Religion & Politics

MAGA host confronts Lara Trump on abortion: 'Be honest, Republicans have bungled this'

Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump criticized Democrats for trying to win on what she said were "niche issues like abortion."

During a Monday interview on Real America's Voice, host David Brody confronted Trump on the issue of abortion.

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'Did it have to come out now?' Fox News pundit whines over Mark Robinson scandal

Fox News pundit Jason Chaffetz, a former Republican congressman, complained about the timing of a scandal involving Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina.

On Sunday, the Fox News Media Buzz program hosted a panel discussion about Robinson's comments on a pornographic website, which included calling himself a "Black Nazi" and defending slavery.

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‘Birth control is poison’: MAGA group spokeswoman details plan for Trump to win ‘females’

The spokesperson for Charlie Kirk's Turning Point Action group expects Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to help former President Donald Trump to win over "females" because she said birth control was "poison" and men in the U.S. "don't have sperm anymore."

During a Tuesday interview, Turning Point's Caitlin Sinclair hailed Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy for the Trump campaign.

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'Offended': Lauren Boebert sparks argument on House floor claiming Dems 'hate Christmas'

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sparked an argument Tuesday on the floor of the House of Representatives after she said Democrats "hate Christmas."

The argument came after Boebert introduced an amendment to allow people to harvest Christmas trees off public lands for profit.

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'Real peril': Expert says growing religious group seeks world domination with Trump's help

A powerful fringe Christian movement behind the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attacks believes former President Donald Trump will help them take over the world, a theologian reveals in his soon-to-be published book.

Salon's Amanda Marcotte spoke with Dr. Matthew Taylor about the dark implications of "The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy" about the rise of the New Apostolic Reformation, a group even evangelicals find extreme.

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'I got it done': Trump brags about ending Roe v. Wade — and says GOP must 'win elections'

Donald Trump Saturday once again claimed credit for terminating Roe v. Wade while pushing away his party's strict anti-abortion stances and reminding fellow Republicans that the GOP must "win elections."

Trump, who appointed the Supreme Court justices who ultimately eliminated the women's health law once deemed the law of the land, took to his social media network, Truth Social, over the weekend to ride a fine line on abortion. The issue is thought by many analysts to be a weakness for the former president.

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Christian conservatives deal with 'whiplash' amid sense of Trump betrayal: report

Christian conservatives who not too long ago were ecstatic that Donald Trump set in motion the gutting of Roe v. Wade with his Supreme Court appointments are expressing dismay that he has dropped them like a bad habit as he makes his third bid for the Oval Office.

According to a report from the New York Times, Trump's waffling on abortion has hardcore anti-choice Christians feeling abandoned and betrayed.

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Watch: ABC debate host fact-checks Trump for claiming Democrats 'execute the baby'

ABC News debate host Linsey Davis fact-checked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after he claimed that Democrats "execute the baby" after birth.

During Tuesday night's presidential debate, Davis asked Trump why Americans should trust him to protect abortion rights "because you've changed your position so many times."

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'Full blown crime scene': Trump-loving pastor says a 'madman' fired bullets into his house

Far-right MAGA-supporting pastor Greg Locke said on Wednesday that his house and truck were riddled with bullets overnight.

Locke, who previously denied that he suggested people in wheelchairs are disabled because of insufficient faith in God, posted on Facebook at 2:00am that his "home has been a full blown crime scene."

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Trump says ‘purposefully’ hasn’t read Project 2025 — but everybody would like parts of it

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insisted that he "purposefully" hasn't read a conservative plan to reshape the country because he wants to be able to distance himself from it in media interviews.

While speaking to influencer Lex Fridman this week, Trump was asked about Project 2025, which was authored by more than 100 former staffers as a blueprint for his next administration.

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Byron Donalds scrambles to change topic as CNN host puts him on spot over Trump flip-flop

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) defended Donald Trump after the former president said he planned to support Florida's abortion ban despite saying six weeks did not give women enough time to make a decision.

During an interview on Tuesday, CNN host Phil Mattingly told Donalds that Trump had sent mixed messages on abortion because of a "gut instinct" that it was problematic for Republicans.

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'Throw in some Ginsu knives': Fox News host mocks Trump's desperate campaign promises

Fox News host Howard Kurtz mocked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for shifting campaign promises on reproductive health.

On Sunday's edition of the Fox News Media Buzz program, Kurtz noted that Trump had recently criticized a proposed abortion ban in Florida.

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'Infanticide is illegal': Fox News host confronts Trump spokesperson for abortion lie

Fox News host Shannon Bream corrected Trump campaign spokesperson Corey Lewandowski after he claimed that Democrats support abortions up until the moment of birth.

While speaking on Fox News Sunday, Bream noted that anti-abortion advocates were frustrated with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's shifting positions on abortion.

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