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Trump Vatican envoy gifts Pope Leo birthday cake

President Trump’s Vatican envoy delivered a special birthday gift to Pope Leo XIV ahead of the pontiff’s 70th celebration on Sunday. Brian Burch brought a cake from Portillo’s, a popular Chicago food chain, to commemorate the U.S.-born pope’s first birthday as head of the

Haberman: Trump ‘struggling’ after Kirk killing

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Friday said President Trump and his surrounding staff are “struggling” after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “So many people around President Trump are very close to Charlie Kirk. President Trump was

Kirk assassination has chilling effect on campaign trail

The gruesome assassination of conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is putting candidates on edge, creating a chilling effect among those meeting with constituents on the campaign trail as the nation grapples with a troubling rise in political violence. Kirk’s

What to know about Utah Governor Spencer Cox

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) has gained widespread attention for his remarks on the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The Republican has called the violent incident on the campus of Utah Valley University “an attack not just on an individual but on democratic

Zelensky condemns Russian incursion in Romanian territory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday condemned the presence of Russian drones in Romanian territory. The Kremlin’s air surveillance in Ukraine has persisted while unmanned aircrafts have been reported in neighboring nations this week. “The Russian military knows

College conservatives vow to carry on Charlie Kirk's work

Young conservatives and activists are determined to let the late Charlie Kirk’s principles guide their movement on college campuses and be more active than ever in honor of his memory. The assassination of the founder of Turning Point USA, which has clubs on more than 850

Hasan Piker weighs in on ‘horrible’ Kirk assassination

Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker weighed in on the “horrible” assassination of Charlie Kirk, saying he wishes he could still debate the conservative activist, but “tragedy intervened.” Piker said he found out about Kirk’s fatal shooting while livestreaming on Twitch Wednesday.

'Prove me wrong' — Charlie Kirk and the age of rage

"Prove me wrong." For years, that tagline of Charlie Kirk and his group, Turning Point USA, enraged many on the left. In "an age of rage," nothing is more triggering for the perpetually angry than an invitation to debate issues. Indeed, someone has now killed him for it. What

Montana Republican: Kirk slaying ‘a watershed moment’

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) said the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is a “watershed moment,” adding that political disagreements should not lead to violence. “We should look and reflect. This is, you know, as the governor pointed out, a watershed moment. So

Cuomo walks runway at bipartisan New York fashion show

New York mayoral candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo made his catwalk debut this week. Politicians from across New York, including former Gov. David Patterson (D) and Republican mayoral competitor Curtis Sliwa, joined Cuomo for the second annual "Style Across the Aisle"

Trump’s Best Allies Are His Biggest Weakness

Donald Trump was lustily booed at the U.S. Open in New York, and his excursion to one of D.C.’s despots’ club restaurants was interrupted by chanting protesters . But the opposition to the president extends well beyond the Acela corridor. As CNN’s Harry Enten noted this week ,

How Missouri Democrats could block the GOP's new map

Missouri Democrats see turning to the public as the best way to stop a new GOP-friendly congressional map from taking effect despite their minority status in the state legislature. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) is poised to sign the new map into law for the 2026 midterms after the state

Genocide in Gaza?

Raphael Lemkin, a Polish Jewish lawyer, introduced the concept of genocide in his 1944 book, Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, probably in response to Winston Churchill’s statement in 1941 as the Nazis were embarking on the mass murder of the Jewish population of Europe: “We are in