Artemis II astronauts travel farther from Earth than any humans in history; Trump congratulates Artemis astronauts: ‘modern day pioneers’; NASA pilot shares ‘the Good News” from space; Rubio revokes green cards of foreign nationals with ties to Iranian terror regime; Pro-life hero teases ‘a big new project’; VP Vance arrives in Hungary to support PM Viktor Orbán in high stakes election; WV legislator calls to make Easter Monday a National Holiday; Nigerian Catholics suffer bloody Easter weekend; Catholics worldwide celebrate second day within the eight-day celebration of Easter; and more —
Artemis II astronauts travel farther from Earth than any humans in history, breaking Apollo 13 record set more than 50 years ago
Humanity on Monday traveled the farthest ever into space when Artemis II broke the record set more than 50 years ago by Apollo 13.
Artemis II’s four astronauts zoomed past Apollo 13’s 248,655-mile mark around 1:56 p.m. ET, reaching 248,656 miles as their aircraft hurtled past the moon at nearly 2,000 mph.
Then hours later, shortly after 7 p.m.., the crew set a new record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth, at a staggering 252,756 miles. The astronauts then beginning their long journey back to Earth.
Read more at the New York Post
More details of the historic event
See/watch @MarioNawfal
Trump congratulates Artemis II astronauts following historic trip around the moon: ‘Modern-day pioneers
Watch @WhiteHouse; read ‘Trump congratulates Artemis II astronauts following historic trip around the moon: ‘Modern-day pioneers’ at the New York Post
Video of Artemis passing close to the moon
Watch @elonmusk
NASA pilot shares ‘the Good News’ from space
Watch @nicksortor
POTUS updates on Iran War via The Federalist: Rescue mission, leaked information; 8 pm Tuesday deadline for Iran to come to negotiation table, bombing infrastructure and bridges
Watch @BreccanFThies
Iranian Rescue Mission Underscores Hegseth’s Predecessors’ Incompetence by Brianna Lyman
An American airman found himself stuck behind enemy lines on Saturday in the “treacherous mountains of Iran,” after his aircraft was shot down and Iranian forces were closing in, according to the president. But in a daring rescue mission, the CIA managed to pick up his distress signal and fed false information through multiple channels to confuse the enemy, Fox News reported. In the meantime, MQ9 Reaper drones established a secure perimeter and U.S. forces were able to rescue him.
In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump said the airman “was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue.”
Americans can and will continue to debate the war in Iran. But what is not debatable is the competence on display of our military and its leaders during Saturday’s rescue mission. This rescue mission stands as a stark indictment of the generation of top brass who preceded it — the same admirals and generals who spent decades losing wars and abandoning Americans in times of need — all the while retaining their Washington, D.C. accolades.
Read more at The Federalist
VP Vance praises rescue in Iran
See @JDVance
Rubio Revokes Green Cards of Foreign Nationals with Ties to Iranian terror regime
See @SecRubio; read more at ‘Secretary Rubio Revokes Green Cards of Foreign Nationals with Ties to Iranian Terror Regime’ at U.S. Department of State
After long-awaited vindication, pro-lifer teases ‘a big new project’
See @daviddaleiden; read more at LifeNews
Anti-life, anti-Catholic protest in Germany
See @OIADCEurope
VP Vance arrives in Hungary to support PM Viktor Orbán in high stakes election
See @TheInsiderPaper; see also @zoltonspox
POTUS’ endorsement of Viktor Orbán last month
See @EricLDaugh
Dutch commentator and activist weighs in on Orbán’s capital city
See @EvaVlaar
WV legislator calling to make Easter Monday a National Holiday
See @RepRileyMoore
POTUS and FLOTUS celebrate Easter Monday
Watch @RapidResponse47
Easter Monday celebrations in Hungary
See @hu_conservative
Easter ‘Wet’ Monday in Poland
Watch @WojPawelczyk
Nigeria’s Easter Weekend Bloodbath: Christians Slaughtered
As Christians worldwide celebrated the resurrection of Jesus this Easter, Fulani gunmen unleashed fresh terror in Nigeria. On the holiest weekend of the faith, terrorists stormed St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Mbalom, Benue State, just as worshippers prepared for Easter Sunday services. They then rampaged through the village, burning homes and hunting down fleeing families. Seventeen lives were brutally cut short. The bloodshed didn’t stop there. Armed Fulani militants also slaughtered Christians on Good Friday in Kaduna and Plateau States. Missionary Judd Saul, founder of Equipping the Persecuted, warns these attacks are no random violence—they form part of a calculated jihadist campaign of genocide to wipe out Nigeria’s Christians and establish an Islamic caliphate.
Watch at CBN News
Tuesday is St. Anthony’s Day year round
See @FriarMario
Today is Easter Tuesday
See @father_rmv
