The expectations for 2026's UFC White House card continue to grow. Speaking Sunday at the 48th Kennedy Center Honors Gala in Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump said the June card will feature "eight or nine championship fights" — a staggering number that more than doubles the record for title bouts on a UFC event — and that UFC CEO Dana White is "actually holding back fights right now for six months so he can do it for this" White House event.

DHS will release the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew from custody after she was arrested for allegedly being a "criminal illegal alien."