The Strait of Hormuz Oil Shock Is Now Heading West  —  The biggest oil supply shock in history has reached the one-month mark.  Prices have surged, growth forecasts are being cut worldwide, and shortages are emerging across Asia, from Thailand to Pakistan.  —  But the energy industry is warning that the crisis is only beginning.

Scott Jennings Mocks Democrats Over Radical ‘No Kings’ Rallies  —  Republican strategist Scott Jennings ridiculed the Democratic Party on Sunday over its Saturday “No Kings” protests.  —  Thousands of protesters descended upon Washington, D.C. as part of the nationwide “No Kings Day” …

Joint Press Release - The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land  —  This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, together with the Custos of the Holy Land …

WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate  —  Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise.  Starting this season, players' average salary will top $580,000.  —  After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel …

Trump's Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized  —  The White House fence was redesigned to be taller and more secure.  —  Over nine months of public meetings, the National Capital Planning Commission weighed in on the size of the fence piers, the decorative tops, the thickness …

Birthright Citizenship Case Pushes Trump's Relationship With Supreme Court to Brink  —  President fumes at justices as they prepare to take up his next big case  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's relationship with the Supreme Court has never been more toxic.  Now, it risks getting worse.

‘No Kings’ protests turn violent in Portland, LA and Dallas — as rally near Mar-a-Lago takes bizarre turn  —  No Kings protests in Portland, Los Angeles and Dallas grew violent Saturday — and one near Mar-a-Lago in Florida took a lewd turn — as thousands filled streets around the US …

U.S. to Allow Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Breaking Blockade  —  The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Tuesday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.  —  The United States Coast Guard is allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba …

Scalise says senators have 'buyer's remorse' over DHS funding vote … But House Republicans were unwilling to go along with the Senate's plan.  Instead, Speaker Mike Johnson opted to push a temporary extension of all DHS funding — including immigration enforcement — ahead of a two-week recess …

Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing.  ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’  —  As immigrant detainee deaths have increased, conditions in detention facilities nationwide are coming under more scrutiny.  —  It started with sharp pain in a tooth.  For about a week, Emmanuel Damas sought treatment …

A month into Iran, the GOP's political reality sinks in … Some Republicans worry the war will depress turnout among staunch “America First” proponents ahead of a crucial midterm election.  It's not yet a political crisis, GOP strategists and county chairs across the country said.

Midnight train from Georgia: A view of America from the tracks as airports struggle in the shutdown  —  There's something melodic about watching the sun rise over a rural stillness broken only by the rhythms of steel wheels on tracks.  Or so we tell ourselves.

President Trump is ‘heaven bound,’ Franklin Graham declares: ‘Your soul is secure’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has been assured about the fate of his immortal soul, according to a letter he posted on Sunday on Truth Social on Palm Sunday.  —  Franklin Graham, the son of a late legendary televangelist …

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message  —  Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.