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Harmeet Dhillon, the conservative activist who closed the first night of the RNC with a Sikh prayer, is responding to criticism from conservative Christians about the prayer. “The Republican party is not a church,” she said. “I come from a family of Sikh immigrants and I’m honored to share with you, my fellow Republicans and…

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As the 2024 election cycle continues its twist and turns after President Joe Biden’s shocking Sunday announcement that he was suspending his re-election campaign, an Associated Press report highlights the key issues that Americans are looking at for the upcoming election. The data includes Google searches from December 21, 2023 and maps out what issues…

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Several Oklahoma districts are resisting the Oklahoma State Superintendent’s mandate that the Bible be taught in public schools. State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a memo with the new directive, stating, “The Bible is one of the most historically significant books and a cornerstone of Western civilization, along with the Ten Commandments. They will be referenced…

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Now that he is the confirmed vice-presidential pick to run alongside Donald Trump, more and more voters want to know about JD Vance, the man whose rags to riches story captured the heart of America in the 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which was made into a 2020 movie. Like Joe Biden, who up until Sunday…

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