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Pope Leo XIV said from his flight to Algeria that he has no fear of the Trump administration, and Trump responded by refusing to apologize for a second straight day.
Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales both resigned April 14, triggering special elections in California and Texas in a House where every seat is leverage.
Afrika Bambaataa, who coined the term hip-hop and founded the Universal Zulu Nation, died April 9 at 68 — leaving a legacy inseparable from both the music's founding and its moral crisis.
Three federal judges have now ruled against Hegseth's press exclusion policy — and three times he has not complied.
Jewish Voice for Peace staged a mass civil disobedience at the Senate offices, demanding Schumer and Gillibrand vote to block a $1B bomb sale as Sanders pushed the vote.