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Trump Meets Pope Who Won't Play Ball Like the Last Guy

Donald Trump is walking into unfamiliar terrain with Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff commands something his predecessor never quite managed: genuine backing across the conservative Catholic world. Where ...

Sarah Mitchell April 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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GOP Rep Faces Voter Heat Over Iran Policy at Hudson Valley Event

Representative Mike Lawler encountered direct pushback from constituents on foreign policy during a recent gathering in his upstate New York district, signaling potential vulnerabilities on a fraug...

Sarah Mitchell April 14, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Pope Row Stirs GOP Catholic Problem in Midterms

Donald Trump's recent criticism of Pope Leo is creating an unexpected political liability for Republicans heading into the midterm elections, threatening to fracture crucial support among Catholic ...

Sarah Mitchell April 14, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Texas Republican Gonzales quits Congress as ethics probe deepens, joining exodus of scandal-hit lawmakers

Rep. Tony Gonzales announced Monday he is retiring from Congress, stepping away as the House Ethics Committee investigates his conduct with a former staffer. The Texas Republican said he would file...

Sarah Mitchell April 14, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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U.S. Floats 20-Year Iran Nuclear Freeze as Trump Demands Permanent Ban

The United States is advancing a proposal to freeze Iranian nuclear activity for two decades, even as President Trump insists on ironclad guarantees that Tehran will never develop atomic weapons. T...

Sarah Mitchell April 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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House Republican Announces Immediate Resignation Over Sexual Misconduct Claims

Rep. Tony Gonzales said he will step down from Congress effective tomorrow, following mounting sexual misconduct allegations against him. The Texas Republican's announcement came as pressure mounte...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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U.S. Military Sinks Another Vessel in Pacific Waters, Two Dead

The U.S. military has struck another boat in Pacific operations, resulting in two deaths, marking the 49th such action since a coordinated campaign targeting maritime traffic began in early Septemb...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump's Orban Problem: Hungarian Ally's Election Shock Reverberates Right

Viktor Orban's stunning defeat in Hungary's recent election has sent shockwaves through American conservative circles that once celebrated the prime minister as a model for right-wing governance. F...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Iran crisis haunts Republicans ahead of midterms as poll shows public rejecting Trump's war

Senate Democrats are preparing to force a vote this week on whether President Donald Trump can continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval, setting up a politically unc...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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California's Scrambled Governor's Race Enters New Chaos After Swalwell's Shock Exit

Eric Swalwell's abrupt departure from California's gubernatorial contest has torn open what was already a fractured Democratic primary, leaving the field wide open just weeks before voters cast the...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Vance Tells Pope to Mind His Business on U.S. Politics

Vice President JD Vance fired back at Pope Francis on Tuesday, telling the pontiff to stay out of American affairs as tensions escalated between the Vatican and the incoming Trump administration.Va...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump deletes Christ-like AI image after fury from Christian base

Donald Trump removed a digitally generated image portraying himself in religious robes after prominent evangelical supporters denounced it as blasphemy, though the president insisted the picture wa...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Swalwell Bails on Congress as Sexual Assault Scandal Deepens

Rep. Eric Swalwell announced Monday he will resign from Congress, stepping away after mounting pressure from lawmakers across party lines over sexual assault and misconduct allegations that upended...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Swalwell's Exit Shakes California Democratic Calculations

Eric Swalwell's decision to drop out of California's gubernatorial race has sent ripples through Democratic circles far beyond state lines, forcing party strategists to recalibrate their approach t...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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GOP delays Pentagon commander testimony on Middle East ops

House Republicans have pushed back a scheduled hearing with the top military commander overseeing Middle East operations, moving the testimony from next week to late May.The postponement affects th...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Swalwell to step down over sexual misconduct allegations

Rep. Eric Swalwell announced his intention to resign from Congress following sexual misconduct allegations, marking a significant departure for the California Democrat who has served in the House f...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Pentagon Stays Mum on How It Would Actually Choke Off Iran

President Trump has signaled plans to increase pressure on Tehran, but the Pentagon is keeping specifics under wraps about what enforcing such a blockade would entail in practice.Military strategis...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Iran Has Staying Power Against U.S. Naval Pressure, Former State Department Official Says

A former high-ranking State Department official is pushing back against the idea that a naval blockade would quickly force Iran to capitulate, warning that Tehran possesses the resilience and resou...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Loses Bid to Sue WSJ Over Epstein Birthday Card Story

A federal judge has thrown out Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, rejecting his claim that the newspaper defamed him in a story about a birthday card he sent to Jeffrey Epstein...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump's Take on Heavenly Portrait: Actually a Doctor, He Says

Donald Trump offered an unconventional reading of a viral image that depicted him surrounded by divine light and dressed in flowing religious garments. Rather than acknowledging the religious image...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Luna pushes fast ouster of Swalwell over misconduct charges

Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, is demanding an immediate expulsion vote against two colleagues facing sexual misconduct allegations, signaling an aggressive push to move fo...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump weighs in on Iran tensions, papal history during casual White House moment

Donald Trump touched on two unexpected topics while discussing matters at the White House recently, shifting from geopolitical tensions to historical trivia in a candid exchange that caught observe...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Administration Settles Library Funding Dispute

The Trump administration has resolved a legal challenge over threatened cuts to library funding, ending a lawsuit brought by the American Library Association. The library group had sued over fundin...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Federal judge kills Trump's $10 billion WSJ lawsuit over Epstein birthday card

A federal judge in Florida dismantled President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation case against The Wall Street Journal on Monday, ruling that the lawsuit fails to meet the legal standard requir...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Yanks Divine Savior Image After Backlash From His Own Camp

A social media post showing President Donald Trump as a Christ-like healer vanished from his platform Sunday night following swift condemnation, including from conservative supporters who viewed th...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Explains AI Image as Misunderstood Doctor Portrait

Donald Trump offered a clarification about a controversial artificial intelligence image he shared, saying he believed it depicted him in a medical role rather than in any other context.The explana...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Ethics Panel Opens Misconduct Probe Into Rep. Swalwell

The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation Monday into sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., examining whether the congressman violated official conduct stan...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump's Iran Threats and Vatican Attack Spark New Questions About His Mental State

Donald Trump's recent inflammatory rhetoric has reignited longstanding concerns about his psychological fitness, with former allies and advisers now openly questioning whether he has become increas...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Congress faces triple crisis: DHS shutdown, expulsion votes, Iran war showdown

Congress returns Monday to a legislative minefield. Lawmakers will immediately confront three separate battles that could reshape the spring agenda: funding a shuttered Department of Homeland Secur...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Religious Leaders Demand Trump Apologize Over Pope Remarks and Jesus Image Post

Religious figures across the political spectrum are condemning President Trump for recent comments about Pope Francis and a social media post featuring Jesus imagery, with even conservative allies ...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Democratic Dream Crumbles in California as Party Scrambles for New Leader

California's Democratic establishment faces an unexpected crisis: they cannot find a compelling candidate to lead the state they've dominated for years.The party's struggle to attract a strong gube...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Hormuz Gambit Tests Whose Economy Cracks First

The Trump administration is escalating economic pressure on Iran through a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical shipping channels. The strategy amounts to a high-stake...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Orbán's 16-year reign ends: Hungary's strongman concedes defeat

Viktor Orbán has acknowledged electoral defeat after leading Hungary for more than a decade and a half, marking a dramatic shift in the nation's political landscape.The Hungarian prime minister, wh...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Swalwell Quits Governor Race as Misconduct Allegations Mount

Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following the emergence of multiple sexual misconduct allegations against him, including accusations of ra...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Orbán's 16-Year Grip Slips as Hungary Embraces New Direction

Hungarian voters have ended Viktor Orbán's lengthy tenure as prime minister, delivering a decisive blow to one of Europe's most polarizing leaders and a figure closely aligned with both Donald Trum...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Posts Divine Portrait After Pope Clash

Donald Trump shared an artificial intelligence-generated image on his Truth Social platform showing himself in a Jesus-like pose, apparently healing the sick, following a recent exchange with Pope ...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Orders Navy Blockade of Hormuz After Iran Talks Collapse

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to establish a blockade at the Strait of Hormuz, a dramatic military escalation following the breakdown of diplomatic negotiations with Iran over th...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Iran Blockade Plan Hits a Snag: No International Support Yet

President Trump announced plans for a complete blockade of Iran following failed direct negotiations over the weekend, but his call for other nations to join the effort has so far gone unanswered.T...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Pope Fires Back at Trump: 'No Fear' in Pushing Peace

Hours after drawing criticism from President Trump on Sunday night, Pope Leo XIV made clear he would not back down from his opposition to war, according to reports of his remarks.The pontiff's swif...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Democrats, Fuentes vie for turf after Turning Point USA stumbles

College campuses that once belonged exclusively to Turning Point USA are now contested territory. A nascent Democratic organization and far-right activist Nick Fuentes are both moving to fill the v...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Vance's Iran Gambit Falls Short

Vice President JD Vance spearheaded the most significant diplomatic engagement between Washington and Tehran in nearly five decades, but the effort ultimately stalled without producing a breakthrou...

Sarah Mitchell April 13, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Blasts Pope Leo XIV as 'Weak' on Crime, Foreign Policy

President Donald Trump launched a pointed attack on Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, questioning the pontiff's leadership on two of the administration's signature concerns.Speaking to reporters and posting ...

Sarah Mitchell April 12, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Unloads on Pope: Calls Him Too Liberal, Soft on Crime

Donald Trump took his criticism to an unexpected target this week, launching a social media attack against Pope Leo and characterizing the pontiff as overly progressive and lenient on criminal just...

Sarah Mitchell April 12, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Tempers Gas Price Expectations, Worrying Republicans Before Midterms

Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday that soaring gas prices may not fall in time to boost Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, a candid assessment that has sparked fresh anxiety within his part...

Sarah Mitchell April 12, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Swalwell exits California governor race over misconduct claims

Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell has abandoned his bid for California governor following sexual misconduct allegations that triggered swift defections within his own party.The decision came aft...

Sarah Mitchell April 12, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump warns oil prices will climb as Iran talks collapse

President Trump suggested oil markets could face upward pressure following the breakdown of U.S.-Iran negotiations over the weekend, signaling that renewed tensions between the two countries may ri...

Sarah Mitchell April 12, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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AIPAC Support Emerges as Fresh Test for Democrats

Three protesters disrupted a Democratic National Committee meeting in New Orleans on Friday, each rising to challenge party leadership over U.S. support for Israel and accusations that transparency...

Sarah Mitchell April 12, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Sharpton's Take: Which 2028 Democrats Made the Cut

Rev. Al Sharpton watched ten Democratic contenders audition for his convention stage and emerged with a clear sense of who impressed him most. In a sit-down with The New York Times, the activist an...

Sarah Mitchell April 12, 2026 0 comments 7 min read