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Here’s what’s happening…
-Pandemic, price tags and privacy concerns: Why it took 20 years to implement REAL ID
-DHS chief’s purse stolen with thousands of dollars
-Ex-Pentagon aide urges Trump to fire Hegseth citing ‘full-blown meltdown’ and ‘total chaos’
Hilton to Tackle ‘Califailure’ in Bid for Golden State Governor
EXCLUSIVE: The California 2026 gubernatorial race just got a major shakeup with Republican Steve Hilton entering the race to be Gov. Gavin Newsom’s successor.
The former Fox News contributor and author of “Califailure” said he’s hoping to “Make California Golden Again,” especially for the “working people” of the state.
“A big decision that I’ve made, which I can now share with you, that I am, in fact, going to be running for governor of California for 2026. I love this state. It’s the best place in the world as far as I’m concerned,” Hilton told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview…Read more
Steve Hilton is joining the race to succeed California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Fox News/Screenshot/Tayfun Coskun/Getty Images)
Remembering Pope Francis
BREAKING: Pope Francis has died at 88, Vatican camerlengo says
‘MAY GOD BLESS HIM’: Pope Francis and U.S. presidents: A look back at his legacy with the nation’s leaders
POPULAR PONTIFF: What American Catholics thought about Pope Francis
FINAL FAREWELL: JD Vance, one of Pope Francis’ last visitors, reacts to his death
CHOOSING THE NEXT POPE: What is the papal conclave: Inside the ancient process of choosing the next pope

A faithful holds a portrait of late Pope Francis at the Basilica de San José de Flores, where he worshiped as a youth, following the Vatican’s announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Gustavo Garello/AP)
‘I WAS SURPRISED’: Theologian on ‘Conclave’ accuracy, expectations for next secretive event after Pope Francis’ death
‘GOD REST HIS SOUL!’: Trump, world leaders react to the death of Pope Francis
BURIAL GROUNDS: Pope Francis revealed burial wishes just days after becoming pope in 2013
SCALED-DOWN MEMORIAL: Pope Francis’ funeral will be a simplified version of past papal funerals, per his change of papal funeral rites

Pope Francis during the impartation of the ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing and wishes “good Easter” from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, April 20, 2024, in Rome, Italy. (Stefano…
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