The long line of the papacy: Francis’ death renews focus on the church’s most powerful figures

There have been 266 papal leaders of the Catholic Church since Jesus Christ’s death in the AD 30s through Pope Francis – Jorge Mario Bergoglio – who died on Easter…
Trump issues full-throated endorsement of Sen. Steve Daines: ‘HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!’
President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., calling the lawmaker ‘a Great Man, and TREMENDOUS Senator’ in a post on Truth Social.‘I love Montana, won every one of my…
Chipotle to expand to Mexico amid Trump trade war with U.S. neighbor
Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its first location in Mexico early next year as the latest stage in its international expansion. The company announced Monday that it has signed a development…
Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics…
Putin says he’s open to direct talks with Ukraine as US pressure builds
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he is open to the possibility of bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time in years, as pressure from the United States builds…
Who will be the next pope? Here are some possible candidates
An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other words, any candidate seen as the frontrunner…
Trump will attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome despite contentious past: ‘Look forward to being there!’
President Trump indicated Monday – following news of Pope Francis’s death – that he and first lady Melania Trump will be attending the Pope’s funeral at the Vatican, despite the…
Schumer’s ‘Apprentice’ praise of Trump goes viral: ‘Going to go places’
With President Donald Trump’s former reality TV show ‘The Apprentice,’ streaming on Amazon Prime as of last month, politically astute viewers across the political spectrum have zeroed in on an…
‘Wouldn’t tolerate it’: House Republican calls second Hegseth Signal report ‘unacceptable’
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., on Monday signaled he wouldn’t tolerate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly once again sharing sensitive information about military operations in a Signal group chat. ‘If the reporting…
Army suspends commander after Trump, Vance, Hegseth vanish from command board
The commander of Fort McCoy was relieved of duty after the U.S. Army base failed to install photos of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete…