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Looks like they did meet

Varying reports on Vance visit to the Vatican. https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-snubs-vance-and-gets-deputy-to-lecture-vp-on-compassion/?via=twitter_page “Pope Francis did not attend the Vatican’s official meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Saturday, instead having his No. 2...

—— The Houthis are a problem but mindlessly bombing where they might have been and where they might live or hide is costly but not particularly effective.

Dissent:

“… But the interest in ending expansion funding is still there—in no small part because the money is still there—and in recent years especially Republicans have spun their efforts more as an attempt to preserve Medicaid for what they say are the truly vulnerable groups that need it. One source...

Health Insurance for Millions Is Now on the Chopping Block Republicans’ very quiet, very serious effort to go after Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion...

“… A man who became a naturalized citizen shortly before Trump took office received a letter on February 13 from the Social Security Administration informing him that he was losing his Social Security and Medicare benefits, The Bulwark reported Friday. …“We cannot pay you benefits because you...

“… Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, has said his mother-in-law wouldn’t be worried if she didn’t get her monthly Social Security check. Elon Musk, who is slashing the Social Security Administration’s staff, has called it a “Ponzi scheme.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has asserted...

“… 19-year-old Jose Hermosillo, who is visiting Tucson from Albuquerque, says he was lost and walking near the Border Patrol headquarters when an agent arrested him for illegally entering the country. Hermosillo was not carrying identification. Court documents say a Border Patrol agent arrested...

Guess which Easter message Trump wrote?

Former Trump Staff Members Liken His Actions to Those of ‘Royal Despot’ In an open letter, prominent Republicans criticized President Trump for using his power to punish two former administration officials who criticized him...