Twelve years ago, I was nine years old, playing on the beach and savoring the final moments of spring break 2013. Unexpectedly, my mom shouted from her beach chair, “We have a new pope!” I dashed over to her chair, interested in this exclamation. “He’s a Jesuit, that’s weird,” she continued. I just nodded, not sure […]
The funeral of Pope Francis — the world's first Argentinean pontiff — will be held in Rome early Saturday as Catholics around the globe gather to pay their respects. Francis died Monday at the age of 88 from a stroke — a complication of chronic lung disease, which had plagued the pope for months. His...
Pope Francis's funeral is slated to begin early Saturday in Rome as Catholics mourn the loss of their leader and prepare for the conclave to replace him. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will preside over Francis's funeral in St. Peter's Square and is expected to deliver the eulogy. Francis died earlier this week from heart failure...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a bombshell Biden administration document this week, a blueprint for combating “domestic terrorism,” an umbrella term encompassing parents who attended school board meetings or Catholics who favored the traditional liturgy. This 2021 document, called the Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism, reveals a coordinated effort to target […]
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company is working with China to take back planes the company sent to the country, amid the increased tariff war between China and the U.S. Ortberg said in an interview with CNBC that Boeing had three airplanes in China "ready for delivery." Two of them had already been returned,...
Presented by Third Way — Plus: Durbin retires after decades-long Senate career {beacon} PEACE TALKS APPEAR TO BE TEETERING on the brink of collapse as tempers flare between Russia and Ukraine and the U.S. signals it’s ready to walk away from negotiations. President Trump erupted at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday after the...
Two major law firms faced judges Wednesday to ask for decisive relief from President Trump’s executive orders aimed at undercutting their business as retribution for representing his political adversaries. The firms, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, say Trump’s orders “addressing risks” they purportedly pose to the country are unlawful and spell disaster for their ability to...
President Trump's patience is running thin with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as negotiations for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine stretch on, with the President accusing Zelensky of stymieing peace talks with his remarks about Russian occupation of Crimea.
A former top federal health official who served during President Trump's first term warned that the drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could have "devastating and illogical" impacts on combatting the HIV epidemic. Brett Giroir, who served as assistant secretary for health, wrote in a post on LinkedIn that making...
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) on Wednesday said he still has faith in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but cautioned Hegseth might need some assistance around him after a series of damaging reports centering on his leadership emerged in recent weeks. Cramer, a Senate Armed Services Committee member, argued on Wednesday that while Hegseth has done his...
Ukraine is in urgent need of help from the U.S. to prioritize the return of the approximately 20,000 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian forces, who are being subjected to "re-education" camps and brainwashing.
The stock market rallied early Wednesday after President Trump teased a cut to the 145 percent tariffs on China. The market opened positively with the Dow Jones Industrial up with a gain of more than 700 points, rising about 2 percent while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also made sturdy gains. “145 percent...
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he would not be seeking reelection, capping off a decades-long Senate career. First elected in 1996, the 80-year-old Durbin has served in the upper chamber for five terms. Speculation around his next steps has been growing for months, particularly earlier this month...
Peace talks in London between the United States, Ukraine and other European countries to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war were downgraded after it was announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not attend. The Wednesday talks in London were set to be convened between the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Ukraine and others before...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday there was an opportunity for a deal with China in a further softening of the Trump administration’s trade stance that has led to a huge market rally over the past two days. “There is an opportunity for a big deal here,” he said. Such a deal would be based...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said “the devastation was shocking” following the recent arson attack at his residence, adding in a New York Times opinion piece that “it looked like a bomb had gone off in the middle of our home.” “Windows were smashed in, and there was glass everywhere. Some tables were turned over,...
A new poll found that 53% of Republicans and nearly two-thirds of all respondents agree that President Trump should not seek a third term as president in 2028.
It makes no sense for the president to listen to saboteurs in his own administration who want to undo the good work of the 2017 tax bill and adopt an idea that Trump campaigned against.
