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Pope Francis lies successful authorities successful Rome arsenic nan Vatican prepares his ceremonial services. Also, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces expanding calls to resign aft he allegedly shared subject plans successful a 2nd Signal chat pinch family members. These stories and much item your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Pope Francis to dishonesty successful state, ceremonial scheduled for Saturday: Vatican
The Vatican announced ceremonial services for Pope Francis, who died early Monday morning, April 21. Francis, 88, suffered a cerebral stroke that resulted successful bosom failure, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, nan caput of nan Vatican’s wellness department, confirmed.
The precocious pontiff will dishonesty successful state astatine St. Peter’s Basilica, wherever a nationalist viewing will statesman connected Wednesday, April 23. A ceremonial will travel connected Saturday, April 26, astatine 10 a.m. section clip successful St. Peter’s Square.
The College of Cardinals said a convoy for Francis’ casket will besides hap from nan Apostolic Palace, wherever he lived. Per nan pope’s request, nan religion will hide Francis successful a “simple” tomb extracurricular nan Vatican walls successful nan Basilica of Saint Mary Major.
President Donald Trump announced Monday night, April 21, that he and first woman Melania Trump will be nan funeral.
Meanwhile, Kevin Farrell, a cardinal from nan United States, has go nan acting caput of nan Vatican. Cardinals person begun to stitchery successful Rome to elite Francis’ successor. Many will get Tuesday, April 22, from each complete nan world.
It usually takes betwixt 2 and 3 weeks. There are 135 cardinals nether nan property of 80 eligible to vote. The assemblage will statesman nan process of electing a caller pope, known arsenic nan “conclave,” successful early to mid-May astatine nan Sistine Chapel.
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GOP lawmaker calls for Hegseth’s resignation complete Signal chats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces accrued resignation demands from his ain statement pursuing revelations of his engagement successful a 2nd Signal chat astir U.S. strategies for targeting Houthi rebels successful Yemen.
Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon, a retired subject serviceman and salient Republican connected nan House Armed Services Committee, called for Hegseth’s resignation.
“I had concerns from nan get-go because Pete Hegseth didn’t person a batch of experience. I for illustration him connected Fox, but does he person nan acquisition to lead 1 of nan largest organizations successful nan world? That’s a concern,” Bacon told Politico during an interview.
Bacon added that if reports are existent astir Hegseth’s usage of Signal, it’s “unacceptable” and he wouldn’t “tolerate” it if he were “in charge.”
According to 1 U.S. official who said anonymously pinch NPR, nan White House has started to look for Hegseth’s replacement. However, nan White House has continued to push backmost connected immoderate study against Hegseth, denying nan NPR story and calling it “fake news.”
Straight Arrow News newsman Lauren Keenan has much connected really nan Trump management has responded to nan caller study here.
Regardless, Bacon posted to X, advising elder Trump management officials to presume their phones are “closely monitored by China and Russia,” stating they’re apical privilege targets.
Senior admin officials must presume their phones are intimately monitored by China & Russia. They’re apical privilege targets. Our adversaries tin put thousands of group successful position conscionable to show their phones & to penetrate perceived unafraid applications connected non-secure phones. I’ve…
— Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ (@RepDonBacon) April 21, 2025“Our adversaries tin put thousands of group successful position conscionable to show their phones and to penetrate perceived unafraid applications connected non-secure phones,” Bacon said.
Harvard sues Trump management complete backing freeze
Harvard University has sued nan Trump administration, mounting nan shape for a ineligible showdown that could return years and perchance extremity up successful nan U.S. Supreme Court. The suit follows nan national government’s determination to frost $2.2 cardinal successful grants.
Harvard accused nan authorities of seeking “unprecedented and improper” power complete American colleges and universities.
In a connection connected Monday, Harvard’s president claimed, “The consequences of nan government’s overreach will beryllium terrible and long-lasting.”
The Ivy League assemblage has accused nan management of ignoring nan First Amendment and different national laws and regulations. It has asked a national judge successful Massachusetts to state nan president’s backing cut-off unconstitutional.
Last week, nan Trump management announced it froze national backing aft nan schoolhouse refused to judge demands that nan management claims are meant to reside antisemitism connected campus.
The government’s demands see an audit of student assemblage views and a prohibition connected world students who are “hostile to American values and institutions.”
Columbia activistic denied impermanent merchandise for son’s birth
The Columbia University postgraduate student, who is successful custody successful Louisiana and could beryllium deported for starring anti-Israel demonstrations connected nan Columbia field past year, is now a father.
The woman of Mahmoud Khalil gave commencement to a babe boy successful New York connected Monday. Khalil was not coming for nan birth.
The national authorities has referred to Khalil, calved successful Syria and successful nan U.S. arsenic a ineligible imperishable resident, arsenic a nationalist information risk.
An migration judge successful louisiana sided pinch nan authorities and ruled he tin beryllium deported. Lawyers for khalil are now appealing.
His wife, Noor Abdalla, released a connection saying migration and Customs Enforcement refused to let Khalil to recreation to New York for nan commencement of their son.
“ICE and nan trump management person stolen these precious moments from our family successful an effort to soundlessness Mohmoud’s support for Palestinian freedom.”
Noor Abdalla, nan woman of Mahmoud KhalilDepartment of Education to resume collections connected defaulted loans
The region connected payments for galore American student indebtedness borrowers is nearing its conclusion.
The Trump management said it will resume collections connected defaulted national student loans connected May 5 aft a required 30-day announcement to borrowers. Wage garnishment will statesman later this summer.
Since March 2020, nary national student loans person been sent to collections, arsenic nan Education Department paused payments and collections during nan COVID-19 pandemic.
By nan adjacent of 2024, astir 5.5 cardinal borrowers had defaulted. Education section officials indicated connected Monday, April 21, that less than half of borrowers are up-to-date connected their student loans.
The section stated it will promote borrowers to enroll successful income-driven repayment programs aliases participate successful indebtedness rehabilitation, among different options.
Alex Ovechkin makes history, again, pinch NHL playoff overtime goal
The NHL playoffs person begun, pinch nan coveted Stanley Cup — hockey’s eventual prize — awaiting nan squad that secures triumph successful 4 bid and 16 games complete astir 2 months. Meanwhile, successful Washington, Alex Ovechkin’s singular twelvemonth goes on.
Just weeks aft breaking Wayne Gretzky’s grounds for astir goals ever scored successful nan NHL, Ovechkin scored his first game-winning overtime extremity arsenic nan Capitals defeated nan Montreal Canadiens 3-to-2 successful nan first crippled of their first-ever series.
Ovechkin, successful his 20th season, received a walk from Anthony Beauvillier and fired it home. This marked his 2nd extremity of nan matchup arsenic nan Capitals secured their first victory.
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[CRAIG NIGRELLI]
GOOD MORNING
I’M CRAIG NIGRELLI
IT’S TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025
AND THESE ARE YOUR UNBIASED UPDATES:
WE NOW KNOW WHEN POPE FRANCIS WILL BE LAID TO REST.
THE WEEKEND FUNERAL IN ROME AND THE LEAD UP TO THE SACRED SEND-OFF.
AND — PETE HEGSETH HANGING IN THERE. CALLS FOR THE DEFENSE SECRETARY TO RESIGN, INCREASE, BECAUSE OF A SIGNAL GROUP CHAT ABOUT MILITARY STRIKES, THAT SUPPOSEDLY INVOLVED HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. WHO’S QUESTIONING HIS LEADERSHIP AND WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID .
L3: VATICAN ANNOUNCES POPE FRANCIS’ FUNERAL TO BE HELD THIS SATURDAY
NEW THIS MORNING — THE VATICAN HAS ANNOUNCED FUNERAL SERVICES FOR POPE FRANCIS WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 26-TH.
THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS SAYS THE PUBLIC VIEWING OF POPE FRANCIS WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA — AFTER HIS CASKET IS TAKEN BY PROCESSION FROM THE APOSTOLIC PALACE WHERE HE LIVED.
HIS FUNERAL IS NOW SET FOR SATURDAY AT 10 A-M IN ST. PETER’S SQUARE.
PER HIS REQUEST — FRANCIS WILL BE BURIED IN A “SIMPLE” TOMB IN BASILICA OF SAINT MARY MAJOR OUTSIDE THE VATICAN WALLS.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED MONDAY NIGHT HE AND FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP WILL ATTEND THE FUNERAL.
MEANWHILE — KEVIN FARRELL, A CARDINAL FROM THE UNITED STATES, HAS BECOME THE ACTING HEAD OF THE VATICAN.
CARDINALS ARE GATHERING IN ROME TO ELECT FRANCIS’ SUCCESSOR. MANY WILL BE ARRIVING TODAY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
IT’S A PROCESS THAT TYPICALLY TAKES BETWEEN TWO AND THREE WEEKS. THERE ARE 135 CARDINALS, UNDER THE AGE OF 80, WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.
THEY’RE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS — KNOWN AS THE “CONCLAVE” — IN EARLY TO MID-MAY AT THE SISTINE CHAPEL.
POPE FRANCIS DIED AT THE AGE OF 88 AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE THAT LED TO HEART FAILURE.
L3: REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER CALLS FOR HEGSETH’S RESIGNATION OVER SIGNAL CHATS
DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH IS FACING CALLS TO RESIGN FROM WITHIN HIS OWN PARTY — AFTER IT WAS REVEALED HE TOOK PART IN A **SECOND** SIGNAL CHAT DISCUSSING U-S PLANS TO STRIKE AT HOUTHI REBELS IN YEMEN.
NEBRASKA CONGRESSMAN DON BACON — A RETIRED MILITARY OFFICER AND PROMINENT REPUBLICAN ON THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE — TOLD POLITICO IN AN INTERVIEW QUOTE…
“I HAD CONCERNS FROM THE GET-GO BECAUSE PETE HEGSETH DIDN’T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.
I LIKE HIM ON FOX, BUT DOES HE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO LEAD ONE OF THE LARGEST ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD?
THAT’S A CONCERN.”
BACON ADDED THAT IF REPORTS ARE TRUE ABOUT HEGSETH’S USE OF SIGNAL — IT’S “UNACCEPTABLE” AND HE WOULDN’T “TOLERATE” IT IF HE WERE “IN CHARGE.”
STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS REPORTER LAUREN KEENAN SHOWS US HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS RESPONDING TO THE NEW REPORT.
https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/1914312602940776807
REPRESENTATIVE BACON SAID IN A POST ON X THAT “SENIOR TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS **MUST** ASSUME THEIR PHONES ARE CLOSELY MONITORED BY CHINA AND RUSSIA” — SAYING THEY’RE TOP PRIORITY TARGETS.
HE ADDED QUOTE, “OUR ADVERSARIES CAN PUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN POSITION JUST TO MONITOR THEIR PHONES AND TO PENETRATE PERCEIVED SECURE APPLICATIONS ON NON-SECURE PHONES.”
L3: HARVARD SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER FUNDING FREEZE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY IS SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — SETTING THE STAGE FOR A LEGAL SHOWDOWN THAT **COULD** TAKE YEARS AND END UP IN THE U.S SUPREME COURT.
THE LAWSUIT COMES AFTER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROZE 2.2 BILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS.
HARVARD ACCUSES THE GOVERNMENT OF SEEKING “UNPRECEDENTED AND IMPROPER” CONTROL AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
IN A STATEMENT MONDAY — HARVARD’S PRESIDENT CLAIMED, “THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE GOVERNMENT’S OVERREACH WILL BE SEVERE AND LONG-LASTING.”
THE IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY IS ACCUSING THE ADMINISTRATION OF IGNORING THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND OTHER FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.. IT IS ASKING A FEDERAL JUDGE IN MASSACHUSETTS TO DECLARE THE PRESIDENT’S FUNDING CUT-OFF UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
LAST WEEK — THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED IT WAS FREEZING FEDERAL FUNDING AFTER THE SCHOOL REFUSED TO ACCEPT DEMANDS THE ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS ARE MEANT TO ADDRESS ANTISEMITISM ON CAMPUS.
AMONG THE GOVERNMENT’S DEMANDS — ARE AN AUDIT OF STUDENT BODY VIEWS AND A BAN ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO ARE “HOSTILE TO THE AMERICAN VALUES AND INSTITUTIONS.”
L3: DETAINED COLUMBIA ACTIVIST DENIED TEMPORARY RELEASE FOR SON’S BIRTH
THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENT, WHO IS CUSTODY IN LOUISIANA AND COULD BE DEPORTED FOR LEADING ANTI-ISRAEL DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE COLUMBIA CAMPUS LAST YEAR, IS NOW A FATHER.
THE WIFE OF MAHMOUD KHALIL GAVE BIRTH TO A BABY BOY IN NEW YORK MONDAY.
KHALIL WAS NOT THERE FOR THE BIRTH.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLEGES THAT KHALIL, WHO WAS BORN IN SYRIA AND IS IN THE U-S AS A LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT, IS A NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.
AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE IN LOUISIANA SIDED WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND RULED HE CAN BE DEPORTED.
LAWYERS FOR KHALIL ARE NOW APPEALING.
HIS WIFE, NOOR ABDALLA, RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, REFUSED TO ALLOW KHALIL TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK FOR THE BIRTH OF THEIR SON, SAYING “ICE AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAVE STOLEN THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS FROM OUR FAMILY IN AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE MOHMOUD’S SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN FREEDOM.”
L3: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO RESUME COLLECTING ON DEFAULTED STUDENT LOANS
THE YEARS OF PAYMENTS, PUT ON HOLD FOR MANY AMERICAN STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS, ARE SOON COMING TO AN END.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL RESUME COLLECTIONS ON DEFAULTED FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS, MAY 5TH.
AND — AFTER A REQUIRED 30 DAY NOTICE TO BORROWERS — WAGE GARNISHMENT WILL BEGIN LATER THIS SUMMER.
NO FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN HAS BEEN REFERRED TO COLLECTIONS SINCE MARCH 20-20 — WHEN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PAUSED FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AND COLLECTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
AS OF THE END OF 2024 — ABOUT 5 AND A-HALF MILLION BORROWERS WERE IN DEFAULT.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAID MONDAY LESS THAN HALF OF BORROWERS, ARE CURRENT ON THEIR STUDENT LOANS.
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS BORROWERS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL IN INCOME-DRIVEN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS OR PARTICIPATE IN LOAN REHABILITATION — AMONG OTHER OPTIONS.
L3: ALEX OVECHKIN MAKES HISTORY (AGAIN) WITH NHL PLAYOFF OVERTIME GOAL
THE N-H-L PLAYOFFS ARE UNDERWAY. WITH HOCKEY’S HOLY GRAIL – THE STANLEY CUP – THE BIG PRIZE THAT WILL GO TO THE TEAM THAT WIN FOUR SERIES AND 16 GAMES IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS. IN WASHINGTON, THE MAGICAL YEAR FOR ALEX OVECHKIN CONTINUES.
JUST WEEKS AFTER BREAKING WAYNE GRETZKY’S RECORD FOR MOST GOALS EVER SCORED IN THE N-H-L, OVECHKIN SCORED HIS FIRST GAME WINNING OVERTIME GOAL AS THE CAPITALS DEFEATED THE MONTREAL CANADIENS 3-TO-2 IN THE FIRST GAME OF THEIR FIRST FOUND SERIES.
OVECHKIN, WHO IS IN HIS 20-TH SEASON, TOOK A PASS FROM ANTHONY BEAUVELIER AND FIRED IT HOME. IT WAS HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME AS THE CAPITALS WON GAME ONE.
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