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New York City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker announced his resignation mere hours after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is known for his critical positions on Israel. Tucker is Jewish. According to the New York Post, the 34-year-old Mamdani “defiantly stood by his stance on the campaign trail,…

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is defending federal immigration officers after recent protests involving Christian clergy members turned violent, rejecting the suggestion that the incidents represent an attack on religious freedom. During a press conference, Johnson was asked by Religion News Service to respond to video footage showing clergy being struck with pepper rounds and rubber…

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Sebastian Gorka, national security consultant and conservative commentator, drew a striking comparison between former President Donald Trump and Jesus Christ during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s Summit on Ending Christian Persecution. Speaking at the Kennedy Center, Gorka described what he called a “Christ-like” moment that revealed Trump’s “self-sacrifice” and deep compassion for…

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Students across the University of California system are being told they must complete online gender ideology training—and score perfectly on it—before they can register for classes. The required SHAPE program, which stands for Sexual Harassment, Anti-Discrimination, Prevention and Education, is being implemented under state harassment prevention laws that critics say are being used to compel…

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