Weijia Jiang

Growing up in rural West Virginia was not always easy, but it has shaped who I am. I was proud to take my dear friend @vladduthiersCBS home, on those country roads:

New message from Pope Leo this morning:

“I think we just prevented another 30 to 40 years potentially of him harming people if he were to stay in Congress,” one Swalwell accuser said about his resignation.

NEW: I called Donald Trump to ask him about a top FEMA official who said he teleported to Waffle House. After I explained it, Trump asked “what does teleport mean” and “was he kidding?” Adding, “It just sounds a little strange, but I know nothing about teleporting or him.”

NEW: Trump explains to @NorahODonnell why he removed the AI image of himself: “Normally I don’t like doing that, but I didn’t want to have anybody be confused. People were confused.” He said he believed the photo depicted him as a doctor, not Jesus. More: cbsnews.com/news/trump-pop…

Extraordinary Trump presser outside the Oval Office happening now in which he receives a McDonald's delivery, says he thought now-deleted post of him as Jesus was 'me as a doctor', refuses to apologize to 'very weak' Pope Leo, and says Iran called and wants to make a deal

CBS’s @Weijia Jiang: “Bishop Robert Barron — Bishop Robert Barron supports you and your policies. He praises you for defending religious freedom.” President Trump: “Yeah.” Jiang: “He now says you owe Pope Leo an apology. Will you apologize?” Trump: “No, I don’t, because Pope Leo said things that are wrong. He was very much against what I’m doing with — with regard to Iran. And you cannot have a nuclear Iran. Pope Leo would not be happy with the end result. You have hundreds of millions of people dead, and it’s not going to happen. So I can’t I think he’s very weak on crime and other things. So I’m not — I mean, he went public. I’m just responding to Pope Leo. And, you know, his brother is a big MAGA person and he’s a great guy, Louis. And I said, I like Louis better than I like the Pope. No, you have to have law and order in our country. And that’s what we have now. We have the lowest crime numbers we’ve had in a long time, despite the fact that many criminals were allowed into our country. But we’ve gotten a lot of them out. They’ve done a great job on crime. So, we have the lowest murder rate in 125 years since 1900, the lowest murder rate. So, we believe strongly in law and order. And he — he seemed to have a problem with that. So there’s nothing to apologize for. He’s wrong. And the other thing is he didn’t like what we’re doing with respect to Iran. But Iran is a wants to be a nuclear nation so they can exterminate the world. Not going to happen.”

After @NorahODonnell’s @60Minutes story aired, President Trump posted a lengthy criticism of Pope Leo, calling him “weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy.” The soft spoken Pope has been vocal about the war in Iran.

@marianne_levine Welcome to the beat, Marianne! Congrats

Professional news: Today is my first day at the Wall Street Journal, where I'll be covering the White House. Excited to join such a stellar team!

Remarkable three grafs from @katierogers: nytimes.com/2026/04/11/us/…

Associated Press: “Too young for the MMR shot, babies become ‘sitting ducks’ in measles outbreaks” “Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak. The disease can wreak havoc on their fragile bodies” apnews.com/article/measle…

NEWS in Islamabad: After marathon negotiations, JD Vance says, “The bad news is that we have not reached a deal.”

Vice President JD Vance is now the highest ranking U.S. official to hold face-to-face talks with Iranian officials since the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

Follow @JenniferJJacobs, who’s traveling in the press pack with @VP Vance to the U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan.

President Trump: US Military Will Remain Near Iran Until 'Real Agreement' Reached newsmax.com/politics/donal…

The White House says the ceasefire with Iran remains fragile, but Vice President JD Vance says he is optimistic ahead of the first round of in-person peace talks this weekend in Islamabad. @Weijia reports. cbsn.ws/4ecdnK5

NEWS: @PressSec says VP Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner are heading to Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday to represent the U.S. in negotiations for a permanent end to the Iran war.

Amazing news: American journalist @shellykittleson has been released by Kataib Hezbollah after being kidnapped in Baghdad cnn.com/2026/04/07/mid…

.@PressSec tells us, “The President has been made been aware of the proposal, and a response will come.”

WHCA Announces Record High Spending for Scholarships; Students to be Honored at Annual Dinner whca.press/2026/04/07/whc…