Melania Trump firmly denied a widely circulated online claim on Tuesday that her son, Barron, had sought admission to Harvard University and been turned down. A representative for the first lady dismissed the story as entirely fabricated.
“Barron did not apply to Harvard, and any assertion that he, or that anyone on his behalf, applied is completely false,” said Nicholas Clemens, the communications director for the first lady.
The 19-year-old’s college application journey has been a hot topic on various social media platforms, particularly as his father has continued to criticize the Ivy League university and has cut off significant streams of federal funding to the institution.

Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 12.3 points in May to 98, up from April’s 85.7, its lowest reading since May 2020. A measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for their income, business conditions and the job market jumped 17.4 points to 72.8, but remained below 80, which can signal a recession ahead. The proportion of consumers surveyed saying they think a U.S. recession is coming in the next 12 months also declined from April. (AP)

JD Vance visited the Israeli Embassy in Washington today, in order to pay tribute to Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, the two embassy staffers who were gunned down last week by a Palestinian supporter outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in D.C.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for those groups. No one from the CDC was in the video, and CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No other details were released, and HHS officials did not immediately respond to questions about how the decision was made. Some doctors and public health leaders called the move concerning and confusing.

Palestinian mobs are now stealing the humanitarian aid delivered to Nuseirat camp, bypassing the wait for company boxes from the US.

DESANTIS: “We have a Republican Congress and to this day…not one cent in DOGE cuts have been implemented by the Congress…I think DOGE fought the Swamp & so far, the Swamp won.”

An off-duty NYPD officer was stomped in the face and had his gun stolen during a robbery in the Bronx this past weekend. One of the suspects was arrested in Virginia this morning while the other one remains at large.

An IDF reservist officer was seriously wounded by sniper fire in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military announces. The reservist, who served as a technology and maintenance officer in the Combat Engineering Corps’ 924th Battalion, was taken to a hospital for treatment.

UPDATE: Boruch Hashem the condition of Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky continues to be stable, and all indicators show improvement. The doctors are very satisfied with his progress. Please continue to be be מתפלל for שמואל בן איטא עטיל.