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Vance warns the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology

Trump administration Vance warns the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology Vance, who is Catholic, said the pope was wrong in saying Jesus wasn't on the side of those who wield the sword, pointing to the U.S.' helping defeat the Nazis during World War II. {snip video} Vance says pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology April 14, 2026, 11:01 PM EDT By Raquel Coronell Uribe Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV should "be careful" when he t ...

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'They're not getting what they voted for': Jesus meme lays bare GOP frustrations with Trump

04/14/2026 07:30 PM EDT President Donald Trump’s weekend tirade against the pope — capped off by an AI-generated depiction of the president as Jesus — was, for some of his supporters, just too much. Their unusually severe backlash comes as many once-devout Trump supporters are having a crisis of faith. Upset over what they feel is a too timid deportation agenda, a sputtering economy and another war in the Middle East, many couldn’t stomach the affront the way they might have in the past. The ...

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Catholic Tom Homan Tells Vatican to 'Stay Out of Immigration' Amid Trump-Pope Feud

Apr 14th, 2026, 5:17 pm President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, backed the president in his ongoing feud with Pope Leo XIV, telling the Vatican to “stay out of immigration.” Homan was asked about Trump’s criticism of the pope on Tuesday outside the White House, and he argued that the pope’s stance on the administration’s immigration policies would likely change with a visit to the U.S. southern border. Homan was specifically asked about a now-deleted image Trump posted to Truth So ...

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Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed Headquarters

Exclusive * Law Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed Headquarters A pair of Pirro's deputies were turned away after showing up at the construction site for central-bank renovation project By C. Ryan Barber Updated April 14, 2026 10:24 pm ET The Fed has undertaken a $2.5 billion renovation of two historic office buildings. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON--Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office showed up unannounced Tuesday at the construction site for the F ...

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Mike Johnson Refuses To Say Whether Trump's AI Jesus Post Was Blasphemy

Apr 14, 2026, 04:31 PM EDT | Updated 10 hours ago House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attempted to excuse President Donald Trump for posting an AI image of himself resembling Jesus. But the response Tuesday from the self-professed Christian seemed to suggest who he really worships. Trump posted the AI Jesus image on his Truth Social platform Sunday, which just happened to be Orthodox Easter. The post also came at a time when the president is feuding with Pope Leo XIV over the war in Iran. Th ...

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Hungary's New Leader Reveals Viktor Orban Was Paying CPAC

Peter Magyar called the payments a "crime" and said his government would stop the funds. Turns out the Hungarian government has been bankrolling the Conservative Political Action Conference for years. Peter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Sunday in a landslide, told reporters Monday that the outbound leader had diverted Hungarian taxpayer funds toward financing the American Republican conference. Magyar noted that his government will be investigating Or ...

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US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections

Tue 14 Apr 2026 13.12 EDT Last modified on Tue 14 Apr 2026 14.08 EDT A national majority vote for president is one step closer to reality after the Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger, signed the national popular vote bill into law, joining an interstate compact with 17 other states and the District of Columbia. Under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, states would assign their presidential electors to the winner of the popular vote, regardless of the results within the state. ...

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Trump's Iran Blockade Not Working as Multiple Ships Pass Through

Published. Apr 14, 2026 at 10:56 AM EDT. updated. Apr 14, 2026 at 12:04 PM EDT At 10 a.m. ET on Monday, the U.S. navy began its blockade of Iranian ports, aimed at the Iranian tankers and the other Iran-friendly ships which have managing to traverse the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had been demanding Iran open the international waterway, which usually sees the transit of one-quarter of the world's seaborne oil trade. Since the war has begun though, traffic has plunged 90 percent, sparking global ...

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Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

Updated 5:53 PM EDT, April 14, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in office over five years ago. Trump commuted the prison sentences of several Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders last January in a sweepin ...

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Trump Administration Issues First 'Weaponization' Report, Claiming Bias Under Biden

The report is part of the president’s effort to claim anti-conservative and anti-Christian biases in federal law enforcement, even as he pushes to wield the legal system against his political enemies. The Justice Department accused the Biden administration of unfairly prosecuting anti-abortion activists, according to a report issued on Tuesday, part of a broader effort by President Trump to counter what he has claimed were anti-conservative biases by federal law enforcement under his predecesso ...

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Swing state officials accused of secretly meeting to help Trump seize election files

24 min ago - April 14, 2026 7:56PM ET A watchdog group accused the Georgia State Elections Board on Tuesday of secretly working to help President Donald Trump seize voting rolls from Fulton County. American Oversight, a government accountability nonprofit, accuse ... (Raw Story)

Around 14% of Enrollees in ACA Plans Failed to Make Payments, Data Shows

29 min ago - Exclusive * Healthcare Around 14% of Enrollees in ACA Plans Failed to Make Payments, Data Shows Decline in January payments is driven by loss of federal Affordable Care Act subsidies By Anna Wilde Mathews April 15, 2026 5:00 am ET Number of people wh ... (The Wall Street Journal.)

'They're not getting what they voted for': Jesus meme lays bare GOP frustrations with Trump

58 min ago - 04/14/2026 07:30 PM EDT President Donald Trump’s weekend tirade against the pope — capped off by an AI-generated depiction of the president as Jesus — was, for some of his supporters, just too much. Their unusually severe backlash come ... (Politico)

Sheridan strike talks resume after pressure from governor

1 hr ago - By Haylee May · Apr. 14, 2026, 8:59 pm Following pressure from the governor's office, district leadership and the Sheridan Education Association (SEA) met Tuesday afternoon to resume negotiations in an ongoing educator strike. "I'm pleased to ... (Colorado Public Radio)

Oklahoma high school principal 'saved kids' lives' by tackling gunman while being shot in the leg, police chief says

1 hr ago - An Oklahoma high school principal "saved kids' lives" last week when he tackled a gunman and was shot in the leg in the process, the local police chief said. In a statement, Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore expressed gratitude for "an ou ... (NBC)

Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed Headquarters

1 hr ago - Exclusive * Law Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed Headquarters A pair of Pirro's deputies were turned away after showing up at the construction site for central-bank renovation project By C. Ryan Barber Updated April 14, 2026 10: ... (The Wall Street Journal.)

Ron DeSantis says Florida's special session on redistricting could be delayed

1 hr ago - April 14, 2026, 6:44 PM EDT A redistricting effort in Florida hit a snag Tuesday when Gov. Ron DeSantis said a special legislative session scheduled for next week may be postponed. Republicans control every lever of power in Florida’s state gove ... (NBC News)

Trump Administration Eyes Erica Schwartz to Lead CDC

1 hr ago - Politics * Policy Trump Administration Eyes Erica Schwartz to Lead CDC Health agency faces leadership turmoil and controversy over vaccine guidance By Liz Essley Whyte, Sabrina Siddiqui and Jennifer Calfas Updated April 14, 2026 11:37 pm ET Erica Sch ... (The Wall Street Journal.)

U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran

1 hr ago - U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran. April 15, 2026 at 6:00 a. ... (Washington Post)

Iran war triggered most severe oil shock ever, the International Energy Agency says

2 hrs ago - 12h The Iran war set off the "most severe oil supply shock in history," the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report on Tuesday, warning that high prices would slash demand for crude, the primary lifeblood of the global economy. In Mar ... (msn/ABC News)

IMF warns global economy could stall as Iran war disrupts oil flows

2 hrs ago - Posted 10:16 AM, Apr 14, 202 and last updated 6:12 PM, Apr 14, 2026 The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has disrupted the global economy and could have deep and long‑lasting effects, the International Monetary Fund war ... (Scripps News)

US Democrats will try, and try again, to rein in Trump's Iran war powers

3 hrs ago - April 14, 2026 5:39 PM EDT Updated 2 hours ago WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote ​as soon as Wednesday on the latest Democratic-led effort to rein in President Donald Trump's war powers, and party ‌leaders promised ... (Reuters)

Vance warns the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology

3 hrs ago - Trump administration Vance warns the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology Vance, who is Catholic, said the pope was wrong in saying Jesus wasn't on the side of those who wield the sword, pointing to the U.S.' helping defeat the Nazis ... (NBC News)

Catholic Tom Homan Tells Vatican to 'Stay Out of Immigration' Amid Trump-Pope Feud

3 hrs ago - Apr 14th, 2026, 5:17 pm President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, backed the president in his ongoing feud with Pope Leo XIV, telling the Vatican to “stay out of immigration.” Homan was asked about Trump’s criticism of the ... (MEDIAite)

Mike Johnson Refuses To Say Whether Trump's AI Jesus Post Was Blasphemy

4 hrs ago - Apr 14, 2026, 04:31 PM EDT | Updated 10 hours ago House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attempted to excuse President Donald Trump for posting an AI image of himself resembling Jesus. But the response Tuesday from the self-professed Christian seemed to ... (Huff Post)

Trump admin treated visas like 'million-dollar Mar-a-Lago memberships' and refused to hand over 'any information'

5 hrs ago - 12h The Trump administration violated the law by refusing to hand over "any information" that would shed light on the president's $1 million "Gold Card Visa Program" and its "impact on the public," according to a new federal lawsuit in Washington, D. ... (msn/Law & Crime)

Polis urges end to 10 day Sheridan educator strike

9 hrs ago - By Haylee May · Apr. 14, 2026, 9:17 am On the 10th day of the ongoing teacher strike in Sheridan School District 2, Gov. Jared Polis is urging both sides to return to the negotiating table and reach a resolution. "Educating our children is the ... (Colorado Public Radio)

Exclusive Europe Drafts Postwar Plan to Free Up Hormuz Without U.S.

10 hrs ago - LONDON—European countries are putting together a plan for a broad coalition of countries to help free up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, including sending mine-clearing and other military vessels. But the plan would only come after the wa ... (WSJ)

GSA looks to automate a million work hours, after losing nearly 40% of its workforce

10 hrs ago - Artificial Intelligence GSA looks to automate a million work hours, after losing nearly 40% of its workforce GSA is nearly halfway to its goal, and began this work internally. But its deputy administrator said the project could expand outside GSA if ... (Federal News Network)

Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out

10 hrs ago - A fallback plan to ensure Europe can defend itself using NATO’s existing military structures if the U.S. departs is gaining traction after getting buy-in from Germany, a long-term opponent of a go-it-alone approach. The officials working on the ... (WSJ)

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