Kate Middleton was given chainsaw for Christmas, shows off home improvement skills on royal trip

Kate Middleton demonstrated a hidden talent while on a royal trip to Scotland with her husband, Prince William.

While visiting a community center on the Isle of Mull, the couple participated in some of the building’s refurbishment, like painting a mural and handling a nail gun.

According to The Telegraph, when Middleton was handed the nail gun, Prince William teased her to not pull the trigger too early "otherwise our trip will be remembered for all the wrong reasons."

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However, the Princess of Wales proved beyond capable of using the tool, kneeling down and adding a few nails to a small roof.

The outlet reported that someone observing Middleton at work asked "what can’t she do?" to which Prince William replied proudly, "That always happens."

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Middleton also shared during the visit that she had been gifted a chainsaw at Christmas to help with her garden projects.

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During the trip, the 43-year-old also spoke with locals about beekeeping, which she said was "my summer project."

The royal couple visited the small island off the coast of Scotland as part of an official royal trip, leaving their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, at home. It also marks Middleton’s first overnight working trip since her cancer diagnosis and recovery, per The Telegraph.

The Isle of Mull also holds a romantic connection for the royals, who celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary during the visit.

They first visited back in 2003 when they were still students at the University of St. Andrews.

On Instagram, they commemorated their time there with a sweet photo overlooking the water.

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"Wonderful to be back on the Isle of Mull. Thank you to everyone for such a warm welcome," they wrote in the caption.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump to prevent termination of board members

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday in order to prevent the termination of three board members.

The CPB helps fund public media corporations such as NPR and PBS, which the Trump administration has targeted as it seeks to cut back on spending. Trump sought to remove three of the five CPB board members from their positions, but the corporation responded with a lawsuit arguing that the president lacks authority to remove board members. 

Trent Morse, the deputy White House director of presidential personnel for the executive office of the president, sent an email on Monday informing three CPB board members they were "terminated effective immediately." 

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The CPB responded with a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. It names Morse, along with Trump and other administration officials, as defendants. 

The complaint repeatedly emphasizes CPB's independence, as established by the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. The CPB is asking the court to declare Morse’s email "is of no legal effect because the President does not have the authority to take such an action," and award CPB costs and legal fees along with other relief deemed just and proper. 

Trump remains confident he will prevail. 

"As numerous courts have repeatedly affirmed, the Constitution gives President Trump the power to remove personnel who exercise his executive authority. The Trump Administration looks forward to ultimate victory on the issue," a White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

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CPB board members are appointed by the president and receive six-year terms. The lawsuit noted that the Public Broadcasting Act doesn’t mention that the president can remove board members and omits the "typical statutory provision when creating a federal agency that the Board members serve at the pleasure of the President."

Trump is attempting to remove Biden-appointed board members Tom Rothman and Diane Kaplan, along with Laura Gore Ross, who was appointed by Trump in 2018. 

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"Congress conceived CPB as a vehicle for infusing federal money into public broadcasting without the introduction of government direction or control, with Congress reserving for itself the oversight responsibility for the CPB by, among other things, controlling the appropriations for CPB and public broadcasting. Moreover, Congress protected the CPB from the executive branch by withholding from CPB any form, pure or quasi, of legislative, judicial, or regulatory power," the lawsuit stated. 

"Indeed, in the course of its business, CPB has no ability to regulate any aspect of public media, resolve disputes among stations, dictate content of public media stations, or render any form of judgment over any other entity or organization," the complaint continued. "CPB does not, and cannot, infringe on or aid the executive branch’s ability to carry out or implement the laws."

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Swedish police say several people injured in apparent shooting

Several people were injured in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday after a series of loud bangs that indicated gunfire, police said, without immediately providing any further details on what might have happened.

In a statement, the police said they had received calls from members of the public who heard noises that sounded like gunshots being fired in the city center. Emergency services are on the scene, the police added.

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"Several people have been found with injuries that indicate gunfire," the statement said.

A local hospital declined to comment on the condition of those injured.

Police said they had cordoned off a large area and had begun an investigation.

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Ten people were killed in February in the Swedish city of Örebro in the country's deadliest ever mass shooting, in which a 35-year-old unemployed loner opened fire on students and teachers at an adult education center.

The Nordic country's right-wing government subsequently said it would seek to tighten gun laws.

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Gorsuch scolds Supreme Court litigator in rare, heated exchange

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch scolded an experienced lawyer during oral arguments Monday in a case centered on disability discrimination in public schools – a rare and heated exchange that surprised many longtime court-watchers.

The tense exchange took place during oral arguments in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, a case centered on whether school districts can be held liable for discriminating against students with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

Gorsuch scolded Williams & Connolly lawyer Lisa Blatt, an experienced Supreme Court litigator representing the Minnesota public schools, for accusing the plaintiffs of "lying" in their assertions before the high court.

Plaintiffs in the case are representing the parents of a girl with severe epilepsy, who sued the public school for refusing to provide at-home school during the morning, an accommodation she would receive in other districts in the state.

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The exchange between Gorsuch and Blatt took place after she accused them of lying about the public school’s stance.

Counsel "should be more careful with their words," Gorsuch told Blatt in a warning.

"OK well, they should be more careful in mischaracterizing a position by an experienced advocate of the Supreme Court, with all due respect," Blatt responded.

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Later, he referenced the lying accusation again. "Ms. Blatt," Gorsuch told her, "I confess I’m still troubled by your suggestion that your friends on the other side have lied."

"OK," she fired back. "Let’s pull it up. In oral arguments…"

Gorsuch cut in, telling her, "I think we’re going to have to, here. And I’d ask you to reconsider that phrase."

"You can accuse people of being incorrect, but lying–" Gorsuch said, before Blatt attempted to interject.

"Ms. Blatt, if I might finish," Gorsuch said, before continuing: "But lying is another matter."

He then started to read through page one of their brief, before she interrupted again.

"I’m not finished," Gorsuch told her, raising his voice.

"Withdraw your accusation, Ms. Blatt," he then told her of the lying accusation.

"Fine, I withdraw," she shot back.

Plaintiffs said on rebuttal only that they would not dignify the name-calling.

The exchange sparked some buzz online, including from an experienced appeals court litigator, Raffi Melkonian, who noted of the exchange on social media, "I've never heard Justice Gorsuch so angry."

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PepsiCo to remove artificial ingredients from popular food items by end of 2025

Heeding the call to ban artificial ingredients by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., PepsiCo isn't wasting any time getting started. 

Ramon Laguarta, PepsiCo Inc. chair and chief executive officer, said in an April 24 conference call that the company will reduce artificial ingredients and has already begun doing so, as Food Business News reported.

"We've been leading the transformation of the industry now for a long time on sodium reduction, sugar reduction and better fats," Laguarta said.

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"Sixty percent-plus of our (portfolio) today doesn't have any artificial colors," he said — and the company is "undergoing that transition."

Laguarta cited examples such as Lay's and Tostitos, which "will be out of artificial colors by the end of this year."

He added, "So, we're well underway."

RFK Jr. and Dr. Martin Makary, U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner, announced a ban on petroleum-based synthetic dyes from America's food supply last Tuesday.

As the HHS noted in its news release, among the steps to be taken are "establishing a national standard and timeline for the food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives."

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"Initiating the process to revoke authorization for two synthetic food colorings — Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B — within the coming months; and working with industry to eliminate six remaining synthetic dyes — FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2 — from the food supply by the end of next year."

Certified nutritionist and "Make America Healthy Again" supporter Liana Werner-Gray told Fox News Digital, "This is a huge win for public health and long overdue."

Werner-Gray is the author "The Earth Diet," which began as a blog about what she ate to help promote healing and remedy her health problems after she was diagnosed with cancer. 

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The Earth Diet, she said, is "all about going back to nature and eating foods from nature, eating real nutrition, eating foods that God provides us with naturally," she told Fox News Digital.

"I've personally eliminated artificial dyes like Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1 and others from my diet over 16 years ago when I started The Earth Diet, living a natural lifestyle," Werner-Gray said.

She would suffer from frequent major mood swings, anxiety, skin breakouts and energy crashes, as well as strong impulsive urges to eat processed food, she said.

"Once I removed these dyes and switched to natural, whole-food-based alternatives, those symptoms went away, too," Werner-Gray said, adding that her clients have reported similar outcomes. 

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In Werner-Gray's opinion, the manipulation of food has gone on far too long, she said.

"This move by the FDA under Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary's leadership is a pivotal step toward restoring integrity in our food system," she said. 

"It's time we raise the standard. Clean, natural and nourishing food should be the norm, not a luxury."

In the April 24 conference call, PepsiCo's CEO noted that its chips, puffs and other snacks are safe to consume and that the company stands by the existing science, according to reports.

"Every consumer will have the opportunity to choose what they prefer," said Laguarta.

Fox News Digital reached out to PepsiCo for additional comment. 

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COVID crackdown: Republicans seek to defund universities still requiring vaccine

FIRST ON FOX: Lawmakers will put forward a bill Monday to put the force of law behind President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting federal funds from going to colleges that still mandate a coronavirus vaccine jab.

Reps. Mark Messmer, R-Ind., and August Pfluger, R-Texas, will file the No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act, chiefly noting that former President Joe Biden ended the official national emergency for COVID-19 in April 2023.

In comments to Fox News Digital, Pfluger said the pandemic "opened Pandora’s Box to a lengthy list of overreaching policies and mandates from the government, institutions, and companies alike."

"As we work to restore common sense and liberties back to the American people, I am proud to co-lead this legislation to ensure universities can no longer force their students to have the COVID-19 vaccine," he said.

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The bill reads that "no federal funds may be made available to any institution of higher education that requires its students or staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of enrollment or employment, or receiving any benefit, service, or contract."

In February, Trump wrote critically that some institutions are "conditioning their education" based on undergoing the COVID jab.

"Parents and young adults should be empowered with accurate data regarding the remote risks of serious illness associated with COVID-19 for children and young adults, as well as how those risks can be mitigated through various measures, and left free to make their own decisions accordingly," Trump wrote in his order.

"Given the incredibly low risk of serious COVID-19 illness for children and young adults, threatening to shut them out of an education is an intolerable infringement on personal freedom. Such mandates usurp parental authority and burden students of many faiths."

By Monday afternoon, the bill had garnered several more co-sponsors including Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., Barry Moore, R-Ala., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Andrew Clyde, R-Ga. and John Rose, R-Tenn.

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A February survey by Best Colleges listed 15 schools nationwide, particularly in California, Georgia and Pennsylvania, still had their COVID vaccine requirements intact.

During the federal coronavirus emergency, some universities, including Columbia in New York City, required not only the COVID-19 vaccine, but the ensuing boosters as well for at least some portions of their student population.

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In Columbia's case, proof of booster doses were required for study-abroad students, according to a 2022 notice from the Ivy League institution.

Princeton University in New Jersey required boosters for its 2022 on-campus semester.

"Compliance with the vaccine policy is necessary to maintain prox access to campus facilities and to continue student progress to degree," a statement from that semester read.

Weekly PCR testing for COVID-19 was also mandatory for a time at Cornell University in upstate New York.

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Black Hawk pilot failed to heed flight instructor in moments before plane collision over DC: report

The pilot of the military Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger airplane over Washington, D.C., in January ignored instructions to change course seconds before the crash, according to a new report.

The report, published by the New York Times on Sunday, detailed the Black Hawk's exchanges with air traffic controllers in the lead-up to the disaster, which left 67 people dead.

According to the report, the Black Hawk pilot, Capt. Rebecca Lobach, was conducting her annual flight evaluation and her co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, was serving as her flight instructor.

When air traffic controllers informed the Black Hawk that there was an airliner nearby, Lobach and Eaves acknowledged the message and requested to fly by "visual separation," a common practice that allows aircraft to avoid collisions based on their own observations rather than following instructions from air traffic control.

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"The Black Hawk was 15 seconds away from crossing paths with the jet. Warrant Officer Eaves then turned his attention to Captain Lobach. He told her he believed that air traffic control wanted them to turn left, toward the east river bank," the Times wrote.

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"Turning left would have opened up more space between the helicopter and Flight 5342, which was heading for Runway 33 at an altitude of roughly 300 feet. She did not turn left," the report said.

The crash instantly caused national scrutiny on air traffic control policies, with Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy opening an investigation.

Duffy announced plans in March to bolster airport air traffic control systems with the latest technology over the next four years, while also using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify "hot spots" where close encounters between aircraft occur frequently.

There have been 85 near-misses or close calls at Reagan National, according to a report from the National Travel Safety Board (NTSB). Close calls were identified as incidents when there are less than 200 feet of vertical separation and 1,500 feet of lateral separation between aircraft.

"We’re having near-misses, and if we don’t change our way, we’re going to lose lives," Duffy told reporters at the time. "That wasn’t done. Maybe there was a focus on something other than safety, but in this administration, we are focusing on safety."

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Conclave ‘very, very different’ from US elections; ‘anything could happen’, according to expert

As the world pays their final respects to Pope Francis, men and women everywhere, including a new generation of faithful, wait in anticipation for the College of Cardinals to convene and select a new pope.

A conclave, organized by the camerlengo, presently Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, begins 15 to 20 days after the pope’s death.

"Anything could happen," Tim Gabrielli, associate professor and Gudorf chair in Catholic intellectual traditions at the University of Dayton in Ohio, told Fox News Digital.

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Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died on April 21, 2025, after 12 years as the Bishop of Rome.

"We really don’t have much of an idea," he said of Pope Francis’ successor. "I think anybody who says otherwise is maybe posturing."

Among the church leaders floated as the candidates-in-waiting are Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo and American Cardinal Raymond Burke.

"It's helpful to remember that the cardinal electors are going to be, conclave means with key, locked away … away from media and influences," Gabrielli said.

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"We've got a group of people who play important roles in the church throughout the world, and they're coming together, spending time together, and this group of cardinals hasn't spent a lot of time together," Gabrielli added.

Pope Francis created over 100 cardinals, including those from developing countries.

"Christ is to be found at the margins," Gabrielli said.

During a conclave, cardinals vote through a secret ballot. A two-thirds majority is required for the election. After each round of submissions, ballots are read aloud and then burned. The ashes are used to notify audiences around the world and onlookers in St. Peter’s Square of the election’s status.

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Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican indicates a new round of voting is set to happen. White smoke signals a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church is selected.

The secret process, which takes as long as needed, is vastly different from U.S. presidential, local and even mayoral elections. However, the unique election process doesn’t prevent people from drawing comparisons between the most "papabile" cardinals and U.S. political parties–Republican and Democrat.

"It's very tempting to map folks into our political categories," Gabrielli said. "Those just don't work very well in the Church. There are different emphases and priorities."

"This is a very, very different process," he added.

The College of Cardinals elected Pope Francis in 2013 when he was 76 years old. At the time, the former pontiff was not considered one of the top cardinal contenders.

Some Catholics regarded the former leader of the Church as "non-traditional" and often criticized his sometimes progressive approach to world leadership.

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During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis’ took affinity to the expansion of equality in the Catholic Church, which included pathways for divorced Catholics and blessings for same-sex couples.

"My read is that he had certain particular processes and structures that he was very interested in setting into motion, like the work on synodality more recently," Gabrielli said.

Pope Francis also drove conversation around climate change. His emphasis on environmental protection followed suit with Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II before him.

"He was kind of picking up that momentum," Gabrielli said. "There's really a thread you see happening there."

Presently, there are 252 living cardinals. However, only top members of the church under the age of 80 are eligible to vote. A maximum of 120 cardinal electors make up the voting college.

The limit was set by Pope John Paul VI in 1975.

"I think it's possible that someone could be seen as close to Pope Francis," Gabrielli said of the next pope. "I think it's possible for someone to be elected who has a different set of priorities than Pope Francis."

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Browns select Shedeur Sanders on final day after shocking NFL Draft drop

It's better late than never. 

Shedeur Sanders had to wait until Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Cleveland Browns finally called his name with the 144th overall pick in the draft's fifth round on Saturday.

The first round of the draft did not go how Sanders envisioned, as he did not hear his name get called. But no one expected the same to occur on Friday night, as three more quarterbacks were taken before him.

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After Cam Ward went No. 1, the freefall truly began when the New Orleans Saints opted to go with Kelvin Banks Jr. with the ninth selection.

All eyes were on the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 21 in the first round, but as no one traded up in front of them, their selection also came and went without a QB, opting for Derrick Harmon.

The New York Giants traded back into the first round, but they opted for Jaxson Dart instead, effectively ending any chance Sanders would be a first-rounder. 

Then, Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe, and Dillon Gabriel were selected on Friday.

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But Gabriel, who the Browns selected in the third round, is now Sanders' teammate as they bring in another quarterback, making it four on the depth chart, including veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. 

Deshaun Watson, who GM Andrew Berry admitted didn't work out as planned when they traded for him with the Houston Texans in 2022, is uncertain to play in 2025 after reinjuring his Achilles he ruptured last season.

After the first round, Sanders admitted he "didn't expect" his drop-off on Thursday, but it is now "fuel to the fire." On Saturday morning before the fourth round began, he posted on X saying he was excited for "another opportunity to get a chance to play the game I love."

The Browns finally turned that dream into a reality, and now Sanders can look ahead to impacting the team and city of Cleveland next season and beyond.

Sanders, a four-star recruit and top 100 overall prospect across the nation, began his college career alongside his father at Jackson State after "Coach Prime" was brought in to lead the program. He initially committed to play at Florida Atlantic despite multiple SEC offers. 

Sanders quickly showed off his passing skills, earning SWAC Freshman of the Year honors after throwing for 3,231 yards with 30 touchdowns to eight interceptions, while also rushing in for three scores over 13 games. 

In 2022, Sanders topped that with a SWAC Player of the Year performance, which included 3,752 yards, 40 touchdowns and just six interceptions with six more rushing touchdowns. 

The competition changed, though, when Sanders followed his father again, this time to Colorado to start in the Pac-12. The Buffaloes didn’t have immediate success, but the hype was high as Sanders came in and threw for 3,230 yards with 27 touchdowns to only three interceptions. 

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He had a 69.3% completion rate on 430 pass attempts over 11 games. The Buffaloes would finish 4-8 on the season, with Sanders missing the finale due to a fractured back. 

Instead of entering the Draft last season, Sanders stayed on for another year at Colorado, and it appeared to be the right move. He earned second-team All-American honors as well as being named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and a Heisman Trophy finalist. He set a school record with 64 career passing touchdowns, and did so in just two seasons of play. 

Sanders also led the FBS with a 74% completion rate –again another school record. In 13 games, he had 4,134 passing yards with 37 touchdowns to 10 interceptions. 

On tape, Sanders is a highly accurate quarterback with good pocket presence and the ability to scramble, which you’d like to see at the pro level. Some criticism from experts includes a standard NFL arm with a long release compared to others, and a knack for wanting the big chunk play instead of going through progressions and checking down when needed. 

There’s also the massive spotlight Sanders has been in considering his father’s exuberant personality as a player and now a coach. One NFL coach reportedly called him "entitled," while others are skeptical about how that popularity will affect him on the field at this new level. 

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Trump blasts Putin, questioning if Russian leader wants peace or is just 'tapping me along'

President Donald Trump has expressed doubts that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end its war with Ukraine which has raged for more than three years.

Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to express his growing frustration with the Russian leader in a week that saw Russia launch a deadly missile attack on Kyiv. The Thursday attack on Ukraine killed 12 people and injured at least 90, including children.

"There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days," Trump wrote, shortly after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican on Saturday for Pope Francis’ funeral. 

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"It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through ‘Banking’ or ‘Secondary Sanctions?’ Too many people are dying!!!"

The post comes as a peace deal appears nowhere in sight despite ongoing negotiations and Trump repeatedly claiming on the campaign trail that he would end the war within 24 hours of taking office. 

Trump said Saturday that the killings in the war are "worse than anything since World War II."

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On Thursday, Trump pleaded with Putin to end the war.

"I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5,000 soldiers a week are dying. Let’s get the peace deal DONE," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The attack on Kyiv came a day before Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s fourth visit to Moscow. 

Trump had expressed hope over Easter that Russia and Ukraine could reach a deal this week, saying that once an agreement was reached, they would be able to "start to do big business with the United States of America…"

Trump met face-to-face with Zelenskyy in Rome on Saturday, the first time since their infamous Oval Office spat in February. 

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Neither Ukrainian nor White House officials gave many details on the meeting; however, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said it was "a very productive discussion."

Trump also took aim at former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama in his Saturday post, blaming Biden for the war taking place under his watch and Obama for Russia taking Crimea.  

"This is Sleepy Joe Biden’s War, not mine," Trump raged. "It was a loser from day one, and should have never happened, and wouldn’t have happened if I were President at the time. I’m just trying to clean up the mess that was left to me by Obama and Biden, and what a mess it is."

Fox News' Rachel Wolf contributed to this report. 

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Katy Perry shuts down Blue Origin space flight critics as Gayle King reveals crew's next mission

Katy Perry is placing zero gravity on her critics. 

After the "Firework" singer received major backlash for her high-profile seat on the Blue Origin New Shepard mission, she shut down the negative comments during the first night of her space-inspired Lifetimes Tour.

"Has anyone ever called your dreams crazy?" she asked the crowd in Mexico City as she appeared to hint at the space launch, according to People.

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In a fan video, the pop star was seen inviting two men from the audience on stage who arrived in spacesuits.

"I want these gentlemen to come on stage, because they are dressed like my most current timeline."

On April 14, the "Roar" singer was part of an all-female crew along with journalist Lauren Sanchez, TV host Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, who journeyed to the stars on the Blue Origin New Shepard mission.

TV host King, who was honored at the 19th annual TIME100 Gala on Thursday night, told Fox News Digital what it was like flying with the high-profile women and what their next mission is. 

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"It was Katy, and it was Lauren, it was names you know, but to me, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, Carrie Anne Flynn, these women who were rocket scientists… astrophysicists . . . filmmakers and all their backstories, that to me was such a bonding experience for all of us. We'll never forget it."

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King was honored along with host Snoop Dogg, Blake Lively, Serena Williams, Scarlett Johansson and more notable members of the TIME100 Most Influential People list. The star-studded event was hosted at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

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As King pulled back the curtain on the historic space mission, she revealed what the all-female crew’s next mission was. 

"We were on a text chain today saying, we need to all go to Katy's concert. Which city can we go and when? That's our next group activity."

When the TIME100 honoree was asked which celebrity she believes should fly to space next, she appeared to shut down critics and explained what the Blue Origin’s goal was. 

"The beauty of what they're trying to do there is to make it more accessible, to encourage people. Just think about this . . . . When they built the plane years ago, nobody thought that we would be getting on a 747 these days and thinking nothing about it. Nothing," King replied.

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"The goal, I know, is to one day that everybody can experience it, who wants to, and I don't think that's such a far-fetched idea."

Since returning to Earth, the women have faced backlash over the flight's 11-minute duration and estimated cost. While Blue Origin has not disclosed how much each passenger must pay for a ticket to space, the deposit is $150,000 per person.

Last week, Martha Stewart uploaded a clip from a 2007 episode of "The Martha Stewart Show" in which she floated in a Boeing 727 G-Force One airplane. She said in a voiceover that she "experienced what astronauts feel when they reach zero gravity."

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"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind?" the lifestyle guru wrote above the video, quoting the first line from Perry's 2010 hit song "Firework."

The post's caption said, "In case you spaced out in 2007, Martha has always been ahead of her time."

Amy Schumer additionally took to Instagram to poke fun at the mission, jokingly revealing that she had been chosen to be part of the crew at the last minute. 

Fox News Digital's Ashley Hume contributed to this report.

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New report exposes how government program with eye-popping budget is failing vulnerable students

FIRST ON FOX: A new transparency report looking at a popular multibillion-dollar program in the Department of Labor has found a meager success rate, setting the stage for possible cuts amid the Trump administration's push to slash waste.

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has released a detailed report investigating the financial performance and efficiency of the Jobs Corps Program, a federally funded residential career training and education program popular with unions and designed for eligible low-income young adults aged 16-24.  

The report, which analyzed 124 job centers, looked into the definitions of what constitutes "graduating" from the program and found that the average graduation rate ranges from 32% to 38%, depending on which criteria are used for a program with a budget of $1.7 billion in PY2023.

The report states that the average cost per student overall came out to $49,769.53 in PY2023, and the average cost per student per program year is $79,631.25. 

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The average total cost per graduate ranges from $155,600 to $187,653, the report states.  

Additionally, once those students move through the program, the study found that they are largely being hired in minimum wage positions, with participants earning $16,695 annually on average after they leave the program.

"Taxpayers deserve to know the facts and outcomes of their multi-billion-dollar investment," ETA Acting Assistant Secretary Lori Frazier Bearden said in a statement. 

"This report underscores the Department’s commitment to program transparency and accountability — both of which are essential for effective oversight, informed policymaking, and maintaining public trust," she continued.

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In a press release, the department said after looking through the highest center costs per graduate, it found that "the 10 least efficient programs average $512,800 per graduate" and "the top 50 least efficient programs average $319,085 per graduate."

Concerns about more than the efficiency of Job Corps have been raised in recent years, including a report from the Daily Wire outlining data that shows criminals and runaway teens were often housed in Job Corps dorms, which resulted in crimes like rape, drug dealing and assault. 

The Department of Labor has been active in recent weeks pushing for transparency under the backdrop of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Earlier this month, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced that her department will return over $1 billion in unused COVID-era funding back to the taxpayer.

In February, Fox News Digital reported that the Department of Labor will cancel a $4 million contract for DEI consultation services and training in its Jobs Corps program.

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Trans inmate who killed baby blames Trump admin for alleged assaults in prison: Lawsuit

A transgender inmate in Indiana convicted of reckless homicide of a baby is suing President Donald Trump over alleged sexual assaults caused by the president's "transphobic" and "extremist rhetoric," court documents filed on April 1 show.

Jonathan C. Richardson, who goes by Autumn Cordellioné, claims in the handwritten complaint that, due to Trump's "extremist rhetoric and transphobic hate speech," he has "emboldened the Defendants and the assailants that brutally assaulted and raped plaintiff, not once, but multiple times, to act on their hate and prejudices, constituting the cause in action and his liability in this case. Therefore, President Trump was negligent due to his alleged knowledge that others may act on his words."

Cordellioné also claims the alleged assaults came after being transferred from New Castle Correctional Facility (NCN), where he was being "housed in protective custody," to Westville Correctional Facility (WCA), an all-male prison. Fox News Digital reached out to the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) to find out whether the transfer was due to Trump's executive order mandating federal prisoners be housed in units according to their biological sex.

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When reached for comment about the lawsuit, a White House spokesperson said: "President Trump has vowed to defend biological women from gender ideology extremism and restore biological truth to the Federal government."

The inmate is seeking $3.5 million in compensatory damages from Trump, alongside the other defendants, including prison employees and 12 other "gang affiliated inmates," who allegedly "stabbed" and sexually assaulted the inmate over a four-day period in January.

"Trump's president now, and we won’t even get in trouble for f-----g you trannies up, we’re patriots and even if you tell on us, Trump will pardon us and probably give us a medal," Cordellioné claimed one of the offenders said, according to the complaint. 

Cordellioné further alleged the unit team manager and case manager also said similar things during the alleged assaults.

"I’ve seen your case on the news, and I personally don’t think us tax payers should have to pay for your surgery," the case manager allegedly said.

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The lawsuit alleges that the offenders had violated Cordellione’s Eighth Amendment rights and committed gross negligence under Indiana tort law.

Cordellioné’s years-long legal battle began in August 2023, when, with support from the ACLU, Cordellioné sued the Indiana Department of Correction over a state law that bans taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for inmates.

Since then, Cordellioné—serving a 55-year prison sentence for the reckless homicide of an 11-month-old stepchild—has filed several complaints, including a civil lawsuit against the prison chaplain for allegedly prohibiting the wearing of a hijab outside of immediate bedquarters, despite identifying as a Muslim woman.

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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has been defending the state's law and submitted a brief in January to a court of appeals defending Indiana’s law barring sex-change operations for inmates. The attorney general argued that the Eighth Amendment doesn’t require the state "to provide experimental treatments generally, and it certainly doesn’t here, when multiple doctors have said this inmate is a poor candidate for surgery," a spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital. 

In March, Judge Richard Young, a Clinton appointee, ordered the IDOC to arrange sex reassignment surgery for Cordellioné at the "earliest opportunity." 

Fox News Digital scooped earlier this month that states failing to comply with federal orders to house inmates based on their biological sex can expect "imminent changes" and funding cuts. Trump's orders also bar federal funds from being used for sex reassignment surgeries for inmates.

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Trump unfurls plans for double 100-foot flagpoles during White House lawn walk

President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed plans to install two "beautiful" 100-foot flagpoles on the White House lawns that will each fly an American flag.

Trump told reporters about the plans after he was spotted touring the North Lawn of the White House with Dale Haney, head White House groundskeeper.

"We're putting up a beautiful, almost 100-foot-tall American flag," Trump said, adding that the two flagpoles will be "top of the line."

"And they've needed flagpoles for 200 years," Trump told reporters. "It was something I've often said. You know, they don't have a flagpole, per se. So we're putting one right where you saw us, and we're putting another one on the side on top of the mounds. It's going to be two beautiful poles."

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The president noted that the flagpoles will be "paid for by Trump," and should arrive at the White House in about a week.

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The White House currently flies an American flag from a flagpole on its rooftop. The flag is always flown there, no matter the president’s location. 

The POW/MIA flag has also been flown at the White House since 2019. 

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House Republican asks Trump DOJ to criminally prosecute ex-New York Gov Andrew Cuomo

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., referred former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to President Donald Trump's Justice Department for criminal prosecution. 

Cuomo – the Democratic scion now considered the current frontrunner in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary in June – was first referred to the Biden Justice Department for criminal prosecution in October 2024. Former Rep. Brad Wenstrup, then-chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, said Cuomo made "multiple criminally false statements" to Congress about his handling of the 2020 COVID-19 nursing home death scandal. 

In a new letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday, Comer said "to our knowledge, the Biden Administration ignored this referral despite clear facts and evidence." He requested that Bondi review the referral and "take appropriate action." 

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"Andrew Cuomo is a man with a history of corruption and deceit, now caught red-handed lying to Congress during the Select Subcommittee’s investigation into the COVID-19 nursing home tragedy in New York," Comer said in a statement Monday. "This wasn’t a slip-up – it was a calculated cover-up by a man seeking to shield himself from responsibility for the devastating loss of life in New York’s nursing homes. Let’s be clear: lying to Congress is a federal crime. Mr. Cuomo must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The House Oversight Committee is prepared to fully cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigation into Andrew Cuomo’s actions and ensure he’s held to account." 

Reached for comment by Fox News Digital, Cuomo's spokesman, Richard Azzopardi, dismissed Comer's letter as "nothing more than a meritless press release that was nonsense last year and is even more so now." 

"As the DOJ constantly reminds people, this kind of transparent attempt at election interference and law-fare violates their own policies," Azzopardi said. "Referrals like these – which have been also made against Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton and Anthony Fauci – don’t have to be resubmitted with a new administration, so the only point to doing this is politics." 

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The Cuomo administration issued a directive on March 25, 2020, mandating that nursing homes admit or re-admit potentially COVID-19 positive patients "while simultaneously prohibiting nursing homes from testing these patients before admission or re-admission," Wenstrup wrote to former Attorney General Merrick Garland in October. The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued a subsequent report on July 6, 2020, titled "Factors Associated with Nursing Home Infections and Fatalities in New York State During the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis." The report alleged nursing home staff – not the March 25 directive – caused excess COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. 

Comer said witness testimony and new documents revealed in the select subcommittee’s referral showed Cuomo "personally drafted and edited portions of this purportedly independent and peer-reviewed report." 

New York state Attorney General Letitia James said in a January 2021 investigative report of her own that the Cuomo administration may have undercounted the total number of nursing home deaths by as much as 50%

The select subcommittee launched its investigation in May 2023. It issued a subpoena for Cuomo's testimony in March 2024 after months of delays. 

Cuomo sat for a transcribed interview on June 11, 2024. He later testified in front of the select subcommittee on Sept. 10, 2024. 

Wenstrup noted that Cuomo claimed he was neither involved in the drafting nor the review of the July 6 report. Cuomo also testified that he did not have any discussions about the July 6 Report being peer-reviewed and that he did not know whether the July 6 report was reviewed by persons outside the NYSDOH. On all three accounts, Wenstrup said documents obtained by the select subcommittee demonstrate Cuomo's statements to be false. 

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It's unclear if the Justice Department, now under Trump's control, will pursue action against Cuomo. Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ on Tuesday for comment. 

The DOJ motioned to dismiss an indictment brought under Biden against current New York City Mayor Eric Adams. A judge agreed to throw out the case with prejudice earlier this month. Adams is running as an independent in the mayoral primary.

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Titans to keep NFL Draft's 1st pick despite trade interest: report

The Tennessee Titans are reportedly not going to trade the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft ahead of the first round on Thursday. 

The Titans had teams interested, but according to NFL Network, they "never opened the door" to moving out of the top pick. 

It is widely expected that the Titans will select Miami quarterback Cam Ward with the No. 1 overall pick to begin the draft. 

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Ward transferred from Washington State to Miami before the 2024 season, and he had a great season in his lone year with the Hurricanes. 

Miami went 10-3 last season, and Ward was sensational. He completed 67.2% of his passes for 4,313 yards, and he led the ACC with 39 passing touchdowns while throwing seven interceptions. 

Ward has hinted that he will be selected with the top pick in the NFL Draft. While playing Fortnite in a livestream, he mentioned a few Titans’ players as among the best in the league at their position. 

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Last season, the Titans finished 3-14 in Brian Callahan’s first season as head coach.

Going into the season, the team hoped 2023 second-round pick Will Levis would take a jump after he started nine games at quarterback in his rookie year and showed some promise. 

However, Levis played poorly as the team went 2-10 in his 12 starts. He completed 63.1% of his passes for 2,091 yards and threw 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. As Levis continued to struggle, it became apparent that they would be in the market for a quarterback this offseason. 

If the Titans do indeed select Ward, they hope he can help engineer a turnaround and become the team’s franchise quarterback.

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Trump's third term trial balloon gets resounding response in new poll

President Donald Trump has repeatedly teased a 2028 run for a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the U.S. Constitution.

Now a new poll indicates Americans are far from thrilled with the prospect.

"It will be the greatest honor of my life to serve, not once but twice or three times or four times," Trump said at rally in Nevada in late January, less than a week after his inauguration to his second term as president.

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After joking that his comment would make headlines, Trump clarified that "no, it will be to serve twice."

But Trump's comments were far from a one-off, as he's continued to flirt with a 2028 re-election run.

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The president said in an interview late last month that he is "not joking" about making another run for the Oval Office. 

"A lot of people want me to do it," Trump told NBC News in a phone interview. "But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration."

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Standing in Trump's way is the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution, which was ratified in 1951. The amendment prevents individuals from serving more than two terms as president. It was ratified after Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected as president for four terms. 

Public opinion is also clear.

Three-quarters of respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos national survey conducted April 16-21 and released on Monday said Trump should not run for a third term.

And while the Republican president's grip over the GOP is stronger than ever, even a majority of Republicans questioned in the poll, 53%, said Trump shouldn't seek a third term.

The poll, which questioned 4,306 U.S. adults, had an overall sampling error of plus or minus two percentage points.

Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report

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Ex-ESPN star shares stance on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports

Former ESPN star Jeannine Edwards made her stance on transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports clear in an interview on Tuesday.

Edwards appeared on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" and said she couldn’t believe there was a debate about the issue in sports.

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"I cannot believe that we have even gotten to this point," Edwards said. "I mean 50 years of Title IX and all those decades of working up to that and getting to that point where women could have equal access, equal opportunity, equal benefits, but they need to be in their own niche. Because let’s face it, men have 60% more muscle mass, they’ve got a heck of a lot more bone density and bone mass, larger lung capacity, larger oxygen consumption capacity. It doesn’t matter whether you are taking hormones or not. 

"It doesn’t matter whether you say you identify as a female, I’m sorry your physiology of your body as a man is much different than that of the body of a woman. So, to me, this a no-brainer and I don’t understand why some people on the left think that is a cause that is going to be a winner for them just as I don’t believe that this immigration issue and deporting these criminal aliens, I don’t think that’s a winning issue for them either."

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The New Jersey native was an ESPN and ABC Sports broadcaster from the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s.

A New York Times/Ipsos Survey released in January showed that the vast majority of Americans, including a majority of Democrats, don't think transgender athletes should be permitted to compete in women's sports.

Of the 2,128 people polled, 79% said biological males who identify as women should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.

Of the 1,025 people who identified as Democrats or leaning Democratic, 67% said transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete with women. Among 1,022 Republicans, that number was 94%.

Fox News’ Ryan Canfield and Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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Leavitt goes off on Democrat for taxpayer-funded trip to support deported suspected MS-13 gang member

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Monday after he admitted that his trip to El Salvador to meet a deported illegal immigrant was paid for by taxpayers.

Van Hollen took heat from Republicans and one of his constituents, Angel Mom Patty Morin, after he flew to El Salvador in an effort to bring home deported illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the White House maintains is an MS-13 gang member.

On "Fox & Friends" Monday, Leavitt rebuked Van Hollen and said the American public should know "the truth" about Abrego Garcia.

"He is an illegal alien, a foreign terrorist and a criminal MS-13 gang member who violated our country’s laws by coming here in the first place," Leavitt told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade.

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"Shame on Sen. Chris Van Hollen and the entire Democratic Party, who wasted Easter Sunday going on every television show in the country to advocate for the return of an illegal criminal gang member," she declared.

Leavitt said there was a "litany" of evidence proving Garcia’s ties to the gang that had been confirmed by "two different courts" and by "multiple" law enforcement officers.

"This is who the Democratic Party is advocating for. It is ridiculous," she slammed.

Leavitt said President Donald Trump would continue to do what voters elected him to do in enforcing immigration laws and deporting illegal criminals from the country.

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Leavitt claimed that the majority of Americans support the deportation of illegal immigrants who commit crimes.

"So the president will continue to do that while Democrats continue to trip over themselves while ignoring American citizens whose lives have been forever impacted by the actions and the crimes of these illegal criminals," Leavitt said, referring to the family of Maryland mother Rachel Morin, who was brutally killed by an illegal El Salvadoran migrant in 2023.

Rachel Morin's mother Patty spoke at a White House briefing last week, where she accused Van Hollen of "barely" acknowledging her daughter's brutal murder.

Leavitt said the senator hadn't reached out to Morin but had spent hours "fawning" over Abrego Garcia.

"It's unbelievable," she criticized.

Leavitt also took aim more broadly at Democrats who have been advocating for Abrego Garcia's return.

"Not only is it a slap in the face to American citizens, whose lives have been put in danger, or in many cases, lost at the hands of these illegal alien criminal gang members, but it's also a slap in the face to the millions of legal immigrants, who came to the country the right way, waited their turn and paid their dues," she added. 

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On "Fox News Sunday," Van Hollen defended his trip to El Salvador as being paid for by taxpayers like other congressional trips, referencing recent visits to El Salvador megaprison CECOT by a group of Republican legislators and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Van Hollen responded to the criticism from Morin, saying, "My heart goes out to every Maryland family that is the victim of violence, regardless of the perpetrator, and that is why I am very glad… that a court of law has convicted her killer. That is where we litigate these issues," he said. 

"That is where the Trump administration admitted that they had wrongfully detained and deported Abrego Garcia. My whole point here is if you deprive one man of his constitutional rights, you threaten the constitutional rights of everybody. I would hope that all of us would understand that principle."

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Lakers legend Magic Johnson calls out team for putrid Game 1 performance: 'Had no energy'

The Los Angeles Lakers were embarrassed on their home court to start the NBA Playoffs on Saturday night, as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat them 117-95 in a game where starters didn’t even need to stay on the floor throughout the fourth quarter.

The Lakers are the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference to begin these playoffs, but the Timberwolves were having their way on the offensive end to hand them the only home-team loss on opening night of the playoffs. 

The poor performance led one Lakers legend to try and light a fire underneath his former squad. 

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"Tonight was one of the Lakers worst performances this season," Magic Johnson wrote on X. "They were flat, had no energy, and they played like it was a regular season game."

Johnson wasn’t done there, as he also pointed a finger at head coach JJ Redick. 

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"Coach JJ Redick did a great job all season but he didn’t do a good job for Game 1," Johnson continued. "The Lakers stood around on offense, played too much one-on-one basketball, and he didn’t make any necessary adjustments."

If adjustments were made, they didn’t work against Minnesota’s offensive attack, which shot 51.2% from the field as a team and a whopping 50% from beyond the arc. 

The Timberwolves were raining threes, going 21-for-42 with big man Naz Reid having the hot hand, burying six of his nine three-point attempts. 

Anthony Edwards, who was close to notching a triple-double with 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, also hit four threes despite a shaky outing (8-for-22 shooting overall). Jaden McDaniels was highly efficient with a team-high 25 points on 11-for-13 shooting with nine rebounds. 

Meanwhile, the Lakers struggled throughout the game, shooting 39.8% from the field. Luka Doncic was the exception, going 12-for-22 from the field, and 5-for-10 from three, for a game-high 37 points. LeBron James was 8-for-18, while Austin Reaves was only 5-for-13. 

Los Angeles was leading after the first quarter, but the Timberwolves got hot in the second and never looked back. By the end of the game, starters from both teams were resting, with Minnesota putting it out of reach. 

James spoke after the game, where he recognized the Timberwolves’ offensive power. 

"They’re going to be physical," he explained. "That’s what they bring to the table. It took us one game… (to) understand that. They took home court advantage from us tonight, but we have to control the controllables, and if we do that, we’ll have a much better chance to win than we did tonight."

The Lakers and Timberwolves are back in action on Tuesday for Game 2 of their first-round matchup. 

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Blue Jays' Jose Berrios confronts Mariners' Cal Raleigh who he believed was stealing his signs

Tensions were high as benches cleared for the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. 

The reason was Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios confronted Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, who the former believed was telling his teammates what pitches were coming while he was on base. 

Berrios and Raleigh were passing one another when an inning came to an end, and the pitcher was clearly saying his piece to the catcher, which led to both of them needing to be held back by their teammates.

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Benches cleared as they continued to jaw back and forth, but nothing physical ever came of the altercation.

After the game, Berrios explained why he felt he had to say something to Raleigh. 

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"I don’t react that way very often," Berrios said. "I’m a quiet and chill guy. But when some people are trying to fight with us in the field, I don’t respect that. I don’t like that."

Meanwhile, Raleigh denied ever relaying pitches to his teammates. 

"I’d want my pitchers doing the same thing," Raleigh said when asked about Berrios’ words. "If somebody thought they were tipping, I’d want them to say something. Just how it is. Competitive baseball game. People are right in the heart of it."

While Berrios wasn’t happy, his manager knows that stealing signs, in legal fashion, is totally "fair game."

"Teams do it. We get it," John Schneider explained. "In the heat of the moment, you get a little bit fired up. I didn’t think the benches needed to clear. There was nothing crazy going on. But I like when our guys are sticking up for themselves."

The Mariners ended up defeating the Blue Jays, 8-4. Raleigh went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run scored and three walks. 

Berrios finished his six innings of work allowing four hits, four walks, and three earned runs.

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Clinton says we 'owe' it to Oklahoma City bombing victims to 'do better' as a nation

Former President Bill Clinton urged Americans to "do better" in his remarks at an event marking the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He said it’s "what we owe 30 years later to the people who made the ultimate sacrifice."

The bombing on April 19, 1995, at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history. A truck bomb that exploded in front of the federal building at 9:02 a.m. claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children. Nearly 700 others were injured in the attack.

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Clinton was nearing the end of his first term in office when the attack occurred. At the 30th anniversary event, he recalled the day of the tragedy.

"Thirty years ago, I thought I was going to have a very different day when I woke up," Clinton told the attendees at the event on Saturday. "I went jogging with the winners of the Boston Marathon, giving me the illusion, and an illusion it was, that I was somehow pretty fit. And then I got back to the White House and the devastating news." 

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The former president also spoke about the beauty and importance of the "Oklahoma Standard," a spirit of resilience and unity that emerged in response to the bombing. Clinton said he wished "every American would get a copy of the Oklahoma Standard in the mail or on their cell phone tomorrow. I bet you it would have a terrific impact."

He urged Oklahomans to take the spirit of the "Oklahoma Standard" and spread it across the country, saying that he was grateful for the standard’s existence.

On the morning of April 19, 1995, former Army soldier and security guard Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building before he set off the bomb.

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"The bombing in Oklahoma City was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. It was an act of cowardice and it was evil. The United States will not tolerate it. And I will not allow the people of this country to be intimidated by evil cowards," Clinton said on April 19, 1995, according to a DOJ transcript.

McVeigh and his co-conspirators were eventually captured and convicted. On Aug. 14, 1997, more than two years after the bombing, McVeigh was sentenced to death. He was executed on June 11, 2001, exactly three months before America would be rocked by the 9/ 11 attacks. The Oklahoma City bombing was the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil up until 9/11.

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Trump White House trashes NY Times over headline about deported El Salvadoran

The Trump White House on Friday criticized The New York Times for a headline referring to a "wrongly deported" Maryland father that the administration claims is actually an illegal immigrant with a violent criminal history.

"Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Maryland Man In El Salvador," was the headline of a Thursday evening article plastered on the front page of The New York Times.

The report focused on Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who flew to El Salvador this week to meet with deported illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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Garcia, a 29-year-old illegal immigrant living in Maryland, was deported to the El Salvadoran megaprison "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) last month. Officials acknowledged in court that his deportation had been an administrative error. However, now some top Trump officials say he had been correctly removed and contend that he is a member of the notorious MS-13 gang.

"Fixed It for you @NYTimes," the White House wrote Friday morning on X.

The tweet includes an image of the headline, which the White House's official account scribbled on to nix the words "wrongly" and "Maryland man," adding their own preferred language.

"Senator Meets With Deported MS-13 Illegal Allien In El Salvador Who's Never Coming Back," the White House's version reads.

"Oh, and by the way, @ChrisVanHollen — he's NOT coming back," the White House social media account added.

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President Donald Trump also called out the Maryland senator on his Truth Social account.

"Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday standing in El Salvador begging for attention from the Fake News Media, or anyone. GRANDSTANDER!!!" Trump wrote.

Van Hollen said on Thursday that "Kilmar Abrego Garcia had been illegally abducted and is being held in a notorious prison in El Salvador -- barred from contacting his family or lawyers." Van Hollen also spoke to the press in El Salvador, in a video posted on YouTube.

"I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return," the Democratic senator wrote later that day on X.

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Both a federal district court and the U.S. Supreme Court have ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" Garcia's release and return to the U.S. for proper deportation proceedings.

The Trump administration also released information on Wednesday indicating that Abrego Garcia's wife has accused him of repeated abuse.

Fox News obtained the written domestic violence allegations filed in court against Abrego Garcia by Vasquez in 2021.

In the filing, written in her own handwriting, Vasquez alleged that Abrego Garcia had repeatedly beaten her, writing: "At this point, I am afraid to be close to him. I have multiple photos/videos of how violent he can be and all the bruises he [has] left me."

Fox News Digital reached out to the New York Times for comment.

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Fierce Israel critic launches Senate bid in Michigan high-stakes 2026 midterm race

A former Michigan public health official and Democratic candidate for governor entered the race for the state's open U.S. Senate seat on Thursday in what could be one of the most watched races in the 2026 midterm elections.

Abdul El-Sayed, 40, is the second Democrat to put his name in the running to replace Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, who is not seeking reelection. 

El-Sayed, a prominent figure in a movement that was highly critical of support for Israel in the 2024 election cycle, aims to set himself apart from the other Democratic candidates in the race to replace Peters, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow. 

McMorrow has said she would vote against Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., retaining his leadership position should she prevail in the primary and general election to represent the battleground state in the upper chamber of Congress. 

However, El-Sayed held back criticism of Schumer.

"Anybody who tells you that they’re going to unilaterally oppose one potential candidate without knowing who the alternative is, is either unnuanced or unsophisticated," El-Sayed told Politico. "So I want to know who is available, who is actively seeking the leadership. I’ll make a decision from there."

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"What we need right now is somebody who’s willing to take the fight directly to Trump and Musk, but then also knows how to rebuild a version of our federal government that better serves working people after the carnage that Musk and Trump are going to leave behind, and I think I offer that," he told Politico. 

Other Democrats considering a run to replace Peters include U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

El-Sayed was active in the "uncommited movement," a group of anti-Israel, traditionally Democratic voters in Michigan, a critical swing state, who threatened to withhold support from then-President Joe Biden, and then then-Vice President Kamala Harris, over the administration's stance on Gaza. He did say he would back whoever was the eventual Democratic choice for the presidential ticket to oppose now-President Donald Trump, according to Politico.

The Israel-Hamas war exposed deep divisions within the Democratic Party last election cycle, and there is concern the conflict could again make for a messy Senate Democratic primary in Michigan if the American Israel Public Affairs Committee intervenes. The powerful pro-Israel lobby group financially backed Stevens in 2022, when redistricting forced a competitive primary run against fellow Democrat, Rep. Andy Levin.

"Everybody is unified around leadership that reminds the Democratic Party that we ought to be the party of peace and justice, that we ought not to be the party sending bombs and money to foreign militaries to drop bombs on other people’s kids in their schools and their hospitals, when our kids need more, our hospitals and schools need more, and we should be spending that money here at home," El-Sayed  told Politico. 

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El-Sayed ran for governor in 2018 as a progressive Democrat and was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. 

He came in second in the Democratic primary, losing to Gretchen Whitmer by more than 20 points and beating now-U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar by more than 12 points. Whitmer went on to win the general election and is in the midst of a second term. She cannot run again because of term limits.

A resident of Ann Arbor, El-Sayed recently served as director of the Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services in Wayne County, home to Detroit. Before that, he was the public health director of the city after it declared bankruptcy in 2013.

El-Sayed cautioned Democrats against learning the "wrong lessons" from their defeats. 

"If you cut corners and trim your message, and you triangulate to the least common denominator, you can find something that’s perfectly inoffensive to everyone, and the problem with that is that you’re not actually saying anything," he told Politico. 

El-Sayed said he met with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Tuesday. He told Politico that it was his "understanding" that the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm would not get involved in the primary. If that happens, that deviates from how the DSCC previously acted to clear the field of potential primary candidates to make for an easier primary victory for then-Rep. Elissa Slotkin. Now-Sen. Slotkin, D-Mich., easily won the primary over Hill Harper, and then won the general election.

El-Sayed is also the second candidate this week to launch a campaign to replace Peters. On the Republican side, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers launched his bid on Monday after losing the Senate race last year by 19,000 votes to Democrat Slotkin.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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