The Black Church played a role in a surprise upset in Florida’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Aug. 18. Angie Nixon upset the favored candidate, retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, to win the spot on November’s ballot against GOP Sen. Ashley Moody,…
Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations
President Donald Trump is trying to reengineer America by making his anti-woke MAGA ideology the test for what the government does here and around the world. The U.S. could be both less safe and less healthy if he succeeds. At…
As Jewish Republicans sour on JD Vance, many are rallying behind Marco Rubio for 2028
It’s no secret that JD Vance has lost the confidence of many Jewish Republicans, who have taken issue with the vice president’s reprimanding of Israeli officials, indulgence of anti-Israel conspiracy theories and silence on Tucker Carlson, the prominent pundit who has turned…
Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States in general and the Trump administration specifically should not have to answer to the International Criminal Court. Rubio wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal July 13 explaining why…
Taxpayer-funded By Dawn’s Early Light woos Trump’s evangelical base
Democratic presidents have targeted Christians and attacked religious freedom for decades, but President Donald Trump is making everything right, claims By Dawn’s Early Light, a taxpayer-funded movie starring Trump administration officials that praises the president’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian…
Marco Rubio may lean on a complicated Catholicism when he meets with the pope
Shortly after Pope Leo XIV was elected last May, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, himself a Catholic, was asked about his thoughts on the newly minted pontiff’s comments signaling deep concern for immigrants. After defending President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts —…
While food rots in warehouses, thousands die
It has been reported that USAID food designated for distribution sits in warehouses that charge a $10,000 per day storage fee and that more than 700,000 people have died thus far as a result of the cuts made by the…
‘Anti-Christian bias’ task force focuses solely on grievances of evangelicals
The first meeting of the Trump administration’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias featured only conservative evangelicals complaining about alleged mistreatment by the Biden administration. According to a Department of Justice news release, the April 22 meeting led by Attorney…
BWA calls for ‘urgent help’ to replace lifesaving foreign aid
The Baptist World Alliance is calling for “urgent help” in the form of prayer, advocacy and donations in response to cuts in U.S. overseas assistance already driving up hunger and disease around the world. “It is really a call to…
Are religious charities under Trump and Musk’s knife?
Christian charities are waiting cautiously to see how the White House’s recent anti-aid priorities are going to affect their organizations serving millions of people across the world. The first few weeks of the Trump administration already have seen tensions flare…
Denial of Trump’s abusive behavior has ‘devastating implications,’ Russell Moore says
Character still matters in presidents and presidential candidates, Russell Moore said on NBC’s Meet the Press May 14. And the way evangelicals and other Republicans have glossed over the guilty verdict against Donald Trump in the abuse and defamation case…
Religious liberty advocates applaud Biden administration rollback of Trump policies allowing faith-based discrimination
Traditional religious liberty advocates applauded a move by the Biden administration to undo rules created by the Trump administration that allowed faith-based organizations receiving federal fundings to discriminate against clients. Due to the complex nature of changing federal policies —…