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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone public dissenter in a Thursday decision allowing New Hampshire to block the use of student ID cards in the upcoming midterm elections.Other justices on the court cited the longstanding precedent “that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter the election rules on the eve of an election,” and said that lower courts failed to argue that the specific case in New Hampshire warranted an exception to the tradition. Jackson, however, argued the proximity to an election should not get in the way of properly applying the law.”I respectfully dissent because — even, and perhaps especially, when an election is looming — I would not disturb a clearly justifiable federal-court order issued to ensure that the public receives accurate information about a State’s electoral processes,” she wrote.FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS INDIANA BAN ON STUDENT ID FOR VOTINGThe underlying dispute stems from a law signed in April that went into effect in June, striking student ID cards from the list of forms of identification that election officials can accept when an individual requests a ballot. A voting rights group sued New Hampshire on the grounds that the law illegally discriminated against young voters by making it more difficult for them to vote.New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan then issued guidance saying that student IDs could not be used to establish voter identity, even as supporting evidence under the state’s alternative verification procedures. A district judge blocked that portion of the guidance, arguing that it went beyond the scope of the law itself, which only removed student IDs from the list of expressly accepted forms of identification.Among the supporters of the guidance was the Republican National Committee.DEMS HAND GOP FRESH MIDTERM WEAPON BY OPPOSING WIDELY USED VOTER IDWhile Jackson was the lone public dissenter, it is possible that other justices dissented as well, but opted not to be named on the court order. During her roughly four years on the Supreme Court, Jackson has broken from the rest of her colleagues in areas such as campaign finance, immigration and congressional map litigation.In 2023, she was the lone dissenter in an 8-1 ruling allowing a concrete company to sue striking union workers. She also stood alone in a May 2026 decision involving federal prisoners seeking to challenge their convictions through compassionate release.TRUMP SCORES SUPREME COURT WIN IN ELECTION INTEGRITY FIGHT AS STATES GAIN NEW VOTER ROLL TOOLNew Hampshire is holding a handful of close races on Election Day, putting some weight behind the court’s decision. Fox News’ power rankings rate the state’s Senate race as leans Democratic, meaning that liberals have a slight advantage in a race that could decide control of Congress. The state’s governor’s race, meanwhile, is rated as likely going to the GOP.College students typically favor the Democratic Party, though it is unclear how many voters will be affected by the court ruling, as students who previously relied on their student IDs will now need another accepted form of identification.Some Democrats, however, believe allowing voters to use student IDs would be a good thing. Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, for instance, has pushed for such a thing in his state.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned from the presidency in September and is running for prime minister in parliamentary elections considered to be one of the most competitive elections for Serbia in recent memory.”I think this is certainly the biggest challenge for the former President in his 14-year rule,” Helena Ivanov, associate fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital.”The student protesters have been able to capture the hearts and minds of people and keep the momentum going in a way that the established opposition was never able to do,” Ivanov added.ANTI‑CORRUPTION PROTESTS HIT EUROPEAN NATION AS CALLS FOR NEW ELECTIONS GROWSerbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric told Fox News Digital that he believes the student opposition is highly unlikely to win.”The people of Serbia have seen through them: years of criticism have not persuaded the public that they have a credible program or a serious plan for the country’s future,” the foreign minister said.Djuric touted Serbia’s economy under Vucic and the Strategic Dialogue with the U.S., which he said will foster greater cooperation and new opportunities for Serbs.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital in June when he was still president, Vucic pointed to the country’s economic growth as evidence of its transformation. “Our GDP was 32 billion (euros) when I became the prime minister,” Vucic said. “This year it’s going to be over 100 billion euros, which is $120 billion.” Vucic first became prime minister in 2014 and president in 2017.In that same interview, he said the improving relationship between Washington and Belgrade was increasingly centered on economics, investment and technological cooperation and mutual conservative values.A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the Supporting the Rule of Law, Building Institutional Justice, and Accountability Act (SRBIJA) to address democratic backsliding in Serbia, promote the rule of law and accountability and improve the treatment of student-led civic protests.Most importantly, the legislation would condition future aid on a presidential certification that Serbia made “significant and sustained” efforts toward judicial accountability, press freedom and alignment with the EU and NATO.The bipartisan group of lawmakers, which also included Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., and Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., took aim at President Vucic and his time in power.EXCLUSIVE: SERBIAN PRESIDENT VUČIĆ SAYS SUPPORT FOR US ‘SURGED’ UNDER TRUMP, INVITES HIM TO VISIT BELGRADEThere are growing concerns from Congress and observers that the election will take place in a hostile environment and efforts to discredit and undermine the election are already underway.Others fear the current government might not respect the outcome of the election if the Student List were to win.Vucic had served as president of Serbia since 2017 and previously as prime minister from 2014 to 2017, but was term limited under the constitution. His exit from the presidency created the opportunity for him to remain in power by returning as prime minister.Vucic resigned from the presidency and dissolved parliament in September, setting the stage for the snap election on Oct. 25.As president, analysts say he has always straddled the geopolitical line between East and West, seeking European legitimacy and launching EU accession talks in 2014 while also maintaining close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin even after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Unlike previous elections, the student-led opposition garnered significant attention to their cause and mobilized popular support, becoming a legitimate political contender out of a spontaneous protest movement.Serbia has been roiled by student-led anti-corruption protests since November 2024, demanding justice and accountability after the deaths of 16 people following the collapse of a railway station in the town of Novi Sad. One of the largest protests in Serbia’s history took place on March 15, 2025, with nearly 350,000 people gathered in Slavija Square in central Belgrade.ZELENSKYY WARNS RUSSIA WANTS TO CAUSE ‘EXPLOSION’ IN THE BALKANSThe protesters criticized the Vucic government for failing to hold anyone accountable for the canopy disaster as the government continued its heavy-handed crackdown on demonstrators. None of the original demands of the protesters were met, so the students turned to electoral politics to enact change the Serbian political opposition was never able to achieve.The Student List, as the opposition is known, consists of a wide swath of civil society actors, many of whom come from the ranks of academia, but does not include anyone from Serbia’s traditional opposition parties that struggled to challenge Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in the past.The group operates in a decentralized manner and does not have an official leader. Their main priorities are to tackle corruption and promote transparency and the rule of law.Filip Ubović, a student from the University of Belgrade and protest participant on the ground in Belgrade, has spoken with Fox News Digital over the course of the year-long protests.SERBIA, CAUGHT BETWEEN EUROPE AND RUSSIA, COULD MOVE ONE STEP CLOSER TO NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH KOSOVOUbović said he joined the protests because he was fed up with the current state of his country. This was the first opportunity, Ubovic said, to do something tangible, instead of just complaining.”People had enough for quite some time but decided to fully embrace us because we are ‘their kids’, we are young, we are not professional politicians, we do not have a single face representing us, and we are very professional and principled,” Ubovic said.Ivana Stradner of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told Fox News Digital that corruption has held back democracy in the Balkans and progress for its people for a while.”Corruption doesn’t just steal public money; it steals an entire generation’s future. Young people in Serbia and Albania are taking to the streets demanding accountability and a better future. The U.S. should pay attention, not out of charity, but strategic self-interest,” Stradner said.‘VOTERS GET TO CHOOSE — JUST NOT THE RESULT’: RUSSIA’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION REACHES OCCUPIED UKRAINEThe test will be whether the Student List can transition their popular mobilization in the streets into a viable political option that can win an election and govern a country that hasn’t undergone a political transition in over a decade.It’s also unclear, if the Student List were to win, how they might reorient Serbia’s foreign policy and its relations with the U.S.”So far, the students have been remarkably reluctant to define foreign policy goals that would depart from the current government’s course. For now, the most realistic expectation is continuity,” Sinisa Vukovic, director of the Global Policy Program at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, told Fox News Digital.Vuković said that Serbia’s foreign policy has remained mostly consistent dating back to Slobodan Milosevic, the former leader of Yugoslavia, and the Vucic government has left hot-button issues including the crisis over Kosovo and EU membership mostly unresolved.While much might change in Serbia domestically, any resolution to the conflict with Kosovo or any substantial reorientation of foreign policy that shifts Serbia away from Russia and moves it much closer to the U.S. and EU remains unclear.”Another period of pseudo-hedging is likely, with Russia keeping a deep presence in the most vital sectors and dominating most of them,” Vukovic added.

Pierce Brosnan is opening up about how he has prepared his sons for the acting world.The 73-year-old actor spoke with Fox News Digital at the premiere of his son Paris’ new film, “Seniors,” about Paris’ acting career and how he’s warned his sons about how “tough” the entertainment industry is.”No, it’s a very tough business, it is a very capricious business at times, but Paris has the strength and the stamina, he has a talent there, he’s got a charisma, and he’s got good sense and intuition, he really has a talent there that will need to be nurtured and worked on,” he said. “The work that you need to do, the discipline it takes to be an actor, to work on your voice, to work on your body, to work on your mind and the discipline of reading and studying. So he has all of that.”The “Die Another Day” star shares two sons with his wife, Keely Shaye Smith – Dylan, 29, and Paris, 25 – and welcomed Sean, 43, with his late first wife, Cassandra Harris. He also adopted Harris’ two children from a previous relationship, Christopher, 53, and Charlotte, who died in 2013 at the age of 41.SCOTT EASTWOOD CREDITS HIS FAMOUS FATHER’S WORK ETHIC FOR MAKING HIM AWARE OF ‘BULLS—‘ IN THE FILM INDUSTRYBrosnan credited the “simple life” he and Smith provided for their two youngest sons with keeping them grounded despite growing up with a famous father.WATCH: Pierce Brosnan kept his children grounded by keeping them close”We kept them close,” he said. “We had family dinners, drive them to school, pick them up from school. We are very close, the whole family. My sons, Sean, Christopher, all of them. So, just keep them close.””Seniors” stars his youngest son, Paris, as a teenager doing community service at a retirement home who forms an unlikely bond with one of the residents, played by John Rhys-Davies.Brosnan described Rhys-Davies as “a dear friend from many many years ago,” sharing they met in 1976 at the York Theatre Royal, where Brosnan was working as an acting assistant stage manager, and Rhys-Davies was playing Macbeth.GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE”It was such a pleasure and an honor to work with him on this first project,” Paris said. “It’s somewhat a full circle moment because my father started his career working with John and I got to begin mine and the experience was nothing short of a master class, truly. His method and his small bits of lore and inspiration and little details of how to be a better actor. I’ll never forget the moments shared with him on set. So proud of this movie and to celebrate it with him.”Having worked with both Pierce and Paris, Rhys-Davies told Paris they “have differences, but he sees some similarities,” with Paris noting that it was “a real lovely thing to hear from” someone he has been a fan of and respected since childhood.WATCH: Paris Brosnan called working with John Rhys-Davies ‘a masterclass’While he may have seen some similarities, Rhys-Davies told Fox News Digital he doesn’t “see Pierce there” when working with Paris.”I think this man is already his own man. It’s always very hard to come out under the shadow of a giant,” he said. “What I see is a vulnerability and an innocence and a willingness…an openness to evolve, adapt, and become. He’s still defining what he really is and what he wants. And I think it’s fascinating to watch. All credit to Pierce and his mum for bringing him up so well. But I think he’s his own man.”WATCH: John Rhys-Davies gives Paris Brosnan credit for paving his own pathLIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSPUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCOREParis also touched on his decision to become an actor despite his father trying to deter him from going down that path, noting he always interpreted his dad’s words not as a way of discouraging him from acting, but saying, “unless you love it and you want it then don’t pursue it … just because it’s on the table.”He explained he came into the industry with a love for it and revealed that his father has always preached about how much work it takes to be an actor.WATCH: Paris Brosnan admits his father, Pierce, always encouraged him to ‘study’ his craft”Go to class, read, learn from the greats. He’s given me, countless books on it,” Paris said. “So I think he just means if you want it, you have to study it, and you have to earn your way and pave your own way.”The adventure-comedy movie “Seniors” is scheduled to hit select U.S. theaters on Oct. 23.

Video from a Pemberton Township, New Jersey, council meeting on Wednesday shows Republican Mayor Matthew Bianchini getting out of his seat, charging toward a resident who has reportedly been heckling him, and shouting “I am f-cking getting you” before being restrained and escorted out of the room.
The confrontation occurred during a public session where former township Community Development Director Kenneth Gerber and his attorney addressed the council about Gerber’s recent termination.
Gerber, a retired police chief, was among those who physically held Bianchini back.
Councilman Perry Doyle, also a retired officer, restrained the mayor and removed him from the chambers as the resident, Michael Sawka, demanded that police arrest Bianchini for threats and assault.
WATCH:

Video captured the tense moment a New Jersey mayor charged toward a resident in the middle of a township council meeting, forcing several people to intervene.
Mayor Matthew Bianchini of Pemberton Township admits he lost his temper, saying: “I just basically snapped.”
The mayor claims the confrontation was prompted by disrespectful comments the resident allegedly directed at the mayor’s wife and daughter, which the resident denies.
The resident is seeking criminal charges and has called for the mayor to resign, while the mayor is defending his actions despite acknowledging he crossed a line.
What the mayor says after the feud went viral: https://t.co/vysdgTbYHd
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 23, 2026

The Pines Barren Tribute reports:
Sawka then shouted from his seat, “He should resign!” Bianchini’s wife then exchanged words with Sawka, while the mayor, still being held against the wall, exchanged words with those still restraining him.
Councilman Perry Doyle, Jr., a retired township cop, walked over to the mayor, then tried to calm Bianchini down, but the mayor again attempted to charge at Sawka, prompting Doyle to put the mayor in a restraining position while removing him from the room, taking him into a conference room beside council chambers.
As Doyle removed the mayor, Bianchini pointed toward Sawka, declaring, “I am getting you – I am fuc*** getting you!”
Sawka then stood up and shouted that Bianchini made a “threat,” asserting, “He just threatened me! That is on video! That is on audio!”
“I want the police here to arrest him for that threat!” Sawka declared. “That is assault!”
Bianchini later told 6ABC that he “just basically snapped” and described the outburst as “a long time coming.”
The mayor acknowledged that threatening the resident was wrong and said, “I’m not gonna get anybody,” but he also stated, “Was it wrong? Absolutely. Was it justified? Absolutely. And I would do it again if I had to.”
In a Facebook post viewed by the Pine Barrens Tribune, Bianchini wrote that he would not apologize, claiming his wife and daughter were “physically and verbally attacked” during the meeting.
“I will not apologize for my actions last night. If you attack my family, as that resident did last night, I will act. My wife and daughter were both physically and verbally attacked. Were my actions wrong? Probably. Were they justified? Absolutely!”
Bianchini said the breaking point came when Sawka allegedly gestured toward his daughter and then gave him the middle finger.
His wife wrote on Facebook, “My daughter asked him to please stop talking so that this could continue. A female stood up and began telling my daughter to ‘shut up.’ My daughter told her this doesn’t involve you, to which she responded, ‘want to take this outside.’ Mr. Sawka, who had been making comments all night that were mumbled, while he was looking at myself and daughter, then proceeded to ‘flail his hand’ while flipping my husband off. This was observed by my husband, and you can see what happened from there. I am not condoning my husband’s actions, but I will say as a parent and a spouse, I get his protection mode.”
Another member of the family said that Sawka has been harassing the mayor and his family for months on Facebook.
Sawka, a frequent critic who has spoken at prior meetings, denied directing comments at Bianchini’s family. He told 6ABC he stayed seated the entire time.
“I’m just sitting there,” Sawka recalled. “I never got up. I sat there the whole time. I was calm the whole time.”
Sawka has now filed a municipal court complaint seeking assault and terroristic threats charges.
Police have not publicly confirmed whether they will pursue the matter. No formal charges have been filed yet.
This wasn’t Bianchini’s first heated moment at a public meeting.
In May, he told Councilman Joshua Ward to “shut the f-ck up” during a budget discussion, according to the Pine Barrens Tribune.
Bianchini was elected mayor in January after succeeding Jack Tompkins, who resigned amid multiple workplace sexual misconduct allegations.
The mayor is up for reelection in November.

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The WNBA is clearly the worst league in sports, and on Wednesday night, it left no doubt as to why.
The women in the WNBA have a chip on their shoulder, where they should be the happiest and most grateful athletes in the country.  Since Caitlin Clark joined the league, they have private flights, higher salaries, an increase in attendance, and other perks.  But instead of thanking this country, they insult all Americans by running out during the National Anthem.

Seconds before the national anthem begins, players from both WNBA Finals teams jog off the court. And for the third straight game, they don’t return until the song is over.
The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries repeat the routine Wednesday night at State Farm Arena, despite league rules requiring players, coaches and trainers to stand in line during the anthem.
@Outkick reports that the WNBA, both teams and the NBA have yet to answer questions about the repeated absences or whether any disciplinary action is being considered.
See what else OutKick observed during the Game 3 anthem: https://t.co/IVGC5qXiq4
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 22, 2026
Even WNBA workers don’t stand for the National Anthem.  I kid you not.

The WNBA is a joke, every employee should be fired and they should start over.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 22, 2026
VP JD Vance shared his thoughts on the women in the WNBA disrespecting America.

UPDATE: VP JD Vance MIC DROPS the WNBA players disgustingly walking out on the national anthem
“I think it’s DISGRACEFUL.”
“Those women who play for the WNBA, think of the public safety, think of the incredible wealth and privilege, the amazing jobs that they have!”
“I think that you should not express some criticism of a public policy of a given politician by disrespecting the country writ large!”
“They have a LOT to be grateful to the United States for. And I think that if they had a bit more of a spirit of gratitude, they’d be happier people and they wouldn’t offend so many people as well.”

The flag isn’t a politician!
Walking out on the anthem is a slap in the face to every troop, every servicemember, their families, and the ones who gave everything for us
Vance said exactly what millions of Americans are thinking.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 22, 2026
Earlier this year, Caitlin Clark was assaulted on the court during a game, and no foul was called until the next day, when public outrage went through the roof.  The women in the league have been harassing and assaulting Clark since she entered the league.  It’s been so bad that the US House has gotten involved.
BREAKING: US House GOP Study Committee Wants Answers from WNBA Regarding the Abuse of Caitlin Clark

The WNBA is easily the worst league in sports.

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New Analysis: President Trump’s Pro-Growth Policies Ignite Manufacturing Resurgence
The following is from the Trump team.
New Analysis Confirms President Trump’s Pro-Growth Policies Are Driving American Manufacturing Resurgence
President Donald J. Trump’s America First agenda is revitalizing American manufacturing, delivering historic investments, driving up wages, and igniting a blue-collar BOOM.
After the Biden Administration lost more than 200,000 American manufacturing jobs in its final two years due to reckless Democrat polices, President Trump is delivering on his promise to put American workers first.

The results speak for themselves. New analysis by the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) reports that wages are rising faster than inflation, domestic manufacturing is expanding, and the blue-collar jobs lost under the Biden Administration are rightly returning back to U.S. soil. 

Wages are outpacing inflation under President Trump, reversing the $3,000 annual decline in real wages under Biden. Since President Trump took office, blue-collar workers are seeing even bigger gains: manufacturing wages are up $2,000 and construction wages $2,800.
Demand for factory construction workers is surging, hiring rising, and layoffs down over the past year. Overtime pay is also up— thanks to President Trump’s no-tax-on-overtime policy, workers are now keeping more of what they earn.

The benefits of President Trump’s pro-growth agenda and successful tariff policies extend beyond factory floors. This resurgence is strengthening America’s position in critical industries essential to our national security, including aerospace, aircraft equipment, metals, and natural gas and petroleum production.
A stronger manufacturing sector means more opportunities for American workers, higher wages, and business expansion that supports Main Street economies who support communities across the country.
BY THE NUMBERS:

AMERICAN MANUFACTURING JOBS SURGING: Manufacturing employment is up 72,000 in 2026, including a 101,000 job increase in durable goods, reversing losses of more than 200,000 manufacturing jobs during the Biden Administration’s last two years. Since President Trump took office, construction employment has grown by 100,000, including more than 111,000 additional factory construction jobs.
RISE IN ANNUAL WAGES: Inflation-adjusted wages for blue-collar manufacturing workers have risen an average of $2,400 more per year since President Trump took office. Construction workers’ real wages are up  $3,800.
HIGHEST BUSINESS GROWTH IN 5 YEARS: U.S. business growth has reached its highest level in more than five years, while manufacturing expands and American goods exports are on track for a record year.
NO TAX ON OVERTIME: American construction workers are keeping more of what they earn thanks to No tax on overtime, with more than 29 million Americans claiming the deduction this filing season.
TRILLIONS IN INVESTMENTS SECURED: President Trump has secured trillions of dollars in investment commitments across the United States, supporting domestic production, factory expansion, and American jobs.
SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH: Small businesses and local economies are feeling the benefits of President Trump’s manufacturing boom.

Ketchie Inc, a precision machine company located in Concord, North Carolina, grew its workforce 25% after buying a dual 5-axis machining center, an EDM machine, and a cylindrical grinder. The company says it held off on those purchases until OBBB passed.
Jergens, a manufacturer in Ohio, says full expensing for factories led to its latest expansion in Illinois. The CEO says 83% of hourly workers now volunteer for overtime under the no-tax-on-overtime provision.
More examples HERE.

President Trump is driving a new era of economic opportunity, industrial strength, and national prosperity—unleashing America’s Golden Age. 

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At least one person has been killed and more were injured in a shooting near Paris that police are calling a “terrorist incident” on Friday.

US Manufacturing Sector Survey Hits 53-Month High, But “Cost Pressures Remain Key Concern”

After surging in September (and prompting some exciting moves in Treasuries – and STIRs), preliminary October PMIs from S&P Global were expected to drop modestly (for both Manufacturing and Services).

Instead it was more mixed with Manufacturing better than expected (56.0 vs 55.9 prior vs 55.5 exp) but Services down a little (57.9 vs 58.8 prior vs 58.0 exp).

That is a 53-month high for the Manufacturing sector…

The US remains the strongest economy in the world based on these surveys…

“October’s flash PMI data indicate that the US economy continues to boom at the start of the fourth quarter,” according to Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The output readings from the survey are consistent with GDP growing at a 5% annualized rate after a 4% expansion was signalled for the third quarter.

Especially healthy corporate earnings and profits are also indicated, and hiring has surged as companies seek to boost capacity to fulfil stronger customer demand.

“If the reopening of the economy after COVID is excluded, recent months have seen the best growth spell for US businesses since early 2015.”

However, Williamson notes that “cost pressures remain a key concern, notably as the renewed surge in oil prices reverberates through to impact a wide variety of goods and services.”

Supply chain bottlenecks have meanwhile intensified, and order book backlogs are growing, making it easier for companies to pass higher costs on to customers.

The result is the sharpest increase in selling prices for over four years to a pace that indicates consumer price inflation is likely to rise further above the Fed’s target in the coming months.

Not a good signal for The Fed next week.

Tyler Durden
Fri, 10/23/2026 – 09:55

Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano stands accused of damaging an Iwo Jima statue. Credit: Prince William County Police Department
An infuriating update has emerged regarding the individual reportedly responsible for beheading the Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Prince William County police officers busted a thug who has since been identified as 27-year-old Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano. At the time of his arrest, Maldonado Soriano was living in Stafford.
Police say he was actively damaging the structure using a sledgehammer.
Police later noted extensive destruction to the monument, including the removal of one of the soldiers’ heads. All told, the damage to the monument is estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The statue in question stands near one entrance to Marine Base Quantico and is a short walk from the National Museum of the Marine Corps. It was carved out of limestone by Felix de Weldon in 1945.
The Quantico statue is one of several smaller-scale statues Weldon created of the scene.
Now, it has been revealed the Maldonado Soriano had no business being in America to begin with.
Sources revealed to Fox News that Maldonado Soriano is a Mexican illegal alien and former Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who lost his status this year.
Per Fox News, Maldonado Soriano crossed the border in December 1999, which was during the Clinton Administration.
In 2014, Maldonado Soriano received DACA under the Obama regime and was allowed to stay in America. His time in our country was then extended by the Biden regime in 2024.
But Maldonado Soriano lost his DACA status in August 2026 after the Trump administration declined to renew it.
Trump White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers issued the following statement to Fox News:
This criminal illegal alien’s dream is over: Maldonado Soriano disrespected our brave service members and defaced a beautiful monument that honored their sacrifice.
President Trump has secured our border and is deporting illegal criminals who hate our country and our values. The socialist Democrats want to go back to open borders and flood our communities with dangerous criminal illegal aliens.

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New Trump Peace Plan Outline For Ukraine Emerges

Ukrainian media is widely reporting that a key aspect of the US peace proposal heading into agreed-to trilateral talks, likely to come sometime in November, is that Ukraine would permanently abandon its bid to join the NATO alliance and in exchange it would be offered European Union membership.

Additionally, a demilitarized zone in the Donbass is envisioned, along with a resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe and via Nord Stream. The alleged new details in the plan, which haven’t been officially confirmed by the Trump administration, were first outlined in The Economist.

AFP via Getty ImagesFurther, other economic incentives are said to include commercial agreements between Moscow and American companies, sanctions relief, and of course fully restored political ties with Washington. 

The full list of alleged details in the plan is being reported by Ukrainian media citing Ukrainian officials in The Economist. The new Trump peace plan includes:

Demilitarized zone in Donbas
Ukraine abandons NATO
Investment package & EU membership for Ukraine
Russian business deals with US companies, lifting sanctions & normalization of political relations
Resumptions of Russian gas supplies to Europe & Nord Stream
Details have yet to be handed from Washington to the Ukrainian side, but reportedly only a draft outline has been circulating, coming at a time Zelensky is under immense pressure and criticism from the Trump White House.

According to Kyiv Post, in reference to The Economist, “One Ukrainian official told the magazine that Kyiv fears US representatives could pursue lucrative deals with Moscow before the war ends, allowing Russia to gain economic and diplomatic benefits while fighting continues.”

President Zelensky has meanwhile vented his frustration in a fresh interview, saying:

“The way Trump talks about me, he needs to adopt that kind of rhetoric about Putin.

Maybe they have a special relationship. Maybe something else. I can’t tell you.”

As for the above peace plan outline, the resumption of Russian gas flows would require Europe to be on board in a big way, which could be a tall order at this point, given the European powers have of late been angry at Trump’s ‘turn’ against Zelensky.

Both the Ukrainians and Europeans remain worried that Washington could move toward deals which improve Washington-Moscow bilateral relations before reliable security guarantees have been agreed to that are essential for Ukraine.

The US new peace plan to end the war in Ukraine has been revealed: -A demilitarised zone will be created along the current frontline or when the fighting for the Donbas has concluded. -Trilateral negotiations will start between Ukraine, Russia and the US to end the war. -Ukraine will drop NATO bid and in return will be given investments and EU integration. -Many sanctions will be lifted on Russia and US investment will take place, as well as the west and Europe normalising relations with Russia. -Potential restart of Nord Steam gas pipeline into Europe supplying energy.
— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) October 23, 2026
As for Kremlin concerns, President Putin has long insisted that his ‘special military operation’ will continue until Russia’s goals are complete, with or without a peace settlement. This insistence has featured that the annexed territories be politically recognized as Russia’s on a permanent basis. However, Russia may see in this ‘demilitarized’ Donbass clause a way forward towards future political recognition. 

Tyler Durden
Fri, 10/23/2026 – 09:40