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Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Wednesday tweeted a ridiculous D-Day message. Zakharova wasn’t done, adding, “Even if it was late, the opening of the second front was aimed at supporting Soviet troops in their combat missions. In fact, we ended up helping our Western allies who were defeated by the Nazis in the Ardennes.” This is not true. The non-Soviet allies waited to launch their European offensive in…

A military vehicle overturned in a training accident at West Point on Thursday morning, according to officials with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. At least one individual was killed in the accident, which occurred during annual summer training, a source familiar with the incident told ABC News. Sgt. Barbara Pendl/U.S. Army U.S. Army Cpl. Dean Jones, Vermont National Guard, inspects a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) at Camp…

In his conduct of the office of president of the United States, Richard M. NixonDonald J. Trump, contrary to his oath faithfully to execute the office of president of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has failed without lawful cause…

CLOSE President Trump shared D-Day veteran Ray Lambert’s World War II story. Lambert was in attendance to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will take part in a tradition for modern presidents that dates back four decades when he stands at the edge of Omaha Beach in Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. But while the ceremony will honor…

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Alex Horton June 5 at 12:39 PM Exactly 75 years ago Friday, Allied soldiers stepped on a deadly shore to liberate people they did not know, in a war they did not choose. President Trump said he would have preferred to serve in that kind of war. One that stirred feelings of deep pride in a U.S. victory and righteousness against a clearly defined enemy. But his generation got Vietnam….

US President Donald Trump is traveling to the Normandy beaches to mark three-quarters of a century since Americans and their allies stormed the shore in a bid to wrest Europe from the Nazis. “We are gathered here on freedom’s altar,” Trump will say in his remarks, according to excerpts of the speech provided by the White House. “On these shores, on these bluffs, on this day 75 years ago, 10,000…

Media captionFive numbers that explain US border crisis US President Donald Trump has said “not nearly enough” progress is being made in negotiations with Mexico to avert his threatened tariffs. Trump administration officials will meet for a second day of talks with Mexico’s foreign minister in Washington on Thursday. Mr Trump vowed import duties of 5% will take effect on Monday unless Mexico stems the flow of migrants to the…

President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to veterans of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in Pointe du Hoc, France, on June 6, 1984. This was the site of the Normandy invasion during World War II. (Ron Edmonds/AP) Michael E. Ruane June 5 at 7:45 AM The famous words are scribbled across a paragraph in an early draft of the speech — short, powerful sentences that read like poetry and were added…

“It really smacks, I think, of how desperate these candidates are, and what desperate straits the party is in, that they’re prepared to indulge Trump in the kind of things he’s saying and doing,” said Tim Bale, a professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London. “A lot of the constraints have come off British politics. Whether they’ve come off permanently, or whether it’s because the Conservative Party is…

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On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would end the use of human fetal tissue from elective abortions for medical research. This is yet another victory for the Trump administration in the never-ending battle to protect human life. For over 25 years, Congress has allowed the National Institutes of Health to dole out what now amounts to more than $100 million each year to researchers who…

The Trump administration has told operators of shelters for immigrant children to cut back on or end education, legal services and recreation, citing funding problems as it has taken more children into custody. The administration said the directive was necessary because of a spike in the number of children in its custody. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that it is required by law to take certain…

In the interview, he also cast his ban on transgender people serving in the military as an economic decision — an assertion at odds with what administration officials defending the ban have said. Mr. Trump also admitted having used the word “nasty” in connection with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry’s wife. Mr. Trump had set the stage for his second trip to Britain as president with other interviews, in…

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 5 Fox News Flash top headlines for June 5 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A critical-care doctor in Ohio who authorities believe “purposely caused the death” of 25 hospital patients that overdosed on the opioid painkiller fentanyl was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday. Dr. William Husel, 43, pleaded not guilty to 25 counts of murder charged against him by the Franklin County Grand…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said his caucus does not support President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, though he did not pledge to help block it. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo congress The divide risks embarrassing the president and his party. By BURGESS EVERETT, MELANIE ZANONA and MARIANNE LEVINE 06/05/2019 04:50 PM EDT Updated 06/05/2019 06:09 PM EDT 2019-06-05T06:09-0400 President Donald Trump’s threats to impose blunt new tariffs on Mexico…

Today is a day that ends in y, so the outrage mob is in full-swing once again. The latest victim of cancel-culture is comedian Steven Crowder, a polemicist whose unfiltered style has made him the target of a deplatforming campaign. Left-wing Vox journalist Carlos Maza, a frequent target of Crowder’s mockery, is trying to get YouTube to ban the conservative comedian from their platform, where he has amassed nearly 4…

By Phil Mattingly, Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN Updated 6:01 PM ET, Wed June 5, 2019 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds. Washington (CNN)The US government has obtained intelligence that Saudi Arabia has significantly escalated its ballistic missile program with the help of China, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, a development that threatens decades of…

The Trump administration is ending English classes, recreational activities, and legal aid for unaccompanied minors in federal migrant shelters because of a lack of funding, amid an increase in border crossings. The Office of Refugee Resettlement is no longer providing funding for the programs because they are considered “not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety, including education services, legal services, and recreation,” said U.S. Health and Human…