A US man has been shot dead after hijacking a small passenger plane and injuring two passengers in the Caribbean nation of Belize. read more
The White House is starting to rebuild the NSC with aides that are staunchly aligned with Trump's agenda. read more
A teenager was wrongfully taken off the streets in Tucson, Arizona and held for more than a week despite being an American citizen. Court documents say the teen admitted to illegally entering the U.S. and that he was arrested in Nogales, Arizona, according to Arizona Public Media. The teen said he has never been to Nogales. His family had to make many phone calls to discover the teens plight.
Easter is that magical time of year when chocolate bunnies mysteriously lose their ears, and kids suddenly develop the speed of Olympic sprinters during egg hunts. Families gather to celebrate with colorful eggs, tasty treats, and, of course, the time-honored tradition of sharing Easter Dad Jokes that are so cheesy, they could outshine a plate of nachos. And what's Easter without dads slipping in their classic one-liners between bites of ham? Whether they're cracking yolks about egg-cellent adventures or delivering puns so bad they make the Easter Bunny consider early retirement, Easter Dad Jokes add that special dose of groan-worthy humor to the holiday fun. read more
President Donald Trump is registering the worst economic approval numbers of his presidential career amid broad discontent over his handling of tariffs, inflation and government spending, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. ... [T]he survey showed Trump with 43% approval and 55% disapproval, the first time in any CNBC poll that he has been net negative on the economy while president.
A large swath of chief executives in the U.S. shares a lack of support for President Trump's latest tariffs and believe they will hurt their company, according to a recent survey. ... "Tariffs and the uncertainty of next steps that will be taken by President Trump will lead to very difficult economic times over the next year or two," Mitchell Metal Products President and CEO Tim Zimmerman told [Chief Executive magazine].
Sherrod Brown: Tariffs, when used with a clear and consistent strategy, are a necessary part of any economic policy that looks out for workers. But clear and consistent, Donald Trump's tariffs are not. And his domestic economic agenda does next to nothing to help workers. read more
Toronto is also becoming a popular sanctuary. Just as during the Vietnam War, when many American families, including that of the urbanist Jane Jacobs, flocked north, today the continent's fourth-largest city is welcoming disaffected U.S. academics and scientists. Once known as the leader of the free world, these days America feels more "like 1933 in Germany," says Marci Shore, a professor of Eastern European intellectual history, who is leaving Yale University for the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
"The government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this court," the court said in a brief early Saturday note. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.
Pope Francis skipped the Vatican's official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement. Pope Francis was absent from Vance's conversation with Cardinal Pietro Parolin. However, the statement said there was "an exchange of opinions on the international situation, especially regarding countries affected by war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, with particular attention to migrants, refugees, and prisoners." It called for "serene collaboration" between the White House and the Catholic Church in the United States"a seeming hint to the tensions that have brewed between the two since President Donald Trump took office.
Liam Archacki, The Daily Beast:
Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican -- SUNDAY SCHOOL -- Vance had an “an exchange of opinions” with Cardinal Pietro Parolin that touched on migration, the Vatican said. -- Pope Francis skipped the Vatican's official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday ...
Montana public health officials have found five cases of measles in Gallatin County, the first cases of the disease in the Treasure State in more than three decades. read more
The USMC removed Col. Mark D. Bortnem from his position after deciding he was unfit to lead. Col. Bortnem was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and reassigned to duties at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. "This decision was made due to a loss of trust and confidence in Bortnem's ability to command." The top enlisted leader for the 20,000-person AFSOC was also relieved of duty for "loss in confidence in his ability to fulfill his duties." Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green was fired as the command chief and reassigned outside of AFSOC headquarters at Hurlburt Field, FL pending the outcome of an investigation. Officials would not comment on the nature of the investigation. taskandpurpose.com The investigations may determine these two senior military leaders dislike Dotard Trumpf and SECDEF Pete Hogsbreath. read more
Trump's evangelical supporters are suddenly alarmed about the administration's deportation policies. Why? Because Latino Christians might start getting deported: "Up to 32,000 [pastors] may be deported unless the Trump administration does something urgently. read more
"To the extent the Government removes even one individual without affording him notice and a meaningful opportunity to file and pursue habeas relief, it does so in direct contravention of an edict by the United States Supreme Court."
A Republican lawmaker has apologized to the mother of a 12-year-old Schuylkill County girl for an inappropriate question about pornography at a school civics event.
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