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Earlier this month, the White House announced it would consider drone strikes against Mexican drug cartels. Although it is important to keep options open when dealing with viable threats, we must also remember that in military planning, the enemy gets a vote.  Stated plainly: We must consider how the enemy will respond to our actions. […]

President Trump and other world leaders gathered in Rome on Saturday to honor the life of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88. The pope, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, had a sharp political edge and close relationship with many leaders throughout his 12 years as the head of the Catholic Church. […]

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Each year, hundreds of thousands of Canadians visit the desert city. But tariffs and other attacks on their country by the Trump administration are driving them away.

As one of the foremost performing arts institutions in the country, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has long provided a voice to the country that is hard to distinguish ideologically. The Trump administration’s hostile takeover aims to change that. In February, Trump fired the Kennedy Center’s leadership and appointed […]

A federal judge on Friday sounded the alarm after lawyers alleged the Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen without “meaningful process.” The toddler’s father filed a petition for release after the child was deported alongside her sister and mother, who was determined to be in the country illegally, to Honduras. U.S. District Judge Terry […]

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, both in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, held a “productive” meeting early Saturday as the U.S. looks to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. “President Trump and President Zelenskyy met privately today and had a very productive discussion,” White House communications director Steven Cheung shared Saturday. […]

Bill Gates recently predicted that artificial intelligence will be as good as any doctor within the next decade — and may even replace the need to see doctors.   That is not just wrong. It is reckless. We are at a turning point in healthcare. AI holds enormous potential, but the way we talk about it matters. […]

President Trump’s plans to rid the country’s education system of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) were thrown further into chaos this week when a judge ruled against the Education Department’s directives.   States, fiercely divided on the issue, were already dealing with a delayed certification deadline and murky enforcement mechanisms before federal Judge Landya McCafferty […]

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis finds herself in the spotlight amid growing controversy surrounding allegations involving an organization linked to her. The controversy, which stems from a payment made to an organization tied to her signature welfare assistance program, comes amid speculation she could launch a gubernatorial bid to succeed her outgoing husband, Florida Gov. […]

Sarah S. Brannen, a children’s author and illustrator, published her first book, about a young girl’s anxiety surrounding her favorite uncle’s wedding, in 2008. She wrote it for her niece, who told Brannen she thought the ending of every story should be wrapped neatly in a bow, with two people in love living happily ever […]

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 […]

Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.

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 […]

One of the several women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking died on Friday at the age of 41. Virginia Giuffre was pronounced dead by suicide at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” publicist […]

A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had sought an emergency petition, appeared to be “illegal and unconstitutional.”

Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed the Democratic Party over its internal fractions, comparing the battle between figureheads to a “civil war.” “The party we are watching today, Democrat, is a civil war. It’s the reason why there are no leaders of the party,” McCarthy said during a Friday morning appearance on Fox […]

A reinterpretation of the Hatch Act announced by the administration lets officials wear campaign paraphernalia like MAGA hats, and removes an independent board’s role in policing violations.

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guily to a federal judge on Friday, denying his involvement in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 26 year old Ivy League graduate from Maryland, could be charged with capital punishment if convicted of the violent crime.  Attorney General Pam Bondi encouraged the acting U.S. Attorney for […]

President Donald Trump is weighing in on a school mascot dispute at Massapequa High School, where some parents are upset that a Chiefs mascot and logo must go under a state rule.