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Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced criticism of his vaccine policy at two House committee hearings about the proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons submitted his resignation letter to Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin Thursday, writing that he will stay on through May 31 to assist the transition process, Fox News has confirmed. According to a source, Lyons said in his letter he wants to spend more time with his family, … Read more

Republicans fell far short in their bid to flip a vacant U.S. House seat in a blue-leaning district in northern New Jersey. Democrat Analilia Mejia, who was backed by progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of neighboring New York, convincingly defeated GOP candidate Joe Hathaway in Thursday’s special election in … Read more

New York mayor, ‘C-list rapper’ who went by Mr Cardamon and Young Cardamon, collected $1,643 in royalties last year The New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is still making money from his short-lived career as a multilingual rapper, tax filings show. But the 34-year-old Democrat’s meteoric rise as a celebrity politician has brought only a modest … Read more

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is leaving the Department of Homeland Security, the new head of the DHS said Thursday.”Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement.

Democrat Analilia Mejia has won the special election to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s seat in the U.S. House, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway.

Rev. Franklin Graham is defending President Donald Trump in a statement shared Thursday on Truth Social after backlash over an image critics said depicted him as Jesus Christ. The statement was released Thursday by Graham and shared by the president as a signed letter. “I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as … Read more

Democrat Analilia Mejia has won the special election to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s seat in the U.S. House, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway. NBC News’ Steve Kornacki breaks down the numbers.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth escalated his attacks on the media Thursday, comparing reporters covering the Iran war to the Pharisees.