The mother of murdered nursing student Laken Riley, Allyson Phillips, joins President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 23, 2026. Trump signed a proclamation designating Feb. 22 as National Angel Family Day—“a day of remembrance for victims and their loved ones devastated by the consequences of open border policies.” Win Mcnamee/Getty Images
Trucks in a U.S. military convoy transport military equipment along a highway outside Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, on Feb. 23, 2026. It is the start of the U.S. withdrawal from Qasrak military base in Syria, still under the control of Kurdish forces, a Kurdish official who requested anonymity told AFP. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
