Politics
Trump blasts Pope Leo for criticism of U.S. foreign policy
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile after the Easter Mass as part of the Holy Week celebrations, at St Peter’s square in the Vatican on April 5, 2026. Alberto Pizzoli | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday bashed Pope Leo XIV over the U.S.-born Roman Catholic pontiff’s criticism […]
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Allies yank support for Swalwell’s California governor run after sexual assault allegations
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the House Democrats hearing marking the five year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has so far denied calls for him to exit the California […]
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Judge told to reconsider national security implications of halting Trump’s White House ballroom
A federal judge must reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, an appeals court ruled on Saturday. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it did not have enough information to decide how much of […]
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Rep. Eric Swalwell denies sexual assault allegations, rivals urge him to exit California governor’s race
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Yuri Gripas | Reuters California Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat running for governor, has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday that a woman said Swalwell sexually assaulted her in 2019 and 2024. The newspaper reviewed text messages about the alleged 2024 assault and […]
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Trump’s 250-foot ‘triumphal arch’ would loom over Potomac, new renderings show
A rendering of plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. Courtesy: Harrison Design | U.S. Commission of Fine Arts New architectural drawings of President Donald Trump’s controversial proposed “triumphal arch” released on Friday show a 250-foot structure standing across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The drawings, submitted by […]
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Epstein files: House committee plans hearings with victims, Comer says
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) speaks to reporters in front of the House Oversight Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The chairman of the House committee investigating late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Friday that he planned to hold hearings to […]
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White House warned staff against making Iran war bets on prediction markets
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images The White House last month warned staff in an email not to make prediction markets bets related to the Iran war, a Trump administration official confirmed Friday. The warning came amid increasing concern about insider trading on prediction markets such as Polymarket after a series of suspiciously timed […]
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Vance expects U.S. negotiations with Iran on war will be ‘positive’
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two for expected departure to Pakistan for talks on Iran, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin | Via Reuters Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that he thinks negotiations with Iran to end the six-week war […]
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China’s Xi invokes ‘threat’ of Taiwan independence in first cross-strait opposition talks in a decade
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuomintang party chair Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, the first encounter between Xi and a sitting Taiwanese opposition leader in nearly a decade. In a readout released by Chinese state media, Xi said Beijing “welcomes any proposals conducive to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.” That’s according to […]
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Trump says Iran ‘better stop now’ if it is charging fees to oil tankers to go through Strait of Hormuz
President of the United States Donald J. Trump speaks to press at the White House, Washington, D.C., US, on April 6, 2026. Kyle Mazza | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Iran “better stop now” if it is charging fees to oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s […]
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