The founder of a group dedicated to making “disciples of Jesus Christ in the political arena” has been leading a Bible study with top members of the Trump administration. Ralph Drollinger of Capitol Ministries has been working with cabinet members including Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Health and Human Services Secretary […]
Read MoreSen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) charged President Donald Trump with “embarrassing” his own country during a press conference on Tuesday—and the overnight evidence suggests he’s exactly right. President Donald Trump’s defense of last weekend’s violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was met with shock across the country and around the world on Wednesday, with some of […]
Read MoreIn a direct affront to the diplomatic leadership advised by experts and desired by a majority of Americans when it comes to North Korea, President Donald Trump on Wednesday went in the exact opposite direction by declaring “Talking is not the answer!” The veterans advocacy group VoteVets was among the progressive voices condemning Trump’s latest […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Senate on Wednesday killed an effort by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to sunset the war authorizations that have been used for 16 years to justify ongoing military actions in regions around the globe. Despite the failure, Win Without War director Stephen Miles argues that the vote “shows that momentum is building to cancel […]
Read MoreThe #TrumpToo movement, which is demanding accountability for President Donald Trump’s history of alleged sexual harassment and assault, is gaining more steam this week after the resignations of Democratic lawmakers Al Franken and John Conyers. A MoveOn.org petition calling for a Congressional and Justice Department investigation into the claims against the president gathered over 150,000 […]
Read MoreRenault could use a filming day or its current 2018-car program to give 2021 recruit Fernando Alonso his first run with the French team. Renault has already introduced a request for permission to include Alonso in F1’s post-season young drivers’ test at Abu Dhabi, but pending the outcome of that decision by the FIA, the […]
Read MoreA group of Pennsylvania Republican congressmen are joining a lawsuit that challenges the new congressional district maps drawn by the state Supreme Court earlier this week. Reps. Ryan CostelloRyan Anthony CostellloBottom line Former GOP Rep. Costello launches lobbying shop Head of Pennsylvania GOP resigns over alleged explicit texts MORE, Mike KellyGeorge (Mike) Joseph KellyHouse lawmaker among […]
Read MoreCNN’s Chris Cuomo confronted Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) for slamming his Democratic rival for going by a nickname, noting that Cruz also […]
Read MorePresident Donald Trump and the Republican leadership suffered a series of humiliating losses Tuesday, starting with the collapse of their Obamacare repeal efforts and culminating in the victory of Roy Moore—a pistol-waving Christian “theocrat” who believes communities in the United States are being overtaken by Sharia law—over the Trump- and McConnell-backed candidate Luther Strange in […]
Read MoreIn the largest of about 30 lawsuits related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, a district court in Japan on Tuesday ordered the Japanese government and an electric utility to pay nearly 500 million yen ($4.4 million) in damages—but with thousands of plaintiffs, each of them will only receive a few thousand U.S. dollars, at […]
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