SOFREP Morning Brief: Mexican Navy Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge, Hamas Leader’s Body Found in Tunnel in Gaza, 1 Killed in Bomb Blast in Palm Springs, Trump’s Plan for Troop Pay Raise Hits Budget Snag

Good Morning, it’s Sunday May 18th, 2025. Today’s Headlines: A Mexican Navy tall ship crashes into the Brooklyn Bridge, Hamas’s new military chief is reportedly killed in Gaza, a car bomb rocks a California fertility clinic, and Trump’s promise of a troop pay raise hits resistance from his own party.

SOFREP Evening Brief: Trump To Call Putin and Zelensky Monday To Discuss Peace, Audio Recording Highlights Biden’s Memory Lapses, Possible F-22 Upgrades, Israel Launches New Offensive in Gaza

As President Trump readies high-stakes calls to end the Ukraine war, confronts NATO holdouts, proposes bold new fighter jet designs, and watches Israel escalate its Gaza offensive, former President Biden faces renewed scrutiny over his cognitive fitness following the release of damning audio from his classified docs probe.

SOFREP Morning Brief: Wisconsin Judge Arrested by FBI for Helping Illegal Alien Avoid Arrest, Mangione Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Court, Trump Claims To Be in Trade Talks With XI

Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Saturday, April 26, 2025, covering the latest in national and international news. Federal authorities arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant evade ICE, Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty in the high-profile murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, President Trump claimed trade talks with China were back on despite Beijing’s denials, and world leaders including Trump and Zelensky gathered in Rome under heavy security for Pope Francis’s funeral.