When Donald Met Vladimir: The Transcript
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin conferred privately in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, with only interpreters present. Since then, speculation has been rife about the content of their discussion.
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Ancient artifacts seized from Hobby Lobby returned to Iraq
Thousands of ancient clay tablets, seals and other Iraqi archaeological objects that were smuggled into the U.S. and shipped to the head of arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby were returned to the Iraqi government on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City-based private company, whose devout Christian owners won a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court ruling exempting them from providing certain contraceptive coverage for employees, agreed to pay a $3 million fine last year to settle a lawsuit over the company's role in the smuggling of the artifacts, which authorities say were looted from the war-torn country.
This Week’s Bestsellers: April 2, 2018
I Can Only Imagine, a memoir by Bart Millard, vocalist for contemporary Christian music group MercyMe, debuts at #20 in trade paper. The book takes its title from the name of the group's big single, which hit the top 40 in the early aughts.
When a terrorist is not a terrorist?
"Why won't Trump call Austin bomber what he is? A Terrorist," this is the title of the story by Alice Salles of Carbonated TV. The Austin bombing suspect is being called a domestic terrorist by people on social media, but why won't the media and the White House call him that?, she writes.
Ancient artifacts seized from Hobby Lobby returned to Iraq updated
Thousands of ancient clay tablets, seals and other Iraqi archaeological objects that were smuggled into the U.S. and shipped to the head of arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby were returned to the Iraqi government on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City-based private company, whose devout Christian owners won a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court ruling exempting them from providing certain contraceptive coverage for employees, agreed to pay a $3 million fine last year to settle a lawsuit over the company's role in the smuggling of the artifacts, which authorities say were looted from the war-torn country.
Hatch’s retirement lets him leave at the height of his power Source: AP
Orrin Hatch's decision to retire from the Senate after four decades lets the Utah Republican walk away at the height of his power after helping to push through an overhaul of the tax code and persuading President Donald Trump to downsize two national monuments. Retirement also preserves the 83-year-old's legacy by allowing him to avoid a bruising re-election battle that would have broken his promise not to seek an eighth term.
2017: Year of the Climate Movie Flop
Washington Times reporter Christian Toto points out the remarkable failure of a whole series of Hollywood climate disaster movies - and the cognitive dissonance of producers and critics who keep pushing out movies nobody wants to watch. Climate change got its close-up in 2017.
Reeling From Flynn Deal, Alex Jones Issues Civil War ‘Red Alert’-for 15th Time in Two Months
The site has been warning that war here is imminent-and even announcing its start-since the election. Lately, they've picked the pace up to 11. Just after the word this morning that Gen.
Museum of the Bible, built by Hobby Lobby owner, opens in DC
The project is largely funded by the conservative Christian owners of the ... . Cary Summers, president of the Museum of the Bible, walks through an exhibit at the museum, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, in Washington.
Taking on bigotry, the Air Force got it right this time
The Jewish chaplain insignia used in the U.S. military. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force/Lance Cheung - "Go Home N--r."
Turning back the clock with Roy Moore
Roy Moore and his wife Kayla after hearing the Nov. 13 verdict that stripped Moore of his position as Alabama Chief Justice. See RNS-COMMANDMENT-JUDGE, transmitted Nov. 13, 2003.
Pence backs up Trump’s economic efforts during visit to Iowa
Vice President Mike Pence waves to supporters Saturday as U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during her annual fundraiser in Boone. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an annual fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Boone, Iowa.
Portland demonstrators, members of Congress demand whole truth of potential Trump-Russia ties
Hundreds rallied in downtown Portland on Saturday at Terry Schrunk Plaza and called for answers about whether President Donald Trump or his associates have improper ties to Russia as part of "March of Truth" demonstrations nationwide. Gatherings were held in many major American cities, including Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.
Pence rallying GOP base in Iowa, where some cool to Trump
In this July 18, 2016, file photo, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The Republican base in Iowa is unsettled, with conservatives disappointed by President Donald Trump so far and party leaders saying he's being undermined from within.
Iowa Christian right cool to Trump as Pence rallies GOP base
Vice President Mike Pence is trying to solidify the Republican base in Iowa, where some conservatives are cool to President Donald Trump and party leaders say he's being undermined from within. Headlining Sen. Joni Ernst's annual summer fundraiser, Pence will promote steady job numbers under Trump, who campaigned last year on promises of economic growth.
5 Faith Facts on the presumed Supreme Court nominees
President Donald Trump is expected to announce his first Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last February. Pundits have whittled the new president's list of potential candidates to two: Neil Gorsuch, currently a federal judge on 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver and Thomas Hardiman.
After Trump, an evangelical examination of conscience?
In this Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 file photo, Jerry Falwell, Jr., left, president of Liberty University, guides Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to his seat during a campaign event at the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City, Iowa. Trump's candidacy has put a harsh spotlight on the fractures among Christian conservatives, most prominently the rift between old guard religious right leaders who backed the GOP nominee as an ally on abortion, and a comparatively younger generation who considered his personal conduct and rhetoric morally abhorrent.
The – spiritual battle’ over the Dakota Access pipeline
Horses graze early on the morning of Sept. 14, at the Oceti Sakowin camp near the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, where thousands of people are camped in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline project.