The long line of the papacy: Francis’ death renews focus on the church’s most powerful figures

The White House accused congressional Democrats of prioritizing “illegal immigrant gang members” rather than their own constituents.  “It’s mind-boggling the priorities of the modern-day Democrat party,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday.  “I think it’s atrocious that you have Democrats in Congress on Capitol Hill who swear an oath to protect their […]

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has been hard at work this week meeting with as many factions within the House GOP as possible to quell concerns ahead of a chamber-wide vote on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Managing a razor-thin House majority isn’t easy in the best of times, but negotiating the vast tax-immigration-energy-defense-debt limit […]

Soldiers who return home from combat zones have veterans’ support groups, a plethora of charities and an entire government agency intended to see to their needs for illness and injuries. But contractors who take jobs in those same areas have had no such institutional support – until now. These workers face the same mental traumas […]