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'This is not right': Inside a Kansas megachurch pastor's plan to derail Trump

'This is not right': Inside a Kansas megachurch pastor's plan to derail Trump

President Donald Trump and his supporters frequently cite Christianity as a basis for their policies — but the leader of America’s largest Methodist church is running

Liberal bros 'punch back' at Trump's grip on young white men —and it's working

Liberal bros 'punch back' at Trump's grip on young white men —and it's working

President Donald Trump is widely believed to have the unwavering support of a majority of white men — yet some so-called liberal “bros” are fighting to change that

GOP in disarray over Trump's puppet parliament

GOP in disarray over Trump's puppet parliament

Two experts have raised concerns about the relationship between President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. According to The Hill's David Wippman

John Roberts says the court isn't radical — but the facts say otherwise

John Roberts says the court isn't radical — but the facts say otherwise

Chief Justice John Roberts made a rare public appearance last year to defend his Supreme Court colleagues from criticism that they were overturning decades-old

Stakes couldn’t be higher as Trumps use the assassination attempt to launch a new assault

Stakes couldn’t be higher as Trumps use the assassination attempt to launch a new assault

The Trump administration has called on TV network ABC to “take a stand” after a joke from its late night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel offended the US president and

Building the future Trump and his goons can't destroy

Building the future Trump and his goons can't destroy

I’m not going to dwell on this week’s outrages by Trump and his regime — his Supreme Court appointees gutting the Voting Rights Act, his bizarre claim that his

Trump just found himself another 'fixer' — and this time it's a Democrat

Trump just found himself another 'fixer' — and this time it's a Democrat

During President Donald Trump’s first term, he bemoaned the failure of his first attorney general, Jeff Sessions, to protect him from the Justice Department’s investigation

What we're really fighting for

What we're really fighting for

I just opened an online image so beautiful it stopped my thoughts, cut them off midstream so efficiently I forgot where they were going.The image, captured in this

Defense official reveals alarming way US military learned about Trump’s troop withdrawal

Defense official reveals alarming way US military learned about Trump’s troop withdrawal

An anonymous U.S. defense official revealed the branches of the U.S. military learned of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany

Trump’s Cuban base is clamoring for regime change – and Republicans are nervous

Trump’s Cuban base is clamoring for regime change – and Republicans are nervous

President Donald Trump is in a rock and hard place with a valuable Florida constituency, reports Politico.Miami’s Cuban American community is keeping the heat on