Rebecca Shabad

5 days ago | nbcchicago.com | Rebecca Shabad

Thursday marked a momentous day for Catholics in Chicago, as area native Pope Leo XIV was elected as the first-ever American-born pope. While Chicago-area residents have quickly embraced the historic moment and coalesced around one of their own, others have taken out the microscope in an effort to learn more about his political leanings.

5 days ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Shabad |Zoe Richards |Nnamdi Egwuonwu |Rob Wile

Updated President Donald Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. and United Kingdom had reached a trade deal, the first such agreement since he imposed tariffs on U.S. trading partners. The president is scheduled to sign executive orders this afternoon. Trump said last night that he will appoint Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., after his previous nominee, MAGA loyalist Ed Martin, failed to gain enough Senate support to advance.

6 days ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Shabad |Jason Abbruzzese |Allan Smith |Henry Gomez

In this day and age, even the holy leave a social media trail. The new pope's online footprint was quickly dissected on Thursday just minutes after he elected the next head of the Catholic church, sparking a mixed reaction from some on the right. Before becoming Pope Leo XVI, Cardinal Robert Prevost occasionally posted on social media, including some messages that appeared to be critical of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance and their worldview.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Shabad

/ Updated WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration believes Russia is "asking for too much" during talks to bring its war in Ukraine to an end. “Right now, the Russians are asking for a certain set of requirements, a certain set of concessions, in order to end the conflict.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Shabad |Frank Thorp V

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status, the latest move in the escalating clash between the administration and the Ivy League school. "We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. The president had previously suggested the university should lose its tax-exempt status.