It was long assumed that an American pope was an impossibility. Vatican insiders would dismiss the idea of a pope from the world’s preeminent superpower as completely out of the question and barely even worth a thought. That was until around 7 p.m. Rome time on May 8, 2025, when Cardinal Dominique Mamberti emerged on […]
If you are ever graced with the opportunity to be in St. Peter’s Square when the white smoke billows out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, the moment your eyes lock onto the plume will be etched in memory throughout earthly life. I stood under the piazza’s colonnade, sweaty and lugging my cumbersome duffle bag. It […]
President Donald Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill. Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to be Librarian of Congress. A spokesperson for the library told The Hill in an email that “Tonight, the White House informed Librarian of...
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the niece of former President John F. Kennedy, who was the first Roman Catholic U.S. president, reflected on Pope Leo XIV’s first speech as a pontiff. Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kennedy Townsend, who is the eldest daughter of the late U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, said his words...
The brother of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, said the newly elected pontiff will likely follow in the late Pope Francis's footsteps to serve and look out for "those who don't have a voice." John Prevost, one of Robert's two brothers, said that Francis and Leo were "two of a kind," noting that his...
Vice President Vance praised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as a person during a recent interview but argued that Powell has been “wrong about almost everything.” "Well, first of all, I think the president is right about Jerome Powell. Jerome Powell, he's a nice guy, but he's been wrong about almost everything. He was way too...
President Trump recently switched his nomination for Surgeon General but his first pick, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, will continue to work at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said during a Thursday interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier that the administration will put Nesheiwat in “a very...
A town hall being held by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday night was disrupted when an apparent Trump supporter stood up to challenge her to apologize to the president.
Here’s how Columbia University's leadership can atone for its sins last spring: Throw the book at pro-Hamas thugs who stormed and illegally occupied the...
Jay Clayton can transform the Southern District of New York into a national model for federal prosecutors — aggressive on violent crime and unapologetically...