By Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes, CNN

(CNN) — In the wake of a horrific shooting that shocked the nation, President Donald Trump starkly broke with pro-gun groups in off-the-cuff remarks: “Take the guns first, go through due process second,” Trump said during a televised meeting with lawmakers.

That was nearly eight years ago — after a 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people. Trump floated stronger laws for background checks and raising the minimum age to purchase certain firearms. But after the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups objected, he backed down.

Last week, Trump once again put gun groups on the defensive when he said Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti should not have had a gun when he was fatally shot by federal agents.

“You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns. You just can’t,” Trump told reporters outside the White House, seeming to blame Pretti for having a gun on his waistband when he was shot and killed.

Trump, who has called himself “the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House,” received a swift rebuke from gun-rights advocates, who argued that Pretti had a clear Second Amendment right to protest while carrying a gun. Some groups criticized the president outright, while the NRA, the biggest gun-rights group in the US, didn’t mention the president or his comments directly.

“The NRA unequivocally believes that all law-abiding citizens have a right to keep and bear arms anywhere they have a legal right to be,” the NRA wrote on X last week.

Trump’s comments were all the more notable because they came after pushback from pro-gun groups against top Trump officials, including FBI Director Kash Patel and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who suggested in the immediate aftermath that Pretti was a threat because he had a gun.

It was just the latest instance in which the president’s actions and rhetoric have put him at odds with gun-rights groups — even if his administration’s record is largely on the side of gun rights — scrambling the politics over firearms and sometimes creating strange bedfellows.

“Trump has always been a bit of a moving target when it comes to gun rights,” said Rob Doar, president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center, who has pushed back against Trump officials’ claims that Pretti was violating Minnesota law by carrying a gun.

“I think advocates are always a little bit tepid to trusting Trump as a strong mouthpiece for the Second Amendment. His administration, on the other hand, has done some really strong things,” Doar told CNN.

‘They just don’t have the juice’

Trump’s views on guns have shifted from supporting an assault weapons ban in 2000 to a 2016 presidential campaign in which the NRA spent millions to help him get elected.

But a lot has changed since Trump’s first election. The NRA is no longer the lobbying powerhouse it once was, having been weakened by financial scandals and years of internal conflict that led to the 2024 resignation of President Wayne LaPierre.

A Republican strategist who works directly with multiple lawmakers on Capitol Hill described the NRA’s self-insertion in the conversation around Pret

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The landscape of American travel is shifting with a new policy targeting international visitors. On Jan. 1, 2026, the Department of the Interior implemented Trump’s $100 fee for nonresidents to some national parks, a move that drastically alters the cost of visiting America’s most iconic landscapes for foreign visitors.

This “Americans First” initiative is one of the most substantial changes to the National Park Service (NPS) fee structure in decades. While U.S. residents continue to enjoy standard pricing, international tourists now face surcharges at the country’s most popular destinations. If you are planning a trip to major destinations such as Yosemite or the Grand Canyon, understanding these new charges is essential to avoid shock at the entrance gate.

Outwander.com breaks down what visitors need to know.

The New 2026 Fee Structure Guidelines

The core of the new policy is a two-tiered pricing system designed to prioritize U.S. residents while generating revenue from international tourism. The changes apply specifically to visitors who cannot prove U.S. residency or citizenship.

The $100 Surcharge Explained

Previously, entrance fees were typically charged per vehicle (usually $35). Under the new rules, international visitors 16 and older must pay a $100 per person surcharge on top of the standard vehicle entry fee.

For example, a family of four international tourists visiting the Grand Canyon previously paid a flat $35 vehicle fee. Today, that same family would pay the $35 vehicle fee plus $400 in individual surcharges, totaling $435 for a single visit. Ouch!

The Trump administration stated clearly that the goal is to ensure American families come first, with foreign visitors contributing a “fair share” toward the maintenance of these protected lands.

The Nonresident Annual Pass

The standard “America the Beautiful” annual pass, which grants access to all federal recreation lands, remains $80 for U.S. residents. However, the price for international visitors has more than tripled to $250.

Which Parks Are Affected?

Not every park in the National Park System is subject to the new surcharge. The administration has targeted the 11 most-visited and iconic parks where overcrowding and maintenance backlogs are most acute.

The $100 fee applies to the following locations:

1. Acadia National Park (Maine)
2. Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
3. Everglades National Park (Florida)
4. Glacier National Park (Montana)
5. Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)
6. Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)
7. Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)
8. Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (California)
9. Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming/Montana/Idaho)
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Por Tal Shalev y Ibrahim Dahman

El cruce de Rafah entre Gaza y Egipto comenzó el domingo una fase de prueba antes de su reapertura planificada que permitirá a un número limitado de palestinos abandonar el enclave devastado por la guerra y completar la primera fase del plan de alto el fuego negociado por Estados Unidos.

El clave cruce, que ha estado en gran parte cerrado desde que Israel lo tomó en mayo de 2024, fue sometido a una serie de preparativos por parte de la Unión Europea, Egipto y otras partes que estarán involucradas en la gestión del cruce, según el Coordinador de Actividades Gubernamentales en los Territorios de Israel (COGAT).

El cruce solo estará abierto para un número limitado de residentes, aclaró COGAT, pero no especificó cuándo se permitirá el cruce. Ali Shaath, jefe del comité tecnocrático palestino que supuestamente rige Gaza, anunció en redes sociales que el cruce se abrirá en ambas direcciones el lunes.

Un funcionario de seguridad israelí dijo a CNN que se permitirá a 150 palestinos salir de Gaza por día, pero sólo a 50 se les permitirá entrar.

La reapertura total del cruce de Rafah formó parte de la primera fase del acuerdo de alto el fuego negociado por Estados Unidos, que entró en vigor a mediados de octubre. Sin embargo, Israel se negó a abrir el cruce hasta el regreso de todos los rehenes, vivos y fallecidos. El último rehén fallecido, Ran Givili, fue devuelto a Israel la semana pasada.

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Por Emma Tucker, CNN

La frase “ICE Out” resonó en todo el país este fin de semana cuando los manifestantes salieron a las calles sosteniendo carteles y cantando al unísono mientras pedían el fin de la ofensiva de la administración Trump contra la inmigración.

Los manifestantes celebraron su segundo día de manifestaciones y marchas tras una huelga nacional el viernes que provocó el cierre de escuelas, lugares de trabajo y negocios en todo el país. Al comenzar las manifestaciones el sábado, el presidente Donald Trump indicó que había instruido a la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, a no intervenir en las protestas ni disturbios en ciudades lideradas por los demócratas a menos que las autoridades locales soliciten formalmente asistencia.

En las principales ciudades estadounidenses, la gente sigue expresando su solidaridad con Minneapolis, donde las muertes de Alex Pretti y Renee Good han transformado el debate nacional sobre la aplicación de las leyes migratorias y parecen haber impulsado un cambio de tono en la Casa Blanca en los últimos días. Las manifestaciones han continuado en ciudades como Minneapolis, Nueva York, Los Ángeles, Portland y Austin durante el viernes y el sábado.

En los tribunales, continúan desarrollándose varias batallas legales que desafían las políticas de inmigración de Trump, y un juez federal emitió una opinión mordaz el sábado al ordenar la liberación de Liam Conejo Ramos, de 5 años, y su padre de un centro de detención de Texas.

La detención de Liam se convirtió en otro punto álgido de las críticas sobre las tácticas de control migratorio de mano dura utilizadas por los federales y alimentó la creciente indignación de los miembros de la comunidad y de los funcionarios por igual.

Mientras tanto, otro juez denegó una solicitud de Minnesota, St. Paul y Minneapolis para detener la Operación “Metro Surge”, la operación federal de inmigración que ha enviado a miles de agentes a las ciudades de St. Paul y Minneapolis. Funcionarios locales y estatales demandaron al Gobierno federal a principios de este mes, calificando la operación de “invasión federal” que implica arrestos sin orden judicial y uso excesivo de la fuerza.

Mientras que el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional celebró el fallo, que permite que la operación continúe mientras se desarrolla la demanda, funcionarios de la ciudad y del estado dijeron que estaban “decepcionados” por la decisión al tiempo que reafirmaron su compromiso de seguir adelante con el caso.

Aquí está lo último:

• Las narrativas de Trump y la Policía local chocan: Los gobiernos locales y estatales serán responsables de proteger sus propias propiedades, junto con las federales, y los funcionarios federales servirán de respaldo, declaró el presidente, al tiempo que advirtió contra los ataques a las fuerzas del orden. Citó un incidente en Eugene, Oregon, en el que se afirma que manifestantes irrumpieron en un edificio federal y dañaron la propiedad mientras la Policía no intervino. Sin

By Jeremy Herb, Em Steck, Annie Grayer, CNN

(CNN) — The Justice Department’s latest release of the Epstein files offers fresh insights into how former President Bill Clinton’s staff communicated with Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, including sometimes-lewd email exchanges.

The document dump comes just days before an expected House contempt vote against the Clintons after they rebuffed a subpoena to testify in a bipartisan probe into Epstein.

The Republican-led House is expected to vote this week to hold both Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for failing to testify. House Oversight Republicans and even some Democrats voted in committee last month to hold the former president and secretary of state in contempt.

Friday’s release of the Epstein files – more than 3 million documents – follows a smaller, earlier batch in December that revealed never-before-seen photos of Bill Clinton and Epstein together and a shirtless Clinton in a hot tub with someone a DOJ official described as a “victim” of Epstein’s sexual abuse.

The latest files include frequent communications between Maxwell — who is currently in prison for sex trafficking — and Clinton staffers between 2001 and 2004. It was during this period that Bill Clinton travelled with his staffers on Epstein’s private plane at least 16 times according to a CNN analysis.

Also among the newly released files is a list of sexual abuse accusations against President Donald Trump from unverified tips that the Justice Department compiled last summer. That list also references allegations against Bill Clinton.

Both men have denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein. Asked for comment on the allegations against Trump in the documents, the White House referred to a Justice Department statement that “this production may include fake or falsely submitted images, documents or videos.”

A spokesperson for Clinton has repeatedly said the former president cut ties with Epstein before the disgraced financier was charged with soliciting prostitution in 2006 and didn’t know about his crimes. Clinton has also denied ever having visited Epstein’s island.

Clinton and Trump are among numerous high-profile names included in the Epstein files released by the Justice Department. After Trump’s DOJ balked at releasing the files, Congress passed a law last year mandating their disclosure. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while in prison awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

Maxwell’s emails

The names of the Clinton staffers in the emails are often redacted – showing only “WJC” in the email recipient or sender line, which appears to refer to William J. Clinton’s office post-presidency.

Clinton spokesman Angel Ureña told CNN that Bill Clinton did not send any of the emails in the Epstein files.

“I can’t confirm whose it was, I can only tell you whose it wasn’t: Bill Clinton’s,” Ureña said. “I’d say he has never emailed but in truth he h