Trump grants full pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, Powell and other 2020 election allies
President Donald Trump has granted “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to several key allies accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin announced Sunday night.
In a post on X, Martin shared Trump’s proclamation granting pardons for dozens of people, including notable figures like Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell.
The pardon proclamation was posted in response to a message Martin shared on X on May 26, 2025, that said, “No MAGA left behind.”
“This proclamation ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 Presidential Election and continues the process of national reconciliation,” the document reads.
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Trump wrote in that proclamation that he did not include himself in the pardons.
Iran faces ‘Day Zero’ crisis as Tehran taps run dry, threatening nuclear program
Iran is facing its worst drought in decades, raising fears of evacuations in Tehran while threatening the regime’s stability and nuclear ambitions, according to a leading environmental expert.
Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, said Iran’s worsening “water bankruptcy” would impact the country’s ability to function and weaken its position on the global stage.
“This water bankruptcy weakens Iran on the world stage,” Madani told Fox News Digital.
“If they want to stick to their ideology and fight with the West, they must use their natural resources and burn them, so if there is no water, there is less resilience and less capacity to resist.”
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Madani, who has long warned of environmental mismanagement in Iran, said the current water crisis across the nation was predictable.
“The water bankruptcy situation was not created overnight,” he said. “The house was already on fire, and people like myself had warned the government for years that this situation would emerge.”
President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that without rainfall before winter, Tehran could face partial evacuation, according to The Associated Press.
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Of the five major dams supplying the capital, one has already run dry and another is operating below 8% capacity, according to AP.
Energy Minister Abbas Alibadi also announced that water supplies will be cut off on some evenings to refill reservoirs, urging citizens to reduce consumption by 20% to avoid rationing.
“The symptoms were already present, and now the flames are undeniable. We are discussing Day Zero, when the taps would run dry in Tehran and other cities once immune to shortages,” Madani said.
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“Iran is in a state of water bankruptcy, the result of decades of mismanagement, worsened by prolonged drought and climate change,” he added.
Madani also said that the collapse of basic infrastructure could spark wider unrest.
“When people are out of water and electricity, you face domestic and national security problems that even Iran’s enemies, not even President Trump or Prime Minister Netanyahu, could have wished for this to happen.”
Madani warned that the crisis threatens not just its citizens but also Iran’s energy and nuclear infrastructure.
Despite U.S. claims that airstrikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilites, new intelligence reported by The New York Times suggested ongoing enrichment at a fortified site known as Pickaxe Mountain.
“If water and electricity shortages persist, any nuclear program would also be impacted,” Madani claimed.
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“Lack of rain means less hydropower generation, leading to both water and power outages,” he said.
The U.S. and its allies reimposed sweeping sanctions on Iran’s oil exports and banking sector and the end of the 2015 nuclear deal triggered penalties.
“Additionally, they face the issue of sanctions,” said Madani. “There were already sanctions in place, imposed by the United States and there were also Security Council sanctions that, as you know, have been reintroduced.”
“Iran is in resistance mode, and remaining in this mode means increased pressure on Iran’s ecosystem, natural resources, and water, but it also means heightened concerns about food insecurity issues and dependence on food imports.”
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Evacuation of Tehran, however, remains improbable, Madani said. “People have jobs, children are in school, so it can’t happen overnight. The government hopes for rain, but people are already afraid.”
“Iran is in resistance mode, and remaining in this mode means increased pressure on Iran’s ecosystem, natural resources, and water,” Madani concluded.
‘First openly transgender’ state rep admits to horrific daycare exploitation crimes
Stacie-Marie Laughton, a former New Hampshire lawmaker who is believed to be the first elected openly transgender lawmaker in U.S. history, recently pleaded guilty to child sex abuse charges in federal court.
According to WMUR, the 41-year-old ex-politician recently entered her plea in a Boston federal courtroom. The charges included sexual exploitation of children involving child sexual abuse materials.
Laughton, who authorities identify using feminine pronouns, is accused of working with her ex-girlfriend Lindsay Groves to exploit children at a daycare center called Creative Minds in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.
Groves, a former employee of the daycare center, took nude photographs of children and sent them to Laughton in 2022, while Laughton served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
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According to an affidavit filed that year, authorities said that Groves took four photos of children under the age of 5.
Per the filing, Laughton and Groves “exchanged thousands of text messages” around the time that the images were sent. In the messages, Laughton expressed interest in having sex with the children, according to investigators.
When Laughton was elected as a state representative in 2012, she was considered to be the first openly transgender person elected to a state legislature. She was also the first one in New Hampshire’s history.
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However, Althea Garrison, a former Massachusetts state representative elected in 1992, was technically the first transgender elected lawmaker, though not openly. She did not come out until shortly after the 1992 election.
Laughton’s political career was marked by complications and legal troubles. Shortly after Laughton was elected in 2012, she announced that she would not serve due to previous felony-level credit card fraud convictions.
She tried to run again in 2014, but the New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission denied her request on the basis of the suspended sentence. In 2020, Laughton ran to represent the New Hampshire House of Representatives for District 31 and won.
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She represented Nashua’s Ward 3 until 2022, when she resigned after being arrested over a stalking incident.
Experts explain how ‘dark showering’ could help reduce stress and improve sleep quality
It may be time to switch up your shower routine.
A wellness trend making the rounds on social media promotes ‘dark showering,’ which is exactly what it sounds like: your daily bathing ritual, just at night or with the lights low.
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“Light powerfully influences the brain,” Dr. Daniel Amen, psychiatrist, brain imaging specialist and founder of Amen Clinics in California, told Fox News Digital. This is done through the retinohypothalamic tract, a pathway that connects your eyes to the brain’s master body clock, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
Bright light and blue light tell the body to wake up by raising cortisol and lowering melatonin. But when the lights go out, “low or no light signals safety, activates the parasympathetic nervous system, and begins the body’s natural descent into rest and repair mode.”
“Think of dim lighting as turning down the brain’s ‘threat radar,’” Amen said. “Less stimulation makes it easier for the logical part of your brain to take over again. For many people, that means feeling calmer, clearer, and more grounded.”
“When we reduce visual input, we reduce sensory load on the brain,” Amen added. “That means your brain gets fewer signals to process, so the part of the brain that handles fear and stress has less to react to.”
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For those looking to try it out, Amen suggests easing into it. Start by dimming lights 60 to 90 minutes before bed or use a soft amber or red light instead of overhead brightness.
In the shower, skip the screen, turn off the light, and add simple comforts like lavender or frankincense oil, a cool room temperature (around 65–68°F), and soft towels. It doesn’t have to be long either; 15 to 20 minutes is enough.
“The brain thrives on predictability,” says Amen, explaining that evening routines can help to take us from alertness to restfulness.
“Dark sensory rituals are more passive and somatic — you’re not doing something to calm the brain; you’re creating an environment that allows the brain to downshift on its own,” Amen says. That makes it perfect for anyone who feels “too anxious to meditate.”
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Dark showering can be especially soothing for people who deal with anxiety, ADHD, or insomnia.
“They create external calm that leads to internal regulation,” Amen said.
But if darkness feels uncomfortable, it’s okay to modify the routine.
“For individuals with trauma histories, depression, or dissociation, being alone in the dark might feel more vulnerable than calming,” Amen said. In those cases, soft lighting, quiet music, or a comforting scent can make the space feel safer.
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As Amen puts it, this ritual gives your body and mind “a quiet place for the nervous system to recover.”
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For those who are looking to change up their routine but must stick to mornings, a cold shower might be a good alternative.
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Cold showers stimulate the vagus nerve, reduce inflammation, and activate parts of the brain that can calm the body after long exposure.
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“Used in the morning, cold can energize and focus. Used at night, it should be brief and paired with warmth afterward to avoid disrupting sleep,” said Amen.
Scott Bessent confronts Stephanopoulos calling GOP ‘terrorists’ in past government shutdown
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on Sunday for calling Republicans “terrorists” during the 1995 government shutdown.
Stephanopoulos asked Bessent on Sunday’s “This Week” about the Trump administration’s plan to end the ongoing government shutdown. Bessent reminded Stephanopoulos about his own experience handling a government shutdown when he served as an advisor to former President Bill Clinton.
“The best way to do it — and look, you were involved in a lot of these in the ’90s,” Bessent said. “And, you know, you basically called the Republicans terrorists and, you know, you said that it is not the responsible party that keeps the government closed. And so, what we need is five brave, moderate Democratic senators to cross the aisle, because right now it is 52–3, 52–3. Five Democrats can cross the aisle and reopen the government. That’s the best way to do it, George.”
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“I can disagree with you about the history there, but we don’t have a history lesson right now,” Stephanopoulos responded.
“No, no, no. George, George, George,” Bessent interrupted. “If you want, I’ve got all your quotes here. I got all your quotes here, George.”
Stephanopoulos claimed that Bessent’s comments were a “mischaracterization of history” and then repeated his original question.
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In a 2000 PBS interview, Stephanopoulos described how there were concerns over whether the Democrats or Republicans would be blamed more for the government shutdown that occurred in late 1995 and early 1996. He said the Democratic Party’s strategy relied on accusing Republicans of “blackmailing the country” for shutting down the government.
“Our strategy was very simple. We couldn’t buckle, and we had to say that they were blackmailing the country to get their way. In order to get their tax cut, they were willing to shut down the government, throw the country into default for the first time in its history and cut Medicare, Social Security, education and the environment just so they could get their way. And we were trying to say that they were basically terrorists, and it worked,” Stephanopoulos said.
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At the time, Republicans held the majority in Congress under then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
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Fox News Digital reached out to ABC News for comment.
Media boss admits ‘mistakes made’ as he resigns over Trump speech editing scandal
The BBC director-general resigned Sunday after the British broadcaster was criticized over editing a Trump speech that some said was misleading.
Tim Davie, 58, who has served as BBC director-general since September 2020, announced his resignation after five years leading the corporation.
His exit follows growing controversy surrounding a BBC Panorama documentary about President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech, delivered before the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Critics said the edit of the speech was misleading because it omitted a section where Trump urged supporters to protest peacefully.
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The speech at the heart of the dispute showed Trump telling supporters, “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
The broadcast version of the BBC documentary reportedly excluded that line but retained “fight like hell.”
In a letter to staff, Davie said quitting the job “is entirely my decision.”
“Overall the BBC is delivering well, but there have been some mistakes made and as director-general I have to take ultimate responsibility,” Davie said.
He added that he was “working through exact timings with the board to allow for an orderly transition to a successor over the coming months,” he added.
Davie’s resignation came after Deborah Turness, head of BBC News and Current Affairs, also stepped down.
Turness said the controversy over the Trump documentary “has reached a stage where it is causing damage to the BBC, an institution that I love. As the CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, the buck stops with me,” she added.
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Trump reacted to the developments in a post on Truth Social on Sunday.
“The TOP people in the BBC, including TIM DAVIE, the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, because they were caught ‘doctoring’ my very good (PERFECT!) speech of January 6th,” the president wrote. “Thank you to The Telegraph for exposing these Corrupt ‘Journalists.’ These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election. On top of everything else, they are from a Foreign Country, one that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!”
Pressure had intensified after The Telegraph published excerpts from a whistleblower dossier compiled by Michael Prescott, a communications advisor hired by the BBC to review its editorial standards.
The documents criticized some aspects of BBC coverage, including the Trump edit, reporting on transgender issues and alleged anti-Israel bias in the BBC’s Arabic service.
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Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt also described the BBC as “100% fake news” and a “propaganda machine” in an interview after allegations of bias at the broadcaster surfaced.
In an interview with The Telegraph she said: “This purposefully dishonest, selectively edited clip by the BBC is further evidence that they are total, 100% fake news that should no longer be worth the time on the television screens of the great people of the United Kingdom.”
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Leavitt also said watching BBC bulletins while on trips to the U.K. “ruins” her day, saying taxpayers were being “forced to foot the bill for a leftist propaganda machine.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the BBC and the White House for comment.
‘Big trouble’ ahead for GOP if Democrats gain power, warns Wisconsin senator
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., warned Sunday that Republicans will be in “big trouble” unless they recognize that the next Democratic trifecta will “nuke” the filibuster to maintain power, insisting his party should employ the nuclear option to override the obstruction keeping the government shut down.
“Every last one of them in the Senate right now has pledged to nuke the filibuster. I can’t imagine a Democrat Senate or a Senate candidate not having to pledge that,” he said on “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“So when they gain power, and that’s what we need to prevent… they’ll nuke the filibuster to maintain power.”
Johnson agreed with President Donald Trump’s push for Republicans to go nuclear to override the filibuster, the Senate’s 60-vote threshold that applies to most bills in the upper chamber, to reopen the government.
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In recent years, either party typically holds the Senate majority by a slim margin, meaning the filibuster requires bipartisan participation for legislation to advance.
Democrats have called for an end to the filibuster, a move which would eliminate the minority party’s input and require a 50-vote threshold to pass legislation.
In the present case, more than half of the Senate approved the continuing resolution to keep the government open — meaning the absence of the filibuster would have prevented the weeks-long shutdown.
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“We’ve got a lot to accomplish. You can tell by the way they’re obstructing. They are keeping government shut because they don’t want the economy to do well. They don’t want President Trump to get credit for these things,” Johnson said.
“So they will obstruct every good piece of legislation President Trump and Republicans want to pass, so we’d better act first. That’s the bottom line.”
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Johnson added that Republicans would use the 50-vote threshold for “good things” like securing the border, securing elections and “repair[ing] the damage done by Obamacare.”
“Democrats will use the nuclear filibuster to maintain their power. It’s all about power with Democrats,” he reiterated.
Trump makes bold prediction in NFL booth during Commanders’ drive vs Lions
President Donald Trump stepped into the FOX booth in between legendary play-by-play man Kenny Albert and analyst Jonathan Vilma during the Washington Commanders’ game against the Detroit Lions.
Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota drove down the field to get Washington in the red zone.
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“I think this is a very important couple of plays,” Trump said as Mariota took the snap on 2nd-and-7 from the Lions’ 9-yard line. “… They have to get a touchdown. Let’s put it differently. They just have to get a touchdown. Forget about the play.”
Washington scored two plays later when Mariota threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Deebo Samuel. The Commanders failed to make the 2-point conversion and were down 16 points to the Lions.
Trump was at Northwest Stadium for the NFL’s “Salute to Service” festivities. He read off names of enlistees into the U.S. military. He was the first sitting president to attend a regular-season game since President Jimmy Carter did it in 1978.
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Albert mentioned to Trump that Carter’s attendance came on the same day Bucky Dent etched his name into the annals of history between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
Trump has been at a few major sporting events since he was inaugurated for his second term, including the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, the U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup.
“I just love it. It’s a microcosm of life,” he said of sports. “It’s sort of like life. The good the bad and the ugly.”
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Air Force One flew over Northwest Stadium before landing at Joint Base Andrews. Trump arrived just before halftime of the game.
Backup QB leads stunning 26-point fourth quarter as Texans shock Jaguars
A thrilling AFC South matchup between the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars ended with a 26-point fourth quarter for Houston, leading to a crucial come-from-behind victory at home.
The 36-29 finish in favor of the Texans gave them a 4-5 record on the season, while the Jaguars fell to 5-4.
It was all Jaguars for the first three quarters, as Trevor Lawrence and company took a 29-10 lead into the fourth. But Davis Mills, starting in place of the injured C.J. Stroud, never backed down and came through in the clutch over the final 15 minutes.
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Mills and the Texans’ offense scored a touchdown on all three of their fourth-quarter drives, including the veteran quarterback capping a 14-play, 93-yard drive with a 14-yard run to complete the comeback and give Houston a 30-29 lead — its first of the game.
Mills found rookie receiver Jayden Higgins from 12 yards out for his first fourth-quarter score, and after a three-and-out by Jacksonville, he connected with tight end Dalton Schultz to get the NRG Stadium crowd roaring as Houston cut the deficit to five with plenty of time left on the clock.
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Lawrence and the Jaguars still had a chance for a miracle if they could reach field goal range for Cam Little, who rewrote the NFL record books in Week 9 with his 68-yard field goal — the longest in league history.
Lawrence made things interesting when he scrambled for 21 yards to reach midfield with 21 seconds to play. Then, Parker Washington, who had scored on both offense and a punt return earlier in the game, caught a 12-yard pass to move into Houston territory. However, an illegal use of hands penalty wiped out the play and spoiled the drive.
On the very next snap, Lawrence was strip-sacked by Will Anderson Jr., and veteran defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins recovered and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown as time expired to seal the victory.
Just a few weeks ago, the Denver Broncos shocked the New York Giants with a 33-point fourth quarter to win at home. While Houston’s rally wasn’t quite as explosive, the Texans pulled off what once seemed impossible.
Mills finished 27-of-45 for 292 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. On the other sideline, Lawrence went 13-for-23 for 158 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
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For Houston, Nico Collins lived up to his No. 1 receiver status, hauling in seven of 15 targets for 136 yards to lead all players. For Jacksonville, Travis Etienne Jr. scored once while rushing for 58 yards on 16 carries, and Jakobi Meyers, making his Jaguars debut on his 29th birthday, caught three passes for 41 yards.