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 […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion “investment framework” in the U.S., the White House announced on Friday. The new framework “will substantially increase the UAE’s existing investments in the U.S. economy in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and American manufacturing,” according to the administration. The UAE committed to the investments...
The Pentagon will award its next-generation fighter jet contract to Boeing, a deal initially worth more than $20 billion, President Trump announced Friday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, or F-47 fighter jet, will replace Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor with an aircraft meant to fight alongside drones, Trump announced...
Dave Ramsey expressed his frustration on social media with DoorDash and Klarna's partnership to offer customers the option to pay for food deliveries in interest-free installments or deferred options aligned with payday schedules.
Comedian Rosie O’Donnell has said she is “sleeping better” since moving to Ireland just days before President Trump’s inauguration in January. O’Donnell, a longtime critic of Trump, announced earlier this month that she had moved to Ireland, citing U.S. politics as the reason for her relocation. In a TikTok video posted Thursday, as highlighted by Mediaite, O’Donnell said she knew...
Success will depend not only on how quickly and broadly the plan is implemented, but on making sure any newly opened land is not bogged down by the local land use regulations that make housing so scarce and expensive in the first place.
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin attempted to clarify the Trump administration's decision to deny a French scientist entry into the U.S., saying he was in possession of concealed "confidential information" he kept on his electronic device. McLaughlin was pushing back against claims from the French government that he was blocked because of critical messages...
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Thursday strongly condemned President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, saying the move will only hurt the nation’s public school system. “Despite ongoing calls from the American people for the Trump Administration to keep its promise to lower the costs of living, President Trump and Elon...
The Wall Street Journal is warning against major changes that reportedly could be coming to U.S. military operations as a cost-cutting measure through President Trump's government reform efforts. "Senior Republicans in Congress on Wednesday warned President Trump off a U.S. military reorganization abroad that sounds more like an American retreat," the Journal wrote in a...
Trump's administration's efforts to improve relations with Russia have not yielded significant benefits for the US, as Russia's relationship with China remains strong and the Kremlin's destructive policies continue to pose a threat to its neighbors.
President Trump quipped Friday that a secret offer from King Charles III sounded good to him, following an invite from the king for a state visit to the United Kingdom. The president shared on Truth Social an article from The Sun, which reported that the king will make a “secret offer” to Trump during the...
Two centuries after the Barbary Wars, America is once again fighting a war overseas to protect its shipping, as well as that of its allies and friends.
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.
President Trump late Thursday brushed off claims that tech billionaire Elon Musk would be briefed on potential war plans related to China during an upcoming meeting at the Pentagon, calling the notion "completely untrue." "The Fake News is at it again, this time the Failing New York Times. They said, incorrectly, that Elon Musk is...
Trump knows that Saudi Arabia is critical to lowering oil prices and pressuring Russia to come to the bargaining table. Mohammed bin Salman was spurned and embarrassed by former President Biden; Trump won’t be making that mistake.
