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To his most zealous Christian supporters, Donald Trump’s campaign is a crusade against “evil” liberal forces that must be vanquished by any means necessary to save the republic.Democrats aren’t opponents, but enemies to be “smited.” Vice President Harris is depicted as Jezebel, the epitome of womanly wickedness who meets a grisly end. Teachers, librarians, drag queens — all perceived as introducing dangerous ideas to children — are condemned to drowning with millstones around their necks, a la Matthew 18:6.Spiritual warfare is a central theme of Christian nationalist movements that are reshaping the GOP by preaching that the country’s theological identity…
The campaign of former President Donald Trump has released its list of speakers that will take the stage next week during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Trump himself is expected to address the convention on Thursday, and the list of speakers includes several of his children, former presidential candidates and a group of potential candidates to be his running mate in the November election. Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will both speak, as will his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, currently the co-chair of the Republican National Committee. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, both of…
As Republicans across the country head to Milwaukee for next week’s Republican National Convention, abortion won’t be at the forefront of the GOP’s weeklong nomination of former President Donald Trump.In a new platform released by the party ahead of the convention, Republican leaders agreed that “power [on abortion] has been given to the States and to a vote of the People,” leaving the issue of gestational limits to individual states.In states like South Carolina, that could mean a near-total abortion ban, as three GOP women who stood against a six-week ban last year have been voted out in the Republican…
At his first official rally of the 2024 campaign, former president Donald Trump cast the upcoming election in apocalyptic terms, only miles from where a deadly siege involving an apocalyptic cult took place 30 years before.A Washington Post review of Trump’s own words show how, since leaving office, he has used this dystopian framing to call for a broad expansion of presidential powers in his second term.If fully realized, it could dramatically reshape the presidency for years. Watch the video above to see how, in his own words, Trump plans to reimagine the presidency. This article was originally published by…
Tim Alberta: I think that you have to realize that, in politics, there are people who are sort of practitioners, there are folks who will sort of latch onto campaigns and maybe offer some advice on polling or on strategy or speechwriting or whatever else, but then there are sort of a select class of people who are truly the sort of the brains behind an operation, the people who can really run campaigns at a tactical, mechanical level in a way that few others can.And Susie Wiles, in particular, is someone who has earned that reputation over a number…
In a distressing turn forLGBTQ+ rights, Sen. Joe Manchin of ruby-redWest Virginia, who recently became an independent after leaving theDemocratic Party, has joined SenateRepublicans in supporting amendments to the annual must-pass defense policy bill. These amendments, which restrict gender-affirming care fortransgendermilitary personnel and their families, have sparked outrage.During closed-door sessions last month, the Senate Armed Services Committee added amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act. These amendments ban the use of Department of Defense funds for “sex change surgeries” and prevent the military health system from offering hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and other treatments for transgender minors. The amendments to…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Trump has stayed mostly off screen as Democrats spiralAs Joe Biden attempted to calm the storm engulfing his presidential re-election campaign, he hit an early snag: referring to “Vice-President Trump” during a Thursday press conference when he meant Kamala Harris.Within minutes, Donald Trump mocked the gaffe on his social media platform, Truth Social, with an accompanying clip. “Great job, Joe!” he wrote.It was the kind of reaction voters have come to expect from Trump, who has spent years insulting the president, 81.And yet, for the past two weeks, as Mr Biden was fighting for his…
Billionaire Elon Musk has donated to a super political action committee working to elect Donald Trump to the White House, a major gambit by the world’s richest person to make his imprint on the US political landscape.Musk has contributed to a low-profile group called America PAC, according to people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to detail his plans. It’s unclear how much Musk has given, but the people characterized the figure as a sizable amount. The PAC is next required to disclose its list of donors on July 15.The move highlights the growing influence of a technology mogul…
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine is frustrated after Republicans blocked a bill in the U.S. Senate meant to express support for abortion rights in America. “If we are going to protect women’s reproductive freedom, reproductive freedom of all with respect to contraception and accessing IVF services, we are going to need to get 60 votes in the Senate,” Kaine said. The bill was a “Sense of Congress” bill, meaning it wouldn’t have changed the law, but it did put every U.S. Senator on record when it comes to where they stand on abortion access. “I’m gonna…
Image source, Getty ImagesArticle informationAuthor, Madeline Halpert & Brajesh UpadhyayRole, BBC News, New York & Washington12 July 2024Updated 11 minutes agoAs Joe Biden took to the stage for a rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday evening, one of the most raucous crowds seen in recent years at any event for the US president chanted: “Don’t you quit!”The presumptive Democratic nominee was greeted by deafening cheers from hundreds of supporters as he vowed: “I am running! And I’m gonna win!”As he left the stage, the strains of Tom Petty’s hit I Won’t Back Down washed over the high school gymnasium, an…