Day: October 5, 2025

In a drama reshaping Virginia’s high-stakes 2025 elections, Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones remains in the race despite widespread condemnation of a series of 2022 text messages in which he stated he would shoot a Republican politician in the head and fantasized about the children of another Republican being killed. The fallout has put … Read moreDespite outcry, Democrat Jay Jones continues Virginia AG run after texts wishing death on Republicans

A New Jersey man was arrested early Sunday, Oct. 5, on the steps of St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Northwest Washington, DC, hours before the city’s annual Red Mass, after police say they discovered he had suspicious items and potential explosives. As first reported by 4News Washington, officers of the Metropolitan Police Department assigned to provide … Read moreMan arrested with explosives outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral ahead of Mass marking start of Supreme Court’s judicial year

President Donald Trump on Saturday, Oct. 4, twice posted images of protests in Tel-Aviv, where tens of thousands of Israeli demonstrators rallied to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to thwart the Trump-backed peace deal that could lead to the return of hostages and end the bloodshed in Gaza. Trump’s Truth Social posts came amid … Read moreTrump shares photos of Tel-Aviv protest as pressure mounts for Netanyahu to end Gaza war

Pope Leo XIV has expressed concern over both antisemitism and the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, and he said he hopes that the proposed ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza War comes to fruition. In his Sunday Angelus address Oct. 5, Pope Leo began by greeting pilgrims and those in Rome for the Jubilee celebration for missionaries … Read morePope Leo supports ceasefire proposal, laments antisemitism and Gaza’s suffering