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What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump

The new pope faces a divided church in his home country, as Catholics have split along political lines.
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Biden goes public in attacking Trump — and defending himself

His appearances come amid President Donald Trump’s attacks, critical books and residual anger from Democrats.
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Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally. To achieve that, he says the administration is ''actively looking at'' suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional right for people to legally challenge their detention by the government.
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Hegseth escalates targeting of race, gender in military’s academic settings

With new directives, President Trump’s Pentagon chief zeroes in on admission to the nation’s service academies and purging “divisive” library materials.
May 10, 2025

Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era

What, exactly, the Republican Party stands for in terms of economic policy in the second Trump administration is a question reaching an inflection point.
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As Trump administration floods the zone to combat crime in Indian Country, wariness prevails

Advocates welcome additional resources while some remain skeptical until they see results.
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Minnesota barred schools from locking up young students alone. It might change course.

After prohibiting school seclusion through third grade, Minnesota lawmakers might allow the practice again, but only if a child’s parents and educators agree.
May 10, 2025

As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump's tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims

The way President Donald Trump sees it, beating China in a trade war should be easy.
May 10, 2025

US to accept white South African refugees while other programs remain paused

The Trump administration will welcome more than two dozen white South Africans to the United States as refugees next week, an unusual move because it has suspended most refugee resettlement operations, officials and documents said Friday.
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How the military is dealing with Hegseth's order to remove transgender troops

The military services scrambled Friday to nail down details and put together new guidance to start removing transgender troops from the force.
May 9, 2025

First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company.
May 9, 2025

15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump's efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.
May 9, 2025
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