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Vice President JD Vance is acknowledging that some of his past criticism of U.S. Catholic bishops may have been too sharp, saying he could have addressed the issue more carefully while discussing disagreements over immigration policy. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, made headlines last year after suggesting that the U.S. Conference of Catholic…

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President Trump has fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after reported tensions between Noem and border czar Tom Homan, excessive spending, and rumors of immorality. President Trump made the announcement over Truth Social. President Trump has appointed Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace Noem effective March 31, 2026. Noem has been reassigned as “Special Envoy for…

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As the conflict between the United States and Israel versus Iran escalates, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been fielding difficult questions about the United States’s commitment to an extended conflict. Speaking at a press conference on Monday with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, Hegseth provided updates on Operation Epic…

The Supreme Court has blocked a California law that prohibited parental notification of parents of their students’ gender identity at school. Under California policy, parents were not permitted to receive any information about their student’s gender identity without the student’s permission. The ruling was 6-3, with the court’s six conservative judges siding with the parents…

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