From papal smoke signals and a frozen‑over U.S. – China détente to a jury on the brink, nuclear‑neighbor saber‑rattling, and Michigan’s CCP showdown, today’s show crammed a week’s worth of headline heat into one hour—plus a fresh O’Keefe grenade for good measure.
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Picking a pope..
One chimney, two signals, 133 scarlet‑robed electors. As the cardinals lock themselves inside the Sistine Chapel, the world stares upward: black smoke whispers “no decision,” white smoke shouts “we have a pope.” Will they extend Pope Francis’ progressive arc, snap the rudder toward conservatism, or tap a centrist to knit the Church back together?
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Trade talks with China are underway in Switzerland
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The jury told the judge yesterday that they were deadlocked. Judge Mimms instructed them to continue to deliberate.
Notables
James O’Keefe drops new report today..
MICHIGAN
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Corporate Subsidies and State Investment, livestreaming here at 10:30 a.m., will hear testimony from officials and residents of Green Township on the Gotion electric vehicle battery project. The proposed plant, which received widespread backlash in the community, was awarded taxpayer-funded economic incentives, even though Gotion is a Chinese company tied to the Chinese Communist Party.
The hearing scrutinizing Gotion comes a day after theHouse approved a plan to restrict the influence of China and other foreign adversaries in Michigan. The bills passed with bipartisan support.
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