Archbishop of New York pays tribute to Pope Francis during morning mass Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, remembered Pope Francis during a morning mass in Manhattan. After joking to reporters outside the White House Wednesday, April 30 that he’d like to be the next pope, President Donald Trump later suggested a more … Read more
Barrett is one of the six practicing Catholics on the court. ( Gorsuch was raised Catholic but is Episcopalian.) Her religion was a major flashpoint in her confirmation hearings for a lower court. SCOTUS takes up case on LGBTQ+, inclusive books in schools Demonstrators on both sides protested as the Supreme Court heard a school … Read more
World marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it’s been 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Soviet army in 1945. Fox – 32 Chicago Doug Emhoff, husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris and the first Jewish spouse to a president or vice president, has been … Read more
John Kruzel | Reuters Powell to remain Fed chair, ‘no intention’ on firing him, Trump says President Donald Trump says he has no intention on firing Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, but he would like to see interest rates cut. WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on President Donald Trump’s effort to … Read more
El Salvador offers to jail US criminals, deportees, says Sec. Rubio Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele in his first overseas diplomatic tour. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States is in talks with multiple countries to try to get them to take people from third countries … Read more
Charlotte Greenfield | Reuters India’s Modi agrees to US trade talks, Trump offers F-35 jets In a Feb. 13, 2025, meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to ease India’s tariffs on U.S. goods and buy more U.S. oil, gas and eventually advanced F-35 fighter jets. Reuters … Read more
President Trump signs executive order to relieve some auto tariffs President Donald Trump signed an executive order to relax some auto tariffs, though the industry won’t see a total exemption. WASHINGTON − And on the 101st day, trouble. The morning after President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days back in the Oval Office with … Read more
“Operation Tidal Wave,” a week-long effort by ICE, Florida law enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, targeted areas of Florida with high-immigrant populations. Trump signs new executive orders aiming at sanctuary cities President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders aiming at sanctuary cities and immigration enforcement. Operation Tidal Wave, a joint operation between … Read more
DOJ official fired over Mel Gibson’s gun rights Justice Department lawyer Elizabeth G. Oyer was fired after she refused to add Mel Gibson to a list of individuals considered for the restoration of their gun rights. unbranded – Entertainment Actor Mel Gibson has his firearms rights back along with nine others, including a former NFL … Read more
