Sen. Elissa Slotkin gave the official Democratic response to President Donald Trump's address, but other Democrats responded in their own ways.

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Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges against him Friday, including intentional homicide – the most serious of five charges against him in a case that largely divided America along political and racial lines more than a year after he shot three men during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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Rittenhouse fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz during often violent protests in the summer of 2020 following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse, 17 at the time, faced charges ranging from intentional homicide to reckless and attempted homicide.

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Pope Francis said laws criminalizing homosexuality are “unjust,” calling homosexuality a sin for Catholic worshippers, but not a crime.

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Pope Francis said laws criminalizing homosexuality are “unjust,” calling homosexuality a sin for Catholic worshippers – but not a crime. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said in an interview this week with The Associated Press.

He noted that Catholic bishops around the world support laws criminalizing homosexuality and discriminating against LGBTQ individuals. He said the leaders should "have to have a process of conversion,” and opt for “tenderness, please, as God has for each one of us.”

“We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity,” Francis said. The pope said the Catholic Church should work to end laws criminalizing homosexuality.

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Sarah Sanders is 'proud' to become the newest Fox News contributor.
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Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders will join Fox News as a contributor.

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Newly released surveillance footage shows accused stowaway Svetlana Dali, a U.S. permanent resident from Russia, appearing to bypass Delta gate attendants without a ticket.

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Walmart and Target, two of the biggest retailers in the US, have privately warned President Trump that their customers may face empty shelves in the coming weeks if his tariff policies continue, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News.

There’s evidence that the prohibitive level of tariffs imposed between China and the US are having a major impact on trade volumes. Ports on the US west coast, in particular Los Angeles, are reporting a collapse in China to US cargos, down 33% in the past week and expected to be down as much as 44% in the first week of May.

Walmart and Target are among the biggest retailers in the United States providing goods for millions of customers. Both companies had already warned that the tariffs trade war could lead to higher prices.

The Trump administration has levied 145% tariffs on Chinese goods and 10% tariffs on most other countries. It has also imposed 25% tariffs on vehicle imports to the US. It’s led to sharp falls in stock markets around the world along with fears of surging inflation and a slowdown in economic growth.

President Trump has said his tariff policies with reinvigorate US manufacturing. He’s seeking to negotiate new trade deals and reach agreement with China, predicting that the current level of tariffs will come down significantly.

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There was a large police presence at the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, responding to an "ongoing incident."

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Trump calls for an Iron Dome-style air defense system for the U.S., but is it needed?

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Amazing drone video claims to be the first evidence of narwhals using their tusks to explore, hunt and play.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence said that the American people are “looking for new leadership” when asked about Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.

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Vice President Mike Pence thought his boss seemed discouraged. President Donald Trump had been impeached the previous day for inciting the Jan. 6 rioters who’d stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Finding the president in the back room of the Oval Office, Pence congratulated him for a video he’d tweeted out after the House voted, belatedly condemning the violence. The devoutly Christian vice president also reminded Trump that he was praying for him. “Don’t bother,” Trump said, according to Pence’s new memoir.

Thanking Trump for the privilege of serving with him, Pence said they would “just have to disagree on two things” – Jan. 6 and that Pence will never stop praying for Trump. “That’s right,” Trump responded with a smile. “Don’t ever change.”

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President Donald Trump misused a photo taken from a video in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as proof of "White genocide."

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The Department of Justice opened an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, multiple news outlets reported.

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A man visiting the Kasang Kulim Zoo in Indonesia was attacked by an orangutan after jumping over a guardrail.

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Twenty-one federal tech employees resigned in protest of Elon Musk's DOGE, saying they won't use their skills to "dismantle critical public services."

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As leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk has made major changes, but who is Elon Musk and how did he become so powerful in Washington?

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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Southern California, triggering fires and a hospital evacuation. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered near Ridgecrest, an inland Kern County city about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Multiple large aftershocks rolled through the region in the minutes that followed.

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Trump's sweeping tax bill failed to clear a key hurdle, as hardline Republicans wanted deeper cuts to programs like Medicaid.

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A Massachusetts church that opened in 1743 caught on fire after being struck by lightning and collapsed in on itself.

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