President Trump on Sunday issued a statement on the observance and celebration of Holy Week. “This Holy Week, Christians around the World remember the Crucifixion of God’s Only Begotten Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and, on Easter Sunday, we celebrate His Glorious Resurrection and proclaim, as Christians have done for nearly 2,000 years, ‘HE IS RISEN!'” Trump said on Truth Social. “Through the pain and sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, we saw God’s boundless Love and Devotion to all Humanity and, in that moment of His Resurrection, History was forever changed with the Promise of Everlasting Life,” he continued. “As we approach this Joyous Easter Sunday, I want to wish Christians everywhere a Happy and very Blessed Holiday. America is a Nation of Believers. We need God, we want God and, with His help, we will make our Nation Stronger, Safer, Greater, more Prosperous, and more United than ever before. Thank you, and HAPPY EASTER!” he added. “America is a Nation of Believers. We need God, we want God and, with His help, we will make our Nation Stronger, Safer, Greater, more Prosperous, and more United than ever before.” –@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/6QlQ49vLZm — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) April 14, 2025 A closer look: From The White House: This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity. Beginning with Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and culminating in the Paschal Triduum, which begins on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Good Friday, and reaching its pinnacle in the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night. This week is a time of reflection for Christians to memorialize Jesus’ crucifixion—and to prepare their hearts, minds, and souls for His miraculous Resurrection from the dead. During this sacred week, we acknowledge that the glory of Easter Sunday cannot come without the sacrifice Jesus Christ made on the cross. In His final hours on Earth, Christ willingly endured excruciating pain, torture, and execution on the cross out of a deep and abiding love for all His creation. Through His suffering, we have redemption. Through His death, we are forgiven of our sins. Through His Resurrection, we have hope of eternal life. On Easter morning, the stone is rolled away, the tomb is empty, and light prevails over darkness—signaling that death does not have the final word. This Holy Week, my Administration renews its promise to defend the Christian faith in our schools, military, workplaces, hospitals, and halls of government. We will never waver in safeguarding the right to religious liberty, upholding the dignity of life, and protecting God in our public square. As we focus on Christ’s redeeming sacrifice, we look to His love, humility, and obedience—even in life’s most difficult and uncertain moments. This week, we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our beloved Nation. We pray that America will remain a beacon of faith, hope, and freedom for the entire world, and we pray to achieve a future that reflects the truth, beauty, and goodness of Christ’s eternal kingdom in Heaven. May God bless you and your family during this special time of year and may He continue to bless the United States of America. "This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity." –President Trump pic.twitter.com/WdW2kRDi4p — The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 13, 2025 Fox News reports: The White House is gearing up for an “extraordinary” celebration for Holy Week ahead of Easter, with President Donald Trump participating in a number of events to celebrate and honor the holiday “with the observance it deserves.” The new White House Faith Office organized the Holy Week schedule. “The newly created White House Faith Office is grateful to share that President Trump will honor and celebrate Holy Week and Easter with the observance it deserves,” Jennifer Korn, faith director of the White House Faith Office, told Fox News Digital. “Throughout the week, we will distribute a Holy Week proclamation, a special presidential video message (and) host a pre-Easter dinner and White House staff Easter service.” Korn said it “will be a special time of prayer and worship at the White House to be shared with Americans celebrating the week leading up to Resurrection Sunday.” On Palm Sunday, the president is expected to issue a presidential Easter proclamation that will speak directly to Christians as Holy Week begins and maintain his commitment to defend the Christian faith in schools, in the military, in workplaces, hospitals, in government and beyond.

An antitrust trial against Meta that begins this week could determine if the social media giant must sell Instagram and WhatsApp. “Federal regulators accuse the social media giant of using its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp to illegally suppress competition,” Independent reports. BREAKING: Zuckerberg could be forced to sell Instagram in landmark antitrust trial — BBC — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 14, 2025 Per Independent: If the Federal Trade Commission, which brought the suit in 2020, gets it way, Meta could have to spin the popular apps into their own companies, the first major corporate break-up of the Big Tech era and one of the most aggressive anti-trust cases in decades. Will Mark Zuckerberg’s recent attempts to build a closer relationship with President Trump be enough to stop the worst potential impacts of the case, or will the social media landscape soon look very different? Here’s what you need to know. In the trial, which will take place in federal court in Washington, D.C., before U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, regulators plan to argue that Facebook’s purchases of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 were illegal attempts to gain monopoly control under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. Regulators have suggested they’ll point to internal documents like a 2008 email from Zuckerberg that reads “It is better to buy than compete,” and a 2012 memo describing the $1 billion Instagram deal as a means to “neutral[izing] a potential competitor.” They are also expected to call Zuckerberg and former Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg to testify. The government argues this alleged monopoly position has threatened user privacy, fair competition, and the quality of Meta’s offerings. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg may be forced to sell Instagram due to the FTC’s antitrust suit. Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/WueDV9PymS — AF Post (@AFpost) April 14, 2025 Barring any eleventh-hour intervention, social media juggernaut Meta will stand trial next week facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. https://t.co/RyEr6PyhOi pic.twitter.com/LAHvV013If — AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 9, 2025 BBC reports: The FTC reviewed and approved those acquisitions but committed to monitor the outcomes. If the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wins the case it could force Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to sell off both Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta previously said it was sure it would win and experts have told the BBC it is likely to argue that Instagram users have had a better experience since it was taken over. “The [FTC’s] argument is the acquisition of Instagram was a way of neutralizing this rising competitive threat to Facebook,” says Rebecca Haw Allensworth, a professor of antitrust at Vanderbilt Law School. Ms Allensworth says Mr Zuckerberg’s own words, including those from his emails, may offer the most convincing evidence at trial. “He said it’s better to buy than to compete. It’s hard to get more literal than that,” Ms Allensworth says. Meta, on the other hand, is likely to argue that intent is not particularly relevant in an antitrust case. “They’re going to say the real question is: are consumers better off as a result of this merger?,” she said. “They’ll put on a lot of evidence that Instagram became what it is today because it benefited from being owned by Facebook.” Mr Zuckerberg and the company’s former chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg are both expected to testify at the trial, which could run for several weeks.

The University of Delaware offers a hands-on course that teaches students how to include bugs in their diet. The class, called “Insects as Food,” shows students how to whip up some buggy items. “The University of Delaware is now serving up a course where students learn to cook and eat insects as a sustainable food source. The program promotes bugs as the perfect protein-packed solution for a growing global population. Students describe the experience as surprisingly creamy, with a frozen-pea-like taste—though the lingering crunch of insect skin is harder to forget,” Shadow of Ezra wrote. “Will you eat the bugs?” the post added. WATCH: The University of Delaware is now serving up a course where students learn to cook and eat insects as a sustainable food source. The program promotes bugs as the perfect protein-packed solution for a growing global population. Students describe the experience as surprisingly… pic.twitter.com/5rJBKPrnmc — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) April 13, 2025 WPVI reports: In the Worrilow Hall test kitchen, sago worm chili was being prepared. The hands-on course covers the benefits of incorporating bugs into the food system, which Prof. Michael Crossley says can help meet global food demands. Other items on the menu this semester include spicy giant water bug pasta salad and black ant lemon scones. “Black ants produce formic acid, which has a zesty flavor to it, so it’s almost like putting in lemon rind,” Crossley said. He went on to say that students typically enjoy these unique creations. WATCH: The World Economic Forum has feverishly pushed including insects into the world’s food supply to “reduce climate change.” Edible insects to prevent climate change. Directly from WEF website. 5 reasons why eating insects can reduce climate change https://t.co/U6eoKj5Vzv — BowTiedBull.eth – Read Pinned or NGMI (@BowTiedBull) August 29, 2022 From the WEF: The world’s population will reach 9.7 billion people by 2050. This means that despite only 4% of arable land remaining available on the surface of our planet an additional 2 billion more humans will have to be fed. In order to address this impending crisis, world experts and leaders will meet this autumn at the UN Food Summit and then the COP26. Often overlooked in these discussions is the potential role insects can play in helping meet this challenge. Insects contribute to the biological foundation of our terrestrial ecosystem. They bring organic matter to the earth by decomposing waste, act as pollinators for the reproduction and dispersal of plants and flowers, and are also a source of food for a multitude of animal species, from birds to amphibians to humans. The concept of insect farming is not new and, currently, 1-1.2 trillion insects are raised on farms annually for food and animal feed. The practice has, however, remained mostly manual – until now. Thanks to new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), we are at a turning point and finally able to industrialize the breeding of insects in a contained environment. Insect breeding is a data centric agro-industry with a lot of commonalities with precision agriculture.

Pennsylvania State Police have arrested a suspect for the arson attack on the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence that forced Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family to evacuate early Sunday morning. DEVELOPING: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Says “Arsonist Set Fire” To Residence While He And Family Slept "Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, is expected to face charges of attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault against an enumerated person, authorities said," the New York Post reports. BREAKING: Man arrested after arson attack at Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's home, police say 38-year-old Cody Balmer will be charged with terrorism — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 13, 2025 From the New York Post: Balmer allegedly snuck into the gated compound that is the official residence of the governor by jumping a fence, according to police. Investigators believe the attack was “targeted,” but haven’t determined a specific motive, Shapiro said. Police did not release more details on Balmer’s actions. The Pennsylvania State Police will be conducting arson, attempted homicide, and aggravated arson investigations, Colonel Christopher Paris, state police commissioner, said. Shapiro, a leader in the Democratic Party, was first elected governor of Pennsylvania in 2022 after serving six years as state attorney general. He was on the shortlist of potential running mates for former Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed 2024 presidential bid, and his name has been tossed around as a possible frontrunner for the 2028 presidential election. "Extensive fire damage inside Pennsylvania Governor’s residence after arson attack overnight, seen here in a series of photos provided by @GovernorShapiro officers," FOX 29 Philadelphia reporter Steve Keeley said. WATCH: Extensive fire damage inside Pennsylvania Governor’s residence after arson attack overnight, seen here in a series of photos provided by @GovernorShapiro officers. pic.twitter.com/06CxpY3d79 — Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) April 13, 2025 BREAKING: Photos from inside the Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's house after police say arsonist set fire to the mansion pic.twitter.com/0BpzZ4xF6I — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 14, 2025 Fox News reports: Earlier on Sunday, Shapiro posted on X that he and his family awoke at about 2 a.m. to police banging on their door after "an arsonist set fire" to the governor’s residence. "Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished," Shapiro wrote. "Every day, we stand with the law enforcement and first responders who run towards danger to protect our communities. Last night, they did so for our family – and Lori and I are eternally grateful to them for keeping us safe." No one was injured, and the fire was extinguished, police said, adding that the fire caused significant damage to a portion of the residence. "While the investigation is ongoing, the State Police is prepared to say at this time that this was an act of arson," police said. Before Balmer's arrest, police offered a $10,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the fire. In a statement, Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Greg Rothman also denounced the incident. "I know I speak for all Republicans in saying we are grateful that Governor Shapiro, his family and mansion staff are safe," Rothman said Sunday. "Thank you to the Harrisburg Fire Department, PA State Police and all of the emergency services personnel for their hard work and dedication." "If it is determined that this was a criminal act, those responsible should face swift justice," Rothman added. "There is no place for violence, arson, and the destruction of property in our society."

According to Fox News, all 15 Arizona counties have started the “process of verifying and removing noncitizens from their voter rolls.” In total, it reportedly includes nearly 50,000 registrants who have not provided proof of U.S. citizenship. “This settlement is a great result for all Arizonans,” America First Legal (AFL) senior counsel James Rogers told Fox News Digital. BREAKING: All 15 Arizona counties have begun the process of verifying & removing noncitizens from their voter rolls, which could be as many as 50,000. This is huge, monstrous, earthshaking news. pic.twitter.com/MbwSc32kPc — ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) April 13, 2025 Fox News reports: AFL filed the lawsuit against the 15 Arizona counties last year on behalf of EZAZ.org, and Yvonne Cahill, a registered voter and naturalized citizen, arguing that the counties had not been following a state law that requires proof of citizenship to vote in local and state elections and for the state to do monthly checks of the rolls for noncitizens. As a result of the lawsuit, the 15 counties have now begun working with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to verify the citizenship status of all registered voters in the state who failed to provide proof of citizenship. While a 2013 Supreme Court ruling prohibits states from imposing voter registration requirements beyond the federal requirement that registrants must check a box affirming their U.S. citizenship, Arizona residents are still required to provide proof of citizenship to vote in state and local elections. The Arizona law also requires that county recorders perform a monthly list maintenance to confirm the U.S. citizenship of so-called “federal-only voters,” a list of nearly 50,000 individuals who failed to provide proof of U.S. citizenship and were not allowed to vote in state or local elections. “It’s a pyrrhic victory knowing Arizona had to be sued into submission before agreeing to follow the law, & take upwards of 50K illegal voters off its rolls,” former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said. “I’m happy to see our elections getting fixed, but I want people held responsible for breaking them,” she added. It's a pyrrhic victory knowing Arizona had to be sued into submission before agreeing to follow the law, & take upwards of 50K illegal voters off its rolls I'm happy to see our elections getting fixed, but I want people held responsible for breaking themhttps://t.co/M0jTiRBuPh pic.twitter.com/BApevToXzn — Kari Lake (@KariLake) April 13, 2025 SCOOP: Arizona to begin removing as many as 50K noncitizens from voter rolls following lawsuit https://t.co/ntQH2WJQa6 — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 13, 2025 Per Newsweek: Counties in Arizona, a state that flipped to President Donald Trump in last year’s election after narrowly supporting former President Joe Biden in 2020, have agreed to work with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review their voter rolls and verify the citizenship status of voters, according to court documents reviewed by Newsweek. Newsweek has reached out to a legal representative for the plaintiff and defendant as well as the DHS press team for comment via email on Sunday. Republicans have long sought stricter voter registration guidelines, saying that it would prevent voter fraud. The Republican-led House on Friday passed the SAVE Act, which stands for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, and, if it becomes law, would impose new federal requirements for proving citizenship when registering to vote. Critics have pushed back on various voting eligibility and requirement proposals, saying there’s little evidence of widespread voter fraud and new measures would make it more difficult for some Americans to vote. While some U.S. jurisdictions permit noncitizens to vote in certain local elections, only U.S. citizens, not illegal immigrants or visa holders, are eligible to vote in federal elections.