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April 7, 2026
Pope issues stiffest rebuke yet to Trump over war threats
Pope Leo XIV denounced President Trump's threat to wipe out Iran's civilization on Tuesday.The big picture: The first U.S.-born pontiff told reporters in Italian "this threat against the entire peo...
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April 5, 2026
Pope calls for peace, Trump vows hell for Iran on Easter
Pope Leo XIV and the top U.S. Catholic bishop for the military both used Easter Sunday to emphasize Jesus' message of peace amid the escalating Iran war.Why it matters: The first U.S.-born pope urg...
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April 5, 2026
Phone-free bars and restaurants on the rise across the U.S.
Phone-free bars and restaurants are emerging across the U.S. as people seek to disconnect from screens and devices.The big picture: This trend is emerging amid a societal shift, with several countr...
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April 1, 2026
Trump makes historic Supreme Court visit for birthright citizenship case
President Trump arrived at the Supreme Court on Wednesday for oral arguments over his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, the first time a sitting president has attended a high cour...
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March 31, 2026
Pope vs. Trump: Pontiff takes aim at U.S. policies
Pope Leo XIV is emerging as a cautious voice of moral opposition to President Trump's policies, challenging the president's approach to world affairs without calling him out by name. Why it matters...
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March 30, 2026
From pet clothing to plastic socks: Inside Trump airport trademark applications
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Trump — as his family business seeks to trademark the use of his name on airports, a move l...
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March 24, 2026
Pentagon revises rules for journalists after lawsuit loss, raising press group's ire
The Department of Defense announced a new media policy on Monday, three days after a federal judge ruled Trump administration restrictions on Pentagon journalists were a First Amendment violation.T...
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March 24, 2026
Senate confirms Mullin as DHS secretary
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) was confirmed to succeed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a 54-45 vote mostly along party lines on Monday evening.Why it matters: The vote co...
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March 18, 2026
The top Iranian officials killed since Iran war's start
Israeli forces' killing of two top Iranian officials in separate strikes Tuesday marked a major blow to Tehran's leadership, which has been decimated during the Iran war.The big picture: National s...
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March 17, 2026
Why Trump's Cuba takeover plans could see a Castro return as ruler
President Trump escalated his threats to seize Cuba this week — raising questions about whether he might seek to topple the Communist Caribbean island's leader Miguel Díaz-Canel. The big picture: A...
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March 13, 2026
Ship escorts to start in Strait of Hormuz "soon," Trump officials say
The U.S. Navy will escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, "perhaps with an international coalition," as "soon as it is militarily possible," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Sky News ...
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March 12, 2026
UN panel accuses Trump of "racist hate speech" that it says sparked "human rights violations"
A United Nations watchdog on Wednesday criticized "intensified immigration crackdowns" in the U.S. and accused President Trump and other American leaders of using "racist hate speech" — both of whi...
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March 12, 2026
Calls grow for Strait of Hormuz ship escorts as Iran escalates attacks
There's "growing momentum to establish a naval protection system" in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's military escalates attacks on commercial ships, Eurasia Group says.The big picture: U.S. Central ...
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March 6, 2026
U.S. and Venezuela reach historic agreement to re-establish diplomatic ties
The U.S. and Venezuela "have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations," per a State Department statement.Why it matters: The historic deal with a former traditional U.S. foe comes a...
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March 4, 2026
U.S., Ecuadorian forces target "narco-terrorists" in Ecuador military operations
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces announced drug-trafficking military crackdown operations in Ecuador on Tuesday.The big picture: U.S. Southern Command in a Tuesday night statement said the operations tar...
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March 3, 2026
DOJ backs down in legal fight with law firms Trump targeted
The Department of Justice moved to dismiss its civil case against four leading law firms that won rulings against President Trump's executive orders targeting them for employing or representing his...
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March 2, 2026
U.S. cities step up security measures amid Iran tensions
U.S. counterterrorism and intelligence teams are on high alert and law enforcement in major cities have bolstered security in the wake of this weekend's strikes on Iran.The big picture: FBI directo...
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February 23, 2026
"Mexico killed "El Mencho." Here's how and what we know about U.S. role in the operation
Mexico's security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the country's most-wanted drug lord, following information from the U.S. that assisted in Sunday's operation, the Mexican defense m...
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February 20, 2026
Trump orders UFO files release after slamming Obama over alien comments
President Trump is directing his administration to begin releasing government documents related to aliens and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), he announced Thursday evening.The big picture: Trum...
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February 19, 2026
Coca-Cola bottler sued by federal agency over work event that excluded men
A Coca-Cola distributor and bottler is being sued for alleged sexual discrimination over a corporate networking event that excluded men, announced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ...
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February 19, 2026
Coca-Cola sued by federal agency over work event that excluded men
Coca-Cola is being sued for alleged sexual discrimination over a corporate networking event that excluded men, announced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuit, W...
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February 18, 2026
Colbert slams CBS statement, accuses Paramount of not standing up to "bullies"
Stephen Colbert criticized CBS and parent company Paramount on Tuesday night over the posting on YouTube only of his interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico, who's running for a U.S. Senate se...
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February 17, 2026
New Mexico lawmakers launch sweeping investigation into Epstein ranch
New Mexico lawmakers launched an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch Tuesday over allegations the late convicted sex offender trafficked and sexually abused girls and women at t...
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February 16, 2026
Kennedy says FDA "will act on" ultra-processed foods petition, but indicates no new rules
The Trump administration will respond to a citizen petition calling for a regulatory overhaul of ultra-processed foods, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS' "60 Minut...
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February 16, 2026
Russia accused of killing Navalny with dart frog toxin. What we know about the rare poison
European allies' findings that Putin critic Alexei Navalny was killed with a rare toxin from poison dart frogs is "troubling," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, adding the U.S. is not ...
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February 13, 2026
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer resigns after Epstein files release
Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler resigned Thursday night after her name appeared in Epstein files documents the Department of Justice recently released.The big picture: The ex-White House...
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February 13, 2026
Trump judge slams DHS for blocking detainees' access to lawyers
A Trump-appointed federal judge said immigration enforcement agencies "violated noncitizen detainees' constitutional" rights at a Minnesota facility in a scathing ruling on Thursday.Why it matters:...
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February 11, 2026
Slotkin slams Trump admin after grand jury refuses to indict Democrats over military video
A group of House and Senate Democrats denounced the Trump administration as they announced a grand jury declined to indict them over a video they appeared in urging service members to reject unlawf...
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February 11, 2026
Inside Epstein's efforts to influence elites, from U.K. to Russia and beyond
The Justice Department's release of millions of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows how he worked to cultivate a vast web of influence among the global elite before an...
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February 6, 2026
Trump admin crackdown on journalists' sources "chilling," press freedom groups say
Press freedom groups denounced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's declaration this week that a journalist was "down another source" after her department "caught another prolific leaker," who...
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