First lady Melania Trump shared an X post in triumph on Thursday after Democratic strategist James Carville retracted claims disputed by her lawyer.Carville opened his latest episode of the Politics War Room podcast with a legal note, abandoning his usual folksy and avuncular style for a more serious tone."In last week's podcast episode, we spoke with Judd Legum," he said. "After the episode, we received a letter from Melania Trump's lawyer. He took issue with our title of one of those YouTube videos from that episode and a couple of comments I made about the first lady. We took a look at what they complained about, and we took down the video and edited out those comments from the episode. I also take back these statements and apologize."Melania Trump shared a screenshot of the above apologys transcript and a crossed-out screenshot of a video of the episode titled, "The Epstein connection: Trump & Melania."COMER SUBPOENAS THE CLINTONS, TRUMP'S DOJ IN HOUSE OVERSIGHT'S EPSTEIN PROBEMelania Trump's dispute was about how Carville characterized how she met her future husband.An aide to the first lady, Nick Clemens, told Fox News Digital in a statement, "First Lady Melania Trumps attorneys are actively ensuring immediate retractions and apologies by those who spread malicious, defamatory falsehoods. The true account of how the First Lady met President Trump is in her best-selling book, Melania." Last week, The Daily Beast pulled an article detailing allegations by journalist Michael Wolff that Melania Trump was introduced to her husband Donald Trump via a modeling agent connected to Jeffrey Epstein, after a challenge from the first ladys lawyers.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREThe outlet shared an Editors Note in place of the article, declaring, "After this story was published, The Beast received a letter from First Lady Melania Trumps attorney challenging the headline and framing of the article. After reviewing the matter, the Beast has taken down the article and apologizes for any confusion or misunderstanding."

A summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Trump could be happening as soon as next week.Two sources familiar with the negotiations told Fox News that the summit was in the works as early as this coming Monday, with Rome being one destination discussed.ZELENSKYY TELLS PUTIN TO 'BE BRAVE' AND FINALLY AGREE TO TRILATERAL MEETING WITH TRUMPIf the meeting moves forward later in the week Rome may still be a possibility, though other countries are in the mix as well in Europe and elsewhere.TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING AGREED UPON 'IN PRINCIPLE,' KREMLIN AIDE INDICATESThe summit could still ultimately fall apart as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.S. he wont concede any territory in a peace deal with Russia and that only the Ukrainian parliament can do that.A meeting between Putin and Trump would be their first since Trump returned to office this year. It would be a significant milestone in the 3-year-old war, though there's no promise such a meeting would lead to the end of the fighting since Russia and Ukraine remain far apart on their demands.Trump, appearing before reporters later at the White House, didn't answer questions about a potential location for a meeting but when asked about a summit with Putin and Zelenskyy, said "there's a very good prospect that they will" meet.The president declined to predict how close he was to reaching a deal to end the fighting, saying, "I've been disappointed before with this one."The Associated Press contributed to this report.

CBS anchor Nate Burleson said on Thursday that late-night host Stephen Colbert, whose show will end in May, was an "equal opportunist" when it came to making jokes.Burleson's fellow co-hosts Gayle King and Vladimir Duthiers agreed with Burleson as he said, "one thing we love about Colbert, he's an equal opportunist when it comes to cracking jokes."Colbert's monologue on Thursday included a jab at former President Joe Biden, as he imitated the former president volunteering to be an ICE agent in reaction to news that the Trump administration had ended the age cap for ICE agents."I need a job, Jack! Put Joe back in the game, I need a job, Jack. Put me in, coach. Ill kick some a--. Here we go, there you go, take that, take this. Now watch me nay-nay. Jill! Jill, I got a job!" Colbert joked, imitating Biden, taking aim at his age.COLBERT TELLS TRUMP TO 'GO F--- YOURSELF AFTER PRESIDENT TAUNTS HIM OVER SHOW CANCELLATIONColbert, who has helped raise money for Biden, did not ask former Vice President Kamala Harris about the former president's decline while in office during her first interview since her failed bid for the presidency.Colbert remained a supporter of Biden throughout his presidency, though occasionally making fun of the president's age, and has overwhelmingly welcomed liberal lawmakers and media personalities on his show.The liberal late-night host's show is set to end in May, as CBS cited financial reasons for ending the program.Since his show was canceled, Colbert has interviewed Harris, former labor secretary Robert Reich, Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Ill.., Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.COLBERT'S MOST PARTISAN MOMENTS AS 'LATE SHOW' HOST, FROM LEADING BIDEN FUNDRAISER TO DANCING WITH SCHUMERAt least 200 episodes of Colbert's show have featured members of the liberal media.Colbert's monologues have mostly been focused on critiques of President Donald Trump, members of his administration, and other top news stories of the day.He has also criticized his parent company, Paramount, for settling with Trump in a lawsuit that stemmed from a "60 Minutes" interview.Colbert accused the company of accepting a "big fat bribe."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans last month were able to advance President Donald Trumps desire to clawback billions in federal spending, an effort carried to fruition for the first time in nearly three decades by a first-term senator.While the effort to slash funding to NPR, PBS and foreign aid was born in the White House, it was executed thanks in large part to Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.Schmitt, who was first elected to the Senate in 2022, has become an envoy of sorts for Trumps agenda in the upper chamber. He has a strong relationship with the president that dates back to his first campaign, which has developed into a regular invite to join Trump for rounds of golf.'LONG OVERDUE': SENATE REPUBLICANS RAM THROUGH TRUMP'S CLAWBACK PACKAGE WITH CUTS TO FOREIGN AID, NPRHe's launched probes against former President Joe Biden's alleged mental decline, helped smooth over concerns during passage of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" and contends that "intuitively" he understands the president's America First message.And his role in bridging the gap between the White House and the Senate, along with negotiating among his conference to get the $9 billion package across the line, has seen his stock rise immensely within the Senate GOP.But, in an interview with Fox News Digital, he said his entire goal is to just be helpful."I think I approach it with that kind of humility," Schmitt said. "But I also, I want to be successful, and I want the agenda to move forward. I think it's really important. Being on the golf course with President Trump is a great honor, and we have a lot of fun. He's a very good golfer."Schmitt, who previously served as Missouris attorney general before launching a bid for the Senate, regularly clashed with the Biden administration and said that his role of rebuking lockdowns, vaccine mandates, censorship and mass migration informed how he currently views legislating.SENATE TO DEBATE TRUMP'S $9B CLAWBACK BILL AFTER DRAMATIC LATE-NIGHT VOTES"My job was to stand in the gap and fight back, with the hopes that President Trump would return," he said.Trump endorsed Schmitt in 2022, and in return the lawmaker became one of the first senators to back his reelection campaign the following year. That turned into Schmitt becoming a mainstay on the campaign trail, jetting across the country in Trump Force One where "Big Macs and double cheeseburgers and quarter pounders with cheese" flowed.And when Trump won, Schmitt had the opportunity to leave the Senate and join the administration as attorney general, but he opted to stay in the upper chamber.Had he jumped ship, Trumps recissions package may not have been able to pass muster with the Senate GOP, where appropriators raised concerns about the impact that clawing back already agreed-upon spending would have on the government funding process and others raised issues with the funding that was targeted."This wouldn't have happened without Eric Schmitt," Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told Fox News Digital.Britt was part of the same 2022 class of freshman senators as Schmitt, which included other notable Republicans, like Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Vice President J.D. Vance.She said Schmitts leadership on the rescissions package, like listening to lawmakers concerns and negotiations with Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, to take the lead on the package, led to a final product that could actually pass in the diverse Senate GOP.'SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREPARED': GOP SENATORS FIGHT FOR UNIFIED MESSAGE ON TRUMP'S 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL'Indeed, Schmitt agreed to allow as many amendments to the bill as lawmakers wanted and included his own change to the clawback that would save funding for global AIDS and HIV prevention a key change that helped bring more Republicans on board."When Eric speaks, people listen," Britt said. "And he is thoughtful about when he uses his voice, and when he does it most definitely makes an impact."Schmitt, however, is more humble in how he views his part in the process."People can label," Schmitt said. "I don't get too hung up on any of that. Like for me, honestly, I feel fortunate to be in the position that I'm in. There's really not a lot of daylight between the President's agenda and the things that I support."Still, he was hopeful that another recissions package would come, describing it as "a good exercise for us," but noted that the timing for the remaining fiscal year would be tricky given the GOPs continued push to blast through Democrats blockade on nominees and the looming government funding deadline when lawmakers return after Labor Day.But getting the first one done was key to opening the door for more."I think that was also part of what was on the line," he said. "When we were, you know, in the middle of the night, trying to make sure we had the votes, was that we have to prove that we have the ability to do it. And once you do it, there's muscle memory associated with that. There's a cultural shift in how we view things."However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has demanded that Republicans commit to a bipartisan appropriations process and eschew further rescissions packages.Should another come from the White House in the waning days of this fiscal year, it could spell trouble in Congress bid to avert a partial government shutdown by Sept. 30."I really think it would be a bad idea for Republicans to alter our course of action based on what Democrat threats are," Schmitt said. "At the end of the day, they're an obstructionist party without a message, without a messenger."

In April, the Russian Navy completed testing a powerful new warship: a "combat icebreaker." Armed with a 76mm cannon and with room for eight anti-ship cruise missiles, the Ivan Papaninis the worlds first surface warship purpose-built to fight in the frozen waters of the Arctic.Russia knows that the Northern Hemisphere is the worlds next great frontier. Lucrative sea lanes are opening for commercial shipping, and new technologies have unlocked access to the abundant untapped mineral and energy resources lying under the ice. In fact, some estimate that the Arctic holds as much as 22% of the worlds untapped reserves of fossil fuels. Russia, recognizing this, has launched a major military buildup in the Arctic. China, too, is rapidly growing its presence in the region.The United States, however, is lagging behind, leaving our northern flank dangerously exposed.As the great American statesman Henry Clay pointed out long ago: our national security, and our sovereignty, hinges on our economic independence. Should China and Russia manage to dominate the Arctic, its sea lanes, and its natural resources, we would be far less free as a country.TRUMP MOVES GREENLAND MILITARY INSTALLATION UNDER US NORTHERN COMMAND IN ARCTIC POWER SHIFTWe are already dependent on Chinas shipbuilding and critical minerals industries, and the international scramble for the Arctic has opened the door for China to seize control of even more of the worlds mineral resources i.e. minerals we need for everything from weapons systems to advanced technologies to rebuilding our industrial base. Meanwhile, Russia has begun shipping natural gas and oil directly to China and Asia through the newly-opened Northern Sea Route, threatening to undermine demand for our own energy exports.Our adversaries dominate the region. Russia deploys more than 30 diesel-electric icebreakers and seven nuclear-powered icebreakers, in addition to its combat icebreakers. As of 2024, it operates 32 military bases in the region and is rapidly building more. China, which doesnt even have territory in the Arctic, operates five icebreakers.By comparison, the U.S. Coast Guard, our only armed service that uses icebreakers, is still reeling from years of neglect under the Biden administration. It only operates three icebreakers right now; one of them is nearly 50 years old, and construction on the third was only completed earlier this year. While it can patrol the north from its largest base in Alaska, the service still has to rely on a Canadian base to conduct operations in the eastern Arctic.COAST GUARD OVERHAUL TAKES OFF AMID TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONS IMMIGRATION, NARCOTICS CRACKDOWNThankfully, President Trump is turning the tide. Under Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noems leadership, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is overseeing the largest-ever Arctic maritime investment in American history. And the president has proven that this is a top priority: his efforts to expand U.S. presence in the Eastern Arctic region, especially near Greenland, is poof of that.Already, President Trumps Big Beautiful Bill has allocated enough funds for 17 new icebreakers: $4.3 billion for up to three new heavy Polar Security Cutters, $3.5 billion to build new medium Arctic Security Cutters, and $816 million for light and medium icebreaking vessels.And, to close the icebreaker gap even further, the United States signed the ICE Pact with Finland and Canada last year. It creates a shipbuilding consortium between our three nations, allowing us to share expertise, train our domestic workforce, and begin the work to fulfill President Trumps commitment to build a grand total of 40 new icebreakers.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThis is the Coast Guards effort to build a cutting-edge icebreaker fleet that can give American military and commercial vessels continued access to the Arctic region and directly compete with Russia and China. These powerful new ships will cut through the Arctic Sea ice, opening the way for America to dramatically expand its presence in the Northern Hemisphere. Every time one of these cutters launches from an American shipyard, our nation becomes that much more secure. President Trump and Secretary Noem clearly understand why all this is necessary and needed right away. Some of the first trips Secretary Noem made after her appointment were to Alaska, underscoring the importance of the Coast Guard presence there to Americas national security.The Coast Guard Authorization Act has also been passed by both the House and the Senate. Once signed by the president, it will not only expand our historic investment in the Coast Guard but will create a Secretary of the Coast Guard which will report directly to the White House and Congress, bringing the service in lined with its fellow branches of the military and eliminating multiple layers of unnecessary and cumbersome bureaucracy.Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, the Coast Guard will be rebuilt into the finest maritime fighting force in the world. It will help secure our northern flank against our adversaries protecting American sovereignty, security, and economic prosperity for generations to come. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY

Forget Tom Cruise and Top Gun 3. After President Donald Trumps astonishing comments about repositioning Ohio-class nuclear submarines, perhaps Hollywood should remake The Hunt for Red October. The classic 1990 submarine thriller starred former 007 actor Sean Connery as a Russian navy captain trying to prevent nuclear war by defecting to the United States with the Soviet Unions killer nuclear-armed submarine, the Red October.The SSBN Ohio-class Trident ballistic missile submarines or "boomers" carry 20 intercontinental missiles with multiple nuclear warheads apiece. They patrol underwater for weeks at a time without resurfacing. U.S. presidents basically never talk about their tactical locations. Yet last Friday, Trump broke that rule for a good reason: reminding Russia that the deadly Trident submarine fleet assures Russia will never win a nuclear war. "I have ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that," Trump wrote Aug. 1.Trumps move to put the submarines in position is nuclear signaling that goes well beyond Ukraine. The range of the Trident missiles is about 4,000 miles. For maximum deterrence, the submarines patrol in an area where they are in the optimal range to hold Russian targets at risk. On Sunday, just to make sure, Trump announced that the nuclear submarines were "in the region."TRUMP LIFTS VEIL ON US SUBMARINES IN WARNING SHOT TO KREMLIN IN 'CLEVER' REPOSITIONING MOVEHere's why Trumps Armageddon chess move with the Ohio-class submarines should send chills down your spine.Undetectable. Trump was provoked by ex-Russian president Dmitry Medvedevs remarks on the so-called "dead hand" or Perimeter system, where Russian nuclear weapons allegedly launch automatically even if leadership is knocked out. Trident submarines are a guarantee of deterrence because they cannot be targeted. Russian nuclear warheads on intercontinental ballistic missiles could reach the U.S. in approximately 30 minutes. However, the Trident system is the most secure leg of Americas strategic triad because they are "virtually undetectable in the opaque oceans of the world," says Submarine Force Pacific, which operates eight Tridents. That means the nuclear weapons on submarines would survive any Russian (or Chinese) strike. For that reason, the submarines are considered the heart of nuclear deterrence.Multiple warheads. These submarines are enormous. At over 550 feet long, they are nearly two times the length of a football field. Their 18,000-lb. displacement is twice as heavy as a U.S. Navy destroyer and more in line with a World War II aircraft carrier. The Ohio-class has to be big, for they carry 20 Trident II D5 missiles which are themselves 44 feet long. Each missile holds multiple, independently-targeted re-entry vehicles or MIRV for short. Warhead options include 100 kilotons, 400 kilotons and the new low-yield 5 kiloton warhead, deployed in 2020 in case "potential adversaries, like Russia, believe that employment of low-yield nuclear weapons will give them an advantage over the United States and its allies and partners," the Pentagon said at the time.They are survivable. No GPS? No problem. The submarines also navigate by ocean-floor bathymetric maps and the missiles fly with old-school inertial guidance systems. Because the boomers are mobile and well-nigh undetectable at sea, they cannot be targeted. Their mission is to lurk at sea to ensure that no Russian pre-emptive strike can take out all of Americas nuclear arsenal. The ultra-quiet Ohio-class takes advantage of the longer Trident II D5 missile ranges to operate in literally tens of millions of square miles of ocean.Chinas building up their nukes. This week, Chinas taken a "nothing to see here" attitude, but you know they are monitoring Trumps every word. A Chinese navy "Great Wall" submarine for the first time joined Russian naval wargames in the Sea of Japan this week. Chinas nuclear arsenal surpassed 600 nuclear warhead last year on the way to an arsenal of 1500 by 2035, the Pentagon reported.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONEighty years have passed since B-29 bombers of the United States Army Air Forces dropped atomic weapons on Hiroshima on Aug. 6 and Nagasaki on Aug. 9. This generation of Americans is not familiar with nuclear posturing. From Kennedy to Reagan, American presidents relied on nuclear-armed submarines at sea to keep the peace. The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 relaxed the nuclear posture considerably. Then came Putin and his delusions of Russian grandeur at a cost of close to one million casualties in Ukraine.Fortunately, Americas nuclear Triad is built so that Putin knows the submarines will always have the last word. The replacement Columbia-class is already under construction, and a high priority for Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.These boomers truly can go anywhere without a trace. Its the ultimate deterrent, as the Russians perfectly well know.

As an Ohioan, Ive watched with horror as my home state, the heart of the heartland faces a crisis ripped straight from Californias playbook. On July 26, 2025, a mob in downtown Cincinnati brutally attacked four people including Holly, a single mom now suffering from severe brain trauma. Violent crimes like these are a wakeup call to our national conscience."Dont California My State"has become a national warning, but even in Republican strongholds like Ohio, weak local leadership has invited in California-style chaos fostering victim-shaming and mob rule. Its time to reject this betrayal and restore law and order.The viral footage from Cincinnatis Fourth and Elm is chilling as four victims attacked by a mob while 100 bystanders watched, some filming, and only one calling 911. Holly, celebrating a friends birthday stepped in to help someone being assaulted and was knocked unconscious. Her life has changed forever. And instead of leadership, Councilwoman Victoria Parks shamelessly claimed online that the victims "begged for that beat down." This kind of victim-shaming is pulled straight from Californias soft-on-crime script where leaders deflect blame instead of jailing violent offenders. Parks words arent only heartless but represent a complete collapse of moral and civic responsibility.CINCINNATI MAN WHO LOST EYE IN UNSOLVED RANDOM BEATING SAYS CRIME 'OUT OF CONTROL' AFTER BRUTAL VIRAL ASSAULTThe Cincinnati crisis is a direct result of the Democrat-led policy failures that began in 2020. Soft on crime policies emboldened criminals and endangered communities. Cities like Los Angeles, Minneapolis and now Cincinnati are paying the price. And even in Republican-led states like Ohio, Texas and Florida, were not immune when local leaders import this failed ideology.Cincinnatis police force has been gutted by nearly 200 officers due to the "defund the police" movement. Democrat Mayor Aftab Pureval was vacationing in Canada as the attack went viral, issuing a weak response only after immense public pressure and outrage days later. His inaction mirrors Californias Proposition 47, which downgraded retail thefts to misdemeanors and fueled a wave of retail crime. WE NEED THE MORAL COURAGE TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT CINCINNATI RACIAL ATTACKNow Ohio is experiencing the same pattern of complacency from weak budgets, and understaffed police departments to a justice system that coddles criminals. As Republican Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno andRepublican Ohio gubernatorial candidateVivek Ramaswamyrecently warned, Democrat policies are turning our cities into war zones. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONBeyond the leadership failures, the silence of nearly 100 bystanders with only one calling 911 reveals a total breakdown of public trust. Weak leadership has left citizens feeling powerless. In California, lax enforcement normalized shoplifting; in Cincinnati, its normalized mob violence.Mayor Purevals delayed response and Parks shameful victim-blaming send a dangerous message: criminals wont face consequences. Even in a red state like Ohio, local Democrat leaders are importing this "Californication" and abandoning the safety and justice we once took for granted.CINCINNATI MAYOR MISSING DURING VIRAL ASSAULT CRISIS AS GOP SENATOR SLAMS ABSENCE, SETS DEADLINE FOR ACTIONThis isnt just about pointing fingers, it's a call to action. Cities like Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Denver and New York saw homicides decline in 2025 after local lawmakers voted to increase police budgets despite pressure from local activists. Ohio must follow suit by fully funding law enforcement, empowering prosecutors to lock up violent offenders, and rejecting leaders who excuse crime. The six suspects in the Cincinnati attack facing charges of felonious assault and aggravated rioting must face real justice and not leniency. And Parks disgraceful remarks demand accountability; she should either resign or be removed. Any elected official who mocks and shames victims of violent crime has failed the very people they were elected to serve and does not belong in public office.As an attorney and proud Ohioan, Im done with the excuses. Hollys brain trauma is a direct result of failed leadership. We deserve safe streets, where moms can celebrate and businesses dont fear the next mob. Were not California yet but without action, Cincinnatis chaos will become Americas new norm. Hollys story and the silence of 99 bystanders should serve as Americas wake-up call. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM MEHEK COOKE

The mother of a congressional intern killed in a Washington D.C. drive-by delivered a heartbreaking plea on Thursday, condemning the city's crime surge while sharing the pain her family continues to endure."Our lives will never be the same, and my husband says he wished it was him who took the bullets for his son. This is how bad it is," said Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym, whose 21-year-old son Eric was shot multiple times on June 30 and died at a hospital the following day."My husband says he wishes it was him who took the bullets for his son. Thats how bad it is."In a gut-wrenching interview with "Fox & Friends First," Tamara described the moment she heard the news and her world shattered.TRUMP PENS LETTER TO GRIEVING MOTHER OF SLAIN CONGRESSIONAL INTERN: 'HELD IN MY HEART'"You don't expect to find out that your son gets brutally murdered, not with one gunshot wound, but riddled with them. And my son was a good boy, and he didn't deserve this. Nobody does. No innocent victim deserves what we're going through, and there's a lot of us out there," she said tearfully.Eric was in Washington, D.C., serving as an intern for Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan., at the time of the incident.The shooting, which authorities say didn't target Eric, also left a 16-year-old male and an adult female injured.Tamara told Fox News' Carley Shimkus that no suspects have yet been apprehended to her knowledge and that the 16-year-old male was allegedly the target.She called on city officials to stop "coddl[ing]" criminals and adopt tough-on-crime policies that will prioritize the best interests of D.C.'s constituents, visitors and workers.MOM OF CONGRESSIONAL INTERN MURDERED IN DC WARNS PARENTS IT COULD HAPPEN TO THEIR KIDSPresident Donald Trump has threatened to address leadership lapses via a federal takeover of the nation's capital unless something changes.Tamara, reacting to that prospect, said something needs to change for the better."Until this [D.C.] council can get their act together, which maybe it will never happen, I don't know but I believe that it should happen and they should work. And they should not put contingencies on any of this the council. The crime needs to go away. These gangs need to go, and people will just keep getting assaulted and murdered"This is our nation's capital," she continued. "It should be the safest in the country and then everybody else, all the other states, should be following suit on how to make their city safe. It's really scary in America."President Trump also sent a letter to the Tarpinian-Jachym family after the incident. Tamara said the gesture "meant a lot" to her, and that Rep. Estes' office has also been kind in the aftermath of the shooting.Tamara described her son as an "old soul" who was "highly intelligent," "articulate" and "humble."She broke down in tears while describing how much he meant to her and her husband."[Eric] liked to talk to older people. He'd help them. He liked to fish. That was his thing. He loved his father so much. Those two were inseparable. He was my baby. I had him late in life. He was a gift from God, and his brother and sister miss him. They helped raise him. My husband is so distraught. Our lives will never be the same."Fox News' Adam Sabes contributed to this report.

Dean Cain has great respect for ICE agents, so he's decided to become one.During an interview with Fox News Digital, the "Superman" actor explained that his motive to join ICE is the same as when he decided to get involved in law enforcement nearly a decade ago to protect and serve the American people.The "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" star is a deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer and encourages other Americans to get involved if they can.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDS AGE CAP FOR ICE POSITIONS IN MAJOR RECRUITMENT DRIVE"Our ICE agents, who are amazing men and women, are incredible. And they're black, and they are brown and green and yellow and Japanese and whatever. They're a cross-section of Americans," he told Fox News Digital. "They are doing their job, the job that Congress wrote the laws for them to support and uphold, and they're doing the job of deporting people who are here illegally."If you're a legal citizen here in this country, no worries, you're great, but if you're here illegally, you've broken the law to begin with, whatever the circumstances are. You had multiple opportunities to self-deport, and the fact that these men and women who are doing their jobs are getting vilified, I had to stand up with them and for them because I think it takes people standing up to change the culture," Cain said.Cain said he considers Daniel Penny, the former Marine acquitted of negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely on a New York subway in 2023, and Dan Bongino, United States deputy director of the FBI, to be American heroes.He was inspired by their stories and decided to film a recruitment video for ICE since it was looking for agents, and he "supports it."WATCH: 'SUPERMAN' ACTOR DEAN CAIN BECOMES ICE AGENT TO SUPPORT 'VILIFIED' OFFICERS ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAW"I know it's controversial, but I support what they're doing. It's controversial because people look at it emotionally as opposed to what the law is and what we're trying to do here. And then they don't look at it critically and think, you know, What does allowing 20 million people into this country illegally do to voting, to our services, our health support services, our social services? It destroys it," he said."Social Security, Medicaid, it just destroys everything that we have worked for and built in this country for American citizens. As compassionate as we wanna be, we can't take in everybody."WATCH: DEAN CAIN 'PROUD' TO BE AMONG THE 'PATRIOTS' WHO STEPPED UP TO JOIN ICECain will be sworn in as an "honorary ICE Officer" in the coming month, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Securitys spokesperson, said Thursday. It wasnt immediately clear what his duties as an honorary officer would entail.Cain told Fox News Digital he's just happy to be showing his support to the "brave" men and women tackling immigration issues in America.The actor has his own opinions on how he wants to see the immigration system in America evolve."So, first of all, we can expand the number of people who come in. We have a million people who are allowed in every year. We could expand that number and change the criteria," he said.Cain pointed out that America's current immigration system is full of "weird programs," including a lottery, and praised President Donald Trump's $5 million gold card that streamlines American citizenship as a good option for the country.WATCH: DEAN CAIN SHARES WHAT HE WANTS TO SEE CHANGE IN IMMIGRATION POLICY"I think merit is a huge part of it. What do you bring to the United States? How do you make this country better? What are you going to bring? What are you going to do? It's like that $5 million gold card or whatever that is that President Trump put through.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"Those people will contribute to everybody, and that does flow to everybody. When that money is here in the United States and those jobs are here in the United States, that flows to everybody. So, I would like to see that open up, that meritocracy open up, and I would like to see a more streamlined process where it doesn't take someone seven years to come over legally," Cain said.Cain noted that a major point in Trump's presidential campaign was immigration. He ran on deporting illegal immigrants, and Cain is pleased with how his administration has been handling the issue, but he would like to see legislation passed.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"I'm very happy with what's going on in this administration. I'd like to see them fix the immigration situation. That would be great if someone introduced legislation to change our immigration system, to fix it. I would love to see that. I don't see that.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"All I hear is, I see people running away from Congress, getting on a plane so they don't have to vote, screaming at this, screaming at that, but not doing anything. So, I'd like to see some immigration reform take place," Cain said.

Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid allegedWednesday that PresidentDonald Trump wants to deport "Brown people" then use them as the "perfect nearly slave labor."Reid reacted to comments Trump recently made on CNBCs "Squawk Box," in anepisode of her podcast, "The Joy Reid Show.""I would like you to listen to Donald Trump this week talking about the Brown workers that his regime is deporting and detaining," she said.During the recording Reid played, Trump said, "We're taking care of our farmers. We can't let our farmers not have anybody, you know, these are very, these people that, they're, you can't replace them very easily."TRUMP 'WORKING ON' DEPORTATION EXEMPTIONS FOR ILLEGAL FARM AND HOSPITALITY WORKERSTrump also said that most people in cities do not work on farms."You know, people that live in the inner city are not doing that work," he added. "They're just not doing that work. And they've tried. We've tried. Everybody tried. They don't do it. These peopledo it naturally, naturally. I said What happens if they get a bad back?' He said, They don't get a bad back, sir, because if they get a bad back, they die. I said, That's interesting, isn't it?'"He has floated a "temporary pass" that would let farmers and the hospitality industry avoid negative outcomes from ICE enforcement operations.Reid took issue with the presidents comments and said that she believes Trump wants to use these immigrants for manual labor.CRITICS SOUND OFF AGAINST TRUMP'S 'TEMPORARY PASS' FOR MIGRANT FARM, HOSPITALITY WORKERS"Black people are just not doing the work, they're just not in the fields anymore coming into the field doesn't come naturally to them anymore. Okay," Reid said, appearing to mock Trump."So, just to be clear, if you are a MAGA voter who supported Trump in order to see millions and millions of non-white migrants deported, he just told you that the violent militarized masked ICE deportations that he and Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem andTom Homan are staging on camera to entertain and appease you are temporary," she added. "He intends to bring the deportees right on back here soon somehow to get them to want to come back because they make the perfect nearly slave labor. They never complain. They don't get a bad back."White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson responded to Reid's comments to Fox News Digital."Theres a reason Joy Reids show got canceled her takes were too dumb even for MSDNC. President Trump is committed to ensuring American businesses have the legal workforce needed to be successful and that workers receive fair compensation and adequate workforce protections," she said. "llegal employment exposes workers to potential trafficking, exploitation and other dangerous situations. Its Joy Reid and the Democrat Party who are so out of touch they claim they need illegal aliens to do the jobs, for cheap labor, that they dont want to do. The lefts policies support the labor trafficking and exploitation that led to a recent ICE raid at a marijuana facility rescuing 14 children from potential labor exploitation."