Paul Coakley

Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the firing squad execution Nidal Malik Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting

They came in their thousands from near and far — men, women and children lined up on a Kentucky riverfront for the public hanging of a black man convicted of raping and killing an elderly white widow

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, White House communications director Steven Cheung and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday bashed journalists and congressional Democrats for what they called divisive rhetoric

The right, naturally, sees Allen as part of a pattern, lumping him in with figures like Thomas Matthew Crooks, who fired on Donald Trump in 2024, grazing his ear; Ryan Wesley Routh, who carried a semiautomatic rifle to one of Trump’s golf courses a few months later; or Tyler Robinson, charged in the killing of Charlie Kirk last year

Conspiracy theories spread online surrounding the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Kash Patel on Sunday after he was asked whether President Donald Trump still has confidence in the FBI director amid reports in The Atlantic about alleged excessive drinking and the attack at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner last weekend

A month ago, President Donald Trump unabashedly celebrated the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller

When Pope Leo XIV was in May 2025, many observers expected a quieter pontificate than his predecessor, Francis—a scholar-administrator from Chicago, steeped in liturgical tradition, wearing the red mozzetta and moving into the Apostolic Palace

Speaking at a Turning Point USA rally in Georgia on 14 April 2026, Vance issued what amounted to a theological lesson to the Holy Father

Despite Vice President JD Vance’s best efforts, Hungary ousted the illiberal authoritarian Viktor Orban this week

Hal Lambert, the founder of Point Bridge Capital and one of the more clear-eyed observers of the intersection between American politics and institutional power, saw coordination where others saw coincidence

Faith, politics and power collide in an escalating global dispute

Late-night hosts reacted to the breakdown of peace talks between the US and Iran and Donald Trump’s one-sided beef with Pope Leo XIV

US President Donald Trump has been filmed in a pair of awkward exchanges with a delivery driver during a White House event, after a video was shared online by the administration

An AI-generated image shared by Trump depicting himself as Jesus Christ has triggered significant backlash, with some X users highlighting a disturbing detail that many initially missed

The first American-born pontiff made the remarks en route to Algeria for a 10-day visit to several African nations, hours after Trump unleashed an extraordinary late-night broadside on Truth Social

Amid a chaotic start to the week, Playbook’s Dasha Burns got a vibe check from folks in and around the administration

The footage shows the president greeting a DoorDash driver who had arrived with an order, before inviting her to take part in an impromptu press conference

Pope raises moral concerns over threats

Trump: Iran’s civilisation will die tonight

The dramatic rhetoric came with roughly 12 hours remaining before Trump's self-imposed 8 p.m. EDT deadline for Iran to reopen the vital waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies pass

He replaces French-born Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who at age 80 is retiring as apostolic nuncio in Washington

With an American Pope at its helm for the first time, the Vatican is positioned to be a unique foil for the president