Dozens of potential jurors at Trump hush money trial dismissed for bias
New York, US Reuters The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dismissed dozens of potential jurors on Monday who said they could not impartially decide whether the former US President is guilty or innocent of criminal charges. On the first day of the historic criminal trial, the first to involve a former president, Justice […]
Conservative Christians praise Trump’s anti-abortion record but say he’s stopped short of the goal
United States AP For conservative, anti-abortion Christians, former President Donald Trump delivered in four years what no other Republican before him had been able to do: A conservative majority US Supreme Court that would go on to overturn Roe v Wade, a Holy Grail of the movement. With abortion rights now controlled by each state, rather than […]
US: The strange world of Catholic “integralism” – and Christian nationalism
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on Catholic support for Christian nationalism and related ideas in the US…
Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills
New York, US AP Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House. Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month, released a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible,” which is inspired by country singer Lee […]
“God gave us Trump”: Christian media evangelicals preach a messianic message
Reuters correspondent HELEN COSTER reports…
Putin warns the West: Russia is ready for nuclear war
Moscow, Russia Reuters President Vladimir Putin told the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the US sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict. Putin, speaking ahead of a 15th to 17th March election which is certain to give him another […]
Biden clinches nomination, bruising presidential rematch with Trump looms
Reuters President Joe Biden won enough delegates on Tuesday to seal the Democratic Party’s nomination, with a face-off against former President Donald Trump looming in what would be the first US presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years. Biden needed 1,968 delegates to win the nomination and Edison Research said he passed that number on […]
Biden takes on Trump over Russia, democracy in fiery State of the Union address
Updated: 3pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden assailed former President Donald Trump for kowtowing to Russia, failing to care about COVID-19 and papering over the 6th January Capitol assault on Thursday in a State of the Union speech making his case for re-election in 2024. Biden, speaking before a joint session of […]
Nikki Haley ends White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch
Charleston, South Carolina Reuters Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Wednesday, ensuring the former president will be the party’s candidate in a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s election. Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, bowed out a day […]
Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests as they march toward rematch
Palm Beach, Florida/Huntington Beach, California, US Reuters President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November’s general election despite low approval ratings for both candidates. Trump won the Republican votes in a dozen states – including delegate-rich […]