Updated: Trump pleads not guilty to 34 criminal charges in New York
Updated: 12:45pm (AEST)New York, USReuters Former President Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 US election to suppress publication of their sexual encounters with him. Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Trump, the first […]
Essay: Trump indictment won’t keep him from presidential race, but will make his reelection bid much harder
STEFANIE LINDQUIST, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science at Arizona State University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the ramifications of news former US President Donald Trump has been indicted…
Essay: How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding
LORI AMBER ROESSNER, scholar and author, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at how former US President Jimmy Carter’s faith shaped his life and politics…
In the US, the National Christmas Tree turns 100 this year. Here are five faith facts to know.
United StatesRNS It was Christmas Eve in 1923. A church choir sang, Marine band members played and the President of the United States pressed a button to light the first National Christmas Tree under the gaze of thousands of onlookers. For 100 years, the tree has represented a symbol of civil religion as Americans mark the […]
Popes and presidents: A look back at the history of US presidential visits to the Vatican
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, looks at the history of meetings between popes and US presidents…
Explainer: Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on 20th January?
Reuters The storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday has prompted calls by some lawmakers to remove him from office before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on 20th January. The chaotic scenes unfolded after Republican Trump, who has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, addressed […]
Five faith facts about former President Barack Obama’s new book: ‘A Promised Land’
RNS Former US President Barack Obama’s new book, A Promised Land, only mentions four pages in its index under the category “faith and”. But the title of the book by the 44th US President invokes Biblical imagery – a land promised by God to his people – and Obama includes the role of religious institutions, […]
Essay: Appealing to evangelicals, Trump uses religious words and references to God at a higher rate than previous presidents
In an article first published on The Conversation, CERI HUGHES, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, examines US President Donald Trump’s use of religious language compared to previous presidents…
Living landmark: Washington DC’s ‘Church of Presidents’ etched in history again
Famous in recent times as a setting for a Donald Trump photo op, ELANA SCHOR, of Associated Press, looks at the role Washington’s St John’s Episcopal Church has played in the US story…
In historic moment, US House impeaches Donald Trump for abuse of power, obstruction
Updated 2.10pm (AEST)Washington DC, USReuters Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third US president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in a historic step that will inflame partisan tensions across a deeply divided America. The Democratic-led House’s passage of two articles of […]