On Wednesday before Easter, Greg Laurie walked in the darkness outside the White House after enjoying a dinner with President Donald Trump and a few dozen prominent evangelical leaders.
‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves increasingly appear to sideline Israel
On Friday, a popular Hebrew X account called “News From a Year Ago” tweeted a short video of Donald Trump, then running for U.S. president, from May 2024.
‘Privilege, not a right’ is language of abusive control
If you know anything at all about how abusers talk, you’ll recognize the danger in one of the Trump administration’s favorite explanations for its tyranny: “It’s a privilege, not a right.” Here’s what the White House Press Office said about…
Trump fires first Black and first female Librarian of Congress
If it feels like a pattern, that’s because it is. In an abrupt and controversial move, President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, the first African American and first woman to serve as Librarian of Congress, just months before her 10-year…
Trump supporters should revisit ‘The Great Gatsby’
“I think that your house was where Tom and Daisy Buchanan lived.”
PRRI: Most Americans believe Trump is dangerous dictator
A new PRRI poll evaluating public opinion of President Donald Trump over the first 100 days of his term provides clear evidence that most Americans want to rein in his overreach, stop his undermining of democratic norms and protect our…
He Got Arrested for Praying at the Capitol. He Has Thoughts On Protest Under Trump.
After Donald Trump won a decisive second term in November, conventional wisdom quickly congealed: #Resistance was dead. There was no Women’s March. The regular weekend protests in D.C. weren’t coming back.
To put pressure on Trump, Democrats turn to religion — and religious activists
As the sun rose over the U.S. Capitol on the last Sunday in April, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, wearing a gold cross necklace, sat next to Sen. Cory Booker on the building’s stone steps. The two looked around quietly…
Has any Republican leader feigned concern for image of Trump as pope?
Baptist News Global has conducted an internet search for any currently elected Republican official who has criticized President Donald Trump’s AI-generated image of him as pope and found none. It is possible some Republican officials have spoken privately about the…
The president stands at the gate of heaven and St. Peter says …
Many Americans watched the funeral coverage of Pope Francis with chagrin, noting the bright blue suit of the president of these United States, which stood out sharply from the prescribed black clothing of other dignitaries who had come to mourn…
When Trump is under water in Texas, pay attention
The Houston Chronicle reported May 7 that for the first time, more Texans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy than approve. That says a lot more about Trump than it does about any changes in Texas. Yes,…
Catholic Right Support isn’t the Only Reason Trump Believes He Can Get Away with Mockery of Catholicism
Last week, just days after Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome, Trump was asked by reporters if he had anyone in mind for the next pope. His answer: “I’d like to be pope.