The practicing Catholic also participated in a Good Friday service at St. Peter’s Basilica. Vice President JD Vance continued bilateral discussions with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on April 18 in Rome, kicking off a diplomatic trip to both Italy and Vatican City that will run through Easter Sunday. “We have a couple of important
An estimated 50,000 career government employees would be reclassified as ‘at-will’ employees held to new civil service regulations. President Donald Trump announced on April 18 that he plans to implement a day-one executive order aimed at increasing accountability among the nation’s federal workforce. Trump said on Truth Social that, according to his order, the Office of
Harvard University and the Trump administration are in an escalating standoff after the institution declined to comply with a list of conditions for addressing campus anti-Semitism and ending diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The administration’s initial letter warned that $9 billion in grants and contracts would be reviewed. After some back-and-forth between the two
The senator said he would try to arrange a phone call between the deported Salvadoran and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on April 18 described his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man that the Trump administration said it deported due to an administrative error. Van Hollen made the
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will ensure the former acting director, Gary Shipley, will continue to work in a senior government role. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday confirmed that the Trump administration is replacing the acting director of the IRS, replacing Gary Shapley with Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender. “Trust must be
The Fed chair says ‘we will do what we do strictly without consideration of political or any other extraneous factors.’ White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Friday that President Donald Trump and his team are reviewing whether to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, amid renewed tensions between the president and the central bank
The White House recently announced that 6,300 illegal immigrants with criminal records or who posed other serious risks were receiving benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) expressed its “full support” for a recent memorandum issued by President Donald Trump that requires the agency to take a series of measures to block illegal immigrants from obtaining