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Hulu said that ain’t my business! The streaming service refuses ads on abortion and gun safety
If that ain’t my business was a person. The Disney-owned streaming service, Hulu, has Democratic campaign groups fuming because it refuses to run ads on abortion and gun safety, critical, albeit polarizing, midterm election issues.
Latino ‘Proud Boys’ leader and others charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group, that have been characterized as dangerous white supremacists by some U.S. agencies, is a Latino man named Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, who, in October 2020, was listed as the chief of staff for Latinos for Trump.
Trump still has strong support among some Blacks, Evangelicals despite numerous controversies and negative press
Trump supporters are still rallying around him, showing up in droves as he hosts rallies across the US. Despite negative press and accusations swirling around the controversial politician, his most ardent supporters are unfazed.
Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson for high court
President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to two people familiar with the matter, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation.
Ted Cruz slams Biden's promise to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court, calls it an‘insult’
On an episode of his podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, he criticized President Joe Biden's commitment to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, saying that it was tantamount to telling other Americans, "You are ineligible."
Star Jones is ‘feeling blessed’ after Joe Biden appoints her to lead Heritage Board
Starlet “Star” Jones Lugo has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as Chair & Commissioner of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.
Top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby turns to her faith after federal indictment, says fight is 'already fixed in my favor'
It’s a familiar pattern. When politicians find themselves in hot water, they usually lean into their faith and turn to the church for prayers and support.
Pulpits and Politics: Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant sparks debate after endorsing Stacey Abrams for governor
Jamal Bryant’s decision to endorse democratic hopeful Stacey Abrams for Georgia governor in a Wednesday, Dec. 8 Instagram post has garnered mixed reviews and rubbed some the wrong way.
Pulpits and Politics: Why the two don’t mix
Leading up to Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is urging churchgoers to vote for a specific candidate in a video message that more than 300 Black Virginia churches have agreed to play. But this could be problematic.
Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics
Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath Wednesday to hold the nation’s second-highest office.
Christian pastor Raphael Warnock becomes Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator with historic win
A man of the cloth is headed to the halls of congress. Christian pastor and democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach.
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
Biden on cusp of presidency, protesters cry foul over vote counts, Christian leaders urge calm
Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania. Faith leaders are calling for peace and calm as America is more divided than ever.
Values Voters Matter: Black Christian pro-life advocates torn over whether to support Biden-Harris or Trump-Pence
Soon after Joe Biden tapped Kamala Harris as his running mate, Republicans courted Christian conservative voters that were against or lukewarm to the idea of supporting Donald Trump for reelection by branding the Biden-Harris ticket as the “most pro-abortion ticket in Democratic history.”
Trump conservative pick, Barrett, could be Ginsburg’s polar opposite on Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett paid homage to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her White House speech Saturday as a shatterer of glass ceilings. She said she would be mindful of the woman whose place she would take on the Supreme Court.
Democrats For Life challenge Joe Biden and Democratic Party in full page New York Times ad
Democrats For Life Of America today sent a strong message to the Joe Biden campaign and Democratic Party through a full page ad in the New York Times, challenging the party’s extreme drift on abortion.
It's Official: Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.
The Politics of Religion: Donald Trump said Joe Biden is ‘against God’ and will ‘hurt God’ if elected
Donald Trump said during an Ohio stump speech that Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is “against God” and will “hurt God” if elected president in November.
'If Not Now, When?' Black women seize political spotlight
Over the last several years and across America, Black women ran and won elections in historic numbers, from Congress to county school boards.
Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history, with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House.