President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are celebrating a major victory after leveraging their post-2024 trifecta to ...

President Donald Trump announced plans on Thursday to designate May 8 as World War II "Victory Day" and Nov. 11 as World War I "Victory Day," stating that the U.S. did a lot to win both wars.

Victory in Europe Day, also known as V-E Day, celebrates the Allied powers’ victory in Europe on May 8, 1945, following Nazi Germany’s formal, unconditional surrender of all German forces ...

He also said he's pushing to recognize May 8 as "Victory Day for World War II." "We are going to start celebrating our victories again!" Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Is Victory Day a federal holiday? As of May 8, 2025, Trump issued a proclamation on the White House website designating the date, "Victory Day for World War II, 2025." ...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump place a wreath during Victory in Europe Day at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC on May 8, 2020.

VE-Day, which stands for “Victory in Europe Day,” commemorates the formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War II.

Trump is renaming Veterans Day to honor World War I soldiers - but nobody knows why - The president also revealed he wants to change the name of VE-Day on May 8 to ‘Victory Day for World War II’ ...

In the run-up to Victory Day, Mr. Putin proposed a three-day cease-fire, an offer rejected by Ukraine, which said any meaningful cease-fire must last at least 30 days.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he wants to rename Veterans Day, a federal holiday on November 11, to “Victory Day for World War I” in a move to purportedly “start celebrating our ...

The three-day period Putin picked for the ceasefire coincides with Russia’s World War II Victory Day commemorations, including a traditional military parade, set for Friday, May 9.

Trump also announced he would rename Victory in Europe Day, which is commemorated on May 8, to “Victory in World War II Day” to recognize that “we did more than any other Country, by far, in ...