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Thanksgiving truce declared as half of Americans go silent on one topic at tables
As Americans cook their birds and prepare their sides, another holiday ritual is quietly taking shape at tables across the country: avoiding arguments.
A new survey found that 58% of people will be avoiding political discussions this season.
When asked what part of Thanksgiving they find most stressful, 24% of respondents said political and/or personal discussions, according to savings.com.
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Another poll reported a similar finding, with 22% of Americans in a YouGov study saying it is not very likely they will discuss politics at the table. Twenty-seven percent said they will not discuss politics at all.
A Fox News poll found that only one in five people intend to steer clear of folks with opposing political views, while three-quarters of respondents are comfortable hanging out with the opposing team this season.
It seems a growing number of families are embracing a new tradition: setting differences aside to focus on peace and togetherness.
The cultural shift comes after the hashtag "#RuinThankgiving" spread on social media in 2017, with people at Thanksgiving baiting relatives into debates.
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"People have been sharing what difficult topics they plan to bring up this Thanksgiving, including the oppression within the holiday itself," an article in Teen Vogue noted at the time.
The piece added, "Some pointed out that White people and others in positions of privilege have a special responsibility to stand up for the oppressed."
Alison Cheperdak, founder of Elevate Etiquette in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital that most people aren’t actually avoiding the topic, but are protecting their relationships.
"Over the past few years, families have lived through a pandemic, heated election cycles, and endless online discourse that feels more like combat than conversation," said Cheperdak. "By the time we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, people are tired of all that — and they want connection, not conflict."
She added, "Avoiding hot-button issues has become a common practice because people finally recognize how rarely those conversations go well over turkey and mashed potatoes. It’s a moment to prioritize harmony and hospitality over persuasion."
The "Was it Something I Said?" author said that steering clear of politics at the table isn’t disingenuous, but rather is a sign of respect.
"You can still be authentic without being inflammatory," she said. "The most gracious guests know how to pivot gently: ‘Let’s save that one for after dessert,’ or ‘I’d love to hear your thoughts another time. Tonight I want to enjoy being together.'"
She advised that hosts lead by example and gently shift conversations if they lean into politics.
Some people have taken to social media to share their thoughts and crack a few jokes about the topic.
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"Remember to bring up politics at Thanksgiving this year to save some money on Christmas gifts," posted one woman on X.
A man wrote, "We CAN all sit at the Thanksgiving Day dinner table ... together again."
"Don't talk about politics at Thanksgiving," posted one user.
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"For Thanksgiving, share memories to stay away from politics," said another person.
"One year, we were cooking our own farm-raised turkey, 35 lbs. Electricity went out, so we had to fire up our wood stove. That turkey was flying from one oven to the other as the electricity would come on for a bit. Yummy."
JONATHAN TURLEY: Fani Willis' case against Trump collapses under its own insanity
In her sometimes bizarre and often combative testimony, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis explained, "I just think men and women think differently." At least when it comes to Pete Skandalakis, she is demonstrably correct. Serving as Willis's replacement after her removal from the Trump case for personal misconduct in hiring her former lover as lead prosecutor, Skandalakis found the case against Trump and his associates worthy of dismissal. In so doing, he suggested (as did many of us) that the entire foundation for the case was flawed from the outset.
Some of us have been loud critics of the racketeering case brought by Willis from the outset, calling it legally and factually absurd. The loosely constructed theory placed Trump at the center of an enterprise with 18 other individuals who had little to do with each other as a group, let alone in a conspiracy.
The case was always an example of raw, open lawfare, but Willis was widely heralded by politicians and pundits for her efforts. Even when she was found to have hired her former lover, Nathan Wade, and botched the prosecution, she was lionized by the left.
The grand jury report was a mess. The case began as a virtual circus with a grand jury report that was a mess and a self-proclaimed witch as foreperson. Emily Kohrs proceeded to give spellbinding, giggling interviews touting the merits of the case.
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Skandalakis shredded the case against Trump and the other defendants, noting that it was premised on biased assumptions about individuals' motivations. For example, he criticized Willis for charging former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others over their statements to the Georgia Legislature. He observed that such charges "would have a chilling effect on witnesses," and raised "serious constitutional questions" concerning free speech.
Likewise, he expressly criticized the charging of former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows over a call Trump had with Georgia election officials asking them to "find 11,780 votes." As many of us have written, Skandalakis noted that "reasonable minds could differ as to how to interpret the call." That call was the focus of much of the media and political support for the prosecution.
Much of the media responded to the news with a shrug and moved on after years of fawning over Willis and running misleading stories on the legal merits. Pundits who appeared nightly to support the prosecution as manifestly well-founded were nowhere to be found.
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Former prosecutor Joyce Vance said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that the prosecution "looks like a slam dunk." Others, like former acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal, praised Willis's efforts. Laurence Tribe, who supported a litany of ridiculous charges against Trump, including attempted murder, heralded the prosecution as based on incontrovertible evidence.
The media that ignored any opposing views have moved on with the same experts to the new narrative of the death of democracy.
With the long-overdue collapse of the Georgia case, three of the four criminal prosecutions are now dead. Trump was convicted in his New York hush money case but was sentenced to no jail time. That case is still in the courts, and could also be overturned entirely.
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Willis spent millions on this effort, wasted her office's personnel, and cost the courts copious time and effort. Yet, even with the disclosures of her misconduct and the poor handling of the case, she was reelected. She knew the mob and the media. It did not matter if she lost or spent a fortune. The pursuit of Trump remains a self-authenticating credential on the left.
Of course, there remains the status of Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro and Scott Hall, all of whom decided to cut deals to lesser charges. The deals allowed them to avoid additional costs and time without losing their licenses or incurring jail time. Such deals are not necessarily overturned by later decisions to drop a case. Indeed, they generally come with an agreement to waive appeals.
In her testimony, Willis was often unglued and unprofessional. Yet that, too, was largely ignored by a fawning media. She waved around papers, yelling, "Lies! Lies! Lies!" as the left complimented her for her defiance. At one point, she insisted that opposing counsel's "interests are contrary to democracy, your honor, not to mine."
The conclusion of this case only reaffirms that it was her interests alone that drove this prosecution from supporting her former lover with a huge salary to advance her political career. The people of Fulton County paid that bill and then reelected her.
Even Emily Kohrs got her 15 minutes of fame, seemingly bewitched by the process, which she described as "really cool. . . . I got 60 seconds of eye contact with everyone who came in the room. You can tell a lot about people in that 60 seconds." She expressed how "insanely excited" she was for the chance to play a role in the indictments. At the end of the case, only the insanity remained.
Momentum builds in Ukraine peace push, but experts fear Putin won’t budge
As the United States advances a revised peace framework aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, officials and experts from Kyiv, Moscow and Washington tell Fox News Digital the effort is closer to a breakthrough than at any point since Russia’s invasion — but still stalled by the same immovable obstacle: the Kremlin wants Ukrainian land, and Ukraine refuses to surrender any of it.
President Donald Trump said this week that "tremendous progress" has been made, announcing that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will meet Russian officials in Moscow while senior U.S. defense leaders sit down with their Ukrainian counterparts. A senior American official confirmed to Fox News Digital that Kyiv has accepted the "broad contours" of an emerging deal, with "minor details" still being negotiated. European allies say they are coordinating a new "Coalition of the Willing," with France calling for a "just and lasting peace."
But as Russia launches fresh missile and drone strikes on Kyiv — killing civilians and damaging power infrastructure — negotiators warn that the territorial question remains the hard red line.
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Oleksii Honcharenko, an opposition member of Ukraine’s Parliament, told Fox News Digital he believes Ukraine must pursue peace "as soon as possible," even though large segments of Ukrainian society distrust the emerging plan. "My personal position is that we need peace as soon as possible," he said. "This plan is a chance. I don’t like everything in it… some things are unacceptable. But it is a workable framework."
He pushed back on criticism that the "peace proposal" is a U.S.-Russia blueprint imposed on Kyiv. "For me, it doesn’t matter who the initial author was. There is a framework. Let’s work on it."
Honcharenko acknowledged that sanctions relief — one of Russia’s core demands — would be painful for Ukrainians. But he also underscored the reality of the battlefield: "We are not in the position where our tanks are near Moscow. There will not be a solution I like completely."
Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., a House Foreign Affairs committee member, told Fox News Digital the situation reinforces the need for strong American leadership. "Russia invaded Ukraine because Joe Biden was the weakest president in American history."
Barr, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky said, "President Trump’s peace-through-strength leadership kept Putin fully contained. This war never would have happened under his watch. Trump is the peace president… the only leader who can end this war and bring stability back to Europe."
Exiled Russian economist and former deputy finance minister Sergey Aleksashenko echoed the main roadblock: "The biggest difference is territorial," he told Fox News Digital. "Russia wants to grab what it was not able to take by military means. Ukraine does not want to give up. All other points could be resolved, but not territory."
He said he sees no sign that Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to compromise, arguing the Kremlin believes Western support for Ukraine is weakening. Putin may be willing to fight "another two, three years," convinced he can outlast Kyiv and European governments struggling to maintain military aid.
Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, the former NATO supreme allied commander, told Fox News Digital he doesn't see Ukraine agreeing to give Russia land Russia has never conquered. "It is an incredibly, incredibly bad thought," he said.
Breedlove argued that Putin’s goals extend far beyond Ukraine and that the Russian president has been clear about wanting to reshape the security order in Eastern Europe. He also warned that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is negotiating under heavy pressure from Western governments that control Ukraine’s access to weapons and funding.
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"It’s very clear he’s being threatened with no support," Breedlove said. "If Mr. Zelenskyy loses the support of America and Europe, life’s going to be really ugly for Ukraine. But they will not stop fighting."
He said early versions of the U.S. proposal included "egregious" provisions that Ukraine never would have agreed to, but that the process has "improved" as Kyiv’s input was incorporated. Still, "the things that are acceptable to Ukraine are not going to be acceptable to Mr. Putin," he said.
Breedlove pushed back on the claim that Kyiv is ready to concede territory, saying lawmakers want peace but not capitulation. "I believe there are many parliamentary hearings and many in Zelenskyy's group that want peace, but they want a durable, equitable peace. I'm not sure that they're ready to make a lot of concessions to do that," he said.
As negotiators move toward what they hope will be a final round of talks, all sides agree on one point: the success or failure of this effort will depend on whether Ukraine and Russia — under pressure from allies, including incentives from Washington and the realities of the battlefield — can finally bridge the territorial divide that has defined the war from day one.
Fox Nation Patriot Awards attendees weigh in on Charlie Kirk’s killing after turbulent year in politics
From President Donald Trump's triumphant return to the White House to the shocking assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, the last 12 months have been a whirlwind of stunning political and cultural moments. Fox News fans gathered once again on Long Island for a buzzworthy awards ceremony and had plenty to say about some of the top headlines of 2025.
Fox Nation's seventh annual Patriot Awards, hosted by Sean Hannity, were held earlier this month at the Tilles Center in Greenvale, New York. Attendees dressed up in their formal and patriotic attire to take part in festivities with their favorite Fox News personalities and later tuned into the awards ceremony, which honored everyday Americans for their heroism and country pride.
They also sounded off on several hot-button issues of 2025, including Kirk's murder, with Fox News Digital.
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The influential conservative commentator was killed earlier this year at Utah Valley University during one of his public speaking events.
"He was the definition of a patriot," a young male guest told the outlet at the event. "That's what he did every day, that was what he was trying to do."
One female attendee expressed her disappointment that the tragic shooting of Kirk may have caused further divisions amongst Americans.
"After Charlie Kirk's assassination, seeing how divided some people were about it was very hurtful, because it was just a moment that I thought more of the country would come together," she said. "And so, seeing the other side, their reaction was, you know, in my opinion, not very patriotic."
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Another young woman emphasized Kirk's killing as a sign for people to reveal their political beliefs openly.
"I think seeing something like that really just reiterated to our generation — to tons of generations — that it's important to hold true to what you believe in and to speak on what's important, and that nobody should ever be able to silence you just because of a difference of opinion," she explained.
In discussing other hot topics with Patriot Awards attendees, some revealed what being a patriot meant to them. One guest said it meant putting "America first," and standing up for veterans. Another said a patriot is simply "someone that is proud of this country."
One man pointed to an example of unpatriotic behavior, accusing Democrats of not showing enough pride for the United States of America.
"Everything the Democrats do is not patriotic," he said. "They hate America — and the people on the extreme left are total America haters."
Some Patriot Award attendees expressed dismay at New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's victory. The subject of a self-described socialist Democrat drew ire from a retired NYPD officer, who said, "I'm glad I'm not there now, just let me tell you that."
One man revealed his bleak outlook of the Big Apple due to Mamdani's victory, but said he remained optimistic of its future.
"I feel so sad for New York — it's my hometown, I grew up there," he said. "But maybe it needs to go through some growing pains to learn what true conservatism is."
Those who missed the live-streaming of the Patriot Awards on Fox Nation can watch the re-air at 8 p.m. ET this Thanksgiving on Fox News Channel.
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Viral grandma and stranger she mistakenly texted to celebrate 10th Thanksgiving together
Sometimes the best connections happen by chance — and for one Arizona pair, that bit of luck has turned into yet another Thanksgiving that they're spending together. This year, it will be their 10th.
Back in 2016, Wanda Dench meant to invite her grandson to her Thanksgiving celebration. Instead, she accidentally texted Jamal Hinton of Phoenix.
The two realized the mistake once she sent a photo confirmation of herself, with Hinton responding, "[You're] not my grandma," and adding a laughing emoji.
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Hinton attached a selfie to confirm she had the wrong number, but Dench asked if he could stop by for dinner anyway.
The story went viral on social media, and even now, their annual tradition continues to capture the hearts of Americans across the nation.
Dench and Hinton talked to Fox News Digital about how their accidental Thanksgiving invite blossomed into a decade-long friendship — and how they’re celebrating their 10th holiday together.
"I remember like it was yesterday because it was exciting and fun, and totally unexpected [in terms of] the end results when all the media kind of circled us," said Dench. "Meeting Jamal was the best thing ever, and I am saying that from my heart. That's true."
Hinton, for his part, said meeting Dench changed his life. "I remember it like it was yesterday, my senior year [of high school]. I was already like the popular kid, [and] I became like the super popular kid."
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He added, "But for me, the story's been a blessing since day one."
Even with Hinton's move out of Arizona and then back, and now to Florida — plus the loss of Dench’s husband and a breast cancer diagnosis — their unlikely friendship has remained a source of strength.
This year will be extra special, as Dench said she is now officially cancer-free.
"When I was diagnosed, I was a little surprised because [breast cancer] doesn't run in our family or anything, and at my age, I thought — I don't know — I was past it, but obviously not," said Dench.
She said at first, she wasn't sure if she wanted to go public with her diagnosis. Yet friends and family encouraged her to use her platform to spread awareness, she said.
"I wanted to get the message out there to all women, but especially women in my age group, because I think when we get to my age, we think we're past all the mammograms and everything, but we're not," said Dench. "We still have a life to live."
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Dench said Hinton encouraged her to share her diagnosis last October.
"Jamal goes, 'This is a good month to do this because it's breast cancer awareness month.' And that was in October of last year."
She added, joking, "I didn't even know it was breast cancer awareness month, and I felt like I should have known that before him."
Dench said she always thought it was the cutest thing, and that she's been blessed by the outpouring of support she has received.
"I'm grateful that I got that message out there," she said. "I've had a lot of responses. Women are thanking me for mentioning that, and they're telling their mother or their grandmother," she said.
Said Hinton, "I love the fact that she said that we have a story, and that it's a really good feel-good story. And it comes around every single year."
This year, Hinton will be "hosting" Thanksgiving. The meal will be catered through a partnership with Green Giant to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary.
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"There isn't one thing I don't like on the menu," said Dench.
Who is the DC National Guardsmen shooting suspect? What to know about Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, has been identified as the gunman accused of shooting two National Guard members just blocks from the White House on the day before Thanksgiving, law enforcement sources told Fox News Digital.
Lakanwal was taken into custody Wednesday, while authorities said both Guard members were in critical condition. Officials said the shooting is being investigated as a possible act of international terrorism.
More details about Lakanwal have slowly come to light in the hours after the shooting.
Lakanwal entered the U.S. legally in 2021 under humanitarian parole as part of the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome, following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country. The operation aimed to support and resettle vulnerable Afghans, including those that had helped U.S. troops in the past.
The suspect reportedly had his asylum application approved during the Trump administration.
Intelligence sources told Fox News Digital that Lakanwal had a prior relationship with various entities in the U.S. government, including the CIA, due to his work as a member of a partner force in Kandahar.
"In the wake of the disastrous Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar, which ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation," CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Fox News Digital.
Lakanwal had been living in Washington state, two law enforcement officials and a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
His former landlord, Kristina Widman, told the outlet that Lakamal arrived in Bellingham, Wash., about four years ago with his wife and five children.
How he traveled the roughly 2,500 miles to Washington, D.C., ahead of Wednesday's shooting remains unclear.
Jeffery Carroll, an executive assistant D.C. police chief, said investigators reviewed video that shows the attacker "came around the corner" and immediately started firing at the Guardsmen. Other Guardsmen ran over and tackled the shooter, and he was taken into custody. Investigators believe he was the only gunman.
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Carroll said it remains unclear whether a Guardsman or a responding officer shot the suspect. He said no motive has been established.
The alleged gunman was "severely wounded" before being taken into custody, President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social account Wednesday afternoon.
Trump later said the "heinous assault" was an "act of evil and [an] act of hatred and an act of terror. It was a crime against our entire nation. It was a crime against humanity."
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the attack a "targeted shooting."
Officials did not immediately provide updates on the extent of the injuries to the Guardsmen or the suspect.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman and Emma Bussey contributed to this report.
Trump admin set to let protected status for 350,000 Haitian migrants expire in February
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants living in the United States.
The agency posted a federal register notice stating that the 353,000 Haitian migrants who currently hold TPS will see their status expire in February. TPS protects eligible migrants from deportation and lets them work legally in the United States while conditions in their home country remain unsafe.
"After consulting with interagency partners, Secretary [Kristi] Noem concluded that Haiti no longer meets the statutory requirements for TPS," DHS said in a news release. "This decision was based on a review conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, input from relevant U.S. government agencies, and an analysis indicating that allowing Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is inconsistent with U.S. national interests."
DHS told Haitian migrants under TPS to prepare to depart if they have no other lawful basis for remaining in the United States.
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The agency advised them to use the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Home mobile application to report their departure from the United States.
"This secure and convenient self-deportation process includes a complimentary plane ticket, a $1,000 exit bonus, and potential future opportunities for legal immigration to the United States," DHS said.
Haiti was first granted TPS in 2010 after an earthquake and has been repeatedly extended or redesignated by successive administrations.
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Former President Joe Biden’s administration extended TPS for Haitians in 2024, citing "simultaneous economic, security, political, and health crises" in the country fueled by gangs and a lack of a functioning government. That extension lasts through Feb. 3, 2026.
Haiti has been in turmoil for years, with natural disasters and political violence rocking the Caribbean nation.
Governance effectively collapsed in 2021 with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, leaving power vacuums. Kidnappings, gang rule and a lack of law enforcement have surged.
The number of people displaced by violence and instability in Haiti has reached an unprecedented level, with more than 1.4 million people forced from their homes this year, according to the International Organization for Migration.
UNICEF, according to the DHS notice, estimated in October that more than 6 million people — over half the population, including 3.3 million children — need humanitarian assistance.
Some Haitians have attempted to flee to the U.S. despite the Trump administration’s hardline approach to immigration. For instance, in February, the Coast Guard intercepted 132 Haitians on a boat south of the Florida Keys. The Coast Guard boarded the 30-foot vessel and processed the migrants before they were repatriated to Haiti, officials said.
Fox News’ Adam Sabes and Reuters contributed to this report.
Virginia Dem says Trump admin has 'taken its eye off the ball' on public safety amid National Guard shooting
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., accused the Trump administration of taking "its eye off the ball" on public safety following the Washington, D.C., shooting on Wednesday.
Earlier Wednesday, two West Virginia National Guard members were critically wounded in the shooting just blocks from the White House. Authorities said the attack appeared to be targeted, and the FBI is investigating it as a possible act of terrorism.
While appearing on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Walkinshaw was asked about whether the recent shooting changed his thoughts about the safety of National Guard officers deployed in the city.
"Well, look, obviously, as I said, most of us certainly on the Democratic side in Congress don‘t think we should have National Guardsmen and women in our cities," Walkinshaw said. "But if that‘s going to happen and when that‘s going to happen, I think it‘s incumbent upon the administration to lay out a clear plan to ensure their protection. And one of my concerns that I intend to raise as a new member of the Homeland Security Committee is the way in which the Trump administration has taken its eye off the ball in a lot of critical public safety areas and shifted resources to their mass deportation efforts."
He continued, "So they‘re shifting resources away from illegal gun trafficking, from transnational crime, from anti-terrorism, both domestic and foreign. And they need to get their eyes back on the ball and focus on keeping all of us here in the United States of America safe."
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Walkinshaw reiterated that he still does not believe National Guard members are needed in the city and urged the Trump administration to redirect those resources elsewhere.
"There are a lot of things that the federal government could do to help keep Washington, D.C., safe, and other cities across the country safe," Walkinshaw said. "I mentioned some of those things. They could do more, much more to crack down on illegal gun trafficking. They could do much more to prevent human trafficking and child sex trafficking. They‘re taking their eyes off of that ball. I think that‘s a better use of the federal resources than National Guardsmen and women in American cities, including the District of Columbia."
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Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
Law enforcement sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that the gunman accused of shooting the National Guard members is 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the country in 2021.
'Zootopia 2' Review: Disney's animated crime caper delivers fun for the little critters
Move over Starsky and Hutch. Hopps and Wilde are back. And they're packing heat — um — fur.
"Zootopia 2" is the follow-up to Disney's hit animated film from 2016 that takes place in a world run by anthropomorphic animals. In the first installment, we meet Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), an overly eager cop trying to leave her mark as the first rabbit to join the Zootopia Police Department (ZPD), and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a slick red fox who leaves his life as a con artist behind to help Hopps crack a case, resulting in him also getting his own badge.
One year later, Hopps and Wilde are still partners, but perhaps a dysfunctional pair. After botching an illegal smuggling operation bust, their cape buffalo ZPD Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) orders them to participate in a "Partners in Crisis" group therapy.
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Hopps is itching to hop onto a new case — and she has a hunch that something might be afoot at the Zootenial Gala celebrating Zootopia's 100th year since its founding. Despite reptiles being banished from Zootopia, a blue snake named Gary (Ke Huy Quan) crashes the party to steal a mysterious journal that once belonged to Zootopia's founder Ebeneezer Lynxley. But an accident will result in Hopps and Wilde hunting down Gary while being hunted by the ZPD as well as the Lynxley family, who desperately want the journal back.
"Zootopia 2" doesn't break new ground but Walt Disney Animated Studios (not to be confused with Pixar, which released "Elio" earlier this year) has a fruitful franchise on its hands. Fan favorites from the first installment return, like the iconic DMV-working sloth Flash (Raymond S. Persi) and the adorable chunky ZPD dispatcher cheetah Benjamin Clawhauser (Nate Torrence) and we are introduced to new faces like the actor-turned-mayor stallion Brian Winddancer (Patrick Warburton), a conspiracy podcast-hosting beaver Nibbles Maplestick (Fortune Feimister).
The voice cast is stacked with A-list talent, many of them making one-line cameos — Andy Sandberg, Shakira, Josh Gad, June Squibb, Danny Trejo, Michael J. Fox, Mario Lopez and Dwayne Johnson just to name a few — my personal favorite is Quinta Brunson (of "Abbott Elementary" fame) playing Dr. Fuzzby, the mild-mannered quokka therapist leading the struggle session Hopps and Wilde are stuck in.
While it's obviously geared toward kids, "Zootopia 2" is flooded with cultural references to amuse adults, ranging from "Ratatouille" to "The Shining."
The creative duo of Jared Bush and Byron Howard, who've written and/or directed past Disney hits like "Encanto," the first "Zootopia" and the "Moana" films, clearly have the magic formula to entertain kids and to make the House of Mouse a lot of money.
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"Zootopia 2" is a cute, harmless, gorgeously animated film that offers fun for kids and parents alike. Is it a top tier sequel? No — but it doesn't have to be. So if you take your kids or grandkids out of the house for a couple of hours, "Zootopia 2" might be your best bet at the movie theater this holiday season. Otherwise, you can wait to eventually stream it on Disney+.
"Zootopia 2" is rated PG for action/violence and rude humor. Running time: 1 hour, 48 minutes. In theaters November 26, 2025.
Stop heartburn before it starts: 5 dinner mistakes to avoid, from a GI doctor
The holidays are a time for family, food and festive cheer — but for many people, they also bring an unwelcome guest: heartburn.
It’s no coincidence that cases of reflux spike this time of year, according to Dr. Mark Shachner, medical director of the Broward Health Coral Springs Heartburn Center in South Florida.
"Heartburn tends to flare up during the holidays because we often eat larger portions, enjoy richer foods, and indulge in more sweets and alcohol than usual," he told Fox News Digital.
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Combine those rich holiday foods and drinks with overeating, late-night meals, and lying down too soon after eating, and you’ve got what the doctor calls "a recipe for reflux."
Below, the doctor shares five common mistakes people make that can trigger heartburn — during the holidays and year-round.
Shachner recommends eating smaller portions, chewing slower and resisting the urge to go back for seconds until you’ve had time to digest.
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Staying upright for at least two to three hours after eating helps the stomach empty more efficiently — and keeps acid where it belongs.
"Moderation and timing make the biggest difference," Shachner added.
It’s tempting to grab one last cookie or slice of pie before bed, but Shachner recommends allowing two to three hours between your last bite and bedtime.
Going to bed too soon after eating is one of the biggest culprits for reflux, since lying flat makes it easier for stomach acid to creep upward, he said.
Walking or other low-effort activities after a big meal can make all the difference, according to Shachner.
"A gentle walk after meals helps digestion and reduces reflux," he said.
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Even light activity helps the stomach process food and reduces the pressure that leads to heartburn. No matter how appealing it may seem, Shachner recommends avoiding the post-feast nap.
Some foods and drinks are more likely to cause trouble. Common triggers include fatty or fried dishes, tomato sauces, citrus, chocolate, peppermint, alcohol, coffee and carbonated drinks, according to the doctor.
"Everyone’s triggers are a little different, so paying attention to which foods cause discomfort is important," he added.
An occasional bout of heartburn isn’t usually cause for concern, but if you’re having symptoms two or more times a week, or if over-the-counter remedies stop working, the doctor said it's important to pay attention.
"That’s when it’s time to see a doctor for a full evaluation," he said.
Chronic reflux can signal gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which can cause long-term damage if left untreated.
The doctor also cautioned about relying too heavily on antacids or acid reducers. "It’s best to use them under the guidance of a healthcare professional who can identify and treat the root cause rather than just the symptoms," he advised.
For people with chronic reflux, there are now minimally invasive, FDA-approved treatments that provide lasting relief without traditional surgery.
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"One example is the LINX® procedure, which uses a small ring of magnetic beads to reinforce the lower esophageal sphincter," Shachner shared.
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Another is transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF), which restores the natural barrier between the stomach and esophagus through the mouth, with no external incisions.