Politics

• Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Found Guilty of Tax and Bank Fraud A jury in Alexandria, VA found President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, guilty on eight counts of financial fraud. Aug 22, 2018

  

  Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Found Guilty of Tax and Bank Fraud
• Chicago Violence: Rahm Emanuel Calls for Morals, and Progressives Call for His Resignation Seventy-four people shot in a mass-shooting would be on the front page of every paper in the country. But in Chicago, it’s just another weekend. Aug 22, 2018

  

  Chicago Violence: Rahm Emanuel Calls for Morals, and Progressives Call for His Resignation
• Trump Cabinet Meeting Begins with Prayer by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo In a move that sparked division on social media, President Trump opened his cabinet meeting Thursday by asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to pray. Aug 17, 2018

  

  Trump Cabinet Meeting Begins with Prayer by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
• Republican Forces Vote on All 73 ‘Genders’ to Defeat Gender Identity Bill Aug 17, 2018

  Republican Forces Vote on All 73 ‘Genders’ to Defeat Gender Identity Bill
• The Colorado Civil Rights Commission Is after Jack Phillips Again Believe it or not, Jack Phillips is once again being hauled before the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Aug 16, 2018

  The Colorado Civil Rights Commission Is after Jack Phillips Again
• Transgender Candidate Wins Vermont Primary Hype Park resident Christine Hallquist won the Democratic primary in Vermont on Tuesday. This victory makes Hallquist the first transgender candidate to win a major political party’s nomination for governor. Aug 15, 2018

  Transgender Candidate Wins Vermont Primary
• Franklin Graham Asks Oregonians to Pray Their Governor Will “Get Saved” Evangelist Franklin Graham recently asked Oregonians to pray for the salvation of Governor Kate Brown. She responded with a vague statement about her spiritual beliefs. Aug 14, 2018

  Franklin Graham Asks Oregonians to Pray Their Governor Will “Get Saved”
• VP Pence’s Faith Under Scrutiny in NYT Article and Forthcoming Book In the New York Times opinion piece, Mike Pence, Holy Terror, author Frank Bruni discusses the politics and faith of the current Vice President. Aug 07, 2018

  VP Pence’s Faith Under Scrutiny in NYT Article and Forthcoming Book
• How Partisanship Drives Religious Attitudes Which comes first, religion or politics? Aug 01, 2018

  How Partisanship Drives Religious Attitudes
• Twitter Responds to Complaints about “Shadow Banning” Conservatives Twitter executives responded last week to allegations that they were “shadow banning” high-profile conservative politicians and leaders. Jul 30, 2018

  Twitter Responds to Complaints about “Shadow Banning” Conservatives