News for May 31, 2025

The U.S. Army says President Donald Trump’s planned military parade could cost up to $16 million in street damage in Washington, D.C., as part of a much larger event for the Army’s 250th anniversary.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet President Donald Trump at the White House next week to discuss Ukraine, trade, and other major global issues.

Iran has sharply increased its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, and the International Atomic Energy Agency is warning it must change course and cooperate with the U.N. probe.

Pete Hegseth told Indo-Pacific allies that the U.S. will stand with them against China, but he also pressed them to spend more on their own defense.

Hamas is weighing a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal that could pause the Gaza war, free some hostages, and open the way for more aid, but major gaps remain.

Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. will stand by Indo-Pacific allies as China’s military pressure grows, while also urging those countries to spend more on their own defense.

Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner who led the NYPD during the 9/11 attacks, has died at 69.