Tara Culp-Ressler
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Evangelical college students say they don’t want Mike Pence to be their commencement speaker
The vice president is facing backlash from students and alumni who say he doesn't represent their Christian values. → Read More
Trump, who once referred to the attacks on ‘7-Eleven,’ accuses Ilhan Omar of downplaying 9/11
The president used a highly edited video to suggest the freshman lawmaker is unpatriotic. → Read More
‘This storm will not pass’: Women rebuke bishops at Vatican summit on clergy sex abuse
Just three women were invited to address nearly 200 mostly male Catholic leaders gathered at the Vatican. → Read More
R. Kelly to appear in court after being charged with 10 counts of sexual abuse
The R&B star faces a bail hearing following his arrest in Chicago. → Read More
Tucker Carlson gives Roger Stone a platform to complain about his indictment
Just hours after he was released on bond, Stone went on a cable news tour to tell his side of the story. → Read More
Trump freezes pay for federal workers as government shutdown drags on
More bad news for federal workers. → Read More
Trump fails to quash lawsuit alleging his foundation violated campaign finance law
A state judge ruled that the lawsuit will proceed, over the protests of the president's lawyers. → Read More
Maine’s Gov. LePage uses final days in office to resist expanding Medicaid
LePage has said he'd rather go to jail than expand the Obamacare Medicare expansion approved by voters in his state. → Read More
Corporations are fleeing Cindy Hyde-Smith’s troubled Senate campaign
The election is just a few days away, but much closer than the GOP would like. → Read More
Police officer mistakenly pulls gun on students during emergency drill
Guns on school campuses makes it more likely there will be accidents that compromise students' safety. → Read More
GOP candidate says threat to ‘stomp’ his opponent’s face ‘with golf spikes’ was a metaphor
Scott Wagner says the violent threats were merely evidence of his "passion" to win the race. → Read More
Trump can’t stop making flattering comments about the Confederacy
Praising Robert E. Lee as a "great general" is just the latest example of the president waxing poetic about the Confederacy. → Read More
ICE detains man driving his wife to the hospital to give birth to their baby
Maria del Carmen Venegas gave birth alone after ICE agents took her husband into custody. → Read More
Scott Pruitt hands a loophole to ‘super polluting’ trucks on his way out the door
A parting gift to big industry. → Read More
Maine governor ignores major medical organizations, vetoes bill to ban conversation therapy
He's the first governor in the country to veto a proposed ban on the dangerous practice. → Read More
Maine governor ignores major medical organizations, vetoes bill to ban conversion therapy
He's the first governor in the country to veto a proposed ban on the dangerous practice. → Read More
Jim Jordan attacks former wrestlers who say they were abused
In a Fox News interview, Jordan says the men are lying for personal gain. → Read More
Protests spread, outcry continues against Trump administration’s harsh immigration crackdown
Protesters across the country aren't letting up the pressure anytime soon. → Read More
Virginia restaurant refused to serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders because she works for Trump
The owner denied her service out of "moral conviction." → Read More
Mueller to move forward with sentencing George Papadopoulos
The Trump campaign's 'coffee boy' is the second defendant to face sentencing in Mueller probe. → Read More