Nigeria’s Christians on edge for Easter after Palm Sunday massacre
JOHANNESBURG — A Holy Week attack in a predominantly Christian town in Nigeria which left a reported 28 dead has led to widespread fears that more of Christ’s followers could be targeted over the coming Easter weekend. On Palm Sunday last weekend, multiple gunmen reportedly shouted a Muslim declaration as they randomly opened fire in the […]
Ukraine signals progress on US security guarantees after call with Trump envoys
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday touted new momentum toward ending the country’s war with Russia after a high-level call with President Donald Trump’s envoys, pointing to progress on a U.S.-backed security deal. Zelenskyy announced in an X post that he and his officials had a “positive” conversation with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, along […]
Trump hypes moon mission as Artemis II prepares to lift off under pressure from past failures
President Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated NASA’s Artemis II mission, which is set to send U.S. astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit for the first time in more than five decades. “Tonight at 6:24 P.M. EST, for the first time in over 50 YEARS, America is going back to the Moon!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Artemis […]
Millions May Lose Student Loan Relief Options This Summer
Millions of parents with federal student loans are racing against a July 1 deadline to protect access to lower monthly payments and possible debt forgiveness before major federal repayment changes take effect this summer.
ICE pressures Spanberger as Fairfax murder suspects trigger new detainers in ‘sanctuary’ clash
Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger and local authorities in deep blue Northern Virginia are facing mounting hold requests from ICE after two more illegal immigrants were arrested for murder in Fairfax County this week. This week, ICE lodged two detainers — requests to hold — for illegal immigrants charged with murder in Fairfax County. One […]
Trump Doubles Down on NATO Rift Over Iran, Weighing Exit and a Primetime Rebuke
President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on threats to pull the United States out of NATO, telling Reuters he is “absolutely” considering an exit and is expected to rebuke the alliance for its lack of cooperation in a nationally televised address at 9 p.m. Eastern,…
Alito invokes Scalia analogy in birthright citizenship fight over illegal immigration
Justice Samuel Alito invoked an analogy from late Justice Antonin Scalia Wednesday as the Supreme Court weighed whether birthright citizenship extended to children of illegal immigrants. Alito said Scalia had illustrated how to apply textualism to modern circumstances, a point he raised during high-stakes oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship […]
Iran fires back with flat denial after Trump claims Tehran requested ceasefire: ‘False and baseless’
Iran is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s claim that it requested a ceasefire, with an official calling the statement “false and baseless in a blunt public denial. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, made the remarks rejecting Trump’s claim on Wednesday, according to a report on Iranian state television. Trump made the claim about […]
NFL’s Goodell Stands by Rooney Rule Amid Fla. Challenge
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he plans to preserve a league rule aimed at increasing diversity despite objections from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.
Dershowitz to Newsmax: Congress Holds Citizenship Power Under Constitution
Constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Wednesday that a key constitutional provision is being ignored in the current fight over birthright citizenship.
