*48 HOUR RECAP* 1. Trump announced that Dan Bongino had been named the next Deputy Director of the FBI: "Working with AG Pam Bondi and Director Kash Patel, fairness, justice, law, and order will be restored." 2. Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance clinched 29% in yesterday's German election, with the AfD closely following with nearly 21% of the votes. He's set to become the new Chancellor as he tries to form an alliance with Scholz's SPD party that only managed to get 16% of the votes. 3. Two Molotov cocktails were thrown into the grounds of the Russian consulate in Marseilles, France, with one exploding as it hit a wall. Russia said it was an act of terrorism and called on French authorities to investigate it thoroughly. 4. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other Western leaders, including Trudeau, arrived by train in Kyiv to mark 3 years since Russia launched its war on Ukraine. She's expected to announce a fresh €3.5 billion EU aid injection - part of the larger €50 billion "Ukraine Facility" established in early 2024 - to stabilize Ukraine's budget and boost military equipment purchases. 5. After Trump rattled Europe by tackling the conflict and Putin headfirst, Macron is pushing for a united front. He'll urge Trump to keep backing Ukraine's sovereignty, warning Russia is an "existential threat" to the West. 6. Pope Francis remains in critical condition, fighting double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital. The Vatican said he had a "good" night and is currently resting. 7. Google quietly revealed Veo 2 pricing: 50 cents per second of AI-generated video. That's $30 per minute or a whopping $1,800 per hour. 8. Trump didn't mince his words after Joy Reid was axed from MSNBC: "Brian Roberts, the lowlife chairman of 'Concast,' finally fired Joy Reid, one of the least talented, most obnoxious racists on TV. MSNBC is a failing, corrupt arm of the Democrat Party." 9. New York Mayor Eric Adams is pulling the plug on the Roosevelt Hotel migrant center, which has processed 173,000+ arrivals since May 2023. With weekly migrant numbers dropping from 4,000 to 350, NYC is set to close 53 shelters by 2025 - saving taxpayers millions. 10. A new tax exemption that Prime Minister Orban unveiled could mean mothers in Hungary will never have to pay income tax after having their second child. Many applaud the new initiative, saying it makes it easier for women to balance their career priorities with the desire to have a family.