in-a-generation opportunities through college athletics, the NAACP is encouraging them…

By Robin Schumacher, Exclusive Columnist Monday, May 25, 2026artplus/iStockWhen Vice President J.D. Vance said back in the Fall of 2025 that he hoped his wife Usha would someday convert from Hinduism to Catholicism, backlash came quickly. Vance was at a Turning Point event when he remarked, “Do I hope that eventually she is somehow moved by what I was moved by in church? Yeah, honestly, I do wish that, because I believe in the Christian Gospel, and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way”.What a cad.Critics quickly accused him of disrespect, intolerance, even spiritual imperialism. And they’re still…

By Yael Eckstein, Voices Contributor Monday, May 25, 2026A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment with her daughter on her shoulders places flags in front of each headstone at Arlington National Cemetery on May 21, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. Before dawn soldiers begin the process of placing a flag in front of approximately 260,000 headstones ahead of Memorial Day. | Getty Images/Heather DiehlEvery year on Memorial Day, I pause to reflect on the extraordinary courage of the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States. As an American‑Israeli, this day carries deep meaning for me.…

By Rev. Mark H. Creech, Christian Post Columnist Monday, May 25, 2026Getty Images/Bloomberg Creative PhotosAmericans complain a great deal these days. We grumble about inflation, gasoline prices, political dysfunction, cultural turmoil, and the inconveniences that come with uncertain times. Some of those complaints are understandable. Life has grown harder for many. Yet Memorial Day calls us to pause and recall a desperately needed perspective. There was a time in this nation when men endured not mere inconvenience but agony; not mere frustration but death, so that others might live free. Among the most remarkable of these were Black soldiers who fought for…

By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Monday, May 25, 2026soldiers work on a military plane at Campbell Army Airfield on May 29, 2026. | Leah Klett/The Christian PostFORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky — As the morning got underway, a bus full of influencers and reporters rolled through the gates of one of America’s most storied military installations for a behind-the-scenes look at military life ahead of the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.The USO immersion event at Fort Campbell, held in anticipation of the release of Focus Features’ upcoming World War II drama “Pressure,” was complete with military working dog demonstrations, a Chinook helicopter…

The appointment of Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary Dulce Quintero is drawing renewed criticism from Republican lawmakers and voter integrity advocates, who argue unresolved questions surrounding voter registration mailers should have received greater scrutiny before her confirmation.Among the most outspoken critics is State Sen. Steve McClure, who publicly opposed Quintero’s appointment and pointed to concerns regarding IDHS mailings sent through public benefits programs. “One of the main concerns is the fact that we discovered about a year and a half ago that DHS has been mailing non-citizens who are applying for state benefits forms to register to vote that…

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, filed six articles of impeachment against U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, saying Roberts’s leadership is marked by “arbitrary, unexplained, and inconsistent decisions.”The 10-term congressman’s district, which includes Memphis, was carved into three separate districts by Tennessee lawmakers during a special session. Cohen is not seeking another term in Congress. Roberts joined the Supreme Court’s majority in deciding the Louisiana v. Callais decision. The decision prompted Gov. Bill Lee to call a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly, during which the state’s congressional districts were redrawn. “The Chief Justice allowed the Court to become…

 New York Democrats are moving forward with plans to restrict cooperation with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite the threat of federal intervention and legal challenges.A provision tacked onto the state budget package and approved Thursday will limit cooperation between state and local police with U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement officers by prohibiting the federal agency from deputizing local police to help detain undocumented immigrants. Local police would be barred from acting as federal agents or using taxpayer funds and resources for civil immigration cases, under the so-called Public Protection and General Government Act. It would also restrict ICE agents…

When the cash-strapped Italian government joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2019, it was interpreted as a sign of Europe’s shifting balance of power toward the east. Italy was the first – and ultimately the only – Group of Seven country to formally sign onto Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious infrastructure and soft power initiative. At the time, Italian leaders spoke glowingly about energizing their slow-growing economy with new investments and increased access to the massive Chinese market.  Italy’s signing of the agreement near the end of Donald Trump’s first term as president came as many European leaders believed the…

Just The News is airing two special Memorial Day episodes of its flagship program, “Just The News, No Noise,” highlighting the critical assistance law enforcement need when injured in the line of duty, coupled with the challenges of veterans during and after service. The two-night special, airing Friday and Monday, is in partnership with the charitable advocacy group “The Wounded Blue”, with the Memorial Day episode also highlighting America’s veterans who often leave the armed forces and serve their nation at home as law enforcement.  Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Doug Collins joined the program to talk about some…

The Supreme Court likely sounded the death knell of state and local bans on so-called conversion therapy for minors, at least limited to talking, when eight justices blocked Colorado from punishing counselor Kaley Chiles for not affirming unwanted gender confusion in her young clients while letting her talk them into identifying as the opposite sex.Missouri’s Kansas City and Jackson County are nonetheless trying to preserve their self-admitted “functionally identical” ordinances as long as possible, and in the city’s case, validate an even further-reaching, all-ages public accommodation ordinance, in response to a challenge by licensed counselors Wyatt Bury and Pamela Eisenreich. The SCOTUS…

In less than a week, the U.S. attorney in Miami supervising the probe of Obama-Biden era government weaponization secured indictments against Cuban communist dictator Raul Castro and an alleged money launderer for Venezuelan strongarm man Nicolas Maduro.But it was Jason Reding Quinones’ indictment against one of his own former federal prosecutors for trying to steal a sealed, classified report from Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump that may have sent the loudest shockwaves through government. The charges against former Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen Mercedes Lineberger carry more than 20 years in prison, and put on notice the current and former FBI…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that noncitizens living in the United States who have applied for a green card or lawful permanent resident status must now leave the country and wait for their applications to be processed overseas, even if they hold valid visas, and even if their spouses or children are American citizens.The policy marks a sharp departure from the longstanding practice of allowing applicants already inside the country to remain while their cases move through the system. Under the new directive, green card petitioners will be routed through consular processing at U.S. Department of State offices…

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis quit the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus on Friday, calling the group’s cross-party cooperation “a one-way street” after House Democrats voted in lockstep to defeat her legislation establishing a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall.The bill failed 216, 204 on Thursday. Every Democrat opposed it. Six Republicans joined them. The margin was narrow enough that Democratic support, even modest Democratic support, would have carried the measure to passage. It didn’t come. And the reason, Malliotakis told reporters, boiled down to a single sentence added during the committee process: “The museum shall be dedicated to preserving,…

A massive gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in China’s Shanxi province Friday evening, killing at least 90 workers in what appears to be the country’s worst mining disaster in more than sixteen years.The blast struck the Liushenyu coal mine in the city of Changzhi, where roughly 247 miners were working underground at the time. By Saturday afternoon, nine workers remained trapped below the surface as rescue crews continued searching the wreckage, Just the News reported. China’s official Xinhua News Agency initially reported early Saturday that eight people had been confirmed dead and 38 miners were still trapped. Hours…

A 69-year-old military veteran is fighting for his life in intensive care after he was attacked outside his Escondido, California, home, a property blanketed in Trump signs and American flags that his wife believes made him a target.Kerry Sheron was found lying in the street with serious injuries Wednesday afternoon around 2:15 p.m. after the assault, CBS 8 reported. Escondido police arrested 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler, who fled the scene but was found shortly after. Butler now faces attempted first-degree murder charges. Sheron’s wife, Maria Garcia, told reporters the two men did not know each other. She pointed to the…

The U.S. Supreme Court still has more than two dozen cases to decide before the justices leave for summer, and the remaining docket reads like a roadmap of the biggest constitutional fights in a generation. Birthright citizenship, presidential firing authority, and whether biological males can compete in women’s sports all await resolution, most likely by late June or early July.The sheer volume of unresolved disputes, many of them involving the executive branch directly, makes the final weeks of this term among the most consequential in recent memory. As Just the News reported, President Donald Trump is a named party in…

After 77 days away from Congress and 100 consecutive missed votes, New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. broke his silence, and offered little more than vague assurances about a “personal medical issue” and a promise to return “in the next couple of weeks.”Kean, 57, spoke to the New Jersey Globe in what the New York Post described as his first known interview during the entire stretch of his absence from Washington. His district, widely considered the most competitive congressional seat in New Jersey and one of the most vulnerable GOP-held seats in the country, faces a primary on June…

President Trump announced Saturday that a deal with Iran had been “largely negotiated” and would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply during peacetime. The announcement followed a phone call with leaders from eight nations and came amid a nearly three-month standoff that has reshaped the Persian Gulf.Trump posted on Truth Social that the remaining terms were close to final. The deal, if completed, would mark the most consequential diplomatic breakthrough of his presidency on the Iran front, and the first real test of whether Tehran can be brought…

The Trump administration is temporarily reassigning immigration lawyers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to federal prosecutors’ offices across the country, part of a widening effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans who obtained it through fraud or while otherwise ineligible.Four former agency officials told Axios about the transfers, which place USCIS attorneys inside U.S. attorney’s offices to work directly on denaturalization cases. A DOJ spokesperson said the department welcomed the help. The Justice Department has filed 35 denaturalization cases since President Donald Trump’s second term began, 12 of them this month alone, as Breitbart reported. A June 2025 Justice…

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1168 into law, creating a felony offense for anyone who knowingly possesses or delivers abortion-inducing drugs to a person who intends to use them for an unlawful abortion. The measure carries penalties of up to ten years in prison and a $100,000 fine, some of the stiffest consequences any state has imposed on the underground distribution of chemical abortion drugs.The bill, authored by Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader and carried in the Senate by Sen. David Bullard, targets what its sponsors describe as a growing black market in abortion pills that has emerged since…

A Florida grand jury has indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five others on murder charges for their alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two planes carrying humanitarian aid, an attack that killed four people, including three American citizens. The indictment marks the first time in nearly seven decades that senior Cuban leadership has faced criminal charges in the United States.Cuban Americans poured into the streets of Miami after the charges were announced. One resident captured the mood: “Today the Cuban people are finally getting their justice; they are going to bring him over and try him as…

By Michael Gryboski, Editor Monday, May 25, 2026The Netherlands American Cemetery where 8,301 American soldiers who were killed in Europe during World War II are buried. Every grave has been adopted by a Dutch family, many for 70 years, and there is a waiting list to become an adoptee of a soldier’s grave or name on the Wall of the Missing, Margraten, May 28, 2017. | Jan Fredrix/Netherlands American Cemetery/FacebookEvery Memorial Day, Americans pause to remember the service members who never returned home from war.Originally known as Decoration Day and centered on honoring Union soldiers who died during the American…

This year is a milestone Memorial Day of remembrance, honor, mourning, and reflection.Although it was first officially observed in 1868, to honor those who’d made the ultimate sacrifice on the field of battle during the Civil War, this great country had been losing its valiant defenders and ardent patriots in conflicts for ninety-three years prior to that, starting at Lexington and Concord.  Advertisement America’s finest and bravest have paid that price ever since, in great wars and small, here on our own slice of North America and across a globe once thought to be so vast it would be impossible…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to New York to chair a high-level meeting of the U.N. Security Council hosted by China on May 26 and then will visit Canada, the Chinese regime’s foreign ministry announced on May 22.Analysts told The Epoch Times that Wang’s visit to Canada is intended to seek maneuvering space in the backyard of the United States.As the rotating president of the U.N. Security Council for the month of May, China will convene a high-level meeting on May 26.Wang will also attend a May 28 meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Governance, a…

Water is sprayed on a failing tank of flammable liquid called methyl methacrylate, used in the aerospace industry, which forced an evacuation in the surrounding area in Garden Grove, Calif., on May, 22, 2026. Caroline Brehman/ReutersFirefighters have found a potential crack inside a damaged chemical tank in Southern California that may help relieve pressure and possibly reduce the risk of a violent explosion, a fire official said on May 24.California Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier declared a state of emergency in Orange County after the damaged tank was determined to be at risk of exploding or spilling thousands of gallons of…

Gov. Hochul told Congress “we cooperate with ICE in criminal cases.” She lied.May 25, 2026 by Daniel Greenfield 1 Comment Gov. Hochul in New York, who like every surviving Democrat lives in terror of being AOC’d or Mamdani’d, is on board with making New York even more of a sanctuary state for illegal alien criminals. Under the guise of protecting families, the move by radical Dem Senate and Assembly leaders is actually a shield for illegal alien criminals while banning local governments from cooperating with federal immigration law enforcement. These illegal measures which originated in California have started to spread.…