REVEALED: FBI investigated whether Trump broke campaign finance law — for Fox’s Judge Jeanine Pirro
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday released a large cache of documents compiled on the Trump Organization. The FBI released the documents after a Freedom of Information Act request and was heavily redacted and difficult to read. For example, page 106 is entirely redacted. So is page 107. Page 108 is not redacted, but […]
Iran and America: A forgotten friendship
As President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against Iran heats up again, it is worth recalling a time when the two countries had a distinctly different relationship. That time began in the 1800s, as American missionaries journeyed to what was then called Persia. The missionaries helped build important institutions – schools, colleges, hospitals and medical schools – in Persia, many of […]
Why Jefferson’s vision of American Islam matters today
After last year’s deliberate break with tradition, President Donald Trump has resumed the iftar dinner – the sundown meal during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. An estimated 3.3 million American Muslims celebrate Ramadan. The place setting for the President prior to an Iftar dinner in 2011. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais The month of Ramadan marks the time when Prophet […]
Federal judge rules Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum
A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. While the case will likely be appealed and could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the decision is a resounding victory for the First Amendment right of citizens to speak to and disagree with government officials in the […]
How Christian media is shaping American politics
For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television. Aside from Sunday morning shows or occasional commercials, religious programming issued end-time warnings, sought monetary contributions, or staged faith healings. But it did not cover news. Today is different, however. Not only are there entire networks devoted to religious broadcasting, but […]
Bannon: Trump ‘Insurgency’ Forces McConnell To Up Game
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has suggested Republicans fear Donald Trump’s “insurgency” because it will rid the party of its “cronies.” The Breitbart executive chair also commented in a Sunday radio interview with John Catsimatidis he believed his grassroots movement had prompted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to “up his game” over issues […]
After Weinstein’s Downfall, Trump’s Sexual Harassment Accusers Wonder Where His Punishment Is
Investigations by the New York Times and the New Yorker revealing decades of accusations of sexual assault and harassment by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein led him to be ostracized and fired from his job. Some of the women who have accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment wonder why he hasn’t seen the same downfall.
When Hate Meets Hoax
For several months this spring, St. Olaf College, a private school of some 3,000 students in Northfield, Minnesota, was convulsed by a series of hate incidents. More than half a dozen racist notes were found across campus, including one slipped into a student’s book bag that said, “Go back to Africa.” Then, in late April, […]
Former White Supremacists are Helping Others to Renounce Their Extremism
These volunteers know what it is like to be fooled into believing racist propaganda – which is exactly why they have now dedicated their lives to assisting other extremists to see the light. Life After Hate is a nonprofit that employs former neo-Nazis and white supremacists to help others renounce their extremism and hateful lifestyles.
Trump dissolves industry panel as 2 more N.J. business leaders leave over his remarks
TRENTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday disbanded his business panels as CEOS — including two more from New Jersey — announced they were leaving following his comments about the deadly neo-Nazi rally in in Charlottesville, Va.. Trump said on Twitter that “rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy […]