Dave Lawler

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The Trump administration has quietly been holding discussions and consulting outside experts as it considers options for potentially restarting dialogue with North Korea, a senior U.S. official and three additional sources familiar with those discussions tell Axios. Why it matters: North Korea has made alarming nuclear advances since President Trump and Kim Jong-un held two dramatic but ultimately failed summits.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Dave Lawler |Barak Ravid

Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesPresident Trump declared that Volodymyr Zelensky has "no cards to play" in a stinging rebuke after the Ukrainian president rejected his framework for peace. Why it matters: The U.S. presented Ukraine with its "final offer" for peace last week, which includes U.S. recognition of Crimea as Russian territory and no possibility of NATO membership for Ukraine. But Zelensky rejected that proposal on Wednesday.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Dave Lawler

135 members of the College of Cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis' successor.

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8 hours agoPope Francis and the former president first met at the Vatican in 2014, and shared a warm relationship with each other. Former President Barack Obama mourned the loss of “rare leader” Pope Francis in an emotional statement on Monday, hours after the announcement of the death of the pope. “Pope …

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Dave Lawler

Pope Francis meets with Vice President Vance at Casa Santa Marta. Photo: Vatican Media via GettyPope Francis' meeting with Vice President Vance on Easter Sunday appears to have been one of his final engagements before he died Monday at the age of 88. The big picture: The brief meeting took place despite a recent public rift between the two. Francis had criticized the Trump administration's deportation agenda and appeared to take issue with Vance's use of Catholic doctrine to defend it.