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Russo has worked with both the Trump and Biden administrations to preserve Columbus Day and highlight the holiday’s deep ties to Italian American history. President Donald Trump welcomed Italian American leaders and luminaries to the White House on Friday to celebrate...

Lorenzo Fontana, president of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, presents Hon. Basil Russo with an artistic rendering of the chamber in recognition of his leadership of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO). COPOMIAO delegation...

Millions of Italian Americans share a Catholic heritage, passed down through generations and enshrined in century-old feast day traditions nationwide. This past week, a national coalition of Italian Americans in Vatican City, led by COPOMIAO President Basil Russo...

The Court of Justice of the European Union, the top judicial institution of the EU, based in Luxembourg, could wipe out the controversial citizenship law, forcing the Italian government to rewrite and pass new legislation. U-turn, about-face, backpedal — all of the...