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
The book “Intersection Allies” features a kid who uses a wheelchair while playing basketball, one who wears a hijab in ballet class; and Kate, who prefers a superhero cape to “skirts and frills.” US schools banned 10,000 books last school year alone It’s Banned Books Week in the U.S. and it comes as we’re learning … Read more
US Supreme Court temporarily halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants The U.S. Supreme Court paused President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody. WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court not to block the deportation of Venezuelans accused of being members of the crime gang Tren de Aragua. President Donald … Read more
Trump signs executive order banning trans women from sports teams President Trump signed an executive order barring transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams. A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the State Department to issue passports to six transgender and nonbinary individuals while litigation continues challenging President Donald Trump’s policy recognizing … Read more
Deportations and revoked visas: What is Trump’s immigration endgame? Legal migrants are left in limbo as millions see their status disappear from the Trump administration. NEW YORK — The Rev. Juan Carlos Ruiz led a grave procession around around a Brooklyn block on Good Friday. The 60 people ‒ with a mariachi group ‒ walked … Read more
April 19 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday until the end of Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian air defense units were repelling an attack by Russian drones on Saturday, saying that showed true Moscow’s attitude to Easter and the … Read more