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Critics sound alarm as Trump official calls separation of church and state 'a lie'

Critics sound alarm as Trump official calls separation of church and state 'a lie'

Religion News reports the leader of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission said out loud that church and state separation is a falsehood at the group

GOP consultant predicts Epstein's depravity will collapse after midterms

GOP consultant predicts Epstein's depravity will collapse after midterms

President Donald Trump may act like he is answerable to no one, but an ex-Republican consultant warns that he and the rest of the “Epstein class” are nearing the

Aging anti-Trump resistance a problem for democracy: columnist

Aging anti-Trump resistance a problem for democracy: columnist

A “substantial anti-Trump youth movement” is missing, argues New York Times columnist Thomas B. Edsall.“We have a president who has directly attacked the finances

Confederate groups furious as Virginia kills their tax breaks

Confederate groups furious as Virginia kills their tax breaks

On Tuesday —161 years after the conclusion of the American Civil War — the state of Virginia ended long-standing tax exemptions for a range of organizations linked

Conservative accuses Trump of 'Mind-boggling' vendetta against NFL

Conservative accuses Trump of 'Mind-boggling' vendetta against NFL

President Donald Trump is pursuing an antitrust case against the National Football League (NFL) — but an editor from a magazine one might expect to support him

Hedge fund billionaire predicts 'no way' to avoid Trump's recession

Hedge fund billionaire predicts 'no way' to avoid Trump's recession

President Donald Trump is doing a “very poor job” of handling the Iran war he started, one of the world’s most influential hedge fund managers claimed in a Tuesday

Fox News host: 'Gosh, everything is so expensive'

Fox News host: 'Gosh, everything is so expensive'

While it is well known that Fox News hosts typically avoid saying anything that could reflect poorly on President Donald Trump or the Republican Party, sometimes

Trump DOJ forgets he was president in 2020

Trump DOJ forgets he was president in 2020

President Donald Trump's Justice Department produced a report Tuesday in which it claimed that President Joe Biden's DOJ disproportionately targeted anti-choice

Ex-CIA: Trump losing his 'ability to lead'

Ex-CIA: Trump losing his 'ability to lead'

U.S. President Donald Trump is having a major feud with Robert Francis Prevost, AKA Pope Leo XIV, over the war in Iran — which the Pope opposes. Trump has been

Georgia governor has a dire warning for the GOP

Georgia governor has a dire warning for the GOP

As the United States inches toward the midterm elections in November, many are speculating on how the political landscape will shift as voters respond to President