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Senate Democrats sparred with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday over whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be returned to the United States, as well as the Department of Homeland Security’s spending. During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who traveled to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia, asked if … Read more
President Donald Trump says he will appoint Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Trump announced the pick in a post on Truth Social. The selection comes as Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday that Ed Martin, who is currently serving as D.C.’s … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained by … Read more
CHICAGO — When Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations. “I told him we’re thinking of having our next grade school reunion at … Read more
Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost. The 69-year-old, who hails from Chicago, is the first pope from the United States. President Donald Trump congratulated Pope Leo on social media, saying, “It is such an honor to realize that … Read more
ABC News contributor and Catholic commentator Gloria Purvis weighed in on why she thinks cardinals ultimately chose Chicago’s Robert Prevost — who is now Pope Leo XIV. Source link
DJERBA, Tunisia — The Jewish owner of a jewelry store in Tunisia was hospitalized Thursday after an axe attack on the island where Africa’s oldest synagogue is located. The 50-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Djerba, where many of Tunisia’s remaining 1,500 Jews reside, community leader Rene Trabelsi told The Associated Press. The … Read more
The graduating class at Clovis North High School in Fresno includes 28 students who are either fraternal or identical twins. Source link
Former President Joe Biden, in a wide-ranging interview on ABC’s “The View” on Thursday, said he was not surprised by Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the 2024 presidential election, but not because of her qualifications as a candidate — instead, pointing to sexism and racism he said had been leveled against her. “I wasn’t … Read more
The Trump administration is considering releasing the audio of former President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur during Hur’s 2023 investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents, sources familiar with the matter confirm to ABC News. Trump’s White House lawyers were provided the audiotape by the Department of Justice weeks ago, the sources … Read more
