President Trump arrived in China to meet with President Xi Jinping, as they are expected to discuss several issues including trade, the war in Iran and Taiwan. More: https://tinyurl.com/3kdc99up #China #Trump #PresidentXi
Why can Alabama Republicans redraw congressional maps while Virginia Democrats cannot? The Hill's Zach Schonfeld breaks down how Supreme Court decisions, state-specific rules, and the narrowing of the Voting Rights Act have reshaped redistricting battles across the country. #redistricting #alabama #supremecourt #democrats #republicans #gerrymandering #votingrightsact #thegavel
South Carolina’s highest court has granted Alex Murdaugh’s appeal for a new trial. Murdaugh’s defense team appealed before the state Supreme Court in February, arguing that his constitutional right to a fair trial was violated, and that he was wrongfully convicted of the murders of his son, Paul, and his wife, Margaret. #alexmurdaughtrial #southcarolina #supremecourt
When the white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2026 and Robert Prevost emerged as Pope Leo XIV, the world expected continuity, ritual, and the careful cadence of Vatican diplomacy. Instead, the world received a pontiff who stepped directly into one of the most combustible geopolitical infernos of the modern age. As […] The post THE VATICAN, THE AYATOLLAHS, AND THE EDGE OF CIVILIZATION appeared first on StoneZone .
When the white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2026 and Robert Prevost emerged as Pope Leo XIV, the world expected continuity, ritual, and the careful cadence of Vatican diplomacy. Instead, the world received a pontiff who stepped directly into one of the most combustible geopolitical infernos of the modern age. As missiles streak across the Middle East, as Iran rattles the saber of regional war, and as Western civilization stands at the precipice of another epoch defining conflict, Pope Leo has become an increasingly controversial figure in the moral and political struggle surrounding Iran, Israel, and the future of Christendom itself. The Vatican has long portrayed itself as the custodian of conscience amidst the barbarity…Open