Americans Celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the First Pontiff From the U.S.
Across the country, Catholics and non-Catholics alike greeted the news of the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with reverence and satisfaction.
Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General as Kennedy Pushes Back
The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the surgeon general nominee.
Trump Names Jeanine Pirro, Fox News Host, as Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C.
The Fox News personality has known the president for decades and would provide him with a reliable line into a crucial prosecutors office in the Justice Department.
Pope Leo XIV Grew Up in the Chicago Area
For Chicagoans, the selection of Robert Francis Prevost was thrilling and a little stunning.
Trump Revives Push for Higher Taxes on the Rich
The president is said to want to create a new top income bracket for people making more than $2.5 million per year and to tax income above that level at a rate of 39.6 percent.
Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency
The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated.
‘JD Vance Is Wrong’: The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies
Before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became pope, a social media account under his name shared criticisms of the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.
In Tyre Nichols Case, an Out-of-Town Jury Heard a Familiar Police Defense
The acquittal of three former officers in the state trial over the fatal beating adds to a mixed series of verdicts for officers accused of wrongdoing.
The Pentagon’s Culture Wars Strike West Point
A Jan. 29 order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led to canceled classes, book bans and an argument about American greatness.
Crypto Bill Stalls in the Senate as Democrats Balk
Democratic supporters of the measure to regulate parts of the industry refused to allow it to move forward amid concerns in their party that President Trump and his family are profiting from cryptocurrency.
Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Ties
The Education Department accused the school of filing inaccurate reports, adding to the growing list of elite schools it has targeted over foreign funding disclosures.
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