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Hegseth says he’s undoing ‘social justice/Biden initiative’ that Trump signed into law

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he had «proudly ended» the Women, Peace and Security program at the Pentagon on Tuesday, a program signed into law by President Donald Trump in his first term.
«WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops – distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING,» Hegseth wrote in a post on X.
«WPS is a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.»
Hegseth said the department would comply with the minimum requirements of the program dictated by law and lobby to fully end it in the next budget. «GOOD RIDDANCE WPS!» he added.
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The Women, Peace and Security program was implemented across departments in 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Clay Beyersdorfer)
But the message raised eyebrows as much of the rest of Trump’s administration has supported the WPS programs.
Trump signed the WPS Act into law in 2017 and released a WPS strategy in 2019.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem penned the 2017 Women, Peace and Security Act as a House member from South Dakota alongside Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). Secretary of State Marco Rubio co-sponsored the legislation when he was in the Senate, and national security advisor Mike Waltz was a founding member of the WPS congressional caucus when he was in the House.
«The WPS Strategy recognizes the diverse roles women play as agents of change in preventing and resolving conflict, countering terrorism and violent extremism, and building post conflict peace and stability,» the strategy read.
Hegseth later clarified that he meant the Biden administration had «ruined» WPS.
«The woke & weak Biden Administration distorted & weaponized the straight-forward & security-focused WPS initiative launched in 2017. So—yes—we are ending the «woke divisive/social justice/Biden (WPS) initiative,» he added in a follow-up post on X. «Biden ruined EVERYTHING, including ‘Women, Peace & Security.’»
The White House could not be reached for comment on whether it still supported the program.
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Hegseth said he would work to undo the WPS program. (FRANCO BRANA/AFP via Getty Images)
«The WPS Strategy seeks to increase women’s meaningful leadership in political and civic life by helping to ensure they are empowered to lead and contribute, equipped with the necessary skills and support to succeed, and supported to participate through access to opportunities and resources,» the Trump-era strategy read.
It guided WPS plans at the Defense, State and Homeland Security departments as well as USAID.
«Around the world, conflict and disasters adversely and disproportionately affect women and girls, yet women remain under-represented in efforts to prevent and resolve conflict, and in post-conflict peacebuilding or recovery efforts. Research has shown that peace negotiations are more likely to succeed, and result in lasting stability, when women participate,» the document went on.
Trump promoted the program on his «Women for Trump» accomplishments page of his campaign website.
The Women, Peace and Security Act originated with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in 2000, and the U.S. became the first country to adopt a whole-of-government approach to undertaking the WPS agenda in 2019.

Trump signed the WPS Act into law in 2017. (Donald Trump 2024 campaign)
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Rubio touted the legislation as recently as this month.
«President Trump also signed the Women, Peace, and Security Act, a bill that I was very proud to have been a co-sponsor of when I was in the Senate, and it was the first comprehensive law passed in any country in the world – the first law passed by any country anywhere in the world — focused on protecting women and promoting their participation in society,» he said at a Women of Courage awards ceremony on April 1.
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Los cardenales inician la carrera hacia el papado entre llamados a la continuidad y maniobras discretas

El lunes, los cardenales de la Iglesia católica comenzarán una semana decisiva de reuniones a puerta cerrada en el Vaticano, donde se perfila el futuro de la institución. El cónclave para elegir al próximo pontífice ha sido convocado para el 7 de mayo, y aunque las normas prohíben cualquier campaña formal, las maniobras políticas han comenzado a intensificarse.
La fase previa al cónclave, conocida como congregaciones generales, ofrece a los cardenales electores —aquellos menores de 80 años— la oportunidad de intercambiar impresiones, evaluar posturas y sopesar carismas. En este escenario, los aspirantes al papado deben proyectar liderazgo sin parecer que lo buscan. Como indica un viejo dicho vaticano: “Quien entra al cónclave como papa, sale como cardenal”.
Sin embargo, existen precedentes que contradicen esa máxima. En 2005, el entonces decano del Colegio Cardenalicio, Joseph Ratzinger, pronunció una encendida homilía en el funeral de Juan Pablo II, donde denunció “una dictadura del relativismo”. Su intervención marcó la pauta del cónclave y lo catapultó al papado como Benedicto XVI.
En esta ocasión, fue el actual decano, Giovanni Battista Re, de 91 años y sin derecho a voto, quien ofició la misa fúnebre de Francisco. En su homilía, Re destacó el carisma del pontífice fallecido y su sensibilidad ante los signos de los tiempos. “Fue también un Papa atento a lo que el Espíritu Santo despertaba en la Iglesia”, afirmó, en un discurso interpretado por algunos observadores como un respaldo implícito a un sucesor con un perfil similar.
Durante su elección en 2013, el entonces cardenal argentino Jorge Mario Bergoglio no contó con grandes plataformas ni discursos públicos. Según fuentes vaticanas, su brevedad y agudeza en las intervenciones durante las congregaciones generales fueron decisivas para obtener el respaldo de sus pares.

“Un político nato”, lo describió recientemente el arzobispo Paul Gallagher, secretario para las Relaciones con los Estados del Vaticano, quien añadió: “Le gustaba la política. No le era ajena”.
Los potenciales sucesores enfrentan ahora el desafío de transmitir una visión clara sin cruzar la línea del proselitismo. Algunos de ellos deberán posicionarse frente a una cuestión central: ¿continuar, corregir o superar el legado de Francisco?
Entre los nombres que generan mayor interés figura el del cardenal Luis Antonio Tagle, de Filipinas, considerado por muchos como el “Francisco asiático” por su cercanía al estilo pastoral del papa fallecido. Su perfil ha cobrado relevancia en parte porque una gran proporción de los votantes fue designada por Francisco desde regiones periféricas, alejadas del tradicional núcleo europeo del poder eclesiástico.
También ha ganado protagonismo el cardenal Pietro Parolin, secretario de Estado del Vaticano y figura clave durante el pontificado de Francisco. Este domingo, Parolin presidió una misa especial para jóvenes en la Plaza de San Pedro ante unas 200.000 personas, en presencia de decenas de cardenales. En su homilía, elogió el legado de Francisco y subrayó la necesidad de asumirlo como guía: “Debemos acoger su herencia y hacerla parte de nuestras vidas”, dijo.
Conocedor de la diplomacia y con amplia experiencia en la Curia, Parolin es percibido como un candidato de consenso, capaz de atraer tanto a sectores reformistas como a los más moderados. Su nacionalidad italiana también podría jugar a su favor, ante el creciente deseo en algunos círculos europeos de devolver el liderazgo papal al corazón de Roma.
Mientras tanto, fuera del Vaticano, los fieles —y especialmente los jóvenes— muestran otras prioridades. “Más inclusión”, reclamó en diálogo con The New York Times Lara Cappuccelli, una joven de 19 años llegada desde la región de Piamonte. Como ella, muchos expresan deseos de un papa cercano, que inspire esperanza más allá de los equilibrios internos de poder.
Las reuniones de esta semana seguirán afinando los perfiles de los candidatos y decantando apoyos, en un clima donde cada gesto cuenta y donde el silencio, a veces, puede pesar tanto como las palabras. A medida que se acerca el inicio del cónclave, la Iglesia se prepara para elegir a su próximo líder, en una elección que podría marcar el rumbo institucional y espiritual del catolicismo durante las próximas décadas.
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Canadian Conservative Poilievre to lose seat in parliament in stunning fall

Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose the parliamentary seat he has held for more than 20 years in a stunning defeat to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a state-owned outlet, projected the loss on Tuesday morning following Monday’s federal election. However, Elections Canada’s decision to pause the counting of special ballots means it remains unclear whether the Liberals, led by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, will walk away with a minority or majority mandate.
Conservative Party of Canada’s leader Pierre Poilievre looks on at his election night headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 29, 2025. (REUTERS/Amber Bracken)
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Fanjoy, who is projected to take Poilievre’s seat in Parliament, worked in business and marketing and lives in a carbon-neutral house in Manotick, a suburb of Ottawa, according to CBC.
«We have to look out for ourselves, and we have to take care of each other. Let’s get to work,» Fanjoy wrote in a post on X.
In his victory speech, Carney appeared to criticize the U.S. for President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which he called a «betrayal.»
«We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons,» Carney said in his victory speech. «America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. These are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never … ever happen.»

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures as a man’s phone rings on stage while Carney speaks at the Liberal Party election night headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 29, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Osorio)
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Poilievre’s loss comes after a major turn in the polls. At one point, it appeared likely that he would succeed former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The conservative leader seems to have failed in his effort to make the election a referendum on the controversial former prime minister, whose popularity declined toward the end of his time in office.

People prepare to vote at a polling station in Ottawa, Canada, on April 28, 2025. (Min Chen/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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In late 2024, just before Trudeau’s resignation, Poilievre was up 25 points over the unpopular then-prime minister, according to Politico. However, Trump’s tariffs and comments about making Canada the 51st state took over the Great White North’s election cycle, likely fueling Carney and the Liberals’ victory.
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