MONDAY, APRIL 15 – TAX DAY ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION President Trump said he is considering shipping migrants to so-called sanctuary cities. “Due to the fact that Democrats are…
HEARTBEAT BECOMES LAW Gov. Mike DeWine, R-OH, signed into law the “heartbeat bill” which would ban abortions after a heartbeat can be detected. Five other states have…
BENEDICT SPEAKS Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI unexpectedly wrote a statement about the sex abuse scandal. While “there is sin in the Church and evil … even today…
FAMILY SEPARATION President Trump said his administration is not planning to reinstate the family separation policy, amid the shake up at Homeland Security. “We’re not looking to…
JUDGE’S ORDER A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the Trump administration from sending some asylum seekers back to Mexico to await processing. However, the federal judge…
HOMELAND SECRETARY OUT Kirstjen Neilsen has resigned as Secretary of Homeland Security amid some tensions with President Trump, who has said he wants tougher policies. Kevin McAleenan,…
NEW BISHOP IN DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory has officially been named as Archbishop of Washington, replacing Cardinal Donald Wuerl (who had succeeded disgraced Theodore McCarrick). Archbishop Wilton…
NOMINATION BATTLE The Republican Senate changed the chamber’s rules to shorten debate on lower-level judicial and executive branch nominations from 30 hours to 2. “This systematic obstruction…
NOMINATIONS The Senate is expected to go “nuclear” on a proposal to expedite executive branch and judicial nominations. Under the plan, debate time would be slashed from…