Magnesium is said to be a natural remedy for a variety of ailments but is it really necessary to supplement, and if so, how much do you need?Fox News Digital spoke to multiple health experts about the multipurpose mineral, which plays a role in over 300 of the bodys enzyme systems and helps with energy production, muscle and nerve function, and blood pressure regulation.Magnesium may help lower the risk of certain diseases and could help to improve sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, and prevent nighttime muscle cramps, sources said.COMMON SUPPLEMENTS AND MEDICATIONS COULD CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE, STUDIES SHOWThe nutrient "supports a stable heartbeat and prevents arrhythmias, works with calcium and vitamin D to keep bones strong, and aids insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism," Dr. Heather Viola, a primary care physician with Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, told Fox News Digital.Magnesium can also help with constipation relief, migraine prevention and PMS symptoms, according to Eleana Quattrocchi, a pharmacist and associate professor of pharmacy practice at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York.Many Americans do not get enough magnesium in their diet, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements."Habitually low intakes of magnesium induce changes in biochemical pathways that can increase the risk of illness over time," the NIH website states.Studies have shown that up to 15% of people in the U.S. could experience magnesium deficiency.COMMON DAILY VITAMIN COULD SLOW BIOLOGICAL AGING, MAJOR STUDY SUGGESTSLack of magnesium can raise the risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, migraine headaches and osteoporosis.Potential symptoms include insomnia, muscle cramps, constipation, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, numbness, tingling, personality changes and heart arrhythmias, experts say.In severe cases, hypocalcemia (low calcium levels) or hypokalemia (low potassium levels) might occur, according to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.Blood tests can help detect low levels, but Viola cautioned that those tests "aren't perfect" because most magnesium is inside cells, not in serum.Certain medical conditions, alcoholism, some medications and a diet lacking in the mineral may contribute to magnesium deficiency."People with gastrointestinal disease, such as Celiac disease or Crohns disease, or those who have had a gastric bypass may develop magnesium deficiency," Sue-Ellen Anderson-Haynes, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and a registered dietitian who owns 360Girls&Women in Massachusetts, told Fox News Digital.The recommended daily dietary intake of magnesium is 310 to 320 mg per day for adult women and 400 to 420 mg per day for adult men."The majority of magnesium is found in plants liked nuts, seeds and beans," Anderson-Haynes told Fox News Digital. "For reference, 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of pumpkin seeds provides 156 mg of magnesium and 1 ounce of chia seeds is 111 mg (26% DV) of magnesium."COMMON HOUSEHOLD SPICE MAY INTERFERE WITH MEDICINES, STUDY SUGGESTSSome specific sources of magnesium include peanut butter, bananas, avocado, nuts (almonds), black beans, leafy greens (like spinach and kale), whole grains, yogurt and dark chocolate.While dietary sources are the best way to meet daily magnesium requirements, supplements are recommended in certain cases, health experts told Fox News Digital."A supplement should be taken when a known deficiency or a health condition is present with excessive magnesium losses, like alcoholism," Samantha Dieras, a registered dietitian and director for ambulatory nutrition services at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, told Fox News Digital.Physicians may recommend supplements for magnesium-deficient patients or for individuals who are taking certain medications, such as diuretics or Proton pump inhibitors that can deplete magnesium, Viola noted.It is possible to ingest too much supplementation."You can get too much magnesium, but mainly from supplements, not food," Viola said. "Its very safe from food, as kidneys eliminate the excess."Over-supplementing can cause diarrhea, nausea and lethargy, according to the expert.Magnesium supplements come in different forms for various purposes, which are absorbed in different ways.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTEROne of the most popular forms is magnesium citrate, which is typically taken orally to raise levels in the body and alleviate constipation, according to Healthline.Magnesium chloride is another good choice for correcting deficiencies, and also alleviates heartburn and constipation.For those who cant tolerate other forms, magnesium lactate and magnesium malate may be gentler on the digestive system, Healthline noted.Magnesium taurate is known to have potential benefits of regulating high blood sugar and high blood pressure, while magnesium L-threonate could potentially help support brain health."The magnesium salts used for a calming effect are glycinate and taurate," Quattrocchi told Fox News Digital.Magnesium glycinate has also been shown to improve sleep, reduce mental health issues and treat inflammatory conditions, according to Healthline.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthIndividuals should speak with their physician before starting magnesium supplements, as it may interfere with some medications and medical conditions.

CHICAGO - The journalists behind the bombshell book about Joe Biden's cognitive decline continue to face tough questions about the media's failure to report on it sooner.Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, the co-authors of "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," appeared in Chicago as part of their book tour and were confronted with an audience question submitted by Fox News Digital about the reckoning the media has been facing in recent weeks and months regarding their role in the Biden scandal."I mean, it was a failing of the press," Thompson responded Thursday. "'I'd say, on the most basic level, if the press was completely on this story, then the debate would not have been such a shock."BIDEN BOOK AUTHOR REVEALS HOW WHITE HOUSE STAFF TRULY FELT ABOUT KARINE JEAN-PIERRE AS PRESS SECRETARYThe Axios reporter insisted newsrooms aren't a "monolith" and dismissed the notion that there was any coordination between news outlets in covering up for Biden, jokingly telling the Windy City crowd "they can't even plan a happy hour.""There are a lot of really great reporters and there are a lot of great reporters in the Biden White House," Thompson said. "And it does frustrate me a bit when there's this broad brush painted by, in my opinion, some bad-faith right-wing people trying to be like, They were all in the tank. That being said, I do think there were a few things going on that allowed some reporters to miss this. One is, I do think some people let their own personal ideological leanings affect how they reported.""The other thing I will say about the D.C. sort of circuit beyond reporters D.C. is a liberal town. It didn't always use to be, but it is now. And if you are an aggressive, tough, fair reporter on Donald Trump, you get snaps all around town. If you are invited to every single garden party You don't get as many yes snaps when you're covering Obama or when you're covering Biden," he continued, adding that the "social incentives" change between covering the Trump administration and covering the Biden administration.CNN'S TAPPER RIPS MEDIA SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUR, WSJ ON BIDEN DECLINE WITHOUT MENTIONING OWN NETWORK"It's a complicated question," Tapper chimed in. "Yes. I wish I had been more aggressive about it, but I will say when we started writing this book after Election Day 2024, we did not know what we were gonna get or how many people were gonna talk to us We talked to more than 200 people. And we were surprised at what we learned. Like we did not know that some of this dated back to 2015 after the tragic loss of his son Beau.""And so the idea is that this was all just sitting there waiting for the reporting, I wish it was so, it is not true," Tapper said.While the CNN anchor conceded that "right-wing media" was right in calling out Biden's cognitive decline before the rest of the legacy media, he swiped that sharing viral videos of Biden over the years isn't "investigative journalism.""If any of those outlets actually published any investigative journalism that had cabinet secretaries as we do, or senior White House staffers as we do, etc., saying these things as opposed to just pointing and laughing at him, then maybe I would be more receptive to the argument from them, Oh, we all knew this as we reported it at the time," Tapper said.SHIELDING BIDEN: JOURNALISTS SHED LIGHT ON THE MEDIA'S COVER-UP OF A WEAKENED PRESIDENTWhen asked what their takeaways from their reporting and the entire Biden saga were, Thompson called out journalists who rely on a "moral calculus" when determining whether to cover a major political story."If reporters are doing a moral calculus, or they start doing some weird calculus where If I report this, would it help Trump and that's gonna be bad or good,' that is an endless path that I don't think reporters should be trying to do," Thompson said. "The job and the reporting is, is this true? Can we report it? And it's really up to the country to decide what to do with that reporting. I think sometimes reporters get caught up in thinking about the externalities and the consequences of putting this out into the world."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"There are always going to be bad-faith people and bad-faith politicians that are gonna take the reporting and skew it and use it for their own partisan purposes. But if you start thinking that way in saying like, 'Oh, I don't want to report something that's true because bad-faith people are gonna take advantage of it,' I think you just end up in this, like, bad cul-de-sac," he continued.

Many Americans were probably surprised when they learned that two Chinese citizens, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, had beenchargedwith trying to smuggle a fungus described as a "potential agroterrorism weapon" into the U.S. But they shouldnt have been.When the Cold War with the Soviet Union ended, many in the U.S. convinced themselves that China wasnt a threat that Beijing was moving toward democracy, open markets and liberalism. Nonsense. In fact, China clearly aims to replace us as the worlds major economy and military power.They trade with us on unfair terms and manipulate their currency, causing huge trade deficits for the U.S. They steal or force us to surrender technology, either surreptitiously or through coercive partnership agreements with American companies that are too focused on short-term profit.Across the world, China undermines our diplomatic power through economic means, building infrastructure on apparently generous terms but with strings attached.PRESIDENT TRUMPS VISA POLICY THWARTS CHINAS SPY NETWORK ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND IN CONGRESSIts no secret that China spies on us. We surely spy on them too, but they have a huge advantage in their massive resident or visiting diaspora in the Western countries, for which we have no counterpart.There are currently around 280,000 Chinese students in the U.S., but fewer than 1,000 American students in China. Americans number around 100,000 in China, while China is the third-largest immigrant group in the U.S. at over 2.4 million.Chinas 2017 National Intelligence Law demands that "all organizations and citizens shall support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence efforts." China has a huge diaspora population in Western countries, from students to permanent residents, that it can target to bribe or bully into acts of espionage. Like the Cubans and Russians, they have alsobribedAmericans with no ethnic ties to their country to spy for them.In March 2024, a Chinese illegal alien wandered onto a Marine Corps base at Twentynine Palms, California. He was caught, but he still scoped out thesecurity at our biggest Marine base. The Wall Street Journalcounted100 such "innocent" incidents of Chinese, here legally and illegally, wandering onto or photographing sensitive U.S. government sites in recent years.TRUMP MUST STAY STRONG, US RELIANCE ON CHINESE MINERALS AND DRUGS PUTS AMERICANS AT RISKA hot war with China in the next decade is not an impossible scenario. They are preparing for it, while our military is lagging in recruitment, equipment and technology. If conflict does break out, we would have our hands full in the theater of conflict given Chinas rapid expansion in naval and air power. To assist their kinetic effort in the field, what might China do inside the United States?It would only take a tiny percentage of the Chinese here to cause serious damage. In addition to permanent residents, students and visitors, when last I saw numbers on this, there were over 25,000 Chinese nationals with criminal convictions that China refused to let us return to them.In Fiscal Year 2024, 78,701 Chinese nationals entered the U.S. illegally at or between ports of entry. So far this fiscal year, more than 22,000 Chinese nationals have entered illegally.In March 2024, IwatchedDHS-chartered buses dropping off aliens at a San Diego bus stop. Though I saw GPS tracking anklets worn by Eastern Europeans and Central Asians, I saw none on the Chinese. Unless they are caught committing a crime in the meantime, nearly all of them will roam free until their immigration cases are concluded, many years into the future.CHINA THREATENS OUR FARMERS AND FOOD SUPPLY. STATES NEED TO STEP UPWith potential assets nationwide, China could target our critical infrastructure, including water, electricity and the internet. They could also deploy engineered pathogens against humans that might wreak worse damage than COVID-19, which we nowacceptmost likely "escaped" from a Chinese laboratory that was funded and controlled by their military and government.Furthermore, they could attempt to destroy crops across our agricultural heartland, using a bioweapon like the fungus Jian and Liu were carrying, which causes "head blight," a disease of cereal crops.We need to take this threat seriously. For a generation, vetting of Chinese students, businesses, products, cultural exchanges and every other interaction with the United States has been too lax and overly trusting.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONChinese were the top foreign buyers of U.S. commercial real estate in 2020, and in 2021, Chinese ownersheld384,000 acres in the U.S. They often use shell companies to obscure the owners Chinese origin. Chinese individuals and entities have also purchased or attempted to buy land close to U.S.military installationsin several states.Yet the Biden administration dialed down or canceled Justice Department efforts "aimed at protecting American technology from China," Reutersreportedin 2021. At the same time, the Biden administration "drastically simplified the vetting process for Chinese illegal immigrants," according to ahearingbefore the House Homeland Security Committee in 2024.During the Cold War, we never let Russia buy up massive tracts of land, control vital industries and dominate raw material supply chains, nor gave its citizens open access to our schools and markets. Why do we let China?Customs and Border Protection inspectors did fine work catching the hidden fungus-needle in a haystack. We need a capable, motivated and fully funded Department of Homeland Security. And over at the State Department, while there is certainly room for cuts and re-organization, Secretary Marco Rubio would be wise to retain theexperienced expertswho work to limit Chinese access to our sensitive technology, protect American intellectual property, and properlyvettheir visiting students and researchers.It's past time to address this threat.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM SIMON ATKINSON

Willie Robertson found a new way to occupy his time now that he is "officially semi-retired" as CEO of the Duck Commander hunting company.On the second episode of the Robertson family's new adventure, "Duck Dynasty: The Revival," Willie used his free time to watch all seven of his grandchildren without any additional help.In the episode, Willie's wife, Korie Robertson, was skeptical of her husband's ability to watch all of their grandkids alone, so she recruited her mother to set up shop outside their house in case Willie needed a hand."Now that Willie is fully 'semi-retired,' he lost his mind thinking he's going to take care of all the grandkids at one time," Korie said. Willie replied, "You know my philosophy. 'Go big, or go home.' So, I'll take all of 'em."DUCK DYNASTY RETURNS WITH WILLIE ROBERTSON HUNTING FOR A SUCCESSORWillie also shared that his grandkids call him "Dubbs," which is short for "W." They call their grandmother "KK" or "K-Mama."While Willie was busy entertaining, Korie paid a visit to "Duck Dynasty" OG Silas Merritt "Si" Robertson. Si told Korie that he had seen Bigfoot and pitched hunting him as a new documentary for the family.Si shared that Bigfoot has a distinctive odor and suggested the group get a "smell radar" to be able to track him down.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThe A&E show aired its first episode on June 1, showing Willie, Korie and their children and grandchildren transitioning into the new "Duck Dynasty" chapter.Willie is currently the CEO of the Duck Commander hunting company, which Phil Robertson founded in 1972 and was a vital part of the original "Duck Dynasty" series. The television show premiered 40 years later, in 2012, and ended in 2017.DUCK DYNASTY STAR PHIL ROBERTSON DEAD AT 79: LEGACY OF LOVE FOR GODThe new series debuted shortly after the family announced Phil's death.On May 25, Korie took to social media to share Phil's passing after months of health concerns."We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord. He reminded us often of the words of Paul, you do not grieve like those who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him,'" her post began.She added that the family will have a private service but will share details "about a public celebration of his life."WATCH DUCK FAMILY TREASURE ONLINE | STREAM FOX NATION"Thank you for the love and prayers of so many whose lives have been impacted by his life saved by grace, his bold faith, and by his desire to tell everyone who would listen the Good News of Jesus," she added. "We are grateful for his life on earth and will continue the legacy of love for God and love for others until we see him again."Phil had been dealing with severe health problems leading up to his death. During a December episode of "Unashamed with the Robertson Family," Robertson's diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease was announced.Willie later spoke with Fox News Digital, saying that Phil was "battling a lot of different things right now."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"He's got a blood disorder, and then he's got the mental issues that could be early [on-set] Alzheimer's and probably some ministrokes because of his blood," Willie explained. "And so, it could be some stroke stuff happening, that has happened. So, we're still checking on all that.""But then he also has a back issue. He's fractured his back and that's where the pains at. So, he's kind of battling many different things at the same time."Phil's wife, Miss Kay Robertson, the beloved matriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" clan, is facing a difficult chapter marked by grief and declining health after the loss of her husband."Kay is not in the best of health," Willie told USA Today Network. "Were trying to help her out as much as we can."The 77-year-old was noticeably absent from the "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" premiere party on June 1, hosted in Monroe, Louisiana."Some of it is, she is just depressed," Willie remarked. "She lost her partner of 60 years."Her son continued to share that Kay made appearances in early episodes of the "Duck Dynasty" reboot. However, her declining health prevented her from filming and being featured in later episodes.Kay's health issues first came to light in April, when her son Jase Robertson shared on the podcast "Unashamed with the Robertson Family" that she had suffered a fall and developed an infection that required hospitalization.Jase said, "We were kind of dealing with the fact that maybe this is it.""Duck Dynasty: The Revival" airs Sundays on A&E network at 9/8c.Fox News Digital's Stephanie Giang-Pung contributed to this report.

Before ABC News correspondent Terry Moran was suspended for a now-deleted social media post attacking President Donald Trump and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, he had a lengthy history of slamming the president on air."Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He's a world-class hater," Moran wrote in a now-deleted X post on Sunday. "You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate.""Trump is a world-class hater. But his hatred only [sic] a means to an end, and that end his[sic] his own glorification. That's his spiritual nourishment," Moran continued.This was only the latest example of Moran blasting Trump since his first term in 2017.TRUMP'S INTERVIEW ON ABC TURNS FIERY WHEN DISCUSSING APPROACH TO TARIFFS, DEPORTATIONSMore recently, Moran garnered attention from his fiery interview in April with Trump to mark his first 100 days in office. Moran repeatedly argued and pushed back on the president on several topics, including Trumps tariffs and immigration.This led to Trump calling out Moran in the middle of the interview."Theyre giving you the big break of a lifetime," Trump told Moran. "Youre doing the interview, I picked you because, frankly, I never heard of you, but thats okay. I picked you, Terry, but youre not being very nice."In 2021, Moran went as far as to refer to Trump as a "Fhrer" in the Republican Party."[Trump] has the Republican Party as a personalized power like we haven't seen," he said. "Its a caudillo, its a Caesar, its a Fhrer. We dont see that in this country. We do now."Moran also invoked Nazi-adjacent comparisons when describing Trump after his first inaugural speech in January 2017."[I]t carries with it overtones from the 1930s when an anti-Semitic movement saying, We don't want to get involved in Europe's war. It's the Jews' fault in Germany! Charles Lindbergh led them. It is a term, as he defined it his way, but the words carry ugly echoes in our history," Moran said.In 2018, Moran appeared to joke about the idea of Trumps funeral during coverage of former President George H.W. Bushs funeral proceedings.ABC'S TERRY MORAN SAYS TRUMP 'WEAPONIZED' WUHAN LAB-LEAK THEORY, MAKING SUBJECT OF COVID ORIGINS 'RADIOACTIVE'"First, hes going to choreograph it. So, there might be more trumpets and fanfare... It will be the best presidential funeral ever. No one will ever have seen anything like that funeral," Moran said.In a statement to Fox News Digital on Sunday, an ABC spokesperson said, "ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others. The [X] post does not reflect the views of ABC News and violated our standards as a result, Terry Moran has been suspended pending further evaluation."ABC News itself came under fire for alleged political bias last August after Dana Walden, a senior Disney executive whose portfolio includes ABC News, was scrutinized by the New York Times for her decades-long friendship with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. The report came just one month before Harris first and only debate with Trump in September.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Despite joking that it takes "lots of women, drugs and wine" to keep up with his busy performing schedule now that hes 80 years old, Rod Stewart has traded many of his rock n roll vices for healthier habits.The "Maggie May" singer told AARP about how he stays fit entering his ninth decade: "Lots of women, drugs and wine. No, I keep myself very fit," he said. "I played soccer all my life dont so much anymore, because I had a knee replacement. And Ive always had a trainer same guy for 38 years."Stewart, who turned 80 in January, explained he has an indoor pool, "massive" gym and golf course at his disposal."We do a lot of underwater training, where the trainer throws a brick into the pool and I have to dive in, push the brick to the end of the pool, and come up," Stewart said.ROD STEWART HAS NO DESIRE TO RETIRE DESPITE ANNOUNCING FAREWELL TOURHe added that Frank Sinatra who thought he always had a sore throat because of his gravelly voice told him: "Rod, the secret to being a great singer is having powerful lungs. Do lots of underwater swimming, where you hold your breath."Aside from swimming, Stewart is also taking a page from Usain Bolt and doing 100-meter sprints on his private track."I got it down to 19 seconds by learning how to push off," the "Do Ya Think Im Sexy" singer told AARP, the Magazine, where he appears on the cover of their June/July issue. "Im going to try and do 17 seconds, which I think is a world record for an 80-year-old."In 2023, Stewart told People magazine that his underwater workouts had been designed for the British Special Air Service (SAS).JANE SEYMOUR'S KEY TO STAYING FIT AT 74 WITHOUT STRICT DIET"You have a big rubber brick, and you've got to swim the length of the pool and push it the length of the pool, on the bottom of the pool," he told the magazine at the time. "It's really wonderful. Well, sometimes it's not wonderful because I don't want to do it, but I'd say it's fun."He added that in between shows, he makes sure he works out at least four days a week, which can include running, swimming or soccer.He told AARP: "Speaking of touring, one thing Id like to clear up. Critics say, Rod was great, but he had to take a rest. Drives me mad! When I do concerts, I change costumes, mainly because I like to show off, but also because I sweat a lot. Im not resting."He pointed out that Taylor Swift goes offstage around a dozen times per show, "but they dont say that about her because shes young."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERTo prepare for shows these days, Stewart said voice rest is important."If you feel your voice getting husky, dont talk for eight hours, and the response is amazing," he said. "I drink tons and tons of water. And on tour, dont go to restaurants where you have to shout."He said he gets to the venue two hours before a show and his trainer gives him a massage."Then Ill do my vocal warm-up, which takes half an hour, and ride a stationary bike to pump my legs up," he added. "I do like to have a drink before I go on, I admit that. One rum and Coke. Cant remember the last time I got drunk. And the drugs are long gone."The "Forever Young" singer was, however, forced to cancel several concerts last week.On Saturday, Stewart canceled his next six performances due to an ongoing battle with the flu."So sorry, my friends. I'm devastated and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to my fans," he wrote on his social media.He additionally announced the cancellation of two other concerts at his Las Vegas residency while he was on the mend.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"I'm awfully sorry to have to cancel my show June 5th at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace," Stewart wrote on his Instagram on Wednesday. "My doctor ordered a bit more rest while I recover from the flu. Thanks for your love and understanding."He also previously canceled a performance at the residency, hours before he was set to take the stage, telling fans: "I am sorry to inform you that I'm not feeling well and my show tonight at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is being rescheduled to June 10. Your tickets will be valid for the new date."Stewart revealed late last year he was taking a step back from the stage."This will be the end of large-scale world tours for me, but I have no desire to retire," he said in a statement on social media. "I love what I do, and I do what I love."He added, "Im fit, have a full head of hair, and can run 100 meters in 18 seconds at the jolly old age of 79."His residency will continue in Las Vegas until the beginning of October.Last month, he also appeared at the American Music Awards, where he received a Lifetime Achievement Award, which he said he was "honored" to receive.Stewart also celebrated his 80th birthday in style this year.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"We hired a massive yacht," he told AARP. "Cost me an absolute fortune. I dont mind youre only 80 once. Ive got eight kids and five grandchildren, plus various boyfriends and husbands, so there were 15 of us. We had three chefs. The boat was so big that I didnt even see some of it. We dressed up every night, with a different theme. One night, they all dressed up as Rod Stewart and didnt tell me. My dear wife brought wigs for everybody and some of my old outfits. It was a wonderful time."

Conservative activists warned about the threat to free speech in Europe after they were arrested in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday for holding signs opposing transgender medical treatments for children.Chris Elston, better known as "Billboard Chris," and Alliance Defending Freedom International senior legal communications officer Lois McLatchie Miller spoke to Fox News Digital after they were released, hours after being harassed by a crowd and taken into police custody.Elston, well known for wearing billboards decrying transgender medical care for children out in public, stood out in the streets of the Belgian capital alongside McLatchie Miller. Both wore billboards with the messages, "Children are never born in the wrong body" and "Children cannot consent to puberty blockers."Elston travels the world to spread his message, which he says mostly receives positive feedback. But in Brussels, it was mostly opposition.POLICE ARREST BILLBOARD CHRIS, CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST IN EU CAPITAL FOR DENOUNCING CHILD TRANSGENDER TREATMENTS"It was pretty much non-stop abuse and harassment," Elston told Fox News Digital. "It quickly became apparent that this is probably the most woke city I have been to in my five years of campaigning, and nothing else comes close.""We had a man throw a glass bottle at us. It landed behind me, but right in front of a five-year-old girl who was walking with her dad, smashed on the ground. People were telling me I needed to get out of there because Antifa was going to come, and no matter where we walked in the city, we were getting a lot of grief," he added.After one man continually harassed McLatchie Miller, the pair called the police for protection. Instead, they were told if they didn't remove their signs, they would be arrested. They were then detained, strip-searched and had their signs confiscated, before they were released three hours later with no formal charge, Elston said."They put us in handcuffs and everything, but they just let us go, and it seems they just wanted to get rid of us instead of dealing with the angry, unruly mob," he added.The activists were in Brussels this week to share their message and discuss policy issues with members of the European Parliament.FREE SPEECH ADVOCATES PRAISE TRUMP ADMIN FOR SPEAKING OUT ON GLOBAL CENSORSHIPMcLatchie Miller, who works for the faith-based legal organization, Alliance Defending Freedom International, said it was surprising to find herself detained, when she is usually fighting for ADF clients whose speech has been silenced by local authorities."I don't think we were quite prepared to expect this level of hostility here in Brussels, but hopefully it exposes some things that need to be exposed about the need to protect freedom of expression in Europe," she told Fox News Digital.Vice President JD Vance recently sounded the alarm about free speech being under threat in Europe.In a speech in Munich in February, he raised the case of a British army veteran who was arrested and charged for silently praying in an abortion buffer zone to warn that Europe appeared to be retreating from some of its fundamental values it shares with the U.S. and adopting "Soviet-era" censorship.McLatchie Miller said her arrest "really represents the free speech crisis that Europe is facing right now."VANCE IS RIGHT ABOUT FREE SPEECH. THATS WHAT MAKES EU AND US LEFTISTS SO MAD"Vance pointed this out in his Munich speech just a few months ago, and many people in Europe laughed at him and said that this wasn't true," she continued. "But case after case, time after time, we're seeing this assault on free speech unfold.""As Chris and I were just there sharing a very peaceful message, a very important message, that no child has ever been born in the wrong body, and they do not need drugs and scalpels to fix themselves, they need love and affirmation. It's an opinion that's shared by many people across Europe, and yet the authorities came and shut down that conversation in the streets of this capital city, this heart of the European Union.""If free speech is not accessible here in Europe's alleged home of democracy, then it's not accessible anywhere, and it really does raise an alarm bell," she said.Brussels police did not immediately return a request for comment.Their arrest comes at a time when Elston believes there is a growing movement across the globe of those questioning or criticizing transitioning children."We're making tremendous progress all across the globe," he said.He cited European countries like Finland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom which now discourage giving puberty blockers to children experiencing gender dysphoria."The truth is spreading," he added.Elston said he speaks to people on both sides of the aisle who share his concerns about transitioning children, and he believes it was one major issue that swung voters away from the Democratic Party in the 2024 election."This was the number one issue in the U.S. election that caused swing voters to vote for President Donald Trump," he argued. "It wasn't the economy, it wasn't immigration, it was transgender insanity. And even in these Democrat states, a lot of those voters are sick and tired of this."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News' Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump and his administration are expected to have a whirlwind 21st week back in the White House, including holding high-stakes trade talks with China in London on Monday and continuing efforts to quell wild riots in California targeting federal immigration officials.Trump announced on Truth Social on Friday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer will head to London on Monday to continue trade talks with China after both nations installed tit-for-tat duty taxes on one another.DONALD TRUMP DETAILS 'MOST EXCITING PART' OF CHINA TRADE AGREEMENT"I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference to the Trade Deal. The meeting should go very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump posted.The planned meeting comes after Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday to discuss trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing."I just concluded a very good phone call with President Xi, of China, discussing some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal," Trump said Thursday in a Truth Social post. "The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries."TRUMP ANNOUNCES CHINA WILL RESTART RARE EARTH MINERAL SHIPMENTS TO US AFTER PRODUCTIVE CALLTrump said the conversation focused "almost entirely" on trade and that Xi invited the U.S. president and first lady Melania Trump to visit China. Likewise, Trump reciprocated and invited Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to visit the U.S.The Trump administration leveled tariffs as high as 145% on Chinese goods following the president's reciprocal tariff plans in April, when China retaliated against the U.S. with tariffs of its own. China and the U.S. reached a preliminary trade agreement last month, which Trump said China violated in a Truth Social post at the end of May. Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning people from 12 foreign nations from traveling to the U.S., and imposing travel restrictions on seven other nations, as part of a crackdown on "dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm," according to the White House.The travel ban takes effect on Monday.The ban will completely bar travelers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.CRITICS HAVE MELTDOWN AND ACCUSE TRUMP OF IMPOSING RENEWED 'MUSLIM BAN' THROUGH 'DISGUSTING' TRAVEL ORDERSeven other countries face partial travel restrictions, including Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela."The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas," Trump said in a video posted Wednesday on social media. "We don't want them.""In the 21st century, weve seen one terror attack after another carried out by foreign visa overstayers from dangerous places all over the world," he added. "Thanks to Bidens open-door policies, today there are millions and millions of these illegals who should not be in our country."TRUMP TRAVEL BAN 2.0 IS BUILT TO SURVIVE COURT CHALLENGES, EXPERTS SAYOfficials charged Mohamed Sabry Soliman last Monday with a hate crime, attempted first-degree murder, crimes against at-risk adults/elderly and other charges after he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel group, Run for Their Lives, in a Boulder park last Sunday. The Egyptian national was living in the U.S. illegally after entering on a work visa two years ago that has since expired, according to federal officials.Trump's travel restriction announcement sparked widespread backlash among Democrat lawmakers and critics on social media, who slammed Trump for allegedly promoting Islamophobia.Riots broke out in Los Angeles over the weekend as federal immigration officials converged on the left-wing city to carry out immigration raids as part of Trump's campaign promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants who flooded into the nation under the Biden administration.Violent protesters took to the streets and were seen throwing rocks and other materials at federal law enforcement officials, as well as setting cars on fire and looting local stores, in protest of the raids.NEWSOM'S OFFICE COMPARES LA RIOTS AGAINST FEDERAL AGENTS TO SPORTS CELEBRATIONSTrump sent 2,000 National Guard soldiers to L.A. early Sunday to help restore order as immigration protests turned into riots, queuing up a week that will likely include fireworks from Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has repeatedly defended illegal immigrants amid the raids."Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest," Trump posted to Truth Social early Sunday morning. "We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to to handle the task. These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED. Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!"Newsom on Friday described the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles as "chaotic and reckless.""Continued chaotic federal sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota are as reckless as they are cruel. Donald Trumps chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and undermining the workers and industries that power Americas economy," Newsom's statement read.The press office doubled down in support of shielding illegal immigrants from deportation in a response X post to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday."In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California," Leavitt posted to X. "These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States. In the wake of this violence, Californias feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens."Newsom's office responded, "These are anything but basic. Your indiscriminate sweeps are terrifying entire communities and detaining hardworking, tax-paying Californians. Its cruel escalation and must end."When asked about the riots and a handful of California Republicans pinning blame for the violence on Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for supporting illegal immigrants amid the raids, Newsom's office compared the riots to sports celebrations.CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SLAM NEWSOM, BASS FOR LETTING LA BURN WITH RIOTS AMID TRUMP IMMIGRATION BLITZ"LA riots? Have these geniuses ever seen what happens when the Eagles win a playoff game?" Izzy Gardon, Newsom's communications director, told Fox News Digital, referring to how Philadelphia Eagles fans notoriously party after big-game wins.Tech billionaire Elon Musk wrapped up his tenure as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency late last month and then publicly attacked a sweeping piece of legislation promoted by Trump to fund his second administration's agenda, sparking a fiery fight between the former allies that is expected to carry into this week."Im sorry, but I just cant stand it anymore," Musk posted to X on Tuesday. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."'KILL BILL': ELON MUSK'S CONSERVATIVE EVOLUTION PUTS HIM AT ODDS WITH TRUMP ON KEY LEGISLATIONFiscal conservatives in Congress have spoken out against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as one that will increase the U.S. national debt by trillions, including Senate Republicans threatening to withhold support for the legislation after its passage in the House last month. Trump has defended the legislation as a bill that would lower taxes for Americans across the tax brackets while also tightening border security and allowing independent energy resources in the U.S. to prosper.Musk continued slamming the legislation throughout the week, including urging lawmakers to "kill the bill" on Wednesday.On Thursday, Trump directly addressed Musk's comments, saying in an Oval Office meeting with the chancellor of Germany that he was "disappointed" by Musk's attacks on the legislation and said he was unsure how their friendly relationship would fare through the criticisms. Trump added that Musk's disapproval of the bill was allegedly tied to its cuts to electrical vehicle mandates. Musk is the CEO of electric vehicle company Tesla."I'm very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it," Trump said Thursday. "All of a sudden, he had a problem. And he only developed the problem when he found out that we're going to have to cut the EV mandate.""Elon and I had a great relationship. I dont know if we will anymore," Trump added.The pair later launched attacks on one another on social media."Elon was wearing thin, I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!" Trump posted to X on Thursday.ELON MUSK 'DISAPPOINTED' BY TRUMP'S SPENDING BILL, SAYS IT UNDERMINES WHAT DOGE IS DOING"Such an obvious lie. So sad," Musk responded on X.Later Thursday, Musk posted a now-deleted message reading: "@RealDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files," Musk wrote on X. "That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!"Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he assumes his relationship with Musk is over, while warning that Musk would "pay the consequences" if he launches campaign initiatives backing Democrats ahead of the midterms next year.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"I'm too busy doing other things," Trump told NBC News on Saturday when asked about his relationship with Musk. "You know, I won an election in a landslide. I gave him a lot of breaks long before this happened. I gave him breaks in my first administration and saved his life in my first administration. I have no intention of speaking to him."Fox News Digital's Diana Stancy contributed to this report.

Former CNN host Don Lemon agreed with comedian Kathy Griffin on his show Tuesday that "something was off" with the 2024 election and that it might have been rigged by Republicans.At the end of "The Don Lemon Show" episode, Griffin brought up the idea as her "tin foil hat moment," acknowledging that she may upset a few "lefties" over the idea."Im Kathy Griffin and I do not think Trump won in a free and fair election," Griffin said. "I believe there was tampering. I dont know. I dont know if it was the Elon [Musk] connection. I dont know if it was just a few good old boys in the South who didnt do, you know, I mean what they accuse us of."KATHY GRIFFIN ACCUSES STEPHEN COLBERT OF 'BULLS-- AMBUSH' OVER INFAMOUS TRUMP SEVERED HEAD PHOTOGriffin insisted that her gut was telling her something happened with the election. While Lemon did not himself say the 2024 election won by President Donald Trump was rigged, he admitted that he didnt disagree with Griffin."Youre not far off," Lemon said. "I mean I wont say that I disagree with you But Im an evidence person. Id like to see the evidence. I think something was off, and especially when someone said, oh, weve got this. And, you know, how do you know that? How do we know weve got this? How do you know, or I dont need your vote or anything like that. Its a little bit odd.""Right. This will be the last election. We wont have any elections after this," Griffin said."Vote for me, and you wont have to vote again anymore. And also, you know, as you said, every accusation is a confession," Lemon said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREGriffin has faced backlash since 2017 over her infamous "beheaded Trump" photo which showed her holding a fake severed, bloodied head made to resemble Trump and eventually faced a Secret Service investigation for conspiracy to murder the then-president.Griffins claim resembled one made by actress Rosie ODonnell in March when she questioned the validity of Trumps win because of his relationship with Elon Musk."I question why the first time in American history a president has won every swing state and is also best friends and his largest donor was a man who owns and runs the Internet," ODonnell said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Nearly 500 drones and 20 missiles of various types were launched by Russia at Ukraine overnight, marking the biggest barrage of the war, Kyiv said.On Monday, Ukraine's air force said its air defenses were able to destroy 277 of the 479 drones launched in the darkness and 19 missiles mid-flight. Kyiv claims only 10 drones of missiles hit their target and just one person was injured.The bombardment targeted mainly central and western areas of Ukraine, they said.Russias aerial attacks usually start late in the evening and end in the morning, as drones are harder to spot in the dark.FOUR KILLED IN RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON UKRAINE AS MOSCOW CONTINUES TO RETALIATE FOR KYIV'S DRONE STRIKERussia has targeted civilian areas of Ukraine with Shahed drones during the war. The attacks have killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians, according to the United Nations. Russia says it targets only military targets.Despite the attack, the Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was still ready to honor agreements with Ukraine on a new prisoner of war exchange and on the repatriation of dead soldiers, despite what it said was Kyiv's failure to so far honor its side of the bargain.RUSSIA LAUNCHES LARGEST AERIAL ATTACK OF UKRAINE WAR, KILLING AT LEAST 12"We have seen and heard a hundred different excuses, justifications and so on, but it is difficult to view them as credible," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to Reuters. "The Russian side remains ready to implement the agreements reached in Istanbul."The exchanges were agreed to during a second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul on June 2 and are meant to see a new prisoner of war swap of at least 1,200 people focusing on the youngest and most severely wounded as well as the repatriation of thousands of bodies of those killed in the war.The return of prisoners of war and the return of the bodies of the dead is one of the few things the two sides have been able to agree on, even as their broader negotiations have failed to get close to ending the war, now in its fourth year.Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom, the Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.