AdvertisementThis photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, shows National Guard member Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. The Trump administration said Friday it is halting all asylum decisions and has also paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports. AdvertisementBeckstrom and Wolfe were deployed with the West Virginia National Guard as part of Trump’s crime-fighting mission that federalized the D.C. police force. The president also has deployed or tried to deploy National Guard members to other cities to assist with his mass deportation efforts but has faced court challenges. Lakanwal applied for asylum during the Biden administration, but his asylum was approved under the Trump administration, #AfghanEvac said in a statement.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGAs national Republican leaders and their Indiana cohorts negotiate a tense standoff over redistricting ahead of the midterms, at least one Republican state senator has let himself be swayed by President Donald Trump himself. Late Thursday night, Trump posted a rabid attack on immigrants to his Truth Social page, at one point calling Minnesota Gov. AdvertisementFor Indiana state Sen. Michael Bohacek, the president’s use of the slur was over the line. Not only will he be voting against any redistricting plan to help his party secure more seats in the House, Bohacek wrote, but he hopes that Trump will think about the language he uses. “Many of you have asked my position on redistricting,” the state senator wrote Friday on Facebook.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA top European Union official on Wednesday accused the Trump administration of using “blackmail” to force the 27-country bloc to weaken regulations affecting U.S. tech companies. Advertisement“They would like to have steel and aluminum as part of this package,” Lutnick told Bloomberg TV on Monday. Advertisement“I’m trying to convince them that winning the way Donald Trump is winning in America is the way to go,” Lutnick told Bloomberg. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks at a press conference following a meeting with the EU Trade Ministers' Council in Brussels on Nov. 24, 2025. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty ImagesHowever, Teresa Ribera, the bloc’s antitrust chief, told Politico the U.S. should not dictate the European Union’s digital rulebook.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to send a mysterious message to President Donald Trump in a Friday morning X post. “One of the worst mistakes you can ever make is over promise and under deliver,” she wrote, addressing no one in particular. “It will leave people furious to the point they won’t even appreciate the good things they received. It will leave people furious to the point they won’t even appreciate the good things they received. Yet she remains staunchly anti-immigrant and recently took issue with Trump’s defense of H-1B visas, despite his imposition of a hefty fee for them.

In an interview with “Fox & Friends,” Pirro confirmed one of the members shot remains in critical condition, while the other died of her injuries on Thursday. Advertisement“There’s a part of me that thinks that the left is disappointed that the National Guard didn’t shoot someone,” Pirro said. Over 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed to the capital in August after Trump signed an executive order declaring a crime emergency in the city, despite crime statistics showing otherwise. AdvertisementMilitary commanders had raised concerns about the deployment earlier this year, warning that the mission could be seen as “a target of opportunity,” according to internal directives distributed to National Guard troops reported by The New York Times. Notably, Pirro also failed to mention that the suspect was granted asylum this year under the Trump administration.

Kids may say the darndest things, but parentspost about them in the funniest ways. Every week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents across social media platforms like X, Threads and Bluesky to spread the joy. heated_seats/Threadsbrandanfokken/Threadsemilykmayy/ThreadsAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisementoneawkwardmom/Threadsziggityboom/Threadsmaryoliversdrunkcousin/Threadsthe funniest thing ever has got to be when a little toddler sees another little toddler and says “BABY!” like sir you are also a baby 😂 — 𝓜𝓻𝓼. — Dadman Walking (@dadmann_walking) November 24, 2025kayaydrew/ThreadsAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisementelizabethburkeauthor/Threadsheatherlobejohnson/Threadsdanidazy/Threadsheated_seats/ThreadsAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisementchacha_chancleta/Threadsshannah.maria/ThreadsWelcome to parenthood. RIP… — Among the Wildflowers (@deaflibertarian) November 21, 2025Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementI was a little excited for the “why” phase of toddlerdom.

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The cable, first reported by The New York Times, was sent to U.S. embassies across Europe, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a meeting with the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Oval Office on Nov. 17, 2025. One has since died of her injuries, and the other remained in critical condition as of late Thursday, Trump said. In a message on his Truth Social platform on Thanksgiving Day, Trump said he will “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” and end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens, while vowing to press on with deportations. This follows Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration since his return to office in January.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump on Thursday fired off a lengthy rant against immigrants, former President Joe Biden, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and more in a Thanksgiving message posted in the waning minutes of the holiday. Advertisement“Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won’t be here for long!” the president wrote in a message posted at 11:26 p.m. One later died of her injuries, while the other was in critical condition as of late Thursday. AdvertisementThe president’s full message is below:Donald Trump on Truth Social Donald TrumpDonald Trump on Truth Social Donald TrumpDonald Trump on Truth Social Donald Trump

Olly Alexander performing at Glastonbury in 2019 via Associated PressA host of impressive A-list musicians and celebrities are joining forces for a special concert at Wembley Arena aiming to benefit the trans and gender non-confirming community. Performing on the day will be a host of acts encompassing queer and trans musicians, as well as allies, with other celebrities set to make appearances and deliver speeches during the gig. Here’s what you need to know about the Trans Mission concert…Which artists and musicians are on the line-up for the Trans Mission benefit concert? Not A Phase is a charity whose aims include“uplifting and improving the lives” of trans and gender non-conforming people “through awareness campaigning, social projects and funding trans+ lead initiatives”. What has Olly Alexander said about the Trans Mission benefit concert?

James McCrery II, the architect President Donald Trump hand-picked to realize his grandiose plans for a White House ballroom, has reportedly urged the president to rethink its massive footprint for fear it will dwarf the White House itself. Citing four individuals familiar with internal discussions, The Washington Post reported that McCrery has concerns about the 90,000-square-foot addition, given that the White House residence is only 55,000 square feet. In doing so, critics say that he has improperly ignored input from preservationists and the public. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe president appears to have concealed or misrepresented his true vision for the ballroom when it was first announced over the summer. The project is just one of many that Trump has forced upon the White House in an effort to leave a lasting mark in his second term.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) hit back pointedly at Donald Trump on Thursday, responding to the president’s latest online attack against him with a four-word challenge: “Release the MRI results.”Trump used an offensive slur to describe the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee during a furious Truth Social rant about immigration. https://t.co/v5iTvLwER9 — Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) November 28, 2025Trump’s ableist insult triggered immediate backlash online. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementWalz’s response referenced the recent presidential medical mystery of Trump’s MRI scan in October that neither henor the White House have fully explained. And they said that I had as good a result as they’ve ever seen.”Related...Read the original on HuffPost