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Trump admin eyes historic mass visa revocation targeting up to 200K asylum seekers: report
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to revoke business and tourist visas held by as many as 200,000 foreigners who have applied for asylum in the U.S.
The State Department is expected to announce the sweeping action in the coming weeks, The Associated Press reported, citing internal documents and two U.S. officials.
The effort would target B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 to foreigners who later sought asylum. If carried out, the move would mark the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history and could face legal challenges, according to the outlet.
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"We are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the nonimmigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently," State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
Pigott did not confirm how many people could be affected, saying the revocations would occur on a "rolling basis" and the total remained "dynamic," according to the AP.
The move would not automatically lead to immediate deportations.
Foreigners with pending asylum cases would generally be reclassified but would lose their status as business or tourist travelers, officials told the AP.
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Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Monday that asylum should not be used to bypass immigration laws.
"People in the US and all over the world are fed up with bogus asylum claims," Landau wrote on X. "Asylum isn’t supposed to be a loophole to circumvent immigration law."
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B1 visas are typically issued for business travel, while B2 visas cover tourism, family visits and medical care. Currently, applicants must demonstrate that they plan to return to their home countries.
The potential revocations come as the Trump administration cracks down on what it considers abuse of the immigration system. The State Department has revoked roughly 175,000 visas over the past 18 months, according to The Associated Press.
The State Department could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Enes Kanter Freedom exposes Natasha Cloud's profane tirade on 'Ingraham Angle' after WNBA ejection
Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom joined Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle" Monday night to set the record straight following his chaotic courtside ejection from Sunday's Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky matchup.
Freedom was escorted out of Wintrust Arena late in the third quarter after Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud unleashed an explicit, profanity-laced tirade against him after simply celebrating a 3-pointer by Fever guard Sophie Cunningham.
Freedom, who sat baseline wearing a shirt defining "woman" as an "adult human female," explained to Ingraham that he attended purely out of love for basketball and to back Cunningham, an athlete who has faced relentless backlash for defending female sports.
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But after Freedom put his hands up following a made bucket, Cloud immediately confronted him with personal insults, mocking and screaming that Cunningham was "not going to sleep" with him.
"I actually loved the game and enjoyed the game," Freedom told Ingraham.
"This is my passion... first half I watched the game; it was an amazing time. They put Sophie Cunningham in. I remember around the last three-minute mark she shot the ball and I put my hand in the air to celebrate it. Then Natasha Cloud saw that. Literally the next possession, (Cloud) came back and yelled at me, '(Sophie Cunningham) is not going to sleep with you.'"
Freedom admitted the outburst left him stunned.
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"I'm just confused at that point," Freedom said. "I'm here to protect women and support Sophie Cunningham."
ICloud escalated the baseline confrontation with a slew of F-bombs in front of a section filled with young children, Kanter noted.
"The next possession, (Cloud) started to yell and cuss at me," Freedom said.
"I was like, there are so many kids in those stands. There are so many teenagers... a lot of F-bombs. She started to come toward me and I literally got up... I'm like, what did I do? She should be the one to be thrown out of the game."
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Instead of penalizing Cloud for charging at Enes and dropping vulgarities, arena security escorted Freedom out of the building.
Enes’ shirt has apparently become kryptonite for a WNBA still unable to answer the most basic question in women’s sports.
What is a woman?
"I'm shocked it's a controversial topic nowadays, but it is," Freedom noted.
"They're terrified because I might actually get drafted next year."
Enes' primetime appearance comes as former NBA pick Royce White warned the WNBA will likely attempt to ban Freedom from future games to protect themselves on a PR level and dodge further scrutiny over its gender policies.
While Fever head coach Stephanie White tried to play media gatekeeper postgame by labeling the chaos a mere "social media thing," Freedom's interview proves the opposite.
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John Harbaugh calls it 'reasonable to assume' Malik Nabers will be available for Giants in Week 1 vs Cowboys
Malik Nabers has shocked many New York Giants fans in training camp with just how great he looks on the gridiron with his teammates after an offseason shrouded in mystery and doubt about whether he’d be ready for Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football."
Now, after practicing without a red non-contact jersey Monday, head coach John Harbaugh gave yet another encouraging update on the Giants 2024 first-round pick that points in the right direction for his availability to start the season.
Harbaugh told reporters Monday that it is "reasonable to assume" Nabers is trending toward being available right out the gate for the Giants, which is an incredible sign for the wide receiver who tore his right ACL and had meniscus damage in Week 4 last season.
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"Probably moving the best we’ve seen him look," Harbaugh said about Nabers, as he wore a regular white jersey alongside his fellow receivers during 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 reps on Monday.
In fact, Harbaugh believes that "very reasonable" contact with defenders during practice is something he’d be fine seeing Nabers go through.
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"Those are all kind of things that you can assume," Harbaugh said when asked about Nabers in terms of Week 1 availability. "It’s just based on watching the guy practice. The only thing I know more than you guys know is what the docs and the trainers tell me, as far as his rehab. And that’s doing well. He’s doing really well with that. He’s strong. He’s in a good place."
It wasn’t a fully padded practice for the Giants, but Nabers has been spotted wearing the red non-contact uniform for quite a bit now.
Seeing Nabers not wearing the non-contact jersey, though, is exactly what Harbaugh had planned for the team’s top pass-catching option. He noted not wanting to see Nabers go from no contact to 100% to start the season.
And for Nabers himself, he said last week "my soul has been dead for so long," hinting at how badly he’s wanted to get back on the field and do what he loves. He also noted the "dog" in him is starting to wake up, and he’s only been trending in an upward trajectory since that first training camp practice surprised fans with just how well he was moving in and out of his routes.
Now, it shouldn’t be expected that Nabers gets time in the Giants’ final preseason game against the New York Jets this week. The teams won’t be holding any joint practices either, so Nabers’ journey to Week 1 availability will have to continue against his teammates.
But the build is there, and the LSU product continues to check boxes in his new head coach’s head.
"I thought he looked good. Look at the tape later, but he was moving well. …It was a good practice for him today," Harbaugh said.
Nabers and quarterback Jaxson Dart have developed quite the chemistry already, but the Giants’ 2025 draft choice out of Ole Miss only had one quarter with Nabers during his first career start before the devastating knee injury.
Giants fans are itching to see what Dart, who had 24 total touchdowns in 14 games last season, and Nabers, who had 1,204 yards in 15 games his rookie year in 2024, can do across a full 17-game slate.
The Giants will take on the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 13 in a primetime matchup at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Utah teen charged with killing mother, 8-year-old brother as mystery of final hours unravels: police
A 17-year-old Utah boy is accused of killing his mother and 8-year-old half-brother after prosecutors say a masked figure matching his build was caught on camera roaming the neighborhood in the hours after a late-night shooting.
Saratoga Springs police arrested the teen on Aug. 14 after a 17-month investigation involving dozens of search warrants, hundreds of pieces of evidence and extensive forensic testing, the department said.
The teen was booked into juvenile detention after detectives screened two counts of first-degree murder with the Utah County Attorney’s Office, police said.
Prosecutors later charged him in juvenile court with two counts of aggravated murder and obstruction of justice, according to charging documents obtained by KSL.
The state said it intends to seek to move the case to adult district court, the outlet reported. The teen’s identity has not been released because he is a juvenile.
Police responded to a medical-assist call at the family’s home on Willowbrook Lane on March 28, 2025, and found Jessica Orton Lyman, 44, and Eli Painter, 8, suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite efforts to save them, both died, police said.
The victims’ remains were discovered after Lyman’s teenage daughter returned home the next morning, KSL reported.
A neighboring home-surveillance camera allegedly captured an argument around 11:30 p.m. the night before the victims were found, with voices investigators believe belonged to the teen and the victims.
Near midnight, a woman’s voice consistent with Lyman’s could be heard shouting, "What are you doing?!" Less than two minutes later, three gunshots were heard, one, followed by a brief pause, then two in rapid succession, according to the charging documents.
The teen later told investigators that he and his mother had argued that night, KSL reported.
Additional home-surveillance video allegedly showed a masked figure walking through the neighborhood between 2:34 a.m. and 2:59 a.m. on March 28.
Prosecutors said the person was consistent with the teen’s height and build, and that the mask and some clothing appeared consistent with items he had worn. The person’s route and gaps in the video suggested the weapon could have been discarded in several places, including the nearby Jordan River, according to the charging documents.
FBI and Saratoga Springs police dive teams later searched the river and surrounding banks for evidence. Police had previously said they had not recovered firearms in the investigation other than two BB guns found in the teen’s room, KSL reported.
The charging documents also allege investigators found gunshot residue on multiple clothing items, including clothes the teen wore the morning the victims were discovered. His DNA was allegedly found beneath one victim’s fingernails and on the waistband of shorts Lyman was wearing when she died, according to KSL.
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A warrant unsealed last year detailed a search of the teen’s room, where detectives allegedly found handwritten notes mentioning "serology," "DNA" and "firearm testing." Another note read, "This is a murder story," KSL reported.
Police said the home was immediately secured as a crime scene and investigators began the extensive work of documenting the scene, collecting evidence, conducting interviews and pursuing leads.
Over the next 17 months, detectives executed dozens of search warrants, collected hundreds of items of evidence and reviewed extensive video, records and other information, police said.
Numerous pieces of evidence were submitted to forensic laboratories, and some examinations required significant time before investigators could take additional steps, according to the department.
"As additional evidence and forensic results became available, detectives continued to evaluate and corroborate the information developed throughout the investigation," Saratoga Springs Police Chief Andrew Burton said following the arrest.
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"Most recently, the examination of additional evidence, combined with the totality of the investigative work conducted over the past 17 months, placed our detectives in a position to identify a suspect and establish probable cause for an arrest."
The FBI, Utah State Crime Laboratory, West Jordan Police Department and Utah County Sheriff’s Office Evidence Team assisted in the case, police said.
The department said its work is not finished, and that investigators continue to conduct follow-up interviews and analyze additional information.
The arrest came after Lyman and Eli’s relatives spent more than a year publicly pleading for answers.
"Not a day has passed without feeling the weight of this loss. Our family is forever changed," the Orton family said in a March statement released as the one-year anniversary of the killings approached.
"We miss Jessica and Eli every moment — their laughter, their light, and the love they brought into our lives."
The family said at the time that it knew evidence was still being processed and urged anyone with information to come forward.
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Following the arrest, the Orton family said it was grateful to the agencies that worked on the case but stressed that no prosecution could undo the loss.
"Today’s arrest marks an important step toward justice for our daughter and sister, Jessica Orton Lyman, and our grandson and nephew, Eli Painter," the family said in a statement released through police.
The family said it expects the person responsible to be held "fully accountable for their actions, without excuse, exception, or leniency."
Jason Painter, a family member of both victims, said Lyman was "a devoted mother whose strength and love touched everyone around her," while Eli was "a bright, loving little man whose laughter and curiosity brought joy to everyone who knew him."
"They were so much more than the tragedy that took them," Painter said. "Their lives were filled with love, and they deserved many more years together."
The families said they will continue to honor Jessica and Eli by remembering "the love they shared, the lives they lived, and the legacy they leave behind, not just how they were taken."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Utah County Attorney’s Office for additional comment.
Sydney Sweeney tells Tom Cruise to 'watch out' after strapping herself to top of airplane
Sydney Sweeney is telling Tom Cruise to "watch out" after she strapped herself to the top of an airplane.
On Monday, Sweeney uploaded a video of herself holding a GoPro camera and on top of a moving airplane. The "Euphoria" star showed the single-engine plane flipping upside down several times while she was attached to it.
"watch out tom cruise," Sweeney captioned the post.
Sweeney was in casual leggings and a navy crew neck, with her hair styled in pigtail braids as she remained calm during the airplane's crazy maneuvers.
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After making a joke to Cruise, one of Hollywood's most famous stuntmen, the official Top Gun Instagram account commented on Sweeney's Instagram post: "Feel the need for speed🔥👏✈️."
Just a few days prior to sharing the video, Sweeney shed some light into her summer, which has mostly been spent with her boyfriend, Scooter Braun.
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Sweeney took to Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 22, and captioned her post, "Camp '26," alongside a superhero emoji.
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Sweeney channeled iconic "Wonder Woman" actress Lynda Carter as she and Braun turned a lakeside escape into a superhero-themed affair. The Instagram carousel offered a peek at the couple's summer getaway, with Sweeney posing in a Wonder Woman-inspired corset costume and coordinating headband alongside Braun in his Superman getup.
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In one video, Sweeney, 28, balanced on an inflatable water obstacle course as Braun, 45, rode a jet ski nearby. Other snapshots showed the couple swimming, soaking up the sun and singing karaoke.
Sweeney and Braun first sparked romance rumors in 2025 after reportedly first meeting at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding. Sweeney confirmed their relationship in April 2026 by sharing a photo of Braun embracing her on Instagram.
Teen hiker's disappearance ends in tragedy at national park with key question remaining
An eight-day search in a remote national park for a missing person has yielded a tragic outcome for a desperate family.
An 18-year-old Australian hiker was found dead in dense bushland, authorities said. Lily Hooper, a teenager from Oakdale, southwest of Sydney, had set out for a hike in the park, according to SBS News, a public broadcaster in Australia — and went missing on Aug. 12.
A body believed to be Hooper's was found in bushland in Nattai National Park, which New South Wales Police described as about 37 miles northwest of the town of Mittagong.
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Authorities have not determined or released a cause of death.
The outlet reported that Hooper's car was found at the Bonnum Pic trailhead the same night she went missing.
The week-long search ended Thursday morning when "the body of a woman was located in bushland," said NSW Police.
"While yet to be formally identified, the body is believed to be that of the 18-year-old woman," police said late last week, adding that a report would be prepared for the coroner.
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A volunteer located the body at around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday — but a communication breakdown initially led the young woman's family to believe she had been found alive, said New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Joseph Cassar.
"[The family] were [given] initial information [that] the searchers believed she was alive, and that's what was communicated," Cassar told reporters.
"Within eight to 10 minutes we were able to give them an update, which was a more accurate account," he added.
Hooper's death drew commentary from Australia's top political leaders and even prompted a moment of silence in Parliament.
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"The tragedy of a parent losing a young one ... is an unspeakable tragedy," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, per SBS News. "Lily had so much more to offer the world."
Fox News Digital reached out to New South Wales Police for additional comment.
Jim Hooper, the father of Lily Hooper, praised emergency workers for their diligent efforts to find his daughter and forgave police and all involved for the apparent communication mix-up that she'd been found alive, according to 7NEWS Australia.
"Their hearts and their efforts — I couldn't knock it," he said.
Nattai National Park is known for its rugged hiking, sandstone cliffs and vast bushland, according to the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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The agency separately warns hikers that cliff edges can be unstable or obscured by vegetation, conditions can change rapidly — and many national parks have limited cellphone coverage.
Officials recommend that hikers carry personal locator beacons when venturing into remote areas.
"Many national parks in NSW don't have mobile phone coverage," the website states.
"If you're planning a walk in a remote area, bring a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) as an added safety precaution."
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Hooper's death is the latest in a string of fatal hiking and climbing incidents in recent months.
This month, accomplished rock climber Jake Whisenant, 30, died in an accident in California's Sierra Nevada.
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Whisenant was killed in a fall at Sequoia National Park on Aug. 3, suffering blunt-force trauma injuries, authorities told Fox News Digital.
In June, an 18-year-old hiker died after experiencing heat-related symptoms while hiking the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Trail.
The eight-day search for Lily Hooper in Australia involved about 1,000 people, the BBC reported.
Ole Miss had FBI agent sweep football facility for bugs after Lane Kiffin left for LSU
Would it be shocking to learn that Ole Miss officials had someone with FBI ties help check its football facility in the days following Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU?
Sure, if college athletics were operating in anything resembling normal times.
But with former NFL players now finding paths back to college football and Congress debating legislation that could limit coaches from leaving during a season, almost nothing feels too absurd anymore.
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Walker Jones, the executive director of Ole Miss’ NIL collective, recently appeared on the "Assorted Crackers" podcast — yes, that is the name — to discuss the madness surrounding Kiffin’s exit for LSU.
During a conversation about coaches who were contractually tied to both Ole Miss and LSU, Jones revealed an unreported detail from the days leading up to the Rebels’ College Football Playoff appearance without Kiffin.
Technically, the FBI was involved.
"We actually had the FBI come through and walk the building for bugs and for everything," Walker Jones told 'Assorted Crackers'". "We knew kind of what was in Baton Rouge, and we knew how they operated. I remember getting on my knees and looking underneath the desk, like checking for, 'Is there some sort of bug in my office?'"
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So, did Ole Miss bring in federal agents to sweep its facility for listening devices, straight out of a Jason Bourne movie?
Well, not exactly. But, yes there was a search.
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On Monday, while Kiffin was fielding questions in Baton Rouge about LSU adding former NFL players to its roster, the questions in Oxford were a bit different.
What exactly happened with that FBI search of the Ole Miss football facility?
Head coach Pete Golding did not deny that a sweep occurred, though he offered an explanation that made far more sense than the image of agents descending on the Manning Center with bug detectors.
"Any bowl game, playoff system, obviously you're gonna up security," Golding told reporters. I'm not sure there was a hiring process of here we go with the FBI. I do think we probably have a current player whose dad just so happens to work for the FBI and that lives in town. There was no measure to go 'oh my gosh, come in from that standpoint'.
"Obviously any time you get into that playoff system and you got guys going from this building to other places (LSU), you want to make sure it's secure for your players. The video access, everything else you're doing regardless where you're at....No, there was no hiring process of 'let's get the FBI in here, holy cow, they start looking around'. It wasn’t anything like that."
When Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU, he took multiple assistants with him to Baton Rouge. During the chaotic stretch before Ole Miss played Tulane in the College Football Playoff, some coaches were traveling back and forth between Baton Rouge and Oxford.
Kiffin was also expected to target multiple Ole Miss players once the Rebels’ season ended, including Kewan Lacy and Trinidad Chambliss.
Add in the growing paranoia across college athletics about practice footage and other team materials being illegally accessed through video databases, and it is not hard to understand why Ole Miss took extra precautions.
One of the most chaotic times in recent college athletics memory will one day turn into a movie that will have the feel of a spy-thriller directed by Michael Bay.
Just days before the season begins, coaches are explaining why former NFL players belong back on college rosters. The NCAA is spending what feels like every day in a courtroom. Congress is still being asked to fix a system that has become nearly impossible to govern.
And on Sept. 19, 2025, Ole Miss and LSU will meet in Oxford in a game that already feels destined to become one of the most entertaining weekends of the season.
Between talk of "basket-weaving" classes at Ole Miss, Kiffin’s recruiting comments, eligibility lawsuits, Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby saga and endless congressional debates, college football needs actual games back in a hurry.
Still, who doesn’t enjoy a good FBI story in college athletics?
Well, perhaps Will Wade — or the folks at Michigan.
Putin ‘panicked’ as defiant Ukraine marks Independence Day under Russian bombardment
Ukraine marked its 35th Independence Day on Monday under the shadow of continued Russian attacks, with one regional security expert arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "panicked" as Ukrainian forces strike deeper inside Russia.
The anniversary, commemorating Ukraine's Aug. 24, 1991, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, came amid intensified Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure and heightened security concerns after Ukraine's Security Service warned of possible terrorist attacks ahead of the holiday.
European leaders joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv for Independence Day events in a show of support as the war grinds on. Zelenskyy declared that Ukraine wants peace but is not prepared to surrender to Moscow's demands.
A Russian drone strike Friday on a packed shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Zelenskyy’s hometown, killed at least 16 people and injured 130, according to The Associated Press.
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Putin has warned that Ukrainian strikes on Russian economic targets open a "Pandora’s box," while Kyiv maintains deep strikes are vital to disrupting Moscow’s logistics.
Ukraine has targeted Russian economic infrastructure, including warehouses belonging to online retailers Wildberries and Ozon.
"The war with Russia has seen a lot of advances for the Ukrainians over this year," former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Carrie Filipetti, now executive director of the Vandenberg Coalition, told Fox News Digital.
"They've recently been able to actually penetrate much deeper into Russian territory, including close to Moscow and St. Petersburg."
"Their success on the military front has now resulted in the Russians getting panicked and starting to attack more inside Ukraine and what they're really trying to do is weaken their will and capabilities," Filipetti said, adding that Putin "gets very anxious when he's put in a corner."
"What we're seeing is these sorts of gasps at trying to retain some kind of control," Filipetti added. "This is why he recently targeted a shopping mall inside Ukrainian territory. He is not focused on targeting military assets. He is really focused on trying to defeat the will of Ukrainians by attacking them."
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Filipetti warned the targeting of civilian areas created heightened security risks as Ukraine marked its 35th Independence Day, more than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion.
Several European leaders traveled to Kyiv for Ukraine’s Independence Day events, including European Council President António Costa and leaders from Finland, Lithuania, Norway, Denmark, Estonia and Latvia.
Filipetti said the high-level participation underscored continued international support for Ukraine.
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"Independence Day is a really important moment for the allies of the Ukrainians to really show that we are not losing steam, that we continue to support their operations, to continue to support their sovereignty," Filipetti said. "But anytime there's massive public gatherings, particularly to demonstrate patriotism and support for the Ukrainian state, it increases the security risk."
Ukrainian authorities urged citizens to stay vigilant on public transport and guard against potential sabotage or sharing media that could reveal military positions, as well as possible attacks, Ukrainian News reported.
"They should be particularly mindful about sharing any videos or photographs that could betray the locations of some of their frontline soldiers," Filipetti warned.
Monday's holiday came after a lethal exchange of drone and missile strikes. Ukrainian officials reported at least seven deaths from Russian attacks, while a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's Krasnodar region killed three, according to Russian officials, The Associated Press reported.
"The Russians really want to bleed the Ukrainians of people, equipment, and will before the Russians are bled of those same three things," Filipetti said. "And what we've seen over the course of this year is almost no territorial gains on behalf of the Russians."
They are losing more soldiers each month than they can recruit, forcing them to rely on North Korean, Cuban and other foreign fighters to fill the gap, Filipetti added.
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"Remember, Putin thought that this was going to be a special military operation that was going to last a matter of weeks," Filipetti said.
Ultimately, she emphasized that Ukraine's resolve delivers a firm deterrent beyond Moscow.
"It sends a message to the Russians that any invasion of sovereign territory, like their invasion of Ukraine, is going to create more consequences for them," Filipetti said. "We are not losing steam, and we continue to support their operations, to continue to support their sovereignty."
Filipetti said it also sends an important message to other American adversaries like China.
"These adversaries of the United States really learned from how the United States handles conflicts in other theaters. It's really important that our adversaries of China, Russia, Iran, and others understand that if they invade another country unilaterally, there are going to be consequences, not rewards."
'National Treasure' director predicts upcoming third film won't be able to 'ignore' politics
"National Treasure" director Jon Turteltaub suggested Friday that politics was a factor in delaying the third film in the Nicolas Cage-led franchise and predicted the issue would be addressed in the new sequel.
During a live recording of the "National Treasure Hunt" podcast in Philadelphia, Turteltaub confirmed to an audience that "National Treasure 3" was "finally real" with a finished script approved by him and Disney.
The original film, "National Treasure," came out in 2004 with its sequel, "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," premiering three years later in 2007. Both were directed by Turteltaub.
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While discussing the gap between the second and third films, Turteltaub said that the growing political climate in the country made it difficult to keep working on the historical fiction film series, citing an interaction with former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
"He, like others, were surprised that Democrats made that movie because Democrats can’t be patriots," Turteltaub said, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. "That’s the thought and it just got worse. And on the Democrats’ side: ‘Oh, Republicans, they just want to keep stuff to themselves, they hate everybody, they want to kill everyone, and blah blah blah.'"
Though he did not offer many details about the third film, Turteltaub predicted that it would inevitably have to address modern politics.
"We have to be very careful, but I don’t feel we are allowed to ignore it," Turteltaub said. "I think we have to include that idea in the story somehow without making someone feel put off."
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Fox News Digital reached out to Disney for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Turteltaub and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have hinted at the production of a third film starring Cage for years, though production has yet to take place. Even on the podcast, Turteltaub joked "things could happen" in the meantime.
"Now, it’s Hollywood real, meaning things could happen. Nic gets hit by a bus, there’s no 'National Treasure 3.' If I get hit by a bus, there’s probably a 'National Treasure 3.' Welcome to Hollywood," Turteltaub said.
In a comment to Fox News Digital, film critic Christian Toto, the founder and editor of Hollywood in Toto, said that it made sense for Hollywood to tackle another older franchise for nostalgia but expressed disappointment in the idea of addressing politics.
"It sounds like Turteltaub, a veteran Hollywood director who isn't known for his political views, was accurately assessing how Hollywood views patriotism and the political divide," Toto said. "It's actually a sad sign of the times — a franchise about U.S. history is now seen as problematic or challenging, when it should be nothing of the kind."
"A franchise like this would be best served staying apolitical, and the director's comments suggest a way to thread the needle between acknowledging our political chasm and moving forward with a fresh new story," he added. "Heck, if that delicate balance works, it might be the biggest film in the franchise."
Kacey Musgraves divides fans with immigrant children’s plea, faces boycott calls to ‘shut up and sing’
Kacey Musgraves is facing backlash after asking fans to donate to an immigrant children’s rights group as her birthday wish while kicking off her "Middle of Nowhere" tour.
On Friday, the country music star marked her 38th birthday on the opening night of her tour at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. At one point, Musgraves paused her show and urged concertgoers to contribute to the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights.
"It’s a wonderful organization, and they help give aid — legal aid — and money to children whose parents have been deported unfairly," Musgraves said. "It’s not a political thing. It’s just, these kids need help."
She continued, "They have no guidance and no way to get through this thing without their homebase or their parents. So anyway, 50 cents, whatever the hell, I don't know, whatever you want to do but that would mean a lot to me."
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"If you don't want to, that's totally fine too," Musgraves added.
The eight-time Grammy Award winner's appeal was immediately met with applause and cheers from the crowd in Chicago. However, Musgraves' request drew a divided response online, including criticism from conservative political commentators.
"What is an unfair deportation?" Tomi Lahren, host of Outkick's "Tomi Lahren Is Fearless" podcast, wrote on X alongside a video of Musgraves' birthday request.
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"Kacey Musgraves stopped her concert to ask the audience to donate money for legal aid to kids whose parents have been deported ‘unfairly.’ How about donating money the help kids who's parents have been killed by illegal immigrants! What happened to the country music industry?" conservative influencer Vince Langman commented.
"Another TRAITOROUS woman who wants nothing more than to see our country fall," an X user chimed in.
"Shut up and sing Kasey (sic)!! Why do musicians think they Can draw a line in the sand? You alienate 50% of your audience," another commented.
Some critics declared that they would no longer support Musgraves and called for a boycott of her music and concerts.
"You just earned yourself a big ol’ boycott, you traitor," one detractor wrote. "Illegal aliens and their kids don’t deserve our patronage and neither do you!"
"I’m deporting Musgraves from all my music playlists," another X user commented.
Other social media users argued that Musgraves should donate her own money rather than ask fans to contribute.
"Kacey Musgraves is worth $15 million. Yet she’s asking fans who already paid $150 to $350 for tickets to donate to support the children of illegal aliens," one social media user commented. "If she cares that much, she can fund it herself and let them live in one of her multi-million-dollar mansions."
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"Everyone she is speaking too (sic) gave her their money when they bought tickets," another added. "She did not give the audience money. So now she has the money, shouldn't she donate to whatever cause she wants? She is actually on stage at a show that the audience had to pay to get admission to and now she is asking for more of their money. That's rude."
However, some of the "Dry Spell" singer's fans defended her on social media and praised her for speaking out on behalf of immigrant children.
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"Love this. 'It's not a political thing. It's just, these kids need help.' Exactly. More artists doing this please," one fan wrote on X.
"In all fairness, the kids didn’t do anything wrong," another wrote. "I don’t believe their parents were wrongfully deported, but I equally believe that their children, if retained in the United States by law, should be taken care of. We’re not f------ animals!"
"No boycott here!" an X user declared.
"Helping children caught in difficult circumstances is a worthy cause," one commenter argued. "At the same time, immigration enforcement and whether a deportation was lawful or justified are matters for the courts and policymakers not concert stages."
Fox News Digital has reached out to Musgraves' representatives for comment.
Meanwhile, Musgraves stood by her remarks on social media, taking to her Instagram Story to upload a post that read, "Kinda chic when kids don't face immigration court alone."
The singer also reposted a message shared by the Young Center's Instagram page, in which the organization expressed its gratitude to her.
"Thank you," the nonprofit wrote. "We appreciate your support of our work and mission to see unaccompanied immigrant children safe, free, and with their families."
Based in Chicago, the Young Center describes its work as pairing volunteers with attorneys and social workers to advocate for unaccompanied and separated immigrant children in government custody. Its website lists family unity, release from custody, fair proceedings and children's best interests among its priorities.
The nonprofit reported serving 1,975 children from 53 countries in 2024 and opening 1,388 new cases. Its 2025 annual report said children's average detention time increased from 30 to 198 days and requests for assistance from detained parents quadrupled from 2024.
Friday’s appeal extended Musgraves’ support for the charity. In April, resale platform Depop announced that 20 pieces from her wardrobe, including clothing from music videos and tours, would be sold in capsule drops. Women's Wear Daily reported that all proceeds would benefit the Young Center.
In announcing the sale, Musgraves described the beneficiary without discussing immigration enforcement.
"I also adore the fact that the sales are supporting a really beautiful cause," Musgraves said.
Musgraves also invited three brothers, ages 18, 14 and 12, to open three Texas shows in May after their family was released from ICE custody. The mariachi performers' family said they entered through the now-defunct CBP One appointment system in 2023 and sought asylum after fleeing violence in Mexico, KSAT reported.
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DHS said the family entered illegally and had been released into the country by the Biden administration. Responding to the family’s detention, DHS said federal law required custody while its immigration claims were heard.
"The law requires illegal aliens who show up at a port of entry without valid entry to be detained while all their claims are heard. You can look it up in the statute," a DHS spokesperson told KSAT. "Unlike the previous administration, the Trump administration is not going to ignore the rule of law."
Musgraves' latest remarks came as ICE enforcement reached record levels. Federal sources told Fox News Digital that agents made about 51,000 immigration arrests in July, topping the previous record of roughly 43,000 in June.
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"Every day, the brave men and women of ICE are arresting and DEPORTING dangerous criminal illegal aliens, including gang members, from our country," DHS said.
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The Chicago concert launched Musgraves’ North American arena tour, with Midland as the opening act. Official tour listings showed dates continuing through October.
Fox News Digital's CJ Womack contributed to this report.