C onflicting SIGNALS are reaching the new American administration from Rome. And some carry a whiff of incense. While Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, was preparing to fly to Washington to schmooze President Donald Trump and his chums, a leader on the other side of the Tiber was communicating stark disapproval of their plans.

WASHINGTON DC, JAN 24 - United States President Donald Trump said "I like (Italian Premier Giorgia) Meloni a lot" on Friday when asked by a Mediaset reporter about whether his administration might go easy on Italy when it comes to imposing tariffs on EU goods.

A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or even death.

He hails a fantastic woman sweeping all before her in Europe. She praises a strong and shrewd defender of the West. Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni are fast forging a new transatlantic "special relationship".

President Donald Trump's second term is already bringing massive changes as global leaders, allies and adversaries alike, watch to see where they fall in the pecking order and vie for a seat at the table.

Boasting a film night at Mar-a-Lago, an invitation to Monday's inauguration and good relations with Elon Musk, Italy's Giorgia Meloni has positioned herself as the closest mainstream European leader to Donald Trump. But analysts caution that the European ...

Political violence is a dangerous threat to American democracy. It suppresses free speech, free press, and fair elections by intimidating people.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will attend Donald Trump's inauguration as US president in Washington on January 20, her office said on Saturday.

Trading Connecticut for Italy? That was a topic of discussion during this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” sketch. The sketch comedy show did an “MSNBC Special Coverage” segment, in which cast members posed as well-known news anchors.

Their attendance marks the first time world leaders have been present at a U.S. president’s swearing-in ceremony, a historian said.

The inauguration of Donald Trump saw political leaders, industrial barons and far-right world leaders attend. Here's who was in the audience.

The prime minister said he did not really attack Donald Trump personally anyway. “I didn’t attack the president, but the candidate,” he said, whatever that means.