A summary of the most important social, economic and political news of the week.
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The conclave to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope will begin this Wednesday, May 7. Following centuries of tradition, cardinals who were under 80 years old at the time of the prior pope’s passing will gather in the Sistine Chapel—the same 15th-century venue that hosted its
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Pope Francis passed away on Monday at age 88, just one day after greeting Easter worshipers in St. Peter's Square and meeting briefly with U.S. Vice President Vance. The Vatican announced his death at approximately 7:30 A.M. Rome time at his residence in Casa Santa
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White House envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than four hours last Friday in St. Petersburg to discuss potential peace settlements in Ukraine. While Witkoff emerged with a clearer understanding of Putin's demands, he did not secure approval for the 30-day ceasefire plan
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The White House’s announcement last week of new tariffs on foreign imports sparked an escalating tariff battle with China that has resulted in reciprocal rates of 125% on both American and Chinese imports, with both sides continuing to hold firm in the trade standoff. More than 75 countries have
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President Trump has introduced what some are calling one of the biggest economic gambles in presidential history - a new tariff structure featuring a 10% global baseline. Chinese imports will face a steep 54% tariff starting next week, while European goods will see 20% tariffs, with European vehicles specifically subject
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This Week’s News: * Israel Expands Ground Operations in Gaza: Israel intensified its military operations in Gaza, reclaiming territories in the north from which it had previously withdrawn under a ceasefire. The expanded ground campaign comes amid stalled negotiations aimed at securing a new ceasefire and the release of hostages.
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Following a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where they agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has now met with Russian President Putin, and Presidents Trump and Putin will likely speak this week. As of today, part of the Ukrainian army is surrounded in
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Last Saturday marked the end of Phase 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. According to Axios, “As of that day, all living hostages who were part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal have now been released by Hamas. The bodies of four dead hostages are expected to be returned
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As The Trump administration seeks to negotiate an end to the Russia/Ukraine war, they have been in talks with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky to secure the rights to rare earth minerals in Ukraine as repayment for the $175B in aid the U.S. has given Ukraine. Trump sent Treasury
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Under phase one of the Israel/Hamas deal, 33 hostages held by Hamas (women, children, elderly, and sick) will be released. So far, 25 have been freed. Hamas has made a spectacle of many of the releases, donning crisp, new uniforms and parading the hostages on stages, dressing them up
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On Wednesday night around 9 p.m. near Washington D.C., a UH-60 Black Hawk on a training flight crashed into American Eagle Flight 5342 bound from Wichita, Kansas to Reagan National Airport. There were no survivors from either aircraft, resulting in the deaths of all 64 airplane passengers, 4
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In a ceremony inside the Capital Rotunda building on Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as the second president in U.S. history to serve two non-consecutive terms—completing the most unlikely political comeback of our time. His inauguration speech promised that although “the pillars of our society lay broken