‘I know you have not been feeling great, but it’s good to see you in better health,’ Vance told the pope. Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis on April 20 to celebrate Easter, in one of the reception rooms at the Vatican hotel where the pope resides. “I know you have not been
Several hundred foreign students throughout the country have had their visas or legal status revoked. Four American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates filed a lawsuit on April 18 asking a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students who have had their visas revoked. Multiple ACLU affiliates and the law firm Shaheen &
The student published an op-ed calling for her university to cut off financial ties with Israel. U.S. District Judge William Sessions issued an order on April 18 ruling that Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk be moved to Vermont from Louisiana per her request. Ozturk, 30, a Turkish national involved in pro-Palestinian activities, was detained by
More than 75,000 workers accepted the buyout program, which was part of efforts to shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy. Shortly after taking office, the Trump administration offered federal employees a deal many couldn’t refuse: resign voluntarily and receive full benefits and paid leave lasting until September. More than 75,000 workers eventually accepted the
The trio, in a statement posted by Dan Caldwell, said they still don’t understand why they were placed on leave. A trio of former Pentagon employees spoke out on April 19 after being placed on leave this week in connection with an ongoing investigation into leaks within the Department of Defense. This week, a Defense
The U.S. military became involved in Syria in the early 2010s amid the country’s civil war, and the rise of ISIS. The Pentagon is preparing to downsize the U.S. military footprint in Syria in the coming weeks, citing recent successes against the ISIS terrorist group. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, on April 18, announced what the
The initiative aims to boost domestic production of critical minerals and reduce dependence on China by expediting reviews for key mining projects. The Trump administration on Friday announced a major step to accelerate domestic critical mineral production by fast-tracking permitting for 10 mining projects under the federal FAST-41 infrastructure initiative. The move, jointly announced on