President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photo showing himself as the pope ahead of this week's gathering of cardinals to choose a new leader of the 1.4-billion-strong Catholic Church, and just days after he joked he would "like to be pope".

The church is set to begin the papal conclave on May 7 to choose a new pope, following the death of Pope Francis, who was 88, on Easter Monday. Vance is a Catholic and was one of

The White House on Friday posted an image of President Donald Trump dressed as the pope on X, sparking both backlash and glee online.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum drew a red line for President Donald Trump in a recent phone conversation, she told supporters at a public event on Saturday—saying she rejected his wishes to deploy U.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump had proposed sending U.S. troops to Mexico to combat drug trafficking, but said she had rejected that offer because "sovereignty is not for sale.

Mexico’s president has said that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but that she rejected it

Mr. Trump has expressed a fondness for military parades since his first term, when he backed off his bid for a spectacle after some in his administration balked at the cost. The lack of enthusiasm in Washington and the comparisons to authoritarian showcases of military might have failed to douse his interest.

The Trump administration’s new budget plan recommends closing the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for

Donald Trump has proposed eliminating funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, as his administration also has taken steps to pull back grants that have already been awarded. The NEA received an appropriation of $207 million in the most recent fiscal year.

Harvard University's president hit back at President Donald Trump on Friday after Trump announced that he would revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status. Harvard has been in a drawn-out battle with the Trump administration over its refusal to comply with the president's demands to clamp down on student activism on campus and protests related to Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.

President Donald Trump on Friday re-upped his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating a showdown with the first major college that has defied the administration's efforts to crack down on campus activism.

The president is escalating threats against the university as a new battle shapes up over his 2026 budget proposal.