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- JD Vance visits the Vatican for Easter after papal rebuke over Trump's migrant crackdownU.S. Vice President JD Vance met with the Vatican’s No. 2 official after a remarkable papal rebuke of the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants.
- Explained: The legal fight to stop Mahmoud Khalil’s deportationMr. Khalil, detained last month under a protest crackdown, remains in custody in Louisiana as his attorneys appeal his deportation and consider an asylum claim.
- New Israeli corridor in southern Gaza; Netanyahu, Trump to meet againThe Israeli military’s announcement of the Morag Corridor followed White House confirmation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would meet Monday with President Donald Trump, their second meeting at the White House since Mr. Trump took office in January.
- In Navy library’s DEI purge, books on feminism, racism, HolocaustMaya Angelou’s autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” was among nearly 400 volumes removed from the Naval Academy’s library after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office ordered the school to get rid of those promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Wisconsin attorney general asks state Supreme Court to halt Musk paymentsWisconsin's attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to block Elon Musk from handing out checks to voters amid a tightly contested election.
- Rescue efforts ongoing after quake rocks much of MyanmarRescue efforts are underway across Myanmar after a devastating earthquake Friday. Teams and equipment have been flown in from other nations, though the quake damaged airports in Myanmar's major cities.