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Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood on February 27, 2011. Photo credit: Mehdi Taamalah/ABACAUSA/Newscom I don't know whether it's "fake news," but it's almost certainly fake concern: all the solicitude in the mainstream media over First Lady Melania Trump's supposed sham marriage with her extremely famous husband.
Declaring that religious freedom is "under threat," President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pastors who endorse candidates from the pulpit risk losing their tax-exempt status.  "I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution," Trump said at the National Prayer Breakfast, a high-profile event bringing together faith leaders, politicians and dignitaries.  Trump's pledge was a nod to his evangelical Christian supporters, who helped power his White House win. So far he has not detailed his plans for doing away with the rule, which he has previously promised to rescind.
The wedding assassin: Hitman follows bride and groom as they walk down the aisle during Brazilian weddinga before pulling out a handgun and shooting at guests Trump's first combat casualties: Eight-year-old American daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki killed along with decorated SEAL Team 6 member in botched Yemen raid where almost everything went wrong Pictured: Judy Garland's new resting place after her remains are moved from New York to Hollywood 'to be near her three children' How the US military is botching the online fight against ISIS due to incompetence, cronyism flawed data, and a lack of Arabic speakers Missouri inmate to be executed over 1998 killing of a mother and two young children after he slashed their throats and dumped the bodies in a pond How quickly can YOU spot the typo? Hilarious photos showcase the spelling mistakes on billboards that make drivers do a double take 'Stop ... (more)
It all depends on what Democrats' religion really is . Joe Scarborough asks Nancy Pelosi what happened to old-fashioned Democratic respect for people of faith in middle America, and how the party allowed itself to get disconnected from their traditional voter base.
Dalrock had an excellent discussion of a "reflexive tendency to denigrate men" as responsible for the decline of marriage, an attitude he says "comes not from a sincere fear of a shortage of good men, but from a sense of extreme and everlasting abundance." In other words, we have a natural tendency to believe that the future will be more or less contiguous with the past.
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For a legislator who frequently offers glimpses of her personal life on Twitter, the new year brought something entirely different to share: a wedding. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez was married on Sunday to a former Republican member of the Assembly, Nathan Fletcher .
'Get my work off your walls!' Ivanka Trump hit by protest from artists demanding their work be removed from her famous home because they're 'embarrassed' to be associated with her family Jury recommends death penalty for sex offender dubbed 'Jaws' who murdered four women while wearing an ankle monitor - and he AGREES with the verdict North Carolina Senate REJECTS repeal of controversial 'bathroom bill' - leaving transgender people banned from using the toilet of their choice Another hate crime hoax: Muslim Michigan student 'made up' claims man told her to remove her hijab or he would set her on fire Zsa Zsa Gabor's widower gives morbid tour of her bedroom - including her deathbed - as the couple's 'houseboy' dishes on their 'abnormal' marriage and claims they lived completely separate lives Professional poker player Phil Ivey is ordered to pay back Atlantic City casino $10 MILLION in ... (more)
Pop icon to the rescue! Richard Marx helps take down deranged passenger in epic four-hour battle involving tasers and a rope in the skies over China after crazed man started attacking hostesses Slain Russian ambassador's wife sobs on his coffin as he is flown home to Moscow amid elaborate ceremony after being gunned down in front of her eyes in Istanbul The ONE thing every successful person does in the morning to ensure they have the most productive day China claims to have a working version of NASA's impossible engine orbiting the Earth - and will use it in satellites 'imminently' Dinner to die for: Photographer recreates the last meal chosen by every death row prisoner who was executed in 2016 Teenage girl 'was drugged and raped by a frat boy as his friend filmed the horrific attack' inside a frat house in Charleston Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains can expect a White ... (more)
The fairy-tale story of irreversible progress in LGBT rights is a very white American story. Americans of color have long known that progress is not linear.
Las Crucens weigh in on America's future under Trump administration LAS CRUCES - About twenty people gathered Wednesday in Las Cruces to share views on Donald Trump's impending presidency. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://lcsun.co/2hPOUeu Randy Harris writes down the concerns of a group gathered at Peace Lutheran Church, part of the "Great Conversations" series of group discussions, Wednesday December 14, 2016.
Veteran Democratic operative Guy Cecil rattled off several tweets Tuesday offering hard advice for his party about how it can recover from the stunning loss of the 2016 campaign and the broader defeats the party has suffered downballot in recent years. I reached out to Cecil to see whether he would expand beyond 140 characters in his diagnosis of what went wrong for his side -- and how to fix it.
Model, 32, claims her MIT-grad hedge-funder boyfriend, 29, offered her $75,000 to abort her baby girl and called her 'disgusting white trash' when she decided to keep the child Fashion designer boyfriend of 'Catwoman' Jocelyn Wildenstein is arrested after the socialite claims he assaulted and robbed her just days after she was charged for clawing his face This is what happens to your body when you don't wash your sheets every week Newspaper refuses Vietnam veteran's dying wish to have his obituary say he is 'not a murderer' and 'not a baby killer' after he was criticized for his role in the war Missing North Carolina girl who disappeared aged 15 more than five years ago is found living in Ohio after assuming a false identity Palymra falls to ISIS once more: Terror group reclaim ancient city after gathering 4,000 militants to lay seige and overthrow Assad's men El Chapo's henchmen dug TWO ... (more)
President-elect Donald Trump is partaking in one the nation's most storied football rivalries, saluting U.S. troops at the annual Army-Navy game on Saturday as he prepares to enter the White House. President-elect Donald Trump moved closer to nominating Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of State on Saturday, a decision that would bring a business leader with close ties to Russia into the Cabinet.
The owners of a video company have filed a legal challenge to Minnesota's gay marriage law because they want to shoot weddings for heterosexual couples only. Carl and Angel Larsen said they will be punished for refusing wedding services to same-sex couples.
EXCLUSIVE: The 'arrogant' man behind illegal artist enclave where at least 33 died in fire checks in to a hotel - as friends claim he LAUGHED at warnings that squalid commune was a DEATH TRAP Gunman storms into DC pizzeria and fires into the floor as part of his 'investigation' into pizza-gate conspiracy theory claiming that Hillary Clinton abused children there Victory! Dakota Access protesters WIN as Obama administration BLOCKS oil pipeline that was to be built next to Native American land - kicking off wild celebrations in Standing Rock EXCLUSIVE: It's party time at Standing Rock: Dakota Access protests turn to wild celebrations after the Obama administration caves in and blocks pipeline Are those flowers from Harry? Meghan Markle struggles to hide her smile while carrying a fresh bouquet - after sending a VERY British 'puppy love' tweet while her prince finally finishes his tour High ... (more)
EXCLUSIVE: The 'arrogant' man behind illegal artist enclave where at least 33 died in fire checks into a hotel - as friends claim he LAUGHED at warnings that squalid commune was a DEATH TRAP Gunman storms into DC pizzeria and fires into the air as part of his 'investigation' into pizza-gate conspiracy theory claiming that Hillary Clinton abused children there Why caveman in us makes yo-yo diets fail: Changes in our diet convince our brains to store extra fat because food supplies are unreliable High school algebra teacher calls off her wedding after she 'had sex with a 16-year-old student on a park bench after he wrote down his Snapchat username on a test paper' Victory! Dakota Access protesters WIN as the feds block oil pipeline that was to be built next to Native American land - kicking off wild celebrations in Standing Rock Now for Italexit! Europe hit by new anti-establishment revolt ... (more)