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By PETER SMITH, Associated PressThe sense of Catholic unity didn’t last long. Less than a week after Vice President JD Vance shared the inauguration stage with a senior Catholic cardinal, Vance picked a fight with the top American leaders of his church.The new vice president, a Catholic convert, accused the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops of resettling “illegal immigrants” in order to get federal funding. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who gave the invocation shortly before Vance took his oath of office, denounced the remarks as “scurrilous” and “nasty.”Vance has claimed that a concept from medieval Catholic theology — “ordo…

By AAMER MADHANI, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that his relationship with religion had “changed” after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year, as he advocated at the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol for Americans to “bring God back” into their lives.Trump joined a more than 70-year-old Washington tradition that brings together a bipartisan group of lawmakers for fellowship. He later spoke at a separate prayer breakfast at a Washington hotel sponsored by a private group.President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald…

That economists Thomas Sowell and the late Walter Williams have not received the Presidential Medal of Freedom borders on scandalous. The award, as well as the Congressional Gold Medal, is the highest civilian award of the United States. It recognizes those who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, or world peace, or cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.”Even calling these two intellectual giants “economists” belittles their contributions. As for Sowell, now aged 94, playwright David Mamet called him “our greatest contemporary philosopher” and credits Sowell with helping him…

By GENE JOHNSON and MIKE CATALINI, Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge who already questioned the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order is set to hear arguments Thursday over a longer-term pause of the directive, which aims to end citizenship for children born to parents not legally in the country.U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle has scheduled a hearing involving lawyers from the Trump administration, four states suing to stop the order, and an immigrant rights organization, which is challenging it on behalf of a proposed class of expectant parents.The latest proceeding comes just a…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, COLLIN BINKLEY and BYRON TAU, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit.Musk, one of President Donald Trump’s most powerful advisers, has orchestrated an unprecedented financial incentive for people to leave their government jobs, promising several months of pay in return for their resignation. The worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, wants to take the money and move overseas.But she’s worried. What if the offer is too good to be true?…

The fate of President Donald Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined by the people he appoints to critical positions. With a debt of over $36 trillion (heading toward $59 trillion in 2035 by some estimates), inflation not resolved, an entitlement crisis looming and the need to extend the president’s 2017 tax cuts, we’d better hope the cooler, more experienced heads prevail.As it happens, Kevin Hassett, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and later a senior adviser to the president during Trump’s first administration, has been appointed to lead the National Economic Council. Clearly one of the economists…

Mike Magpayo has said it before about Kaleb Smith and he’ll probably say it again.“He’s just touching the surface,” Magpayo said. “I really think, and I’ve been saying it, ‘He is the ceiling of this team.’”The 6-foot-5 sophomore swingman was 4 for 4 from 3-point range as the UC Riverside men’s basketball team took down UC Davis, 60-58, last week at the SRC Arena.“Those 3s are just huge momentum swings for us, and he’s got courage,” Magpayo said. “He hit a big one every time they made a run and it was Kaleb that hit the big shot to keep…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a basic idea about everybody on the planet; he believes that people just want to live well in nice housing and safe communities.The world saw that in Singapore in 2018 when Trump met with North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un; Team Trump made a video that offered the Hermit Kingdom a place at the world’s prosperity table.The world saw that side of Trump again Tuesday when the president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took press questions in the White House East Room.Trump’s appeal: He wants to turn Gaza into “the Riviera of the…

Kings left wing Warren Foegele, left, scores on Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes during a penalty shot in the second period on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Kings defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov, left, and Montreal Canadiens center Alex Newhook battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach, right, passes the puck as Kings center Phillip Danault reaches in during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Etiwanda boys basketball coach Danny Ryan pleaded with his team early Wednesday night not to let Rancho Cucamonga senior Aaron Glass shoot.That’s easier said than done.Rancho Cucamonga’s Aaron Glass drives to the basket as Etiwanda’s Devin Mitchell defends during the first half at Rancho Cucamonga High School on Wednesday evening Feb. 5, 2025. Rancho Cucamonga came from behind to defeat Etiwanda 62-58 in the Baseline League boys basketball tournament championship game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Rancho Cucamonga’s Aiden Jensen passes off as Etiwanda’s Ayden Hamilton defends during the first half at Rancho Cucamonga…