JD Vance had ‘exchange of opinions’ with senior cardinal, Vatican says

US vice-president, who is a Catholic convert, discusses immigration and international wars with secretary of state The US vice-president, JD Vance, had “an exchange of opinions” with the Vatican’s secretary of state over current international conflicts and immigration when they met on Saturday, the Vatican has said. The Vatican issued a statement after Vance, a … Read more

Oregon lawmaker latest Democrat to visit El Salvador for deported illegal migrant Abrego Garcia

A Democratic congresswoman from Oregon is the latest lawmaker to announce she will travel to El Salvador to advocate for the release of deported illegal migrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. Rep. Maxine Dexter, said late Friday she would jet to the Central American country following Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s, D-Md., highly publicized visit there this week … Read more

Here’s what happened during Trump’s 13th week in office

President Donald Trump met with foreign leaders from El Salvador and Italy this week, advancing negotiations on both trade and immigration issues at the White House.  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Washington during a pause in steep tariffs against the European Union and other countries that could go into effect in June. But both … Read more

The California political veteran angling for governor: ‘This is a break-glass moment’

Xavier Becerra, the state’s attorney general and a former US cabinet member, says he’s prepared to call Trump’s bluff Xavier Becerra thinks California’s next governor should know how to call Donald Trump’s bluff. The former US health and human services secretary built his reputation in the state leading California’s legal battles against the first Trump … Read more

JD Vance visits Vatican amid immigration rift with Pope Francis

Vice President JD Vance is in Rome with his family for Easter weekend where he is visiting the Vatican. It comes just days after Pope Francis rebuked the Trump administration for its crackdown on migrants and for slashing international aid. The pope is not presiding over Easter services this year as he recovers from pneumonia.

Drag queen group mocks Jesus, Christianity in Easter show marketed to kids

A San Francisco drag queen group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a self-professed “order of queer and trans nuns,” is sparking controversy in the days leading up to their annual transgender Easter event.  This year’s event, which is being called “No Easter without the T,” is meant to honor transgenderism and features a children’s … Read more

Dem senator’s El Salvador trip might violate law liberals used as pretext for Michael Flynn probe: critics

Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s, D-Md., sudden trip to El Salvador to try to free deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia is getting the attention of critics who believe the Maryland Democrat may have violated a 1799 law prohibiting unauthorized diplomacy. The Logan Act – named for former Pennsylvania Sen. George Logan – stipulates a fine and/or imprisonment … Read more

Trump White House releases video series leading up to America’s 250th birthday: ‘Road to Independence’

FIRST ON FOX: The White House is launching a new “Road to Independence” video lecture series leading up to America’s 250th birthday, and the Trump administration has planned a year of festivities to commemorate it.  The series, launched the same day as the first engagement of the Revolutionary War in 1775, will commemorate important moments … Read more