WASHINGTON DC- On January 12, President Joe Biden conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction on Pope Francis, recognizing the pontiff’s profound influence and global contributions.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2021. (Photo: Office of the President of the United States/Wikimedia Commons) Although his visit to Rome was ...

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

The encounter was one of a series of Saturday jubilee audiences of 2025, following a first meeting with pilgrims and a ...

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Outgoing Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison doesn't believe Democrats should have kicked President Joe Biden off the presidential ticket.

As the Democratic National Committee prepares to select a new leader, the outgoing chair, Jaime Harrison, argued they should have "stuck by" then-President Joe Biden last year. The Democratic ...

Trump, Hosting Israel’s Leader, Says Palestinians Should Leave Gaza “They have no alternative right now” but to leave, President Trump said shortly before he welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Joe Edwards is a Live News Reporter based in Newsweek's London Bureau. He covers U.S. and global news and has a particular interest in U.S. and U.K. politics and social policies. Joe joined ...

A selection of some Reuters pictures taken during the events of the day and in the lead-up to it, along with comments from the photographers who took them. Reuters, the news and media division of ...

Over the past 60 years, nearly every U.S. president has run a record budget deficit at some point, with former Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden running the largest U.S. budget ...

The shooting occurred at a center for adult education in the city of Orebro. The suspect is believed to be among the dead, officials said. By Christina Anderson and Lynsey Chutel After assessing ...