Multiple parties are issuing pleas and pushback across politics, religion, and diplomacy as various actors face pressure to retreat from positions. From the Vatican to the Trump administration to Senate Democrats, disputes center on whether key players will maintain or abandon their stances.
·Pope urges traditionalist breakaway group to halt bishop consecrations
·US reportedly convinced Iran to stand down from strikes against Israel following Beirut incident
·Trump administration reconsiders $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund amid Republican opposition
·Senate Democrats demand media regulator Brendan Carr reverse course on pending actions
·Consumer spending shows slight pullback in weekly economic indicators
drawn from Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse, WSJ, Seeking Alpha, Fox News · updated 2d ago