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 […]
Presented by Ericsson {beacon} THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is threatening to walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace talks if the two sides don’t come to a speedy agreement. With talks dragging on, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday the clock is ticking on U.S. involvement. “We are now reaching a point where we need...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the State Department will restrict visas for at least 250 Nicaraguan officials, pointing to human rights violations made by the Nicaraguan government, led by co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, who are husband and wife. “The United States is taking decisive steps to impose visa restrictions on more than...
The White House’s battle with the Associated Press is far from over. Though a judge ordered key officials to restore the wire service’s access to certain White House spaces, the Trump administration has found workarounds to keep the AP iced out in certain spots over its refusal to use the term “Gulf of America” in...
Rep. Debbie Dingell praised President Trump's approach to China's tariffs, but criticized the chaotic rollout, while urging a more comprehensive and strategic approach to tariffs.
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump says 'nobody's playing me' as clock ticks on Russia-Ukraine talks President Trump on Friday was adamant he was not being “played” in talks to end the war in Ukraine after his top diplomat indicated the...
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin filed a lawsuit against Discord on Thursday, alleging the popular messaging app misled parents about its safety features. The complaint follows a multiyear investigation, which claims Discord violated New Jersey consumer protection laws while exposing child users to sexual and violent content, the New Jersey attorney general's office wrote...
U.S. efforts to mediate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are reaching a pivotal moment, with President Trump saying both sides need to quickly show progress or his administration will exit the negotiations. Trump, in remarks from the White House, didn't lay out a specific timeline for a U.S. exit but said it could happen...
Longtime Republican strategist Karl Rove that President is arguing Trump is exhausting many Americans with his various moves on tariffs, causing confusion and concern that in Rove's view could boomerang on Trump. “We aren’t 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term and many Americans are already exhausted. They’ve had way too much thrown at them,” Rove...
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro condemned the firebombing of his residence in Harrisburg, PA, and emphasized the need for universally condemned political violence.
More than 50 House Democrats are calling on President Trump to reinstate a path to citizenship program terminated last month. Fifty-four Democrats, led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), are demanding that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), housed under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), restore the Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Program that the...
The Marine Corps has identified the two U.S. service members killed in a vehicle crash earlier this week in New Mexico along the southern border. Lance Cpl. Albert Aguilera, 22, of Riverside, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Marcelino Gamino, 28, of Fresno, Calif., were killed Tuesday after their nontactical vehicle crashed around 8:50 a.m. local time during a...
