Vice President JD Vance shared his condolences after Pope Francis passed a day after he met with the head of the Catholic Church in the Vatican. VP Vance meets with Vatican after criticisms of Trump policies Vice President Vance met senior Catholic Church officials at the Vatican in the first such in-person talks of the … Read more
Sen. Van Hollen back El Salvador after meeting with Abrego Garcia Sen. Chris Van Hollen returned from El Salvador after meeting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration. SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and imprisoned in his country … Read more
Valerie Volcovici | Reuters Secretary of Defense Hegseth says ‘nobody’s texting war plans’ Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said “nobody’s texting war plans” and pushed back against the characterization of the leaked information. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and … Read more
HHS planning studies on autism spectrum disorder, RFK Jr. says Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the agency plans to study possible environmental links to autism spectrum disorder. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. − who has long spread debunked claims surrounding autisms and vaccines − suggested compensating … Read more
Sen. Van Hollen back El Salvador after meeting with Abrego Garcia Sen. Chris Van Hollen returned from El Salvador after meeting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration. WASHINGTON − Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, said in a new interview he’s “vouching” for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s rights – not the man … Read more
Joshua McElwee | USA TODAY Pope Francis makes first public appearance since admission to hospital Pope Francis waved to well-wishers from a hospital balcony in Rome as doctors prepared to discharge him after treatment for pneumonia. Aljazeera Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday morning with Vice President JD Vance, the Vatican … Read more
White House defends wrongful deportation of Maryland man The Trump administration is defending the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia with new information. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, called Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation “a screw-up” by President Donald Trump’s administration – but also described it as a one-off error. “Look, this was a screw-up in my opinion,” … Read more
Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk | Reuters Marco Rubio says US may walk away from Ukraine-Russia peace deal Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the press the U.S. may walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace talks if a deal is not reached within days. Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin, … Read more
Companies can now sponsor the White House’s Easter Egg Roll Breaking tradition, the White House is selling corporate sponsorships to the annual Easter Egg Roll The White House Easter egg roll is back. The longstanding tradition in Washington, D.C., is set to take place Monday. In 1878, Rutherford B. Hayes issued an order that allowed … Read more
Fired federal workers speak out about DOGE cuts, fear for economy Community members and former employees rallied near the Bureau of Fiscal Service offices in Parkersburg, West Virginia, after DOGE cut over 125 jobs. A smattering of high-stakes elections so far in 2025 has reignited election fever. Yet the year’s banner race is still to … Read more