Transcript: Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 11, 2025

The following is the transcript of the full interview with Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 11, 2025. ED O’KEEFE: Cardinal Cupich, thank you so much for joining us. We understand that the College of Cardinals, you and Pope Leo had

Trump Moves to Rescind Appliance Efficiency Standards

‘‘Efficiency’ standards render other American appliances … less useful, more breakable, and more expensive to repair,’ the presidential memo states. President Donald Trump on May 9 moved to rescind appliance energy efficiency standards, calling them “unnecessary radical green agenda policies.” In a memo to the secretary of the Department of Energy, Trump said, “Water conservation requirements

US Peace Efforts in DRC Could Usurp Chinese Regime’s Grip in Region: Analysts

Closer ties could also mean a rare earth windfall for the United States. The United States has taken a major step toward breaking Beijing’s stranglehold on critical minerals by helping broker a cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eastern DRC has some of the world’s largest deposits of such minerals, including cobalt, copper, and