Is Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, a registered Republican? Leo XIV, the first American pope, voted in past Republican primaries but is not formally registered with any party. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2025
Trump will destroy world trade, but democracies can defend themselves – and each other We need a trade block, a D7, that would mirror Nato. An economic attack on one would be an attack on all, says former Nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025
Ruben Gallego Urges Democrats To Go Back To Being The 'Big Tent Party': 'Too Effing Safe All The Time' Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego urged his party to go back to being the "big tent" party, saying it got "so pure" that it alienated many voters Latin Times · May 11, 2025
Where Catholics in the U.S. Stand on Key Issues As Leo XIV Becomes The First American Pope Pope Leo XIV was chosen as the new pope Thursday, becoming the first American pope. Here is where Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. stand on key issues. Latin Times · May 11, 2025
Trump complains the US media aren’t bending to his will. Aren’t they? Despite owners and networks forsaking journalistic independence, Trump continues to threaten journalists The Guardian - US · May 11, 2025
From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks The Independent UK · May 11, 2025
This Mother’s Day, let’s talk about why birth rates are really declining It’s one thing to incentivize giving birth. Americans deserve leaders who will fight for those kids after they’re born The Guardian - US · May 11, 2025
MAGA remorse is real: It saved me Many Trump voters have doubts. There will be a gradual, and then sudden, awakening. We must be ready to help Salon · May 11, 2025
I'm a Financial Planner: Here Are Five Lesser-Known Ways to Avoid Estate Tax The clock is ticking on the estate and gift tax provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, so the sooner you act on removing assets from your estate, the better. Kiplinger · May 11, 2025
Trump to embark on Middle East trip to meet Gulf allies President eager to discuss trade and investment but no plans to visit Israel amid tensions over Gaza war The Guardian - US · May 11, 2025
Trump thinks he is shaping the Middle East. Instead, it’s Gulf states that will dictate US foreign policy The US president travels to meet the region’s leaders facing an uncomfortable reality: he may need them more than they need him, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025
Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework. The Texas Tribune · May 11, 2025
Under Trump Pressure, Columbia University Ends Semester In Turmoil Biliana, an international student at New York's Columbia University, is studying for exams but fears being arrested by immigration police. International Business Times · May 11, 2025
Trump news at a glance: Newark mayor Ras Baraka fights back over arrest at immigration detention center The mayor, arrested on Friday, has vowed to take legal action – key US politics stories from Saturday 10 May at a glance The Guardian - US · May 11, 2025
Salon · May 10, 2025 Trump to bypass courts on due process Trump's mass deportation plans have been thwarted by the courts, so he's looking at ways to bypass them
Salon · May 10, 2025 Blessed be the memes and "The New Pope" Before we met Pope Leo XIV, shows like "The New Pope" and "The Young Pope" mythologized the Vatican to the masses
The Guardian - US · May 10, 2025 ‘From all sides’: universities in red states face attacks from DC and at home As universities begin to push back on Trump’s policies, those in Republican-led states face multiple threats
The Guardian - US · May 10, 2025 Biden still thinks he could have beaten Trump. Do we really need this? The former president points to sexism as the reason for Kamala Harris’s election loss. That’s a dangerous cop-out
The Independent UK · May 10, 2025 Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump's deportation plan More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain and worried
Kiplinger · May 10, 2025 The Best Places for LGBTQ People to Retire in the US Though marriage equality and laws blocking employment discrimination are in effect across the land, some cities and states are havens for the LGBTQ community.
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025 ‘We’re in the Hamptons of England’: Trump sends wealthy Americans fleeing to the Cotswolds Upmarket bucolic area notes big rise in number of US citizens scoping a plan B away from the States
Latin Times · May 10, 2025 Democrats Ordered to Ditch Biden-Era Immigration Narrative, Now Focusing on Reducing Border Crossings Senate Democrats were told in a meeting about the need to abandon their narrative, focusing instead on lowering border crossings and increasing legal pathways to citizenship.
International Business Times · May 10, 2025 Swords, Orbs And Fist-bumps: US Presidents In Saudi In the first foreign tour of his second term, US President Donald Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday before visiting Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The Guardian - US · May 10, 2025 Whiplash reversals mean Trump’s erratic trade policy is as clear as mud The specifics of the administration’s economic masterplan – from strollers to movies to China – change by the day
The Independent UK · May 10, 2025 Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, released after arrest at immigration detention center The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has been released from custody after being arrested at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week