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 […]
Congress is considering $880 billion in spending cuts, which could be achieved by removing all noncitizens from Medicaid and other welfare programs, which would save about $1 trillion over the next decade.
Federal workers in the U.S. are split on their support for President Trump’s return to office mandate, according to a new survey. The Washington Post-Ipsos poll, published earlier this week, found that half of Americans in the federal workforce oppose a five-day in-office mandate while the other 49 percent are supportive of the effort. Among...
The next stop on Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) "Fighting Oligarchy" tour: Tucson, Ariz. Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are pairing up again on Saturday afternoon to rally supporters in the swing district against President Trump's policies that they argue favor the wealthy while ignoring the needs of the working class. The duo has also...
Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Lebanon amid a shaky ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah brokered late last year, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command center in response to the Lebanese militant group’s rockets that targeted the Jewish State...
Republicans are facing mounting voter frustration with Trump administration cuts made under tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The anger has spilled out into public view in recent days as Republican lawmakers have been confronted over the cuts at raucous town halls. And multiple polls have suggested that, while voters are open...
The Trump administration's decision to pull out of military exercises in Europe is a severe strategic mistake, as exercises are essential for interoperability and readiness, and trust between the U.S. and its NATO allies is compromised.
Former NATO Supreme Allied Cmdr. Wesley Clark weighed in on a report that President Trump’s administration is considering drastically changing its military combatant command structure, arguing the potential decision would hinder the military cooperation between the U.S. and Europe and satisfy the Kremlin. “It's the critical linkage between the United States, our nuclear forces, U.S....
President Trump took to social media Saturday morning to offer his condolences to the family of former boxing champion George Foreman, who died Friday at the age of 76. "George Foreman is dead. What a GREAT FIGHTER!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "He had, without question, the heaviest and biggest punch in the history of...
Multiple allergy forecasters indicate 2025 is likely to be a pretty rough year for seasonal allergies. Pollen counts are expected to be higher than average in 39 states.
The World Forum in Berlin is calling for a new world order based on European values, but this vision is based on a flawed premise of a global elite governing citizens and limiting free speech to protect democracy.
President Trump on Saturday pressed Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) to issue a personal apology after the two didn't see eye-to-eye earlier this month on a policy regarding transgender athletes in the Polar Star State. "While the State of Maine has apologized for their Governor’s strong, but totally incorrect, statement about men playing in women’s...
