Aaron Zitner

Washington, D.C.

Political Reporter, Washington Bureau at The Wall Street Journal

Serving up hot stacks of facts for all you Jills and Jacks. Working on polls and politics for the Wall Street Journal.

Articles

I cattolici conservatori alla conquista della chiesa

2 weeks ago | internazionale.it | Joshua Chaffin |Aaron Zitner

Il 20 aprile 2025, domenica di Pasqua, poche ore prima della sua morte e nonostante uno stato di salute precario, papa Francesco ha incontrato brevemente in Vaticano il vicepresidente degli Stati Uniti JD Vance. Per Francesco si è trattato dell’ultimo incontro con un rappresentante dell’ala conservatrice del cattolicesimo statunitense, sempre più forte e aggressiva.
Constantly in Motion, Trump’s Cabinet Portrays a White House That’s Always Winning

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Aaron Zitner |Nancy Youssef |Sadie Gurman

April 26, 2025 5:00 am ETOn any given day, Americans on social media can hope to glimpse Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pounding push-ups with the troops. They might catch FBI Director Kash Patel alongside agents as they cinematically repel from helicopters and blast their way into a building. Or they’ll find Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, dairy cows pacing behind her, pledging to rescind a government ban on whole milk in schools.
As Catholic Church Enters New Era, Conservative U.S. Members Push It Right

3 weeks ago | tovima.com | Joshua Chaffin |Aaron Zitner

The conservative wing is reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nationOn Easter Sunday, hours before his death, an ailing Pope Francis roused himself to share a brief meeting at the Vatican with U.S. Vice President JD Vance . For Francis, it was to be a final encounter with a conservative wing of American Catholicism that is flourishing and increasingly assertive at a time when the Church, more broadly, is struggling.
L'Eglise catholique entre dans une nouvelle ère, et les conservateurs américains la poussent vers la droite

3 weeks ago | lopinion.fr | Joshua Chaffin |Aaron Zitner

Dimanche de Pâques, quelques heures avant son décès, le pape François, très affaibli, a puisé dans ses dernières forces pour une brève entrevue avec le vice-président américain, J.D. Vance, au Vatican.
Conservative Catholicism Stages a Resurgence in the MAGA Era

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Aaron Zitner

FLORISSANT, Mo.—The Catholic Church is struggling in St. Louis. Two years ago, the archdiocese closed or merged dozens of parishes due to declining attendance and a scarcity of priests. But just outside town, on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River, conservative Catholicism is flourishing.
Trump Is Taking On America’s Institutions but Resistance Is Building

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Sadie Gurman |Aaron Zitner |Meridith McGraw

Federal courts raised the prospect of holding Trump officials in contempt. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has resisted calls to pre-emptively lower interest rates to cushion any economic fallout from Trump’s trade war. Former cybersecurity official Chris Krebs, targeted with a federal investigation for not going along with Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him, quit his private-sector job so he could more freely battle the White House.
Trump Is Taking On America’s Institutions but Resistance Is Building

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Sadie Gurman |Aaron Zitner |Meridith McGraw

Federal courts raised the prospect of holding Trump officials in contempt. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has resisted calls to pre-emptively lower interest rates to cushion any economic fallout from Trump’s trade war. Former cybersecurity official Chris Krebs, targeted with a federal investigation for not going along with Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him, quit his private-sector job so he could more freely battle the White House.
Trump Is Taking On America’s Institutions but Resistance Is Building

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Sadie Gurman |Aaron Zitner |Meridith McGraw

Courts and universities try to preserve guardrails on presidential authority in the face of administration’s assertions of powerWASHINGTON—In moving to accumulate unprecedented power, President Trump has bulldozed his way through the traditional constraints of presidential authority with such force that institutions including universities, law firms and parts of Congress have been left reeling. This week, some started fighting back.
Televangelist Paula White Finds Herself at Home in Trump’s White House

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Aaron Zitner

In March, six weeks after President Trump appointed her to lead his White House Faith Office and set her up with an office in the West Wing, evangelical Christian leader Paula White preached in a YouTube sermon that the Passover-to-Easter period provided the faithful with an opportunity to receive “seven supernatural blessings.” “God will assign an angel to you,” she said. “He’ll be an enemy to your enemies.
Televangelist Paula White Finds Herself at Home in Trump’s White House

4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Aaron Zitner

The video then pivoted into fundraising mode, outlining a series of gifts for honoring God and supporting her ministry, culminating in a Waterford crystal cross for a “Passover/Easter resurrection offering of $1,000 or more.” Next came footage of Trump in the Oval Office lauding White’s ministry and political work. “You have helped us so much in so many different ways,” Trump said.