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Gay-rights groups, Democrats blast Trump draft order on religious freedom

The Trump administration is considering a move that would grant broad religious freedom protections to individuals and organizations who oppose same-sex marriage, insurance coverage for contraception and other issues on religious grounds. A four-page draft executive order being circulated among government officials, titled “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom,” would extend religious freedom […]

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Kellyanne Conway on Malcolm Turnbull: White House didn’t leak details of call with Australian leader

Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President Trump, said Thursday that the White House didn’t leak details of a reportedly heated conversation between President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. “We’re the ones not leaking,” Ms. Conway said on “Fox & Friends.” “You’re a little bit hamstrung when you’re the ones upholding either the

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International, USA

Defying A Trump Pledge, Senate GOP Set To Get Cash From Foreign Government Lobbying Firm

Donald Trump came into office promising to reduce the power of lobbyists and Washington insiders. His victory helped bring a Republican takeover of the federal government. But Trump’s Senate GOP colleagues don’t seem to be echoing his populist message. Instead, they are launching their new election fundraising operation with an event sponsored by a major

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International, Middle East, USA

Protests force cancellation of speech by Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. — A speech by conservative firebrand and British writer Milo Yiannopoulos was canceled at the University of California, Berkeley on Wednesday amid violent protests that sparked a fire in a campus plaza. University officials called off the event about two hours before Yiannopoulos was to speak at the student union, where more than

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Schwarzenegger to Trump: Let’s Switch Jobs

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Celebrity Apprentice host and former California governor, on Thursday morning asked President Donald Trump to switch roles, after the commander-in-chief mocked the actor’s low TV ratings while addressing the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Related: Trump blasts Apprentice ratings on Twitter, Schwarzenegger fires back “Hey Donald, I have a great idea,”

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

ZOA: Torah justifies Trump’s seven- country travel ban

By Morton A. Klein and Elizabeth Berney, Esq. NEW YORK — The left’s confusion about what constitutes “morality” compels us to explain why President Trump’s executive order titled “Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States” is a moral act, and why the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has been speaking out

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Baptist leaders to visit Israel Feb. 13-20

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Fourteen American Baptist leaders will visit Israel from Feb. 13-20 with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), to learn firsthand about the Jewish state while strengthening Christian support for Israel and Christian-Jewish alliances. The six-day trip will bring 14 Baptist leaders to Israel’s Christian and Jewish holy sites

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Middle East, USA

Bill would bestow Congressional Gold Medal on late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat for his peace efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), U.S. Representative Christ Stewart (R-UT), and U.S. Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), introduced a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by U.S. Congress, to the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. (Read legislation online). “This year

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Rep. Scott Peters asks for report on how Trump’s entry ban was written, implemented

WASHINGTON — A member of Congress from California is asking for a full accounting of who was consulted in the drafting of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel and immigration to the U.S. by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. Rep. Scott Peters and 70 House Democrats have asked for a report from the Government

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International, Middle East, USA

Rex Tillerson confirmed as secretary of state by Senate

The Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to confirm Rex Tillerson as the nation’s 69th secretary of state, officially making the former ExxonMobil CEO America’s top diplomat and chief foreign policy adviser to President Trump. In a 56-43 vote, Republicans picked up three Democratic votes to pierce the minority’s hoped-for united front against Mr. Trump’s unconventional nominee:

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