Louise Schiavone

President says they will be Trump-class ships.

It's part of a strategy the president says to create a, quote, golden fleet.

The Trump administration is recalling dozens of career ambassadors.

Officials say the president wants diplomats who will advance his agenda, and that's what Foreign Service officers sign up to do.

NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.

21 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

As NPR's Rafael Nam reports, the lawsuit seeks to address an unusual stance that the CFPB has been adopted.

Wall Street, the Dow closed up 227 at 48,362.

The Nasdaq gained 121 points.

S&P 500 closed up 43.

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Pope Leo says he plans to follow the agenda of his predecessor, Pope Francis, to make the Catholic Church more inclusive.

NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports the pontiff delivered his first Christmas address to cardinals at the Vatican.

Denmark and Greenland are bristling at the latest moves by the Trump administration vowing to reject any foreign efforts to take over Greenland.

President Trump announced that he was appointing the current governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, to what's been described as a voluntary position.

In a statement on social media, Landry declared he was honored to join the effort to, quote, make Greenland part of the United States.

Denmark and Greenland say this is unacceptable and Greenland's borders are rooted in international law.

Today, the White House reiterated that it sees Greenland as strategically important.

I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.