With President Trump facing high-stakes decisions about Iran and preparing for a summit with China, why would he dispatch his national security adviser and secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Leo XIV? It’d be easy to see it all in the context of short-term politics and the Iran
The top Democrat on the House Education Committee, Rep. Bobby Scott (Va.), sent a letter to the committee’s Republican chairman asking for an investigation into antisemitism within campus Republican groups. The letter, obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, marks a shift for Scott, who has repeatedly complained about committee hearings on campus antisemitism since Oct.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Mother’s Day luncheon in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 8, 2026. Trump is hosting Angel Moms and Gold Star Mothers at the White House ahead of Mother’s Day on May 10. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on May 8 welcomed to
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis) speaks during a rally after a special session of the state Legislature to redraw U.S. congressional voting maps in Nashville, Tenn., on May 7, 2026. AP Photo/George Walker IV Tennessee’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed suit, and others hinted at further
Apollo astronauts described lights "sailing off into space" and skies like the "Fourth of July" in newly declassified Pentagon UFO transcripts.
Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt said he thinks he can “shake up city hall” as he runs for mayor in Los Angeles with no prior political experience. “I may not have the experience, but I have the common sense to say this is not working,” Pratt told CBS News in an exclusive interview. The
Justice Gorsuch, who calls himself a “proud textualist," stressed that competing legal philosophies, not partisanship, shape rulings and relationships on the high court.