Author: David Gregoire

President Donald Trump used Truth Social late Sunday night to single out Pope Leo XIV and praise the pope’s older brother, stirring another flashpoint in an ongoing dispute between the White House and the Vatican. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social late Sunday night to declare that he preferred Pope Leo XIV’s older brother over the pope himself, the latest salvo in a public clash between the White House and the Vatican that shows no sign of cooling. The post landed bluntly and plainly, the kind of direct, no-frills messaging his supporters expect. That short message did more than…

Clay Fuller, a Republican from Georgia, was sworn into Congress on Tuesday after winning the special election to fill the seat previously held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. His arrival returns a familiar conservative voice to that district and sets the stage for a practical, results-oriented approach to representation in Washington. Fuller’s swearing-in ends a chapter of uncertainty for constituents who wanted steady leadership and direct advocacy in the nation’s capital. Voters sent a message that they expect clear priorities and tangible results, not theater. Fuller has pledged to answer that call with straightforward policies and attention to constituent needs. Locally,…

California Democrats are scrambling after Eric Swalwell’s sudden withdrawal from the governor’s primary amid sexual assault allegations, leaving a fractured field and opening questions about vetting, messaging, and political opportunity. California Democrats woke up to a new chaos after Eric Swalwell bowed out of the governor’s primary following sexual assault allegations that shocked voters and donors alike. The abrupt exit left a gap in a once-crowded primary that now looks like it needs patching fast. Party organizers and allied campaigns are rushing to steady a race that suddenly feels unpredictable. For Democratic operatives, the immediate task is damage control. They…

A former University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual abuse charges after an appeals court had reversed his previous conviction earlier this year. The case centers on a physician who once held a clinical role at the University of California, Los Angeles and who now faces criminal consequences for conduct described by prosecutors as sexual abuse. His guilty plea, entered Tuesday, follows months of litigation that included an appellate court decision overturning an earlier conviction earlier this year. The reversal prompted renewed attention to both the evidence presented at trial and the legal questions the appeals…

Alec Baldwin says the years-long fallout from the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of “Rust” has left him wanting to abandon acting entirely. This piece looks at how that single event reshaped his career, public perception, and conversations about on-set safety. When the shooting on the set of “Rust” killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021, it kicked off a cascade of consequences that keep reverberating for Alec Baldwin. The public attention and legal scrutiny that followed have made acting feel like a different world for him. What started as a tragic accident became a long, exhausting story that has…

Pressure is building on House members to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell from office amid allegations that he engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior and assaulted a woman who worked in his congressional office. Republicans and concerned lawmakers are lining up behind calls for strong accountability after the allegations surfaced against the California Democrat. The charges involve behavior described as sexually inappropriate and an assault on a staff member, which has intensified scrutiny on his conduct in the workplace. That combination of alleged misconduct and the victim’s role as a congressional employee has made this a flashpoint for both ethics and safety…

U.S. forces have started clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz after sinking Iranian mine-laying vessels, while talks with Tehran proceed amid uncertainty. U.S. Central Command announced that American naval forces have begun de-mining operations in the Strait of Hormuz, sending two guided-missile destroyers to open a safe channel through waters seeded with mines by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The move aims to restore passage through a choke point that normally carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s daily oil flow. This is a clear operational step to get commerce moving again and to protect commercial shipping from a hostile…

Viktor Orbán conceded after 16 years in power as projections showed Péter Magyar of the opposition Tisza party winning a roughly two-thirds parliamentary majority, a result that promises major shifts in Hungary’s political direction and its handling of domestic and international issues. After 16 years as prime minister, Viktor Orbán conceded defeat following Sunday’s parliamentary election. The concession underscores a clear change in voter sentiment and ends a long stretch of uninterrupted leadership. It also hands significant authority to the new parliamentary majority. Péter Magyar, leader of the opposition party Tisza, was projected to secure about a two-thirds majority in…

The DNC’s spring meeting in New Orleans exposed a sharp split: leaders approved a general rebuke of dark money, rejected an AIPAC-specific resolution, and punted two Israel-related measures to a new Middle East working group, laying bare a strategic and ideological rift inside the party. At the DNC’s spring meeting in New Orleans, members passed a blanket condemnation of dark money but voted down a resolution that explicitly named the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The AIPAC-specific measure will not move forward to the full body, while two other resolutions on Palestinian statehood and conditioning U.S. military aid to Israel…

Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA’s lunar comeback that set a record for deep space. The Artemis II crew walked into a roar of applause as communities and supporters gathered to mark their return from a historic journey. The mood was part celebration and part relief, with families, engineers and fans sharing a rare public moment with the astronauts. People lingered at the edges of the event, taking in details of gear and mission patches while swapping impressions of the flight. On the…