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A new survey is showing that evangelicals have concerns after the first 100 days of President Trump’s administration. The survey, sponsored by the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) polled 1,000 likely US Christian voters from April 8 to April 15, asking about their views on the administration’s moves on immigration, foreign aid, and social safety…

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Without much advanced notice among national pundits and media, President Donald Trump held a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden this week featuring members of his newly commissioned Faith Office, established this past February.  The event was held primarily to commemorate the 42nd annual National Day of Prayer. President Trump addressed the media shortly…

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In yet another headline-grabbing social media moment, President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope, just days after joking with reporters that he’d “like to be pope.” The image, posted Friday on Truth Social, came as the Catholic Church prepares for the May 7 conclave to select a successor to…

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In 1995, political commentator and journalist Matt Drudge began publishing entertainment and political gossip in a newsletter for 1,000 subscribers. By 1997, the newsletter had grown to 85,000 subscribers. Yet, the “Drudge Report” didn’t officially become a global political punditry website until a year later when it broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal.  The White House…

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Last week, hundreds of Christians gathered on Capitol Hill for a Bible Reading Marathon. The entire Bible was read aloud for 90 consecutive hours without commentary or interpretation. The U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon was established in 1990 by Dr. John Hash and Dr. Corinthia Boone. In 1994, Pastor Michael Hall and his wife, Terry,…

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President Donald Trump just surpassed the climatic “100 Days in Office” threshold—a time when most media outlets and pundits analyze the progress of any sitting president. They found a record-setting 41% approval rating, the lowest for any elected U.S. leader since the Eisenhower Administration.  The number is a national average based on a swath of…

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Salem Media Group has announced a new partnership with Donald Trump Jr. and Lara Trump. Salem, the Christian and conservative media company, currently hosts such popular conservative podcasts as “The Charlie Kirk Show,” “The Dinesh D’Souza Podcast,” and “Right View with Lara Trump.” Salem called the new partnership “a historic, multi-dimensional deal.” As part of…

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A historic Memphis church with ties to Martin Luther King, Jr. has suffered devastating damage after an early-morning fire engulfed the building. Clayborn Temple had been undergoing a $25 million restoration project when a fire broke out early Monday. “This morning we woke up to heartbreaking news: a devastating fire has ravaged one of our…

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Christian parents are suing a Maryland school district after claiming the district would not allow their daughter to graduate after refusing to participate in an LGBTQ+ health class. The student, referred to as “Jane,” is a senior at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) with an impeccable 4.76 weighted GPA who has not participated in a…

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Donald Trump’s prominent front-row seat at Pope Francis’ funeral didn’t shield him from a pointed message—delivered from beyond the grave. During the widely televised funeral, attended by world leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Keir Starmer, and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re delivered a homily that subtly but unmistakably echoed Pope Francis’ lifetime…

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