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July 23, 2024
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| GOP Establishment Knows It 'Can't Do Without Us': Evangelical Leader |
| by Ben Johnson |
| If the Democratic plan to change presidential candidates bolsters candidates in competitive races, the powers behind the Republican Party's decision to water down its historic commitment to protect unborn babies from abortion and defend religious liberty "will be panicking" this fall and realize "they need us around," says a leading evangelical figure. |
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| Secret Service Director Refuses Lawmakers' Calls to Resign after Trump Assassination Attempt |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| In a nearly-five-hour hearing before the U.S. House Oversight Committee, Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle faced repeated calls to resign. On Monday, Cheatle was questioned by legislators over U.S. Secret Service security failures which resulted in former President Donald Trump being shot in the ear at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. Throughout the hearing, Cheatle repeatedly dodged or refused to answer questions from legislators, despite having been subpoenaed. |
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| Did Tennessee's Call to Prayer Help Save Donald Trump's Life? |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| With the bombshell that Joe Biden is exiting the race, the Republican National Convention already seems like a lifetime ago. But Sunday's news that the president isn't going to run for a second term doesn't change the fact that the Republican Party was at the epicenter of what Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called "a big moment for our country." |
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| Outstanding - Ep. 117: RNC Party Platform Reflections |
| Podcast with Joseph Backholm, Brent Keilen and Travis Weber |
| Before the Republican National Convention last week, a large group of delegates met to discuss what the Republican party stood far, ie: the party's platform. Delegates meet every four years, except in 2020 due to COVID-19, to discuss the platform and vote on any amendments. This year's committee was quite different compared to years past. Host Joseph Backholm is joined by FRC's Brent Keilen and Travis Weber, who were in the room as the decisions were being made. Spoiler alert, much of the pro-life and pro-family foundational blocks were removed from the platform. But why? And who is driving this change? Listen now to learn how the platform has changed and how as Christians we can to the best of our ability, point our country towards truth with our vote. |
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| Dems' Candidate Swap Reinforces Mediating Electoral Institutions |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| If the recent news from Delaware is correct, Americans this fall will not be treated to the presidential rematch they have all been dreading. But what will they encounter instead? As Democrats retrench following President Biden's withdrawal, party elites seem to be coalescing around Vice President Kamala Harris to head their ticket. By current Democratic rhetoric, this 11th-hour substitution seems... "undemocratic." But it actually fits within America's larger tradition of presidential elections - a tradition Democrats have been working to undermine. |
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| Brunson Urges Renewed Effort for Religiously Persecuted: 'Few Have an Ending as Happy as Mine' |
| by Dan Hart |
| Andrew Brunson, the Christian pastor who spent two years locked in a Turkish prison due to his ministry, spoke at the 2024 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Asia Summit in Tokyo on Sunday, putting in stark relief the increasing persecution that millions of Christians face across the globe. |
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| Trump's RNC Speech Full of 'Memorable Moments' but Lacked Clarity on Values, Say Experts |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| As the presidential election draws near, it seems clear that Americans want a strong political leader to take charge. And as the official Republican presidential nominee, the spotlight is squarely on former President Donald Trump. The question is, if he's elected president, what direction will he lead America? As Family Research Council and others have pointed out, the new GOP platform leans away from the strong language on life and marriage that it previously contained, prompting many conservatives to wonder what the future of the Republican Party holds. |
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| Life Is Not a 'State' Issue |
| by Walter Hoye |
| As American citizens, we must fully embrace the Constitution and what it stands for. The 14th Amendment of the Constitution is clear. In America, every human being is endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, and at every stage of our humanity - in the womb or out of the womb - every human being has an unalienable right to life and liberty. |
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| One-Third of Surveyed Democrats Wish 'Trump's Assassin Hadn't Missed': Poll |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Within days of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, prominent conservative social media account Libs of TikTok was exposing accounts saying they were sad, mad, or annoyed that the shooter missed his target. In fact, a recent snap poll from Unheard revealed that "one-third of Democrat respondents agreed with the statement, 'I wish Trump's assassin hadn't missed.'" |
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