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Pope Leo meets with Chicago's far-left mayor, George Floyd's family lawyer at the Vatican

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, presenting gifts including a Cubs hat, a city key and immigrant advocacy materials....

Anti-ICE agitator screams ‘I’ll kill your whole f- family’ day after Dem gov praises ‘peaceful protesting’

The DOJ is searching for an anti-ICE agitator who allegedly threatened to kill a federal agent's family outside a New Jersey detention facility....

Dem Rep Frederica Wilson announces retirement days after denying ‘crazy rumor’ she would leave Congress

Rep. Frederica Wilson, a longtime Trump critic known for bedazzled cowboy hats and outfits, announces she will not seek reelection to her Florida House seat....

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi hails Trump admin's 'justice and transparency' on Epstein files

In a prepared statement for her interview with a House committee, former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the Trump administration's release of the Jeffrey Epstein files ....

Judge temporarily blocks Trump DOJ's nearly $2B 'anti-weaponization' fund

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department from “taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation" of a $1.778 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."...

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Trump lays out Iran deal demands, says he's about to make 'final determination'

Trump's Truth Social statement left unclear which of his conditions are already part of a deal that negotiators are working on to pause the U.S.-Iran war....

SpaceX skeptics have added reason for concern after Musk comments diverge from IPO filing

In a post on X, Elon Musk offered details about SpaceX's deal with Anthropic that weren't included in the company's IPO prospectus. ...

Mercedes-Benz may be shut out of U.S. market under bill aimed at Chinese automaker ownership

Mercedes-Benz's largest individual shareholder is BAIC, a Chinese state-owned automaker. Sources told CNBC that exemptions in the legislation would not apply....

Nasdaq is little changed, but tech rally puts index at 8% gain this month: Live updates

Boosted by a rally in the tech sector, all three major averages rose to fresh closing highs on Thursday....

American households pay nearly $450 more on average for energy amid Iran War, data shows

Higher energy costs can force consumers to raid their savings and lean more into debt to cover expenses....

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Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District

A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state’s previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander and set off a redistricting race across the South....

Trump’s Counterterror Strategy Focuses on the Left

President Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy focuses on “violent left-wing extremists,” as well as narcoterrorists and Islamic terror groups. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs ...

Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House

The National Science Foundation lifted a hold on some grants for Harvard and other universities this week after inquiries from media outlets, including The New York Times....

After China Orders a Times Reporter to Leave the Country, the U.S. Reciprocates

The Trump administration ejected a Chinese journalist amid fresh concerns about Beijing’s growing pressure on foreign correspondents....

How Bad Are President Trump’s Approval Ratings?

Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, looks at President Trump’s sinking approval ratings. How do they compare with polling from other recent presidencies?...