Rubio affirms ‘enduring partnership’ with Holy See as he meets with Pope Leo XIV

Conservative radio host Mark Levin cast doubt on the reported U.S. proposal to end the Iran war, saying it would be “disastrous” if implemented. Axios reported the details of a one-page draft memorandum on Wednesday, a day after President Trump paused a naval operation in the Strait of Hormuz.  Under this 14-point deal, Iran would...

☮️ Plus: Iran reviews new peace plan; U.S. eagerly waits {beacon} It’s Thursday. I can’t scroll on social media for very long without seeing a reference to the Vineyard Gazette job opening that comes with a furnished home on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. I wonder how many job applications the newspaper is now getting....

President Donald Trump unequivocally backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R-GA) in the Georgia gubernatorial race on Wednesday night, doubling down on his endorsement for Jones in the wake of businessman Rick Jackson running a Trump-style MAGA campaign. In a tele-rally on Wednesday evening, Trump called on Georgians to get out to vote for Jones in […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) unveiled a $268 billion state budget for New York on Thursday that stopped short of fully embracing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s aggressive “tax the rich” agenda while still moving leftward on taxes, childcare, and immigration enforcement.  The spending plan, reached more than a month after the April 1 deadline, […]